oh, if that movie is anywhere near decent, I'm all over it.
Zoe: Next time we smuggle stock, let's make it something smaller. Wash: Yeah, we should start dealing in those black-market beagles.
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le nubian - Mar 11, 2010 12:16:41 pm PST #7232 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tom Scola - Mar 13, 2010 1:28:58 pm PST #7233 of 30000
hwæt
The reviews for Kick Ass are starting to come out: [link]
Oh dear. I'm going to have to go see it. I'm going to have to go see it at the theater where they yell at the screen.
I'm so ashamed.
§ ita § - Mar 13, 2010 2:09:49 pm PST #7234 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hate Nic Cage so much, though. He sours everything he touches. Otherwise I'd be unequivocally down with this.
Steph L. - Mar 13, 2010 5:30:27 pm PST #7235 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Why have I not heard of Kick Ass? I'm falling down on the job.
Cashmere - Mar 13, 2010 5:45:54 pm PST #7236 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I think I mentioned if here at some point. I've been reading it for a while.
Cashmere - Mar 13, 2010 5:46:42 pm PST #7237 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Maybe I mentioned it in comics. I'm not good with the remembering.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 13, 2010 8:27:46 pm PST #7238 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It's based on a series written by Mark Millar.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Mar 14, 2010 12:38:00 pm PDT #7239 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
I see from reading back that I was the only person here to enjoy Alice. I don't disagree with most of the criticisms - although I think Alice's lack of agency is typical of fantasy stories, from LotR to The Neverending Story - but I really enjoyed it all the same. I was enchanted by the less central characters, in particular. And I thought it was fairly faithful to the source, for an adaptation. Compared with the horrific Disney animated movie from the 1980s, for example. I too would have loved a darker version, but I can't imagine that Disney would have funded anything darker than that. (Would have been interesting to see what Burton made of it if he'd had freer rein, though.)
quester - Mar 14, 2010 1:10:40 pm PDT #7240 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I went to see The Blind Side mostly to keep my sister-in-law company. It was okay, though a bit skimpy on details. the part I liked best were the photos of the real Micheal Orr and the real Touhy family that were shown over the ending credits.
My second favorite parts were anytime the young son was on screen. He was a hoot!
Oh and I forgot to mention that Lily Collins who played the daughter, named Collins! looks like a young Eliza Dushku to me.
Juliebird - Mar 14, 2010 4:41:06 pm PDT #7241 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
The animated Alice in Wonderland creeps me right the frig out. It's one of the movies that falls under Evil Horror for me. It's like a nightmare come true, with all of a nightmare's logic. After watching Burton's Willy Wonka, I have absolutely no desire to see his Alice. I have a feeling that the horror will be less, but I will still be creeped right out.