Nope...Haven't seen the Professional yet.
You should. Because everyone ought to do so. When you rent it, make sure you get the version titled "Leon" instead, for the extra-disturbing extra 20 minutes.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
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P.M. Marc - May 23, 2005 10:46:13 am PDT #3209 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Fred Pete - May 23, 2005 10:46:19 am PDT #3210 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
more to do with the disturbing psychology of being a sex symbol at the age of twelve,
Which may also go a long way to explain Brooke Shields, Michael Jackson, and Donny Osmond, but that's another discussion.
On-topic, thanks to Hec for recommending Aventurera. Excellent film noir, and, since it wasn't Hollywood, I couldn't rely on the conventions to figure out what would happen next. Which means I was caught completely off guard by the big plot twist.
Frankenbuddha - May 23, 2005 10:46:41 am PDT #3211 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And on NP -- I think Natalie Portman was a tremendously interesting actress at 12 or 14, but her adult performances haven't lived up to The Professional or Beautiful Girls yet.
This is my feeling too, but I haven't seen Closer or Garden State, so I'm mainly judging off the SW movies, which are probably not her best adult work. I'm really curious about V for Vendetta, though.
Jessica - May 23, 2005 10:47:51 am PDT #3212 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think Natalie Portman was a tremendously interesting actress at 12 or 14, but her adult performances haven't lived up to The Professional or Beautiful Girls yet.
I really liked her in Closer and Garden State. They weren't mind-blowing performances, but she inhabited her characters in a very natural, relaxed way. (And played them differently enough that I don't assume I know anything about how she acts in real life.)
Her performance in SW is an anomaly, which is why it's so irritating. (Also irritating is the rumour that Lucas cut out a subplot where Padme forms the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance. Way to give your female lead zero agency, George! )
Jessica - May 23, 2005 10:49:00 am PDT #3213 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
People born in 1984 can buy booze in the US. People born in 1987 can buy smokes.
Gack! What? No!
sumi - May 23, 2005 10:49:21 am PDT #3214 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Wow, that mysterious whitefonted subplot would have been great.
bon bon - May 23, 2005 10:49:43 am PDT #3215 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
People born in 1990 are like sophmores in HS! It's fucked up!
Nutty - May 23, 2005 10:50:33 am PDT #3216 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I have yet to see something involving Natalie Portman that impresses me much, in part because she still looks like a child, to me. It's harder to take her seriously as an adult consciousness with all of her childlike gestures. (I feel the same way about what little I've seen of Keira Knightley, although in her case it's a vaguer feeling.)
Which is not to say Portman doesn't have something; certainly, there's more there behind her eyes than, say, Orlando Bloom's. But, like green bananas.
juliana - May 23, 2005 10:50:36 am PDT #3217 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
that mysterious whitefonted subplot would have been great.
Indeed, and provided us with some internal consistency. Hmmph.
Frankenbuddha - May 23, 2005 10:52:43 am PDT #3218 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
that mysterious whitefonted subplot would have been great.
Why do I have this horrible feeling that if he HAD gone that way, it would have meant more JarJar.