It's really late here, but I wanted to post before I went to bed that Inside Man is really, really good. It's got some issues, but it's a really neat twisty little film.
The whole earth may be sucked into Hell, and you want my help 'cause your girlfriend's a big ho?
Buffy ,'Chosen'
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Jessica - Mar 21, 2006 7:31:03 pm PST #1081 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Anne W. - Mar 22, 2006 1:32:57 am PST #1082 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Ooh! I'm glad to hear that Inside Man is good. Every time I've seen the trailer I went away really wanting to see the film.
Nutty - Mar 22, 2006 8:16:58 am PST #1083 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Anthony Lane made great fun of the movie, while also saying it was worth seeing. Lessee:
"...shows that Arthur Case has links with the Nazis. This cannot be true, for one reason: he is played by Christopher Plummer, and, excuse me, but Christopher Plummer does not make friends with Nazis. He sings at them! He plays guitar at them! In a daring, nun-assisted escape, he flees from them over the hills with an annoying child on his back! Come on."
This was in an essay about the plot- and meta-logic of the film, and in the end, Lane decided that the movie was best for its urban texture and charactersm and the logic could go screw.
Hope that fixes things.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 8:18:19 am PST #1084 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
...shows that Arthur Case has links with the Nazis.
This is actually a pretty major spoiler, fwiw.
Nutty - Mar 22, 2006 8:21:22 am PST #1085 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Sorry about the spoilers. I figured, if it's in a New Yorker review, and doesn't say "Close your eyes, dear reader!" it must not actually be that big a deal.
I mean, it's not like they revealed that Broody Clive will spend the entire movie with his hoodie up and a mask over his face, right? He better not.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 8:26:14 am PST #1086 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I figured, if it's in a New Yorker review, and doesn't say "Close your eyes, dear reader!" it must not actually be that big a deal.
No, they spoil all the time. That particular point turns out to be not as shocking or as relevant as the script would like us to believe, but it is The Big Mystery That Explains Why This Case Is So Weird. (The reveal, unfortunately, is one of the movie's weaker points, in that way that Big Reveals of Deep Dark Secrets often are, because it's been built up so much that the audience can't help but feel a little let down by the facts.)
bon bon - Mar 22, 2006 8:31:39 am PST #1087 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
What is the movie I just read the w/f for? Inside Man? I totally got my threads mixed up and thought it was the movie discussed briefly in Minearverse.
tommyrot - Mar 23, 2006 6:31:59 am PST #1088 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Fan frenzy for 'Snakes' is on a different plane
Talks about fans of the movie, the studio's decision to reshoot some scenec to to for an R instead of PG rating, how the fans "demanded" that a line of dialog be added, which the studio obliged during the reshoot....
In any event, "Snakes"-ophiles already were hard at work. Chris Rohan of Bethesda, Md., created an elaborate, R-rated audio trailer that lovingly mocks the title and movie. "It's a genius title," Rohan said. "It's so stupid it's great. It invites satire, but it's something you just love. It's something I can't explain. You either get it or you don't."
Frankenbuddha - Mar 23, 2006 6:34:56 am PST #1089 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Much as the SNAKES ON A PLAN hoopla is hella amusing, I shudder to think of how Hollywood is going to run with this if it's a big hit.
VOLES ON A BOAT
AARDVARKS ON A TRAIN
EELS IN A POOL
Hayden - Mar 23, 2006 6:37:55 am PST #1090 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
MONKEYS IN A CRACKER BARREL