I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown

Anya ,'Sleeper'


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Vonnie K - Jul 12, 2013 9:43:22 am PDT #24902 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Interview with the the dude who wrote Sharknado (his first name is THUNDER, fer serious): [link]

How are the sharks cognizant enough to keep biting people while they're flying through the air?

If you were a shark and you found yourself flying through the air, wouldn’t you keep biting? I think you’d be pretty pissed about being plucked out of your nice familiar ocean where you’re king of the predators, and you’d probably take it out on whoever got in your way. Honestly, I don’t understand why people are so perplexed by this concept. The logic is undeniable.

How many sharks does an average sharknado contain? How many sharks are ejected per 5-minute period?

I can’t count that high.


§ ita § - Jul 12, 2013 2:16:37 pm PDT #24903 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Lionsgate randomly supporting LGBT with Ender's Game premiere: [link] also points out they go way back with loving teh gheys: [link]

Good luck, guys! Hope this works out better for you than it did for DC.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 12, 2013 4:08:38 pm PDT #24904 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

I've spoken to Lionsgate employees and they were very friendly and enthusiastic in their support of All Over the Guy about 13 years ago. Still not going to spend a single penny on an Orson Scott Card project unless they can prove to me that he won't benefit from it, but I'll most likely check out their next movie as long as it's not adapting the work of a hatemongering bigot.


le nubian - Jul 12, 2013 10:42:51 pm PDT #24905 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

We just came back from Pacific Rim. I loved that film. Much more enjoyable and a better film than any of the action films we have seen this summer: IM3, STID, & MOS. I'm serious. Idris Elba (Don't Fuck with Stringer Bell) and Rinko Kikuchi were absolutely fabulous in this movie. The dialogue at times was pretty middling, but man they sure carried all of it off and then some.

Of the action movies I have seen this summer, it was the only one that didn't bore me and held my attention the entire time. I liked the beginning ~2 minutes of the film that gave the backstory. It was brisk, well done, and I followed it.

Sure there were times of unbelievability, but it's an action movie, so I am happy to hand wave. I need a movie to give me a good excuse to hand wave. I also liked being surprised here and there - which many of the other movies didn't really do for me. My fave of the summer so far. Hands down. "The East" was previously my favorite, but the latter third of the movie is so bad that it marred it for real.


Consuela - Jul 13, 2013 1:54:59 pm PDT #24906 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

So there's no ratings for Pacific Rim at Movie-Hurl.com yet; can anyone say whether there's much hand-held camera work in it? I would really like to see it, but not if it means I have to flee the theater, or lay down in a dark room for two hours afterwards...


Jessica - Jul 13, 2013 2:28:40 pm PDT #24907 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

No shaky-cam at all from what I remember. There is some 3D camera swooping, so if that makes you ill you might want to opt for the flat version.


le nubian - Jul 13, 2013 2:29:53 pm PDT #24908 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

'Suela, there is a lot of action, but I don't recall any hand held.


le nubian - Jul 13, 2013 2:30:07 pm PDT #24909 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Note: we did not do 3-D or IMAX.


Consuela - Jul 13, 2013 3:59:40 pm PDT #24910 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Awesome, thanks! I'll go for the 2D version, just to be safe.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 13, 2013 7:16:11 pm PDT #24911 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

I saw both Much Ado about Nothing and Pacific Rim today, the latter with a former roomie.

The former was very well done, an interesting modern-day adaptation. Amy Acker, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, and Sean Maher were all superb. And for the first time, I saw what people are talking about when they describe Fran Kranz as hot (maybe it's the short hair that finally did it). I didn't like Denisof as Benedick though - his nasal voice was just so unpleasant that I hated hearing him speak Shakespeare's words, and his attempts at physical comedy have always been cringeworthy to me. Also didn't like all the Dogberry stuff, but that's true of the play itself and not Nathan Fillion's fault (he was certainly a lot more tolerable than Michael Keaton in the role).

Pacific Rim was just made entirely of awesome. Perhaps the best giant robot vs. monster movie I've ever seen.