Jessica, I assumed he stuck around because the prince had it in for him and, therefore, it was better to do a big disappearing act. Plus it brought the story back around to the beginning.
Jayne: Anybody remember her comin' at me with a butcher's knife? Wash: Wacky fun.
'Objects In Space'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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sj - Sep 04, 2006 5:17:39 pm PDT #3983 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Nutty - Sep 04, 2006 6:23:52 pm PDT #3984 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
sj, I had the same thing. I figured it was just me, since I almost always figure out a mystery before I'm supposed to. With The Illusionist, it was the items Norton packed into the suitcase, which we see him give to Biel. He packs a glass jar of something, and glass jars mean some kind of medicine, and I just automatically made the leap to Juliet faking her death with a potion that puts her into a coma. I saw the jar and immediately knew, and spent the rest of the movie half-wondering whether I was wrong.
P.S. Did you catch the modern panty line at the end? All movie long, mostly-respectable historicity, and then that panty line.
Volans - Sep 04, 2006 7:43:50 pm PDT #3985 of 10001
move out and draw fire
In the original Wicker Man, it's a Punch costume, which has all sorts of symbolism. Bear costume, NSM.
Too bad the director didn't have the cojones to put Cage in a Scream costume.
§ ita § - Sep 04, 2006 9:11:53 pm PDT #3986 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Just watched Crank. It's a piece of gratuitous glory, that's for sure. Main beef is tied between his cellphone working after the dip in the pool, and the fact that there were more butt shots than chest shots, and the butt? Not that special.
sj - Sep 05, 2006 2:47:58 am PDT #3987 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Nutty, I missed the liquid. For me, it was just the fact that she was so conviniently slumped over on that horse and there was no blood dripping. The doctor objecting to her being touched later sealed it for me. I did turn to Teacup Guy after the movie and say, "The pulled a Romeo and Juliet, only they succeeded!"
ETA: I missed the panty line, but I did think she was wearing too much obvious looking, modern looking make-up for the time period.
SailAweigh - Sep 05, 2006 4:20:44 am PDT #3988 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I'm not reading the white font since I want to see the movie, but sj mentions one of my pet peeves:
but I did think she was wearing too much obvious looking, modern looking make-up for the time period.
There are subtle ways of doing make-up that look like they aren't even there yet still enhance a person's looks. It's one of the things I like about the period pieces for the 17th and 18th centuries. The style of make-up was so different as to look bizarre to us now, but at least when they make those movies they're going for veracity.
Editted because sj is not Nutty.
Aims - Sep 05, 2006 6:27:42 am PDT #3989 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
We watched V for Vendetta and March of the Penguins this weekend.
I LOVED V for Vendetta. Loved loved loved. I need to finish reading the comic.
March of Penguins was great. I want a baby penguin more than anything now.
victor infante - Sep 05, 2006 6:40:10 am PDT #3990 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I want a baby penguin more than anything now.
More than a camel?
Aims - Sep 05, 2006 6:42:14 am PDT #3991 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
In our current living situation, I'd rather the baby penguin. However, when we actually have space for a camel, I'm totally getting one.
beekaytee - Sep 05, 2006 6:54:27 am PDT #3992 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Main beef is...that there were more butt shots than chest shots, and the butt? Not that special.
My thought exactly. Right after, jeez, that was bizarre and I heart Dwight Yokum.
Plus...the kinda stringy calves. I worship Jason Staitham's pecs, (and accent and chrome dome and square jaw)but the rest? I'm disappointed!
Aimee, with all due respect to the terminal cuteness of every baby penguin in existance...when you get one, be sure to get nose plugs too. This former penguin wrangler (Seaworld San Diego, yonks ago) sees them as just one thing...stinky poop machines!