I've read are the allusions to the director's previous film Intacto. Has anyone seen it?
I have, and loved it. Very weird and moody piece, and it built slowly. The only thing wrong with it was that Max Von Sydow was underused.
Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.
'Serenity'
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Matt the Bruins fan - May 11, 2007 9:21:25 pm PDT #8379 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
IAmNotReallyASpring - May 12, 2007 3:45:22 am PDT #8380 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Oh, goody. I'll hunt for it then.
Scrappy - May 12, 2007 6:58:47 am PDT #8381 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oh yeah, Intacto was a good little movie.
esse - May 12, 2007 1:11:09 pm PDT #8382 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I'm looking forward to Waitress, whenever it comes my way.
Anne W. - May 13, 2007 1:03:47 pm PDT #8383 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I just got back from seeing "The Invisible," and I was surprised and impressed by how quietly and slowly the story unfolded. With the high concept of "a boy must find his body before time runs out," I might have expected more of a thriller, but the pace of this was almost sedate. One other thing that was notable is that the whole "ghost" concept was handled by simply resetting props - if Nick closed a door or broke a glass, in the next shot, you would see that the door was still open or that the glass was still intact. Very simple, and yet very unsettling. There were a few eye-rolly moments and one fairly important concept that was pulled out of absolutely nowhere, but all in all, a very good movie.
Plus, Callum Keith Rennie in a nice-sized role, which was very much to the good.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 13, 2007 4:44:17 pm PDT #8384 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
I just walked out of The Ex. That's an hour of my life that I'll never get back. Or, possibly, several of the most painfully unentertaining weeks of my life.
Was this thing intended to be a comedy? That's how it's billed, and it stars a number of gifted comedic actors. Who never, ever do anything that's even slightly funny.
The next couple episodes of Scrubs better be side-splittingly funny—Zach Braff owes me some laughter.
erikaj - May 13, 2007 5:42:21 pm PDT #8385 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Oh! That makes me sad, Matt. I hoped I'd wanna see that one. I just saw Never On Sunday Now I want to grow up and be hot like Melina Mercouri, although I'm ambivalent about the...Companion thing.
§ ita § - May 13, 2007 9:19:31 pm PDT #8386 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Saw 28 Weeks Later. The first one was better, although this had both its shocking moments, and its wrenching ones.
Laga - May 13, 2007 9:55:54 pm PDT #8387 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Those five most watched lists make me want to see what the ffista's look like. Mine looks (something) like this:
1. The Princess Bride
2. Fight Club
3. The Blues Brothers
4. All That Jazz
5. Jesus Christ Superstar
Laga - May 13, 2007 10:01:14 pm PDT #8388 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
p.s. I'm just caught up after being more than a month behind and I had some comments re: those effing Captivity billboards. I'm sure it is NO coincidence that they "appeared" while the film's producers were all at ShoWest. The whole thing is so obviously a ploy to drum up some controversy/publicity for a very bad flick. As much as I despise the MPAA (even worse after seeing This Film Is Not Yet Rated [which I found to be a mediocre documentary at best but still chock full of interesting information]) I will be pleased as punch if they withhold their rating and nobody ends up seeing the damn thing.