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.
Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.
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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.
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.
askye - Jan 02, 2010 6:40:27 pm PST #5906 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
I saw a trailer the other night for a vampire movie, I thought it was called Daywalkers but I can't seem to find anything.
The trailer started with something like "Blood is our most precious commodity" there were some scenes that looked old with kinda Red Cross. Then some other stuff, and then a woman saying "my children are starving".
Then it was like a ad for a company, a pharmaceutical company that's "keeping the last of the humans alive for you". It showed a scared human on a operating table with blood being taken from him. Then switched to a scene with gray, thin people being kept alive, their faces encased in a machine.
Anyone know about this?
le nubian - Jan 02, 2010 6:43:16 pm PST #5907 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Connie Neil - Jan 02, 2010 6:43:41 pm PST #5908 of 30000
brillig
I remember that preview, but I don't remember the title.
askye - Jan 02, 2010 6:50:54 pm PST #5909 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
That would be the movie!
The trailer I saw was [link] that one, called PSA.
Liked the use of the Kate bush song in that first trailer, but it kinda showed too much.