Just saw The Life Aquatic, and liked it a lot. I do hope that Wes Anderson has finally sorted out his father-son issues so he can move on to make a movie about something else next, but I thought Bill Murray and Owen Wilson gave two of their best performances here, and the whole thing was very quietly powerful.
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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Jessica - Dec 31, 2004 11:36:22 am PST #7483 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - Dec 31, 2004 2:21:21 pm PST #7484 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Just saw Kinsey, which is a damn fine movie. DAMN fine. And -- Peter Saarsgard? He did nothing for me in Garden State, which was the first thing I saw him in, but in Kinsey -- he lit up the screen. My god. He's got that same incandescence that Ewan has in Moulin Rouge. And he's HOTT, which I totally didn't think in Garden State.
t /shallow
Anne W. - Dec 31, 2004 3:22:30 pm PST #7485 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm not anti-Carrey, but just watching the previews I found myself wondering why Carrey and not Ian McKellan, who could've really eaten up the role.
I am now weeping bitter tears over the fact that the movie was not cast in this way.
DavidS - Dec 31, 2004 4:29:48 pm PST #7486 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maybe there's hope for the animated TICK?
Frank, the animated Tick is readily available on eBay and fairly cheap.
Lee - Jan 01, 2005 10:54:04 am PST #7487 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I just watched Mean Girls. I want my two hours back.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 01, 2005 11:55:24 am PST #7488 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I just saw Closer. I'm really surprised by the differences between the film and the original play, though I assume they were a result of performances since everything matches up to what I remember plot-wise. I was amazed that Jude Law could turn his personal charisma down almost to zero (whereas in the play the actor I saw playing Daniel was the most charming cast member), and found Natalie Portman far too together and self-assured for her character. But it was nice to see Julia Roberts not be all smiley constantly, and Clive Owen was almost identical in both approach and appearance to the actor I saw in the live performance.
Steph L. - Jan 01, 2005 12:27:32 pm PST #7489 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I just watched Mean Girls. I want my two hours back.
I liked the extras on the DVD better than the movie. It's just -- the movie was NOTHING like the trailer made it seem. Granted, trailers are often deliberately vague, but Mean Girls was a case of bait and switch.
Though Lindsey Lohan is a hottie.
§ ita § - Jan 01, 2005 12:36:10 pm PST #7490 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I enjoyed Mean Girls, but can't remember what the trailers said it was. It may live fondly in my memory as the last Lohan movie before she started to bug the shit out of me.
Mr. Broom - Jan 01, 2005 1:02:06 pm PST #7491 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Makes him look a bit thick, doesn't it? Like he hasn't got a neck.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 01, 2005 2:13:53 pm PST #7492 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
He's not recognizably Bale in that photo, but then the same can be said of all the footage I've seen from The Machinist.