I walked out of Scoop yesterday. Apparently, my tolerance for Woody Allen's dissembling has fallen so low even the prospect of Hugh Jackman in a swimsuit couldn't make me stay and watch.
Jayne, you'll scare the women.
Zoe ,'Bushwhacked'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 03, 2006 6:03:14 am PDT #3949 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
SailAweigh - Sep 03, 2006 6:35:04 am PDT #3950 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I have never willingly watched a Woody Allen flick in my life and when my father suggested that movie last weekend, I convinced him he'd like SoaP better.
Unfortunately, I can't find Mrs. Henderson in my area. I hope it gets here soon as the combination of Dench and Hoskins tickles my fancy something fierce.
Jessica - Sep 03, 2006 7:51:49 am PDT #3951 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wait, the new Wicker Man involves the world being run by women?
Well, just the island, but it's quite clear that Neil LaBute views it as a cautionary tale of why women should never be allowed to have any power of any kind, ever. Because we're CRAZY.
And oh, the bear suit...the bear suit came well after the point at which E and I couldn't stop laughing.
Mrs Henderson Presents came out last year -- it should be out on DVD by now.
Fred Pete - Sep 03, 2006 7:52:37 am PDT #3952 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
OK. So for Scoop -- tape from HBO, fast-forward to the good part.
Zenkitty - Sep 03, 2006 8:00:45 am PDT #3953 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
A friend of mine was unaware that Wicker Man was a remake. I told him it would undoubtedly suck, so he should see the new one first, and then I would lend him the original. I'm a'feared of how bad this thing can really be.
A bear suit?
Fred Pete - Sep 03, 2006 8:11:04 am PDT #3954 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
It could be worse. I've recently seen movies featuring bears (or humans in bear suits) riding on roller skates (We're Not Dressing) and trail bikes (Man's Favorite Sport?, which probably deserves an award for most unintentionally ironic movie ever).
Hayden - Sep 03, 2006 8:15:11 am PDT #3955 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
It's sort of a shame that Woody Allen didn't die or retire 20 years ago, because when the man was on top of his game (such as in Annie Hall), he was a hell of a filmmaker, with a rare and subtle eye for how relationships go right and wrong and a nearly perfect sense of the humor and pathos of the situation. Now the man is a sad, bitter parody of himself.
Gris - Sep 03, 2006 8:32:50 am PDT #3956 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I loved Match Point. That's all I know.
Zenkitty - Sep 03, 2006 9:07:17 am PDT #3957 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Match Point is the only Woody Allen movie I ever liked, and I can't reconcile my liking it with its being a Woody Allen movie. It exists in some strange alien subset of Woody Allen movies, seemingly alone, wherein I give a fuck what happens.
Scrappy - Sep 03, 2006 9:12:22 am PDT #3958 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Zenkittty--you didn't even like Bullets over Broadway?