It's definitely the most accessibly sincere of his movies that I've seen. It's not like you have to get on board with dramatic stylistic choices, or anything. It's all really *right there*.
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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§ ita § - May 22, 2012 3:45:02 pm PDT #20542 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Juliebird - May 22, 2012 4:58:21 pm PDT #20543 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I'm watching YT clips, and am just about balling (and laughing) at the ending of Strictly Ballroom. The emotion evoked in the silence and sound and eye contact and side characters, gah! So good!!!
I've basically been horrifically disappointed in Baz since this movie. So that's been, like, the rest of his career.
Jessica - May 22, 2012 5:32:14 pm PDT #20544 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I found Strictly Ballroom stilted and dull, but I love Moulin Rouge, and the Gatsby trailer has me really really excited.
Kalshane - May 22, 2012 5:49:21 pm PDT #20545 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.
Bwah! [link] (Pic is fine, but site is NSFW-ish).
Atropa - May 22, 2012 6:27:44 pm PDT #20546 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Whoo, the Gatsby trailer is gorgeous, but I'm a complete sucker for Baz. My love for Moulin Rouge cannot be textually rendered; it needs squeaking and flaily-hands. So I suppose I should read the book before the movie comes out?
The trailer also proved something I suspected: yep, there's something about Tobey MacGuire that makes me want to slap him. Just hearing his voice makes me grimace.
le nubian - May 23, 2012 2:49:08 am PDT #20547 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
le nubian - May 23, 2012 2:50:55 am PDT #20548 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jilli,
I really liked The Great Gatsby. I don't think any movie can really do the book justice. I read it a long time ago though. I wonder if I should pick it up again. In my head TGG and The Sun Also Rises exist together, paired. I think it is because of the female main characters in both.
tommyrot - May 23, 2012 4:13:30 am PDT #20549 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.
This is chock full of awesome: Dark Roasted Blend: Star Wars Superfun Update
Steph L. - May 23, 2012 4:41:06 am PDT #20550 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The Great Gatsby. [link]
I don't think I am going to watch this in the theater. Robert Redford = Gatsby to me.
That trailer looks gorgeous as hell. But I also have such a strong Redford-as-Gatsby association that I'm hesitant about it. Spider-Man does look like he gives good Nick Caraway, though.
I'll probably see it, because -- gorgeous, old sport. Gorgeous.
In my head TGG and The Sun Also Rises exist together, paired.
I read them together for a class. And possibly wrote a paper on them, something to do with barren landscapes, maybe?
§ ita § - May 23, 2012 6:11:22 am PDT #20551 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, Jilli, I do want to hit him until he talks like a normal person, and then maybe a little more. Spider-Man was torture. That I kept inflicting on myself.