I felt so bad for Yusuf. I do not feel bad for me, because I HAVE MY INCEPTION COMBO-PACK!! Whee!!
I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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juliana - Dec 06, 2010 1:48:01 pm PST #12370 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
amyth - Dec 06, 2010 1:56:57 pm PST #12371 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
ME TOO. I am in the process of watching the movie a squillion times.
juliana - Dec 06, 2010 2:00:11 pm PST #12372 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I only unwrapped it, because I have a millionty things to do tonight. If I get even three of those millionty things done, though, I'ma watchin'
Polter-Cow - Dec 06, 2010 6:14:43 pm PST #12373 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just watched The Expendables. Damn, that movie took itself way too seriously. The Stallone/Statham buddy mercenary show was fun, though, and there were a lot of great action scenes and crazy explosions, but they existed in this pointless vacuum of a movie.
I rank the three summer movies about teams of mercenaries getting betrayed and blowing shit up thusly:
1. The Losers
2. The A-Team
3. The Expendables
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2010 6:18:41 pm PST #12374 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I haven't seen The Expendables but I will make shit up and agree with you anyway, P-C.
Atropa - Dec 06, 2010 6:36:25 pm PST #12375 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I just watched The Expendables. Damn, that movie took itself way too seriously.
whoo, yes it did. It could have been a lot of ridiculous fun, but no. Serious Action Movie Is Serious, Grrr.
tiggy - Dec 06, 2010 6:43:40 pm PST #12376 of 30000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
my comment after watching The Expendables was that there was too much "acting" in it. those guys aren't known for their acting chops. they're known for kicking the crap out of people and blowing shit up. that's why we're watching!
juliana - Dec 06, 2010 6:43:46 pm PST #12377 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
whoo, yes it did. It could have been a lot of ridiculous fun, but no. Serious Action Movie Is Serious, Grrr.
And the thing is, all the stylistic choices were All About The Fun. Music? Fun. Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2 -fu as a tattoo artist? Fun. Alllll those lovely motorcycles? Fun.
I also felt bad for Charisma, who just got to pace and look concerned with her hair blowing about.
Polter-Cow - Dec 06, 2010 6:56:40 pm PST #12378 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Music? Fun.
I thought the music added to the OMG SERIOUS tone of the movie. It was so dramatic and meaningful all the time.
I also felt bad for Charisma, who just got to pace and look concerned with her hair blowing about.
Yeah, she didn't get much to do at all.
There were fun bits here and there, and some of the action scenes had some good ridiculousness to them, but it kept trying to be a Real Movie. Like tiggy said, why did they think we would want that with a cast like that? Less talky, more splodey.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 06, 2010 7:00:49 pm PST #12379 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I rank the three summer movies about teams of mercenaries getting betrayed and blowing shit up thusly:
No RED? Although I guess it wasn't technically summer.