is the eyeball looking at the men?
My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
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le nubian - Aug 08, 2009 7:07:55 pm PDT #3450 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Aug 08, 2009 7:08:51 pm PDT #3451 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought it was a half decent essay. Not a patch on Casino Royale, though.
Cashmere - Aug 08, 2009 7:09:30 pm PDT #3452 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I was ok with QoS. I can put up with a lot for Daniel Craig.
Amy - Aug 08, 2009 7:10:58 pm PDT #3453 of 30000
Because books.
I fell asleep during QoS. It was really disappointing to me given how much I loved Casino Royale.
Dana - Aug 08, 2009 7:11:19 pm PDT #3454 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
is the eyeball looking at the men?
No. The eyeball was scenery in a production of Tosca, and I guess the half-naked men were opera singers. However unlikely that seems.
I am enjoying the scenery in the movie, having been to Sienna and heard about Bregenz.
P.M. Marc - Aug 08, 2009 7:53:06 pm PDT #3455 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I thought the pacing was much better in QoS, myself.
Dana - Aug 08, 2009 8:03:46 pm PDT #3456 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The problem with most action movies is that I come out of them wanting to see a movie with a woman who kicks ass, isn't (solely) a sex object, and at no point has to dress like a hooker.
There's a short supply of those.
Dana - Aug 08, 2009 8:13:31 pm PDT #3457 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I really do think that the theme song was the worst part of the movie. And pretty hilarious, with the music video included on the DVD.
P.M. Marc - Aug 08, 2009 8:52:53 pm PDT #3458 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
QoS had 2 out of 3!
Okay, so the girl is the main reason I dig the movie. She was awesome! She will TOTALLY be like M when she's older and further along in her career.
Jessica - Aug 09, 2009 9:15:53 am PDT #3459 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ditto for me. I enjoy it for these reasons. I love it's lush pustulence. That it is a failed conventional space opera and Not The Book is not a worry for me.
I love Lynch's Dune and make no apologies about it. I'll even defend it as an adaptation (and Dune is one of my favorite books) - there's a lot you have to squint and ignore, but the way everyone speaks only in italics, ellipses, and exclamation points pretty much captures the flavor of the book dead-on.
Arrakis...Dune...desert planet...!
Aside: I recently reread the whole series and was struck by how randomly homophobic God Emperor is. Which is a shame because I'd remembered it as one of the high points in the series and now I don't really want to read it ever again.
PEOPLE, GO SEE MOON. It's really fantastic.