I fell asleep during QoS. It was really disappointing to me given how much I loved Casino Royale.
Book: Afraid I might be needing a preacher. Mal: That's good. You lie there and be ironical.
'Safe'
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Amy - Aug 08, 2009 7:10:58 pm PDT #3453 of 30000
Because books.
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.
Jessica - Aug 09, 2009 9:20:50 am PDT #3460 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(Also, Primer and Children of Men need to be moved WAY the hell up on that list. Silent Running - you know I love you, but really? 16th best SF movie ever? Dark City needs to be removed entirely. Feh.)
Amy - Aug 09, 2009 9:35:29 am PDT #3461 of 30000
Because books.
Aw, I liked Dark City ! That's the one with ... William Hurt? And Jennifer Connelly? It had problems, but I liked the noir feeling.
Children of Men is just brutal and fantastic. And while I actually liked the book, the movie blew it out of the water. (It's also been years and years since I read it, though.)
DavidS - Aug 09, 2009 9:51:56 am PDT #3462 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
JZ's mom was in town and offered to look after Matildy while JZ and I spent money we couldn't afford on a hotel room in downtown SF.
It was lovely.
And in the morning we scrolled through the movie options On Demand and came down to choosing between Clive Owen in Duplicity and Clive Owen in The International. Now I thought I was going to choose The International, but the preview for Duplicity looked more fun and so we opted for Caper Clive over Intensely Broody Clive.
It was good fun. (Despite the presence of Theo's Most Hated.)
You know for a guy who turned down the role of James Bond, Clive's down an awful lot of movies that are rather Bondish: Bourne Identity, BMW commercials, Duplicity, The International, Shoot 'Em Up.