I've read that short story, Sean. It's in one of the Year's Best collections, from the middle nineties. I can't recall title or author.
I think it had something about living, plat-like boats in it too, but yeah, that's the one.
I think the best it could hope for would be a fate similar to the American version of Solaris -- noble failure, and an appearance on AMC within a year.
And it would probably wind up a critical semi-darling. Probably 50% darling among the critics, with the rest loathing it as pretentious crap. (but yeah, now I get what you meant)
You were probably just reminiscing about your penguin-murdering exploits. Good times.
Great, now I'm flashing on John Turturro beating a penguin to death in front of Jodie Foster in 5 CORNERS. And it still disturbs the hell out of me.
Great, now I'm flashing on John Turturro beating a penguin to death in front of Jodie Foster in 5 CORNERS. And it still disturbs the hell out of me.
Me too! But Frank and I often share the movie watching brain. When I'm not sharing it with Vonnie or Scrappy.
Thanks for making me relive that.
Sometimes I hate you guys.:)
I'd completely forgotten about that movie. And now I remember.
And smiley "I hate you," makes me feel like Harmony. But some places if I don't do that, people take it all wrong and think I'm serious.
But some places if I don't do that, people take it all wrong and think I'm serious.
I don't think we're that place.
On the other hand, I laughed (inappropriately) like a loon when he picked his mother up and casually tossed her out the window.
Sometimes I am callous and strange.
We saw
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
today. A fairly simplistic plot but with lots and lots of laughs and plenty of Wallace's wonderful gadgets. I sorta kinda feel sorry for the voice actors b/c I totally missed all their names in the opening credits; the tracking shot over W&G's photos is hilarious--be sure to watch closely for the name of Gromit's alma mater. Nick Park has done it again and Wallace & Gromit keep getting better and better.
My manager just showed me the Goblet of Fire trailer. It looks like loads of fun.