I second Beej's comment that the extras are really worthwhile on the DVD. It's definitely worth owning.
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Which one? Dawn in the BBC one?
Oh, no, I mean David's response to being severanced in the second season finale.
Oh, indeed. But then he starts talking about Dolly Parton to make everyone feel better.
Curse of the Golden Flower is MADE OF SO MUCH FUCKING AWESOME that there is no more awesome left. All your awesome are belong to this movie.
Ignore the Variety review, for they were clearly smoking the bad crack when they watched this film.
E's description after we saw it last night: "If Tennessee Williams had written Hamlet and set it in 10th century China, with ninjas*."
Chow Yun Fat = AWESOME. Gong Li = AWESOME. Cinematography = AWESOME. Hundreds of spider ninjas dropping out of the sky and attacking people with awesome curvy knives and bits of string = AWESOME.
I spent the last half of this movie with my jaw on the floor, it was that good.
(*Or whatever the Chinese equivalent would be. They're dressed in all black, they're stealthy, and they're really really good at killing, so I'm calling them ninjas.)
Hundreds of spider ninjas dropping out of the sky and attacking people with awesome curvy knives and bits of string
Did they kill people with paper clips and pocket lint too? Are these the Ninjas of the Intricate Order of the Not-So-Benevolent MacGyver?
I spent the last half of this movie with my jaw on the floor, it was that good.
Don't hold back - tell us how you really feel.
Seriously, though, did you like it better than PAN'S LABYRINTH?
No, they basically stick with their curvy-knives-on-a-rope technique. They look like like sharp metal boomerangs on bungee cords. Both the blades and the cords are used as weapons.
Seriously, though, did you like it better than PAN'S LABYRINTH?
Well, no. This was more fun than Pan's Labyrinth, but I wouldn't say it's the better movie.
For Christmas Story fans: [link]
Ha! Love the last paragraph:
Standing in front of the house holding a replica Red Ryder rifle, he discusses his future plans — which could include a nearby bed and breakfast — when, seemingly on a director's cue, a motorist passes, stops his car, rolls down the window and shouts, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid!"