My 76-year-old mom is amenable to seeing Sin City with us this weekend. She is pretty openminded--she really liked Pulp Fiction, for example, and likes new stuff and stylistically interesting work. She has already said she has no problem going ot the lobby if it gets too graphic (bless her heart) but I am worried the whole thing will just be too horrible for her, and we are better off looking for something else. I don't want her to spend the whole damn movie in the lobby, y'know what I'm sayin?
Sometimes I miss having powers... Oh. Oh! I know what this is! This is peer pressure! Any second now you're gonna make me smoke tobacco and--and have drugs!
Anya ,'Showtime'
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Scrappy - Apr 05, 2005 11:57:47 am PDT #1514 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Jon B. - Apr 05, 2005 12:15:23 pm PDT #1515 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
she really liked Pulp Fiction, for example, and likes new stuff and stylistically interesting work.
I haven't seen Sin City yet, so maybe I shouldn't weigh in, but from what I've read here, and what you say about her, I can't imagine there would be a problem.
Sue - Apr 05, 2005 2:18:18 pm PDT #1516 of 10002
hip deep in pie
I don't know Robin. It's way more violent and gory than Pulp Fiction, the violence is all just cartoonised so that the impact is somewhat less visceral. And there is little humor to break up the violence. Also, the portrayal of women is pretty abysmal. They're all victims, whores or objects.
Gandalfe - Apr 05, 2005 2:20:56 pm PDT #1517 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Also, the portrayal of women is pretty abysmal. They're all victims, whores or objects.
Not to mention that most of them are killers, just like most (all?) of the men.
Fred Pete - Apr 05, 2005 4:50:23 pm PDT #1518 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
After reading the above whitefont, I think I'll stick with Dick Powell movies.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 05, 2005 5:36:05 pm PDT #1519 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
After reading the above whitefont, I think I'll stick with Dick Powell movies.
Oh great, so all the women are lushes instead. :)
Fred Pete - Apr 06, 2005 3:52:21 am PDT #1520 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Frank, that's William Powell. Dick Powell was the young male singer in a ton of '30s musicals. "We're in the Money" and "Lullaby of Broadway" were from movies he starred in.
OMG, I just realized. He was the '30s version of Josh Harnett -- but sang!
Sue - Apr 06, 2005 3:53:43 am PDT #1521 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Oh the pretty:
Oscar winner Denzel Washington is set star in the upcoming hostage drama "Inside Man," which Spike Lee is directing for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.
Clive Owen is in negotiations to join the movie, which Imagine's Brian Grazer is producing.
Sue - Apr 06, 2005 4:00:50 am PDT #1522 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Another Bond rumor. [link]
Frankenbuddha - Apr 06, 2005 4:13:16 am PDT #1523 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frank, that's William Powell. Dick Powell was the young male singer in a ton of '30s musicals. "We're in the Money" and "Lullaby of Broadway" were from movies he starred in.
Wow, I was 0 for everything on the trivia yesterday. Damn.