Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


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erikaj - Jun 08, 2005 11:45:46 am PDT #3900 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

I liked Torch Song and Turning point, but they are not on my Favorites List so I can't quote them till you throw stuff...that was the only place I was going with that.


Nutty - Jun 08, 2005 6:10:18 pm PDT #3901 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I am all about the To Be Or Not To Be. Because I hadn't understood the idea that you could be elegant and beautiful and funny all at once till that movie. Also, dressing up as clowns to escape Nazis. How can you not love that?

Gotham as Brooklyn

I think Brooklyn is not tall enough for Mr. Dark And Broody to sit atop its ramparts contemplating the city. Whereas, the Chrysler Building is perfect for that, if you are not afraid of heights, or if you are Margaret Bourke-White.


erikaj - Jun 08, 2005 7:56:55 pm PDT #3902 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

Because I never saw it.


tommyrot - Jun 09, 2005 6:55:17 am PDT #3903 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Star Wars script. Spoilery. And funny.

INT. SOME WEIRD OPERA THING

IAN MCDIARMID You seem worried about Natalie dying. Also, you're confused about being a Jedi.

HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN (furrowing his brow) They don't want me to fuck Natalie Portman. That's insanity. Did you see her in Closer? Holy fuck.

I don't have to whitefont that, do I?


Jessica - Jun 09, 2005 6:56:18 am PDT #3904 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Oh, YAY! The Editing Room hasn't been funny in far too long. Good to see it back in form.


Tom Scola - Jun 09, 2005 7:12:07 am PDT #3905 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I like how the script refers to the character as SAMUEL L. MOTHERFUCKING JACKSON.


Jessica - Jun 09, 2005 7:13:53 am PDT #3906 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

This is the line I wanted to hear:

SAMUEL L. MOTHERFUCKING JACKSON
Ian, you're under arrest for being
a manipulative motherfucker.


Scrappy - Jun 09, 2005 8:21:59 am PDT #3907 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I saw Crash and Longest Yard last night. The later was tedious.

Crash had some terrific performances, but the writing felt awfully forced and the author's hand was everywhere. I felt that characterization and dialogue were always being sacrificed to make a point. And since the point is "racism is bad" which, hey, is something I already knew, not such a great movie-going experience.


Lyra Jane - Jun 09, 2005 12:06:38 pm PDT #3908 of 10002
Up with the sun

I think I'm lucky because I haven't really spent enough time in non-D.C. cities to be able to tell them apart. You want to say Chicago is New York? Toronto is Los Angeles? Whatever. I probably would notice if someone tried to pass Alberta off as Honolulu, but in general I am extremely non-picky about geography.


Kathy A - Jun 09, 2005 12:09:33 pm PDT #3909 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I'm always amused when watching Wayne's World, and seeing the palm trees in "Aurora." You can dress up the set with all the Chicagoland trivial bits (Empire Carpet commercial, drive by the Car Tower in Cicero), but you can't hide the trees!