I knew what the precise death toll was, so it removed suspense.
I liked it more than the reviews would have predicted. But I won't think about it again.
We're in love. We're ... lovers. We're lesbian, gay-type lovers.
Willow ,'Potential'
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§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 11:41:50 am PST #17456 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy - Jan 07, 2012 12:24:54 pm PST #17457 of 30000
Because books.
Unstoppable was a lot of fun, and Chris Pine and Denzel Washington are so nice to watch, and I loved Rosario Dawson. That's the kind of movie I could watch over and over. Not a lot of investment in it, but it's entertaining.
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 12:26:55 pm PST #17458 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For me, knowing how it turned out took a lot out of it. I didn't like the rest of it enough for it to stand on its own. I'm also not a huge Chris Pine fan. He's cute, and he's alright, but that's it. I'd rather have seen Rosario and him switch roles, or something.
§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 12:49:01 pm PST #17459 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Last time I tried to explain this sequence from The Warrior, I ended up full out crying. There was other stuff at play (not my strongest emotional moment), but it was this. All of this, culminating here, like those manipulative bastards intended.
Motherfuckers.
sumi - Jan 07, 2012 1:14:05 pm PST #17460 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Polter-Cow - Jan 07, 2012 5:33:44 pm PST #17461 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My God, The Artist is delightful.
Consuela - Jan 07, 2012 6:44:25 pm PST #17462 of 30000
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My God, The Artist is delightful.
Yes, it really is.
I had dinner tonight with a friend who has seen a lot of silent films, and she says that The Artist was made very much in the old silent film manner, using the lighting and blocking and so forth in the way that the old silent films were done.
Polter-Cow - Jan 07, 2012 7:10:50 pm PST #17463 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What I loved is that, yes, it was clearly made like the old silent films, BUT it was also clearly made today. The sense of humor and visual style were very modern.
Connie Neil - Jan 08, 2012 3:02:10 am PST #17464 of 30000
brillig
Going back a bit to Aliens, the whole bit where Ripley goes to get Newt is enthralling. I timed it once, and it really does take ten (I think) minutes to get down and back. I've always been amused at the time games when they say "two seconds until it blows up!" but they have time for Significant Looks between all the major stars.
So much is done with sound cues to let you know that Something has just snuck up on you, etc.
I adore that movie.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 08, 2012 6:04:17 am PST #17465 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
I think Aliens may be my Platonic Ideal Action Movie.
I do think to myself "Ripley, if you'd just backed out of the nest without torching the eggs, the alien queen would have stayed put and been vaporized along with all her kids in about 5 minutes anyway."
Of course, "GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BITCH!" might have packed less of a wallop if said to a caseworker from Child Services coming to take Newt away to the foster home system...