It made me sniffle a little, I'll admit.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
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Zenkitty - Sep 04, 2006 11:06:32 am PDT #3970 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
SailAweigh - Sep 04, 2006 11:28:27 am PDT #3971 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Ah, I'm just in a sniffly mood. Just started the Chronicles of Narnia and the scene with the kids at the train station had me tearing up out of sympathy. Must be something to do with the weather out, today. All gray and drippy.
Cashmere - Sep 04, 2006 11:30:45 am PDT #3972 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Sail, I do that at every WWII kids on the train scenes--CoN, Five Children and It, Hope and Glory. Fucking hormones.
SailAweigh - Sep 04, 2006 11:32:34 am PDT #3973 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Oh, yeah, the curse of being a woman and at the mercy of prolactin.
Tom Scola - Sep 04, 2006 11:42:15 am PDT #3974 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
What does Mike Judge have to do to get a movie released and marketed? He could stop making satires as merciless and spot-on as this one, for one thing. His second film in seven years, "Idiocracy," was completed nearly two years ago and dumped on Friday, reviewless and unmarketed, in six markets not including New York and San Francisco.
Narrator - Sep 04, 2006 12:02:19 pm PDT #3975 of 10001
The evil is this way?
I will never see "The Wicker Man" because I read the reviews. But now I have to ask: *** Why would Cage's character be in a bear costume? The only thing I can come up with is that Cage lost some sort of bet with the director, refused to pay, and this was his punishment. I'm thinking that's not the official explanation though. ***
sj - Sep 04, 2006 4:22:57 pm PDT #3976 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We saw The Illusionist tonight. It was beautiful done and well acted. My only problem with it was that I figured out the major plot twist halfway through. Has anyone else seen it yet?
Sean K - Sep 04, 2006 4:29:01 pm PDT #3977 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
But now I have to ask:
Narrator, I don't know from the remake, but IIRC, it's a scene straight from the original, which involves everyone in the pagan community on the island getting dressed up as animals and such for a festival leading up to the burning of the Wicker Man.
SailAweigh - Sep 04, 2006 4:44:18 pm PDT #3978 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Not yet, sj. I considered going to it this weekend, but ended up doing other things. How did you like it otherwise?
sj - Sep 04, 2006 4:52:52 pm PDT #3979 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I really loved it. The costuming and the look of it was beautiful. The actors were all very good. Jessica Biel, who I have really never seen in a film was surprisingly good. Plus, it is the kinds of movie that kept Teacup Guy and I talking about it all through dinner, which I always like.