Johnny Depp and some other people are back: direct link to a Pirates of the Caribbean trailer.
See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video
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§ ita § - Nov 25, 2005 5:12:25 am PST #8763 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Narrator - Nov 25, 2005 8:14:09 am PST #8764 of 10002
The evil is this way?
Saw "Rent." Eh.
Theodosia - Nov 25, 2005 11:11:03 am PST #8765 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"
Saw Chicken Little. Also "eh."
Jessica - Nov 25, 2005 6:41:20 pm PST #8766 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Saw Pride & Prejudice....also eh. And in certain scenes feh.
tommyrot - Nov 25, 2005 7:01:30 pm PST #8767 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.
Saw Repo Man for the first time in ages. Didn't seem to hold up as well as I thought it would. Miriam says that maybe one needs to be stoned to fully appreciate it. Or maybe it just doesn't seem as weird as it did in the '80s.
The life of a Repo Man is always intense!
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Good evening Otto. This is Agent Rogers. I'm going to ask you a few questions. And since time is short and you may lie, I'm going to have to torture you but I want you to know it isn't personal.
Plate of shrimp.
Scrappy - Nov 25, 2005 8:23:01 pm PST #8768 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I just saw The Libertine. REALLY badly directed. Murky, oddly paced, badly shot and the script really betrayed its former life as a play. Even the good performances of Johnny Depp and Samantha Morton could not make it worthwhile. My advice, buy the poster with the close up of both of their wonderful faces, for you will get more enjoyment out of looking at it than you will from the film.
DavidS - Nov 25, 2005 8:29:44 pm PST #8769 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What a lot of movie disapointment!
We saw Harry Potter again today - still fun!
§ ita § - Nov 26, 2005 3:30:19 am PST #8770 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Harry Potter is the only moving showing in Catalina, in a theatre that reputedly seats 1/3 of the island's population.
I think that's what folks are going to see today.
Robin--I'm so disappointed by The Libertine. It sounded perfect conceptually, for Johnny Depp to rock. I'm sad he didn't save it.
Casanova sounds much lighter, but period wooing and Heath Ledger and probably much lower goals. I think I'll see that Christmas day if I see anything.
Theodosia - Nov 26, 2005 4:01:51 am PST #8771 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"
I'm anxiously awaiting King Kong.
Anne W. - Nov 26, 2005 4:14:11 am PST #8772 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
King Kong looks awesome.
I liked Goblet of Fire quite a bit. I was especially impressed with some of the casting:
Whoever they got to play Barty Crouch, Sr. was fabulous. He came across as having been seriously broken at some point in the past, but without any scenery-chewing involved.
It took me a while to figure out where I'd seen Crouch Jr. before - Dr. Who! Definitely easy on the eyes, that one.
Ralph Fiennes was a good choice for Voldemort. They made a wise decision in not obstructing his eyes with prosthetics or CGI. The fact that there were human expressions and reactions in those eyes made Voldie much scarier, IMO.
Cedric Diggory was mighty fine looking. I imagine there will be a proliferation of Cedric-fic in the not-too-distant future.
Two things I was disappointed in were that we got to see none of the Quidditch World Cup. There was all the build-up and then... back to the tent to talk about the results of the game. Plus, Fleur came across as helpless and incompetent as compared to the boys in a way she didn't (to me, anyway) in the books. I normally don't notice that sort of thing, but this time, it grated.