Gene Wilder's best performance, with the possible exception of Blazing Saddles.
Mal: And I never back down from a fight. Inara: Yes, you do! You do all the time!
'Shindig'
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Betsy HP - Sep 16, 2004 2:29:37 pm PDT #3941 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Sue - Sep 16, 2004 2:37:26 pm PDT #3942 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I've never seen it either. I just could never imagine how they could successfully film that book, so I didn't bother.
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2004 2:46:44 pm PDT #3943 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gene Wilder's best performance, with the possible exception of Blazing Saddles.
I'd include The Producers with these two.
JZ - Sep 16, 2004 3:09:09 pm PDT #3944 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'd include The Producers with these two.
I'd elevate The Producers well above those two, but then I am in deep and helpless thrall to The Producers.
(eta: Not to speak ill of his performances in the other two, which are quite fine, but... The Producers! Like I said, thrall.)
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2004 3:20:05 pm PDT #3945 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Have you seen the musical? I wouldn't have believed it possible, but the stage version is even funnier than the movie.
Mr. Broom - Sep 16, 2004 3:23:15 pm PDT #3946 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Perhaps you've repressed it. It is a disturbing film.True, but Roald Dahl was very unhappy with the film because he felt it wasn't dark enough. Given the crew working on this one, I think they'll turn out a version Dahl would've approved of more.
JZ - Sep 16, 2004 3:25:08 pm PDT #3947 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
It came to SF but was (a) freakin' expensive and (b) sold out way in advance. I think even the volunteer ushering thing was booked and waitlisted. I've heard that the musical may be even better, but some small corner of my heart will ever and always cling to Zero Mostel as the One True Bialystock.
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2004 3:29:24 pm PDT #3948 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've heard that the musical may be even better, but some small corner of my heart will ever and always cling to Zero Mostel as the One True Bialystock.
Well yeah, but Nathan Lane was very good too.
I was lucky - a friend noticed the tickets for the Chicago preview go on sale so we got tickets before it sold out. (It previewed in Chicago before going to Broadway.)
Jessica - Sep 16, 2004 3:31:17 pm PDT #3949 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wouldn't have believed it possible, but the stage version is even funnier than the movie.
I was unimpressed by the musical. The actress who played Ula was hysterical, but other than that, the only bits I really laughed at were the bits taken straight from the movie. And even then, I was more remembering the movie than laughing at what was onstage.
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2004 3:32:26 pm PDT #3950 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I was unimpressed by the musical.
Huh. You... um... weirdo!