Ash & others,
I connected to Oskar because of the bullying. So I was just about in his court from moment one. I felt really sorry for him the entire time. I was really horrified at the pool scene. I know kids are mean to each other, but damn.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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le nubian - Feb 16, 2009 4:31:55 am PST #9962 of 10000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tom Scola - Feb 16, 2009 4:39:44 am PST #9963 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
My new favorite cable channel is MGM HD. Just this weekend, I DVRed Bergman's Persona, and Truffaut's The Bride Wore Black.
DavidS - Feb 16, 2009 8:13:16 am PST #9964 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My new favorite cable channel is MGM HD
Huh. Maybe I need to get an HD tv. Oh yeah, after we pay the rent stuff. Maybe next decade.
Ash - Feb 16, 2009 8:25:19 am PST #9965 of 10000
le nubian:
I know what you mean, and that was actually one aspect of the story I was looking forward to seeing what the story did with (bad grammar day for me). I also connected with his being around drinking adults... that scene worked for me. He is anchorless, and entertains himself with (apparently) books that give him knowledge about crimes. Which suggests that he is ideal to replace Hakan.
I love that all of these characters seem very alive and interesting, with their own things going on.
Jessica - Feb 16, 2009 8:55:01 am PST #9966 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
"THIS is ALL stop-motion??? Holy shit!!!"
Well, some of it was CG. (Like most of the mouse circus.) But I've never seen CG and puppets so well integrated before, anywhere.
Jessica - Feb 16, 2009 8:57:44 am PST #9967 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Re Let The Right One In, it didn't occur to me until after the movie was over that Hakan had met Eli when he was Oskar's age too, and that he wasn't her first either. Eli's been doing this a long time.
Steph L. - Feb 16, 2009 8:59:54 am PST #9968 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
"THIS is ALL stop-motion??? Holy shit!!!"
Well, some of it was CG.
Okay, the mouse circus was specifically what blew my mind, thinking it was all stop-motion.
Tom Scola - Feb 16, 2009 9:37:15 am PST #9969 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
The trilogy meter: [link]
Amy - Feb 16, 2009 9:50:16 am PST #9970 of 10000
Because books.
I'm just sitting over here wondering (from B'cracy) why people hate Se7en. I loved it.
DavidS - Feb 16, 2009 9:52:43 am PST #9971 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The trilogy meter: [link]
Oooh, I concur with those assessments. And it's interesting to see them bar charted.