wrod, re "identity" being a cool thought being poorly executed(har, har) And I give The Forgotten a pass because I would *so* hit it with Domenic West in tormented-American mode, it's ridiculous. (Not as ridiculous as renting "Mona Lisa Smile" to watch him again, however. That is something extremely mockworthy, for which I am deeply shamed.) Seriously? Julia Roberts as either sexy or Bohemian should have made *that* DW's science-fiction role. And somehow that film was insulting to womankind for trying to be empowering; I'm not sure why. And there is a dumb twist in that one, too, involving DW and his service at Anzio.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
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erikaj - Oct 21, 2009 8:28:08 am PDT #4500 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Strega - Oct 21, 2009 9:53:32 am PDT #4501 of 30000
Ooo. It's "Noir City DC" next week at the AFI. [link]
Which explains why they're showing Out of the Past on Halloween. Followed by Shaun of the Dead & the Howling (I'm pretty sure those aren't part of the noir fest).
Daisy Jane - Oct 21, 2009 11:12:10 am PDT #4502 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I saw Funny Games last night. It was...strange. And not as interesting as I'd hoped. The meta moments didn't elevate the film above its base premise.
The original or the remake?
Polter-Cow - Oct 21, 2009 11:14:16 am PDT #4503 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Remake. Which is apparently shot-for-shot. I have no desire to watch the original.
Daisy Jane - Oct 21, 2009 11:20:34 am PDT #4504 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I think the Austrian one was well received, but this one generally wasn't, and I'm wondering what the difference is/was.
le nubian - Oct 22, 2009 11:22:30 am PDT #4505 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
A review of Ong Bak 2 (this review seems to have spoilers).
This sounds like one crazy movie. I did not see Ong Bak. Apparently there is an Ong Bak 3 planned.
amych - Oct 22, 2009 11:35:12 am PDT #4506 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Ong Bak was awesome.
The Protector was... let us never speak of it again.
Ong Bak 2 sounds insane which of course means that we will own it in many formats.
-t - Oct 22, 2009 11:37:48 am PDT #4507 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow. Ong Bak was pretty great, 2 sounds like something I will have to see.
Strix - Oct 22, 2009 12:24:51 pm PDT #4508 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
My bf just had a minigasm at work and doesn't know why. He has a huge mancrush on Jaa. He will be very jazzed to know this.
beekaytee - Oct 22, 2009 2:06:05 pm PDT #4509 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Ong Bak was awesome.
The Protector was... let us never speak of it again.
amych is me. Though the scene with the elephant skeleton nearly did me in. I could cry just thinking about it now.