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[Edd]

I watched "Lars" at least a year ago, and was reminded of it by the story I just posted in AZ's "News of the Weird" thread (see below), in which a man married a pillow with a cartoon face drawn on it.
One's initial impulse is to laugh at Lars, and the "story may sound intolerably precious, but 'Lars and the Real Girl' is disarmingly sweet and quietly affecting."
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1175...the_real_girl/
It rated high on the Tomatometer. Hey, it might even get your mind off this depressing weather.

Loved Lars. Surprisingly good film.

[Paul]

Just finished "Dexter" Season 3, Season 4 not yet available...

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[legalskier]

"500 Days of Summer"

My wife didn't like the main character Summer; she called her the b word. I thought she was fickle.
I wonder whether you will feel the same....

[Edd]

My wife didn't like the main character Summer; she called her the b word. I thought she was fickle.
I wonder whether you will feel the same....

I was a bit disappointed with that flick. Decent, but not great.

[BackLoafRiver]

Just finished Defiance. Not too bad. I was expecting something different but I still liked it. Pretty amazing story.

[severine]

My wife didn't like the main character Summer; she called her the b word. I thought she was fickle.
I wonder whether you will feel the same....

I was a bit disappointed with that flick. Decent, but not great.

She was pretty up front that she didn't want a relationship. I don't know if I'd call her fickle then--guys do that all the time and nobody calls them "fickle," they're just being "guys."

I prefer "Peter and Vandy." It's an indie out-of-order sequence of events in a relationship and it's a little confusing at times because it's not labeled like (500) Days of Summer, but I thought they did a better job developing the characters. B was bored to death of (500) Days of Summer--he couldn't wait for it to end.

[legalskier]

She was pretty up front that she didn't want a relationship. I don't know if I'd call her fickle then--guys do that all the time and nobody calls them "fickle," they're just being "guys."

Fickleness applies to both sexes, and I don't think guys necessarily get a pass when they act capriciously toward women, at least from my experience as a father with a daughter. It's hurtful no matter who does it. Also, Summer may have said that, but she acted quite differently; hence the fickleness. Actions speak louder than words, no?

[severine]

Fickleness applies to both sexes, and I don't think guys necessarily get a pass when they act capriciously toward women, at least from my experience as a father with a daughter. It's hurtful no matter who does it. Also, Summer may have said that, but she acted quite differently; hence the fickleness. Actions speak louder than words, no?

Watch it again. Just because she settled down afterward doesn't mean she wasn't being genuine with him. He wasn't the guy she wanted to have a relationship with. Even when he reviews his memories, you can see many memories when she is just not that into him. Seemed to me she hung around longer than she wanted to because he wanted that of her; she wasn't being genuine to herself. She made an offer of being friends afterward, however, and that seemed genuine. He told her that she would know love when she felt it; that was his definition. Well, she felt it after him with someone else. She can't be blamed for that.

I do like the transition from Summer to Autumn, though. Everything has a season.

[BackLoafRiver]

Just finished a few movies from the ol' queue. Since the school year is so crazy, rainy summer nights allow the GF and I to catch up.

Recently, I saw Sherlock Holmes, Public Enemies, and Alice in Wonderland.

Of the three, I enjoyed Alice the most. I didn't go in with any preconceived notions other than it was Tim Burton. I wasn't disappointed. It was enjoyable. Nothing spectacular and not great story telling. Just fun to watch.

Public Enemies was by fair one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Christian Bale and Johnny Depp...two heavy hitters with more thrown in. (Channing Tatum, Leelee Sobieski) It just didn't deliver in the way I thought a mob movie should. Maybe I have been blinded by my love for Goodfellas, The Godfather, The Untouchables...etc.

Coming to me for tomorrow: True Blood Season 2 disc one and Tropic Thunder.

[Edd]

Coming to me for tomorrow: True Blood Season 2 disc one and Tropic Thunder.

Just started True Blood recently and caught up to this current season pretty quick. Yee hah, what a great show!



I've been streaming Dexter lately through the Wii. Another great series.