From the Scott NYT review linked above:
Man, that's almost got as much haughty disdain as your typical NYT book review.
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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Barb - Dec 22, 2008 4:12:59 pm PST #9130 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Steph L. - Dec 22, 2008 5:02:58 pm PST #9131 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
There's been discussion (and, of course, spoilage) of Seven Pounds in the Spoilers thread. The whole premise of the movie sounds utterly, utterly depressing. Also, weird.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 22, 2008 6:01:51 pm PST #9132 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Man, that's almost got as much haughty disdain as your typical NYT book review.
See, for me, the review read less like haughty disdain and more like a well articulated WTFingF??!?!?!??!!
JZ - Dec 23, 2008 5:18:56 am PST #9133 of 10000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
There's been discussion (and, of course, spoilage) of Seven Pounds in the Spoilers thread. The whole premise of the movie sounds utterly, utterly depressing. Also, weird.
Okay, now I've gotta go over there to see if my guess about the premise is right.
eta: Not quite, because there's no way I could possibly have guessed at that particular ending, but I did indeed get the cheesy side of the plot.
le nubian - Dec 23, 2008 6:56:13 am PST #9134 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm not sure anyone could GUESS the ending. I mean the general sketches of the ending seem apparent from the commercials I've seen, but the specifics slay me. Absolutely slay me.
Kathy A - Dec 23, 2008 2:13:36 pm PST #9135 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm currently watching AMC, which is showing The Right Stuff. They've got John Glenn in orbit right now, which has one of the best uses of classical music in modern film (outside of Amadeus)--Holst's The Planets, the Mars and Jupiter movements.
beekaytee - Dec 23, 2008 2:32:30 pm PST #9136 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Whoa, Kathy. You just sparked an amazing memory for me.
Good lord. Was is 30?! years ago?
I went to an outdoor concert at the Concord Pavilion, of science fiction 'movie music'. All the classic John Williams stuff...I think he was even there.
The highlight was Holst's, Mars, the bringer of war, Jupiter, the bringer of jocularity. We lay on our backs, watching falling stars. It really was a magic moment.
Plus, I got a great new vocabulary word out of it.
Good times, man, good times.
Barb - Dec 23, 2008 2:34:13 pm PST #9137 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
"What a heavenly light."
And until Ocean's 11, greatest use of Debussy in a film sequence.
Beverly - Dec 23, 2008 3:00:44 pm PST #9138 of 10000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Okay, at bonny's mention of that concert, I can't pass up the opportunity to post this. These are the guys who actually arranged and sang the medley. I'd recommend watching in high quality, but that's just me.
Tom Scola - Dec 25, 2008 3:45:54 pm PST #9139 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Holy crap: [link]
In a surprise ruling, a federal judge in Los Angeles said he intended to grant 20th Century Fox’s claim that it owns a copyright interest in the “Watchmen,” a movie shot by Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures and set for release in March.