Perfect, Dan!
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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DavidS - Aug 19, 2014 8:20:27 pm PDT #27661 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Calli - Aug 20, 2014 3:10:40 am PDT #27662 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Nice, DCJ!
I saw Lucy yesterday. It wanted to be more profound than it was. All science-tinged technobabble aside, the evolutionary imagery didn't blend well with the action bits. The director seemed fixated on ScarJo's eyes--which are lovely, but didn't require quite so many close-ups. I think ScarJo did a good job with the early, emotional bits, but she seemed to be trying to play someone without emotion in the last 3/4 of the movie--I suspect a directorial choice--and it came across as flat. Speaking of, I have doubts that accessing more intellegence would make us less emotional. Emotions are brain based, too, right (with help from hormones)? So accessing more of our brains may well mean we access more emotions, not fewer. But picking at the science in this movie won't lead anywhere good. Or fit in one post. The action bits were sufficiently actiony, things blew up as needed, and I felt like a vital transition scene got accidentally cut somewhere. It was refreshing to see a summer action flick that never has a US scene. I felt that having almost all the bad guys be Chinese and all the good guys be white wasn't the best choice. But it was nice to have a chunk of the movie set in Taipei; I haven't seen a lot of movies set there.
So, on the whole, I'm ok with paying for a matinee ticket, but I'm glad I didn't pay full price.
DCJensen - Aug 20, 2014 12:24:11 pm PDT #27663 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
My last thought on dropping off to sleep last night:
Dread Pirate Smurf:
"Goodnight Peter Quill. I'll most likely let them eat you in the morning."
Frankenbuddha - Aug 23, 2014 1:08:21 pm PDT #27664 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Finally made it to GotG last night. So. Much. Fun.
My only gripe was wasting Lee Pace as Generic Marvel Villain (TM). I couldn't see any there there other than unmotivated malice. Granted, I also wouldn't have known that was Karen Gillan if I hadn't known she was in it, but at least she had some interesting character beats.
Random aside: Bradley Cooper has had a mighty strange career arc.
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2014 1:33:50 pm PDT #27665 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Official Dancing Groot toy announced: [link]
Kalshane - Aug 23, 2014 7:39:59 pm PDT #27666 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.
My only gripe was wasting Lee Pace as Generic Marvel Villain (TM). I couldn't see any there there other than unmotivated malice.
Yeah, on another site someone mentioned the only real acting Pace got to do was his befuddlement when Quill was trying to engage him in a dance-off.
billytea - Aug 23, 2014 10:04:31 pm PDT #27667 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
To be fair, though, that was kind of awesome.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 24, 2014 5:32:09 am PDT #27668 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
OK, I can agree with that.
Theodosia - Aug 24, 2014 5:33:02 am PDT #27669 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"
I just saw it last night with my aunt! (She enjoyed it, btw)
During the dance-off scene, you know Pace has acting chops because he didn't crack up.
Amazing how so many of the characters have stayed with me into the next day. The biggest surprise was Bautista's Drax, who was yet another key point of comic relief and good characterization.
Steph L. - Aug 24, 2014 5:51:34 am PDT #27670 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
The biggest surprise was Bautista's Drax, who was yet another key point of comic relief and good characterization.
Yes. I totally didn't expect to like him, but he ended up being my favorite character.