I think the latter comparison is much more apt. #1 was just to discuss a movie that one could argue had/didn't have much of a story. Content, visually, the two movies are quite different.
Dawn: I think a date should be in a real fancy restaurant, then champagne at a night club with a floor show, then ballroom dancing. Joyce: Unfortunately, we're not dating in a movie from the thirties.
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le nubian - Jun 05, 2010 5:22:42 am PDT #8723 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
billytea - Jun 05, 2010 5:36:22 am PDT #8724 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Concerning the Cell, am I right in concluding that saving the remaining victim in fact had utterly nothing to do with Jennifer Lopez' psychic foray? I recall the detective pursuing a completely unrelated line of enquiry that led him to the guy's Aquarium of Doooom.
le nubian - Jun 05, 2010 5:46:27 am PDT #8725 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yes, I think you are right about that. I haven't seen the movie since it came out. On top of that, the detective had to go into the crazy and rescue her.
Kathy A - Jun 05, 2010 6:11:04 am PDT #8726 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'm currently watching Jaws on Encore. They're just getting to Quint's USS Indianapolis monologue--best movie monologue ever.
Amy - Jun 05, 2010 6:14:10 am PDT #8727 of 30000
Because books.
I just picked up Jaws for $5 at Walmart! I love to watch it once a summer. And you're right, that story Quint tells is fantastic.
I have an unreasonable fondness for The Cell, even though it's not a very good movie. It's so visually rich and fucked up, though.
Kathy A - Jun 05, 2010 6:17:53 am PDT #8728 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Show me the way to go home
I'm tired and I wanna go to bed
I had a little drink about an hour ago
And it went straight to my head
After Jaws was first shown on tv around 1978, the next day everyone at my junior high was singing that song.
Polter-Cow - Jun 05, 2010 7:24:05 am PDT #8729 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha. Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Inception is named Cobb, like the guy in Following. Nolan must like that name.
Last night, I also finally watched In Bruges, thanks to the magic of Netflix. It was very McDonagh-y. Good stuff.
Zenkitty - Jun 05, 2010 8:36:01 am PDT #8730 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
What the heck is Inception about? The trailer is confusing.
Amy - Jun 05, 2010 8:43:12 am PDT #8731 of 30000
Because books.
Here's the synopsis on the IMdB page, which is no more spoilery, imo, than book jacket copy.
It looks good, actually.
I'm also interested in The Adjustment Bureau, I think it's called.
§ ita § - Jun 05, 2010 8:44:50 am PDT #8732 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's about the world in your dreams. DiCaprio et al do business in it...he's a thief. And then...it all goes wrong. Or different. You know...game changer (thank you, Chuck, for ruining that phrase for me forever).