Jessica, I realized that about Håkan when he asked Eli not to see Oskar when she went out that night, and she caressed his cheek. Up until then I thought he might actually have been her father, and just been protecting her for a decade or two. But that scene made it clear that he saw Oskar as his replacement raher than just someone Eli liked .
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Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 16, 2009 11:09:06 am PST #9982 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
Aims - Feb 16, 2009 11:12:29 am PST #9983 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I thought that Gwyneth's off-screen death fit in perfectly since we didn't see any of the other "sins" get killed, either. And to the murderer, she was just an object, like the other victims.
But, like my namesake, I really liked it. I loved how it looked and it's one of the few BP movies I like.
tiggy - Feb 16, 2009 11:20:16 am PST #9984 of 10000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
loved Se7en. loved Zodiac. not many people seem to love or even like Zodiac and it sort of leaves me scratching my head because it held my attention really well. sometimes to the point of me being on the edge of my seat.
Amy - Feb 16, 2009 11:21:49 am PST #9985 of 10000
Because books.
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::sits with Aims::
I haven't seen Zodiac yet, but I'd like to. Then again, I love usually Fincher.
lisah - Feb 16, 2009 11:31:28 am PST #9986 of 10000
Punishingly Intricate
I thought that Gwyneth's off-screen death fit in perfectly since we didn't see any of the other "sins" get killed, either. And to the murderer, she was just an object, like the other victims.
Oh, yeah, I got that. It just pinged a whole mess of my issues very strongly at the time.
Juliebird - Feb 16, 2009 11:33:31 am PST #9987 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I figured that with that amount of pretty pretty men it would at least have the eye candy, if nothing else, but the characters just flitted in and out so much I stopped caring, only to be surprised that they show back up only to depress me with how their lives have been f***ed up and destroyed by the Zodiac killer. Boring and depressing!
Aims - Feb 16, 2009 11:34:18 am PST #9988 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I can imagine. There are so many issues (not yours, mind, general issues of people in general) that get pinged with that movie.
Though I will agree that "What's in the box??" has become a catch-all phrase for me. Complete with pointing.
Strega - Feb 16, 2009 12:16:14 pm PST #9989 of 10000
It's hard for me to articulate why I didn't like Se7en because I don't know what was so great about it. I didn't hate it, but my reaction was "What's all the fuss about?" I dunno, it has a couple good thriller/horror scenes and it's very pretty to look at, but there was nothing there for me to care about.
And then on the demerit side, it's got Morgan Freeman giving an inspirational VO at the end, which is never good. Plus, titles like "Se7en" and "Thir13en Ghosts" and "Numb3rs" are just 5tup1d.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 16, 2009 2:39:45 pm PST #9990 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Most people I know who didn't like the movie saw it later AND had a hate-on for Gwyneth, so they were mostly disappointed not see her (a) head in the box or (b) being decapitated.
megan walker - Feb 16, 2009 2:53:38 pm PST #9991 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Ha. Yeah, I thought it was...all right, but it never really justified its existence. It was just a TV movie with better actors.
This so nails my reaction to Zodiac. In the film book I'm editing, it's being used as the in-depth analysis example for the sound chapter. I wasn't struck by the use of sound, so I'm really looking forward to getting the draft and seeing what my author says about it.