Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...

Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'


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Scrappy - Jul 17, 2005 12:31:38 pm PDT #5764 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Nice analysis, Tep. Makes me want to see the movie again.

But you haven't said what you think of Clive Owen.


Steph L. - Jul 17, 2005 1:08:11 pm PDT #5765 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

But you haven't said what you think of Clive Owen.

I gotta say, from still photos of him, he left no real impression on me, other than being kind of dark and Heathcliff-y. However, in motion -- I get the whole OMGhoTTTT!!!1! thing. Some people are just appealing (to me, that is) only when they're in action, not still photos.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 17, 2005 1:16:08 pm PDT #5766 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

I saw Heights this afternoon. A really good, gritty movie about people's lives crashing down around them that is somewhat ruined by the tacked-on Hollywood ending where four of the six main characters pair off in upbeat fashion. Also, Jesse Bradford in scruffied up mode is eerily reminiscent of Victor .


Scrappy - Jul 17, 2005 1:22:17 pm PDT #5767 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Tep, that is the Clive appeal, per-zackly!


Eddie - Jul 17, 2005 6:40:25 pm PDT #5768 of 10002
Your tag here.

I walked out of Sin City halfway through it. It was overly violent for violence's sake and just a bit too negative for me. I couldn't get emotionally invested in Marv's crusade. I guess that's about all I can say on the subject, considering I didn't see the entire film.


Scrappy - Jul 17, 2005 8:12:57 pm PDT #5769 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tonight. Lots of fun and better than I thought it would be. Depp's character choices looked a bit sketchy in previews but worked in the context of the film. Visually breathtaking, (of course, it's Tim Burton, how could it not)


Tom Scola - Jul 18, 2005 5:03:45 am PDT #5770 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

List of films ordered by uses of the word "fuck".

Surprisingly, neither Tarantino nor Mamet are in the top 10.


tommyrot - Jul 18, 2005 5:21:13 am PDT #5771 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.

Nil by Mouth was so depressing I didn't even note the massive use of the f-word.


beekaytee - Jul 18, 2005 5:33:33 am PDT #5772 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

Nil by Mouth

Made me want to open a vein. Seriously.


§ ita § - Jul 18, 2005 5:35:40 am PDT #5773 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I just had Nil By Mouth recommended to me, with the caveat that I don't name the recommender in any ensuing suicide note.

Way to go to pique a girl's interest.