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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
sacajawea
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I saw Stardust at a sneak preview, I loved Princess Bride and couldn't wait to get sucked into another fun fantasy story. I figured since they had a great cast, what could go wrong?
This movie never swept me away. Perhaps the characters were too shallow? I dunno, but I didn't care about any of them.
Peter O'Toole came on the screen, and I thought - yeah, let's go... and ok, it was a funny bit, but I ended up not caring about his character or anyone in that scene.
Michelle Pfeiffer came on the screen, and I thought - yeah, let's go... eh, I spent my time thinking about special effects make-up.
Robert DeNiro came on the screen, and I thought - yeah, let's go... I felt like I was watching him have a cameo on Sesame Street. He was like a (raging) bull in a yarn shop (tho yarn tends to have more gravitas than these characters did). He was good, but he didn't fit in.
Ricky Gervais came on the screen, and I thought - 'Ricky, please save this film' and then the witch took his voice away. That was the moment I gave up hope for this movie's salvation.
There were a few funny parts that made me chuckle, but nope, I didn't get to go anywhere. I left the theater completely unmoved and disappointed.
Maybe it's meant for little kids (?) I can see 10 year olds getting a kick out of it. Anyone else should wait for dvd.
>Princess Bride?
>The characters there weren't exactly, ah, Chekovian in their depth.
True, but I still cared about them.
Maybe it was that guy that was trying to avenge his father throughout the movie, it made you really pull for him .
And there was a constant level of intrigue & humor in Princess Bride that got me. I didn't get that with Stardust.
eh... go see Stardust, prove me wrong. But I'm guessing it won't have anywhere near the same following as P.Bride did.
I believe he's just going dormant for a while to rejuvinate.
He will return, attached like a barnacle to the back of some other directionless but power hungry Republican dimwit.
It's like watching a scary movie with a false ending... just when you begin to relax... THERE IT IS!! IT'S PUSH POLLING AGAIN!!!! ARRRHHHHHHH!!!!
or just go straight for the 'gunners'
If someone could just come up with a 'noise cancelling office cubicle' the US workforce's productivity would increase dramatically.
I'm thinking of a no-noise-escaping style for the sneezers, coughers, and loud talkers. Tho, a no-noise-entering could be good too.
why are no journalists following this guy to see what trouble he's up to next?
I mean, who the heck retires from being evil?
The poor are limited by their resources while the rich are limited by fear of loosing, or even just living without, their resources.
And both categories of people can get stuck in their position.
This LW is one of the refreshing few that can see more than one side to a story. LW, keep a blog! I'd like to learn more 'bout where this story goes, I get a sense that this is just the beginning.
can you keep pics of that creepy mug off the front page of salon?
I keep salon.com up in my browser while I do my (engineering) work in the foreground. I'm sick of seeing Rove's nasty face peeking out over the top of my CAD tools. I could handle a graphic of that evil corpulant visage, but it freaks me out to see a true image. Tho, I am a bit surprised that he shows up on film (maybe digital's different?)
and that's why you're so emotional about other people's lives.
There's that 'what if' element that makes it easier for you to judge them than look at what you might have missed out on had you let your hair down a bit more and been a little bit less self righteous all that time.
And you might resent the irresponsibility that people can get away with, 'cuz look, you're doing it right, but all these other irresponsible people seem to be getting by anyhow... it's not fair is it?
And, perhaps, you attract the irresponsible people to you by your ability to function well... irresponsible people love someone who can help 'em out all the time.
I know of which I speak... I struggle with this myself. But I think I was cured by marrying the most irresponsible man alive. I'm divorcing him and enjoying letting myself screw up more often.
if you weren't raised by people with the ideas they have.
Or... you could look at is as evolution. ;-)
how neither one of us has _ever_ dated a guy funnier than ourselves. And we _want_ to. We look for this everywhere... and still, nothing.
I think the reason men think women aren't funny is 'cuz they can't hear us? Wasn't there a study 'bout men interpreting women's voices as music, unless their musicians(?) Tho, that doesn't cover _reading_ funny things that women write.
Anyways... whenever I want to get a good laugh I usually do a search in google images for "X Y Chromosome" to see the electron microscope images of the two gender defining genes, as well as some graphs showing the (non)evolution of the Y chromosome over the years. Here's a hint, the Y reproduces asexually, so it doesn't evolve.. it just gets passed down father to son, from pre-history to now. Doesn't that explain, well, just about eVerYThinG about human behavior?
But, the picture tells the story. Trust me. Google it. It's hysterical.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
