Binary System Watch Party – Identity

Spoilers ahoy! The East Coast Branch was out of town, but Elizabeth and frequent guest Hannah had a hankering to watch 2003’s Identity (partly in honor of Ray Liotta, partly because it’s just a fun watch, and party because John C. McGinley) so enjoy this two-person Watch Party!

Elizabeth
Ready when you are!

Hannah
I’m ready here

Elizabeth
Playing!

Hannah
Playing

Elizabeth
Pause please, subtitles are on

Hannah
paused

Ray Liotta’s name just popped up

Elizabeth
I just heard him say “I made it up” before I paused, is that before or after you

Hannah
Just a scoche before

scouch

scosh

…I don’t even know what language that’s supposed to be

Elizabeth
Hahah

John Cusack’s name just popped up

Got it, Ray Liotta!

Ready?

Hannah
playing

Elizabeth
Playing!

Forgot Molina was in this that’s how long it’s been

Hannah
This cast is mad

It’s that Hey it’s That Guy who looks like David Hyde Pierce

Elizabeth
Yes I was just thinking that!

Hannah
I have a few JCM notes on this movie

Elizabeth
There’s ya boy!

Hannah
THERE HE IS

Oh he’s so handsome (just like on his reward poster)

Elizabeth
Hee

Hannah
This tastes like PEET

…couldn’t get the rights for Happy Birthday

Elizabeth
BAM

Hannah
yeah wow

Elizabeth
So many moving parts already!

Hannah
hah, yeah, I appreciate if you’re gonna have this many characters just dump the exposition this way

Plus it’s all showing not telling

Elizabeth
Seriously!

Heh, again, looking at the pile of cash but not needing to say a word

Hannah
This is just Hey, It’s That Cast

Elizabeth
Right??

Hannah
But I appreciate how everybody looks so different so you can keep them apart

Elizabeth
Exactly

There’s Ray!

Hannah
RIP

Elizabeth
Gaaaahh sewing skin aaaaaa

Man hey it’s THAT guy, yikes

Hannah
Congratulations, sir, you have inherited Crazy DickFace from your father

Elizabeth
Hee

Hannah
…I meant Gary Busey’s kid in the shackles, not the little boy, haha

(both may be applicable)

Elizabeth
Hahaha

Hannah
god outdoor vending machines don’t sit right after Haunting of Hill House

Elizabeth
Oh I was wondering why I was instinctively creeped out

“Paris huh, never been” “well you ain’t goin tonight.”

Hannah
eeeeeverbody’s got a secret

Elizabeth
Love the music here

Hannah
yes

Elizabeth
Forgot about the bloodstain on the back of the shirt!

Hannah
haha just checked and James Mangold (director) is the director of Indiana Jones…5

Elizabeth
Aaaaaa nooooo

Hee, having the little rings dangle in her face is such a nice touch

Hannah
John Cushack is just fucking watchable, man

I just want to see what his face is doing all the time

Elizabeth
Always reacting, but not chewing the scenery

Hannah
Yeah, made for film, everything is small

JCM said this was all soundstage but they did have late nights and lots of takes in the rain so everybody was just tired, and it took away all the “trying to do stuff” actors do and got down to the gritty

YIKES

Elizabeth
Yipe!

You know, i saw a teeny smile on his face there

Hannah
ooooh missed it

People a little too un-reacty there for my taste. I’m pretty sure I’d be in the next county by now, flooding or no

Elizabeth
Oh yeah I’d be swimmin

Here’s where the freaking out happens

Hannah
but I mean, they didn’t even see the damn head

Elizabeth
Right?

Man I knew Ray was a good looking guy but damn

Hannah
Won’t somebody please hug him??

Elizabeth
Ooo i forgot about Jeanne’s secret

Hannah
I can’t remember most of the secrets, and also I feel like we’re supposed to be paying attendant to the numbers on the doors

Your new husband sucks at deescalation, Jeanne

Elizabeth
I was just thinking there are a ton of significant seeming numbers

Hannah
The details on the set are pretty great

the zoom in on the lock

look in the damn window, Ray

Elizabeth
So neat that with all the running around there’s no telling who might’ve done what

Hannah
haha neat and also maddening STAY IN ONE ROOM, PEOPLE

Elizabeth
Gotta admit, DickFace McWeaselteeth does good evil crazy eyes

Hannah
got Busey blood runnin’ all through ‘im

I forget, is there a reason they don’t just keep him in the vehicle in which they brought him?

