Am I me, or am I Greg House? Although he'd probably prefer the Avengers, too.
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
'Safe'
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erikaj - May 09, 2012 9:49:18 am PDT #20065 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Atropa - May 09, 2012 9:51:43 am PDT #20066 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I am full of woe. The advance reviews of Dark Shadows are confirming all my fears the trailer caused. And yet, I still want to go see it. Tim, why are you making it so hard to be a fan of your work?
tommyrot - May 09, 2012 9:54:11 am PDT #20067 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.
The advance reviews of Dark Shadows are confirming all my fears the trailer caused.
Uh-oh.
I'll probably still see it, but the probability of me seeing it is inversely proportional to the number and intensity of negative reviews.
Atropa - May 09, 2012 10:00:25 am PDT #20068 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
One review said "As if the pitch was Addams Family plus Austin Powers, with some Brady Bunch thrown in". This makes me very wary.
ETA: Especially because I'm one of the few people who really didn't like Austin Powers. I do not want that in a Tim Burton movie, and ESPECIALLY one that's supposed to be about vampires. Tim, this was supposed to be Sweeney Todd + Beetlejuice, dammit!
DavidS - May 09, 2012 10:02:22 am PDT #20069 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Matilda is fascinated by the Dark Shadows billboards and commercials. She asked if it was scary, and I said "A little scary, but more funny."
She nodded and said, "Like that movie with the baby that had the moustache?" (Addams Family Values)
So I think that's the best case scenario.
DavidS - May 09, 2012 10:03:28 am PDT #20070 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Also, Emmett's been binging on watching Dexter and Matilda had him explain it to her. So now she's curious about the "guy who kills people but only bad guys."
Connie Neil - May 09, 2012 10:04:59 am PDT #20071 of 30000
brillig
I despised Austin Powers. I may go see Dark Shadows at the dollar movie, but that's a May.
Tom Scola - May 09, 2012 10:06:58 am PDT #20072 of 30000
hwæt
The first Austin Powers was 20 minutes of good movie stretched out to 90.
Atropa - May 09, 2012 10:08:26 am PDT #20073 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I hated the idea of the character of Austin Powers, so there was no way to redeem the movie for me.
Toddson - May 09, 2012 10:18:45 am PDT #20074 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sigh ... I loved the original Dark Shadows when I was a teenager and it was new (black and white TV!). I did fall away towards the end when I couldn't figure out what was going on. I even watched when they tried to do a new version (in full color!). But this ... I was so hopeful when I first heard about it, but all the ads I'm seeing make it look like they're trying to hard to be funny.