Note: we did not do 3-D or IMAX.
Cordelia: You're him. You're Angel's son. Connor: It's not like I got to choose.
'Hell Bound'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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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."
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.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2013 9:59:38 am PDT #24912 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Teaser trailer for Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela: [link]
Jessica - Jul 14, 2013 10:42:28 am PDT #24913 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When I click, that goes to a trailer for How To Train Your Dragon 2?
Amy - Jul 14, 2013 11:43:37 am PDT #24914 of 30000
Because books.
Despicable Me 2 = however many minutes of complete delight.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2013 12:08:37 pm PDT #24915 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesus, how did I manage to grab that URL by mistake? Talk about a franchise I know diddly about...okay, here's an article with embedded teaser.
Long Walk To Freedom: (short flight dragonback?): [link]
Jessica - Jul 14, 2013 12:49:47 pm PDT #24916 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Thanks! We licensed several minutes of footage for Long Walk To Freedom so I'm looking forward to it for more than just the obvious reasons of Idris and Elba.
Dana - Jul 14, 2013 2:32:58 pm PDT #24917 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Pacific Rim was sufficiently monsters-versus-giant-robots for me. I agree that the plot was occasionally...wah?, and I feel like maybe two of any of the plot points could have been removed without any problem.
Dana - Jul 14, 2013 2:48:08 pm PDT #24918 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, y'all, I am seriously worried about Jeff Bridges' choices lately.