God, I love that movie!
"Greetings, Professor Falken...How about a nice game of chess?"
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
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Kathy A - Jun 20, 2008 6:52:33 am PDT #6581 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
beekaytee - Jun 20, 2008 6:52:49 am PDT #6582 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
I loved Wargames so much...like other people loved Life of Brian...able to download each scene from memory. That movie, Project X and The Day After all contributed to my becoming a professional peace activist. Love.
I'm glad to see the hearty endorsement of Well-e because, frankly, every frame I've seen so far forcibly reminds me of another movie. I love Pixar with the power of a thousand Avid enabled terminals but I wasn't looking forward to this flick.
Sean K - Jun 20, 2008 6:59:31 am PDT #6583 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
YAY WARGAMES LOVE!
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Heh.
juliana - Jun 20, 2008 7:12:54 am PDT #6584 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
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DavidS - Jun 20, 2008 7:29:49 am PDT #6585 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
An early Wall*E review: [link]
I was talking to my friend at Pixar and he said that the female robot character (Eve?) rocks. That's all I know.
And I got a small spoiler for Toy Story 3.
Sean K - Jun 20, 2008 7:37:51 am PDT #6586 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Jessica - Jun 20, 2008 8:20:36 am PDT #6587 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
A.O. Scott is at a loss for words:
The movie’s takeaway catchphrase is “Mariska Hargitay,” which is used by the title character as a fake-Hindi spiritual greeting. This is almost hilarious the first 11 or so times he does it, but by the time Guru Pitka (Mr. Myers) says “Mariska Hargitay” to Ms. Hargitay herself, it’s somehow less amusing than it should be.
Which might sum up “The Love Guru” in its entirety but only at the risk of grievously understating the movie’s awfulness. A whole new vocabulary seems to be required. To say that the movie is not funny is merely to affirm the obvious. The word “unfunny” surely applies to Mr. Myers’s obnoxious attempts to find mirth in physical and cultural differences but does not quite capture the strenuous unpleasantness of his performance. No, “The Love Guru” is downright antifunny, an experience that makes you wonder if you will ever laugh again.
DavidS - Jun 20, 2008 8:22:00 am PDT #6588 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The review in the examiner this morning was even more damning, suggesting Mike Meyers careeracide.
DavidS - Jun 20, 2008 8:26:08 am PDT #6589 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I failed to review Zohan, which is the last movie I saw with Emmett.
It's actually kind of a sweethearted movie and finds a lot of ways to emphasize the commonalities of Arab and Israeli culture, be sex-positive for older woman (while still playing that for jokes) and being notably not homophobic while spending much time in beauty salons with gay hairdressers.
That noted, it was only occasionally funny, and not very memorable. I did like Adam Sandler's performance. He didn't play his usual repressed rage character but rather a guy who's competent, kind and weary of violence.
beekaytee - Jun 20, 2008 8:30:18 am PDT #6590 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
The review in the examiner this morning was even more damning, suggesting Mike Meyers careeracide.
The interviews he's been doing seem strained and painful...I can only imagine the actual movie. And when I say imagine, I mean that is all I will do. The previews convinced me to not even rent it later.
Poor guy. He's trying so hard but absolutely everything being written about him...that I've seen...makes him look so bad. You know, when EW makes you look like a jerk...well...
eta: Ha. I meant to say about vs. by him, but both statements are valid.