I've never read one. You guys know me now... am I missing something pivotal?And I was surprised that I liked FFD so much. Especially since "Spotless Mind" made me anxious, or something, so in many ways I'm not the target for brain-damage humor.
It's because you didn't have a strong father figure isn't it?
Joyce ,'Chosen'
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erikaj - Jan 07, 2005 2:18:07 pm PST #7709 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Betsy HP - Jan 07, 2005 2:18:52 pm PST #7710 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
The first couple are funny.
Kathy A - Jan 07, 2005 2:23:14 pm PST #7711 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
It's been a long time since I've read it, but didn't Hitchhiker's Guide start out with something about, "Back in the days when men were real men, women were real women, and little furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real little furry creatures from Alpha Centauri..."?
That line's always stuck with me, for some reason.
Jessica - Jan 07, 2005 2:27:41 pm PST #7712 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Connie Neil - Jan 07, 2005 2:49:51 pm PST #7713 of 10001
brillig
Ebert's review of Phantom. I rarely laugh outloud at reviews.
I was impressed by the rooftop scenes, with Paris as a backdrop in the snow. The scarlet of the Phantom's cape acts like a bloodstain against the monochrome cityscape and Christine's pale skin, and she rises to an occasion her rival lovers have not earned. She responds to more genuine tragedy than the film provides for her. She has feelings her character must generate from within, and she is so emotionally tortured and romantically torn that both Raoul and the Phantom should ask themselves if there is another man.
and
This is such a fabulous production that by recasting two of the three leads and adding some better songs it could have been, well, great.
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2005 4:11:28 pm PST #7714 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like the first three quite a bit -- and they're tagline material from start to end -- Douglas Adams had a very small turning circle. If he's being evocative you can pretty much bet he's about to smash you in the face with a context-shifting joke.
Okay, if he's starting a sentence, you can be pretty sure he's about to do that too.
Steph L. - Jan 07, 2005 5:04:50 pm PST #7715 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Bale, Batman
Okay, that picture -- that IS Batman. THAT is my RL, 3-dimensional image of The Bat. It's freaking PERFECT.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2005 5:59:10 pm PST #7716 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
You all know that the TV show that was done of Hitchiker's... (and, whatever else it might not have done right, the actor playing Arthur Dent was perfection - the issues I have with the rest I just think of as an homage to Dr.Who and let it go) is available on DVD, right?
Jessica - Jan 07, 2005 6:00:08 pm PST #7717 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You all know that the TV show that was done of Hitchiker's... (and, whatever else it might not have done right, the actor playing Arthur Dent was perfection - the issues I have with the rest I just think of as an homage to Dr.Who and let it go) is available on DVD, right
Zenkitty - Jan 07, 2005 6:03:18 pm PST #7718 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Alas, a bad movie: White Noise . Save yourselves. Don't go. It was like they hired three writers to each do a script based loosely around a cool, spooky concept and then they filmed parts of each one and stuck them together. It was not scary, and it made no sense. I'm disappointed; I wanted to be scared. What a waste of a good idea.