See this Making Light post for suggestions on what to name the second Hobbit movie:
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'Sleeper'
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Theodosia - Feb 01, 2008 1:50:45 am PST #3819 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Anne W. - Feb 01, 2008 2:28:35 am PST #3820 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Khazad-dûm and Khazad-dûmmer
SNERK
sumi - Feb 01, 2008 10:27:47 am PST #3821 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Juliet Landau - a still from The Yellow Wallpaper.
tommyrot - Feb 01, 2008 10:41:03 am PST #3822 of 10000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
She looks disturbingly sane....
Cashmere - Feb 03, 2008 7:12:49 pm PST #3823 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I just saw Pride with Terrence Howard. It was good. I don't recall this movie even being released last year.
BigDuluth - Feb 03, 2008 7:46:46 pm PST #3824 of 10000
"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"
Having just rewatched ROTK, it's hard to imagine anyone else bringing me to Middle Earth, but Del Toro is a good choice I suppose.
I've been very behind in here, but I saw headlines not a month ago saying that Jackson was returning for The Hobbit (despite the kerfuffle).
Volans - Feb 04, 2008 2:18:46 am PST #3825 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Finally watched The Bourne Ultimatum.
Random non-spoilery thoughts: Nice redux of the parkour scene in Casino Royale, without being totally obvious about including a parkour scene.
Dude, Moroccan cops are HARD. They are double-tough, better than most first-world PDs.
Oliver Wood was the DP. So that's what he did after Hogwarts! He may have been a fine Quidditch player, but he is a kick-ass DP.
Jon B. - Feb 04, 2008 2:48:54 am PST #3826 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I saw headlines not a month ago saying that Jackson was returning for The Hobbit (despite the kerfuffle).
As an executive producer, not as director.
Steph L. - Feb 04, 2008 5:42:05 am PST #3827 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jeff Goldblum absolutely makes the remake worth watching, even if it's gory and depressing. I think it's perhaps the most undersung/underappreciated horror roles ever.
One of my favorite moments is when he barfs on the plate (directly into the box?) of donuts, and then, seeing Geena Davis' reaction, says, "Oh, I'm sorry; that's disgusting," in a completely clinical, stating-the-facts manner.
ION, I saw The Golden Compass this weekend, and I liked it quite a bit. I recently read the book, and I was impressed, actually, at how faithful it was to the book (except for stopping 3 chapters short of the end).
I can't remember any more; did people dislike this movie? If so, why? I'm curious.
Nutty - Feb 04, 2008 7:12:02 am PST #3828 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I disliked the movie; absolutely none of the CGI animals worked for me. Also I found the exposition clunkalicious, herky-jerky, and rushed; I presume because the whole thing was conceived as a children's film, the director had to cram everything into ~1:45 rather than give it the ~2:15 it needed.
So, I disliked the movie not because it was a maladroit adaptation of the book, but because it was maladroit as a movie. I think the trilogy being what it is -- and with some reworking in the middle, as they were written serially -- I think I would have reserved my judgement overall until the third movie.