Y’all need to shave that kid’s head and look for the mark of the devil

Elizabeth
Hee

“You’re a complicated guy, Edward.”

Truly one of the doomed

Hannah
yeah, oof

Elizabeth
This scene damn

Hannah
yeah I’ve definitely forgotten the twists in this movie

Elizabeth
YIKES AGAIN

I love that she kinda saved herself

Hannah
ok that was the guy in the fish picture that went into the desk earlier

Elizabeth
yes!

Also belated yikes!

Hannah
FOR GOD’S SAKE, LARRY

Elizabeth
HOLY BODYCOUNT

Hannah
also this movie is only 90 minutes so let’s hear it for getting through it

Elizabeth
Man I love me a crazy journal

I forget the actor playing the psycho, but he gets SO much work

Hannah
He was very good in House

Another of those episodes where they let an asshole patient really articulate away many of the arguments you’d usually use against certain people/conditions

Elizabeth
Yes exactly

Hannah
I remember that Agatha Christie “movie,” Jeanne, yes

Elizabeth
Heh

Hannah
I dunno if “get him out of here” is the right pick, man?

Elizabeth
I wonder where the “close the eyes” trope got started

Hannah
that’s a good question and boy does English Major Me have BULLSHIT ANSWERS

Absolutely no information, all creative guesswork

Elizabeth
Hee

Hannah
She just said exactly what he said, didn’t she?

About running out

Elizabeth
Yes?

Hahah ASPLOSION

Hannah
haha

I love the feeling of being trapped and reality slipping away

I mean, I don’t love that feeling, but it’s fun for a movie

Elizabeth
Little pieces disappearing one by one…

Hannah
ooooh forgot about this bit

Elizabeth
Same, all the hairs are standing up on my arms

Oh I forgot about the bit with the names too

First time I saw this bit it blew my mind.

Hannah
We have lost cabin pressure

Elizabeth
Yeeeesssss

This absolutely epic freakout

Hannah
Put this on a double bill with Primal Fear

Elizabeth
Aaaaaaa

I’d like to sleep EVENTUALLY

Hannah
haha

dammit forgot THIS BIT, too

Elizabeth
Yes SAME

The gig is up, Ray

BLAM

Hannah
haha live wire on the ground just for funsies

Elizabeth
Hahaha

Man Ray could do menacing

Hannah
Robert Patrick is lucky he got cast in T2

Elizabeth
Getting choked up here

Hannah
heh

Not Niles is Not Having It

Elizabeth
Yeahno

Hannah
WHY ARE THERE MOUNTAINS, GUYS

I mean, I know it’s not real, but come on

Elizabeth
Hahaha

Hannah
why would we open the thingy, Alfred, come on

Elizabeth
I KNOW

Man alive

Hannah
Ok, I give it more credit than I had been, it does keep ramping up the twists

Elizabeth
You know, the first time i watched this I was angry about the ending, but now I’m like, yeah, that’s cool

Maybe I psyched myself up for this watch, dunno

Hannah
haha and now I’m a little angry, not because it’s unfair, just because I want more

Elizabeth
Hahaha yes that too!

Hannah
Well that’s probably worth future Halloween watches

Especially for anyone who hasn’t seen it

Elizabeth
I’m serious impressed, I remembered way less than I thought and I enjoyed it way more than the first time

Also I was SURE that was gonna be Chekov’s live wire on the ground

Hannah
haha that was a fun way just to add some more tension

And a good Friday-night watch yay

Sat 4:12 PM

Elizabeth
Good lord the timing of this showing up in my feed today

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1561066066368929793?t=XTKDSWAVOTWscnhHUr0HRA&s=19
The Associated Press
Gary Busey has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and other offenses alleged at the Monster Mania Convention in Cherry Hill, N.J., where the actor had been a featured guest.

Hannah
Oh holy crap

Yeah I was thinking about googling to see if his son had any distance from his dad’s crazy. Didn’t realize his dad’s crazy was ongoing

Elizabeth
Also there’s a rumor that he’s Eric Trump’s biological dad??

Hannah
… that is too far into the hole. Get out of the hole, Elizabeth

Elizabeth
Hahahah

I DON’T WANT TO BE HERE

Hannah
Haha