Matt,
I don't know what it is, but I feel like going to see The Backup Plan this weekend.
Peace be with you.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
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le nubian - Apr 23, 2010 4:25:54 pm PDT #7863 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Frankenbuddha - Apr 23, 2010 4:46:52 pm PDT #7864 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, I gotta say as far as seeing any Jo-Lo movie that isn't OUT OF SIGHT (where she was AWESOME) or THE CELL (which was at least conceptually insane with good supporting actors), she's a must avoid.
erikaj - Apr 23, 2010 4:53:22 pm PDT #7865 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Selena was good, too. I mean, it was kinda ordinary but she was good in it.
§ ita § - Apr 23, 2010 10:03:44 pm PDT #7866 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, lord.
I need to go to bn.com right now and buy The Losers, so I can check the movie against the source.
The movie? Hit so many of my kinks, it wasn't even funny. It was nigh shameful. The casting, perfect (bar Zoe--but she wasn't as bad as I was expecting--just woefully underweight).
JDM? Growly perfect. Although I couldn't restrain myself from exclaiming "But he's John Winchester!" in Clay's defense at a perhaps ludicrous juncture of the movie. Chris Evans? Incredibly charismatic and hysterical with a brilliant musical hook. Idris Elba? Made of magnetism. Columbus Short and Óscar Jaenada have less to work with, but are still both great.
Jason Patric? OTT and perhaps from a different movie. Definitely the weak link, although he had some funny lines.
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2010 10:45:15 pm PDT #7867 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I need to go to bn.com right now and buy The Losers, so I can check the movie against the source.
The movie is loosely based on the first trade, according to IMDb. I'm definitely going to check out the series at some point; it's only five trades.
Jason Patric? OTT and perhaps from a different movie. Definitely the weak link
Completely agree. I could see what they were going for, but it didn't work.
But I agree that the rest of the cast was great. The movie was funny and things blew up. I was entertained. It wasn't spectacular or amazing, and most of the best bits were in the trailer, but it was still fun times.
§ ita § - Apr 24, 2010 4:49:00 am PDT #7868 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
and most of the best bits were in the trailer
I only watched a bit of the trailers, because the anticipation was killing me. The Zoe/JDM fight scene looks better in the movie, but it's still way improbable. And the Chris Evans recurring gag was beautiful, and couldn't be spoiled in preview.
I can't believe people were bitching that Chris Evans wouldn't be able to bulk up to play Captain America. Man's huge.
Calli - Apr 24, 2010 5:01:18 am PDT #7869 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I liked Gladiator. Crowe didn't blow me away in it, but he was adequate. I have a soft spot for the historical figure of Marcus Aurelius. I enjoyed seeing how his influence reached on past his death, to the character played by Oliver Reed as well as Maximus.
Polter-Cow - Apr 24, 2010 5:16:16 am PDT #7870 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And the Chris Evans recurring gag was beautiful, and couldn't be spoiled in preview.
I loved all his T-shirts.
One awesome scene that wasn't in the trailer was the bit at the end with the motorcycle and the plane. And Clay just standing there as a GIANT PLANE ON FIRE bears down on him. Totally badass. That is the kind of ridiculous shit I want to see in these movies!
§ ita § - Apr 24, 2010 5:39:16 am PDT #7871 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He's John Fucking Winchester, man. He climbed out of hell to save his boys. He can totally do that. Not to mention beat gravity in the dive to get the trigger. No problemo.
Clay was delicious.
It totally delivered on the ludicrous action front.
Jon B. - Apr 24, 2010 5:41:20 am PDT #7872 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
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I have an extra pass to see the film Drones 10:30pm tonight at the Somerville Theater. It was directed by Adam Busch & Amber Benson and stars Jonathan Woodward. Email me if you're interested (profile addy is good).