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I'm watching Charade now so I can see at least one good movie this weekend. Twenty minutes in and it's already made me laugh way more than Super Troopers
Once you've seen that, check out the remake, THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE. Wahlberg is so not a new Cary Grant, but I thought the role was reworked just enough that he wasn't supposed to be, Thandie Newton is a pretty damn good Hepburn substitute, and I ADORE what the changes they made with the story/supporting characters.
I'll look into it, Frank, thanks!
Man, I haven't watched an old movie in a while. They don't make 'em like they used to. Look at the camera! It's all steady and shit.
I like how this movie doesn't seem to realize how funny it is.
I realised, last pruning of my Netflix queue, that The Truth About Charlie and Charade have been released on one disc. So I was able to take Charade off as a duplicate.
I can't recall ever disagreeing with Frank about a movie, but I really didn't like The Truth About Charlie.
And, that was always the weird question of Firefly metaphors, wasn't it? If the good guys are the cowboys, and there definitionally aren't any indians, what kind of conflict are we really talking about?
I think the Reivers are the Indians, Nutty. The conflict of Firefly was the same as in a lot of John Ford's movies: the cowboys were trapped between civilization and barbarity.
Charade = made of win! What a great movie.
Norbit was the #1 movie over the weekend. Humanity is doomed.
I think the Reivers are the Indians, Nutty. The conflict of Firefly was the same as in a lot of John Ford's movies: the cowboys were trapped between civilization and barbarity.
Insanity: the last refuge of the writer looking for bad guys that won't offend whole ethnic groups. I guess my point is, The reavers don't represent a side, so much as the author's need for an antagonist. Nobody will be making a respectful movie about their Isandhlwana moment.
Which makes the story theme-poorer, to my mind. And begins to unravel teh logic for making it a western at all.
Jessica, did you or anyone else see 'Half Nelson'? It's one of those that was out in the states while I was/am abroad, and I haven't been able to see it, though I really want to. Which surprises me, given Ryan Gosling.
I saw Roller Boogie. Good cheesy fun in spots, but Xanadu is still the ultimate roller disco movie. Hubs was playing games on the computer, so he didn't see it.
Jessica, did you or anyone else see 'Half Nelson'? It's one of those that was out in the states while I was/am abroad, and I haven't been able to see it, though I really want to. Which surprises me, given Ryan Gosling.
I did, yeah. Very strong performances, kind of overwritten script, overall good. I honestly don't remember that much about it, but I'd say it's worth a rental if it turns up anywhere.