Andrew ,'Damage'
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Hot Fuzz was hilarious. As if I didn't already know that I need to see Shaun of the Dead.
Just saw Hot Fuzz. It was quite fun. Not quite Shaun of the Dead zombie fun, but lots of fun. And Timothy Dalton was a hoot.
I'm always certain that when I watch British comedy films I'm missing some of the humor. Nevertheless, this was wonderful. I wonder if it's that much more funny if you're in the UK.
Emmett and I just saw the Simpsons movie. He's just discovered the show and thinks it's genius.
He laughed pretty much nonstop throughout.
Most important new data? He laughs at Itchy and Scratchy cartoons exactly like Bart does.
I think they nailed the ten year old boy.
Saw my first trailer for that Yuma cowboy flick they didn't seem to be able to find Americans to star in. But hey--Russell and Christian look hot and fake Yank well. I'll be there.
It's funny you say that, because I heard over the weekend that Benicio Del Toro got a $5mm pay-or-play on that movie. They recast his role with Crowe, I guess.
pay-or-play
Does that mean Del Toro gets the $5 mil for staying home?
Got a fair amount of applause--all the big fight scenes got it
This is something I really miss about seeing movies in LA. I don't know if the audience applauds for movies in other cities, but they don't here. (Except for LOTR movies)
Some theaters, like Union Station, are fun because there's a ton of audience feedback and interaction, but it's not the same kind of appreciation for the art.
The Dark is Rising is dead to me. It's clearly going to be one of those movie adaptations that I will have to forcibly redact from my reality (along with the SciFi Earthsea and Demi Moore's Scarlet Letter)
The Dark is Rising is dead to me. It's clearly going to be one of those movie adaptations that I will have to forcibly redact from my reality (along with the SciFi Earthsea and Demi Moore's Scarlet Letter)
Yes. This. The only thing that might remotely tempt me to see it would be the casting of Christopher Eccleston, but I don't think that'll be enough.
I'm in the middle of watching The Prestige for the first time. I have to ask this question: Are nested flashbacks ever a good idea?
Maybe in "Out of Gas"?
We saw Fantastic 4: Silver Surfer last night at the cheapie theater, and I will say that it was definitely worth $3. Had a different actress been cast as Sue Storm, I would have *loved* it. But I have no use for Jessica Alba. None. Reed Richards had more chemistry with Victor von Doom than with Sue Storm.
Sue Storm's death was almost as satisfying as Sofia Coppola's in Godfather 3. Fucking Silver Surfer had to bring her back, though. (Sue Storm, that is. Not Sofia Coppola. I don't think; I kind of dozed off during Godfather 3, so it's possible that the Silver Surfer was in it and I didn't notice.)
Actually, I'm assuming that there's a ton of Reed Richards/Victor von Doom fic out there. As well as Human Torch/Thing fic, because they are SO life partners.
Julian McMahon was far better than the film deserved. And, despite how utterly suited he is to playing the villain, it struck me that *he* is the actor who seems best suited to play Batman. Apologies to Christian Bale, but Julian McMahon just *looks* like Bruce Wayne, and he could *definitely* pull off the creepy scary Dark Knight thing.
Julian McMahon just *looks* like Bruce Wayne, and he could *definitely* pull off the creepy scary Dark Knight thing.
Oh, lordy...
Now I want this so very, very much