the hard G is most common but I've also heard the long E and for some reason, "Ellery."
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
'Objects In Space'
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Laga - Aug 22, 2008 12:42:05 pm PDT #7798 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Laga - Aug 23, 2008 12:10:18 pm PDT #7799 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Even after a huge amount of buildup Tropic Thunder managed to deliver big with the funny. I was surprised to find myself the only one laughing at the Apocalypse Now refence in a theatre with nearly 200 people. They seemed to enjoy the surprise guest star most of all.
Laga - Aug 24, 2008 11:44:23 am PDT #7800 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
wow. A little kid just walked by the Bottle Shock standee and said, "don't like him!" His Mom, understandably confused asked, "don't like who, honey?" "Snape." That kid's got a good eye. Here's how Rickman looks on the standee.
Scrappy - Aug 24, 2008 12:08:29 pm PDT #7801 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Tropic Thunder was great fun. Loved RDJ (OF COURSE) and was happily surprised by Matthew McConaughey.
Also saw Death Race. Not great but we weren't looking for great or even, well, good. Loud, illogical, and too much herky-jerky camera flash but many good crashes. Despite Jason Statham's incredibly impressive physique, I have to give the edge in lust-ability to Ian McShane. Rowr.
Laga - Aug 24, 2008 1:31:29 pm PDT #7802 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I've been hearing even the most rabid Statham fans should skip Death Race 'cause it's just so awful.
SailAweigh - Aug 24, 2008 2:58:45 pm PDT #7803 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Willie Waffle gave it half a waffle (out of four.) I won't say I trust his judgement completely, but I'll take him over Roger Ebert any day.
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2008 6:43:10 pm PDT #7804 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
One day I'm going to watch all the Statham movies, regardless of quality.
Finally saw TDK. Count me in the camp that loved Heath and Gary's...well, the performances in general all worked for me. It gut-punched when it was supposed to, mostly, although it did feel a bit long--I bought the Joker's first capture as some sort of end, so I had a restart feeling there. And a very sad one.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 25, 2008 4:00:35 am PDT #7805 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'll say it again, if you'd told me pre-Batman Begins that Gary Oldman would play the definitive Jim Gordon, I'd have laughed and laughed. I didn't think he'd be bad for it, I just didn't think he'd be that good in the part.
Polter-Cow - Aug 25, 2008 5:40:19 am PDT #7806 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So I watched Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in a week. I'm not generally a fan of Westerns, but they were good stuff, and they got progressively better. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was particularly awesome, as it had a pretty clever plot, and it was also pretty funny. It could have used some more The Bad, though. It was more The Good, the Ugly, and the Bad, which, appropriately enough, is what the Italian title actually translates to.
Also, The Good and The Ugly are clearly soulmates.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 25, 2008 5:41:01 am PDT #7807 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've been hearing even the most rabid Statham fans should skip Death Race 'cause it's just so awful.
His last movie was a Uwe Boll Medieval hack & slash videogame movie though, so I can see how this one might seem a step up.