I like Zero Dark Thirty too. And I actually yelled "BARROWMAN!" when he appeared on the screen. I think he only had like 2 lines though. But still! I don't get many chances to yell Barrowman!
This is not funny. This... this is a morality tale about the evils of sake.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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Rayne - Jan 05, 2013 5:13:29 pm PST #23307 of 30000
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Juliebird - Jan 05, 2013 5:31:44 pm PST #23308 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I think my one big complaint with Les Miz was the attention to detail regarding teeth.
I dunno if it was because I was in the first row being regaled in full force with the plethora of varying degrees of rot in the actors mouths, but at times I had a hard time trying to find a place to fix my eyes.
I think it was the beginning of Stars that I really started to enjoy Rusty as Javert (even if the end sent me to clutching my ears).
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2013 6:16:36 pm PST #23309 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did anyone else in the theatre yell Barrowman?
I'm trying to compile a list of mainstream female buddy cop movies. Primarily non-comedic, but I've extended it to comedy to include The Heat (there was a time where I would have hoped Bullock would have played that role straight, but McCarthy's not going to, and I'm nowhere near tired of her schitck, so..bring it on) because my list is really really short.
Jessica - Jan 05, 2013 7:27:20 pm PST #23310 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We had the neighbors over tonight to watch Les Miz (DVD screener FTW) and I realized that since I first fell in love with this musical around age 11, I both love it unreservedly and can't help but mock it mercilessly for its earnestness. Every viewing is like an MST3K love letter to the show.
(For example, the scene where the army is approaching the barricade and the captain shouts "Who's there?" and Enjolras yells back "French Revolution!" I have twice now - on DVD in my living room, not in a theater - responded "French Revolution who?" out loud without really meaning to. And then I write Enjolras + Jess 4EVAH in my head and draw little hearts around it.)
DebetEsse - Jan 05, 2013 8:00:53 pm PST #23311 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Jessica, you made me laugh so hard I coughed.
Rayne - Jan 05, 2013 9:58:25 pm PST #23312 of 30000
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Did anyone else in the theatre yell Barrowman?
Hah! I watched it at home with 4 other people. (Screener FTW) They just looked at me oddly.
Thankfully I also got to watch Les Miz at home too because I was a sobbing mess.
Typo Boy - Jan 06, 2013 8:44:38 am PST #23313 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
It was definitely hard to watch at times, but it doesn't glorify anything that happened.
Did it imply the torture yielded useful info? That is the complaint I heard.
Hil R. - Jan 06, 2013 8:51:09 am PST #23314 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I saw Central Park Five last night. I thought it was really well-made, though it also raised a bunch of questions that it could have answered and didn't. (Especially about what information was available to whom, and when. The film mentions several defense strategies that could have been used and weren't, but it doesn't really make it clear what information was available to the defense attorneys.)
Jessica - Jan 06, 2013 9:20:13 am PST #23315 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Especially about what information was available to whom, and when. The film mentions several defense strategies that could have been used and weren't, but it doesn't really make it clear what information was available to the defense attorneys.
Given what I know about Florentine Films and their research staff, I wonder if they weren't able to confirm those details with a high enough degree of confidence to include in the film.
Polter-Cow - Jan 06, 2013 12:52:16 pm PST #23316 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Did it imply the torture yielded useful info? That is the complaint I heard.
It definitely does. I was sort of surprised that there was nothing about people just saying whatever to stop being tortured, but pretty much all the information that comes out of torture is treated as truth.
I saw Django Unchained this morning, and it was fun times, but it was pretty linear and not very complex. Very Tarantino, but not amazing.