Yeah, askye, I thought Ultraviolet was pretty good(and yes, IE did get to be a hero in it)
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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erikaj - Jun 24, 2011 4:29:29 pm PDT #15161 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Frankenbuddha - Jun 24, 2011 5:30:56 pm PDT #15162 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
WATCH SUNSHINE AND STOP YER BITCHING.
Totally agree. But. Man. Painful last scene though. I'm down with a certain harsh amount of cold, but that made me squirm and it must have really hit you where you live, ita.
Laga - Jun 24, 2011 6:48:32 pm PDT #15163 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm watching The Three Musketeers with Michael York. It's so chock full of cheesy goodness! Charlton Heston is Cardinal Richelieu! D'Artagnan just said he wouldn't murder a guy but he thought it was cool to tie him up and leave him to bleed to death. OK!
Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2011 6:58:37 am PDT #15164 of 30000
hwæt
Megan Fox even ruins imaginary movies: [link]
Anne W. - Jun 25, 2011 9:28:23 am PDT #15165 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'll be seeing Tree of Life this afternoon. Should be interesting.
quester - Jun 25, 2011 2:36:12 pm PDT #15166 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I'm watching The Three Musketeers with Michael York. It's so chock full of cheesy goodness! Charlton Heston is Cardinal Richelieu! D'Artagnan just said he wouldn't murder a guy but he thought it was cool to tie him up and leave him to bleed to death. OK!
I have a great affection for that movie! Loved Lester's direction and the music was brilliant! So much fun. Too bad the sequel was such a downer.
DavidS - Jun 25, 2011 2:39:37 pm PDT #15167 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Too bad the sequel was such a downer.
It was a bit. But I do love the first one, which I deny is cheesy. It was written by George MacDonald Fraser (Flashman) so all ironies were intended, including the casting of Heston.
Anne W. - Jun 25, 2011 3:43:50 pm PDT #15168 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Overall, I'd say that I enjoyed Tree of Life muchly. It was highly experimental, and I'd say the experiment was about 80% successful. While there were parts of the movie that blew me away on several different levels, there were other parts that had me wondering just what the heck I was watching.
There were certain parts that honestly felt like Virginia Woolf had done a rewrite of 2001: A Space Odyssey. In large part, I liked those parts, but I did think that the dinosaurs were a bit over the top.
Acting-wise, I would say this is some of the best work Brad Pitt has ever done.
Juliebird - Jun 25, 2011 3:57:20 pm PDT #15169 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Finally saw the trailer for The Tree of Life. Reminds me strongly of The New World, which I love fiercely.
Dinosoaurs you say?
What was experimental? I'm curious.
Anne W. - Jun 25, 2011 4:12:54 pm PDT #15170 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Juliebird, there were in fact dinosaurs. Very well done dinosaurs, too.
As for experimental, the movie went into what seemed like very odd tangents depicting the creation of the world, lots of dreamy metaphysical segments played against the details of daily life in Waco TX, scenes that may or may not be someone's inner mindscape, and bits that really did seem like the trippier parts of 2001.
I liked it, but I can also see why a lot of people would not. Having some degree of familiarity with the book of Job is kind of key to picking up on what the director is getting at.