Was anyone else hoping that The Village twist would involve fae? Would probably be considered as silly by the "average" audience, but my hope for a nice unseely court on film is undimmed.
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'Ariel'
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alienprayer - Jul 09, 2004 1:55:01 pm PDT #42 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2004 1:56:40 pm PDT #43 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I would be weirded out by US sidhe.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 09, 2004 2:09:35 pm PDT #44 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Would they be Native American trickster spirits, or something the Irish brought over during the Potato Famine?
Jeff Mejia - Jul 09, 2004 2:13:29 pm PDT #45 of 10001
"Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing towards oblivion." Dogbert to Dilbert
it was the least of the Arthur movies.
Worse than First Knight?
As others have said, nothing is as a bad as that when it comes to Arthurian movies.
I think Sue hit in on the head. The movie was mostly boring, and it was dreary. I hope that if it doesn't do well at the box office, it won't discourage any attempts at making a decent Arthurian movie sometime.
victor infante - Jul 09, 2004 2:37:54 pm PDT #46 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Boreanaz is in talks for the neferious Dr. Doom.
"So pouts DOOM!"
"Curse you, Reed Richards! I swear by the fires of Hell to destroy you for what you did to my beautiful hair!"
DavidS - Jul 09, 2004 2:50:32 pm PDT #47 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"Curse you, Reed Richards! I swear by the fires of Hell to destroy you for what you did to my beautiful hair!"
Heh. In some comics canon, that's the whole of Lex's beef with Superman. (With an obvious emasculation vibe.)
alienprayer - Jul 09, 2004 2:55:18 pm PDT #48 of 10001
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
I would go with one malevolent court exile tormenting the desendents of a particular family. Or as they protect themselves with a yellow wall , maybe it's a green lantern.
Steph L. - Jul 09, 2004 6:26:54 pm PDT #49 of 10001
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Has anyone seen the movie Swimming, with Lauren Ambrose? (Not to be confused with Swimming Pool.) I just watched it, and, well, it got all these raves, but....it mostly just irritated me.
This is just like how I didn't go swoony over Rushmore, isn't it? I'm doomed to never like quirky indie films, and only love the Dude, Where's My Car?s and the Bring It Ons of the world!
....which is okay by me, really, but I'm losing an awful lot of smartypants cred this week.
Polter-Cow - Jul 09, 2004 6:30:57 pm PDT #50 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
This is just like how I didn't go swoony over Rushmore, isn't it?
Teppyyyyyy!!! My sistaaaah! Neither did I! high-five of philistinosity
Miracleman - Jul 09, 2004 6:42:16 pm PDT #51 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Gary OLDMAN is James Gordon? How did I miss that? They should switch him with Caine.
Actually...I can see it.
You ever see The Professional? Oldman as a corrupt cop, but he's got that crazy under VERY TIGHT control?
I can see him twisting that for "good".
I think it can rock.