The line in the trailers about getting to Afghanistan via Yemen always makes me and Hubby laugh.
We'd be dead. Can't get paid if you're dead.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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Connie Neil - Dec 26, 2013 10:04:18 am PST #26136 of 30000
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Amy - Dec 26, 2013 10:04:24 am PST #26137 of 30000
Because books.
There are not many Ben Stiller movies I want to see anymore. Actually any, I think.
Kalshane - Dec 26, 2013 10:55:54 am PST #26138 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Ben Stiller is one of those actors who I feel like I should like, but then I inevitably hate everything I see him in.
I think the last movie he was in that I enjoyed was Zero Effect.
Fred Pete - Dec 26, 2013 11:01:53 am PST #26139 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
The 2 Night at the Museum movies were decent mindless entertainment. Although I think that was more from good execution of an idea that hadn't been done to death, and Stiller didn't do much one way or the other.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 26, 2013 2:14:06 pm PST #26140 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 used to religiously watch The Ben Stiller Show and enjoy it, but somewhere along the line my affection for Stiller curdled and I tend not to like his performances even in movies that are fun overall anymore.
Zenkitty - Dec 26, 2013 2:41:41 pm PST #26141 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I just don't usually find Stiller funny. I liked Night at the Museum though. Maybe because it wasn't a comedy as much as a fantasy with comedic elements. I wanted Mitty to be good; sad it isn't.
Burrell - Dec 26, 2013 8:50:53 pm PST #26142 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
My problem with Mitty is that I will be comparing Ben Stiller to Danny Kaye the whole time, and that just won't work in Stiller's favor.
-t - Dec 28, 2013 3:05:22 pm PST #26143 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So, I just watched The Pirate with Gene Kelly and Judy Garland. It's probably got a lot of interesting stuff for students of movie musicals, but what stood out for me is there's a dance number with the Nicholas Brothers and Gene Kelly! The choreography isn't quite as spectacular as I would have hoped, but the dancing is effortless and beautiful.
Aims - Dec 28, 2013 4:57:04 pm PST #26144 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
That was such a difficult movie for her. Pure, unadulterated hell from MGM, her marriage to Minnelli, her drug use being out of control. And then it was a flop.
-t - Dec 28, 2013 5:22:45 pm PST #26145 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah? That kinda comes through. At least, I'm not surprised.