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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai

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Juliebird - Mar 31, 2012 5:30:09 pm PDT #19154 of 30000

I am the fly who dreams of the spider

As much as it pained me to see the loss of the pins origins, I think I get it: In the books, Katniss had no friends but this one girl. I think if they'd showed Madge, we'd think it shorthand that Katniss had lots of other friends, when really, that was the long and short of it. So in the movie we are presented with a girl who has just one friend, Gale.

OTOH, I don't think it'd have taken more than five minutes to establish that

Katniss had a friend named Madge who gave her a pin.

But maybe it's the lingering consequences of pointing out that relationship?

What was also weird, and I'm far enough away from the books to be confused, is district 11's rebellion. In the context of the movie, it just seems to end in water. I wasn't sure in the theatre if there was victory or not, and then it's never heard from again.

Jesse - Mar 31, 2012 5:40:04 pm PDT #19155 of 30000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Am I the only one who got a little teary at the end of Bridesmaids?

I'm sure I did. But seriously, I cry at everything now.

Amy - Mar 31, 2012 5:43:02 pm PDT #19156 of 30000

Because books.

I'm in good company then. ::passes Jesse a tissue::

javachik - Mar 31, 2012 5:43:24 pm PDT #19157 of 30000

Our wings are not tired.

Huh. Just read the Cracked.com movie article. Surprised it doesn't mention the death of Vic Morrow and two children during Twilight Zone. I haven't seen a John Landis movie since then and believe he should have gone to jail.

Also not mentioned - Lars von Trier. His treatment of actresses (tormenting them to get those dark, dark performances) is well-documented.

erikaj - Mar 31, 2012 5:45:29 pm PDT #19158 of 30000

"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

Yeah, Amy it is.

bon bon - Mar 31, 2012 8:35:17 pm PDT #19159 of 30000

It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Saw 21 Jump Street tonight, laughed a billion times. Recommended! Also, Channing Tatum, quite funny! ita, you will love it!!!

§ ita § - Apr 01, 2012 1:10:20 am PDT #19160 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'll get right on that, bon, once the personality transplant has had a chance to settle in.

Scrappy - Apr 01, 2012 6:43:25 am PDT #19161 of 30000

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I adored Bridemaids and the cop is FANTASTIC.

DavidS - Apr 01, 2012 6:49:03 am PDT #19162 of 30000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Yeah, Emmett and I snuck in to see 21 Jump Street after watching John Carter. Jump Street was very funny, and Tatum was well cast/used.

Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 01, 2012 7:00:38 am PDT #19163 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

She's the Man and his SNL hosting gig did convince me he either has some comedic talent or a personality that approximates the possession of same. Whatever it is vanishes into the mist when a role calls for dramatic chops, however.

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