Somebody said to me the other day Zodiac was the best movie of 2007. The most polite reply I had was "Did you only see one movie this year?".
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kevin - Nov 24, 2007 9:12:01 am PST #8447 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 24, 2007 9:59:11 am PST #8448 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
Don't forget Tyler Perry released like 4 movies this year. It could happen.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 24, 2007 11:22:42 am PST #8449 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So if I wasn't enamored of Black Dahlia I probably won't enjoy Zodiac ?
I've heard they are stylistically and structurally very different (haven't seen either) but that ZODIAC is very...deliberately paced, shall we say. It was one of the reasons I couldn't quite bring myself to see it in the theater (and haven't seen it yet) despite some reviews I read that intrigued me.
Kristen - Nov 24, 2007 11:55:27 am PST #8450 of 10001
So if I wasn't enamored of Black Dahlia I probably won't enjoy Zodiac ?
I had different issues with the two movies. I will say one thing in defense of Zodiac. It may have been slower than frozen molasses but, after viewing it, I didn't feel compelled to seek out a synopsis of the movie to figure out what the fuck I just watched.
Glamcookie - Nov 24, 2007 12:02:18 pm PST #8451 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Black Dahlia sucked. I'm so over Scarlett Johansson.
Trudy Booth - Nov 24, 2007 12:04:06 pm PST #8452 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
She has a terrible nose. And its INTENTIONAL!!!!
Kristen - Nov 24, 2007 9:04:27 pm PST #8453 of 10001
I'm so over Scarlett Johansson.
I barely noticed her. I think Hilary Swank was absorbing most of my irritation. I didn't have enough left over for Scarlett.
Now that I've completed a bajillion chores and errands, it's movie time again. I feel it should be Western night.
Glamcookie - Nov 25, 2007 1:27:57 am PST #8454 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I think Hilary Swank was absorbing most of my irritation.
Oh totally, but I expect her to suck. Not a fan.
Fay - Nov 25, 2007 2:44:53 am PST #8455 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I didn't feel compelled to seek out a synopsis of the movie to figure out what the fuck I just watched.
I'm so glad to hear it wasn't just me! I mean, jings, I am all about narrative. Following plots? SO not normally problematic for me. And I'm good with long stories too. But with Black Dahlia... well, I appreciated the fact that it all looked pretty, and the conceit of using period-esque transitions was vaguely charming, but when the damn thing finally meandered to its conclusion I was left staring at the screen and wondering what had actually happened, and why I was supposed to give a damn.
(edited for excessive use of bolding.)
Juliebird - Nov 25, 2007 5:53:22 am PST #8456 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Wow, Black Dahlia is the only movie I can remember having to look up after to figure it out. Also, hated it.
I had a dream last night that I was watching an old B&W movie with Cary Grant that was revolutionary. There was even a full-on butt shot for some reason. I was watching it with my parents, and suddenly it turned into a spouse-swapping movie, with Cary Grant making a move on the old man after joking that the old man's wife was gonna run off with Cary Grant's young wife. And then my parents got up and walked out and I didn't get to see the end.