I just watched Ted, and it is definitely an example of a childish guy movie that I think is is fun
Joel McHale sure is good at that character, isn't he?
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§ ita § - Jan 30, 2013 3:16:55 pm PST #23461 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 31, 2013 3:11:02 am PST #23462 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Joel McHale sure is good at that character, isn't he?
I like the fact that he has more layers on Community (as is appropriate), but yes, indeed he is really good at that type.
le nubian - Feb 02, 2013 3:09:49 pm PST #23463 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
My annual activity on watching "Groundhog Day" just finished. My how I love that movie. I am continually amazed at how well constructed it is and how you can follow Phil Connors' thinking as he relives the day over and over: a) I'll trying to use this to my own advantage; b) that didn't work, fuck it, I'm going to take out the groundhog; c) I'm going to kill myself; d) none of that worked - now I need to find purpose; e) I guess I'll try to spend all this time learning something and saving those I can save.
Just fantastic.
§ ita § - Feb 02, 2013 3:24:37 pm PST #23464 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm amazed at how much I can like that movie and Andie McDowell is still, you know, in it. Every time I look.
Dana - Feb 02, 2013 3:25:44 pm PST #23465 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
The whole montage where he keeps killing himself is pretty fabulous.
Liese S. - Feb 02, 2013 3:52:15 pm PST #23466 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I know. I adore that movie and you think that it would wear with repetition, since the whole thing is repetition, but it's totally rewatchable.
We do the thing with the hands in the suicide montage all the time. We also invoke, "Uh, Phil, that happens to be one we agree with," often.
Jessica - Feb 02, 2013 6:37:53 pm PST #23467 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Does anyone want to explain to me what I was supposed to like about Silver Linings Playbook?
I'm normally a huge defender of David O Russell's work, but this was just bad. I can see why the performances got some critical acclaim, but WOW what a sanctimonious cliched piece of crap was the plot and script. I kind of can't believe this is the same guy who brought us I Heart Huckabees and Three Kings.
le nubian - Feb 02, 2013 6:45:48 pm PST #23468 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ha! I was entertained by it and I thought the acting was pretty good. I did not find it particularly sanctimonious. I also liked how mental health was generally approached: the characters (and should we say MOST of the characters, not just the two main) had problems and they seemed to be in the process of working things out - as imperfectly as it may be.
Amy - Feb 02, 2013 6:51:23 pm PST #23469 of 30000
Because books.
I guess I didn't remember that it was a David O. Russell thing, but you just reminded me how long it's been since I saw Three Kings, which I adored.
Jessica - Feb 02, 2013 6:57:31 pm PST #23470 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Part of my problem with it is, I don't like football movies, dance movies, or romantic comedies. So in the normal course of things, I would never ever have picked this movie up. But since it's an Oscar nominee and it's David O Russell, I figured it must have some twist that none of the trailers hinted at. But no...it's a football/dance rom-com. It hits every stupid cliched rom-com beat there is. They instantly don't like each other but there's an absurdly contrived reason why they have to hang out all the time! And then they have to do something to save the day but they almost don't because FEELINGS and MISCOMMUNICATION! But then it works out anyway at the last minute because FATE!
I mean, I don't get it. Did he lose a bet or something?