Would 300 have been a good movie in a language you did not speak?
Buffy: So how'd she get away with the bad mojo stuff? Anya: Giles sold it to her. Giles: Well, I didn't know it was her. I mean, how could I? If it's any consolation, I may have overcharged her.
'Sleeper'
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Typo Boy - Mar 26, 2011 10:34:05 am PDT #13762 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Laga - Mar 26, 2011 10:36:09 am PDT #13763 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Dawn of the Dead is probably the movie that turned me into a true horror fan. I didn't enjoy 300 much but I'm glad I saw it so I could really appreciate Robot Chicken's 1776.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 26, 2011 10:54:53 am PDT #13764 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
I enjoyed it, but that was due to a combination of the art direction, cinematography, and Gerard Butler's personal trainer.
§ ita § - Mar 26, 2011 11:18:39 am PDT #13765 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Saw Limitless. Liked it. Implausible, but they made a good stab at covering the angles. Bradley is a good sympathetic smarmy bastard. But, oh god, that final haircut made me laugh out loud.
SailAweigh - Mar 26, 2011 2:52:30 pm PDT #13766 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That's good to hear, ita. I was just coming to see if anyone had been to Limitless, I'm supposed to go with my dad and my daughter tomorrow.
Tom Scola - Mar 26, 2011 4:01:16 pm PDT #13767 of 30000
hwæt
I want to marry Juliette Binoche's cheekbones.
billytea - Mar 26, 2011 4:31:54 pm PDT #13768 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Would 300 have been a good movie in a language you did not speak?
I wound up watching a pirated copy with Chinglish subtitles, and I feel qualified to answer: yes.
I want to marry Juliette Binoche's cheekbones.
Bigamist.
Scrappy - Mar 26, 2011 10:08:03 pm PDT #13769 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I just saw it too, ita. Liked Cooper and the film more than I expected. The one big issue I had was that I did not believe a writer would immediately use massive brainpower to make money and get involved in politics.
§ ita § - Mar 26, 2011 11:34:13 pm PDT #13770 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What would you do instantly, Scrappy? I mightn't pick politics as an end game, but day trading would be right up there on my list for a quick buck. And, remember, he used it immediately to get laid and tidy and write.
Scrappy - Mar 27, 2011 6:18:44 am PDT #13771 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yes, I agree that he'd want money and agree that he'd get involved in day trading, but he finished his book in four days and then, apparently, never wrote another thing. Didn't ring true to me.