Mr and Mrs Smith was a decent way to spend two hours out of the soul-crushing humidity of a NYC summer. Not spectacular, not terrible. It's fun. I think an R rating and an ending would have improved it vastly, but I wasn't disappointed. I wanted to smack the two girls sitting behind us who wouldn't shut up through the entire film. I shushed them at one point, and they told me to fuck off. Teenagers can be so polite.
Buffy: You tossed that vamp like he was a... little teeny vamp. Riley: You wanna go again? C'mon. I bet this place is just teeming with aerodynamic vampires.
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Jessica - Jun 11, 2005 2:20:46 pm PDT #4009 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
sumi - Jun 11, 2005 2:47:41 pm PDT #4010 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Nice.
No wonder they're targeted by axe murderers.
In films.
Probably made by people with similar experiences to Jessica's.
BTW, I've seen a few ads for that new "Fight for Fame" show on E! -- or is it on Style? -- that remind me of Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: the Metal Years in the subjects singlemindedness about their success.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 11, 2005 4:27:01 pm PDT #4011 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
Jessica, I'd say a strategically spilled coke would be in order after that...
Ailleann - Jun 11, 2005 6:49:39 pm PDT #4012 of 10002
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
British job-lost movies: The Full Monty and Brassed Off!.
Allyson - Jun 11, 2005 8:08:49 pm PDT #4013 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I just saw High Tension. Has anyone else seen it? If so, can you explain it to me?
DavidS - Jun 11, 2005 8:15:31 pm PDT #4014 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I haven't seen it Allyson, but this review discusses it.
Allyson - Jun 11, 2005 8:42:36 pm PDT #4015 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Damn. That explains nothing. There was...and then the....and IT DIDNT MAKE ANY SENSE.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 12, 2005 2:19:27 am PDT #4016 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Damn. That explains nothing. There was...and then the....and IT DIDNT MAKE ANY SENSE.
I think I've guessed the big twist, as some reviews have mentioned FIGHT CLUB , so, yeah, it probably doesn't add up.
Then again, it's Euro-horror. Captain Logic slipped on a banana peel on the gang plank and went into the water without ever getting on board.
Scrappy - Jun 12, 2005 6:55:57 am PDT #4017 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Lords of Dogtown last night.
I'm with Jess on the Smiths. Great Fun and the leads are ssizzling, charming and funny--a perfect mix for a popcorn film like this.
Lords of Dogtown was really good. It got the look (and more importantly the feel) of that era exactly right. There were a few clunky moments, but the young leads give great performances all around. If you haven't seen the documentary this is based on, or even if you have, this is worth a watch.
sumi - Jun 12, 2005 7:27:45 am PDT #4018 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Hmmm, how about a double of The Full Monty and Calendar Girls - people from Northern England stripping to raise money (that is if I have the second movie right.)