Yeah--they had a bunch of DVDs for $10 each, but those were the only two that caught my eye. They did have Angel Season 5 for $45.99, and I was tempted, but I'm going to get the other two boxed sets I mention earlier instead.
Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'
Buffy ,'Help'
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Kathy A - Mar 18, 2005 5:52:33 pm PST #368 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Gris - Mar 18, 2005 6:11:04 pm PST #369 of 10002
Hey. New board.
I saw Ice Princess this afternoon. It was actually better than I expected, and I very much expected to enjoy it. Michelle Trachtenberg was generally excellent (necessary warning: I always liked Dawn), Joan Cusack was funny, most of the time, and some of the most annoying cliches of movies with high school girls and individual sports competitors were, thankfully, avoided.
Most importantly, MT's transition to high-class skater wasn't QUITE as completely-and-utterly-impossible as the trailers implied it might be. And none of the nerd jokes were super-offensive, and most of the science seemed accurate.
It was probably better to the now-me than The Mighty Ducks, which I just recently watched. I doubt it will have the same national effect on figure-skating that little flick had on hockey, though.
I recommend it, if you like these kinds of things.
Dana - Mar 18, 2005 6:32:27 pm PST #370 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Speaking of movies with inane twist endings, husband rented Saw. I have to say, it's been a while since a movie left me feeling both irritated and physically ill.
And I wasn't even paying that much attention.
Sean K - Mar 18, 2005 9:01:16 pm PST #371 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
You might enjoy Javier Grillo-Marxuach's take on it.
Huh. He has a livehournal. I went to high school with Javi. I think I shall leave him a comment and hope he remembers me.
Jars - Mar 19, 2005 3:33:08 am PST #372 of 10002
Jars, Angel will not be a chick - that was a false spoiler.
Oh thank Christ. Why must the internets lie to me? Why?!
Beverly - Mar 19, 2005 11:00:45 am PST #373 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Waste of a perfectly good Cary Elwes, in Saw.
erikaj - Mar 19, 2005 11:09:29 am PST #374 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Idris Elba will have a big part in a TV movie about genocide in Rwanda called "Sometimes in April". It airs on HBO tonight, but they always put their stuff on video so I thought you'd still like the tip even if you're not a ..TV crackwhore...I mean, HBO subscriber.
Strix - Mar 19, 2005 12:54:25 pm PST #375 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
What about Ashley Judd as WW? She's not my fave actress, but she's bulked up for films, and done some action, and I would vastly prefer her to Biel or Alba.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 19, 2005 1:05:26 pm PST #376 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I saw Ring 2 this afternoon. Save your money folks, there's like one scary moment in the entire film.
Though it did get me out to see the previews, including Monster-in-Law which I'm eagerly anticipating. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall of the set where Jennifer Lopez and Michael Vartan could be comparing notes about their exes...
ETA: I should be careful when griping about lack of scares—I just unexpectedly ran across the climactic stained glass skylight scene of Suspiria while channel surfing. Argento was so over-the-top they must have needed rockets to get the actors to set.
§ ita § - Mar 19, 2005 3:26:06 pm PST #377 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What did Judd bulk up for?
As far as I can tell, Monster In Law is about a snotty WASPish woman being horrified that her son has brought home a Latina fiancée. A comedy about that, I mean.
The thought makes me cringe, despite ample opportunities, I'm sure, for Vartan to be affable.