I don't remember it in detail. Kinda Le Carresque. Graham Greene to be precise.
I liked it.
Joyce: You don't think it's too obvious? I think I look like I have a cat on my head. Buffy: But a very well groomed cat. Joyce: Well that's a comfort.
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§ ita § - Aug 27, 2006 6:42:47 am PDT #3742 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DavidS - Aug 27, 2006 6:54:47 am PDT #3743 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I could write some for you. Maybe put in some Ike for spice?
Did you know T.C. Boyle already wrote a short story about the forbidden love of Mamie Eisenhower and Nikita Kruschev?
Tom Scola - Aug 27, 2006 7:11:14 am PDT #3744 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Did you know T.C. Boyle already wrote a short story about the forbidden love of Mamie Eisenhower and Nikita Kruschev?
You've got it backwards. It's Ike and Nina, about Dwight Eisenhower and Nina Kruschev. It's hilarious.
DavidS - Aug 27, 2006 7:26:03 am PDT #3745 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You've got it backwards. It's Ike and Nina, about Dwight Eisenhower and Nina Kruschev. It's hilarious.
Aha! Well, I knew it was in Ple's perverse political wheelhouse.
Jessica - Aug 27, 2006 7:39:26 am PDT #3746 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Watched District 13. There's a little movie that's better than it had to be!
That's the one I came out of thinking "I should really tell ita to see this movie."
I liked Quiet American a lot, Cash.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 27, 2006 8:13:44 am PDT #3747 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 caught the first few minutes on Bravo or AMC and I figure with Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, how wrong could it go?
Do the titles Jaws 4: The Revenge and George of the Jungle ring any bells? Not that I know anything about The Quiet American, but neither actor is insurance against crapulosity.
Theodosia - Aug 27, 2006 8:58:10 am PDT #3748 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I found George to be quite cute and funny, playing to Fraser's comic strengths. The Dudley Do-Right, movie, though, that's a stinker.
Amy - Aug 27, 2006 9:26:32 am PDT #3749 of 10001
Because books.
Yeah, my nine-year-old loves George. And I don't much mind watching Brendan Fraser shirtless, either.
SailAweigh - Aug 27, 2006 9:38:11 am PDT #3750 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm with AmyLiz, Brendan Fraser either shirtless or in period clothing is always pretty to look at. And, George, for those who grew up with the cartoon, was a wonderful romp that totally captured its namesake. I liked it. ::sticks out tongue at George detractors::
Beverly - Aug 27, 2006 9:42:24 am PDT #3751 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I really liked The Quiet American. In fact, I own it. It's one of those movies that will occasionally flash a visual on my mental screen, or I'll feel a mood evoked by it, usually unrelated to what's going on this-world at that moment.