t hearts erika.
Dude! How did I miss that?
No kidding. I saw this with two Farscape fans and we even commented that it was supposed to Tarkin, but did not even notice who the actor was.
When fandoms collide.
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Willow ,'First Date'
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Frankenbuddha - May 23, 2005 8:56:49 am PDT #3150 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Lyra Jane - May 23, 2005 8:58:43 am PDT #3151 of 10002
Up with the sun
And also, she signed up for the project when she was what, 15 or 16? I have some sympathy for someone who may have thought, "Star Wars! Cool!" as a teenager, and gotten progressively disillusioned with the material she was given as an adult. Plus, it's clear this isn't the kind of movie she sees herself making any more, judging from her other recent choices.
Not excusing her flat performance, but I at least have more sympathy for her than Samuel L. Jackson.
Cashmere - May 23, 2005 8:59:09 am PDT #3152 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Has anyone seen the Burger King commercial where Darth Vader and the guy in the creepy Burger King mask face off? They just stand there breathing at each other. Hi-larious.
§ ita § - May 23, 2005 8:59:57 am PDT #3153 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The performance is nowhere near as off-pissing as the comments -- like T'Pol from Enterprise or Halle from X-Men.
Cash the cheque and smile, okay? Better actors than you can suck it up.
Nutty - May 23, 2005 9:03:16 am PDT #3154 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I don't know. Sometimes honest actor-reaction can be very refreshing. Okay, mostly long after the fact.
§ ita § - May 23, 2005 9:05:26 am PDT #3155 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, mostly long after the fact.
That's key. If it hasn't aired yet, or you're ON JUNKET, you're not clear of your obligation. You don't have to fake blowjobs, but just be diplomatic.
Betsy HP - May 23, 2005 9:06:24 am PDT #3156 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
What ita said. I've seen actors on Jon Stewart who obviously weren't wild about their current movie, but who were sucking it up and praising the good bits.
Nutty - May 23, 2005 9:07:17 am PDT #3157 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
And then there is Jon himself, saying, "I am sure Garfield the Movie is gonna be great! Everybody go see it!"
Luckily, he has his own show, so he has a higher irony allowance than his guests.
erikaj - May 23, 2005 9:08:12 am PDT #3158 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
If it's good enough for Harrison Ford to do,it's good enough for you, Little Miss Indie Hot Shit with the Perfect Lips. That's not to say that the older I get I don't find Ford's "You can type that shit but you can't say it." to be totally true. I do. But if she had tried hard the reviews would look more like "Ms. Portman struggles gamely with Lucas' asstastic dialogue..." leaving little doubt who the dick is. It's not like the people in the seats, unless they are really hot for her, are thinking "Good, Natalie, hold back so as not to profane your great gift." She cashed the check...that's the time to lie back and think of Alderaan, imo. Maybe if I didn't find everything she did as boring as Amidala I might not be so blunt. Right now, I see her like Julia Roberts, boring photographable face. But I've quit seeing her movies so maybe I missed a gem.
Steph L. - May 23, 2005 9:08:59 am PDT #3159 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Has anyone seen the Burger King commercial where Darth Vader and the guy in the creepy Burger King mask face off? They just stand there breathing at each other. Hi-larious.
That's the only one of the Creepy Burger King Mask Guy commercials that I like. It cracks my shit up.