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Polter-Cow - Feb 06, 2009 3:33:57 pm PST #9843 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Oh yes, the remix is great.

Christian Bale apologized, by the by. Seems sincere to me.


§ ita § - Feb 06, 2009 3:45:40 pm PST #9844 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There's also a more new-wavey version that I prefer. Lost in the 80s, that's me.


Sophia Brooks - Feb 06, 2009 4:28:27 pm PST #9845 of 10000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I have finally listened to the Christian Bale thing, and I have to say that while embarrassing, I certainly have been on the receiving end of similar things for much less of an infraction. It was unprofessional, but not shocking to me. And the DP is like practically second in command, and really shouldn't be walking through shots.


erikaj - Feb 06, 2009 6:19:55 pm PST #9846 of 10000
Always Anti-fascist!

There's a Bill O'Reilly "Fuck it, we'll do it live!" one too.


Sean K - Feb 06, 2009 7:42:29 pm PST #9847 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I love that one. It sounds like Bale and BillO are screaming at each other.


sj - Feb 06, 2009 7:53:51 pm PST #9848 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I saw Coraline tonight with TCG, Victor, and Thessally. I liked it and I loved parts of it, but I did not love the movie as a whole the way I wanted to. The 3D was awesome though, so if you can see it in 3D, you should.

Jilli warning, there is a bit at the end where the Other Mother turns into a spider-like thing. It is very brief and not very realistic looking, but I thought you might appreciate a warning.

For those wanting to take your kids, I don't think the movie is anywhere near as scary as the book.


Atropa - Feb 06, 2009 10:20:50 pm PST #9849 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

sj, thank you for the warning, but I remembered that part from the book, so I was prepared.

I LOVED Coraline. It was absolutely gorgeous, and just the right level of creepy. Predictably, I want my very own batwinged terrier.

We saw it in 3D, and ... wow. That was the best use of 3D I've ever seen. We're going to see it again next week in plain ol' 2D, and it will be interesting to see how different an experience it is.


sj - Feb 07, 2009 12:11:19 am PST #9850 of 10000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Jilli, I didn't remember it from the book, but I'm glas you were prepared.

Coraline: I hated the additional character of Whybe, and I think I actually screamed outloud when he tried to help her at the end. To me Coraline being alone without friends is an important part of the story. I loved Coraline herself and the parents but was sad that the creepy scene near the end with the father was downplayed. I loved the addition of the garden, and the scenes there were gorgeous. I also loved how they showed the other world dissolving near the end. I was so very disappointed that it wasn't British, and I missed the back story of the ghost children and the creepiness of that scene in the book.


le nubian - Feb 07, 2009 4:32:02 am PST #9851 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I love that one. It sounds like Bale and BillO are screaming at each other.

I agree. I find all of these fan videos/audio of Bale screaming to be extremely funny. I cannot get enough of them. I think someone needs to do a Al Pacino/Bale one. That would likely have me in fits.


Theodosia - Feb 07, 2009 4:36:13 am PST #9852 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

sj, where did you see it? I'm prepared to drive a ways to ensure a 3D experience....