I think Valmont plays better throughout, but that scene pays off with a bigger emotional bolt.
This is true. I still very slightly prefer Valmont, but nothing in it comes close to the emotional shock of the final scene of Liaisons.
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
Giles ,'Chosen'
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Atropa - Mar 23, 2010 5:44:36 pm PDT #7358 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jessica - Mar 23, 2010 5:58:34 pm PDT #7359 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I must interrupt briefly to say that Hot Tub Time Machine *completely* lives up to its title.
(Yes, that's a good thing. It's exactly the movie it promises to be.)
megan walker - Mar 23, 2010 5:59:34 pm PDT #7360 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Still love Jeanne Moreau best of all.
IOadaptationN, I really liked the BBC's The 39 Steps. I haven't read the book, but it seemed like it was probably closer to the original than Hitchcock's (which I loved, but the MacGuffin made no sense).
§ ita § - Mar 23, 2010 6:04:28 pm PDT #7361 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have heard so many positive things about Hot Tub Time Machine. I...boggle. But I'll rent.
Betsy had complaints about the airplane scene from the BBC 39 Steps, since they weren't mounting guns like that before the Great War, but that's a detail I totally missed. I liked Rupert Penry Jones and the female lead.
Jessica - Mar 23, 2010 6:07:30 pm PDT #7362 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think depending on where you live, it's worth the price of a rental or a matinee. The main reason to see it in a theatre would be that that sort of comedy works better when there's a crowd of people all getting the jokes at the same time. But I probably wouldn't pay full LA or NYC ticket prices for it.
megan walker - Mar 23, 2010 6:11:40 pm PDT #7363 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Betsy had complaints about the airplane scene from the BBC 39 Steps
I figured they only did it as a nod to Hitchcock.
Cashmere - Mar 23, 2010 6:23:44 pm PDT #7364 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
DH is watching The Blind Side. I couldn't quite pull the trigger on it so I'm in the office listening to it.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 24, 2010 3:42:11 am PDT #7365 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yes, that's a good thing. It's exactly the movie it promises to be
Excellent. I have a friend who really wants to see it (Cusack fan from the Better Off Dead days on, much like myself) and this recommendation seals the deal for me.
le nubian - Mar 24, 2010 3:55:20 am PDT #7366 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
oh man. don't tempt me y'all. I have to see this movie, but I was just planning to rent it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 24, 2010 6:32:06 am PDT #7367 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
I'll go see it when it comes out. I hemmed and hawed and missed The Wolfman in theatrical release, so I need an excuse to go to the cinema soon.