Ha ha ha. I imagine that going to some phone in the janitor's closet or something.
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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Polter-Cow - Aug 15, 2008 2:00:06 pm PDT #7690 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Laga - Aug 15, 2008 2:25:07 pm PDT #7691 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
it'd be so awesome if Jack Black answered.
Polter-Cow - Aug 15, 2008 2:32:41 pm PDT #7692 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Even better if Simple Jack answered.
DavidS - Aug 15, 2008 2:47:08 pm PDT #7693 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Even better if Simple Jack answered.
Best would be Cruise as Les Grossman. My favorite Grossman threat: "I'm going to shove my fist so far up your ass, if you have a thought it's going to have to tiptoe around my wedding band!"
Okay, back from Clone Wars.
Looked beautiful on the big screen. Lots of snappy dialogue between Anakin and his new padawan Ahsoka, which suffers from lack of snappiness.
You know what? Joss will write this stuff for you for free, George Lucas. Seriously, he'd lock himself in a motel room with a case of Red Bull and knock off a season's worth of quips, 93% of them actually funny. It would make such a difference in the quality of the whole thing just not having the stupid dialogue.
Sigh.
Anyway, some of the plot machinations were underthought and over plotty. For example, there's a scene where the droids are attacking behind a force shield and they're unstoppable unless somebody is able to shut off the generator. Except, they're crossing a bridge and Obi Wan could've just aimed his cannon at the bridge and stopped their advance.
The fights - both spaceshippy and lightsabery - were exciting and cool.
Lots of women characters with stuff to do. Ventress is an intriguing villain. Amidala more than decorative. Ahsoka is headstrong and reckless and snapless with the dialogue. Which wouldn't have been such a big deal except she spends a lot of time quipping. Oh well.
Emmett liked it. He's about the ideal audience.
Gris - Aug 15, 2008 3:19:23 pm PDT #7694 of 10000
Hey. New board.
Why didn't anybody tell me 2 Days In Paris is so funny?
Signed,
Laughing
Glamcookie - Aug 15, 2008 4:08:47 pm PDT #7695 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
We're seeing Clone Wars tomorrow. LOVED the Tartakovsky (sp?) Clone Wars. Not sure how they can equal/top it...
Laga - Aug 15, 2008 4:11:55 pm PDT #7696 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
don't get your hopes up.
DavidS - Aug 15, 2008 4:20:51 pm PDT #7697 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
LOVED the Tartakovsky (sp?) Clone Wars. Not sure how they can equal/top it...
What Laga said. It's good but less good than the Genndy. He had the good sense to end-run the dialogue issues by having many silent battle scenes of beautiful graphic design.
Laga - Aug 15, 2008 6:26:15 pm PDT #7698 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I just finished Alpha Dog. Great film but I feel wrung out. It a little weird since I'm only two episodes from the end of season 1 of Veronica Mars and Amanda Seyfriend played pretty much the same character in both. It was easy to imagine Lily Kane mixed up in the whole mess.
edit: wow Vincent Kartheiser did a great job. I never recognized him. I did try to turn off that part of my brain because I knew the cast was huge and it often messes with my enjoyment of a movie when I spend the whole time trying to place people.
tiggy - Aug 15, 2008 6:53:19 pm PDT #7699 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Alpha Dog was so heartbreaking. i've only been able to watch it once even though i really, really loved it.