Just a note. For Comcast victims customers, Woody Allen's Sleeper just came into rotation on the free On-Demand. One of the funniest movies of all time (IMO) , the best (IMO) of his "early funny ones". (I'm assuming the same stuff comes up at the same time with Comcast nationally. At least any time I've heard past discussions that seems to happen.)
Dawn: Are you kidding? Dr. Keiser: I never kid about my amazing surgical skills.
'Bring On The Night'
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Typo Boy - Jan 21, 2009 7:03:21 pm PST #9596 of 10000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Strega - Jan 21, 2009 7:59:29 pm PST #9597 of 10000
Pfft. If you did not see Crank, you do not know how awesome the sequel will be. Guaran-fucking-teed.
All I can say about Crank is that when the car wound up on the escalator, I stopped worrying and embraced the madness. Okay, also, I was drunk, and we were watching it on PPV. But we were all like "?????" for the first third and then we decided this was the greatest movie ever. And I hope to be as drunk and delighted when I see the sequel. For free, ideally, because god knows it won't be worth paying for, but that's the charm.
In conclusion: you may mock Crank, but only if you conclude with "...So it was the stupidest thing ever, and it KNEW it was stupid, that's why it was AWESOME."
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2009 9:05:04 pm PST #9598 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
when the car wound up on the escalator
Oh my God, I must see this movie.
"...So it was the stupidest thing ever, and it KNEW it was stupid, that's why it was AWESOME."
This is what I hear about Shoot Em Up as well.
Juliebird - Jan 22, 2009 1:01:06 am PST #9599 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Shoot Em Up was far far better. I never reached the "stupidly awesome" point in Crank.
Jessica - Jan 22, 2009 4:59:25 am PST #9600 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Steph L. - Jan 22, 2009 5:02:46 am PST #9601 of 10000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Oscar noms
I blame lolcats for making me think "Oscar noms...oooh, Robert Downey Jr. nom nom nom!!!"
sumi - Jan 22, 2009 5:23:44 am PST #9602 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, I'm glad that Melissa Leo got nominated!
Just because I like her - haven't seen the movie yet but I hear it's great.
I have not heard of "The Visitor" at all.
Sue - Jan 22, 2009 5:31:41 am PST #9603 of 10000
hip deep in pie
The Visitor is supposed to be a great little film. About a guy who comes to his pied a terre in NY to find two illegal immigrants staying there. And he lets them stay. I think it came out last spring and was in theatres for like, a week. It's on my list to rent since it was actually in my local theatre for only a week.
le nubian - Jan 22, 2009 5:37:25 am PST #9604 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I did not find the film as good as the critics' reviews. But perhaps I am a crank.
I found the film to be actually very sad - when considered from the perspectives of individuals who weren't the main character.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 22, 2009 5:49:40 am PST #9605 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
I am desperately hoping that Richard Jenkins and Josh Brolin both being nominated means that their scenes as domestic partners in Flirting with Disaster will be somehow featured at the Oscars.