It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


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DebetEsse - Jul 15, 2006 5:20:43 pm PDT #2905 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

That reminds me of my recent realizations that both Willy the Snitch and Whistler were on Homicide

"I know him. Who is that? Lemme go IMDB."


erikaj - Jul 15, 2006 5:27:27 pm PDT #2906 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

I knew I'd seen him before, Corwood. Couldn't place him though.


Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2006 9:55:52 pm PDT #2907 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I just saw Krrish. Any Bollywood fans interested in thoughts?


Zenkitty - Jul 16, 2006 7:29:48 am PDT #2908 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I'm interested, on general principles.


DavidS - Jul 16, 2006 10:15:21 am PDT #2909 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Pirates improves on a second viewing. Very rich text, actually, and the storylines and dialogue and arcs become more clear after you've absorbed the spectacle on the first viewing.

I suppose people are already talking about this elsewhere, but I haven't seen it here, but Tia Dalma has the same heart locket on her table that plays music for the Dutchman. And, of course, the motif on the front of the chest lock is also a heart. Also - get it - "dead man's chest" doubles for the Dutchman's own emotional state. Anyway, it seems likely that Tia Dalma may be the woman who broke the Dutchman's heart. Or at the very least, she knows that person since she has the locket.


Beverly - Jul 16, 2006 10:51:25 am PDT #2910 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

I don't think that did come up here, Hec, but it certainly came up in Jilli's LJ, among others. Also, the notion that those wax-sealed letters were kept next to his heart in Davy's chest. Plus, the theme throughout of keys, locks and keys, and their implied opposite, freedom.


Amy - Jul 16, 2006 10:54:02 am PDT #2911 of 10001
Because books.

Hec, I noticed that. Also, that the heart-shaped music box stopped playing after Will took the key. When I saw Tia's locket, I wondered the same thing about her being the woman Davy loved -- although she'd have to be working some powerful magic to stay so young-looking, wouldn't she? I loved the theme of keys and hearts.

I just it yesterday, though, and am still trying to process everything. I'd definitely like a second watch at some point.


Strega - Jul 16, 2006 11:37:45 am PDT #2912 of 10001

I saw it again last night, and I agree. The stuff Jack takes isn't important. The point of all that business is to show the necklace. I just read some speculation that she's Calypso, which seems quite on-the-nose. It also fits with her saying that Davy Jones's love was a woman or the sea, same thing.

Also, this time there was a Transformers teaser. We couldn't stop laughing. It looked like a Robot Chicken parody.


Jessica - Jul 16, 2006 3:15:02 pm PDT #2913 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Best SOAP shirt so far.


DavidS - Jul 16, 2006 3:17:39 pm PDT #2914 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Best SOAP shirt so far.

Heh. We saw the poster up for it at the theater yesterday when we saw Pirates and stared at it reverently.