Carey Mulligan, who was Sally Sparrow in "Blink," is completely brilliant.
That's why she's so familiar.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Sue - Oct 25, 2009 3:38:47 am PDT #4520 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Theodosia - Oct 25, 2009 3:42:14 am PDT #4521 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Anybody seen The Vampire's Assistant ? I'm intrigued because I think John C Riley could really chew the scenery....
Steph L. - Oct 25, 2009 7:05:26 am PDT #4522 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The commercials have actually made me want to see it. I don't expect it to be *good,* per se, but it looks entertaining.
Atropa - Oct 25, 2009 10:00:07 am PDT #4523 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Anybody seen The Vampire's Assistant ? I'm intrigued because I think John C Riley could really chew the scenery....
I want to see it, but I refuse to until I get a report from someone who has. Not to find out if it's *good*, but to find out if the plot point of the GIANT PSYCHIC TELEPATHIC SPIDER is absent from the movie. That's why I didn't read the books.
Amy - Oct 25, 2009 10:10:26 am PDT #4524 of 30000
Because books.
I paged through Jake's copy of the first book, and it looks like they changed the tone quite a bit for the movie -- made it campier and funnier. No idea about what Jilli said, though.
Atropa - Oct 25, 2009 10:30:11 am PDT #4525 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I had started reading the first book, and I get the idea that I would have found the series a lot of fun, if it weren't for that thing I mentioned.
Amy - Oct 25, 2009 10:31:20 am PDT #4526 of 30000
Because books.
It came off too young for me to enjoy, but yeah, I can see where it would not be your thing thanks to ... that thing.
Connie Neil - Oct 25, 2009 2:55:22 pm PDT #4527 of 30000
brillig
Saw District 9 yesterday. What an amazing movie. A few people walked out, but I'm not surprised in this town. They probably saw the name Peter Jackson and weren't expecting something so grim. The scene where they made Wikus test the weapons was harrowing.
Juliebird - Oct 25, 2009 3:01:00 pm PDT #4528 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I'm on a Tim Roth kick and only sort of watched Reservoir Dogs, because I mostly despise Tarantino. What a beautiful love story...
Am watching Skellig now, and... how refreshing! Not awesome, not great, but between how unformulaic the dynamics of the family and friends are (well, up until bff goes all commando and the fight and argument becomes rather adult) and the sense of humour, me likey. Also, I might be getting a wee sniff of nostalgia for Jim Henson's The Storyteller whenever I see the wings.
Polter-Cow - Oct 26, 2009 6:22:33 am PDT #4529 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I saw Where the Wild Things Are and...don't think I "got" it. It was interesting to watch and sad at times, and the monsters were done really well, both the animatronics and the voices, but the movie didn't really do a whole lot for me otherwise. I found myself distracted through most of it.