I'll get right on that, bon, once the personality transplant has had a chance to settle in.
Wash: Don't fall asleep now. Sleepiness is weakness of character. Ask anyone. You're acting captain. Know what happens you fall asleep now? Zoe: Jayne slits my throat, and takes over. Wash: That's right. Zoe: And we can't stop it.
'Shindig'
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§ ita § - Apr 01, 2012 1:10:20 am PDT #19160 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
§ ita § - Apr 01, 2012 7:24:31 am PDT #19164 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
21 Jump St looks entirely not my sort of comedy, and I don't believe I'll die any the less well-rounded for not having seen it, so I'm pretty okay with skipping it.
If he's good at that sort of comedy, he isn't good at anything I enjoy yet, so he's going to have to cry himself to sleep yet one more night.
§ ita § - Apr 01, 2012 10:23:21 am PDT #19165 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm reading Development Hell, and it's an interesting book, and I do feel for screenwriters. Well, it kind of makes you feel for everyone, even yourself--as Hec mentioned upthread, it's a fucking miracle anything gets made, much less anything anyone enjoys or lauds.
I'm in the middle of the Total Recall chapter right now, and I took a break to read the entry on Wikipedia to refresh my memory, and I hadn't realised it had that much critical acclaim. I thought people liked it because it was cheesy, not because it was good.
Full disclosure: I don't really like it, and I certainly am not bothered by a remake. I'll totally go see that. But did you guys *like* it? Did you respect it in the morning, or was there a walk of shame involved?
Polter-Cow - Apr 01, 2012 10:25:54 am PDT #19166 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I love it. It's twisty and exciting and fun. And there's this alien with three boobs for some reason.
le nubian - Apr 01, 2012 10:29:33 am PDT #19167 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I could not fucking stand that movie when I saw it in theaters. The ending was the cherry on the sundae - absolutely awful.
§ ita § - Apr 01, 2012 10:34:18 am PDT #19168 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay--liking it is not the right question. I did you guys think it was good?
I have a hard time taking most of Arnold's roles seriously, though. Give him a Terminator, and it's fine, until he starts having to show signs of emotion...but everything else I've actually sat through--he was really unenjoyable, and the scripts and costars, etc, just couldn't make up for the sucking vacuum (no reference intended) that is his presence.
smonster - Apr 01, 2012 10:34:49 am PDT #19169 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Saw 21 Jump Street tonight, laughed a billion times. Recommended! Also, Channing Tatum, quite funny! ita, you will love it!!!
I had to check the datestamp to make sure this wasn't an April Fool's (haven't seen it myself, just didn't expect that much enthusiasm about it).
Never seen Total Recall.