Man, I know one of the stars of The Hottie and the Nottie (he's the reason I've shared oxygen with Paris Hilton, although I completely overlooked her at the time. Turns out she just looks like some skanky overdone blonde in person. Who knew?). For his sake I'm sad to see the movie there, but note I didn't exactly support him in the theatre. Friendship has limits.
Can we maybe vote on the whole murdering people issue?
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§ ita § - Dec 11, 2009 7:54:07 am PST #5501 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Daisy Jane - Dec 11, 2009 8:05:13 am PST #5502 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Huh. I didn't think Wicker Man was all that horrible.
Jessica - Dec 11, 2009 8:08:28 am PST #5503 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wicker Man was dreadful, but in a must-see so-bad-it's-good kind of way. I mean:
(Okay, it's not toast in the original clip. Still one of the best things on the internet.)
Most of the rest of that list is so-bad-it's-just-really-bad.
tommyrot - Dec 11, 2009 8:09:12 am PST #5504 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How did Wicker Man compare with the original?
Frankenbuddha - Dec 11, 2009 8:10:42 am PST #5505 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
How did Wicker Man compare with the original?
Mainly having the island be a matriarchy rather than a patriarchy like the original. So Neil LaBute could let his issues hang out all over the place.
Strega - Dec 11, 2009 8:12:27 am PST #5506 of 30000
Worst Movies of the 2000s: The 40 Biggest Stinkers of the Decade
I kind of want to see Speed Racer because some people seemed to enjoy it on a Crank-like level.
I don't want to see Avatar, because I know elves when I see them.
bon bon - Dec 11, 2009 8:12:29 am PST #5507 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The footage you're seeing in trailers isn't fully rendered and has been flattened to accomodate a 2D display. It's not even close to how the finished movie will look in a theatre.
Bob talked to someone who worked on the marketing for Avatar, and he mentioned this as a big problem for them: they were incredibly worried about the advertising, because they couldn't make the movie look good. But he agreed that it looked unbelievable onscreen, even if the rest of it is kind of crap.
I'm guessing they make their money back, especially internationally. It seems like this will go down like Titanic did.
Jessica - Dec 11, 2009 8:13:36 am PST #5508 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The original has aged badly, but there's an actual good movie in there behind all the "Paganism = nekkid Brit Eckland, yay!" stuff.
The remake is mainly about how Neil LaBute is terrified of women. He demonstrates this by having Nic Cage run around and shout at them. It is hilarious.
Jessica - Dec 11, 2009 8:14:53 am PST #5509 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It seems like this will go down like Titanic did.
The movie, not the boat, I'm assuming.
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2009 8:23:22 am PST #5510 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
some people seemed to enjoy it on a Crank-like level
I can barely believe I enjoyed Crank on a Crank -like level. I'm not sure another movie can approach that without Jason Statham on crack. He has a magic. I still need to see Crank 2, though.