The party I would like to attend is the Christmas party in Fanny and Alexander.
Oh yeah. I still need to watch the full miniseries version of that. It's one of my favorite movies but I've never seen the six hour version.
Do I wish I was somebody else right now. Somebody not... married, not madly in love with a beautiful woman who can kill me with her pinkie!
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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DavidS - Dec 10, 2010 7:18:31 pm PST #12456 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Beverly - Dec 10, 2010 7:30:59 pm PST #12457 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Dinner pary, Beetlejuice.
What?
Actually, the dinner party in Bridget Jones' Diary.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 10, 2010 7:46:07 pm PST #12458 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Actually, the dinner party in Bridget Jones' Diary.
Especially if Beetlejuice showed up during it.
Atropa - Dec 11, 2010 12:09:16 pm PST #12459 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Dinner pary, Beetlejuice.
YES, THIS. RIGHT NOW, PLEASE.
Oooh, or the party from Addams Family to celebrate Fester's return. I'm a little rusty on the steps for the Mamoushka, but I can practice.
Consuela - Dec 12, 2010 9:28:41 am PST #12460 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So I saw the new Narnia movie last night. I went in well-armed with spoilers, so as not to be disappointed. It was pretty and adventury and had dragons and sea serpents and sword fights and so forth.
Changes from the book of Voyage of the Dawn Treader:
Eustace stays a dragon for much longer, and in fact fights the sea serpent. Edmund is all whiney about not being in charge of things. Caspian does not in fact hit on Ramandu's daughter. Lucy doesn't do the eavesdropping spell but comes much closer to doing the "make me beautiful" spell. There are a few other things that are not just changes but actively non-canonical that peeved me.
The big change is that they made more of a plot, but I thought it was kind of a stupid plot. They created a Great Evil that has to be defeated with the use of plot tokens, none of which is in the original. The working theory is that this is all in service of setting up the story for The Silver Chair, assuming this makes enough money to justify making that one.
Acting-wise, I was less pleased with Skandar Keynes here as Edmund than in the earlier movies. Ben Barnes as Caspian was fine, and very nice in tight trousers. Georgie Henley's Lucy was fine and she got to do some fighting, so yay. But Will Poulter as Eustace Clarence Scrubb was fabulous--he was funny and unpleasant and simply wonderful, especially in the very end.
It's quite pretty, with fun clothes and sets and stuff. Not totally awesome, but fun.
Scrappy - Dec 13, 2010 7:50:12 am PST #12461 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw The Fighter last night and was really impressed. The trailer made it look like Christian Bale was going to be chewing the scenery in a standard sports film, but he gave a very real, impressive performance in a much more nuanced script. Wahlberg was great and Melissa Leo KILLED. Really, there wasn't a bad performance. I highly recommend it.
Amy - Dec 13, 2010 4:51:47 pm PST #12462 of 30000
Because books.
The aesthetic is gorgeous and cool, but I'm worried Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch could wind up being a little icky.
erikaj - Dec 13, 2010 5:13:33 pm PST #12463 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I'm glad to hear ML get credit for being awesome...I always love her.
P.M. Marc - Dec 13, 2010 5:13:59 pm PST #12464 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Without a doubt, Nick and Nora's Christmas party in The Thin Man.
DUDE. I am so there with you.
erikaj - Dec 14, 2010 4:43:16 am PST #12465 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I think the party in Say Anything...it was one of the last great teen party scenes...I've always felt bad about not really being the blowout type.