Cut him some slack, he's not an actor by trade. When Ferris Bueller came out he was probably hitting the books real hard studying to become a doctor. But yeah, he should have fucking known that.

"I agree with Rawhide up there. This is the kind of movie that needs a short running time, and incredibly low expections. On cable for free, I bet it gets enough laughs."

What's freaky about Jeremy Piven is that he looks 15 years younger than he did 15 year ago.

0) Clancy Brown

Well, he didn't telegraph it by throwing in a "Lowenstein…Lowenstein" or anything like that. It was a good, solid Prince of Tides reference.

Nice Prince of Tides reference, Abbies Dad.

I admire chinese-landowner's commitment to staying in character. I, myself, hold no such commitment.

I thought it would be funny if the guy just calmly walked over to the alarm control panel and keyed in the code. In the real world you know the guy'd know the code.

I wouldn't call it alternative history, which just involves asking the question, "How different would the world be if ______ _____ _____?" and then expanding upon that concept. I don't think Pynchon is interested in such questions.

Zing!

Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits?
Sounds good to me.

I like everything he's done, but nothing beats the Oblivians.

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That ice cream and cake commercial is on the wrong end of the Tolerability Index.

I don't know if I'd say that was the MOST perfect thing in any John Hughes movie, but it was excellent casting, for sure. It's just indicative of how Hughes made the perfect amalgam of a chick flick that the girlies will enjoy, and a teen comedy for the guys. Schoeffling was a dreamboat to make the little girls'…

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It sounds like a blast. I can't wait to start reading it.

So, Zack, how is it so far? I got it on Tuesday, but haven't started it because I haven't finished the current book I'm reading (V.). The release date kind of sneaked up on me, otherwise I would have stepped up my reading and gotten it finished in time. Anyway, I've read some pretty positive reviews of it.

I'm just disappointed that there isn't a review of Inherent Vice.

And I never saw The Pallbearer. I always liked Regarding Henry, though, for some reason, even though I usually hate sentimental, mawkish stuff. RH was cool, though, like that scene where John Leguizamo shoots him and he's just like "Wait a minute!…Now, just..just…wait a minute!" Fucking great.