The film itself is a little rote and badly paced, but there are some amazing scenes and the two leads lift it up to a higher level with their talent and passion.
ITA. It reminded me of Ray that way.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Jessica - Nov 20, 2005 5:28:21 am PST #8703 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
SuziQ - Nov 20, 2005 6:45:23 am PST #8704 of 10002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Saw HP with Perkins yesterday, which made it my second viewing and I picked up on so many little details I missed the first time. Am still quite happy with the flick. Though, I do wonder how someone who has not read the books would view it and all the subtle references that probably should not have been quite so subtle.
Jessica - Nov 20, 2005 4:06:26 pm PST #8705 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Saw Syriana and Narnia today, and I recommend both of them.
Syriana isn't as tightly directed as Traffic, but it's still a hell of a good script, and jam-packed with excellent performances. Clooney is almost unrecognizable (I spent most of the film thinking how much like DH's dad he looked).
Narnia is fantastically well done -- I was never a huge fan of the books, so it didn't grab me emotionally as much as LotR (or, I have to say, any of the HP movies), but it's still a beautiful and richly created world, and I think people who do love Narnia will love this movie. The kids are all good, Tilda Swinton is fantastic (I *need* the chain mail dress she wears to battle) as the White Witch -- it's all just good.
Steph L. - Nov 20, 2005 5:05:00 pm PST #8706 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I saw Walk the Line tonight -- really, really good. It's creepy how much Joaquin Phoenix looks like Johnny Cash. And it had Big Gay Larry!
tommyrot - Nov 20, 2005 5:24:32 pm PST #8707 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.
Best movie title ever?
Gandalfe - Nov 20, 2005 8:01:11 pm PST #8708 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I don't know, Ben Affleck's student film title was pretty good, too: I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2005 8:11:33 pm PST #8709 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
Huh, so that's what eventually became Chasing Amy?
Mr. Broom - Nov 20, 2005 8:41:11 pm PST #8710 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
I'd be remiss if I didn't submit the classic The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies.
Theodosia - Nov 21, 2005 3:08:55 am PST #8711 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There's always the simplicity, not to mention the high concept appeal of Snakes on a Plane ....
tommyrot - Nov 21, 2005 4:21:04 am PST #8712 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.
Then there are horror movie titles that are take-offs of regular films. My fave is I Dismember Mama.