I'm seeing the new HP tonight. I haven't heard good things, unfortunately, but I'm trying to stay stoked regardless.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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Jessica - Nov 16, 2010 4:18:32 am PST #12027 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 16, 2010 6:03:11 am PST #12028 of 30000
"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
Unless you count LGBT film festivals, Serenity was my last big event showing too. Sadly, also my last date with a hot newly-out-of-the-closet Venezuelan guy that I was really into at the time.
Though at least he provided validation before giving me the brushoff — saying that the end confused him because he'd been sure throughout the whole movie that Simon was gay (and he'd never seen Firefly!).
DavidS - Nov 16, 2010 6:44:51 am PST #12029 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Speaking of HP, somebody just linked this clip on IO9 of Daniel Radcliffe on Ricky Gervais' show Extras that is just so freakin' funny.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 16, 2010 7:55:50 am PST #12030 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
He and Diana Rigg made quite to comedy duo in that.
le nubian - Nov 16, 2010 10:08:19 am PST #12031 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I haven't heard good things, unfortunately, but I'm trying to stay stoked regardless.
Jessica, I may be speaking only for myself, but I am traveling and will not see the movie until Sunday, so I would appreciate any information (esp negative, so I can be more comfortable in my delaying the viewing of this movie) about the movie. I plan to listen to the audiobook (I may not make it through the WHOLE thing) in preparation for the film, which is pure folly since I hated the previous movie and how much it departed from the book.
§ ita § - Nov 16, 2010 3:09:10 pm PST #12032 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
GL trailer. I'm so irrational on this front, and so excited.
Volans - Nov 16, 2010 4:09:46 pm PST #12033 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Just got back from taking Mal to see Megamind. It's pretty cute. I suspect I enjoyed it more than Mal did. It's deconstructing the Superman mythos, pokes a little fun at Objectivism, references Donkey Kong, and is soundtracked with my era of music.
Mal doesn't even know the Superman story (being more into Batman and Iron Man) and didn't wear his glasses for most of the movie (so I guess he saw two superimposed blurry movies), but he wants a Minion fish.
Steph L. - Nov 16, 2010 5:19:44 pm PST #12034 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
We finally made it to see RED tonight. That was fun! And Helen Mirren with a gun? Hotter than the SUN.
Also, I still think Julian McMahon would be a perfect Bruce Wayne.
zuisa - Nov 16, 2010 5:27:08 pm PST #12035 of 30000
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
I went to the midnight showing of HP6... I was working summer stock theater and about 90% of the company went together. It was glorious.
I don't even know when I'll get a chance to see the new one, which breaks my heart. I need to learn to apparate so I can spend the evening in a state where I know people so I can go to the movies!
In fact, between living in China and moving a bunch, I'm fairly certain HP6 was the last movie I saw in theaters, which is mind-blowing. I do have really horribly sensitive ears and so going to the movies is a real effort for me, but... wow.
I MUST find some way to get to HP7!!
Kathy A - Nov 16, 2010 6:12:29 pm PST #12036 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Did we know that John Cusack is playing Edgar Allen Poe in an upcoming film?