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Loved the main character. His arc was very moving.
I agree. It was so weird to see the clip of Wikus from the beginning of the story at the end because the man we knew by then was so very different. Even discounting the whole mutation thing.
Time Travel[l]er's Wife:
Enjoyed this, but not nearly as much as the book. They didn't have time to cover everything - which I understand - but as a result, they made a movie that tells a slightly different story than the book. It was a much less traumatic story. Since the trauma and pathos are central to the book, it definitely felt like something was missing. The cast are good, though - even Eric Bana, whose casting I was bemoaning from the moment I heard about it. He isn't quite... Henry. But he's not bad.
As a metaphor for disability, the book particularly appealled to me (going to see this with my non-disabled partner was interesting, although she was mostly complaining that she had popcorn stuck in her teeth and missing the moments where I poked her) - but I saw more clearly with the film than the book that the story is about many other things, too. (I may attempt to write a paper with my colleague who studies disability and film. It would help me figure out exactly what's being said with the disability metaphor. I think I quite like it, whatever it is.)
It was so weird to see
Such a sweet, harmless, ignorant man. In some ways he winds up being almost exactly the same person at the end of his journey that he was at the beginning, save for having his ignorance lifted.
It's designed to make you think without telling you what to think.
OMG, P-C! So very much this.
Robert Downey Jr. is in talks to become the movie world's latest vampire sensation.
The Iron Man star is in negotiations to play Anne Rice's Lestat Du Lioncort in the latest movie adaptation of her The Vampire Chronicles, according to BloodyDisgusting.com.
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The Iron Man star is in negotiations to play Anne Rice's Lestat Du Lioncort in the latest movie adaptation of her The Vampire Chronicles, according to BloodyDisgusting.com.
I ... what? Oh, whatever. Will it bring me more antique-y costume-drama vampire eye-candy? Then fine.
The Iron Man star is in negotiations to play Anne Rice's Lestat Du Lioncort in the latest movie adaptation of her The Vampire Chronicles, according to BloodyDisgusting.com.
So they're ... doing a new take on the book/character? Or they're remaking the first outing?
Weird. I do like the idea of RDJ in ... well, almost anything, so.
So they're ... doing a new take on the book/character? Or they're remaking the first outing?
If they can do it to Star Trek, nothing is safe.
"I've got a great idea for a movie, boss! A remake of Ben Hur! In the future! The chariot race a la Death Race!"
"I've got a great idea for a movie, boss! A remake of Ben Hur! In the future! The chariot race a la Death Race!"
"Pod racing. Very fast. Very dangerous."
ION, I just got back from seeing District 9 and Moon back to back. I think I'll buy some catfood for my clone.
I just got back from seeing District 9 and Moon back to back.
Wow. What a fantastic afternoon of movie watching, tommy. Two of the best movies of the year, and both two of the better movies of the last several years.