I finally saw Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy last night. It started off kind of slow, to me, but after 15 minutes or so I was totally sucked in. It reminded me of a David Lynch movie in that I found myself actively scanning for possible meaning in any given scene or interaction, because you never knew when a detail might be important. Gary Oldman was amazing. Tom Hardy was as beautiful as I've ever seen him. And I couldn't take my eyes off Benedict Cumberbatch in most of his scenes. He looked downright physically intimidating in one scene, and that's not something I've really associated with his other characters.
Tracy: 'When you can't run, you crawl... and when you can't crawl, when you can't do that--' Zoe: 'You find someone to carry you.'
'The Message'
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Calli - Jan 11, 2012 11:00:33 am PST #17493 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
§ ita § - Jan 11, 2012 2:00:29 pm PST #17494 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Clip from Haywire. I'm disappointed with how wooden an actress she is (though she was better than her colleague there), but I will be there for the fight scenes and the pretty people.
Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2012 2:10:53 pm PST #17495 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just got passes to a free screening on Tuesday, but I don't know if I'll go. It's my only free night next week.
§ ita § - Jan 11, 2012 2:50:26 pm PST #17496 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For some reason, I became mildly obsessed with the idea of passes to a free screening of this specific movie. I should support badassed woman kicking serious heiney with my dollars, but I'm scared this movie will suck, despite all the other talent.
(Who the fuck puts Channing Tatum in the same movie as Ewan McGregor and Fassbender? Why you want to do that to me?)
bon bon - Jan 11, 2012 2:52:32 pm PST #17497 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm sure we are going to see it, ita.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 11, 2012 5:19:36 pm PST #17498 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
(Who the fuck puts Channing Tatum in the same movie as Ewan McGregor and Fassbender? Why you want to do that to me?)Someone who knew that the latter two are far too talented and sought-after to submit to the casting couch, but figured third time's the charm?
§ ita § - Jan 11, 2012 5:44:34 pm PST #17499 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm sure we are going to see it, ita.
Hey, how do you feel about Saturday morning matinees? I can't recommend them highly enough.
bon bon - Jan 11, 2012 6:10:32 pm PST #17500 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Maybe!
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2012 5:36:10 am PST #17501 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oldboy remake sets high bar: [link]
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2012 5:58:06 am PST #17502 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Look at this analysis of the visuals of movies. I'd love to get my hands on this app, which uses an interesting graphing method to codify the palettes, scene lengths, and amount of movement in various movies. I love graphing methods, and I love movies.
And I'm perfectly willing to decide I can tell if I'm likely to enjoy a movie depending on its graph, but I NEED TO SEE MORE.