I also liked Forgetting Sarah Marshall quite a bit. Very amusing. And the dracula musical would definitely have a long and successful off-Broadway run. Brilliant!
Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination. Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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Gris - Apr 20, 2008 8:15:14 pm PDT #5119 of 10000
Hey. New board.
Kevin - Apr 21, 2008 8:54:13 am PDT #5120 of 10000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Has anybody else seen the movie The TV Set? It's got Mulder with a beard as a showrunner and Ripley as a TV exec - what more could you need?
It was laugh out loud funny to me, but the people on IMDB were busy slagging it off. Whatever, IMDBers!
DavidS - Apr 21, 2008 10:01:30 am PDT #5121 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, Jilli! The Film Course That Fell to Earth
Laga - Apr 21, 2008 11:11:37 pm PDT #5122 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I liked The TV Set but it fell a little short for me.
Tom Scola - Apr 23, 2008 1:02:38 pm PDT #5123 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
no fewer than 22 film projects born of graphic novels or comics have been announced in the last six weeks.
Cashmere - Apr 23, 2008 1:26:30 pm PDT #5124 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
They are so going to royally fuck up Ronin. It's inevitable.
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2008 1:36:52 pm PDT #5125 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What did you think of Sin City ?
Miracleman - Apr 24, 2008 4:01:22 am PDT #5126 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
What did you think of Sin City ?
Personally, I hated it. I'd never read the comic, I must admit, so the whole "Oooh, this is just like page x of That Yellow Bastard!" didn't do much for me. The style was kinda annoying, but I think the thing I disliked most is that the stories seemed mainly to be a thirteen year old's idea of what "cool, gritty, noir" would be.
I don't mind gratuitous violence. Some of my favorite movies are chock-full of it. But Sin City just seemed like a series of shoddy stories acting as flimsy excuses for a lot of stupid ultra-violence. I found none of the characters sympathetic or vaguely appealing.
YSCMV, natch.
Jessica - Apr 24, 2008 4:18:31 am PDT #5127 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Personally, I hated it. I'd never read the comic, I must admit
Huh. That surprises me a little!
I think the thing I disliked most is that the stories seemed mainly to be a thirteen year old's idea of what "cool, gritty, noir" would be.
This is... not the fault of the adaptation.
I can't remember if I read it right before the film came out or right after (it was one of those cases where I probably never would have read it at all except that there was a movie I wanted to compare with the original), but they were pretty much identical experiences. Noirnoirnoirwhoreswhoreswhoresnoirnoirwhoressplat.
I wouldn't say I hated it, but I got bored pretty quick.
Miracleman - Apr 24, 2008 4:36:04 am PDT #5128 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
This is... not the fault of the adaptation.
No, I gathered it was the fault of the material. I mean, it just SCREAMED Frank Miller, even if I didn't know before hand that Rodriguez was going to be religious about following the books.
I just...I don't know, maybe I outgrew Miller or maybe he's lost his touch. Loved The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One but HATED DK:2. Which is probably why I was in no rush to read Sin City, even though Sin City started coming out well before DK: 2.
And after seeing the Sin City movie, I was REALLY in no rush to read the comics; in fact I immediately deleted the comics off my Amazon Wish List, lest somebody accidentally buy them for me.
So I'm kinda iffy on Miller's The Spirit which is coming out soon. My confidence is not high that he can not fuck up Eisner's work.