What Swanky Things are you Watching? - Page 21

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 02-22-2005, 04:46 PM

Immortal Beloved
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Everwood (still my love of Bright, the twinkling stary of happy boy love, does not diminish).

Tonight? Nada. I'll probably read and clean house. Tomorrow: LOST!

innerSpaceman · 02-22-2005, 06:53 PM

Hehe, last night me and Zapp watched an oldie (but, imo, a goodie), The Road Warrior. I made him watch it because I struck up an acquaintance with Virginia Hey over the weekend. She has a minor, yet attention-getting, role in that movie - but is better known for her role as Zan on Farscape. I had so much fun with her on Saturday and Sunday that I could not resist re-watching the only film in my DVD collection that she's in.

Tonight: Must make a dent in the pile of Netflix films; this will be my only night home this week!

alphabassettgrrl · 02-23-2005, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I made him watch it because I struck up an acquaintance with Virginia Hey over the weekend. She has a minor, yet attention-getting, role in that movie - but is better known for her role as Zan on Farscape.

My friends (big Farscape fans) were absolutely thrilled to meet her at one of the conventions. I think they had to go to Fargo, ND to see her. They live in Minneapolis, so it's not as far as it seems, though Fargo is a serious.... *pit* and these particular friends lived there for a while. That's so awesome that you got to meet her! My friends said she is very nice.

innerSpaceman · 02-23-2005, 05:26 PM

Yep, very nice lady.

I'm glad she is my new friend, cause it looks as if my friendship with Gemini Cricket has reached its end.

That's cause I thought The Notebook was a damn fine sudser. Nothing wrong with it, and the two leads were hotness of their respective genders (both of which, as some here may know, I happen to have a thing for).

I am currently watching Young Adam as I type, and my reaction thus far is

Gemini Cricket · 02-23-2005, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm glad she is my new friend, cause it looks as if my friendship with Gemini Cricket has reached its end.

It's not the end. You like me, you like me, you like me.

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That's cause I thought The Notebook was a damn fine sudser. Nothing wrong with it, and the two leads were hotness of their respective genders (both of which, as some here may know, I happen to have a thing for).

Okay, here we go. I've gotten a PM or two about this already. To quote our GD:

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AARRGH! Okay, you're all really starting to frustrate me.

Nothing wrong with the eye candy, I'll give it that. Ryan Gosling is great. Now if that gosling actually were a mature gander, he'd be a much better actor. Watch him act in this film and count how many times he looks like he was going to laugh while she's pounding on his chest or shoving him against a truck in anger. He's worse than Jerry Seinfeld and Roseanne during their own shows.

I'm still not clear if the lead actress has ever had her heart truly broken or knows how it feels. Nothing in her performance dictates to me that she has. She also wasn't defined very well at the beginning. Why do we like her? Because she's pretty? Nope. It's gotta be more than that. If it doesn't need to more than that 'Gigli' would have worked.

I believe that the performances here needed to convey the message that the stakes are high for these two. I didn't get that from them.

Okay, it's the LoT so I'll dwell on the positive here:

I love these kinds of stories. Against all odds, love against the will of elitist parents and rekindled love. I love love love these films.

The love scene at the beginning was great. The whole neurotic thing while they tried to get their groove on rocked. Gosling and Marsden were finer than frog hair. Gorgeous.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 02-23-2005, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yep, very nice lady.

I'm glad she is my new friend, cause it looks as if my friendship with Gemini Cricket has reached its end.

So, how did you meet her?!?!?!?!?!?! Gossip to me, dammit! That's awesome.

My message is not too short, LoT. It's just long enough!

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 02-23-2005, 12:38 AM

Netflix'ed "CHicago" - the movie not the band!

The movie, in a word - SUCKED!

Opening song was good. The "Puppet" scene was good, but the rest was trash!

IMHO!

Gemini Cricket · 02-23-2005, 09:10 PM

So, as luck would have it, Ralphie didn't mail 'The Notebook' back to Netflix. So, I watched the rest. I still say bleh. But to illustrate my point about high stakes, there were 2 performances in the last 3/4 of the movie worth mentioning.
James Garner reacting to grown up Allie getting a shot while she had a fit. Very well done. He knows where it's at. His face told it all in two seconds that Gosling's couldn't in 2 hours. He wishes he could grow up to be Garner.
The woman who played Martha was very good, too. You could hear her heart break when she realized Allie was inside the house behind Noah. That was well done, too.

Don't get me wrong. My heart's not made of ice. I cried at the end of 'Goblet of Fire' for crying out loud. But I couldn't buy much of this movie. The lake filled with swans, bleh. The discovery that Garner was Noah, bleh doy. The nurse finding both of them dead in bed, bleh.

For me, if a movie starts off wrong in the first 15 minutes, the rest of the movie ain't worth watching.

I will take our Ally's advice and read the book. I am interested to compare the two.

Anyway, I just thought I'd talk some more about this film seeing as I just finished it.

AllyOops! · 02-24-2005, 05:17 AM

It's okay, Gemini Cricket! I might be in love with the film, but Ialso love that you have an opinion that your'e not afraid to stick with. Snaps!

