I was able to sit all the way through Sucker Punch by sneering snark, sarcasm, bile, and hatred at the movie for the entire thing. I didn't actually hear a lot of the dialog, but what I did hear was atrocious, and the movie wasn't made any worse by *not* listening to it.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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Sean K - Mar 11, 2013 5:41:16 pm PDT #23706 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Juliebird - Mar 12, 2013 1:44:37 pm PDT #23707 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I'm rewatching Iron Man 2 with the hopes that my expanded knowledge of the comics 'verse will help it make better sense.
Almost halfway through, I decided that if it had been titled Iron Man 2: Legacies, I might have caught a clue earlier. (I still feel stupid, because "legacy" was mentioned about five times by this point).
Juliebird - Mar 12, 2013 3:15:17 pm PDT #23708 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Also, I really hate Sam Rockwell's face. He's up there with Edward Norton for actors whose movies I don't want to see. I don't know if this is an aesthetic bigotry, or that they've both been typecast into unsavory roles based on their looks. The only time I enjoyed Norton was when he was dressed as Barney in a black comedy. Seeing them play smarmy characters just takes the fun out of loathing them and really makes me want to avert my eyes.
In Iron Man 2 news: knowing comic/Avengers movie canon has definitely lessened the hot mess that is/was IM2.
Kalshane - Mar 12, 2013 3:47:52 pm PDT #23709 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I think the only movies I've seen Sam Rockwell in were Galaxy Quest, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and IM2. I found him amusing in all three.
I actually liked IM2, but it was a let-down compared to how good IM1 was.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 12, 2013 4:42:49 pm PDT #23710 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I loathed Rockwell in IM2, but generally enjoy his work.
Kate P. - Mar 12, 2013 5:55:21 pm PDT #23711 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I looooooooove Sam Rockwell.
§ ita § - Mar 12, 2013 6:06:18 pm PDT #23712 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sam Rockwell can definitely revel in the cheese, but I'd never thought of Ed Norton as typecast (and Rockwell is convincing to me when he makes serious, like Moon), and Ed looks incredibly normal (with a H'wood sheen) and not skeevy.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 12, 2013 6:46:33 pm PDT #23713 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Sam Rockwell as Guy in Galaxy Quest won me over for life. I also love Confessions of a Dangerous Mind a whole hell of a lot.
He can be annoying as hell, but usually because he's cast to be that way (Xaphrod, his role in Seven Psychopaths, etc.).
"Oh that's just not right!!!"
Vonnie K - Mar 12, 2013 6:53:54 pm PDT #23714 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Sam Rockwell is *fantastic* in Moon. Tiny movie, but a really smart, thoughtful Sci-Fi. Rockwell IS the entire movie and he carries it marvellously. Based on that and Source Code, I'm also keen to see what Duncan Jones (son of David Bowie) will do next.
DavidS - Mar 12, 2013 7:22:56 pm PDT #23715 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bowie wrote the song "Kooks" to his newborn son, then known as Zowie.