So, Serenity's left my town. . . so has The Constant Gardener. A History of Violence has never been here.
I think that it's Wallace and Gromit this weekend.
Love isn't brains, children, it's blood, blood screaming inside you to work its will.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video
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sumi - Oct 14, 2005 4:29:34 am PDT #7982 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Frankenbuddha - Oct 14, 2005 6:32:36 am PDT #7983 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So is it gonna be Cash vs. Capote for the Biopic Oscar Battle?
And possibly vs. Murrow, though I suspect from what I've heard that Clooney's pic and Strathairn's perfromance are a little low key to generate that kind of excitement.
beekaytee - Oct 14, 2005 6:58:38 am PDT #7984 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Signed, the woman who owns Untamed Heart.
My sistah, only I suspect for very different reasons.
Watched The Saint last night with Phillip Noyce's commentary. Noyce seems to have a heart as big as the great outdoors, and his professorial commentary speaks to a preparation you don't always see when folks sit down to do dvd extras. I learned a lot about Russia I didn't know.
The extras on Noyce's Rabbit Proof Fence absolutely broke me. Even more than the actual, heartbreaking, story.
It's wonderful to listen to someone how loves what they do.
Kathy A - Oct 14, 2005 7:05:59 am PDT #7985 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Jessica, how was Sean Bean in North Country? I was pleasantly surprised to see him (briefly) pop up in the trailer, since, unless he's playing the heavy, he rarely has a role big enough to give him trailer time. I didn't see Flightplan yet (I'll probably Netflix it), but I heard he was good as the captain in that movie.
Sean K - Oct 14, 2005 7:10:31 am PDT #7986 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Watched The Saint last night with Phillip Noyce's commentary.
I was just talking about this movie last night. I generally found it fun, but pretty stupid (especially the "science" and the ending), but I very much liked the fact that Kilmer's Saint fires a gun exactly once in the film, not in anger, and not at a person. Not that I'm inherently against guns -- I'm not -- but I would very much love to see more action heroes get away without using guns a bit more often.
Jessica - Oct 14, 2005 7:15:33 am PDT #7987 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica, how was Sean Bean in North Country?
He was great -- his character doesn't have a ton to do, but he fills an important emotional niche, and he does it very well.
beekaytee - Oct 14, 2005 7:19:54 am PDT #7988 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
The Saint really is pretty silly...but, as you say, fun. And the villians are all very pretty.
eta: Oh, here's one...Jet Li in Romeo Must Die...much with the fu, which may disqualify it on the 'brains' front...but no gun that I recall.
I'm with you on the brains over ballistics action hero. I'm trying to think of other examples...
Katie M - Oct 14, 2005 7:21:04 am PDT #7989 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Other than MacGyver?
beekaytee - Oct 14, 2005 7:22:39 am PDT #7990 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
MacGyver! The penultimate brains over ballistics hero. Of course!
§ ita § - Oct 14, 2005 7:26:31 am PDT #7991 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would very much love to see more action heroes get away without using guns a bit more often.
I would just like them to get hit by gunfire more often. I mean, with current accuracy rates, sure Val's just as good off without one as with.
If it is action, and there is combat -- wanking around weapons is a lot of work for me. I love a good hand to hand scene, more than the next person, but there are too many of them to make sense.