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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
serious crayons:
I saw I Love You, Man last week and I loved it, man. Well, liked it anyway. It's not high art, but it's cute and funny. Paul Rudd and Jason Segal were both good.
I liked how it subtly, tacitly, subverted some gay stereotypes. Paul Rudd's character, a straight guy, gets along well only with women. He comes home and makes a big tray of root beer floats for his fiancée and her friends -- complete with chocolate straws -- but he's awkward around guys. His brother, Andy Samberg, is gay, but he is closer to their traditional dad and gets along much better with guys in general, including straight men.
Unfortunately the women characters, as usual in this kind of movie, were fairly dull. Even those who were potentially funny didn't get much to do. Maybe someday they'll start making comedies in which women get to say funny things, too.
Ellemeno:
K, I'm really glad you told us about I Love You, Man. I had made a judgment, based on the title, and who the two main actors are, that the phrase "I love you, man," was a line from the movie, where stoners rasp that out semi-facetiously with a big bong hit escaping their lungs. Not that there might be anything wrong with that, but I wasn't hurrying to find out more. I assumed, and you know what assuming can get a person.
Now I look forward seeing it.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on April 14, 2009, 11:41:17 am ---K, I'm really glad you told us about I Love You, Man. I had made a judgment, based on the title, and who the two main actors are, that the phrase "I love you, man," was a line from the movie, where stoners rasp that out semi-facetiously with a big bong hit escaping their lungs. Not that there might be anything wrong with that, but I wasn't hurrying to find out more. I assumed, and you know what assuming can get a person.
Now I look forward seeing it.
--- End quote ---
Well, the camera lens does fall upon a bong at one point, but it doesn't get used. And I should mention that a smattering of the jokes do not meet my standards for tastefulness. But overall, I found it likable. I hope you do, too!
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 14, 2009, 12:40:43 pm ---Well, the camera lens does fall upon a bong at one point, but it doesn't get used. And I should mention that a smattering of the jokes do not meet my standards for tastefulness. But overall, I found it likable. I hope you do, too!
--- End quote ---
A smatterin' a smut.
Ellemeno:
I had a satisfying experience last night. I and four other women have recently started a once a month movie and pizza night. Last night was our second time together, and I was theone who brought the movie. We watched one of my very favorites - Lone Star by John Sayles. I have tried to turn many people onto it, but you know, you can't make people watch a movie. But you can if it's your turn to choose the film for pizza and movie night! I'm happy to tell you that without exception the other four loved it. What a great movie. Best dialogue and plot ever.
Lone Star (1996)
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0116905/
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