I assume the people rating it gave one star for each boobie on display.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 18, 2005 9:30:04 am PST #9226 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
Jesse - Dec 18, 2005 9:51:23 am PST #9227 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Bee Season came out in limited release in November, but didn't do so well, and I guess never expanded (assuming they would have wanted to...). [link]
SuziQ - Dec 18, 2005 10:08:50 am PST #9228 of 10002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Thanks for the responses on Bee Season. I guess I'll wait for it to come out on DVD so I can fast forward and look for the local stuff.
Scrappy - Dec 18, 2005 11:41:16 am PST #9229 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw Brokeback Mountain and The Family Stone last night. LOVED the first hour of Brokeback to death--the second half lost momentum, I thought. The two leads were amazing, especially Heath Ledger who jst slayed me. I was very impressed with the art direction; when characters were living in cheap apartments, they looked ugly and messy, not movie-style "picturesque."
Family Stone sucked. Sucked, sucked, sucked. Diane Keaton looked amazing and Craig T. Nelson was lovely, but the film itself was predictable and often shrill. The audience seemd to dig it, however.
Theodosia - Dec 18, 2005 11:44:18 am PST #9230 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'd have actually considered The Family Stone on the strength of Dermot Mulroney's interview on the The Colbert Report last week -- he was charming and smart. It sounds like a candidate for seeing with my Mom, though.
Scrappy - Dec 18, 2005 11:53:16 am PST #9231 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yeah, it's kinda like a Hallmark movie with some good lines and a terrific cast. I think my mom will enjoy it. It was just so false and formulaic and I was really hoping it would be good so I am a little Grinchy about it.
Atropa - Dec 18, 2005 1:56:45 pm PST #9232 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Hey, folks who've seen Kong? I need a giant spider report. Will I be shutting my eyes tightly, or will I be able to watch through my fingers? We're going to go see it on Wednesday, once Pete is unchained from the easel.
Jessica - Dec 18, 2005 2:04:54 pm PST #9233 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
That scene didn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would, Jilli. You should be able to watch through your fingers.
I saw Brokeback Mountain today, and thought it was really really good. It struck me pretty early on that, had this not been a story about two men, I'd have never in a million years gone to see it. Slow epic tragic love stories set in the American West? Sooooooooo not my thing. This was a very very good movie, but other than it being Teh Gay, total standard tragic love epic fare.
Family Stone sucked. Sucked, sucked, sucked.
Oh, that's a shame. I'd heard good things about the writing.
Scrappy - Dec 18, 2005 2:56:32 pm PST #9234 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
There are good lines and some good moments, but most of the characterization sucks. Characters seem to be attracted to each other for no reason. It is possible to predict where almost everyone ends up after the first 10 minutes of the movie. The healthiest couple is the deaf, gay brother and his black boyfriend, who are adopting a baby. That stuff all feels forced.
Anne W. - Dec 18, 2005 3:47:32 pm PST #9235 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I went to see "Good Night and Good Luck" tonight, and I have to say that it's the best movie I've seen yet this year (I have yet to see Kong, Syriana, or Brokeback Mountain, though, but those are all on the list).
I keep thinking it would make an excellent double-feature with "The Manchurian Candidate."