I watched Gran Torino last night. LOVED it. it was a lot funnier than i expected.
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
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tiggy - Dec 28, 2008 7:46:55 am PST #9146 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
tiggy - Dec 28, 2008 7:55:02 am PST #9147 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
I believe that's Bridget Jones's Diary, Steph.
Barb - Dec 28, 2008 7:58:20 am PST #9148 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
I believe that's Bridget Jones's Diary, Steph.
Yep.
Just rewatched it for the pretty that is Colin Firth and some of the funniest writing. And the warm squishies from the end.
Steph L. - Dec 28, 2008 8:01:38 am PST #9149 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Oh. I read the book, but didn't see the movie. I get hives watching RZ. Not even Ewan McGregor and David Hyde Pierce overcame her squinty face and annoying voice to make me like Down with Love (which is, otherwise, big campy fun, because the actors are so obviously having fun with the conventions of the time).
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2008 8:03:58 am PST #9150 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Huh, I was just thinking yesterday about how RZ ruined that movie.
Steph L. - Dec 28, 2008 8:11:26 am PST #9151 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Because you are very, very smart.
Barb - Dec 28, 2008 8:17:55 am PST #9152 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
I get hives watching RZ.
Pretty much ditto.
Huh, I was just thinking yesterday about how RZ ruined that movie.
Wasn't thinking about it yesterday, but yes. This. Although I absolutely loved Sarah Paulson as her best friend.
I will say, however, she really was a perfect choice as Bridget. She captured all the painful insecurity of the character beautifully. And was the least squinty-eyed that I've ever seen her.
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2008 8:22:19 am PST #9153 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I absolutely loved Sarah Paulson as her best friend.
That's the thing: the whole film was perfectly cast, except for this huge gaping hole in the center.
Barb - Dec 28, 2008 8:29:34 am PST #9154 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
That's the thing: the whole film was perfectly cast, except for this huge gaping hole in the center.
Yeah, it really was, wasn't it?
Who would you have put in the role, then?
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 28, 2008 10:07:33 am PST #9155 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
Kate Hudson strikes me as a better choice, though we really don't have the 21st century Doris Day analogue that the story cries out for.
Maybe Tina Fey?
Steph, you should have seen Down with Love in the company I did: with 3 of my cousins that also work in the publishing industry. When RZ rolled out that explanation about writing, publishing, and becoming a celebrity due to a bestseller in about 3 weeks' time we all fell out laughing.