My buddy Scott mentioned the best yet review for The Lady in the Water: “Watching the movie feels a bit like walking in on your roommate while he's masturbating … to a picture of himself.”
None of it means a damn thing.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
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Hayden - Jul 20, 2006 6:58:35 am PDT #3007 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Kalshane - Jul 20, 2006 7:17:35 am PDT #3008 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Heh. I had no real intention of seeing the movie before, but that review pretty much sealed it for me. Interesting that there's apparently no twist ending.
Fred Pete - Jul 20, 2006 7:18:23 am PDT #3009 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Which these days is practically a twist ending itself.
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2006 7:18:32 am PDT #3010 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I gave up on M Night when he stopped killing Bruce Willis. I do love that review. I should go rottentomatoes it for more entertainment.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 20, 2006 7:24:36 am PDT #3011 of 10001
"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
I gave up on him when he started casting actors that trigger my "ick, something disgusting just crawled out from under a rock" response: Mel Gibson, Joachin Phoenix, Michael Pitt, and now Paul Giamatti.
Hayden - Jul 20, 2006 7:26:25 am PDT #3012 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Hey, don't pick on Giamatti. He's a great actor who's done some fantastic work in thankless roles.
amych - Jul 20, 2006 7:27:36 am PDT #3013 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I find that my response to the Lady in the Water is less painfully eyerolly and more hilarious if I just remember to refer to it by the much better title Watery Tart.
Also, narf?
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2006 7:31:12 am PDT #3014 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Also, narf?
Scrunt.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 20, 2006 7:32:10 am PDT #3015 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, narf?
Makes me wonder if he had an unrequited crush on somebody named "Fran" at some point, but that's probably just the result of knowing about too many Dracula movies where there's a mysterious character by the name of "Alucard" lurking about.
Hayden - Jul 20, 2006 7:32:20 am PDT #3016 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Y'all play nice.