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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell

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Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 17, 2007 7:41:18 am PDT #9237 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

It was enjoyable, but I was going "wait, WHAT?!?" at about 10 minute intervals throughout the movie. And not in the rewarding surprise It's-Darla-in-the-box way.

I was proud to figure out that Gesser was switching Anton and Olga into each other's bodies as soon as he apologized to her. And I loved how Konstantin Khabensky became confident, aloof, and about 10x as sexy the instant he began playing Olga, while Galina Tyunina lost those qualities and started bumbling. They did a very good job portraying each other's characters.

Laga - Jun 17, 2007 8:28:56 am PDT #9238 of 10001

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Also saw a 3-minute-long extended recruiting ad for the Army on the front of it. Yeah, I'm sure the audience of a subtitled Russian action-horror movie is just full of potential recruits.

just fyi- The ads before a movie are part of an advertising pack that shows on every film (unless it's a Disney product) at every theatre (except Arclight.)

Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 17, 2007 9:13:17 am PDT #9239 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

Interesting. Because I'd not ever seen that ad or the V-cast music vieo/ad that preceded it before.

Theodosia - Jun 17, 2007 9:45:37 am PDT #9240 of 10001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

FWIW, I watched the Ratatouille trailer on my TiVo and I'm so very much in love with it. Not the least because the Pixar animators respected the ratliness of the hero.

DebetEsse - Jun 17, 2007 11:39:47 am PDT #9241 of 10001

Woe to the fucking wicked.

I watched that, too.

I enjoyed it, but I continue concerned about, you know, rat in a restaurant.

quester - Jun 17, 2007 6:32:46 pm PDT #9242 of 10001

Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I'm looking forward to the same things most have mentioned except no one else has mentioned Becoming Jane. I saw a trailer for it when I saw Waitress (and Anne, I had some of the same reactions that you did) and I thought it looked promising...Becoming Jane, that is.

DavidS - Jun 17, 2007 7:36:02 pm PDT #9243 of 10001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

FWIW, I watched the Ratatouille trailer on my TiVo and I'm so very much in love with it. Not the least because the Pixar animators respected the ratliness of the hero.

Speaking of which, who wants a Pixar insider tip on their next project?

They're starting up... Toy Story 3.

Tom Scola - Jun 18, 2007 1:10:39 am PDT #9244 of 10001

Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Teaser for next year's Pixar movie, Wall-E.

beekaytee - Jun 18, 2007 4:03:53 am PDT #9245 of 10001

Compassionately intolerant

As I was clicking over to the Wall-E trailer (thanks Tom!), I was thinking about what Pixar does best. It isn't just the great stories and whizzbang tech, but rather, their spot-on ability to engender emotion in ways that Disney never did for me.

Then I see this promo and it strikes me that I see the character for maybe 15 seconds...and already I'm broken.

It's been said...they are geniuses.

I look at that character and think of the film that most broke my heart as a young adult... E.T. and the things that that transfix little boys (and some girls...hey, I had a Tonka Truck as a tot)... construction equipment. To see the combination of the two and not in a Number Five sort of way. Makes me nearly swoon. That one is going to rake in the box office even more than the cooking rat...which is also going to be big.

That team? Genius!

Laga - Jun 18, 2007 9:21:52 am PDT #9246 of 10001

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Happy Happy Watchmen casting news!

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