the Man in Black meets the Man in Black.
My mind went to Will Smith rather than Westley. Glad I was wrong!
You got fired, and you still hang around here like a big loser. Why can't he?
Cordelia ,'Chosen'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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Megan E. - Mar 02, 2006 8:51:26 am PST #753 of 10001
Anne W. - Mar 03, 2006 1:52:02 am PST #754 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
her meeting of the two Captain Jacks!
Huh. I went there expecting the Captain Jack from Dr. Who. There are just too damn many Jacks in fandom these days.
Cashmere - Mar 03, 2006 3:34:21 am PST #755 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
It's a terribly badly directed movie. Muddy and poorly edited and meandering. Depp has some good moments and so does Samantha Morton, but the film itself is horribly tiresome.
What a waste of Johnny Depp in a wig and frock coat. *sigh*
sumi - Mar 03, 2006 7:16:05 am PST #756 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Warner Brothers has bought the rights to The Sparrow for Brad Pit's production company.
Vonnie K - Mar 03, 2006 8:04:58 am PST #757 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Oh, good God. Brad Pitt *is* going to play Emilio Sandoz, isn't he? Or possibly the character will be renamed as... I don't know, Emil Shepperd or something and will turn out to hail from Springfield instead of Puerto Rico.
t rolls eyes forever
DavidS - Mar 03, 2006 8:18:43 am PST #758 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What a waste of Johnny Depp in a wig and frock coat. *sigh*
I think his nose rots off from syphillis towards the end of the movie, so just as well.
Betsy HP - Mar 03, 2006 9:33:43 am PST #759 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I'm sure on Depp, it looks dashing.
Jessica - Mar 03, 2006 11:41:17 am PST #760 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've been so busy at work today I didn't get a chance to mention that DH and I saw Thank You For Smoking last night (it comes out in April).
They've thrown away the book's plot almost entirely, but the tone is dead-on. The casting is pitch-perfect, and most of the dialogue is lifted straight out of the book. (With the exception of the ones written specially for Adam Brody, who is hysterically funny. He's got a line about syphilis that had me in tears. And one about sushi.)
It loses steam in the third act (see above, re: no real plot), but it's not a big deal since the film is only 90 minutes long.
The only major quibble I have with it is that for some reason, nobody is ever shown smoking onscreen, which is a pretty glaring omission considering the subject matter. There's a weird hypocrisy about it -- they'll let the characters say much more than they're willing to actually show.
Jessica - Mar 03, 2006 11:47:32 am PST #761 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aims - Mar 03, 2006 11:50:38 am PST #762 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Am I totally late to the party that I just saw Brokeback Point Break trailer last night?