I thought that the whole Chiklis thing was woefully underwritten, because his wife seemed so stank I couldn't work out if she'd always been that...hard and incommunicative, or this was a change. I wondered why he'd loved her in the first place, whether she'd been replaced by a pod person, what was with the dumb putting the ring down on the floor thing, saying five words to him ... I felt sorry for Chiklis for not having something I could stomach to watch him do, since I think he's a great actor.
Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
'A Hole in the World'
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§ ita § - Sep 22, 2005 9:09:14 am PDT #7511 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Sep 22, 2005 9:10:46 am PDT #7512 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Umm. When I've had coffee, I might be able to translate that into English beyond, "DAMN YOU MARK RUFFALO! DAMN YOUR SAD EYES!"
Hee! I liked him a LOT in You Can Count On Me, but then he almost died, and that made me want him to be fictionally happy even more.
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2005 9:12:58 am PDT #7513 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's how I usually feel about Ewan McGregor's characters -- I just want them to get a second chance, because he totally won't waste it this time.
Nutty - Sep 22, 2005 9:14:14 am PDT #7514 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Jessica Alba:scientist::Denise Richards:physicist
Discuss.
The scary part is, I saw exactly one of the top mumblemany movies of this year, and hated it.
Yes, thank you, I have demographicked myself out of the movie theatre.
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2005 9:20:23 am PDT #7515 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I saw 6, and really enjoyed 4. I'm doing okay.
Of the 2 I didn't enjoy -- fuck, was Monster In Law crap.
Now, you don't have to sell me hard on why the female lead falls for the Vartan character. It's not like I expect him to (be able to) play something other than a slightly quiet, likeable and good looking guy.
The rationale for him falling for J-Lo's character? So non-existent, and exacerbated by them skipping ahead three months between first date and moving in together. My friend suggests there was supposed to be a video montage but they couldn't make it work, so they just jumped in time.
Horrible. J-Lo totally unlikeable. At least the Fonda character made you want to look at her.
Strega - Sep 22, 2005 9:33:44 am PDT #7516 of 10002
I'd add traffic/parking to the list of things that discourage movie-going. There are three movie theaters that are pretty convenient to me. One I won't go to at all, because just getting out of the parking lot afterwards will destroy any pleasure I might get from a movie. The other two are slightly better, mainly because I can park at the extreme edge of the lot and walk the last bit. This is also a big part of why, when I do see movies, I go to matinees.
tommyrot - Sep 22, 2005 9:38:21 am PDT #7517 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.
Yeah, this last year my criteria for selecting a movie theater is, "Can I walk to it? If not, can I take a train to it?"
I draw the line at taking a bus, though.
§ ita § - Sep 22, 2005 9:42:41 am PDT #7518 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Skinny Angelina. I don't think she was that slim in Mr & Mrs Smith, but she wasn't big.
Jesse - Sep 22, 2005 9:45:04 am PDT #7519 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Damn her head is big.
erikaj - Sep 22, 2005 9:57:46 am PDT #7520 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
So, Mark Ruffalo has some of the same hate-to-see-him suffer factor as Kyle Secor(Except when we want Bayliss to be happy, it's always a bit guilty because we know he *can't*, ever, poor baby. It's not in him. If he were like Angel, he'd spend his one moment of perfect happiness going "But what does this mean, Buffy?" and nobody would be more surprised than him at his soul's absence.)