The January Man isn't a good movie. It's an odd little movie, with a lot of good actors. But there is snappy dialog...two of my favorite movie lines of all time, which I will not spoil.
And the ending is perfect.
Mal: And I never back down from a fight. Inara: Yes, you do! You do all the time!
'Shindig'
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beekaytee - Jan 14, 2016 6:01:20 pm PST #29702 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Frankenbuddha - Jan 14, 2016 6:11:04 pm PST #29703 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And Alan Rickman was one of the best unexpected things in the movie. He's almost superfluous to the movie, but it would be so much worse without him.
So odd though that some of the good actors are so terrible or uneven. Not Rickman, though.
Agreed about the ending too.
beekaytee - Jan 15, 2016 1:05:45 pm PST #29704 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Agreed about the ending too.
It had a much deeper impact on me than you might imagine. I remember sitting in the theatre, after everyone left, thinking what interesting things it said about the audience's expectations AND about how that sort of thing would go in the real world.
Agreed about the uneven performances by some of the cast. But not Rickman. All of his fairly limited scenes were choice.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 19, 2016 6:26:08 pm PST #29705 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I don't know about anyone else, but the new Suicide Squad trailer (set to Bohemian Rhapsody) is making me very impatient for August!
ETA: [link]
Kalshane - Jan 19, 2016 6:35:28 pm PST #29706 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.
Eh. I still really hate the character design/costuming for Harley and the Joker. Seeing them in motion made it even worse, IMO.
Steph L. - Jan 19, 2016 6:37:56 pm PST #29707 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I'm mostly psyched for Deadpool.
Also Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Polter-Cow - Jan 20, 2016 5:09:08 am PST #29708 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I don't know about anyone else, but the new Suicide Squad trailer (set to Bohemian Rhapsody) is making me very impatient for August!
SO EXCITED.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2016 6:13:06 am PST #29709 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
The little bit I saw of the Wonder Woman movie was what got me eager to see more. I really do feel that DC is going to get that one right, and so far Diana has been the one uplifting element of the Gravel-voiced Xenophobe v. Space Messiah trailers as well.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2016 7:01:01 am PST #29710 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Okay, I finally got around to watching the Suicide Squad trailer, and...it looks like it could be fun.
I'm still all the way there for Deadpool, tho. (It opens on our 10-year anniversary, so instead of, you know, going out of town or having a big fancy dinner to celebrate, we were like "Deadpool?" "Uh, FUCK YEAH, Deadpool!" Because we're goddamn romantics.)
Vonnie K - Jan 20, 2016 7:07:22 am PST #29711 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I saw the Wonder Woman spot. Why is it so... blue-gray and sepia? I know it's set in the past, but would it have killed them to pop some primary colours in there? I guess they are being consistent with visual palette set by Snyder (WHICH I HATE) but it's a different director. They could have diverged a little.