Saw The Hobbit again.
I liked it even more the second time.
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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P.M. Marc - Dec 29, 2012 5:03:57 pm PST #23254 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Jessica - Dec 29, 2012 5:11:31 pm PST #23255 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just watched Looper. I enjoyed JGL and Bruce Willis, but any time travel movie that flat out tells the audience not to think about the mechanics of time travel is not a friend to me.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 29, 2012 6:14:17 pm PST #23256 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
Not even Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ?
Jessica - Dec 29, 2012 6:17:12 pm PST #23257 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Comedies more or less get a pass. Not movies that want me to take them seriously, and especially not movies that want me to take them seriously as science fiction.
Consuela - Dec 29, 2012 7:07:48 pm PST #23258 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So I took my folks to see Les Mis this afternoon. After I explained that le Maire was also the convict from the beginning, they were less confused.
I thought Russell Crowe was better than I expected (his voice isn't bad, per se, just not quite right for the part), the rest of the cast was fine, and Jackman was fine until "Bring Him Home", for which he seemed to be straining too hard and it just didn't work at all. Such a pity.
But I still found it marvelously moving, and got all sniffly in the end. And I got goosebumps every time they did the whole-cast singing of "Can You Hear The People Sing". It was a hit for my folks as well, except for the length.
quester - Dec 29, 2012 7:27:34 pm PST #23259 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
And I got goosebumps every time they did the whole-cast singing of "Can You Hear The People Sing".
I did like that part as well.
Sean K - Dec 29, 2012 11:21:05 pm PST #23260 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I adore Silent Running, primarily because of the plight of the Pre2-D2 robots.
I don't know what it is, but robots and computers with personality will get me every time. Maybe it's the Pinocchio-ness of them all -- they all mostly seem to want to be real people to one degree or another. Also, they all end up as one or another flavor of earnest-but-crazy.
Calli - Dec 30, 2012 3:46:17 am PST #23261 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Sean, I don't know if you're into fic, but there's a series about Iron Man from the point of view of Dummy (one of the bots in the movies). It also has some Tony/Steve content. [link] Earnest but crazy describes Dummy In the fic pretty well.
Anne W. - Dec 30, 2012 3:54:48 am PST #23262 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I will heartily second Calli's rec.
Atropa - Dec 30, 2012 10:23:16 am PST #23263 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I knew what fic series that before I clicked Calli's link. It's so, SO good.