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Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video

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askye - Aug 15, 2005 8:08:31 am PDT #6480 of 10002

Thrive to spite them

I saw Wedding Crashers yesterday, if it wasn't for a meet this guy type of thing I wouldn't have picked the movie. But I liked it and didn't quite laugh my ass off. Owen Wilson continues to impress me, I think a lesser actor wouldn't have handled the emotional change from guy who crashes weddings to get laid, to guy who really fell for this girl. Although I didn't really buy the romance ending the way it did.

Vince Vaughn mostly annoyed me. And if Will Ferrell had been in more of this there is no way I would have liked it.

Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 15, 2005 8:54:59 am PDT #6481 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

OMG! Thank you for warning me askye, now my decision to pass on this movie has been completely justified!

§ ita § - Aug 15, 2005 9:02:53 am PDT #6482 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't know if it's possible that you could dislike Ferrell more than I do -- I can't even look at posters without wincing. But it's a tiny role, and easy to get past.

Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 15, 2005 9:07:38 am PDT #6483 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

If I hear any hint that he's going to reprise that peeing-on-himself schtick onstage, I'm going to buy a front row ticket and bring jumper cables. I'll plead Poetic Justice at my trial.

Lee - Aug 15, 2005 9:07:39 am PDT #6484 of 10002

The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I already posted a variation of this in my LJ, but I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory this weekend. While there were a lot of good things about the movie, the musical scenes with the Oompa Lompas kind of ruined it for me, because I kept thinking "It's The Apple , but with really really short people/person".

I blame Jessica for this, of course.

Jessica - Aug 15, 2005 9:09:21 am PDT #6485 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Magic chocolate
Mystery chocolate
Take a little ride
Let me be your guide
Through the chocolate paradiiiiiiiise

§ ita § - Aug 15, 2005 9:25:44 am PDT #6486 of 10002

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Blah -- Holmes in the next Batman? Whyever?

sumi - Aug 15, 2005 9:49:16 am PDT #6487 of 10002

Art Crawl!!!

ita -- I heard a rumor: death of Katie's character by the Joker.

Calli - Aug 15, 2005 9:58:55 am PDT #6488 of 10002

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I heard a rumor: death of Katie's character by the Joker.

Thus sending Bats on a deadly spiral of rage and vengence. Until he realizes that he doesn't care all that much, but figures he has to deal with the Joker anyway, what with the whole Protector of Gotham thing.

Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 15, 2005 11:56:12 am PDT #6489 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

And they've conceived this as a way to make the Joker an unsympathetic antagonist that the audience will want Batman to stop?

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