Displaying all 2 Review

• WHEN IN CHAT 2 — for When in Rome
  Written by Palahniuk007 on 20.07.2010

  Because the movie is so captivating, Doooom and myself continued to analyze the masterpiece. Here are some bits from our intellectual talk about…

  …WHEN IN ROME (spoilers alert).

  Doooom: "So you aren't a nice blond chick? That sucks."

  Palahniuk: "'I'm a hairy guy with huge feet, unfortunately.'

  Doooom: "Anyway. It was an incredible funny and charming movie."

  Palahniuk: "I agree."

  Doooom: "But it was really dark too. Especially the part in the restaurant. I could barely see a thing in there, so it was totally scary for me.

  Palahniuk: "The "blind restaurant" scene made me jump from my seat.

  Doooom: "And when all the other guys came in there with night vision devices. That freaked the hell out of me! Boy, was i glad when they finally left this scary place."

  Palahniuk: "I even yelled loudly when someone put his hand on the charming guy's shoulder. I never saw a trick like that in a movie! Ever! The screenwriters sure know how to twist a scene. And the director of photography did a great job as well: everything was well lighted. It had the reminescence of the climactic sequence of Silence of The Lambs. And what did you think of the beginning?"

  Doooom: "The beginning was the best part of the movie along with the ending and all that was in between those."

  Palahniuk: "Remember when her ex-boyfriend wants to take her back? Wasn't it outrageously funny?"

  Doooom: "How her ex-boyfriend told her that he's getting married and everyone thinks he wants to marry her? Ingenious. But this was of course a very embarrassing moment for Veronica Mars (who just turned 30 two days ago). I can totally understand how awkward she felt, cause the exact same thing happened to me half a dozen times last year (only that i'm not a hot blond chick). But what do you thing of the first wedding in the movie, when the charming guy translated her speech into italian?

  Palahniuk: "Look. I've seen thousand of weddings in Movie Land. Before When In Rome, my best wedding flick was Monster In Law. Although I have a crush with the tempo of The Wedding Planner. Anyway! When the charming guy comes to Veronica Mars rescue? I was melting. Here we have a real knight-saving-lady situation. But in a contemporary way."

  Doooom: "Wasn't this freaking hilarious?"

  Palahniuk: "Oh yeah! And there's a LOT OF SUSPENS as well because we don't know if she's gonna get away with her speach, even if the charming guy saves the day. But I definitely laughed my heart out when we realize the guy is not even italian! What a turning point!"

  Dooooom: "Btw, do you know why they called this cinematic masterpiece "When in Rome"? I mean, they are hardly in Rome at all."

  Palahniuk: "It is an alcool. You use it when making a mojito but you can also drink it pure on ice. Alas they only sip Champagne. So I don't really know what the title's message is. That's why this movie is so great: you have many layers."

  Voilà.

  We hope you enjoyed our insight.

• WHEN IN CHAT — for When in Rome
  Written by Palahniuk007 on 19.07.2010

  Let me introduce a Gonzo-like review of the movie they call WHEN IN ROME. I posted a wonderful snap of this incredible movie but nobody liked it to my despair. But fortunately, player Doooom took interest of my struggling efforts to defend the movie so we started to chat about…

  WHEN IN ROME.
  Beware: spoilers!

  Doooom: "You actually got this on DVD? I thought it was kind of lame. Not a single Veronica Mars reference in there. :("

  Me: "Of course I don't have the DVD! My ex-wife does! And I never heard about this movie anyway until I stumbled on the jacket."

  Doooom: "Sounds like some lame excuse to me."

  Me: "I don't excuse myself! I, Palahniuk, stand for this snap. I stand for this wonderful romantic comedy with unknown actors. I cried, I laughed, I applaused during the whole screening. I even mumbled lines of dialogues in my sleep after that. This is the BEST movie of 2010 if you wanna know the truth!"

  Doooom: "Good. Cause i just wanted to test you. But now I know you loved this movie as much as I did. I mean. It got Veronica Mars in it. And Will Arnett. And the pie-maker from Pushing Daisies. And some silly magician. And even the twin brother of Arnold Schwarzenegger. And they are all* together in one car - in an elevator. So how can anyone NOT love this movie? *except the pie-maker"

  Me: "And what about the coins in the fountain? Isn't it cool? Isn't it a GREAT IDEA! How she grabs the coins and … BAM! We discover brand new characters out of the blue making silly faces! I didn't understand right away what was happening because I'm slow. It took me like 20 minutes to get the concept. And that's why I love this movie. It makes you… CLEVER!"

  Doooom: "Yeah, the coins are great. At least there are some movies with a creative and still logical premise nowadays. But who would have thought the last coin belonged to the priest? Ok, I did and the guys who set behind respectively in front of me in the cinema did, but that's not the point. It's still absolutely surprising. And who would've thought she ends up with this nice and charming guy. I certainly didn't. I was sure she would marry the small, old one."

  Me: "Actually I was terrorized she would marry them all. Because my feminine side wanted her to sleep with ALL of them. After all, they're charming in a certain way. They're funny too! And they promise her a lot of things that EVEN ME cannot refuse. For example: how can she says no when the little guy offers a basket full of sausages? If you ask me (and if I was a nice blond chick) I would have taken the basket and sleep right away with the guy! The priest? Which priest? I don't remember any priest in the movie because I cried when she ends up with the charming guy. The screen was too blurry and I didn't have kleenex to dry my tears for me to be able to read the subtitles."

  That's it.

  I hope this review will help you to make the right choice.