Gary Oldman makes everything better.
Tara: 'Your One-Stop Spot to Shop for Lots of New-Age and Occult Items.' Catchy. Giles: Think so? Tara: Uh huh. In a... hard to say sorta way.
'Sleeper'
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Tom Scola - Feb 27, 2012 9:15:11 am PST #18397 of 30000
hwæt
Scrappy - Feb 27, 2012 11:59:35 am PST #18398 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Saw "Safe House" this weekend and it was SO BAD, you guys. Denzel does his best, but the plot is stupid, the "secret" bad guy obvious, and they make Ryan Reynolds look puffy and dull. There were a couple of good action sequences, but others were just so ridiculous as to be silly.
§ ita § - Feb 27, 2012 12:25:59 pm PST #18399 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I didn't know who the bad guy was until the reveal, so I was the appropriately stupid target audience. I thought it was sufficiently plausible that it could have been anyone in the CIA. Any action scene with guns was "OMG, somebody sight before they shoot, eh?" but the close combat ones I thought were well-choreographed and filmed so that you could actually *see* choreography, which is sorely lacking in most films these days. The car chase scene had some improbably tenacious bad guys, but the actual skill in driving was some of the best I've seen recently at all (note, haven't seen Drive)
The relationship spiel was overwrought and undersold, but if they'd spent more time on it, I'd have been irritated. And, enh, they cast for really pretty, as opposed to "able to sell love in a glance". I wish Hollywood were different, but such is our lot.
I thought it was a solid mid-level, just shy of first-Bourne level action movie. Not revolutionary, but pleasant to the eye.
Kalshane - Feb 27, 2012 4:19:38 pm PST #18400 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
A fan's 10-minute disertation on how Episode 1 could have been a better movie: [link]
I don't think I disagree with any of his ideas.
DavidS - Feb 27, 2012 4:54:37 pm PST #18401 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't think I disagree with any of his ideas.
Yeah, now I want to see his movie.
I hope Joss sees this because he'd hire him to break out stories.
tiggy - Feb 27, 2012 5:12:15 pm PST #18402 of 30000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
my new favorite Hunger Games inspired tee. [link]
tommyrot - Feb 28, 2012 6:34:47 am PST #18403 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What do the "Real or not real" and "It's real for us" t-shirts refer to?
Steph L. - Feb 28, 2012 6:37:30 am PST #18404 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What do the "Real or not real" and "It's real for us" t-shirts refer to?
Spoilery stuff from the 3rd book.
Jessica - Feb 28, 2012 6:47:29 am PST #18405 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Polter-Cow - Feb 28, 2012 6:47:40 am PST #18406 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, those are nice, tiggy. I like this one.