Hot Fuzz may cross the line from clever to brilliant. I'm sure I missed a number of the references, but I did love it. Plus, hedgehog!
But she was naked! And all... articulate!
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Volans - Aug 13, 2007 6:27:34 am PDT #847 of 10000
move out and draw fire
§ ita § - Aug 13, 2007 7:01:56 am PDT #848 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sj - Aug 13, 2007 10:08:29 am PDT #849 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It was probably a mistake for me to see Stardust in the same day I read the book. I really didn't like it. I really wanted to like it, but too much was changed for my taste.
Hayden - Aug 13, 2007 10:17:41 am PDT #850 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
We watched Hot Fuzz and The Host this past weekend, and both were made of awesome!
Volans - Aug 13, 2007 10:41:34 am PDT #851 of 10000
move out and draw fire
The music in Hot Fuzz was noticeably awesome also (I loved Goody Two-Shoes over the opening scene). They clearly knew it, since the music coordinator was credited as Nick Angel.
§ ita § - Aug 13, 2007 10:48:04 am PDT #852 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The music was credited to Nick Angel because it's his name.
Ailleann - Aug 13, 2007 10:50:33 am PDT #853 of 10000
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Is the character name an homage, then? Or just a strange coincidence?
Volans - Aug 13, 2007 10:50:37 am PDT #854 of 10000
move out and draw fire
So was the main character named after him?
§ ita § - Aug 13, 2007 10:51:37 am PDT #855 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I seem to recall reading they thought it was a way cool name (which...is).
beekaytee - Aug 13, 2007 10:52:17 am PDT #856 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
I saw Sunshine last week with a science writer friend. We looked for geological themes to justify her magazine footing the tickets. Not much geological content, as it turned out...but super creepy. And of the 1 hour 48 minutes, I think roughly 40 minutes were spent on Cillian Murphy's eyes.
I'm not much for jumpy-outy-scary movies but this one seemed well done. And while the macro science plot devices were eye-rolly in the extreme, the minor details were elegantly crafted.
It had some of the atmospherics of Solaris, which I also enjoyed.