Just came back from seeing The Immigrant, which completely knocked my socks off. Marion Cotillard's face, I can't even.
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Vonnie K - May 26, 2014 1:37:04 pm PDT #26949 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Theodosia - May 26, 2014 2:02:45 pm PDT #26950 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Godzilla -- surprised by an early death. At least I didn't get spoiled for it.
From now on, if Bryan Cranston has an on-screen son, I'm referring to him as Malcolm, no matter what he's actually called.
le nubian - May 26, 2014 2:14:24 pm PDT #26951 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Next weekend will be my chance to see XMen: DOFP. I hope it's better.
IMO, it is better, but I still didn't really like the movie. There is so little of the mature Magneto that it is a film crime.
I think Captain America 2 spoiled me for these summer movies.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 26, 2014 3:18:28 pm PDT #26952 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
Matt, I just saw it and completely agree that there was not enough monster and far too much human in Godzilla.
I think that could have been at least partially mitigated if the human the movie had centered on had been the one played by Bryan Cranston or Ken Watanabe, or even David Straithairn for that matter. Having the viewpoint character be someone with an idea of what was going on, with a real reason to show up at each of the sites where the monsters appeared would have worked wonders. As would having said character played by an older actor with real charisma and, y'know, talent.
The way things played out, they better buy a really big birthday cake for Sam's 5th since giant monsters apparently show up for every important milestone in that family's life.
le nubian - May 26, 2014 3:26:31 pm PDT #26953 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Matt,
complete agreement about your comments about the acting. I thought it was a shame that Watanabe had so little to say. You think about his role in "Inception" vs. this movie, and you know what he is capable of. What a waste. I hope he has a great 3rd home though .
SuziQ - May 26, 2014 5:43:45 pm PDT #26954 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Saw XMen: DOFP and enjoyed it. The theater we saw it at prefaced the movie with a Lego trailer for the next Wolverine movie and then a bunch of pictures of McClellan and Patrick together in New York.
I feel like I've missed one of the XMen movies but I'm not sure which one. Gah. We had fun today and that is what counts.
Una - May 26, 2014 6:12:49 pm PDT #26955 of 30000
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
I'd forgotten how much I loved James McAvoy's Xavier.
Since when does Kitty have powers other than phasing? Or was that just Plot Convenience Theatre?
le nubian - May 26, 2014 6:24:50 pm PDT #26956 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Una,
I am so pissed by that. They pulled all kinds of shit out of their ass.
Dana - May 26, 2014 6:29:26 pm PDT #26957 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, that part was flimsy, but I loved the rest of it.
Dana - May 26, 2014 6:29:27 pm PDT #26958 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.