He didn't find The Ring all that scary, oddly.
My dad didn't either.
Really, I found it atmospheric more than anything. Until the very end, that is. Basically from the moment her kid says (with big, terrified eyes) "Why did you do that???"
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
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Sean K - Jan 23, 2006 7:56:57 am PST #84 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jessica - Jan 23, 2006 8:03:34 am PST #85 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The Ring bored me to tears, but I'm pretty much not a horror fan. We just don't click, for the most part.
Volans - Jan 23, 2006 8:04:10 am PST #86 of 10001
move out and draw fire
He definitely found Session 9 creepy and scary. I don't know why that movie works so well, but it does.
Six-String Samurai... you just sort of have to go with it. It is fun, but this time watching it, I felt it was really sad also. Jeff Falcon is fun to watch as a martial artist, and there are some great quotes:
"If I were you, I'd run."
"If you were me, you'd be good-looking."
"Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar pick to me."
§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 8:10:34 am PST #87 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I found The Ring nice and shocky.
A couple days later the awfulness of what the heroine did hit me. Ick.
Scrappy - Jan 23, 2006 8:22:24 am PST #88 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw Matador last night. I really enjoyed it. It owes a lot to tarantino, but it's fun and quick and Kinnear and Brosnan are terrific together. Lots of snarky, hilarious dialogue.
DavidS - Jan 23, 2006 8:39:18 am PST #89 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey, I never got to see Six-String Samurai. How much fun is it?
Maybe 7 out of 10 on the fun scale? Cool music, goofy scenarios, great martial arts.
juliana - Jan 23, 2006 9:31:01 am PST #90 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Thanks to Hec & JZ, I have now seen Slings & Arrows, and my Paul Gross love continues unabated. Seriously. He's all brilliantly mad and spouting Shakespeare - right up my alley.
DavidS - Jan 23, 2006 9:41:11 am PST #91 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks to Hec & JZ, I have now seen Slings & Arrows, and my Paul Gross love continues unabated. Seriously. He's all brilliantly mad and spouting Shakespeare - right up my alley.
Yay! Isn't he spectacular? I need to send that tape off to Theo so the Somervillains can partake.
JZ - Jan 23, 2006 9:41:43 am PST #92 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
He's all brilliantly mad and spouting Shakespeare - right up my alley.
Every time he gives one of his Big Kick-Ass-And-Take-Names Master Director speeches, my heart wells up with this O Captain, My Captain! sensation and I have to physically restrain myself from running out the door in a mad dash straight to Canada just so he can boss me around.
juliana - Jan 23, 2006 9:48:45 am PST #93 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
There needs to be a DVD of that show. Seriously.
Every time he gives one of his Big Kick-Ass-And-Take-Names Master Director speeches, my heart wells up with this O Captain, My Captain! sensation and I have to physically restrain myself from running out the door in a mad dash straight to Canada just so he can boss me around.
packing up to run to Canada with JZ
On my third re-watch, I started FFing through the Mark McKinney plot just to get to the Paul Gross bits again. Damn.