I'm a lot more sensitive than I used to be to scenes of physical abuse/torture.
Me too. There were at least 4 "watch through the hands" bits for me. I coped with booze.
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'Safe'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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.
juliana - Aug 09, 2007 9:47:55 am PDT #761 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
beekaytee - Aug 09, 2007 9:50:42 am PDT #762 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
the message that the best hope for environmentalism is for wild animals to learn to be more entertaining.This took my breath away. The stepnfetchit saves the day moment...I nearly swallowed my tongue.
> During the scene where, he's banging his head against the aquarium wall
This made me cry as it brought back memories of my penguin wrangler days at Sea World SD. A little too close to home, though Emperors are well known for their lack of anybody home upstairs.
eta: oops, should I have whitefonted that? Better safe than sorry.
shrift - Aug 09, 2007 9:53:01 am PDT #763 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Oh god, I really liked Pan's Labyrinth but I was squirming and nauseated and making bleating noises of terror during those scenes. If I ever see Sergi López in person, I might accidentally flip out like a mammal.
shrift - Aug 09, 2007 9:54:30 am PDT #764 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Wait, what? Happy Feet came out last year, and the DVD was released in March. Do we still need to whitefont for that?
Frankenbuddha - Aug 09, 2007 9:55:19 am PDT #765 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
If I ever see Sergi López in person, I might accidentally flip out like a mammal.
Which I would have done anyway after seeing WITH FRIENDS LIKE HARRY... The man gives good enthusiastic creepiness.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 09, 2007 10:10:16 am PDT #766 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
I was too busy shaking my fist at the screen during the monkey/propeller beanie scene and swearing "As God is my witness, I'll never pay good money to watch another French film again!" to be properly creeped out by Lopez.
Sean K - Aug 09, 2007 10:20:00 am PDT #767 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, now I'm thinking I might need to watch Happy Feet, just to catch the full weight of the offensiveness.
Plus, my BiL showed it to my nephew, who loved it, and now I have to be prepared for possible discussion.
shrift - Aug 09, 2007 10:24:35 am PDT #768 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Plus, my BiL showed it to my nephew, who loved it
I have the sudden urge to send your nephew Avatar: The Last Airbender so he can have entertainment for kids with social commentary that won't make the baby Jesus need to choke a bitch.
Scrappy - Aug 09, 2007 10:32:01 am PDT #769 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
BTW--our friend Andy is propmaster on the Cameron Avatar, and is going to New Zealand for three months to work with WETA. Woo hoo! His wife and two kids will join him for two weeks in November. We are invited anytime we want to go, but it is not in the cards. Still, our friend! working at WETA!
Sean K - Aug 09, 2007 10:33:50 am PDT #770 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Awesome. Now I know what to get the little guy for Christmas. Thanks, shrift.
Admittedly, being only two and a half, the nephew might have just been all about the dancing baby penguin, but clearly I need to get started early, and Avatar will likely be a good gift anyway.