I didn't like it one bit.
This must be what going mad feels like.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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Laga - Nov 08, 2008 8:09:42 pm PST #8542 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
§ ita § - Nov 08, 2008 8:16:48 pm PST #8543 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I sat through it, but found it dull and uninvolving.
Cashmere - Nov 08, 2008 8:18:24 pm PST #8544 of 10000
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I went to see The Duchess. It wasn't that exciting. It was pretty and well acted but the writing was meh. It was every so slightly historically correct but there wasn't enough of her gambling and money problems--just her love life and marriage.
I only went to see it because I was by myself and I figured DH would probably go see Appaloosa with me later.
Laga - Nov 08, 2008 8:21:49 pm PST #8545 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
my guests are loving The Duchess but I don't think we get many historians.
Cashmere - Nov 08, 2008 8:40:11 pm PST #8546 of 10000
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It's really quite lovely. There's not a lot of exposition or explanation of who the characters are but it works as a drama. Like I said, well acted but not overly exciting.
Now I just need to find a babysitter so DH and I can go watch Viggo.
He wants to put off Madagascar 2 untiil next weekend. No idea why, other than he ranks going to the movies with preschoolers right up there with root canal and rectal surgery.
Laga - Nov 08, 2008 8:45:49 pm PST #8547 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Madagascar 2 is huge right now. If you don't want to see it in a crowded auditorium, it's wise to put it off.
Cashmere - Nov 08, 2008 8:53:25 pm PST #8548 of 10000
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Remember we're in the Middle of Nowheresville so it's not likely the theatre will be too packed. I'm not even expecting to get through the film with both kids. We are prepared to bail.
It doesn't really matter too much because we'll eventually own it and I'll have seen it A THOUSAND TIMES.
DavidS - Nov 08, 2008 9:18:56 pm PST #8549 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Can someone who liked Mulholland Drive sell it to me?
Have you liked other Lynch movies?
Because it's very Lynchian, but I thought successfully so.
Of course, you have to sort out the plot which I didn't get on first watch, but once that falls into place it's an interesting, even haunting movie.
§ ita § - Nov 08, 2008 9:29:55 pm PST #8550 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, I'm never watching it again. And I disliked the second bit more than the first (wanted to slap them all silly), so I think it's not for me.
I was a Twin Peaks fan, though.
DavidS - Nov 08, 2008 9:31:37 pm PST #8551 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, I'm never watching it again.
I didn't mean that. There was a long piece on Salon when it came out laying out the storyline which made it more coherent for me.