Fuddy-Duddy Eats Nutty-Buddy

[Jeff]

We ahem, obtained, a copy of The Happening and watched it just for curiosity's sake.

Yup, it's a piece of shit.

Shyamalan is still gifted in his visuals and use of sound, but the writing is atrocious, more so than in any film he's ever made. The dialogue is first-year film student bad and the plot, welll...  there are ginormous logic lapses and well...

[spoiler]Fucking plants kill everybody. For revenge for how we're treating the planet. For reals.[/spoiler]

Even those who were able to swallow Signs and Lady in the Water will probably choke on this one.

And Mark Wahlberg is cast as a nerdy science teacher.

Cripes.

[Poop Fresh-Herbed Pickles]

Did I mention that I watched Be Kind Rewind and I really loved it..?  Cause I did.

I was surprised to find it was sort of sweet.

You didn't like Science of Sleep, did you?

I never got around to renting it, though I have almost taken it out about a million times. I just read your single line review (from 2006) of it now and want to see it.

I was surprised that I enjoyed Be Kind Rewind as much as I did. I was even more surprised that it managed to be somewhat touching. I am not sure that was clear in my original post.

Somebody here didn't like it.  I thought it was you, but that was probably Mattist of me to assume that.   

[Jeff]

I'm the one. Intolerable movie. Felt canned and phony.

[Poop Fresh-Herbed Pickles]

I tolerated it 3 times at the movie theater.

What's your appraisal of Be Kind Rewind?

[Tripp]

Did I mention that I watched Be Kind Rewind and I really loved it..?  Cause I did.

I was surprised to find it was sort of sweet.

You didn't like Science of Sleep, did you?

I didn't see it.  I kinda hated Eternal Sunshine but that was mainly because of Jim Carrey.

Be Kind Rewind seemed, to me, to be Gondry trying to say "look, I'm not completely pretentious! I have a goofy side too".  And I like his goofy side.  BKR was like a combination of ZAPPED!,  Fat Albert, Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo, and I dunno.. all those movies about the little guy vs the establishment.
Really just loved it a lot.

[full blown possession]

Did I mention that I watched Be Kind Rewind and I really loved it..?  Cause I did.

I was surprised to find it was sort of sweet.

You didn't like Science of Sleep, did you?

I didn't see it.  I kinda hated Eternal Sunshine but that was mainly because of Jim Carrey.

Be Kind Rewind seemed, to me, to be Gondry trying to say "look, I'm not completely pretentious! I have a goofy side too".  And I like his goofy side.  BKR was like a combination of ZAPPED!,  Fat Albert, Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo, and I dunno.. all those movies about the little guy vs the establishment.
Really just loved it a lot.

a band ive booked several times is on the eternal sunshine and science of sleep soundtrack...gondry directed one of their videos

the willowz from anaheim, california

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os</a>

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+willowz+-+gondry&search_type=&aq=f

[full blown possession]

the willowz from anaheim, california

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os</a>

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+willowz+-+gondry&search_type=&aq=f

[Sabamah]

i edited a video for the willowz! they had a local b-movie director/guru direct it and he brought me on to edit. never actually met them, though.

[full blown possession]

i edited a video for the willowz! they had a local b-movie director/guru direct it and he brought me on to edit. never actually met them, though.

interesting dynamic in that band, richie the lead singer, used to date jessica, the bassist, so it's always interesting with them; loren their drummer is very cool and eric the guitarist is a wild man....we had a ball at the melody inn, i remember being drunk and smoked with them outside in their van with this gigantic blow up bud bottle

richies new wife is his manager and theirs i believe, she used to be a big groupie and date the dude from Brian Jonestown Massacre, anton newcombe, the star of DIG.  There is a story where jessica the bassist throws a glass of whiskey at heidi his new wife at some bar they were playing.  His wife heidi, has a chapter in pamela des barres groupie book!

i like them they are nice and fun

[full blown possession]

it is amazing how many degrees of separation we crapiteers have...
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seems like  we always know the same peeps, worked for the same peeps etc

[matthew]

a band ive booked several times is on the eternal sunshine and science of sleep soundtrack...gondry directed one of their videos

the willowz from anaheim, california

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os</a>

That video is listed for Paul Gondry, Michel's son.

[matthew]

I didn't see it.  I kinda hated Eternal Sunshine but that was mainly because of Jim Carrey.

Be Kind Rewind seemed, to me, to be Gondry trying to say "look, I'm not completely pretentious! I have a goofy side too".  And I like his goofy side.  BKR was like a combination of ZAPPED!,  Fat Albert, Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo, and I dunno.. all those movies about the little guy vs the establishment.
Really just loved it a lot.

I love Eternal Sunshine ...mostly for the story and Kate Winslet. I also enjoy Jim Carrey's performance as well as some of the suppurting cast, which is saying something because generally Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst and Elijah Wood annoy the piss out of me.
 

[Jeff]

Yeah, I liked Eternal Sunshine, too, but Science of Sleep just made me want to punch somebody. About half of that was my distaste for Gael Garcia Bernal.

Haven't seen Be Kind Rewind yet, but is on the menu.

Y'all seen Human Nature? I dug that one.

[full blown possession]

a band ive booked several times is on the eternal sunshine and science of sleep soundtrack...gondry directed one of their videos

the willowz from anaheim, california

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Iiva8Cnq9Os</a>

That video is listed for Paul Gondry, Michel's son.

so sorry, i know michael gondry directed one of their videos and dont have time to fact check, maybe you could
here's a list of interviews with them
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+willowz+-+gondry&search_type=&aq=f

[bebopbalogna]

human nature.. is that the one where they try and turn a feral danny deckchair into a civilized chap, meanwhile patricia arquette is hot even with a hairy chest?   i like that movie.