The missus and I took advantage of baby day at the Alamo to go see Stardust, which she'd been dying to see. Unfortunately, it was sort of a turd. In fact, even though I'm not that crazy about the story the movie is based on (I mean, I like it pretty well, I guess), just about every deviation from the story made the movie a crappier spectacle. It also seemed to be about 13 hrs long, most of which stemmed from the far-too-overwritten roles for the name stars of the flick. The only worthwhile part of the latter half was Ricky Gervais doing a sword-and-sorcery version of David Brent, and that wasn't worth too much.
Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination. Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
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Hayden - Aug 14, 2007 11:28:57 am PDT #872 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Hayden - Aug 14, 2007 11:32:57 am PDT #873 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Glancing back, there didn't seem to be too many other Stardust-hatas other than me & Mr. Jessica. Ethan, my man!
sj - Aug 14, 2007 11:34:49 am PDT #874 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Glancing back, there didn't seem to be too many other Stardust-hatas other than me & Mr. Jessica. Ethan, my man!
Add me to that list.
Hayden - Aug 14, 2007 12:03:14 pm PDT #875 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
SJ, my chica!
DavidS - Aug 14, 2007 4:45:59 pm PDT #876 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Anybody seen "Cafe Flesh?"
Not only have I seen it, I own Rinse Dream's (Richard Sayadian's) other film, the semi-porn, dayglo remake of Dr. Caligari.
Then I went back and watched his actual porn films including Party Doll A Go Go parts 1 and 2.
Which love both as porn and humor. Oh, he also did the first two movies in the well regarded Night Dreams series. Which are basically the more porny versions of Dr. Caligari.
I've always wanted to write an article about him. That was the last time porn film production had any kind of crossover with the mainstream.
Jessica - Aug 14, 2007 4:52:27 pm PDT #877 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Saw Rattatouille yesterday. (FTR, 1pm shows on weekdays? ALL moms w/ babies or toddlers. Sweet!)
I have to say, I didn't love it. I think I have Brad Bird issues, because I came out of it with the same vaguely unpleasant feeling I had after The Incredibles. I haven't been able to pin down exactly what it was in this movie, but there's just something about his worldview that disagrees with me.
juliana - Aug 14, 2007 5:12:24 pm PDT #878 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
DavidS - Aug 14, 2007 5:22:08 pm PDT #879 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I haven't been able to pin down exactly what it was in this movie, but there's just something about his worldview that disagrees with me.
The aristocracy of talent?
Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2007 7:36:26 pm PDT #880 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It also seemed to be about 13 hrs long, most of which stemmed from the far-too-overwritten roles for the name stars of the flick.
I had the opposite reaction. When it was over, I was surprised to find out it had been two hours long, because it hadn't seemed that long at all.
Jessica - Aug 15, 2007 12:18:05 am PDT #881 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The aristocracy of talent?
Not this explicitly, because I agree with him that not everyone is equally qualified to do everything, but something about the way he goes about making his point. I've come away from his last 2 films thinking "what an asshole," and that's not something I normally get from Pixar. (I also don't remember feeling that way about Iron Giant, but it's been forever since I've seen it.)