Don't you watch House?
Not much anymore.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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Connie Neil - Dec 02, 2009 2:52:28 pm PST #5260 of 30000
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Tom Scola - Dec 03, 2009 8:41:47 am PST #5261 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Onion, which has been doing a whole bunch of Best of the 00's lists, is focusing on films this week:
The best film performances of the ’00s
Our favorite film scenes of the ’00s
The best bad movies of the ’00s
Almost the best films of the '00s: orphans and personal favorites
DavidS - Dec 03, 2009 9:19:44 am PST #5262 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The best scenes list is very fun.
Their best movie list is well considered though they love Morvern Caller and The Man Who Wasn't There way more than I do, and I prefer Fellowship of the LoTR movies.
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2009 9:23:35 am PST #5263 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The AV Club freezes my browser. I wonder if they hate IE 6.
Strega - Dec 03, 2009 10:01:50 am PST #5264 of 30000
Yeah, they do. I've learned not to even try to look at the AV club at work.
DavidS - Dec 03, 2009 10:07:43 am PST #5265 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, their top seven was:
1. Eternal Sunshine
2. 25th Hour
3. There Will Be Blood
4. No Country For Old Men (still paired with Blood)
5. Memento
6. Spirited Away
7. Kill Bill (1)
Old Boy makes their top 50. Four Pixar movies.
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2009 10:12:29 am PST #5266 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If I leave the page alone for a long time it loads. I'm not sure it's worth it.
I did not really like Eternal Sunshine. The characters didn't resonate for me, one way or another. I enjoyed Memento and Spirited Away. Did not like either Kill Bill as much as I was supposed to. I feel QT is usually overly self indulgent, although they were better than Pulp Fiction. Always nice to see an OldBoy mention. The movie just won't leave me alone.
I got as far as reading the performances page, and I'm impressed to note that Denzel Washington's Training Day turn was mentioned. I loved him in that. I think he's immensely well suited as a villain. His charisma borders on the illegal at the best of times. And they picked Ennis over the Joker. Sentimentally I'm very glad to see Heath Ledger so close to the top.
-t - Dec 03, 2009 10:14:26 am PST #5267 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
25th Hour? Huh. I found that movie immensely forgettable and pointless.
Connie Neil - Dec 03, 2009 10:48:50 am PST #5268 of 30000
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I'm glad they mentioned the montage at the beginning of Up. Hubby and I watched that, I was managing to muffle the sobs, he was pretending his sniffling was allergies, and he said, "And people think this is a kids' movie."
Laga - Dec 03, 2009 10:49:39 am PST #5269 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I didn't think Eternal Sunshine was all that great but The 25th Hour is one of my favorites. I thought every actor in it delivered an incredible performance and the scene referenced in their list of favorites brings tears to my eyes, just reading the description.