I wanted a great-looking steampunk/1920s-1930s/pulp thing. And it was. Except the story was so bad it kept killing my enjoyment.
And the style of the pulp kept changing.
Bye, now. Have good sex.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Volans - Jan 15, 2010 10:54:56 am PST #6201 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Juliebird - Jan 15, 2010 12:40:32 pm PST #6202 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The G-rated version of The Book of Eli: [link]
Polter-Cow - Jan 15, 2010 12:45:01 pm PST #6203 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heeeeee. Zach Oat delivers again.
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2010 1:01:05 pm PST #6204 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Juliebird - Jan 15, 2010 6:17:54 pm PST #6205 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The Hurt Locker: awesome awesome wholelottawhaththefuck. I mean, the end, WTF? Maybe I'm not clear on the timeline, whether scenes were flashback or chronological. The former, huh. the latter, wtf? Lots of little awesome moments and character beats, but, where? who? with the what? Maybe I need to not have wine whilst watching...
DavidS - Jan 15, 2010 6:24:45 pm PST #6206 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
They replayed the interview by Teri Gross of Kathryn Bigelow on NPR today. It was pretty fascinating.
Juliebird - Jan 15, 2010 6:59:58 pm PST #6207 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I haven't heard that, but from the opening quote "war is a drug", I guess I was hoping for a less obvious outcome/sendoff. Or, rather, a story where the status quo, you know, changed, one way or the other, for good or for ill or for indifference.
I should have known the movie would piss me off the moment James knew Beckham was alive and brushed him off.
Right now, this is one of those movies that I enjoyed at outset, but the more I think about it, the more it pisses me off. Shit like Avater, which evoked nothing noteworthy to think about for me, I was able to enjoy for the pretty and the worldbuilding (although the end was too rah rah hero hero epic battle (read that all in caps, which I am to tired to initiate)).
Sue - Jan 16, 2010 4:25:29 pm PST #6208 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I saw A Single Man today. The acting was great, it was stylish and well put together, but there was something about it that was very meh about it. I think it being Tom Ford's first movie, he was trying very hard, and some things came off as a little cliche.
I know I have seen movies by gay directors before, but I was never so aware I was watching men filmed by a man who loves men. Not that it was bad (Tom Ford made Colid Firth get a trainer and buff up and...Helloooo,) but it was really obvious.
§ ita § - Jan 16, 2010 8:33:04 pm PST #6209 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Saw Up In The Air tonight.
While I was expecting George Clooney's character to not get love--in fact I suspected Vera was married, and we thought he'd get fired too I wasn't expecting the whole move to be such a crushing indictment of singlehood. How incredibly depressing. Whoomph.
Typo Boy - Jan 16, 2010 8:55:21 pm PST #6210 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Don't think it was an indictment of singlehood. It was an indictment of isolation. He not only had no relationships, he had no friends, he had cut off most of the contact with his family, he did not take part in internet chats or boards. The closest to a connection he had was canned greeting in airport lines, and those stupid speeches he gave. No wonder he fell in love with the first woman he fucked twice. (Not that she wasn't worth falling in love with.)