ha! I actually don't prefer romantic comedies like that, but I guess I wasn't expecting this to be a romance movie so I became puzzled midway through.
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
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le nubian - Jan 01, 2010 6:24:27 am PST #5896 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sarameg - Jan 01, 2010 2:45:06 pm PST #5897 of 30000
I saw it less as a romantic movie than a relationships one. I really enjoyed all the character interactions, even as they turned out to be not quite as they seemed. But I'm also disposed to identifying a bit uncomfortably with some of starting-out Ryan's perspectives, so it made me squirm a bit.
Typo Boy - Jan 01, 2010 3:32:19 pm PST #5898 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I saw it less as a romantic movie than a relationships one.
Well yes, but
it used a heck of a lot of bad romantic comedy tropes: specifically doing all the things shitty people who are really nice guys at heart do in those to show that they are really nice guys deep down inside.
And unlike the Romantic comedies it doesn't work
sarameg - Jan 01, 2010 3:38:30 pm PST #5899 of 30000
I guess I just didn't see it as a romcom at all.
Scrappy - Jan 01, 2010 3:46:45 pm PST #5900 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
It's a coming-of-age story. Interestingly, the guy coming-of-age starts off thinking that he has everything figured out and the thing he learns is that the life he carefully crafted for himself is not what he wants. He ends the film broken, which is very interesting for a Big movie.
sarameg - Jan 01, 2010 4:15:33 pm PST #5901 of 30000
What was interesting to me is that the viewer, his family, and Natalie, view him as broken from the get go. He's the only one who doesn't. And then, he comes to the realization too.
I guess that's why I squirmed, because I know I don't get the relationship thing, and am fine with that- romantic, that is. But I know that makes me the odd one out. He doesn't. And then gets slapped in the face with it when he tries.
Dana - Jan 01, 2010 4:29:39 pm PST #5902 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Boy, Avatar hit every page of the "What these people need is a honky" playbook. And then flipped back to the beginning and started over.
I do not get Sam Worthington. He is only slightly more attractive and charismatic than Channing Tatum. And his American accent needs some serious work.
Sherlock Holmes was just plain fun.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 01, 2010 4:41:06 pm PST #5903 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
Channing Tatum is fairly attractive on a purely visual level, but I've run across furniture with more personality.
quester - Jan 02, 2010 6:06:05 pm PST #5904 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I just saw Avatar tonight. I spent most of it looking at the scenery rather than the characters. So, I rather enjoyed it.
sj - Jan 02, 2010 6:14:07 pm PST #5905 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I saw Sherlock Holmes this afternoon. Loved it! There were a ton of previews before it that looked good too, although I can only remember the previews for Iron Man II and Wolfman right now.