'Serenity'
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
re: Men who Stare at Goats
I was mulling over the use of Jedi warriors in the movie and wondering if they had to get permission from Lucasfilm to use the idea. George Lucas strikes me as the kind of man who would be hyper-vigilant about keeping his trademarks from getting the Xerox treatment, ie, becoming common verbs instead of brand names, but I didn't see any mention of Lucasfilm in the acknowledgements. How would such be handled?
I actually think it's better on rewatch because once you know what's really going on, it's just a hilarious black romantic comedy about one incredibly fucked up guy.
Totally concur. The stuff I loved was the messed up romcom.
How would such be handled?
George Clooney makes a phone call.
George Clooney makes a phone call.
Ah, a George-to-George connection.
Ah, a George-to-George connection.
Side note: Lucas' daughters were both huge BtVS fans and he pulled strings for them to meet SMG.
The thing about the "twist" is that the movie's not at all dependent on the HSQ moment in order to work - I actually think it's better on rewatch because once you know what's really going on, it's just a hilarious black romantic comedy about one incredibly fucked up guy.
Have I mentioned my personal reading of the text as an especially violent PSA about the dangers of self-abuse? (I fully admit, it's totally fanwanking. Fanwanking of which I'm sure I'm a solo practitioner, as appropriate for the reading, naturally.)
it's just a hilarious black romantic comedy about one incredibly fucked up guy.
This! This! I don't find Fight Club profound in the slightest; I just think it's a funny, funny movie.
Hey Plei! We should schedule a double-feature of Gingersnaps (the first one) and Jennifer's Body!
I knew the twist to Fight Club going in, and I understood that it was a black comedy. I think my friend Zachary actually convinced me to see it based on that. I just didn't think it was very funny. (Not that I thought it was "serious"; I mean the way I don't think Will Ferrell's movies are funny.)
I mean the way I don't think Will Ferrell's movies are funny.
Except Talladega Nights.
Wait, are you calling Will Ferrell a nihilist?
Hey Plei! We should schedule a double-feature of Gingersnaps (the first one) and Jennifer's Body!
YES! And drink stuff.
Yes! Or else no!
(Which will be more controversial?)