She really liked it, too.
And because I am a shameless pimp, DH's review is up at FJI.
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
Simon ,'Out Of Gas'
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Jessica - Jun 15, 2005 5:11:53 am PDT #4097 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jim - Jun 15, 2005 5:46:46 am PDT #4098 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
That NYT review is notable for being the only time the phrase "a restrained Gary Oldman" has ever been typed.
Polter-Cow - Jun 15, 2005 6:05:49 am PDT #4099 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ahahahahaha.
Fiona - Jun 15, 2005 6:06:47 am PDT #4100 of 10002
Salon hated it. Sample quote:
In fact, it makes us feel virtually nothing at all, except maybe a shuddering, reluctant nostalgia for Joel Schumacher. Schumacher's two "Batman" pictures may have been wretched, but at least they didn't mistake oppressiveness for emotional depth.
Now that's just cruel.
(She liked Gary Oldman a lot too though).
DavidS - Jun 15, 2005 8:07:13 am PDT #4101 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
from kind of weird, but generally OK, Hollywood guy to Our Weirdest Fucking Celebrity, completely vaulting over both Madonna AND Courtney Love.
Michael Jackson & Mel Gibson are still 1-2 right?
§ ita § - Jun 15, 2005 8:07:45 am PDT #4102 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think that Tom may have gone further than Mel.
DavidS - Jun 15, 2005 8:08:31 am PDT #4103 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think that Tom may have gone further than Mel.
Tom just joined a cult. Mel is running one.
Beverly - Jun 15, 2005 8:28:58 am PDT #4104 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm with Hec. Though actually, I think Mike and Mel are pretty much neck and neck...
...ew. Squicky.
Tom's a distant third compared to those two.
Mr. Broom - Jun 15, 2005 8:30:48 am PDT #4105 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Yeah, but besides the cult thing, what's Mel got going for him in this competition? It's Tom's multiplicity of issues that makes him wackier than Mel, who's just got that one burning fixation.
Nutty - Jun 15, 2005 8:33:43 am PDT #4106 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I would say that Mel is a weirdo, who is like, "I am a weirdo. See me construct a whole reality around my weirdness." He totally cops to the weirdo aspects, which in some ways defuses their power to wig us out.
Whereas, Tom Cruise, people are still playing along, trying to pretend he isn't totally weird, because he has not (and probably will not) copped to the weirdness. So at least with Mel, you know what you have, and you know how to react to it. With Tom, who knows, he might start humping your furniture.