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[chumloofah]

Is it girl, interrupted?
That's a bad film
Bad.

[Blood-Pigggy]

It's the terrible Butterfly Effect, a terrible movie based on a terrible book.

@Chumfoolah: I once had someone honestly and completely sincerely tell me that he thought Girl Interrupted was a far superior movie to the one I had just shown him.

I made him watch One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and yes, he is a retarded moron.

[a1s]

I didn't read the book, and I liked the movie enough to sit through it and not think that that time could have been better spent reading some book afterwards (like most people on the Internet).

I mean, i's a movie about changing time, for Mistra's sake! you have to expect some cheese.

if this isn't clear, this is a "yes". go piggggggggggggggg.

edit: also, pigg, care to enlighten me which book the movie is based on?

[Blood-Pigggy]

I was certain I read a book with almost the same exact plot that was extremely similar to the film. I can't remember the name, but I thought it was written by Michael Crichton.


In this film a rat is sent into a criminal empire, while another rat is sent into the police force, the two rats start to become uncomfortable with their positions.

[a1s]

the departed?

[Blood-Pigggy]

Yep.

[a1s]

in this movie a nurse meets a retired CIA agent, hilarity ensues.


P.S. I think the only time-travel story Crighton has is the "Timeline", which is also made into a medicorce movie, but has nothing at all in common with BE. Wikipedia page says it's reminiscent of Slaughterhouse #5 by Vonegut, but it's not. not much anyway.

[chumloofah]

No comment on the movie, but I really can't see old crichton's stuff reading even slightly like vonnegut  

[a1s]

no, the wiki page on BE says it's like slaughterhouse 5.
the page on Timeline says a lot of things, about how it's another in Crightons fine tradition, but makes no extraauthorious comparisons.

[chumloofah]

Just watched this and I've decided to go for the angle that a nurse need not be a lady...
Is it Meet the Parents?

[a1s]

yes.

[chumloofah]

Damn, man.
That was really misleading!  


A guy struggles against fate to get across the country and home in time for thanksgiving, helped (and hindered!) by an annoying fat guy.
With hilarious consequences.

[Blood-Pigggy]

Tommy Boy?

[chumloofah]

No.
Our intrepid duo use various forms of transport on their quest.

[Fruit Pie Jones]

Would those forms of transport include Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, by any chance?