The W
June 7, 2009 - birthdaybritney.jpg
Views: 178986071
Main | FAQ | Search: Y! / G | Calendar | Color chart | Log in for more!
28.3.24 0438
The W - Random - Kissing Jessica Stein & Panic Room (plot discussions)
This thread has 18 referrals leading to it
Register and log in to post!
Pages: 1(4076 newer) Next thread | Previous thread
User
Post (8 total)
odessasteps
Scrapple








Since: 2.1.02
From: MD, USA

Since last post: 3571 days
Last activity: 3538 days
#1 Posted on | Instant Rating: 8.18

Saw both pictures this weekend...

Jessica Stein was a cute movie, but nothing earth shattering. Some reviews described is as "sitcom-y," which I agree with. It was almost like a Gen X sitcom, where the main female character experiments with being a lesbian. But by the end of the episode, she was back to being straight and chasing "the man right under her nose." In that way, I guess it's a Lesbian Bridget Jones. And no, before you ask, there's no nudity.

Grade: 7.5/10

Panic Room was decent, but a disappointment, given the talent involved (Foster, Fincher, Forest Whitaker). I liked the claustrophobic nature of the movie. Whitaker and Dwight Yoakum were good, as was the girl playing Jodie Foster's daughter. (I have to confess, in the commercials/trailers, I thought it was a boy).

Even with Fincher involved, I never thought we'd get anything but a predictable ending. I knew neither of the protagonists would die and I knew Whitaker, as the noble robber who doesn't want to kill, would end up either getting away with the booty or at least alive.

The best part of the movie was the snake-like camera that slithers all over the house, like the Spirit Force in the Evil Dead movies. It was almost a character in and of itself.

Not a waste of time, but waiting for DVD might be best.

Rating: 7/10





"The best reason for committing loathsome & detestable acts -and let's face it, I am considerably something of an expert in the field - is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the tastes of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by anyone will an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare THAT is." - Acheron Hades, THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jaspar Fforde
Promote this thread!
Travis
Boerewors








Since: 7.3.02
From: Baltimore, MD

Since last post: 7982 days
Last activity: 7918 days
ICQ:  
#2 Posted on
Jessica Stein was so bad it hurt my feelings. It dragged on and on, the main character superceded annoying (she made that broad from Sex in the city seem level headed and reasonable). The only redeemable character in the movie (her lover) never got proper development, and her "face turn" never really got a solid explanation. Oh, and the movie doesn't have an ending...the credits just abruptly pop up. Don't go see it.
Especially with any lesbians you might be dating.
*sigh*



I'm so goddamned pretty!
Randomwrestling: Where every day is Dino Bravo Day, and we ALL "talk too much".
odessasteps
Scrapple








Since: 2.1.02
From: MD, USA

Since last post: 3571 days
Last activity: 3538 days
#3 Posted on | Instant Rating: 8.18

I was annoyed at the abrupt ending, but it's not like everything wasn't laid out for you (her and the other chick are friends, she'll end up with the guy).

I still liked it better than Panic Room, because maybe my expectations were lower.

I would however recommend people rent Chasing Amy to see a better movie about a confused lesbian.





"The best reason for committing loathsome & detestable acts -and let's face it, I am considerably something of an expert in the field - is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the tastes of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by anyone will an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare THAT is." - Acheron Hades, THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jaspar Fforde
Elitist
Bauerwurst








Since: 3.1.02
From: USA, USA

Since last post: 7587 days
Last activity: 5931 days
#4 Posted on
I totally agree about "Chasing Amy"

Joey Lauren Adams makes a wonderful confused lesbian.





Elitist - All the Way Live

We're gonna play some pool, skip some school, act real cool
Stay out all night, it's gonna feel all right...
odessasteps
Scrapple








Since: 2.1.02
From: MD, USA

Since last post: 3571 days
Last activity: 3538 days
#5 Posted on | Instant Rating: 8.18

    Originally posted by Elitist
    I totally agree about "Chasing Amy"

    Joey Lauren Adams makes a wonderful confused lesbian.




And I love how at the end of Jay and Silent Bob, she's apparently with Trish the Dish.





"The best reason for committing loathsome & detestable acts -and let's face it, I am considerably something of an expert in the field - is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the tastes of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by anyone will an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good - and we all know how rare THAT is." - Acheron Hades, THE EYRE AFFAIR by Jaspar Fforde
Net Hack Slasher
Banger








Since: 6.1.02
From: Outer reaches of your mind

Since last post: 7033 days
Last activity: 5453 days
#6 Posted on






And I love how at the end of Jay and Silent Bob, she's apparently with Trish the Dish.




Ohh Lilian wouldn't like that

Evil Buddha
Pickled pork








Since: 10.1.02
From: Somerville, MA

Since last post: 6264 days
Last activity: 5662 days
#7 Posted on
Uh, 'Steps, I haven't seen the movie in a while, but I'm pretty sure that at the end of "Jay & Silent Bob" that Alyssa refers to Trish as "Sis" as they're leaving the theater.
Seeing as how they both share the last name Jones, I'm thinking they be siblings and nothing more.



"Come to the Dark Side... You Know You Want To!"
The Evil Buddha, spreading Alcoholism, Bad Humor and Chaos since 1971
Travis
Boerewors








Since: 7.3.02
From: Baltimore, MD

Since last post: 7982 days
Last activity: 7918 days
ICQ:  
#8 Posted on

    Originally posted by Evil Buddha
    Uh, 'Steps, I haven't seen the movie in a while, but I'm pretty sure that at the end of "Jay & Silent Bob" that Alyssa refers to Trish as "Sis" as they're leaving the theater.
    Seeing as how they both share the last name Jones, I'm thinking they be siblings and nothing more.


And Joey Lauren Adams looked like she had just gone 5 with Tyson. Seriously, is she on the Matthew Perry Diet™ or something?



Fueled by Guinness, powered by YOUR LOVE.
Sweet elixir of the gods.
RandomWrestling:What'cha Gonna Do? (That's a rhetorical question.)
Pages: 1Thread ahead: Kids Smuggle the Darndest Things!
Next thread: Memento
Previous thread: Question for comic book fans
(4076 newer) Next thread | Previous thread
Shoot, I didn't want to see it until I saw all that fancy lawyer talk. Who saved it to their hard drive?
The W - Random - Kissing Jessica Stein & Panic Room (plot discussions)Register and log in to post!

The W™ message board

ZimBoard
©2001-2024 Brothers Zim

This old hunk of junk rendered your page in 0.189 seconds.