Probably.
Out. For. A. Walk. ... Bitch.
Spike ,'Selfless'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
A place to talk about movies--Old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
tommyrot - Jan 14, 2005 7:26:02 am PST #7872 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
JohnSweden - Jan 14, 2005 7:31:13 am PST #7873 of 10001
I can't even.
I should probably read HHGTTG, huh?
Signs point to yes. For the vogon poetry alone!
Ginger - Jan 14, 2005 7:37:00 am PST #7874 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
In other words, yes, Teppy, read it now.
DavidS - Jan 14, 2005 7:57:12 am PST #7875 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I also loved The Life Aquatic and don't get the criticisms that (a) Bill Murray phoned in his performance, or (b) the movie was cold and flat (aside from the usual Wes Anderson super deadpan tone, which was more evident to me in Tenenbaums anyway). Loved Willem Dafoe's surly yet sensitive Klaus, Cate's gum-popping and Proust reading, Owen's southern courtliness. Loved loved the acoustic-Portugese Bowie covers. Loved loved the faux science and Henry Selick's animations of Crayon Ponyfish and Sugar Crabs. The only thing I didn't like was the plot twist at the end which seemed random and unnecessary.
I can't help but feel the movie was judged less on its merits than expectations. Perhaps Tenenbaums looked great after Rushmore because it had expanded his range and pallette, whereas this feels like Andersonian schtick. I don't know - but I enjoyed it and look forward to rewatching it on DVD.
tommyrot - Jan 14, 2005 9:37:08 am PST #7876 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Electra "not nearly as wretched as Catwoman".
Gris - Jan 14, 2005 10:29:12 am PST #7877 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Huh. One of the reviews I read said the opposite. Something like "when a movie makes you wish you were watching Halle Berry as Catwoman, you know something's wrong."
Maysa - Jan 14, 2005 10:55:18 am PST #7878 of 10001
I can't help but feel the movie was judged less on its merits than expectations. Perhaps Tenenbaums looked great after Rushmore because it had expanded his range and pallette, whereas this feels like Andersonian schtick.
I think that's the case, too.
ETA: Regarding your tagline, I think my favorite joke was when they went to get the bond guy and in the corner of the screen was written something like "Day 23: Rescuing the Bond Company Stooge"
tommyrot - Jan 14, 2005 11:05:05 am PST #7879 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So apparantly Electra is about as wreched as Catwoman, give or take?
Sue - Jan 14, 2005 11:08:24 am PST #7880 of 10001
hip deep in pie
It had a pretty high Rotten factor: [link]
"Elektra girds her loins with less intensity of purpose than if she were scanning the darkness for signs of copyright infringement."
JohnSweden - Jan 14, 2005 11:19:51 am PST #7881 of 10001
I can't even.
Funny: "Hmmm, where have I seen this before? Oh, yes, I saw it Wednesday night on television. Except her hair was pink. And I had eight more bucks in my wallet." -- Tom Long, DETROIT NEWS
Sad. I'll still see it. Have to. Source material compulsion.