I gotta say I disagree on the trashy in re: Latter Days. I thought it was the sweetest love story since Brokeback Mountain.
I was under the impression that I was your big comfy blanky.
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Laga - Jul 07, 2007 7:37:57 pm PDT #9952 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Polter-Cow - Jul 07, 2007 10:20:32 pm PDT #9953 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Transformers was awesome! There were giant robots transforming into things and then transforming into robots! It was totally sweet! The plot was nonsense, as it was written by Alias writers, but that's not the point. Giant robots! Beating the crap out of each other! Things blowing up! Woooo!!!
Also, the Cloverfield trailer was a thousand times better in the theater. Wow. I'm really excited for it now.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 08, 2007 6:05:58 am PDT #9954 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
The plot was nonsense, as it was written by Alias writers, but that's not the point.
If only I'd kept that in mind back when Lost first began to air.
evil jimi - Jul 08, 2007 6:25:11 am PDT #9955 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Did we already know there is a remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still in pre-production? I'm in the "it'll suck major dog balls" camp. [link]
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2007 6:52:43 am PDT #9956 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The plot was nonsense, as it was written by Alias writers, but that's not the point
The basis of the plot wasn't written by them. They had second crack at it. And I heard that Bay rewrote too. So it'd not be fair to blame it on them.
Laga - Jul 08, 2007 7:26:13 am PDT #9957 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
And another brilliant original screenplay ends up on the shelf.
Polter-Cow - Jul 08, 2007 8:17:15 am PDT #9958 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The basis of the plot wasn't written by them. They had second crack at it. And I heard that Bay rewrote too. So it'd not be fair to blame it on them.
Heh, really? Because the whole magical map on the glasses and EVERYONE WANTS THE CUUUUUUBE had a very Alias feel to me. Of course, I'm not sure if I would expect a Transformers plot not to be nonsense.
What did strike me as amusing, however, is that the movie takes place in an alternate universe in which Transformers never existed. Because at no point during the movie does anyone yell, "Oh my God, it's a TRANSFORMER!"
Frankenbuddha - Jul 08, 2007 11:11:41 am PDT #9959 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Holy shit people, only 40+ posts to go. Any way we can turn this sucker over before Harry Potter comes out on Wednesday?
Laga - Jul 08, 2007 11:18:27 am PDT #9960 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
What's the rationale for quickly using up the last posts in a thread? I'm just curious.
Polter-Cow - Jul 08, 2007 11:19:15 am PDT #9961 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's fun?
Also, I think the practical matter is that it keeps actual, viable conversations from being split between threads.