Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.

'Safe'


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Frankenbuddha - Aug 14, 2006 10:48:25 am PDT #3486 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I liked Victor Garber.

His apology to Rose for not building a better boat was a thing of beauty. The captain was good too (though I space on the actor).


Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2006 10:49:03 am PDT #3487 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

But I strongly disagree that people who don't like it haven't seen it. Or are just being needlessly snobbish.

That's not what he said, though. He's saying people who don't see it are being needlessly snobbish.


Sean K - Aug 14, 2006 10:49:34 am PDT #3488 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

The captain was good too (though I space on the actor).

That would be THEODEN KING! Bernard Hill.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 14, 2006 10:51:25 am PDT #3489 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

That would be THEODEN KING! Bernard Hill.

Ha! You must have beamed the name "Bernard" to me, but I kept thinking "Bernard Lee" and I knew that was wrong.

Side question - was it Bernard Hill in BELLMAN & TRUE (a nifty British crime movie)?


Amy - Aug 14, 2006 10:51:35 am PDT #3490 of 10001
Because books.

I liked Titanic because it was so fricking pretty. The details of the boat, and the clothing, and all of it were so loving.

Then the thing hit the iceberg and I was kind of freaked out by how sad and terrifying it must have been when it really happened.

Jack and Rose didn't affect me one way or the other, although I liked the fact that Rose survived, and survived to live a life full of adventure and curiosity, on her own terms.

Also, Kate Winslet is very pretty.

The captain was good too (though I space on the actor).

The ... father/king in LotR. The one who was cursed, and then got uncursed. Sheesh, how did all the names slip away after seeing all three movies a zillion times?


erikaj - Aug 14, 2006 10:52:36 am PDT #3491 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

I really didn't like it. Though not with...say, Pretty Woman hatred. I think part of it is, that there are some movies their fans take to so deep that if you don't like them, it's like there's a rock where your heart should be.


bon bon - Aug 14, 2006 10:54:05 am PDT #3492 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Mention “Titanic” to educated, cultured folk and there’s a good chance you’ll be met with condescending sniffs and, if you’re lucky, a defiant declaration that they’ve never seen it, accompanied by a proud refusal to even brook the notion.

That's not what he said, though. He's saying people who don't see it are being needlessly snobbish.

Well...no. He said educated, cultured folks condescend about it and if you are lucky they haven't even seen it, whatever sense that makes.


Sean K - Aug 14, 2006 10:54:11 am PDT #3493 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Side question - was it Bernard Hill in BELLMAN & TRUE (a nifty British crime movie)?

IMDb says yes.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 14, 2006 10:54:53 am PDT #3494 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Though not with...say, Pretty Woman hatred.

Ah, there's one I can say, "I've never seen it (sniff)."

Though it provided amusing fodder for Anne Magnuson, so it had some (verra) small reason for it's existence.


Sean K - Aug 14, 2006 10:55:28 am PDT #3495 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

He said educated, cultured folks condescend about it and if you are lucky they haven't even seen it, whatever sense that makes.

He's condescending to all the people who have condescended to him about the movie. It's like a condescension SMACKDOWN! To hear his side, anyway.