OK, I have to say, Liam Neeson's facial hair might be enough to keep me away from that.
That's disturbing. You're emotionally scarred and will end up badly.
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
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Gandalfe - Dec 13, 2004 8:32:08 pm PST #7113 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Sean K - Dec 13, 2004 8:38:18 pm PST #7114 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So Carrey didn't bug?
He was fairly subdued (relatively speaking) and under quite a bit of makeup. Also, you're supposed to hate his character, so that helps a little. I think he was probably adding to the material quite a bit, and fans of the books might be bugged by him, though I haven't read them myself and can't swear by that.
But he did quite well in his role, and the children are really the centerpiece anyway.
RIO! HI RIO!
Mr. Broom - Dec 13, 2004 8:38:27 pm PST #7115 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
OK, I have to say, Liam Neeson's facial hair might be enough to keep me away from that.It was a valiant attempt at Ras al Gul's look, you have to admit. Emphasis on attempt.
Sean K - Dec 13, 2004 8:38:54 pm PST #7116 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Liam Neeson's facial hair might be enough to keep me away from that.
Are you speaking of Lemony Snicket? No Liam Neeson there.
No, you were speaking of Batman. Nebbemind.
Polter-Cow - Dec 13, 2004 8:40:07 pm PST #7117 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It was a valiant attempt at Ras al Gul's look, you have to admit. Emphasis on attempt.
Where is he in the damn trailer? I don't know much about him.
Gandalfe - Dec 13, 2004 8:41:58 pm PST #7118 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Are you speaking of Lemony Snicket? No Liam Neeson there.
No, Batman Begins.
It was a valiant attempt at Ras al Gul's look, you have to admit.
Except, of course, that I have NO idea who it's supposed to be.
Rio - Dec 13, 2004 8:48:26 pm PST #7119 of 10001
Are you ready to be strong?
HI SEAN!
P.M. Marc - Dec 13, 2004 8:50:26 pm PST #7120 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
It was a valiant attempt at Ras al Gul's look, you have to admit. Emphasis on attempt
No, because he's not playing Ra's, he's playing Henri Ducard. Ken Watanabe is playing Ra's.
(Edited to get the @#($ apostrophe in the right place.)
Volans - Dec 13, 2004 8:50:46 pm PST #7121 of 10001
move out and draw fire
The Batman Begins poster is one of the best one-sheets I've seen in a long time! I wonder who did the design. It's frameable.
Broog, Alien Film Critic, disses Sky Captain with his tongue pressed firmly into the side of his cheek. Mandible. Whatever.
Kerry Conran’s Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is subtle and nuanced. On the one hand it is a study of psychopathy, on the other, a pulp SF thriller. The richly-rendered CG backdrops which surround his anti-hero Polly Perkins (Paltrow) convey her sense of the world’s unreality, and his masterful use of a barrage of crossfades lends support to her perception of her own ontological uniqueness. Everything Perkins does - from her reported attempt to murder her lover (Jude Law) by sabotage to her decision to conceal vital clues which could save the entire Earth from doom - can be explained by reference to her own staggering egocentrism, which is so powerful as to eclipse all empathy and render her the perfect amoral being.
As far as His Dark Materials goes, I wasn't super-happy about a movie adaptation anyway, and once they dumped Tom Stoppard (who is a god to me), I had no hope. The news about removing the hostility to religion strikes me as more of the same problem we're having in general - the neo-Christians really are getting out of hand, and their actions and desires are shaping public policy and are overwhelming the decent Christians. Seems like art media should call them on it, rather than kow-towing. But that's just me; I like to scrap with people who use religion for evil.
Polter-Cow - Dec 13, 2004 8:53:14 pm PST #7122 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
No, because he's not playing R'as, he's playing Henri Ducard.
Who's that?