It's all about choices, Faith. The ones we make, and the ones we don't. Oh, and the consequences. Those are always fun.

Angelus ,'Smile Time'


Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape  

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Fay - Jan 10, 2008 1:13:37 am PST #3294 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Ooh, is it called Chocolate?

Cool. I saw a trailer for it a few weeks back, in the cinema, but it was, alas, entirely in Thai. So I just got to go "...hey, this looks good! Um. Wonder what it's called..." and look sadly at the curly wiggles of Thai script on the screen. It was very River Tam, the trailer I saw.

...I rather like Keanu. Risible though he was in Dracula and Much Ado About Nothing (and I have to say that I couldn't fault Branagh's casting rationale: get kids into the cinema to watch Keanu get oiled up while wearing black leather pants, then hit them with the Shakespeare). Also, I rather liked Speed, have a mighty slashy fondness for Point Break and actively heart The Matrix. (Actually, I enjoyed all 3 of the Matrix films.)

And he seems like a good bloke.

And there's always the memory of that black and white photo shoot with the falling towel, back when he was all young and pretty.

Oh! Constantine. I liked it. I remain sorry that there will be no Hellblazer movie with a scruffy blond Scouser played by Paul Bettany - or possibly even Alan Tudyk or Callum Keith Rennie (who, OMG, totally looks the part, but I've no idea whether he could pull off the accent)...but I was very pleasantly surprised by the movie they did make.

Er. Which isn't to invalidate anyone's Keanu-loathing, obviously.


Jessica - Jan 10, 2008 2:50:50 am PST #3295 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

And he seems like a good bloke.

DH has interviewed him in a couple of round-tables, and he does indeed seem like a very good bloke. (Even if he's a freak who doesn't own a computer.)


lisah - Jan 10, 2008 5:04:56 am PST #3296 of 10000
Punishingly Intricate

I caught the last 1/3 or so of Shattered Glass recently and Christiansen is great in that. I just wanted to smack the shit out of him, which was sort of the point.


bon bon - Jan 10, 2008 5:08:46 am PST #3297 of 10000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Keanu is one of our numbered conversations. I swear we talk more about him than J*lia R*berts!

I guess I am pro-Keanu. Speed and Matrix were good movies!


Frankenbuddha - Jan 10, 2008 5:11:42 am PST #3298 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I swear we talk more about him than J*lia R*berts!

J*lia R*berts talks about Keanu?

Ba-dum-bum! Crash!


§ ita § - Jan 10, 2008 5:13:12 am PST #3299 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I like the bit in The Replacements where Keanu's running towards the camera and the wind has caught his hair--I realise then that his hair is more expressive than his face.

But at least the face is pretty.


tiggy - Jan 10, 2008 5:19:18 am PST #3300 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore

I just watched Hard Candy and all I can say is, "whoa." In a non-Keanu kind of way.

I KNOW, right? ter.ri.fying!! that whole castration scene had me watching through my fingers. gah!


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 10, 2008 5:19:19 am PST #3301 of 10000
"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

DH has interviewed him in a couple of round-tables, and he does indeed seem like a very good bloke. (Even if he's a freak who doesn't own a computer.)

He does seem like a really kind and considerate person from everything I've ever heard. I just wish he had either more acting talent or less overlap with my own taste in source material.


Cashmere - Jan 10, 2008 5:35:28 am PST #3302 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.

tiggy, DH looked at me during that scene and said, "Boy, you really know how to get a guy in the mood." He was entirely creeped out.

I liked the little twist at the end.


Theodosia - Jan 10, 2008 5:41:44 am PST #3303 of 10000
'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"

J*lia R*berts talks about Keanu?

:: head implodes ::

Have I ever mentioned how glad I am his taste in movie material overlaps hers practically not at all?