I think this is the first time I've linked to an xkcd comic in the Movies thread:
My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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tommyrot - Jan 17, 2011 6:15:41 am PST #12855 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.
Kate P. - Jan 17, 2011 9:24:25 am PST #12856 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
We saw True Grit over the weekend, and holy cow, I loved it. Definitely one of those movies that just keeps improving the more you think about it. In particular, of course, I freaking loved Mattie Ross, and how confident and capable and just awesome she was. The scene where she crosses the river on Blackie just made my heart sing. And they didn't sexualize her character or make her fall in love with anyone! Hallelujah! Also, I loved how she just brushed it off whenever anyone called her ugly. It just didn't matter to her at all.
I also just enjoyed how well-made it was. Gorgeous scenery, interesting characters, good actors, beautiful score... I keep feeling like I want to light out for the territories myself. (And meet Mattie Ross.)
-t - Jan 17, 2011 9:34:11 am PST #12857 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I haven't seen True Grit yet, but I recently read an interview wit the Coen brothers where they were asked about making it a PG-13 movie and their answer was basically "the main character is a 13-year-old girl, so 13-year-old girls should be able to see it. That's just logical." Love.
DavidS - Jan 17, 2011 9:37:48 am PST #12858 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've also seen them in interviews talking about how many girls they had to audition to find their Mattie. They'd almost given up. They needed somebody that could handle the language naturally.
dcp - Jan 17, 2011 11:37:55 am PST #12859 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Gorgeous scenery, yes, but still the wrong gorgeous scenery.
Kate P. - Jan 17, 2011 12:24:19 pm PST #12860 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Heh, dcp, my Okie DH complained about the same thing. Didn't bother me, but I can see why it would bug.
They needed somebody that could handle the language naturally.
Yeah, she was amazing with the dialogue. How relieved they must have been to find her!
DawnK - Jan 17, 2011 12:52:37 pm PST #12861 of 30000
giraffe mode
Yeah, she was amazing with the dialogue.
She blew me away with her ability to make it sound natural because you darn well know it wasn't. She was so cute last night at the Globes... Also? Taller than The Bieber who's got a couple of years on her! My son has quite the crush on her.
Laga - Jan 17, 2011 12:55:17 pm PST #12862 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Aww!.. my bff was just telling me that the original Mattie was her sister's first crush.
megan walker - Jan 17, 2011 5:35:38 pm PST #12863 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just watched The King's Speech. It was a nice antidote to yesterday's Black Swan. Speaking of which, I just went to add La Danse (the documentary about Le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris, where I first saw Swan Lake) to my Netflix queue. It then suggested Ballets Russes, Ballerina, Dancing Across Borders, Paquita Fame, documentaries on Roland Petit, Paul Taylor, and Margot Fonetyn. So far, so good. Then? Grizzly Man. !?!?
Rayne - Jan 17, 2011 7:06:55 pm PST #12864 of 30000
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
I'm totally in love with the idea of Hailee playing Katniss now!