Man, that movie shouldn't be as funny as it is
I'm so glad it is, though. These days, even the pinging sound of a rubber ball can elicit peals of laughter from me.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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Cashmere - Jul 02, 2007 6:58:46 am PDT #9787 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Polter-Cow - Jul 02, 2007 7:08:32 am PDT #9788 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Live Free or Die Hard was awesome! It was very much a Die Hard movie with lots of great explosions, as Gris mentioned, but more than that, it's an action movie that gets you viscerally involved, where you're leaning back in your seat and ducking to avoid debris and all that shit. It's a lot of fun. And Justin Long is good, too. I would have to rewatch the other movies if I wanted to bother with comparing it to the others, but I loved it.
My only complaint, really, is that, despite the fact that I like Timothy Olyphant in Go, he doesn't really pull off the villain role in this one. He's no Alan Rickman or Jeremy Irons or whoever the hell was the villain in the second one...though I guess he must be better than him, if I can't even remember him. There's not much to his performance beyond a one-note intensity.
Sean K - Jul 02, 2007 7:14:33 am PDT #9789 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
He's no Alan Rickman or Jeremy Irons or whoever the hell was the villain in the second one...
Jaye's dad! William Sadler!
Polter-Cow - Jul 02, 2007 7:27:54 am PDT #9790 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Wait, seriously?? Man, I do need to watch that one again.
juliana - Jul 02, 2007 7:46:55 am PDT #9791 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Have y'all watched the extras on Dodgeball? Justin Long's monologue to the two beefy guys flanking him as they're waiting for the cheer tryouts in hi-frickin'-larious. Bless.
Kevin - Jul 02, 2007 7:51:34 am PDT #9792 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I love Go. The acid trip cat!
§ ita § - Jul 02, 2007 8:13:00 am PDT #9793 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yesterday someone told me that wotsername that plays Hermione doesn't want to make any more HP movies. Has anyone here heard that?
Dana - Jul 02, 2007 8:13:52 am PDT #9794 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I'm pretty sure all of the trio are signed through the end.
Nutty - Jul 02, 2007 8:54:07 am PDT #9795 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Justin Long will always be the nerdy kid who has to take out the trash while trying to save the universe in Galaxy Quest. I don't care how old he gets.
Kevin - Jul 02, 2007 9:14:02 am PDT #9796 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
The doesn't-want-to-make-more was the standard disagreement over fees, however I'm pretty sure that was resolved a few months back.