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Merf

11-25-2005, 03:14 PM

Just returned from Philadelphia. Harry Potter on IMAX? Unbelieveable. Loved every minute of it and am looking forward to the next :thumbsup:

Boo ya! I'm going to go see it again, I think.

GardenStateGirlie

11-25-2005, 03:23 PM

Boo ya! I'm going to go see it again, I think.

WOOT. The IMAX made it a zillion times cooler. Find one, if you have one down there :nod: Not to mention, it was only $9. Hell, we pay that to see films on a regular screen around these parts.

DavidMn

11-26-2005, 11:40 AM

I' thinking of seeing Rent tonight.:nod:

Mari

11-26-2005, 12:51 PM

Just came back from Harry Potter, LOVED it:blob1: I'm so mad about it I might go and see it again soon, I've this free ticket to spend before the year ends anyway.. It was just excellent. Much better even than the last one, though that was my favorite first. Damn. Now we have to wait two years again.
Liked the rockband :D Thought "is that Pulp" right away and yes it was Jarvis Cocker + half of Radiohead? Good that they didn't have some lame kiddie rock music in it. :thumbsup:

dissention

11-26-2005, 12:54 PM

Just came back from Harry Potter, LOVED it:blob1: I'm so mad about it I might go and see it again soon, I've this free ticket to spend before the year ends anyway.. It was just excellent. Much better even than the last one, though that was my favorite first. Damn. Now we have to wait two years again.

I must be crazy because I thought the third Harry Potter was absolute drivel. It was a chore to watch. If I hadn't taken my sister to see it, I would have walked out. :laugh:

dissention

11-26-2005, 12:55 PM

Liked the rockband :D Thought "is that Pulp" right away and yes it was Jarvis Cocker + half of Radiohead? Good that they didn't have some lame kiddie rock music in it. :thumbsup:

Franz Ferdinand was originally supposed to do the music but they backed out because they thought it was too cheesy.

Mari

11-26-2005, 12:59 PM

Franz Ferdinand was originally supposed to do the music but they backed out because they thought it was too cheesy.

Really! They would've been great too. :woohoo:
I don't get why they thought them cheesy though. Not the first word that comes to mind when I think of them.

dissention

11-26-2005, 01:13 PM

Really! They would've been great too. :woohoo:
I don't get why they thought them cheesy though. Not the first word that comes to mind when I think of them.

No no, Franz thought being in a Potter movie would be too cheesy. :laugh:

Mari

11-26-2005, 01:16 PM

hmm.. that does make more sense...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Miss Vicky

11-28-2005, 10:19 AM

cliffdweller

11-28-2005, 11:32 AM

I saw Walk the Line last night... again.

It's official. I love this movie. And damn it if Reese Witherspoon isn't growing on me. If you haven't seen it yet, go now. Right now. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon are fantastic! Fine performances by all involved (except maybe for the guy who plays Roy Orbison, but you only see him for about 10 seconds, so it's okay) actually, and damned if JP isn't charmingly sexy when he's pretending to be drunk off his ass.

This move DOES rock. I saw it over the weekend and thought it was f'ing fantastic. But then again, I'm a pretty big Johnny Cash fan and was very interested in this movie from the get-go. R.W. and J.P. WERE June Carter and Johnny Cash...they were so believable, I was so there with them the whole movie long. Seriously, if there's an overriding reason to see this movie it's for those two performances. Outstanding.

Oh, and I WEEPED during the first 15-20 minutes of the movie, so for those who haven't seen it yet, bring tissues!

amber

11-28-2005, 03:31 PM

cliffdweller

11-28-2005, 03:42 PM

I just watched Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I think it got panned, but since I haven't read the books I thought it was pretty good. Quite funny in parts. Well, mostly Sam Rockwell was funny. Really funny.

Yeah, he's pretty hilarious alright. You should see this offbeat movie called "Box Full of Moonlight" with him and John Tuturro. Not only will you get Rockwell hilarity, you'll also get a few shots of his naked ass. There ya go :laugh:.

amber

11-28-2005, 04:07 PM

Yeah, he's pretty hilarious alright. You should see this offbeat movie called "Box Full of Moonlight" with him and John Tuturro. Not only will you get Rockwell hilarity, you'll also get a few shots of his naked ass. There ya go :laugh:.
Sounds good. I didn't really know about him before, although I had heard the name. He's very good. It was funny, on the bonus whatever, he was talking about his character and stuff, and at the end he said "They couldn't afford Jim Carrey so they got me." And I was thinking I'd rather watch Sam every day of the week and twice on Sundays than Jim Carrey....

dissention

11-28-2005, 04:12 PM

Jim Carrey

I have been known to go into convulsive fits at the mere mention of that name. The doctors say it's some sort of allergic reaction.

GardenStateGirlie

11-28-2005, 04:15 PM

amber

11-28-2005, 04:27 PM

I'm looking forward to Aeon Flux this weekend (hopefully). MTV2 was playing a marathon the other night -- i'm officially ready for it to be released. Not to mention the man they have playing Trevor Goodchild? Hot. Aeon and Trevor sexual tension = love.
Me, too. I've been waiting. I also ordered the DVD's that just came out from netflix. I love the Flux. The guy playing Trevor has my B-day, too. :p And yes, he is hot. There used to be only 2 VHS tapes available for rental and that made me very sad. I still rented them 2-3 times, though....

Mari

11-29-2005, 03:30 AM

I have been known to go into convulsive fits at the mere mention of that name. The doctors say it's some sort of allergic reaction.

well, I'm familiar with that*, but I thought he was quite tolerable in Eternal Sunshine etc.
Nice one, except for the dizzy camera work, but that's just me.

