Am now convinced that all magicians are absolutely amoral jackholes and need to be shot.
Heh. A friend of mine was cuckolded by one of the big names in the biz (Lance Burton, I think), so I can't really argue against that interpretation.
Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 01, 2007 11:47:35 am PDT #8897 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
Hayden - Jun 01, 2007 12:37:33 pm PDT #8898 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Not only that, I am sure Renoir wants us to judge those characters for their casualness about the consequences of their lifestyle, even though they are portrayed charmingly.
I'm split on how Renoir feels about them. There's so much wrong with their lives (and you've nailed exactly how Renoir shows it, especially the hunting scene), but I think the warmth with which he exposes their inner lives means that he isn't sure himself whether to judge them for playing the games of their social class. That ambiguity is one of the best things about the movie. I think Rules shares a certain affinity to Altman's best movies: where Altman thinks of people as petty and self-destructive, but loves them anyway, Renoir is more inclined to love people, but think of some of them as petty and self-destructive, anyway.
Scrappy - Jun 01, 2007 12:42:50 pm PDT #8899 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
: crushing on Corwood and his big brain :
Hayden - Jun 01, 2007 12:45:17 pm PDT #8900 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Color me blushing!
Kathy A - Jun 01, 2007 2:19:22 pm PDT #8901 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Wow--the Flick Filosopher really hated Knocked Up! She wasn't a fan of 40 Year Old Virgin either, but this one she found truly offensive.
JZ - Jun 01, 2007 2:20:23 pm PDT #8902 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.
I was already embarrassingly eager to see Knocked Up just because of the cast, but the Sturges comparison and Corwood's big literate love seal the deal.
Also, Seth Rogen was on our local radio morning show this morning. Highlights:
Host: So, this is kind of a surprising role for you, being the romantic lead --
Seth (mock huffy): I take offense at that! I mean, yeah. I mean, how do you mean?
Host: You don't look like a romantic lead. You look like the friend, the buddy, the stoner.
Seth: Well, I've noticed that in real life most people are the friend, the buddy, the stoner.
Host: This feels like a new direction Hollywood is going in, though.
Seth: Oh, I think weird Jewish guy gets hot blonde chick is a well-established Hollywood genre. I just happen to be the next guy in line.
eta: Wow, Kathy! Most unfortuitous cross-post ever! I usually like the FF, but I think I'm going to look forward to this anyway, just a little.
P.M. Marc - Jun 01, 2007 2:25:35 pm PDT #8903 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Wow--the Flick Filosopher really hated Knocked Up! She wasn't a fan of 40 Year Old Virgin either, but this one she found truly offensive.
Heh. I'm tempted to see it now, just to see if it would ping me that way, because the ads ping me that way, even though I have a love/hate relationship with the accidental baby trope.
Kathy A - Jun 01, 2007 2:30:41 pm PDT #8904 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I really hate the whole "immature man is forced to grow up" subgenre of film, just because the immature man type is my worst nightmare (sad to say, one of my stepbrothers is stuck in that mode, even though he's rapidly approaching 40).
It's second only to the Humiliation Humor Film in my detestation/uncomfortableness-meter. I did not enjoy Meet the Parents because of all the crap they put the Ben Stiller character through.
Laga - Jun 01, 2007 2:35:13 pm PDT #8905 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I did not enjoy Meet the Parents because of all the crap they put the Ben Stiller character through.
Seriously! If you really love the guy, you know how your father is and you elope!
erikaj - Jun 01, 2007 2:35:41 pm PDT #8906 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Flick Philosopher: Does anything have to be wrong with anyone who drives their loved ones insane? I'm just saying.