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« Reply #45 on: October 05, 2005, 11:50:03 AM » |
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I just watched anchorman and thought that was well funny!
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« Reply #46 on: October 05, 2005, 12:30:59 PM » |
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Had a drunken friday night that also involved the anchorman and lots of alcohol-induced giggling. very satisfying.
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« Reply #47 on: October 06, 2005, 12:09:59 PM » |
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and what were you smoking on tuesday evening before trying to ring the wrong dave?
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« Reply #48 on: October 07, 2005, 05:40:26 PM » |
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umm, yeah. sorry about that :huh: though it was mistaken identity, good to say hi anyway. hope the cu meeting went well x
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« Reply #49 on: December 20, 2005, 11:18:42 AM » |
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just watched American Splendor (horrific american spelling i know). a good, honest look at life as a comic book hero in cleveland, ohio. anyone else seen it? |
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« Reply #50 on: December 31, 2005, 02:06:16 PM » |
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Last night my friend Kim and I did what we haven't done in a long while....and went to the cinema, looked at what was on, and bought tickets for a film we hadn't even heard of. There wasn't much choice to be fair...the UCI in Hatfield seems to be completely dedicated to 5 screens of Narnia and King Kong - one which I've seen, the other which neither of us wanted to, and then the other options were 'The Family Stone', 'The Producers', 'Cheaper By The Dozen 2' and Harry Potter. Well I've seen Harry Potter and Kim hates them anyway, I'd already arranged with Ben that we're going to see The Producers next weekend (although now it's getting awful reviews I'm not so sure...!) and Cheaper By The Dozen has Steve Martin in it, who is the one guy I would break my non-violent composure for. So we paid an outrageous Ј5.50 (with student discount) and toodled off to watch The Family Stone. It has Sarah Jessica Parker in it. I love Sex and the City. I had an open mind.
It was absolutely appalling. I'm not going to worry about having spoilers in this post, because really, you should not see this film. The most exciting bit of the film was when someone at the back of the theatre got forcibly removed for throwing an entire bag of popcorn at the screen. Probably because the film was so absolutely appalling. The guy behind me found it very funny, he laughed quite loudly all the way through. But then I was laughing quietly all the way through, because every five minutes Kim and I would turn to each other and ask what the hell was going on. And why were two Irish men yelling at the back of the cinema? Where did that bag of popcorn come from? Why was someone being threatened with a "kick in the face"? Were we in some kind of hostage situation? What if they saw us looking and decided to kill us? The film seemed marginally better than getting caught up in a hostage situation, so we grudgingly watched the film again.
The one redeeming feature of the film was Luke Wilson. Mainly because I love him. I was quite happy with the scenes he was in. Except for one where Sarah Jessica Parker starts singing "Repeat the sounding joy" and humming in some bizarre fashion before they cuddle, like it was some beautiful moment. She can't sing and it was an unneccesary scene. In fact, about 90% of the scenes were unneccesary.
They seem to have tried to roll about six films into one, whilst attempting to "touchingly" cover many social issues of our time. Thus you end up not sure whether the film is a film about meeting your boyfriends parents, or about partner swapping, or about the fact that the mother is dying, or about gay rights, or about the fact that one brother is deaf, or about HOW RIDICULOUSLY APPALLING THIS FILM IS.
Half the scenes didn't really seem to fit. There was one scene where the dying mother and her husband are in bed together, and it is actually a really really beauful scene. But it is wasted, because they try to go from funny to sad back to funny again and it just seems...insensitive. There's also a scene where Dermot Mulroney as the lead guy is walking towards camera through the snow, with a hoodie up and some determined look on his face. I think he's meant to be happy that he got his girlfriends sister. But he just looks like a pisstake of an eminem video. I expected him to get gunned down by Sarah Jessica Parker. It wouldn't have surprised me, this film was all over the place.
Every time the screen went black we'd plead for the credits to roll. There was a terrible moment just before the end where they showed the first scene again. There was genuine concern that they were going to make us watch it all again.
I have just written the longest post I have ever written on this forum. Please don't see The Family Stone. It's crap.
(Oooh, it also has Clare Danes in it. She was good, but good in a crap film. Not good)
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« Reply #51 on: January 01, 2006, 03:28:00 PM » |
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Fairybelle, I promise to you right now that just because of the effort and greatness of your review...I will never ever watch this film. If I'm round someones house and they put it on...I will leave...If its ever suggested to go and see...I will leave...if its ever on tv...I will leave...you have my guarentee.
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« Reply #52 on: January 01, 2006, 05:04:05 PM » |
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Thankyou. If I have saved just one person from seeing this film, my sacrifice was worth it.
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« Reply #53 on: January 01, 2006, 05:53:56 PM » |
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You may also take the credit for me never ever watching cheaper by the dozen 2, because you mentioned it in your post...although the real reason is that I can almost guarentee that it would be one of the worst films ever....but you may take credit.
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« Reply #54 on: January 04, 2006, 03:28:23 PM » |
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I dont think there needs to be a reason not to wacht cheaper by the dozen
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« Reply #55 on: January 26, 2006, 03:30:37 AM » |
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fairybelle - I have to say, I wish I would have read your review before I saw King Kong.
That movie left me feeling very uncomfortable and I can describe my experience in one word: bestiality
the way the woman and beast looked at each one wasn't right! :ph34r:
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« Reply #56 on: November 07, 2011, 04:33:03 AM » |
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last year why the two are a perfect match: Unlike Hilton and some of her previous beaus, "He is very shy and doesn't crave media attention."
Paris Hilton marked a milestone birthday last week, turning 30 with boyfriend Cy Waits at her side. And when she called in to chat with Ryan Seacrest on her big day, she confided (to all Seacrest's listeners) that she was "sure" Waits would propose to her. "We love each other very much," she said, adding with a giggle, "We'll see what happens."
Hilton remains optimistic about both her romance with Waits, and the relaunch of her TV career, as she looks forward to starring (with her mother) on a new Oxygen reality series later this year.
Bling wasn't the only gift Waits gave Hilton: The big-spender boyfriend also bought her a new white Lexus. "It's so sick," marveled Hilton, while chatting about the car on Seacrest's show.
The star of (gone-but-never-forgotten) 'The Simple Life' may soon say good-bye to the single life.
and Waits' related DUI arrest. The incident led to him being fired by Vegas casino tycoon Steve Wynn. A friend told
While there's been no confirmation of an engagement-related purchase, Waits allegedly bought her a $25,000 "white gold and black diamond" ring, a gift which Hilton's rep has since called "something special for Paris' 30th birthday."
Engagement rumors escalated Friday when Hilton and Waits were spotted in a luxury jewelry store in Manhattan, "They shopped for engagement rings....They were really cute together. Paris was making comments about the rings, and joking that her ring has to be at least 24 carats."
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