And didn't Anne Hathaway have some shocking movie coming out where she was going to be doing full-frontal and girl-on-girl?

The movie is called Havoc and, apparently, is not quite as shockingly sexual as early rumors claimed. No full-frontal, though a fair amount of topless, and pretty ridiculously foul language, however. I'm not sure about the girl-on-girl. The plotline is that the main character (Allison, played by Anne) is super desperate to get into this gang, and the story of what she is willing to gain their, I dunno, respect? Or at least their acceptance. It sounds really depressing and probably not very good.

I doubt it will ever get a decently wide release. It seems like one of those stuck-in-limbo movies.

Isn't that precisely the time to distract from the disaster that could have happened, LJ? Last thing the kid needs is reality right then.

I can understand the philosophical basis for what you're saying, ita. It still pissed me off -- I think I just don't like the "stiff upper lip, be a man, here are some Inspiring Words" school of childrearing.

Seriously, I feel like I watched a completely different "Batman Begins" than everyone else in the world. I'm not sure whether that's good or bad.

But I don't like the "stiff upper lip, be a man, here are some Inspiring Words" school of childrearing anyhow.

I saw that bit as completely comforting, it's over now and everything will be all right parenting.

I think it works for some kids, and Bruce was definitely one of those kids, so I'm not bothered. Very in character.

It would have distracted me from my terror, but mostly as I wondered what the hell was wrong with my parents.

I loved that line. It made me tear up every time someone said it.

I can understand the philosophical basis for what you're saying, ita. But it still pissed me off. But I don't like the "stiff upper lip, be a man, here are some Inspiring Words" school of childrearing anyhow.

I saw it more as "Things will suck and you'll be in a lot of pain, but it will get better, and don't think of this as pointless pain, but pain that makes you stronger and happier," but I could just be projecting Bruce/Batman's notions about saving Gotham onto his father's words. Of course, I think Bruce was doing the same thing, so at least we're on the same page.

Fair enough, and I'm willing to accept that the line might have worked on Bruce. So ... am I allowed to just think Inspiring Words are really fucking cheesy?

It would have distracted me from my terror, but mostly as I wondered what the hell was wrong with my parents.

Hee. I would have started ranting at whoever said it, I think. "MY BACK hurts and my LEG hurts and I'm HUNGRY and there were a zillion BATS and MY DAD IS TRYING TO USE THIS AS A TEACHABLE MOMENT."

And yes, I would have said this in asscaps.

Believe me, deep in your bones lives a need you never knew existed: You must cuddle with a baby penguin. At once.

I can't wait to see the Peng'ns. And this will certainly be the reaction of everyone in the audience...except this former penguin wrangler. After taking care of the penguins at Seaworld, I can say that one of the primary benefits of the movie (besides the killer cutitude) is that it wasn't created in smell-o-rama. Bless their poopy little butts.

Still, can't wait to see 'em.

Believe me, deep in your bones lives a need you never knew existed: You must cuddle with a baby penguin. At once.

Please. With clips like this at my fingertips? I am well aware of my need for baby penguins in my life.