Fred ,'Life of the Party'
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I saw Inside Man and Thank You For Smoking this weekend. Like the always smart and insightful Vonnie, I really liked Inside Man. It's a great evening at the movies--entertaining AND smart.
Thank You underwhelmed me. It was not nearly as funny or incisive as I hoped, although it had some good moments. JK Simmons was excellent AS ALWAYS.
He's great...his voice is awesome and he can play really good or really bad and make you believe it. Even if I forget his name a lot and call out "Dr Skoda!" when I see him...that's okay, cause Elizabeth Whatsits is still "Dr. Olivette" too. I have watched WAY too much L&O.
his voice is awesome and he can play really good or really bad and make you believe it.
Oh, yes. Especially the bit about his voice. <goes to happy place where JKS recites good poetry to me and rubs my shoulders>
Even if I forget his name a lot and call out "Dr Skoda!" when I see him
I do this too, and his voice is soooo good.
I love to put on my CD of the Guys and Dolls revival, and listen to JKS singing, "I'm picking Valentine / 'cause on the morning line / this guy has got him figured at five to nine."
I love to put on my CD of the Guys and Dolls revival, and listen to JKS singing, "I'm picking Valentine / 'cause on the morning line / this guy has got him figured at five to nine."
I must get that CD. I love Guys and Dolls. I didn't know he was in the revival.
It was not nearly as funny or incisive as I hoped, although it had some good moments.
I thought the first third was spectacular, but it goes steadily downhill from there. (Mostly because in order to leave in the comic bits they wanted, they kind of threw out the plot, so once they get to act three, the film just kind of twiddles its thumbs until the credits roll.) (Also, for some reason, nobody actually smokes at any point in the film. Which wouldn't be so terribly distracting except that the major subplot they did leave in is all about actors being paid to smoke onscreen.)
Still, it's worth seeing if only for Adam Brody's line about sushi. And the one about syphillis.
Oh god, that unified field timeline gets more and more brilliant as it goes on.
1242: Navarre and Isabeau have son, Lothos.
1616 BC: Mimbari-inspired ship built by Fu Manchu emerges from timespin, lands on same planet as 2065 ship, but 400 earth-years earlier. He and harem begin to colonize planet, which they name "Mongo."
1847: Former Moriarty nurse arrives in America with child, passes herself off as the "Widow Whiplash" and raises "son," Snidely.
1954: Charles "Chuck" Cunningham uncovers the true nature of his "AAB" clone brother. Sontarans eliminate Chuck, erasing all traces that he ever existed.
It all makes sense now...
JK Simmons was excellent AS ALWAYS.
OMG he was my Celebrity Sighting when I was in L.A. in January! Aimee can back me up; I think she pointed him out to me. basks in aura of coolness
sj, it's the Nathan Lane/Faith Prince/Peter Gallagher revival of G&D (lots of now-big names in it!). JKS also duets on the title song.