'Just Rewards (2)'
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Finally, I must agree: John Goodman, kung fu master = comedy gold.
I haven't seen Speed Racer yet, and most likely won't, but I have to say that the first Librarian movie on TNT (starring Noah Wylie) had the best incongrous use of kung fu master--Bob Newhart!! I nearly fell off my chair laughing when he broke out the karate-chop moves.
My only real gender-based observation was, "There's NO WAY she could walk over a grated floor in those heels!"
Right? But maybe she *is* a superhero, and *that's* her super power!
I haven't seen the movie or read any of the comics, so I have no idea who Pepper Potts is. I'm just saying that in terms of sexism charges, Alfred doesn't really seem relevant. (Unless Pepper really IS Tony Stark's maid.)
Movie-version of Mary Jane? USELESS. It pains me to say it, but she is.
Yeah, it made me wonder why her character is apparently so popular. What does she do in the comics that makes her beloved as her own person and not just Spidey's girlfriend?
(Unless Pepper really IS Tony Stark's maid.)
Well, she does take out the trash.
(Next up? Billionaire Playboy As [whitefont]. What will the blogs say?)
My guess? Exactly nothing.
What is a parent to do?
Mention the part about the melting Nazis?
I liked Pepper! At the end, when Stark tries to make a move on her, and she's all, oh yeah, remember how you're kind of a schmuck? Yeah, nice try. It's adorable that you thought that would work.
he thinks the movies all look flat-out Bad and he will never, never watch any of them because of their obvious stenchy badness.
WhawhawhaaaaaAAAAA???
Bu... bu... bu...
::brain broken, please try again later::
I'm in Aillean's corner on Pepper. And in Sean's with the brain broken.
he thinks the movies all look flat-out Bad and he will never, never watch any of them because of their obvious stenchy badness.
JZ, Emmett is rapidly losing Cool Points.
Sean, if you can't tell how completely lousy they are from the two-second clips on display during the ads for the completely awesome Lego game, I don't know how to explain it to you.
I think if we could just get him to stroll through the living room while we were in the middle of watching the scene where the bullwhip assassin is displaying all his flair and style until Indy gets bored and shoots him, Emmett will be good and hooked, but it'll take a little finesse because I reacted exactly the way you did and he now has an emotional investment in hanging onto his belief in their lousiness.
...because I reacted exactly the way you did and he now has an emotional investment in hanging onto his belief in their lousiness.
*sniff* They grow up so quickly. He's acting just like a teenager, bless his heart.