'War Stories'
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.
I watched Décalage horaire (Jet Lag) last night - a frothy little romantic comedy starring Jean Reno and Juliette Binoche. Not high art, but fun and French and pretty. I adore watching Mr. Reno work, and Ms. Binoche as luminous as ever.
Anyway. We'll see The Aviator or Motorcycle Diaries tonight, so I'll have a Serious Movie to talk about soon enough.
I cross-posted this in Natter, since I'd mentioned the security thing there earlier.
So, the reason we had tons of security tonight-- bag search and wanding-- was because we saw "Be Cool," and the studio is very concerned about piracy. However, it was awesome, and hilarious. And a movie I probably never would have chosen to go see, so that was great. Surprising comedic genius? The Rock. He stole the show. In a movie filled with people trying to steal every scene from each other.
So, yeah. Go see "Be Cool." It's funny.
I would, because I am Elmore Leonard's loyal bitch. ita, he is one of my sexagenerians actually.(Got that the other day buff diving)
Saw a preview for HHGttG last night on t.v. I must say that it looks to be a very fun movie. And it has Mos Def, so there ya go.
Surprising comedic genius? The Rock.
This surprises me not at all. In fact, if I'm remembering my Leonard novels correctly, that character is practically written for him. (I mean, in the sense that it was written when he was probably 11 years old, i.e. not at all.)
Surprising comedic genius? The Rock.
He did a turn on SNL five years ago. He played Clark Kent, but was so big everyone knew he was Superman, and treated him like he was simple for thinking they were fooled.
He also sang.
I've been in love (as opposed to lust) since then.
Don't get me wrong, I like Mr. Rock plenty and think he is a talented guy. I just think he is nearly as smug as Travolta already, and Travolta has almost 30 years in the Biz, as opposed to The Rock's four or so movies under his belt.
FWIW, I hated John Travolta in the 1970s too. I mean, I was a toddler in the 1970s, but I saw his 1970s movies later and hated him retroactively.
I hated Saturday Night Fever. I have a really difficult time believing that movie is not a satire of some sort. It's terrible.
However, I love The Rock, too. I'm just saying that in a movie filled with comedians, he stole the show. Easily. Which surprised me. I figured he'd be good, but I didn't realize quite how good, though. And now I'll quit talking him up, so people don't watch and are then disappointed because of me.
Also, there is a cameo made by an ME alum. Which was very cool .