And I'm so happy that you'll read the book! I just loved it.

Tonight I watched Message In A Bottle. I decided to buy it so I could own all three Nicholas Sparks movies on DVD.

Nicholas Sparks, why must you always break my heart? Message In A Bottle just gutted me, and afterwards I was a little angry.

Mr. Sparks? Please? A happy ending just once? As your biggest fan, I know that it is the traumatic endings that touch my Soul, as well as others, but how I long for smiley faces, hearts, puppies & hot fudge sundaes at least once at the end of one your films!

Sincerely,
Ally

p.s. Get crackin' on more steamy deleted love scenes. Or get thee into porn, FAST.

Stan4dSteph · 02-24-2005, 07:49 AM

I crammed in 3 episodes of Lost last night. I've still got a DVR full of stuff to go through since I was away for 2 weeks though...

On my travel odyssey I saw -

Wimbledon: not bad. Paul Bettany is cute.
Last Shot: weird humor. I laughed out loud at some parts, then felt bad because most people were sleeping.
Shall We Dance: J. Lo's character seemed really weird to me. Not a bad flick though.
Ladder 49: Travolta's clenched-jaw delivery really gets old, but if you've got a firefighter fetish, you'll love it.

02-22-2005, 04:46 PM	#1
Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	Immortal Beloved Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Everwood (still my love of Bright, the twinkling stary of happy boy love, does not diminish). Tonight? Nada. I'll probably read and clean house. Tomorrow: LOST!
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02-22-2005, 06:53 PM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Hehe, last night me and Zapp watched an oldie (but, imo, a goodie), The Road Warrior. I made him watch it because I struck up an acquaintance with Virginia Hey over the weekend. She has a minor, yet attention-getting, role in that movie - but is better known for her role as Zan on Farscape. I had so much fun with her on Saturday and Sunday that I could not resist re-watching the only film in my DVD collection that she's in. Tonight: Must make a dent in the pile of Netflix films; this will be my only night home this week!
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02-23-2005, 05:26 PM	#4
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yep, very nice lady. I'm glad she is my new friend, cause it looks as if my friendship with Gemini Cricket has reached its end. That's cause I thought The Notebook was a damn fine sudser. Nothing wrong with it, and the two leads were hotness of their respective genders (both of which, as some here may know, I happen to have a thing for). I am currently watching Young Adam as I type, and my reaction thus far is
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02-23-2005, 12:38 AM	#7
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Netflix'ed "CHicago" - the movie not the band! The movie, in a word - SUCKED! Opening song was good. The "Puppet" scene was good, but the rest was trash! IMHO!
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02-23-2005, 09:10 PM	#8
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	So, as luck would have it, Ralphie didn't mail 'The Notebook' back to Netflix. So, I watched the rest. I still say bleh. But to illustrate my point about high stakes, there were 2 performances in the last 3/4 of the movie worth mentioning. James Garner reacting to grown up Allie getting a shot while she had a fit. Very well done. He knows where it's at. His face told it all in two seconds that Gosling's couldn't in 2 hours. He wishes he could grow up to be Garner. The woman who played Martha was very good, too. You could hear her heart break when she realized Allie was inside the house behind Noah. That was well done, too. Don't get me wrong. My heart's not made of ice. I cried at the end of 'Goblet of Fire' for crying out loud. But I couldn't buy much of this movie. The lake filled with swans, bleh. The discovery that Garner was Noah, bleh doy. The nurse finding both of them dead in bed, bleh. For me, if a movie starts off wrong in the first 15 minutes, the rest of the movie ain't worth watching. I will take our Ally's advice and read the book. I am interested to compare the two. Anyway, I just thought I'd talk some more about this film seeing as I just finished it.
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02-24-2005, 05:17 AM	#9
AllyOops! It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Introspection Intersection Posts: 1,207	It's okay, Gemini Cricket! I might be in love with the film, but Ialso love that you have an opinion that your'e not afraid to stick with. Snaps! And I'm so happy that you'll read the book! I just loved it. Tonight I watched Message In A Bottle. I decided to buy it so I could own all three Nicholas Sparks movies on DVD. Nicholas Sparks, why must you always break my heart? Message In A Bottle just gutted me, and afterwards I was a little angry. Mr. Sparks? Please? A happy ending just once? As your biggest fan, I know that it is the traumatic endings that touch my Soul, as well as others, but how I long for smiley faces, hearts, puppies & hot fudge sundaes at least once at the end of one your films! Sincerely, Ally p.s. Get crackin' on more steamy deleted love scenes. Or get thee into porn, FAST.
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02-24-2005, 07:49 AM	#10
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I crammed in 3 episodes of Lost last night. I've still got a DVR full of stuff to go through since I was away for 2 weeks though... On my travel odyssey I saw - Wimbledon: not bad. Paul Bettany is cute. Last Shot: weird humor. I laughed out loud at some parts, then felt bad because most people were sleeping. Shall We Dance: J. Lo's character seemed really weird to me. Not a bad flick though. Ladder 49: Travolta's clenched-jaw delivery really gets old, but if you've got a firefighter fetish, you'll love it.
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