It is true, they did say the Shaw assassinations. But they also said that a white guy killed them, so ...
I love the idea of remaking a classic with another good movie, and then ruining it later by making an unwarranted sequel.
I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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§ ita § - Aug 02, 2004 5:21:42 am PDT #1885 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sumi - Aug 02, 2004 5:29:02 am PDT #1886 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
You love the idea? Okay.
Whatever.
BTW, a friend of mine is v. worried (not having seen any of his work except Hulk) that Eric Bana will be Timothy Daltonish as Bond. I think she is wrong, but still think that it should be Clive Owen. Clearly.
Also, she wanted a Hugh Jackman Bond and then is complaining that Eric Bana is too old, but Eric and Hugh are the same age.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2004 5:31:49 am PDT #1887 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a weakness for irony.
Because, really, you can't ruin the first film (at least how I view films) with a second one. But I bet it would be cited as justification for never having made the first one.
Yes, perhaps I went a little far with one particular hypothetical scenario, but it amuses me to no end.
Nutty - Aug 02, 2004 5:35:13 am PDT #1888 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Also, she wanted a Hugh Jackman Bond and then is complaining that Eric Bana is too old, but Eric and Hugh are the same age.
I was going to say, also, that you can't have a Bond younger than a certain age, or else he will come across as a sociopathic wunderkind. Like, license to kill at age 25? I fear him. License to kill at 33, a little less so.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2004 5:37:13 am PDT #1889 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I fear him.
Aren't you supposed to?
How old is he in the books, when he gets all empowered?
Jessica - Aug 02, 2004 5:42:14 am PDT #1890 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
BTW, a friend of mine is v. worried (not having seen any of his work except Hulk) that Eric Bana will be Timothy Daltonish as Bond. I think she is wrong, but still think that it should be Clive Owen. Clearly.
The picture of Clive Owen in the lastest EW under the "Who Will Be The Next Bond?" column is awful. Honestly, I didn't know it was possible to make him look bad, but they managed it.
Yes, perhaps I went a little far with one particular hypothetical scenario, but it amuses me to no end.
Now I'm imagining Manchurian Candidate 2: The Revenge, starring Carrot Top as The Candidate.
Polter-Cow - Aug 02, 2004 5:44:51 am PDT #1891 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Now I'm imagining Manchurian Candidate 2: The Revenge, starring Carrot Top as The Candidate.
See, that wouldn't work, cause 1-800-COLLECT would take him out almost immediately.
Fred Pete - Aug 02, 2004 5:52:06 am PDT #1892 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
The problem in casting Bond is that he has to be rugged enough to be an action adventure hero, be sophisticated enough to make the tux/baccarat scenes work, and have enough charisma for the women to fall all over him. Not easy to find that combo.
I only know Bana's work from Troy. He has the rugged and the charisma, but not so certain about the sophisticated.
Nutty - Aug 02, 2004 5:52:20 am PDT #1893 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Aren't you supposed to?
No, you're supposed to swoon and want to be him/do him. The villains are supposed to fear him. I don't think they give an age in the books, except that he's probably been all the way through the war. I don't think the character actually ages at all in the books -- AFAIK time doesn't pass for him.
Jessica - Aug 02, 2004 5:56:00 am PDT #1894 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
He has the rugged and the charisma, but not so certain about the sophisticated.
I'm not even sure he has the charisma. At least, I've never found him particularly compelling to watch.