... which reminds me that I really should see Ratatouille again....
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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Theodosia - Feb 07, 2009 8:16:52 am PST #9856 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"
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 07, 2009 8:32:36 pm PST #9857 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
Milk was actually better than I expected it to be. I've had a dim view of Penn's acting in the past, but he definitely earned his Oscar nom with this.
If Dan White were a fictional character I'd say he was too one-dimensionally villainous, but what with the blaming his double homicide on Hostess® I think the movie treats him with just about the amount of respect and sympathy he deserved.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 08, 2009 5:12:54 am PST #9858 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Josh Brolin's resemblance to David Boreanaz continues to unnerve me. Haven't seen MILK yet, but in the stills I've seen, he looks like DB with bad 70s hair, though not as bad as the 70s hair DB did do on ANGEL.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 08, 2009 8:37:11 am PST #9859 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
He's aged out of some of the resemblance, but back in the 90s it was frightening.
Scrappy - Feb 08, 2009 8:50:56 am PST #9860 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw "The Class" last night, which i highly recommend. Beautifully made and the actors playing the students were incredible.
Hayden - Feb 08, 2009 10:20:22 am PST #9861 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Excellent! I love Cantet's earlier movies, especially Human Resources.
Amy - Feb 08, 2009 11:48:27 am PST #9862 of 10000
Because books.
I took Sara to Coraline in 3D, and it was wonderful! She's just five, but she was fine -- I was actually more concerned with the 3D aspect freaking her out, but it really just added incredible depth. So gorgeously done. LOVED.
I had no idea 3D movies don't qualify for matinee prices (at least at that theater), which was an unpleasant surprise. Then we walked into the theater and were hit by this awful, acrid smell. I had a headache by the time we left, and I guess someone complained -- we walked out to find two managers waiting with free passes for everyone! (Apparently there was a fire a few days ago in the food court. No clue.) And the tickets are good for adult seats, any show ... *except* a 3D show, which I found sort of ironic. Still, that was a nice surprise.
Dana - Feb 08, 2009 12:56:00 pm PST #9863 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
We are watching Excalibur. It's...kind of stupid.
Enjoyed Coraline, though, especially all the weird scenic touches.
Theodosia - Feb 08, 2009 1:01:52 pm PST #9864 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"
The garden set was 50 feet long! Which would be like a stadium set for human actors!
Sean K - Feb 08, 2009 1:04:11 pm PST #9865 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It's...kind of stupid.
David, you misspelled "wonderfully, gloriously stupid." So fantastically cheesy.