Agreed. The first 15 minutes or so of Up is rather difficult. After that, it's an amazing movie. A sentimentall moment or two, but nothing as heavy as the beginning.
The girl's not playing with a full deck, Giles. She has almost no deck. She has a three.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Fred Pete - Nov 30, 2010 6:48:23 am PST #7688 of 10464
Ann, that's a ferret.
Steph L. - Nov 30, 2010 8:10:46 am PST #7689 of 10464
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Ahhh, you poor Uplings. It's a very different movie after the somber beginning. Quite beautiful and filled with Adventure.
I watched the whole thing. Once. It's very sweet. I just can't take the relationship montage in the middle.
DavidS - Nov 30, 2010 8:21:39 am PST #7690 of 10464
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We're all about Dug (the dog) and Kevin (the bird) at our house. Though we would dearly love an Ellie doll.
Cashmere - Nov 30, 2010 8:30:31 am PST #7691 of 10464
Now tagless for your comfort.
I love Dug.
Allyson - Nov 30, 2010 8:38:44 am PST #7692 of 10464
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I love Dug, too. I watch Up before bed if I can't sleep. The music puts me right out.
DavidS - Nov 30, 2010 8:50:54 am PST #7693 of 10464
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Checks thread header...
On-topic observation: the corner quotes just pulled up a quote exchange between Angel and Eve. And my brain said, "Eve? Eve...?"
And then I was able to pull her out of my memory. But it took a lot of effort so I am voting her to be the very least memorable recurring character in the Whedonverse.
Bad job casting or poorly conceived character or both?
Tom Scola - Nov 30, 2010 8:54:07 am PST #7694 of 10464
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Morena Baccarin was originally supposed to play Eve. However, FOX would not allow it due to her involvement in another television show at the time.
DavidS - Nov 30, 2010 8:58:55 am PST #7695 of 10464
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, that would've worked better. Especially considering how good Morena is on V with the chilly authority.
Fern Armstrong - Nov 30, 2010 9:18:56 am PST #7696 of 10464
TV news psychic
I think a different (better) actor could have played Eve far more evil and subtle. As I remember, a lot of times she seemed off and/or wooden.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2010 9:27:05 am PST #7697 of 10464
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was fine with Eve as "mouthpiece for the Senior Partners" being kind of bland and uninteresting, but once she started hatching her own plots and sleeping with Lindsay, they really needed someone with more screen presence.
I also think she was poorly written, but actorly charisma goes a long way towards hiding thinly written characters.