My first reaction to Peter Jackson adapting The Lovely Bones was hells no. Then I remembered Heavenly Creatures. Maybe he won't fuck it up after all?
The whole earth may be sucked into Hell, and you want my help 'cause your girlfriend's a big ho?
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Jan 19, 2005 6:28:36 am PST #7946 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Fred Pete - Jan 19, 2005 6:39:59 am PST #7947 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
the retort "Fine. And then you can be arrested and pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines." generally settles things pretty quick.
Yes, it's hard to argue with, "The law says you have to."
§ ita § - Jan 19, 2005 6:47:35 am PST #7948 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat, since I didn't like the book, I don't mind if he fucks with it. I'm curious. He can do slow and sad ... I'd like it if he could do the sort I like, with the same story.
Which would probably have book fans screaming for blood, but isn't it really all about me?
Wearing the boots to work today.
amych - Jan 19, 2005 6:50:20 am PST #7949 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Snowing here too. Whee!!
sarameg - Jan 19, 2005 6:58:01 am PST #7950 of 10002
Officemate is freaking out over the snow, talking about having to leave early and what if the roads get bad and...
Predicted to be 1-3 inches. He commutes via the beltway and interstates, which ALWAYS get cleared first.
One to three inches. It's nothing (but an annoyance.)
Pix - Jan 19, 2005 6:59:08 am PST #7951 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Snowing here too. NSM with the "whee". April is far, far away. Sigh.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2005 7:04:20 am PST #7952 of 10002
"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
But if your officemate is the sort who panics over everything and overreacts, he's likelier to be in the small group of people that does get into wrecks because of light snow and rain showers.
Kathy A - Jan 19, 2005 7:06:14 am PST #7953 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
What book was it? For some reason, that's sounding vaguely familiar.
It's Linda Howard's "To Die For," which wasn't too bad (she can be hit or miss).
Alibelle - Jan 19, 2005 7:06:23 am PST #7954 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Our high today is 84. Also, it's sunny.
Kat - Jan 19, 2005 7:07:39 am PST #7955 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
no snow here. Lookign to be 80 today and it's already 60 now.
Good on ya, ita, for the boots. I liked Lovely Bones pretty well, except for the ending which I thought was trite, lame and so damned irritating. I hear that Prep has a similar about teens but aimed at adults vibe as Lovely Bones. So I'm interested in reading it. I think Lovely Bones will migrate to my class book shelves this year.
Alibelle, I'm about to head to University Village for a meeting. Aren't I lucky?