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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.


§ ita § - Feb 18, 2005 8:06:10 am PST #8905 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Always a danger with the rich, good-looking, and talented.

Hollywood's full of the above (or, well, two out of the three). I just want to point those who've fallen prey to Costner-like behaviour at George Clooney and ask -- "Are you better looking than he is? Better at your roles than he is at his? Then shut the HELL up, will you?"


DavidS - Feb 18, 2005 8:07:27 am PST #8906 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

How about the classic Hanks/Ryan film, Joe versus the Volcano ? I love that one.

Love that.

There are so many exceptions. Costner is great in Bull Durham. Carrey is very good in Eternal Sunshine.

Loved Mel in Year of Living Dangerously and Mad Max and Road Warrior.

Michael Douglas was excellent in Wonderboys.

Really liked Sandra Bullock in Speed and even Demolition Man.

I've got no problems with Meg Ryan at all. Especially liked her in Addicted to Love.

I liked a lot of Tom Hanks early movies, and his appearances on Letterman. Chris Rock said Hanks could've been the best stand-up of his generation if that's the career path he'd taken. I don't know about that, but I've got to give some credence to that assessment. Hanks was very very funny in his Letterman appearances. Very quick. Incredible timing.


Scrappy - Feb 18, 2005 8:07:32 am PST #8907 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Bull Durham= Beautifully written, great characters throughout, kick-ass female character who doesn not punished for expressing her sexuality, nice mixture of poetry and reality, terrific dialogue, truly brings us into the world of baseball and makes us see what these folk love about it.


Maria - Feb 18, 2005 8:08:02 am PST #8908 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

What do people see in Bull Durham, exactly?

Can't tell ya. You and I are of one mind re: this movie. DF wanted to watch it the other night, and I couldn't say no. Two hours never crawled by so slowly in my life.


DavidS - Feb 18, 2005 8:09:48 am PST #8909 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Two hours never crawled by so slowly in my life.

You are DEAD TO ME. Here, take your Dirty Dancing tape and go sit in the corner.


Nicole - Feb 18, 2005 8:10:50 am PST #8910 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!

Catherine Zeta-Jones annoys me. Nothing I can put my finger on but she's annoys me all the same.


Jessica - Feb 18, 2005 8:12:42 am PST #8911 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

To be fair, that was before "Dude, where's my car?" was released.

Heh -- fair point.

Granted, Bull Durham is not The Apple.

Well, nothing is better than The Apple. That one's in a category all its own.

Two hours never crawled by so slowly in my life.

My feelings exactly. I never once cared about how much sex or baseball any of these people were having.


Scrappy - Feb 18, 2005 8:12:51 am PST #8912 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I dislike her a lot--but then I adored her in Chicago.

That was defineitely a case of a good surprise,


Nutty - Feb 18, 2005 8:13:36 am PST #8913 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I love the fact that all of David's Mel Gibson movie loves came out before I was out of junior high. I think there should be a statue of limitations for giving people a pass.


§ ita § - Feb 18, 2005 8:13:38 am PST #8914 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

CZJ falls into the "reads her own press" category for me. Kinda like Sharon Stone. I don't care if she's a genius, and effortless with the style. I hate that it seems to be just on the tip of her tongue all the time.

I can't remember the last time I saw a Stone movie without the explicit intent of hating on her.