Things I learned from "The Dead Girl"...

[fembuck]

You know what's better than a hooker with a heart of gold? Two hookers with hearts of gold, who are in love with each other!

Other things I've learned from The Dead Girl...

1. If an old lady is throwing clothes into a fire, you should NOT yell "Don't take off anything more!" because she will! And you definitely shouldn't mutter, "No, no, please, no more!" because then there will be boobs and you and your friend will look at each other uncomfortably and then ignore what just happened on screen by eating a spring roll.

2. You can know exactly what a character is going to be like by the actor playing the role. Toni Collette played a homely woman with issues. Giovonni Ribisi played an awkward, creepy character with social interaction issues. Rose Byrne played a serious girl who was often weepy and rarely smiled ... and was a doctor. Brittany Murphy played a drugged up crack ho. Marcia Gay Harden played a put upon woman with a southern accent. Mary Steenburgen was shrill. Piper Laurie played a crazy, mean old lady. And Kerry Washington played a crack ho ... um, okay that one was against typecasting. Usually Kerry Washington plays smartly dressed executives, smartly dressed blind women, or streetwise mothers.

3. Brittany Murphy can act. Trust me I was as shocked as anyone else. She literally had me in tears at the end. Brittany Murphy! I can't wait until dogs start walking people, and fish build reverse boats and hunt us for sport.

Also, despite this post, The Dead Girl was a really good movie that I would totally recommend. And the crack ho's really are in love.

Comments

[amluv.livejournal.com]

where did you see this?? and why must i wait to see it??...saw "stardust" and sweet merciful mary. michelle pfiefer is still bringing the muthafuckin' heat...if you loved the "princess bride", likes i do, you'll love "stardust"....and that's alls i'm gonna say

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

where did you see this?? and why must i wait to see it??

I got it from Blockbuster, it's been out on DVD for a couple months I think. I could probably upload a copy if you can't find it though. Despite my sarcastic comments it was a really good movie. Started off a little slow, but by the end , like I said, tears. Brittany and Kerry's characters were kind of like a really trashy Bella and Andy in that their love was really sweet even though it was kind of awful at the same time, and you knew from beginning of the movie that it was going to end badly even though you really wanted them to make it.

saw "stardust" and sweet merciful mary. michelle pfiefer is still bringing the muthafuckin' heat...if you loved the "princess bride", likes i do, you'll love "stardust"....and that's alls i'm gonna say

Seeing it, like now. Looking forward to the Michelle

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Stardust was tres bien! J'adore, j'adore! I won't rant about it too much here, because I did that in my post, but Michelle can give me a "massage" any effing time! In fact she could give me multiple massages if she wanted, I'm not a star I don't have to worry, lol

[amluv.livejournal.com]

ah...and apparently it was gonna be a full body frontal massage too...dude i wanna have her babies.

[scoob2222.livejournal.com]

Intresting to hear that the movie was good. We accidently got it from netflix and tried it out, but the scene at the beginning with Tonu and Giavanni really freaked me out so we ended up turning it off.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

but the scene at the beginning with Tonu and Giavanni really freaked me out so we ended up turning it off.

Yeah, I'll admit I didn't love that section and if the whole movie had been those characters I don't think I would have enjoyed it at all. That sequence was really weird and creepy, and we were talking throughout most of it because we didn't like it much.

The movie picked up with the second set of characters though in "The Sister" section, and the third section "The Wife" was good but disturbing though no where near as bad as the first section, and the fourth section "The Mother" and and the fifth "The Dead Girl" totally broke my heart. Section, 2, 4 and 5 really made the movie for me.

But, yeah I can totally see how the Collette/Ribisi stuff would've put you off. I think it was a terrible way to start off the movie, but the rest of it was quite good.

[anomalys.livejournal.com]

I've been trying to rent this for weeks now. Ever since I saw a preview on another dvd. But my stupid video store only has one copy and it's always out. Grrr. Good to know it'll be worth it though, when I finally get my hands on it.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's definitely worth the rental.

Let me warn you though, the first 15 minutes are tough to sit through. It's awkward and creepy. But the movie is divided into 5 sections, and the other sections are much better than the first so just hang on. The 2, 4, and 5th sections are really beautiful, and the last two when put together will really make your heartbreak.

So, just make it through the first section and I think you'll enjoy the rest :D

[max-dembo.livejournal.com]

hilareei post as usual, fem.
assuming you havent seen the following, i suggest you do so:

girl,interrupted
freeway
freeway 2

[amluv.livejournal.com]

finally saw it, so that makes this post even more apt. it was a very tight film and very well done. it's always a treat when everything from the script, to the direction and performances are just working harmoniously. this one was a real heartbreaker though. i attribute that mostly to the performances because they were so nuanced, even the ones that could have a very easily gone the way of scene-chewing, angsty histrionics. the whole atmosphere of it made me feel like an intruder in these people's lives. i loved it despite the fact that it was very depressing.