*dumb and dumber? please kill me.

amber

11-29-2005, 03:43 AM

I have been known to go into convulsive fits at the mere mention of that name. The doctors say it's some sort of allergic reaction.
Wow. We agree on something. Have you seen Hitchhikers Guide? Oh, the Rockwell. If it isn't your genre, (which it wasn't really mine) I still recommend you see it just at least for that performance. :shrug:
My other favorite thing was that I'd somehow remembered the name "Zoe Daschanel" (????:confused: :confused: WTF? I have no idea what I remembered that name from. My memory is like a cruel mistress. Anywhoo.)

And that she's in it. Sesly, you will like it, I think. Although I'm not sure that it's superstellar filmaking, and if you've read the books do not ever see it, but aside from those two things it's PFFAC!!!! (Pretty Fuspin Funny and Cool). Also for their few creatures, they used the Jim Henson company. Which made it better. I hate when creatures and/animals talk, but it was good.

Did ya like the Doctor Who PBS shows? Me neither, but this is way better. :lol:

*Sidenote - Did anyone else's mom watch "All Creatures Great and Small" the British show on PBS, and have the books??? I was just wondering if anyone else was bored when they were 10 yet grudgingly had to admit that the show/books were good, yet slow as molasses in June. In fact, did anyone else watch insane amounts of PBS at all? Member Good Neighbors? At least that was funny. Sheesh. rolls eyes. It was that Penelope lady - she always made the sitcoms great. In fact, I think she might have been in Fawlty Towahs. Towers. Yes, also my mom loved the Hitchhiker books. Blergh. *

ragandbone

11-29-2005, 03:54 AM

*Sidenote - Did anyone else's mom watch "All Creatures Great and Small" the British show on PBS, and have the books??? I was just wondering if anyone else was bored when they were 10 yet grudgingly had to admit that the show/books were good, yet slow as molasses in June.
I read the books along with my mother over a summer spent in the Florida keys, when I was ten. We didn't have tv, and it was too hot to go outside, so I read everything within reach. I actually loved those books so much, I wanted to be a vet, until 6th grade.
We watched the show too.

I can't wait to see Aeon Flux, but I sort of wish it were animated, like the original. They could have used the animation Linklater uses in "Waking Life", and the upcoming P.K. Dick adaptation, " A Scanner Darkly".

amber

11-29-2005, 04:12 AM

I read the books along with my mother over a summer spent in the Florida keys, when I was ten. We didn't have tv, and it was too hot to go outside, so I read everything within reach. I actually loved those books so much, I wanted to be a vet, until 6th grade.
We watched the show too.

I can't wait to see Aeon Flux, but I sort of wish it were animated, like the original. They could have used the animation Linklater uses in "Waking Life", and the upcoming P.K. Dick adaptation, " A Scanner Darkly".
I agree with all that. Except it appears you were never put to the torture of the british TV show when you wanted to watch something else. :laugh: The books were a bit dull for me when I was 10, though, too. I liked Mysteries. And I realized I didn't want to be a vet when I understood that I would then be seeing animals at their worst. Although the ideal of being a vet is tempting. I just wanted to be a rich actress so I could adopt and help all the animals. We do what we can. Lol.
I wish that, too, about the Flux. It's my FAVORITE. I'm glad all the animation ones have come onto DVD now. Even when I was little, I only liked cartoons (no Muppets. I hated Muppets. No live Sesame STreet. I used to watch Sesame Street and just wait for a cartoon. All Buggs Bunny and Scooby Doo)
But I have medium hopes for Aeon. The effects look pretty good, and I've already adjusted my psyche to accept something very independent of the animation.
Also, I don't know if I said this before, but I actually believe you are my real mom, and we were separated at birth...:laugh: :xoxo: (don't be worried, this has been my fantasy since I was very small :laugh: .)

ragandbone

11-29-2005, 05:37 AM

I agree with all that. Except it appears you were never put to the torture of the british TV show when you wanted to watch something else. :laugh: The books were a bit dull for me when I was 10, though, too. I liked Mysteries. And I realized I didn't want to be a vet when I understood that I would then be seeing animals at their worst. Although the ideal of being a vet is tempting. I just wanted to be a rich actress so I could adopt and help all the animals. We do what we can. Lol.
The Summer I read those books, I also read "Suffer the Children"(some grocery store horror), Richi Rich comics, and Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye", so it was quite a mix. We just grabbed books for dime apiece from a box in front of the library.
It is possible that I was forced to miss a show I wanted to see because of Masterpeice Theatre, but the only tv conflicts I recall as child were with my father (when he was around) who ruled the tv, and who required total silence and rapt attention. If the adults were watching a boring show, I would have happily excused myself to my room: I spent a lot of time studying the covers of my 6 record albums. I did buy my own tv with birthday money, but then the other tv broke and I was forced to donate mine to the household. Violins please [Sob]

But I have medium hopes for Aeon. The effects look pretty good, and I've already adjusted my psyche to accept something very independent of the animation. The actress is the one from "The Matrix", right? I think she's perfect for the role!

Also, I don't know if I said this before, but I actually believe you are my real mom, and we were separated at birth...:laugh: :xoxo: (don't be worried, this has been my fantasy since I was very small :laugh: .)
:) :xoxo: I think you are 10 years younger, so lets see, that would have been the summer I read "All Creatures..." Hmm :shocked:
I am flattered, but I must warn you, I am not a good provider, I spend time on a fan forum, instead of working - ahem, and I have already squandered your inheritance on my impressive boot (for the foot) collection.