Oy. I don't think I'm going to see it until it opens wider. The Grove is a headache at the best of times. But you've sorely whetted my appetite. I can't wait to tell my sister.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
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[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2005 7:07:51 pm PST #6980 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat - Dec 11, 2005 7:09:06 pm PST #6981 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
As you know from the story, it's less hot cowboy love and more break-your-heart angsty cowboy love. I dunno how that will sit with your sister.
Kat - Dec 11, 2005 7:10:45 pm PST #6982 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
And, holy fuck, Heath Ledger was heartbreakingly brilliant as Ennis. Seriously.
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2005 7:14:42 pm PST #6983 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She's read the story, so she'll be braced.
I love Heath Ledger, and am really glad he's had a chance to shine.
Burrell - Dec 11, 2005 7:15:18 pm PST #6984 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Everyone says that Kat.
I am torn now. I really want to see it, but egad I don't need much instigation to sob these days.
Kat - Dec 11, 2005 7:21:08 pm PST #6985 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think you'd like it, Burrell. But yeah, heart ripping.
Ledger played Ennis the way I always want to see Othello played. Understated, close to the chest. Entirely damaged and broken, but in small ways, not overblown. In some ways, Ennis is Othellian, and the whole thing is sort of a modern cowboy shakespearean tragedy.
Pix - Dec 11, 2005 7:23:55 pm PST #6986 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I really do want to see it. Everything I've heard/read leads me to believe it will be one of the most amazing movies I will ever see in my life. I just think I need to wait until I can watch it out of the public eye, per se.
Kat - Dec 11, 2005 7:31:18 pm PST #6987 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Possibly, Kristin. It's a pretty cold movie. And for a love story, it's more tragedy than romance.
Burrell - Dec 11, 2005 7:39:11 pm PST #6988 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Mmm. The list of movies to see is long. Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter, & now Brokeback Mountain. Oh dear. Not sure I can arrange enough babysitting.
Kat - Dec 11, 2005 7:41:19 pm PST #6989 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Damn. That's what I should do. Go see Pride & Prejudice. It might be nice to have a happy ending one instead of a gut wrenching one.