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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai  

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Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 17, 2011 12:27:33 pm PST #17058 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

Yeah. And he NEVER appears to have a strong appreciation for the fine forms of his male co-stars. Mmm-hmm.

I will grant that it doesn't seem to be a Luke Evans-esque career driven dive back into the closet given how persistent he is about promoting slashy subtext in his movies with Jude Law. My guess is antsyness about the possibility of Susan Levin finding some shared names when comparing their respective ex lists.


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2011 1:04:02 pm PST #17059 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm impressed with how much gayer Game of Shadows is than the original Sherlock Holmes, Way to up an ante, man.

I liked it. Not as much as the first one, but it certainly wasn't the level of Iron Man -> Iron Man 2 disappointment. It was more emotional than the first, and more explosive, but less mysterious. Also, more depressing.

But still amusing and charming. Good chemistry between the leads, and lovely set dressing and costuming.

I think I'm in the minority in liking how Ritchie does action, but I think the way he shifts time and focus is really evocative of the distorting effects of adrenaline to me, and I find myself more on the edge of my seat as a result.

The gimmick of talking through fight scenes to come is used again here, but I think it was both used too much and better, simultaneously. I get it. You're playing with it some, but I get it, thanks.


Steph L. - Dec 17, 2011 1:27:29 pm PST #17060 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I liked it. Not as much as the first one, but it certainly wasn't the level of Iron Man -> Iron Man 2 disappointment.

Hmmm. I can live with that. Iron Man 2 didn't make me sad like Spider-Man 3, but I also didn't buy the DVD (unlike Iron Man, which I think I bought the day the DVD was released).

I'm impressed with how much gayer Game of Shadows is than the original Sherlock Holmes, Way to up an ante, man.

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amyth - Dec 17, 2011 3:55:36 pm PST #17061 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Saw SH2 today, and yeah, that was super-gay. I enjoyed it, but mostly because I find RDJ endlessly charming. I mostly can't stand Guy Ritchie's movies, but the Sherlock Holmes movies are exceptions.

Despite the good press, I just can't go see a Tom Cruise movie, though I will re-watch Minority Report now and again.

The TKDR trailer was awesome.


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2011 4:16:10 pm PST #17062 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The TKDR trailer was awesome.

Oh, god, yes. Though I hope they do something about Bane's voice. I usually don't have problems with clarity, but he might take some paying attention to.

We also had the Hunger Games trailer, and I'm afraid I elbowed Polgara pretty hard when I worked out what it was. Also very exciting.


Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2011 4:18:36 pm PST #17063 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Aw, I was hoping we'd get that. I wanted to see it all big.

Though I hope they do something about Bane's voice. I usually don't have problems with clarity, but he might take some paying attention to.

Yeah, I couldn't understand a thing he said, and that seems to be a universal reaction. Sounds like a trip to the ADR studio is in order. Or fancy-schmancy digital processing.


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2011 4:24:15 pm PST #17064 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I understood him, but I felt like it was because I knew to pay attention to him because I'd heard he'd be hard to parse. I don't think I can (or want to) hold that up for an entire movie. You know, one with other people.

But he did look really cool.


amyth - Dec 17, 2011 4:24:32 pm PST #17065 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen

Aw we didn't get the Hunger Games trailer.

Yeah, Bane was hard to understand. Something mumble mumble die mumble.


Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2011 4:25:57 pm PST #17066 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I do love a good football field implosion.


§ ita § - Dec 17, 2011 4:30:27 pm PST #17067 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I didn't know I wanted that until I saw it, but now I'm convinced it should happen more often.