Definitely Batman. I saw Howl's Moving Castle this afternoon, and it was disappointing. Not bad, just...not Miyazaki's best work. There's just a lot in it that doesn't make sense.
Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.
'Serenity'
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Jessica - Jun 18, 2005 4:37:37 pm PDT #4372 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Cashmere - Jun 18, 2005 4:37:48 pm PDT #4373 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
That's the top runner, Steph. I need to dig up a geek who'll want to see it with me.
Sean K - Jun 18, 2005 5:19:59 pm PDT #4374 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Bat. Fuckin'. Man.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Polter-Cow - Jun 18, 2005 5:21:34 pm PDT #4375 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Bat. Fuckin'. Man.
That sounds unpleasant.
tommyrot - Jun 18, 2005 5:22:44 pm PDT #4376 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.
That sounds unpleasant.
Nah. Bats are pretty small.
Polter-Cow - Jun 18, 2005 5:27:11 pm PDT #4377 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
But all the...flapping.
Sean K - Jun 18, 2005 5:28:21 pm PDT #4378 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Saw a movie. It was okay...
Steph L. - Jun 18, 2005 5:52:56 pm PDT #4379 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Bat. Fuckin'. Man.
That sounds unpleasant.
That just took me to a Batman/Gordon place. (Because one of the nicknames for Batman is, simply, "the Bat," so -- you can perhaps understand my interpretation of the first word in Sean's profane yet succinct movie review.)
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jun 18, 2005 8:05:25 pm PDT #4380 of 10002
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
My one addition to all the Batman Begins furor is this;-
A little over a third of the way into the movie I said to myself, "My god this movie is astounding. I think I've been putting up with so much mediochre shit these last few years that I'd forgotten what a real movie could be."
Now, in the light of day, this seems odd because the last few years brought some astonishing works, not least among them the LotR trilogy. I think that what was different here was that Batman Begins felt more like a drama than an action movie, and with that brought a dramatic depth and sincerity to a group of characters I've enjoyed for decades.
The director and writer were interviewed a few weeks ago and do have films 2 & 3 plotted. Now let's hope the WB doesn't get twitchy and interfere more with the next couple. Hope springs eternal.
Sean K - Jun 18, 2005 8:34:00 pm PDT #4381 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I noticed what people were talking about with the fight sequences, but I felt they'd made a conscious decision to not be an action movie, so the fight sequences were not shot in the normal action style. I liked it.