Yes.
Oh, I forgot to mention the group that should NOT see Friends With Benefits -- anyone who cares about fonts.
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Jesse - Jul 23, 2011 12:42:41 pm PDT #15642 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2011 12:55:07 pm PDT #15643 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They are pretty heinous in that regard.
I did like how much they talked about sex. There should be more talking about sex.
Jesse - Jul 23, 2011 12:57:51 pm PDT #15644 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I also thought it was kind of interesting that there was almost no nudity.
§ ita § - Jul 23, 2011 12:59:18 pm PDT #15645 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We saw a fair amount of JT's ass, I thought. But only side boob from Mila.
Jesse - Jul 23, 2011 1:03:40 pm PDT #15646 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yeah, I guess I meant nipples when I said nudity.
SailAweigh - Jul 23, 2011 3:16:10 pm PDT #15647 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Went to Captain America today with tommyrot and enjoyed it immensely. Hard to say if I like it better than Thor, but at least equally as much. Definitely thought the romantic storyline was much better written and thought that Peggy Carter absolutely rocked. The audience definitely seemed into the movie, lots of laughter and whooting when the good guys won. Also, lots of sniffles when Steve crashed the plane into the snow. Poor Peggy. Sniff.
It was huge fun to see the Howling Commandos show up, I was not expecting it at all. I don't know if Captain America actually interacted with them in the original comic, but it made me whoot to see Dugan with his bowler hat and fancy mustache.
The whole audience stayed for the after credits trailer and it really made me very happy to see it. I can not wait for next year!
Consuela - Jul 23, 2011 9:11:50 pm PDT #15648 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Finally saw HP7.2. That was great fun!
... I also got my first ever unsolicited senior discount. WTF.
Fiona - Jul 24, 2011 5:12:40 am PDT #15649 of 30000
I saw HP7b yesterday as well. Can anybody who is well versed in the books answer a question? When they were at Gringotts, and the goblin asked to see Beatrix's wand, why didn't they just show him her wand? They had it anyway, didn't they? Why did they choose to douse him with happy smoke instead ?
le nubian - Jul 24, 2011 5:19:20 am PDT #15650 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Fiona,
the details are different vs. book and movie, because see this excerpt explaining the situation in the book:
"Hermione presents the wand in the books, but there’s still a problem with that, because everyone knows that Bellatrix’s wand has been taken." so that is one of the things that got them caught in the book, the presentation of Bellatrix's wand.
Consuela - Jul 24, 2011 8:33:37 am PDT #15651 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also, in the book more time passes between the escape from Malfoy Manor and the visit to Gringotts: weeks go by, during which word would spread that Bellatrix had lost her wand. Certainly she would have informed Gringotts that the wand had been taken, if wands are commonly used as a means of identification.
I have to say, my favorite bit of the movie might have been Hermione saying "I have an idea, but it's MAD!" and then the whole crazy escape on the dragon. The CGI was splendid, and it was just fabulous. So much fun.