I know how it could look better -- a wee tweak of the cast list.
Particular one you've got in mind?
Spike: Taking up smoking, are you? Harmony: I am a villain, Spike. Hello!
Spike/Harm ,'Help'
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Gris - Dec 28, 2004 5:23:59 pm PST #7423 of 10001
Hey. New board.
§ ita § - Dec 28, 2004 6:43:00 pm PST #7424 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Particular one you've got in mind?
Bruce Willis and Brittany Murphy both make me itch.
Playing a prostitute, IIRC.
If she's playing a female role, the odds are good she's a whore. Or soon dead. Or both.
DavidS - Dec 28, 2004 6:47:33 pm PST #7425 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett and I saw the Lemony Snicket movie today. It was pure goth porn, and by porn I mean art direction. The end credits alone were one of the coolest things I've seen this year. JZ described them as a combination of Edward Gorey / Tim Burton / and the shadow puppet animation of the Prince Achmed movie.
I thought Carrey was fine, but he distorted the focus of the movie on Count Olaf instead of on the Baudelaires. JZ hated him and thought he did nothing but distracting schtick. We both agreed the sets, costuming and children's performances were stellar.
Sean K - Dec 28, 2004 7:33:37 pm PST #7426 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It's really one of the prettiest movies I've ever seen. Quite lush and gorgeous.
Atropa - Dec 28, 2004 7:54:30 pm PST #7427 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It was pure goth porn, and by porn I mean art direction.
I get to go see it Thursday night. I cannot wait.
DavidS - Dec 28, 2004 8:28:02 pm PST #7428 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I get to go see it Thursday night. I cannot wait.
Plan on staying through the end credits. I could have easily watched a whole movie just in the style of the end credits.
Rio - Dec 28, 2004 8:47:45 pm PST #7429 of 10001
Are you ready to be strong?
I agree w/ JZ wrt Carrey.
Brad & Jen have a production company where they're producing movies that don't necessarily star either of them, so y'all probably don't have to worry.
Consuela - Dec 28, 2004 9:48:58 pm PST #7430 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
We both agreed the sets, costuming and children's performances were stellar.
Yes, this. The credits were faaabulous, and the art direction. Jilli will love it.
I agree with the RIOBOT. There was too much Carrey and not enough kids. But it was still fun, even if I did start looking away every time Olaf was onscreen.
Steph L. - Dec 29, 2004 2:58:53 am PST #7431 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So, if Jim Carrey drives me totally batshit, with levels of loathing comparable to Theodosia's loathing for Julia Roberts, I should probably skip the Lemony Snicket movie?
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 29, 2004 5:43:47 am PST #7432 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
That's been my plan, Steph. Connie's husband offered the incentive of seeing him put in Wile E Coyote-style predicaments, but you have to actually watch him to see them. I'll pass—seeing his characters suffer does nothing for me unless I know Carrey himself was really feeling the pain.