And Die Hard. And Blow Dry.
Buffy! If I wanted to fight, you could tell by the being dead already.
Glory ,'Potential'
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Dana - Mar 20, 2008 5:19:37 am PDT #4440 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Amy - Mar 20, 2008 5:20:18 am PDT #4441 of 10000
Because books.
Yes! He's awesome in Die Hard!
Vonnie K - Mar 20, 2008 5:21:00 am PDT #4442 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I've watched many a movie of dubious quality for the sake of Alan Rickman. Mesmer. Close My Eyes. An Awfully Big Adventure. OK, I have a weird fondness for that last one, mostly because Hugh Grant cheeses it up, playing a giant jackass, and Rickman's character is so freakin' tormented.
His IMDb trivia page says Richard Curtis badly wanted Rickman to play Charles, the main character in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Huh. I'm having trouble picturing it, but it makes me sad because I think it'd have been fun to see him turning up the charm.
Amy - Mar 20, 2008 5:23:50 am PDT #4443 of 10000
Because books.
Hugh Grant seems like the only choice for that awkward, clueless kind of role, but I bet Rickman could have done it really well.
Miracleman - Mar 20, 2008 5:26:22 am PDT #4444 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I liked Rickman in January Man, too.
Dana - Mar 20, 2008 5:27:39 am PDT #4445 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, and "Something the Lord Made", with Mos Def.
Edit: And "Love Actually", though Emma Thompson completely steals that storyline.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 20, 2008 5:28:04 am PDT #4446 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Rickman was the best thing in THE JANUARY MAN, which isn't saying much, although I really enjoy parts of that movie (beyond the scenes with Rickman). The bad stuff is really awful, though.
sumi - Mar 20, 2008 5:34:19 am PDT #4447 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Miracleman - Mar 20, 2008 5:38:28 am PDT #4448 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Rickman was the best thing in THE JANUARY MAN, which isn't saying much, although I really enjoy parts of that movie (beyond the scenes with Rickman). The bad stuff is really awful, though.
Yeah, it really was a mix of bad stuff wrapped around an interesting though improbable serial killer idea with little chunks of "neat!" here and there. But on the whole a subpar movie.
I did really like that the killer wasn't anybody in particular and nobody in the cast knew him. That was refreshing. White-fonted in case anybody wants to bother to see the movie.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 20, 2008 5:41:46 am PDT #4449 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, I liked that about the ending, and I liked Kevin Kline's character. And Danny Aiello in his quieter scenes (of which there weren't enough). But Rod Steiger was godawful, Susan Sarandon had a ginormously thankless role (and seemed to know it) and Harvey Keitel looked like he'd rather be having gum surgery (and acted about the same).