Is Jason Flemying one of the cast from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels ?
I happen to be very biteable, pal. I'm moist and delicious.
Xander ,'Bring On The Night'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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sumi - Jun 06, 2011 7:39:41 am PDT #14672 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - Jun 06, 2011 7:40:04 am PDT #14673 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What the hell have I seen Jason Flemyng in?
He's in Hanna and Primeval.
P.M. Marc - Jun 06, 2011 7:44:44 am PDT #14674 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
Tep, I second Plei's rec on Tangled, with a side of minor trigger warning: if you've recently had a run-in where your mom pushed any or all of the hot-buttons she spent your childhood installing, best not to see it right that minute.
Unless you need a cathartic movie. In which case, PUT IT IN AND PUSH PLAY.
Laga - Jun 06, 2011 7:45:38 am PDT #14675 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Slate's Hollywood Career-O-Matic
I typed in Keanu and it looked like the graph was trying to spell Milliways.
Atropa - Jun 06, 2011 9:21:08 am PDT #14676 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Unless you need a cathartic movie. In which case, PUT IT IN AND PUSH PLAY.
YES YES YES.
Speaking of cathartic animated movies, the other day my Dad decided that the best movie for him to watch was UP. He says he's fine. I was kind of gobsmacked. In terms of movies I am not going to watch for a while after Mom's death, UP is kinda near the top, along with Big Fish.
Amy - Jun 06, 2011 9:44:11 am PDT #14677 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, I love Big Fish. But I can see that, for sure.
Caught part of Vampires Suck on cable. It's AWFUL. The beauty of the Scary Movies and Not Another Teen Movie was that they lambasted whole genres, and lots of movies. This is simply one long mocking of Twilight and honestly, it's not funny enough to sustain a whole movie.
SuziQ - Jun 06, 2011 10:06:18 am PDT #14678 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
The kids and I actually saw UP in the theater the day my mom passed away (after we knew). It was very bittersweet but everyone loved it.
Atropa - Jun 06, 2011 10:23:30 am PDT #14679 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Big Fish is one of my all-time favorite movies, but I had to be careful of when I watched it even before my Mom passing. Right now? I can't even imagine watching it.
billytea - Jun 06, 2011 11:36:51 am PDT #14680 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.
Movie reviews! Unstoppable, Tangled, Speed Racer, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Sexy Beast, The Brothers Bloom, 127 Hours, Junebug, Bug, Open Water, City of God, The Green Hornet.
I like this one:
Otherwise known as "The movie where Ben Kingsley says 'fuck' a lot."
Also the movie where he says "NO!" a lot. (Didn't help that he looked so very much like my older brother. Who also says "fuck" and "NO!" a lot. ...Oh, look. My brother is just like Gandhi!)
Polter-Cow - Jun 06, 2011 1:06:53 pm PDT #14681 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Also the movie where he says "NO!" a lot.
Oh yeah, there are points where he just says, "NO!" like fifteen times in different inflections.
I suppose I can use this opportunity to present an observation. I watched Sexy Beast and Junebug and Animal Kingdom because one performance was specifically lauded multiple times. Those actors made the awards circuit, but the movies themselves were rarely up for the big awards. And I didn't really care for the movies. On the other hand, the only Oscar nomination Rachel Getting Married received was for Anne Hathaway's performance, and I loved the movie. I think that's the exception that proves the rule, in my case, though. I know I have a very small sample size.
Does one amazing performance make it worth watching a movie that isn't that great? For people who make it a point to watch all the Oscar-nominated films, have you found that the movies whose only nomination is for an actor aren't as good as the movies that get nominations for other things?