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Ginger - Jul 20, 2004 7:28:28 am PDT #985 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

She's a respected playwright! What the hell is she doing?!

Laughing all the way to the bank?


Jessica - Jul 20, 2004 7:29:44 am PDT #986 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

"We all have physical flaws, but you can't hide them when you're wearing it."

Nope. That's what CGI and airbrushing are for.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 20, 2004 7:40:35 am PDT #987 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 sacrifice myself so that others may be warned.

Jessica, I'm grateful for your sacrifice, but it was so unnecessary. This was like standing too close to Bikini Atoll to be able to tell us that nuclear war is a bad idea.

That said, I think I'm going to look for a theater where De Lovely plays about the same time as Catwoman so my money can go to the former while I observe the train wreck.


Tom Scola - Jul 20, 2004 7:59:34 am PDT #988 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Is it just me, or do these kinds of stinkwads come from Warner more than the other studios? (see: Earth, Battlefield)


§ ita § - Jul 20, 2004 8:11:02 am PDT #989 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think as long as Warner has the HP series, they'll get by.


Sean K - Jul 20, 2004 8:30:49 am PDT #990 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Is it just me, or do these kinds of stinkwads come from Warner more than the other studios? (see: Earth, Battlefield)

Warner is one of the big boys, and I think all the big boys have this problem. It's a question of sheer volume - they produce so many pictures a year, they're going to have a larger number of "pedestrian or worse" offerings.


Nutty - Jul 20, 2004 9:21:20 am PDT #991 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

the skintight catsuit

Am I wrong, or are slashed-up leather pants and a completely impractical slingback bra not, technically, a catsuit? I mean, it's entirely possible they kept the catsuit for an amazing reveal 1/2 way into the movie, but this does not strike me as the kind of movie that is smart enough to keep anything back for a reveal.

Michelle Pfeiffer, now that was a catsuit.


§ ita § - Jul 20, 2004 9:22:37 am PDT #992 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's a catsuit because Catwoman's wearing it, I fear.

But none of that snippet makes any sense to me with the outfit we've seen her wear.


Jessica - Jul 20, 2004 9:24:40 am PDT #993 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I mean, it's entirely possible they kept the catsuit for an amazing reveal 1/2 way into the movie

Nope. That's the catsuit.

Well, that's the eventual catsuit. There's a makeshift one she wears while she's still testing/discovering her powers, but it's basically the same outfit with slightly less skin showing.


Betsy HP - Jul 20, 2004 9:27:55 am PDT #994 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

I wonder -- if it's that terrible (and I believe you), why are they giving it the Big Summer Release instead of quietly sneaking it out next Spring?