It was bad enough with Stallone and Lundgren and Schwarzenegger on the screen.
Jason Statham and Jet Li have about fifty times more charisma than the rest of them.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
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Dana - Aug 19, 2012 3:28:22 pm PDT #22210 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Vonnie K - Aug 19, 2012 3:57:17 pm PDT #22211 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
The Bourne Legacy: Jeremy Renner's Arms.
I was disturbed at the close up shots of his arms during the blood draw scenes, not because of the arms (because helloooo) but they were doing it wrong. I mean, all those lovely veins, and they just stuck the needle in at the wrong angle to the crook of the elbow. Bah.
I did think Renner and Weisz had nice chemistry together. My favourite part of the movie was the Flowers for Algernon plot. A nice unexpected characterization point, and Renner acted that flashback scene beautifully. I hope there is fic.
Dana - Aug 19, 2012 4:08:09 pm PDT #22212 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
She's always wonderful.
Amy - Aug 19, 2012 4:32:08 pm PDT #22213 of 30000
Because books.
I was surprised The Expendables made enough money to warrant a sequel, but I guess it pulls from a lot of different audiences with the cast's age range? I didn't even see the first one -- Stallone's face is too weird now.
Dana - Aug 19, 2012 4:50:13 pm PDT #22214 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Vonnie, what about the other medical stuff in Bourne: Jeremy Renner? Was it all total bullshit?
Vonnie K - Aug 19, 2012 5:23:41 pm PDT #22215 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Well, viral vector is often used for gene therapy. But aside from that, the whole blue pill / red pill thing and the concept of "viralling" to lock in the enhancement seems like a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me. I don't know enough about that particular field so I was happy to handwave the whole thing.
Nora Deirdre - Aug 19, 2012 5:41:12 pm PDT #22216 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Beasts of the Southern Wild. IDEK. Shit was bananas, yo. What did I just see????
§ ita § - Aug 19, 2012 5:47:44 pm PDT #22217 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The premise of the medicine of Bourne Legacy that I can see from the ads is that they're doing genetic manipulation on him. In my head, that sort of thing is a breeding issue--what's the logistics of what they're doing in an adult? Or did they start early?
Vonnie K - Aug 19, 2012 5:55:29 pm PDT #22218 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I saw it about a week ago. I can't make up my mind as to whether I loved it, but I thought it was extraordinary. The narrative was meandering and the pacing was odd, but I thought it worked very well as a fable. My favourite scene was the one set in the floating crab shack / brothel, which was so saturated with tenderness and longing, it quite took my breath away.
Polter-Cow - Aug 19, 2012 7:53:19 pm PDT #22219 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What the fuck. 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott dead after jumping off bridge. I liked a lot of his movies.