I heard a review of La Vie En Rose this morning that basically said the story was only OK, but the actress was the reason to see it. He said the same thing about Nancy Drew, surprisingly enough!
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
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Kathy A - Jun 15, 2007 12:02:24 pm PDT #9204 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Kathy A - Jun 15, 2007 12:03:09 pm PDT #9205 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Anyone else here see "The Long Way Round"? Ewan McGregor and his actor friend Charley...something take motorbikes around the world. Mom kind of rolled her eyes at me for being fangirly at first, but she got interested in it...there are, like, no roads in Mongolia.
This was on Bravo a year or so ago--it was really fun to watch!
Abby - Jun 15, 2007 12:05:48 pm PDT #9206 of 10001
I'll delurk for Ewan. I loved "The Long Way Round". The countries they travelled through were fascinating, and their bonding and friendship was really neat too.
Apparently they are gearing up to do "The Long Way Down" next, riding down through Africa, IIRC.
erikaj - Jun 15, 2007 12:12:22 pm PDT #9207 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I thought so, too, Abby. And like I said, it overcame my mother's eyerolling and she got into it too. The Long Way Down sounds dirty. Not that that's a bad thing.ETA: I had Bravo last year...how'd I miss that?Too many channels.
Lee - Jun 15, 2007 12:20:56 pm PDT #9208 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I love the Long Way Round. It's on my tivo wishlist permanently, so that I can rewatch it a lot.
megan walker - Jun 15, 2007 12:44:34 pm PDT #9209 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Newsflash: Originality is dead.
I found this disheartening: " The Taking of Pelham One Two Three starts shooting later this year." Although not quite as bad as when they were talking about remaking The Women.
bon bon - Jun 15, 2007 12:50:27 pm PDT #9210 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Pelham doesn't sound like a good remake? I mean, it's a decent thriller that's slightly slow now and can be adapted pretty well. They better hurry before they fix South Ferry, though.
megan walker - Jun 15, 2007 12:58:04 pm PDT #9211 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
To me, the NYC-in-the-70s vibe is so strong, I can't imagine the remake.
megan walker - Jun 15, 2007 1:03:01 pm PDT #9212 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
OMG, I take it back. This is even worse: Tony Scott's LA-set revamp of that quintessential New York movie, The Warriors.
Scrappy - Jun 15, 2007 1:13:09 pm PDT #9213 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We loved Long Way Round. Lots of Ewan for me, motorcycles for the DH and exotic locales and interesting folk for the both of us. It boosted my Ewan love to the stratosphere, and it was already pretty high up there.