Ah, Alibelle. Yeah, that looked interesting. As someone who loved Magnolia, I'd like to check it out.
Buffy: Synchronized slaying. Faith: New Olympic category?
'Conversations with Dead People'
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Polter-Cow - Apr 15, 2005 3:15:04 pm PDT #1958 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Jessica - Apr 15, 2005 6:16:53 pm PDT #1959 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I saw H2G2 tonight, and I am both vastly relieved and terribly concerned.
They got the tone right. They got it right. The movie is hysterically funny in all the right ways, and the changes I thought would bother me really didn't, and there's a new element (based closely on an old one, but tweaked) that works just beautifully, and in spite of the plot being a bit on the unresolved side, I had an incredibly good time and was very happy with this new version of my beloved Guide.
And the audience was completely cold and unresponsive. The only people in the theatre laughing were me, DH, and one guy in the row in front of us. It was dead.
Granted, this was a junket screening, and so perhaps not the best gauge of audience reactions, but...it was dead. And so I have a feeling that this poor little film will open quietly and then fade quickly away. Which is a shame, because it really is incredibly funny.
§ ita § - Apr 15, 2005 6:20:17 pm PDT #1960 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica, how far through the books does it go?
Jessica - Apr 15, 2005 6:25:06 pm PDT #1961 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Just the first one, with some stuff left out, and some new stuff added. I think they may have wanted to leave the door open for a sequel.
§ ita § - Apr 15, 2005 6:26:59 pm PDT #1962 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, cool.
I could have sworn I saw something that made me think book 2, but upon examination, could not remember.
Scrappy - Apr 16, 2005 6:00:05 am PDT #1963 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Saw Sahara and Fever Pitch last night. Enjoyed both of them more than I expected. Sahara is utterly weightless and stupid but McConaghey does the hero thing well and looks damn foine tanned and covered in sweat. Steve Zahn, as always, is World's Best Sidekick, getting every but of humor from every line while still being beleivable. It's no Raiders, which it is trying to be, but it was a fun popcorn movie. The orginal Colin Firth Fever Pitch is one of my favorite movies, so I was fully prepared to dislike this version, but it was fun. The fan world it depcts was right on and Jimmy Fallon actually acts. He was a little weak in a few scenes, but most of the time did a really good job of playing a nice, slightly dorky, puppylike guy. Drew Barrymore was adorable.
Going to two Bergman films tonight. That oughtta be a laugh riot.
Jessica - Apr 16, 2005 6:07:46 am PDT #1964 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I could have sworn I saw something that made me think book 2, but upon examination, could not remember.
In the morning, it occurs to me that some of the Book's lines are probably from other books. And the opening sequence is kind of taken out of context from SLATFATF. But the plot, such as it is, is all the first book.
Sean K - Apr 16, 2005 6:51:05 am PDT #1965 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jimmy Fallon actually acts.
t drops dead of surprise
Aims - Apr 16, 2005 8:30:11 am PDT #1966 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
t weighs hands
To revive him or not?
wanders off to think some more and have a latte.
DavidS - Apr 16, 2005 8:38:44 am PDT #1967 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, TCM is showing Aventurera 5/19 at 11:15 p.m.
Right the fuck, on! I recommend it to anybody that likes super-juicy movies from the 40s (even though Aventurera is from 1950 - it feels very 40s). I think you'd like it Fred. Also would recomend it to Vonnie, Robin, Aimee. Alibelle I think you'd like the musical numbers too.