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.
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
Simon ,'Out Of Gas'
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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.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2005 6:04:39 pm PST #7719 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Oh, duh. Missed the "tv" in there. Too much skimming. No biscuit.
DavidS - Jan 07, 2005 6:05:23 pm PST #7720 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What a waste of a good idea.
Was it a good idea? It seemed like a cheap knockoff of The Ring and The Sixth Sense.
Zenkitty - Jan 07, 2005 6:25:39 pm PST #7721 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The idea being the EVP stuff. Which seems like a good idea for a horror movie to me because it freaks me way the hell out.
I couldn't say it was even a cheap knockoff of either of those movies. It brought neither to mind.
P.M. Marc - Jan 07, 2005 6:25:55 pm PST #7722 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Huh. I've just found a movie I had to turn off before the halfway point.
Elf.
I know it got decent reviews, and a lot of people liked it, but man... it was PAINFUL.
Now I have to find something else to watch.
Lee - Jan 07, 2005 6:31:32 pm PST #7723 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Oh dear. I just got it from Netflix.
P.M. Marc - Jan 07, 2005 6:36:34 pm PST #7724 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh dear. I just got it from Netflix.
So did we. I'd heard good things...
But I started twitching early on, and couldn't stop.
Strega - Jan 07, 2005 9:12:36 pm PST #7725 of 10001
I have no desire to find a copy of Mostly Harmless, though.
I liked it much more than So Long..., but I read it twice in a row, and there are some stealth jokes that only make sense if you know what's going to happen later. It's more like a Dirk Gently book than H2G2, with fewer one-liners and more jokes that are almost puzzles.
I mean, I get why it's not to everyone's taste, but that sort of thing is catnip for me. [insert "Why I liked Sahjhan" dissertation here]
P.M. Marc - Jan 07, 2005 9:25:34 pm PST #7726 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I liked it much more than So Long..., but I read it twice in a row, and there are some stealth jokes that only make sense if you know what's going to happen later. It's more like a Dirk Gently book than H2G2, with fewer one-liners and more jokes that are almost puzzles.
I thought it was okay, but it had the misfortune of being read the same weekend I read Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers and Better Than Life (the incredibly funny and wonderful first two Red Dwarf novels--sadly, reading the other two prove that Grant and Naylor are better together than apart), and it suffered in the compare.
Fiona - Jan 08, 2005 12:14:51 am PST #7727 of 10001
Alan Rickman to provide the voice for Marvin the Paranoid Android!
I'm at a loss to think of anyone else who could do as well.
Stephen Moore, the original radio (and TV) Marvin, is still around and just as great as ever. He's the Ur-Marvin, the template. Rickman is certainly the next best choice, though.
The newest radio series (The Tertiary Phase) is excellent, and completely lives up to expectations. It's amazing how nobody sounds much older, even though 25 years have passed since the first shows.
Two new series (based on "So Long..." and "Mostly Harmless") are planned for mid-2005, I believe.
Edit: according to the official BBC site, they start May 3rd.