Have we milked this one for all it's worth yet?
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
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Mr. Broom - Jul 07, 2005 10:50:03 am PDT #5319 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
§ ita § - Jul 07, 2005 10:53:55 am PDT #5320 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think by the time you're reusing pun terms, it's dead.
Looks like yesasia.com doesn't have an Ong Bak DVD with English subtitles, but for 7.99 and 2.99 shipping (how does that make business sense???) I'll take the VCD.
tommyrot - Jul 07, 2005 10:55:42 am PDT #5321 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.
I think by the time you're reusing pun terms, it's dead.
::gives up on trying to pun off of 'mastitis'::
Jessica - Jul 07, 2005 11:15:48 am PDT #5322 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ouch -- Ebert's FF review:
It's all setup and demonstration, and naming and discussing and demonstrating, and it never digests the complications of the Fantastic Four and gets on to telling a compelling story. Sure, there's a nice sequence where the Thing keeps a fire truck from falling off a bridge, but you see one fire truck saved from falling off a bridge, you've seen them all.
§ ita § - Jul 07, 2005 11:19:16 am PDT #5323 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My favourite review quote: "So bad it takes points away from BATMAN BEGINS." (pulled from rotten tomatoes).
Jessica - Jul 07, 2005 11:23:22 am PDT #5324 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's disheartening when nearly all of the "fresh" reviews seem to be along the lines of "Well, at least it didn't suck as much as Batman and Robin!"
JZ - Jul 07, 2005 11:28:26 am PDT #5325 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm partial to this dry little sneer, from the Arizona Star (also grabbed from RT):
Most of the characters are bland, but not Johnny. He's extreme. Whenever he comes onscreen, punk music blares, he does a Mountain Dew commercial stunt and starts making out with one or two chicks.
"I've never been good with rules," he says.
That Johnny.
§ ita § - Jul 07, 2005 11:30:19 am PDT #5326 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Johnny's what's getting my ass into the theatre. If it gets there, that is.
tommyrot - Jul 07, 2005 11:37:28 am PDT #5327 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 description makes me want to smack Johnny.
Is he the fire guy? 'Cause that might affect what I decide to wear when I smack him.
tommyrot - Jul 07, 2005 11:44:00 am PDT #5328 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.
Note to Avi Arad: If you want Harry Knowles to help spread good word-of-mouth about your film, publicly calling him "Fat Harry" is probably not the best way to win him over.
I just went to AICN and saw the new Harry animation thing they always have in the top left corner.
Heh. Apparantly Harry wasn't happy about the "Fat Harry" think.