SA, may I recommend seeing The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D, then? I haven't done it yet but seriously... how could it NOT be satisfying?
I still really want to see Marie Antoinette.
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Gris - Oct 22, 2006 4:23:15 pm PDT #4810 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 22, 2006 4:25:44 pm PDT #4811 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
Apparently slurping the dregs of one's soda is a faux pas of more than usual severity if doing so happens to make a sound similar to Kayako's signature death rattle while one is in the midst of a Grudge movie showing. The people seated near me were not amused.
Zenkitty - Oct 22, 2006 4:45:35 pm PDT #4812 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I want a .wav of that hideous sound to use as my cellphone ringtone.
Polter-Cow - Oct 22, 2006 10:38:01 pm PDT #4813 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hmmm.... I was hoping for jaw-droppingly awesome, too.
On the other hand, it's nice to know that Nolan is just a human and has a so-so movie or two in him.
I didn't think it was jaw-droppingly awesome either, but it was very good. Not what I expected from the trailers, though.
esse - Oct 23, 2006 12:05:34 am PDT #4814 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
may I recommend seeing The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D, then?
I actually don't like the NBC.
sound similar to Kayako's signature death rattle while one is in the midst of a Grudge movie showing.
Ha!
They're showing all three Saws here as a halloween thing. Gyah, NO THANK YOU.
sj - Oct 23, 2006 2:42:11 am PDT #4815 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I saw The Prestige last night. I thought The Illusionist was better for a period look and for generally being pretty, but The Prestige had a better, more complex plot. I was still a step ahead of most of the mystery of The Prestige, but at least a couple of things kept me guessing. Plus, it was fun to listen to the people in the film arguing about whether that was Bowie or not.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 23, 2006 3:38:33 am PDT #4816 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I actually don't like the NBC.
It's off to Oogie Boogie's with you!
SailAweigh - Oct 23, 2006 4:25:01 am PDT #4817 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
if they gave it to him people might assume it was a comedy
It wasn't?
Jessica - Oct 23, 2006 4:42:48 am PDT #4818 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Plus, it was fun to listen to the people in the film arguing about whether that was Bowie or not.
See what I mean about the mustache?
IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 23, 2006 4:59:37 am PDT #4819 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Saw Marie Antoinette and The Last Kiss tonight. Man, I didn't go in with great expectations for either of them, but I didn't walk out terribly satisfied either.
I saw Marie Antoinette last night too and, with reservations, thought it was pretty darn successful. I'm slowly convincing myself that I haven't ever been exposed to as many dunderhead reviews from professional critics as I have been with this film though. Hate it, fine, but don't whinge about it being stultifying in its relentless hedonism when its main concern is capturing the way relentless hedonism is stultifying.
Also, I thought Kirsten Dunst acted all good and stuff.