Have you seen the commercials for it? More of a howler than the recut Shining trailer. My hand to God the trailer actually suggests it was love at first sight.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
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bon bon - Nov 10, 2005 8:30:03 am PST #8566 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Vonnie K - Nov 10, 2005 8:39:31 am PST #8567 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Yeap. Set to Howie Day's "Collide" of all the songs in all the lands, like seriously, Howie fucking Day! I laughed until I cried.
I've been told from reliable sources that the movie is not actually the travesty as the trailer suggests. But this line of promotion is majorly testing my attachment to Austen (and MacFadyen, who's the main reason I'm so set to watch this flick at all costs.)
Katie M - Nov 10, 2005 9:20:25 am PST #8568 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
...they set... a Pride and Prejudice trailer... to... COLLIDE?
You're kidding, right? Tell me you're kidding. I want the wacky love montage between an anthropologist and her skull back now!
Dana - Nov 10, 2005 9:36:44 am PST #8569 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
(and MacFadyen, who's the main reason I'm so set to watch this flick at all costs.)
So very true. Plus, Dame Judi as Lady Catherine. Pretty soon, there won't be a crochety old woman part she hasn't owned.
Vonnie K - Nov 10, 2005 9:48:25 am PST #8570 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
You're kidding, right? Tell me you're kidding.
Alas, I kid you not. I suppose it's an attempt to modernize the look and feel of the film in order to draw in the audience who may not be familiar with the novel (although, isn't Austen a part of high school curriculum? Or maybe I'm mixing the general American HS English class with that in Neptune High), but surely, they must realize something like this would alienate Austen fans.
It made me laugh doubly more because I, too, remembered that conversation about the montage from Bones pilot set to the same song, which is precisely where I decided to skip the show, all my goodwill to Le Boreanaz not withstanding. It's not an awful song per se, but it's so bloody ubiquitous that by now, I've been conditioned into a Pavlovian cringe-response.
sumi - Nov 10, 2005 9:56:33 am PST #8571 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Were people talking about Get Rich here or in Natter?
Because look at the title of Zap2it's review of the movie: 'Get Rich' Dies Tryin'
Katie M - Nov 10, 2005 10:07:39 am PST #8572 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
Alas, I kid you not. I suppose it's an attempt to modernize the look and feel of the film in order to draw in the audience who may not be familiar with the novel (although, isn't Austen a part of high school curriculum? Or maybe I'm mixing the general American HS English class with that in Neptune High), but surely, they must realize something like this would alienate Austen fans.
Well, we didn't read Austen in high school, no. I'm sure there are places where they do. But... it's set in the 1800s! They didn't HAVE Collide in the 1800s! I'm sorry, that's just bad song choice. Vividcon would kick their asses.
bon bon - Nov 10, 2005 10:14:14 am PST #8573 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I just mentally insert "Solsbury Hill" when I see the commercial.
§ ita § - Nov 10, 2005 10:29:47 am PST #8574 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
England. Austen was in our English Lit curriculum. I don't know who the hell collide is, though, so I don't count.
Vonnie K - Nov 10, 2005 10:43:42 am PST #8575 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
They didn't HAVE Collide in the 1800s!
The accursed song seems to transcend known time-space continuum. Or maybe Howie Day is an immortal.
It *is* sort of like vidding LOTR to an Evanescence song, isn't it?