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AspasiaReptile
03/30/09

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Duplicity? I'll tell you what went wrong. I hate Julia Roberts. I LOVE Clive Owen and I LOVE thrillers. But because of Julia "the mouth" Roberts, I won't go. And with any other actress, I would have already attended.

America does not like Julia Roberts as much as the press thinks we do.
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limber
03/30/09

@AspasiaReptile: I went to this movie and I enjoyed it, dammit! Helps that Roberts doesn't play a particularly likeable character, that's largely left to lovely Clive.

The opening credit sequence really set the tone for the whole film, too. And the soundtrack was good... Seriously, go see it, it's thinky and convoluted and I liked it. Slightly Thomas Crown Affair-ish.
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JudgeFudge
03/30/09

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I find it interesting that this morning everyone (except gawker) is reporting that Monsters V.S. Aliens is a box office smash!!!!! But just a few weeks ago Watchmen grossed 3 million dollars less in its first weekend and everyone was painting it as a moderate flop.
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Gena Radcliffe
03/30/09

@JudgeFudge: Because nobody was rooting for Monsters vs. Aliens to fail. Note the "How embarrassing for Watchmen to get beaten by a kids movie!" jab, when I don't think anyone was expecting it to hold onto the "biggest opening weekend of the year" title for very long.

That being said, Monsters vs. Aliens was actually pretty cute.
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oboesqueaks
03/30/09

@Gena Radcliffe: I think Watchmen also cost a whole lot more to make.
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JudgeFudge
03/30/09

@oboesqueaks: I haven't seen any figures, but my guess is that Monsters was close to $150, which was Watchmne's budget. All those CG animated family tent-pole seem to be budgeted around that these days....
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TimGunn
03/30/09

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I thought the problem about Duplicity was the marketing. It was confusing and didn't tell you anything about what the movie was about. I mean, are they supposed to be spies? Do they work for the CIA? Are they rivals or partners? Is there romantic tension? And it's helpful to know that they wear big sunglasses, but why do they wear big sunglasses?
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Calraigh
03/30/09

@TimGunn: Also the fact that it is shit.
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hortense
03/30/09

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I am only down with the Pals n' Gals adaptation if there is an interruption by an incredibly annoying Lil' Jinx segment every 20-25 minutes. That Lil' Jinx! She's incorrigible!
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Richard Lawson
03/30/09

@hortense: Remember That Wilkins Boy? That one was hilarious. His name was Bingo.
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Richard Lawson
03/30/09

@hortense: Here it is.
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hortense
03/30/09

@Richard: Sadly, it's only a matter of time before Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale get cast as Betty and Veronica.
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Richard Lawson
03/30/09

@hortense: Wouldn't a gay version of Betty & Veronica with Lucas Grabeel and Mark Indelicato be sort of fantastic?
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hortense
03/30/09

@Richard: Oh, if only. I'm surprised nobody has done anything decent with those comics, one way or another. There's a lot of potential for hilarity ensuing. And burger joint sponsorships!
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Macloserboy
03/30/09

@hortense: Are you too young to remember the live action TV versions of them in the 80's? Yes, they added a heaping dose of sex and it just seemed wrong.
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Cam/ron
03/30/09

@Macloserboy: I was going to say that. Didn't Veronica wear lingerie to seduce Archie into marrying him? Damn, I miss the Reagan years.
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