Joss Whedon exits Batgirl:
Thank god.
Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.
Xander ,'Lessons'
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Steph L. - Feb 22, 2018 11:45:20 am PST #1421 of 3463
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dana - Feb 22, 2018 1:11:48 pm PST #1422 of 3463
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Reaaaaally for the best.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 22, 2018 3:31:36 pm PST #1423 of 3463
"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 don't suppose there's a chance in hell of Kathryn Bigelow being interested?
megan walker - Feb 22, 2018 8:55:23 pm PST #1424 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, I liked Red Sparrow more than I thought I would. (I had not heard good things.) It's a slow burn plot, with an emphasis on the slow, and that sort of worked for me. However, as a heads up, if you need a trigger warning--of almost any kind really--you probably do not want to see this film.
Jessica - Feb 23, 2018 3:37:44 am PST #1425 of 3463
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's a slow burn plot, with an emphasis on the slow, and that sort of worked for me
I liked the pacing too, once I got used to it. The trailers are incredibly misleading.
Calli - Feb 23, 2018 4:42:33 am PST #1426 of 3463
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The trailers seem to be saying, essentially, "Marvel couldn't be bothered to make a Black Widow movie, so we stepped in." Is that not what Red Sparrow is?
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 23, 2018 6:39:13 am PST #1427 of 3463
"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
My impression is that they might as well have named Joel Edgerton's character Trapper John.
Jessica - Feb 23, 2018 6:53:23 am PST #1428 of 3463
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is that not what Red Sparrow is?
She's a Russian secret agent with a color/animal code name and a backstory involving ballet, but other than that, no. It's a slow talky espionage story and J-Law's motivations and choices are driven by a completely different set of pressures.
Calli - Feb 23, 2018 10:22:37 am PST #1429 of 3463
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
She's a Russian secret agent with a color/animal code name and a backstory involving ballet, but other than that, no.
OK. Sounds like it could still be interesting, though. I just won't watch it with my original expectations.
megan walker - Feb 23, 2018 10:40:24 am PST #1430 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It's definitely more like a Le Carré novel than an "action" movie, that's for sure. The film had a few too many "I can't watch this" parts for me, but I think I am going to check out the novel. It is rated very highly on Goodreads.