Just the training she'd had for the movie.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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askye - Apr 20, 2013 1:22:42 pm PDT #24127 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Sean K - Apr 21, 2013 10:34:49 am PDT #24128 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, the Jessica Biehl shooting the camera thing is pretty awesome.
Also, I liked The Last Samurai, in spite of how ridiculous everything about Cruise's character in that movie is. Also a f*&k ton of Ken Watanabe and several of the other samurai characters in that movie make up for a surprising amount of Tom Cruise.
Juliebird - Apr 21, 2013 10:41:55 am PDT #24129 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I walked out of that movie completely in love with every single Japanese actor, and Watanabe was divine. I don't dislike TC on screen, but that one I did have to suppress many eyerolls at yet another movie where the white dude adopts another culture and is also the only one who makes it out alive (that the camera seems to care about).
le nubian - Apr 21, 2013 10:53:59 am PDT #24130 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I think Watanabe could literally show up in a movie, not say a word and just flip words on cards in front of the camera, then leave and I would love that movie.
It does not take much for me and Watanabe.
Beverly - Apr 21, 2013 11:01:20 am PDT #24131 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I loved all the secondary and tertiary characters--aside from the wonderful Japanese actors, you had Peter Pettigrew in a serious role--in The Last Samurai. So much. I loved the locations and the sets (Middle Earth!), the costumes. The entire production went a very long way to making up for Tom Cruise. I just sort of watch with my thumb over him when he's onscreen. I want to watch a movie starring Watanabe about all those samurai characters--they were really the stars.
Sean K - Apr 21, 2013 8:56:14 pm PDT #24132 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I think Watanabe could literally show up in a movie, not say a word and just flip words on cards in front of the camera, then leave and I would love that movie.
Word.
Jesse - Apr 22, 2013 4:23:54 pm PDT #24133 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, the ad for Pain & Gain just made me laugh out loud:
"Star-sixty-nine him"
"You want to have sex with him??"
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2013 5:29:25 pm PDT #24134 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I HATE ONE THIRD OF THAT LINEUP.
But I do also love two thirds of it. So, you know.
Steph L. - Apr 22, 2013 5:34:34 pm PDT #24135 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, about that movie -- is The Rock in EVERY damn movie, or just 98% of them?
I saw one commercial for it, and didn't realize that Ed Harris was in it. I dig him. I probably didn't realize he was in it because I was too busy yelling "CHANG!" when Ken Jeong was on the screen.
DavidS - Apr 22, 2013 6:39:01 pm PDT #24136 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
when Ken Jeong was on the screen.
That's Dr. Ken Jeong, thank you.