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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell

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Jessica - Oct 13, 2006 10:42:18 am PDT #4711 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

And I dislike Kirsten Dunst immensely.

This movie will not make you like her, unfortunately. She's being directed in a very specifically stylized manner (as is everyone else), and while it works for what the film is trying to achieve, it's not very flattering to her acting abilities.

(But go see the movie anyway! It's almost great!)

Aims - Oct 13, 2006 10:43:45 am PDT #4712 of 10001

Shit's all sorts of different now.

I want to go because it'll be very very very pretty. I'm very into 18th century dress.

Amy - Oct 13, 2006 10:45:23 am PDT #4713 of 10001

Because books.

I want to go because it'll be very very very pretty.

Aimee is me. It looks like costume eye candy. Which is much the way I felt about The Age of Innocence, and the sets/costumes for Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Atropa - Oct 13, 2006 10:46:44 am PDT #4714 of 10001

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I want to go because it'll be very very very pretty.

The exact reason I will go see it. I expect to spend most of the movie going "Oooh! Want that dress! Oooh, shoes pretty!"

esse - Oct 13, 2006 10:49:37 am PDT #4715 of 10001

S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

This movie will not make you like her, unfortunately.

Yeah, well, I dislike the actual Marie Antoinette as well. She was a twit. So I'm not surprised.

Jess, do they actually use more modern music as the soundtrack to the film? Or is it just in the trailer?

I am not a fan of 18th century dress. (Except for sea captains. *coughJackAubreycough*) And France at that time was entirely too white-focused for my tastes.

Jessica - Oct 13, 2006 10:51:03 am PDT #4716 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Jess, do they actually use more modern music as the soundtrack to the film?

Yes, the entire soundtrack is pop music, and it works brilliantly.

esse - Oct 13, 2006 10:52:38 am PDT #4717 of 10001

S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Oh, *awesome.* See, ya'll go for the costumes, and I will go for the soundtrack, and we all will be happy.

Tom Scola - Oct 13, 2006 11:32:58 am PDT #4718 of 10001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The NY Times review of Marie Antoinette is up: [link]

IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 13, 2006 11:40:46 am PDT #4719 of 10001

I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

I knew I would want to see it after reading a description of the opening scene that has Dunst choosing pastries to Gang of Four. A still of which is featured in Tom's link.

Kathy A - Oct 13, 2006 12:03:09 pm PDT #4720 of 10001

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Love this in the ratings/parental warning line at the end of the review:

It has glimmers of sexuality and brief glimpses of naked flesh amid all the fabulous clothes.

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