I liked it in a pretty peeps, pretty explosions sort of way. It's ridiculous and over the top and stupid, but has glimmerings of some depth (whatever is left of the original draft of the script, I am guessing) which means there are some very well-written scenes in the midst of all the mindlessness--kinda jarring. One moment I particularly liked: Ewan as Lincoln, a sheltered clone, "What is God?" Steve Buscemi as a Tech wiz, "Well, you know how sometimes you want something really bad, and you dream about it and hope for it and pray for it? Well, God is the one who ignores you."
Kaylee: Captain seem a little funny to you at breakfast this morning? Wash: Come on, Kaylee. We all know I'm the funny one.
'Heart Of Gold'
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Scrappy - Jul 26, 2005 10:39:09 am PDT #6162 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
§ ita § - Jul 26, 2005 10:54:32 am PDT #6163 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sean K - Jul 26, 2005 10:58:00 am PDT #6164 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
"It could be the subject matter, the lack of stars," he said.
It could be that the movie-going public has finally woken up to the fact that you're a hack and you suck, Michael.
Nutty - Jul 26, 2005 11:49:57 am PDT #6165 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
how long you didn't know murder was illegal!
I am dumb. If you visit my livejournal, you will see that my whole job consists of being yelled at for stupid mistakes.
erikaj - Jul 26, 2005 12:19:16 pm PDT #6166 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Say you forgot. Then you're okay. (/Steve Martin)
JohnSweden - Jul 26, 2005 12:34:59 pm PDT #6167 of 10002
I can't even.
Say you forgot. Then you're okay. (/Steve Martin)
Heh.
Two simple words in the English language. I forgot.
"I forgot ... armed robbery ... was a crime."
Hayden - Jul 26, 2005 12:38:07 pm PDT #6168 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Someone needs to start passing out the white suits and bunny ears, stat.
§ ita § - Jul 26, 2005 12:48:58 pm PDT #6169 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, it's a good thing you learnt the truth in time to not kill Mr. Bay. Because that'd get a lot of yelling. The Island not withstanding, it's for the best.
Is Wes Anderson all that without the Big O?
§ ita § - Jul 26, 2005 12:57:49 pm PDT #6170 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DavidS - Jul 26, 2005 1:06:03 pm PDT #6171 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dammit, I've been saying this about Owen Wilson's Rushmore commentary for years!
But there are clues. The Criterion Collection DVDs of Rushmore, Tenenbaums, and the recently released The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou contain revealing audio commentaries, especially Rushmore's. Both Anderson and Wilson—neither of whom went to film school—come off as formidably conversant in cinema, Blockbuster autodidacts for whom a camera angle or line of script conjures up a stream of movie references. And both men are appealingly generous but unshowy with their knowledge, demonstrating copious wit and insight and sensitivity. Of course, we've long been told all this about Anderson, but it comes as a surprise how much it's equally the case for Wilson.
Ben Stiller once described Owen Wilson as having "a library in his head," and hearing his Rushmore commentary bears that out. He calls Max Fisher a "James Gatz" figure, which is the kind of Great Gatsby reference dropped by people who have actually spent time with the book.