I would probably like it too--probably squares with my Wirefiend instincts.(David Simon got called "Nonfiction Boy" when he first started on H:LOTS for similar tendencies.) But I usually read at night now and I'm not taking those thoughts to bed with me. If you're scoring at home. Or if you're alone.
I'm a single undead gal trying to make it in the big city. I have to start somewhere and they're evil here. They don't judge. They've got necro-tempered glass. No burning up. A great medical plan, and who needs dental more than us?
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erikaj - Dec 05, 2011 9:50:03 am PST #16933 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
erikaj - Dec 05, 2011 9:52:49 am PST #16934 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
That's true, Amy. Although I actually do...it makes me feel smart amid the high-body-count fare that I have a weakness for.
le nubian - Dec 05, 2011 9:54:55 am PST #16935 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I thought the Swedish versions were good enough(and...graphic, omg!) that I can't imagine why there has to be another one.
So I have not read the first book, but saw all 3 Swedish movies. The 2nd movie was the worst of the 3. I kind of think the first movie was the best of the 3. The 3rd made a very nice wrap up.
I have said before that this trilogy (like Hunger Games), the second and third books are really one book. Regardless, the author needed a really good editor.
The 3rd book is a crazy page turner. I agree with erika who liked the details about the Swedish government. I liked that shit too. Really different than how things would have gone down in the US if something similar had happened.
Sue - Dec 05, 2011 9:56:57 am PST #16936 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I enjoyed the books enough, but I skimmed over any parts I thought were too boring or graphic.
Cabin in the Woods Trailer: [link]
erikaj - Dec 05, 2011 9:59:29 am PST #16937 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I think I'd agree, but there have been many NF under the bridge...I think I watched it around Christmas last year. The year before that was Generation Kill...I swear I didn't try for that...maybe my subconscious was all "Bah, humbug, motherfucker!"
bon bon - Dec 05, 2011 11:22:06 am PST #16938 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The second and third movies are not good, but that probably has a lot to do with the fact that it's a miniseries that was edited for theatrical release as a trilogy. David Fincher is enough to get me to see his version, even having seen the originals.
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2011 11:41:46 am PST #16939 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just watched 40 minutes of the first one in my lunch hour, and hmm. Hmm. I'm trying to see it all American style.
Polter-Cow - Dec 05, 2011 8:57:43 pm PST #16940 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, Attack the Block is pretty fabulous. It's so rare that I see movies that just skip the whole exposition part and dive right into the action that I'm always surprised that it works pretty awesomely and why don't we just do that all the time?
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2011 10:31:37 am PST #16941 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm trying to think of good acting turns by:
- Robert De Niro
- Sam Jackson
- Brad Pitt
Godfather II? Eve's Bayou? Fresh? Meet Joe Black?
Steph L. - Dec 06, 2011 10:35:17 am PST #16942 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I thought DeNiro was creepy as hell in the remake of Cape Fear. And since he was supposed to be creepy, I'd call that good acting.