Fashion Board 4-6-04 to 5-7-04

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Hellboy was a mighty fine flick - high recommendation, even pretty much OK for most kids old enough to be interested (one murdered parent figure is probably the worst of it - violence mostly involves blue monster goo, no sex).

High marks for what most critics called "atmosphere," or what I would call "the realization that the comic is, much more than the movie, a visual medium, and therefore the visual presentation must be much more expressive and carefully crafted to even vaguely "translate" the original subject matter." Even higher marks for realizing that visuals are the effective way to convey thought and emotion without lots of bullshit dialogue & explication.

Very high marks for not schmalzting up the "emotional growth" bullshit everyone seems to want to see heros do these days (see: Spiderman - sorry Sam). GdT gets a surprising amount of emotional sophistication from his characters just by having them shut the hell up and, um, act.

Uber high marks for having a swearing, smoking, drinking, sarcastic, disobedient hero whose main "secret evidence of a kind heart" is that he is actually a crazy cat-lady.

Most of all, the movie has my thanks for having the guts to just set up a seriously, totally ridiculous premise and basically telling the audience "it's a movie so just shut up and fucking go with it, OK?"

I've never read the comics, so I'm curious as to whether they are as overtly Lovecraftian as the movie was (I started chuckling like a fiend at the first quote from De Vermis Mysteriis). This was one area, in particular, where I admired the visual representations - ever wondered what you might see were you to find Cthulhu dreaming in his house in R'lyeh? This is a pretty good representation - you see it, but, despite being beautifully shot, you aren't really sure what you are looking at, which is just perfect.

Oh, and Ron Perlman rocks. As always. He is one of those actors who is really excellent, but you look at him and think "he's great but he looks so weird, what the fuck can you use him for?" Apparently, acting his way through 80 pounds of prosthetics, for one. Maybe European directors can start finding ways to use Crispin Glover the way they have Perlman.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
First-night hook-up and the guy asks for a golden shower? Good god.

He at least should have the courtesy not to ask her to piss on him in herbed.

[purse junkie]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
His rationale on the golden showers was that it was his birthday and she should give in to his fetish as a gift.

I don't even want to know what's on the rest of his birthday list.

It seems a little TMI for a first hook-up. Could it be this line has worked on many of his initial dates?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Pretty early on in the hot and heavy part of the evening, he asks her to pee on him and repeated the request several times in the course of the evening. My sister declined that specific request, though I was left with the impression that some of his other requests were enthusiastically met.

Just pee on the nice boy already.

[notcasesensitive]

from realityblurred:

The Joe Schmo Show 2 will take on the form of a reality relationship show. Two victims, a woman and a man, "think they're competing in a reality show called 'Last Chance for Love.' The pair plays among eight faux contestants for the hearts of a bachelor and bachelorette in a series of wacky challenges while living together in an Agoura Hills mansion," Variety reports. At least one cast member will return: "Ralph Garman, who emceed the original, returns in disguise as pompous, randy British host Derek Newcastle." Stone-Stanley's David Stanley says they "basically skewer every show you can imagine."

[AnotherSarcasticSock]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
As I type, I'm on the phone with my sister, who is telling me about her date from Thursday/Friday.

, he asks her to pee on him and repeated the request several times in the course of the evening. My sister declined that specific request, though I was left with the impression that some of his other requests were enthusiastically met.

What a great strategy (as long as you don't mind being known as "Pissboy").

Think about it, "Hey, will you piss on me?"

"No"

"Well if you won't do what I really want, how about you put on this nurse's outfit and thigh high leather boots, blow me for 20 minutes, and then I hit slot C for a while?"

After the initial request, everything seems reasonable.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Last week I hung out with a girl who dated (once or twice - said he was boring) someone called Brian from Average Joe II. Was he discussed on this board? She says that girls are all over him in Boston now and that he is very distincltly average, so she finds it pretty funny.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Very high marks for not schmalzting up the "emotional growth" bullshit everyone seems to want to see heros do these days (see: Spiderman - sorry Sam). GdT gets a surprising amount of emotional sophistication from his characters just by having them shut the hell up and, um, act.

Uber high marks for having a swearing, smoking, drinking, sarcastic, disobedient hero whose main "secret evidence of a kind heart" is that he is actually a crazy cat-lady.

Agree, and agree. I saw it yesterday, and loved it. I'm pissed off now, having discovered that there's an extra scene after the credits. Hellboy made me think that a Deadpool movie is actually possible, so long as they get a director and a writer who is willing to tell the producers to shut the fuck up and let the heroes not be so textbook heroic. I'm really worried what they're going to do with Elektra, though it'd be really cool if they put in the sex change.

Edited because I forgot we don't use HTML here.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by AnotherSarcasticSock
What a great strategy (as long as you don't mind being known as "Pissboy").

Think about it, "Hey, will you piss on me?"

"No"

"Well if you won't do what I really want, how about you put on this nurse's outfit and thigh high leather boots, blow me for 20 minutes, and then I hit slot C for a while?"

After the initial request, everything seems reasonable.

He's not a sicko. He's the greatest negotiatior of all time.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Fun-filled dating story.

Which was freakier -- him bringing up kids, or him requesting a golden shower?

Both of those are things not to raise on the first date. Or the first 10 dates.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
I'm pissed off now, having discovered that there's an extra scene after the credits.

Like, a whole extra scene, or just the little extra blurb with the head of the FBI that I actually caught?

Now I'm pissed, too.

[str8outavannuys]

Is str8 gonna have to choke a bitch? Is str8 gonna have to get out of this car and choke a bitch?

Thank you comedy central for the Chapelle marathon. I can't believe I'd deleted the Rick James episode from my Tivo. Now it's back for good.

In sorta related news, HBO is showing a Chris Rock concert movie this weekend. I believe it's from his recent tour. If so, it's do-not-miss.

Off on a tangent, Edie Falco bugs the piss out of me. Last night's Sopranos episode felt like it was about 8 hours long.

[purse junkie]

Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and John Stamos breaking up. Spokesperson calls it "amicable."

With his stint as a heartthrob rocker-bad boy on GH 20 years gone, and the Olsen twins all grown up, what the hell will poor talentless John do for publicity now?

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Like, a whole extra scene, or just the little extra blurb with the head of the FBI that I actually caught?

Now I'm pissed, too.

Dunno, the IMDB is being particularly uninformative on the point. If you liked Hellboy's irreverence, you'd LOVE Wade Wilson aka Deadpool's. He's a mercenary, and he doesn't always end up on the side of good. He's *gasp* complex. Hollywood would never go for him.

[andViolins]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
Hellboy was a mighty fine flick - high recommendation, even pretty much OK for most kids old enough to be interested (one murdered parent figure is probably the worst of it - violence mostly involves blue monster goo, no sex).

yada yada yada

I saw it this weekend as well. Thought it was a good movie. Not great. The dialogue was very well done. The ending sucked. Big bad monster climax scene !!!!!!!

boop.

done.

end of movie.

That was not so good. But, I would recommend it to others. It is a LOT better than other comic books films [i.e. daredevil, hulk]

aV