Aw man, Grand Canyon would have been a great one for the list, too. Although I've heard from reliable sources that Crash makes it seem like a walk in the park.
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
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Hayden - May 08, 2009 10:42:03 am PDT #1189 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
lisah - May 08, 2009 10:44:16 am PDT #1190 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I love After Hours!
Me too!
I don't think I've ever walked out of a movie. I did turn Crash off after about 20 minutes of torture. so bad.
erikaj - May 08, 2009 10:45:25 am PDT #1191 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
And I loved "Get Shorty" SO MUCH. "Be Cool" was an embarrassing book that made an embarrassing film. Because I read it prepared to defend Leonard's honor, but there was no honor...only product placement prostitution. I lost a tiny bit of my hero after that.
Dana - May 08, 2009 10:45:51 am PDT #1192 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We tried to watch Waking Life last weekend. It didn't go too well.
Jesse - May 08, 2009 10:46:17 am PDT #1193 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think the only movie I've ever walked out of was Sliver, or another one of those early-90s Lady Exec thriller-type movies. And that was mostly because there was a homeless guy snoring in the theater.
megan walker - May 08, 2009 10:50:54 am PDT #1194 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Have Jessica and juliana seen this? [link]
DavidS - May 08, 2009 11:39:11 am PDT #1195 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dumb people unable to climb out of their own self destructive tracks just make me tired.
That's not how I'd characterize a guy stuck in downtown overnight. Especially when the premise is a dark comedy so all forces conspire against him.
beekaytee - May 08, 2009 12:23:53 pm PDT #1196 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
And I loved "Get Shorty" SO MUCH. "Be Cool" was an embarrassing book that made an embarrassing film. Because I read it prepared to defend Leonard's honor, but there was no honor...only product placement prostitution. I lost a tiny bit of my hero after that.
My sistah. My exact thoughts.
That's not how I'd characterize a guy stuck in downtown overnight. Especially when the premise is a dark comedy so all forces conspire against him.
About 5 years after seeing After Hours I ended up being stuck downtown in Tokyo through a bizarrely similar series of events. The comedy of errors was not so funny.
After figuring out that where I was (Ropponji) there were NOCabs and would not be any until rush hour the next morning...and that where I wanted to be (Shinjuku) was 7 miles away, I just started hoofing it. As the drunken people I was with straggled behind me whinging at the top of their guts, I actually flashed on the movie.
Thankfully, about 2 miles into the walk (in freezing weather and not!walking shoes) the stress of a gaijin woman walking after midnight caused a cab driver to take pity on us.
I guess the storyline just hits too close to home.
beekaytee - May 08, 2009 12:38:03 pm PDT #1197 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
On another note, I just stumbled across the trailer for the new Fame. What is with our compulsion to take perfectly complete cultural experiences and redo them? Mystery!
tommyrot - May 08, 2009 12:42:53 pm PDT #1198 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Profit!
Also, no creativity!