LawTalkers - A frolic in Cambodia

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I saw "My Life as a House" over the weekend on one of the movie channels. Kevin Kline. Formulaic flick about a guy diagnosed with terminal cancer who spends his last few months bonding with his son while building a house. Predictable. Sappy. But good.

TM

Hayden Christensen in "Life as a House" reinforced my long held belief that George Lucas makes every decent actor he comes into contact with look bad.

I saw most of Buffy Season 7 this weekend. I also saw Kill Bill Volume 1. On careful consideration, I think Buffy seasons should be ranked accordingly: 2 (Angel), 1 (Master), 3 (Mayor), 5 (Glory), 4 (Initiative), 7 (First), 6 (Willow).

Hank Chinaski

11-29-2004 11:34 AM

Movies I saw over the weekend

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
it was better than the first

Was there something other than Hermione's belly shots that you liked?

Pretty Little Flower

11-29-2004 11:38 AM

Movies I saw over the weekend

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
[Yet another in a seemingly unending stream of cyber-refuse, which I (embarrassingly) always attempt to read but, due to the staggeringly banal and worthless nature of each post, I am never able to focus on beyond the first several letters before I attain a state of rapture of boredom and ennui.]

Nice avatar.

greatwhitenorthchick

11-29-2004 11:42 AM

Finally, a Substantive post

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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Nice avatar.

http://www.lawtalkers.com/forums/ava...ine=1092952469

thanks.

mmm3587

11-29-2004 11:43 AM

Movies I saw over the weekend

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Originally posted by Gattigap
Arrested Development.

You should pick up the DVD of the first season, which has all 22 or so episodes for $30 or so. I could explain exactly why, but you would enjoy it more if you watched it from the beginning. I usually only buy DVDs of shows when I haven't seen all of them, but AD is so funny that I got it the first day it came out. The commentary is especially funny.

Spoilers:
The father (George Sr.) fled somewhere after escaping from jail, where he is being held pending trial for securities and other fraud. For some reason, they think that he might be in Mexico. He escaped somehow using the ladder truck, which was one of the assets left over after the family company liquidated the company jet, but the buyer didn't want the ladder truck. So they kept it and they drive ir around.

Gattigap

11-29-2004 11:45 AM

Movies I saw over the weekend

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Hayden Christensen in "Life as a House" reinforced my long held belief that George Lucas makes every decent actor he comes into contact with look bad.

Yet Kevin Kline didn't look too bad (except, of course, when he's bedridden and dies). Does the rule still hold?

robustpuppy

11-29-2004 11:45 AM

Quick question -- without thinking about it too much, who do you think this is? Hint: a TV actress.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...4754-2004Nov26

I thought it was Angela from that show with Tony Danza -- what's her name . . . just remembered: Judith Light. I also wondered why the hell her picture would be in the paper.

mmm3587

11-29-2004 11:46 AM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Quick question -- without thinking about it too much, who do you think this is? Hint: a TV actress.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...4754-2004Nov26

Looks like SJP to me.

ThurgreedMarshall

11-29-2004 11:46 AM

Movies I saw over the weekend

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Originally posted by Gattigap
TiVo's "try this, sucker!" feature introduced me to two (gurgle, gack) network prime-time shows I'd never seen before.

Arrested Development. I remember reading about this series, that critics loved it but it can't find an audience. I now understand why -- its humor is manic and completely off-kilter. I only occasionally followed the plot, but still, I think I like it, which approval, the producers should understand, carries a high correlation with abrupt cancellation. If someone else watches this show and is willing to explain why the characters were in Mexico looking for their apparently dead father who fled in a ladder truck, let me know.

Arrested Development is truly a great show. The second season hasn't been as good as last season. Not even close so far. But it's still the best show on television.

As for the plot points, it looked like you missed the first episode this season. It doesn't really matter though.

TM

robustpuppy

11-29-2004 11:47 AM

Movies I saw over the weekend

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Originally posted by Gattigap
Yet Kevin Kline didn't look too bad (except, of course, when he's bedridden and dies). Does the rule still hold?

He DIES???!!!

greatwhitenorthchick

11-29-2004 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Quick question -- without thinking about it too much, who do you think this is? Hint: a TV actress.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...4754-2004Nov26

I thought it was Angela from that show with Tony Danza -- what's her name . . . just remembered: Judith Light. I also wondered why the hell her picture would be in the paper.

Sarah Jessica parker

Alex_de_Large

11-29-2004 11:47 AM

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It's SJP, right? She continues to be Ugly As Hell.

ThurgreedMarshall

11-29-2004 11:47 AM

Movies I saw over the weekend

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Is Date Night Thursday, Friday or Saturday? I have a date soon. With a Canadian. Who plays hockey (not professionally). Excitement abounds.

Sunday.

TM

robustpuppy

11-29-2004 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Sarah Jessica parker

Because of the hat?

Gattigap

11-29-2004 11:47 AM

Finally, a Substantive post

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
http://www.lawtalkers.com/forums/ava...ine=1092952469

thanks.

I'd been meaning to suggest that you move away from the cropped photograph and simply use the full image. I think most people would mainly agree that I'm correct when I say that we're willing to bear the expense of any additional bandwidth.

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