an undercover cop who is clearly in love with Vin Diesel.
Wasn't he? I quite liked the first one. It was Point Break, sans Lori Petty (but we did get a Michelle Rodriguez, so I'm cool) and an upgraded Swayze.
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
'Objects In Space'
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§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 11:07:22 am PDT #211 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 11:10:06 am PDT #212 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What I loved about The Ring was that the ending came quietly enough I'd forgotten it'd have to satisfy the "or is it?" -- so I was startled, and THEN to have our heroes complicit in it not being the ending, plus that preternaturally wise little kid being scarred forever ...
That was fun. Mostly horror movies numb me on the shock and don't do much else for me.
tommyrot - Jul 12, 2004 11:14:39 am PDT #213 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Ring was pretty, and suitably scary. But when I watched it a second time, I kept on thinking, "Wait, this doesn't make sense."
The scene with the dead girl coming out of the TV set was cool and creepy.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 11:16:26 am PDT #214 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Which bits fell apart for you, tommy?
The entire killing of the boyfriend horrified me the most. Oh, and anything involving fingernails. I have a bit of a squick there. And the horse, too, I guess, though I read people found that funny.
tommyrot - Jul 12, 2004 11:19:27 am PDT #215 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Which bits fell apart for you, tommy?
You know, I don't even remember.
sumi - Jul 12, 2004 11:22:19 am PDT #216 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Hey, I hear that I made everyone blinvisible -- I am sorry.
tommyrot - Jul 12, 2004 11:23:41 am PDT #217 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Hey, I hear that I made everyone blinvisible -- I am sorry.
I blame that Potter kid.
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2004 11:23:55 am PDT #218 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I guess, though I read people found that funny.
I was one of those people. Liked the rest of the movie, though. A friend of mine thinks it falls apart because it never explains how Samara is doing any of this, which I think the original one goes more into. She would love it were it not for that. Actually, hold on, she devoted an entire website to it.
sumi - Jul 12, 2004 11:24:50 am PDT #219 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Oh and apparently the next Superman flick has lost another director.
Steph L. - Jul 12, 2004 11:27:56 am PDT #220 of 10001
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.
This is a really obsessive Ringu/Ring website, which (among other things) compares the cinematography of Ringu and The Ring. It's chock full of creepifying pictures.