That's the only Flick Filosopher piece I've ever read, but based on it, I'm a little less than impressed with her ability to separate what appear to be her deep personal issues with relationships from the story on screen.
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'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Hayden - Jun 01, 2007 5:05:31 pm PDT #8908 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2007 5:44:25 pm PDT #8909 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I found the piece pretty funny, which may not have been her intent. But I have similar issues, ones which probably would make Knocked Up leave a more sour taste in my mouth than The Prestige. Assuming we're asked to get past what she seems to think the film wants us to celebrate.
Cashmere - Jun 01, 2007 5:58:11 pm PDT #8910 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Just got back from seeing Knocked Up. So. Fucking. Hilarious. And sweet.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 01, 2007 6:38:31 pm PDT #8911 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 normally cringe at humiliation humor, but I spent almost all of The 40 Year Old Virgin laughing til my sides ached. I think Apatow has earned plenty of cred from me on that score.
DavidS - Jun 01, 2007 6:58:55 pm PDT #8912 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Whoa! I thought all the original Vampira video had been lost, but here's the original opening to her show.
Look at that corset trained waist! Aye caramba that must've been wild in 1954.
Maila Nurma was quite gorgeous (and rather Scarlet Johansson like) out of her cool ghoul get up.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 01, 2007 7:44:11 pm PDT #8913 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Finally saw SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Very amusing, but, considering EVIL DEAD 2 and DEAD ALIVE, when it comes to hilarious zombie movies it's a distant third (at best, since both DAWN and DAY OF THE DEAD had isolated moments that made me laugh out loud harder, and I think just as deliberately).
Granted, I watched the entire movie with a huge smile on my face, but HOT FUZZ hit my hilarity triggers far more often.
Laga - Jun 01, 2007 8:32:00 pm PDT #8914 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
See I feel like I'm the only one who thinks Shaun of the Dead is funnier. I just thought the humor in Hot Fuzz was too predictable. Not the least because I watched the trailer umpteen times.
When it comes to 40-Year-Old Virgin I agree with Roger Ebert. (And I'm paraphrasing.) The movie had heart. It's not just that the protagonist rides a bike to work every day. It's that he signals all his turns.
Volans - Jun 02, 2007 3:21:47 am PDT #8915 of 10001
move out and draw fire
The book The Prestige was pretty much the same as far as "Get on with it already, we know how the trick is done!" FWIW.
Knocked Up has a horrible title, and the ads made me cringe and vow to stay away. Of course I haven't seen 40-year-old-virgin, so there's no built-in cred.
Laga - Jun 02, 2007 7:00:26 am PDT #8916 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
40-Year-Old Virgin has a horrible title too and I might not have gone to see it if Mom hadn't raved about it. The best part of her review (she saw it very close to her retirement community) was, "we lost half the audience in the first five minutes." My brother points out that it wouldn't be a horse it would be a donkey but he refuses to elaborate on how he knows this.
Jessica - Jun 02, 2007 7:43:10 am PDT #8917 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Apatow had a lot of cred with me for F&G and Undeclared even before 40YOV came out, and every interview I've read has made him seem like a really terrific person, and yet I still have major reservations about Knocked Up. I still want to see it (at this point, almost definitely on DVD), but there's just so much about the premise that bugs me.