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Yeah, I think for FBDO, you have to figure who you are identifying with.
I think the movie is really fun. Completely unbelievable, not remotely plausible, but fun. I definitely identified with Cameron because I'm way more of a nervous nelly and I would have been freaked out the whole time I was with FB. My parents are better people than Cameron's though!
I hate FBDO with the fiery heat of a thousand suns, so I'm EXTREMELY disinclined to give any coolness points in it's favor.
Yay! My brother in FBDO hate!
Yay! My brother in FBDO hate!
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The worst part is there are parts of the movie that are hugely entertaining, and I like Matthew Broderick generally. But the character he's playing in this...
Let's just say I identified with the Principal and Jennifer Grey WAY more than I wanted to.
I adore Ferris Bueller. I heard rumors of a sequel a few years ago, Ferris all grown-up etc., but nothing more than rumors.
I am seriously, seriously torn about the new Star Trek. Sure, it looks cool, but I remember first run TOS on the TV, then desperately trying to keep track of it in syndication. It's not broken, Mr. Fancy-Pants Director Man! It doesn't need to be redone!
I was never a huge fan of Star Trek: TOS, but I did see enough episodes to understand the appeal of the films (except for the first one--I fell asleep during that one). But, the trailers for the new flick have me really excited to see it.
The rest of the cast is good too. Simon Pegg as Scotty is fantastic, as is Karl Urban as Bones.
Yay for Simon Pegg and Karl Urban!! I was really pleased to see Urban get cast in this role, since he was only getting cheesy action films and/or baddie roles in better movies since Two Towers. Here's hoping he'll start getting some more substantial roles soon.
I adore TOS and I don't see this movie as a "fix." In spirit, it's essentially AU TOS fanfic. It's clearly been made with vast amounts of love for the show and the universe it inhabits.
it's essentially AU TOS fanfic
That's a thought.
News flash: Run Lola Run is a pretty good movie.
Yes, I'm lame, and just saw it.
Have we ever done a Top 10 Time-Travel Movies List?
Run Lola Run isn't a Time-Travel Movie, it's a Video Game Movie, with a reset button.
Run Lola Run isn't a Time-Travel Movie, it's a Video Game Movie, with a reset button.
A perfect description! Love that movie--my sister was volunteering at the Tacoma art-film house and saw it a few weeks before I visited and she insisted that I see it with her. Loads of fun to watch, and Franke Potente is really riveting in it.