My friend Tom posted his response to Film Comment's 2009 survey, so if you like lists, this has his picks for the best of 2009, best of 1999, best of the decade, best filmmakers, etc.
Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.
Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Strega - Dec 09, 2009 7:45:17 am PST #5445 of 30000
§ ita § - Dec 09, 2009 8:04:28 am PST #5446 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Definitely an interesting list for exploring Asian cinema. Strange that he ranks directors like Eastwood and Chan Wook as best of the decade, but doesn't pick any of their movies in the top 50 of the same period.
I've seen more of his 1999 list than 2009 (didn't get out much), and I disagree strongly with some of it. I thought that The Sixth Sense was such a dumb movie that it almost contaminates the others near it. And I never got the hype about Run Lola Run. I found the characters uninvolving.
sumi - Dec 10, 2009 6:42:20 am PST #5447 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2009 6:49:58 am PST #5448 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, there's some vague talk from Viggo about appearing in Hobbit 2: Halfing Boogaloo.
le nubian - Dec 10, 2009 7:07:36 am PST #5449 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita, that really hit my funny bone for some reason.
Sean K - Dec 10, 2009 9:12:50 am PST #5450 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
There's actually very good reason for Legolas to show up in Mirkwood - he's the son of Thranduil, the king of the Mirkwood elves.
sumi - Dec 10, 2009 9:41:02 am PST #5451 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Exactly. I wonder if we'll see him in that last battle.
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2009 9:42:32 am PST #5452 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think Orlando could stand the work.
LeN, I have to say, I have the visuals of hobbits trying to breakdance, and it's not pretty.
Jessica - Dec 10, 2009 9:44:23 am PST #5453 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I could Google, but wasn't Legolas canonically imprisoned or something while Bilbo & Co were in Mirkwood? And that's why he's not in the book?
sumi - Dec 10, 2009 9:44:52 am PST #5454 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
He was?
In his father's dungeons?