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I think I saw a hint of them in Ultraviolet. Small hints, in an ocean of angst.
Damn. That reminds me that I taped Ultraviolet lo these many months ago when it aired on Sci-Fi, and I still haven't watched it. This is why I have to see things in real time.
Jack Davenport is totally the wrong class. He'd be laughable.
Jack Davenport is totally the wrong class. He'd be laughable.
As opposed to Keanu?
Last week I watched Chupacabra on Sci-Fi and noticed John Rhys-Davies appeared to be the only professional actor in the cast. The week before that I watched Larva also on Sci-Fi and realized I had no idea how heavily a writer could rely on the idiot plot to advance his story. I really should try to get out more.
Edit: typo.
Why was JRD in Chupacabra? I wanted to find evidence it was filmed before LotR, but didn't. He should be parlaying, surely.
Are you thinking gambling debts, cocaine habit, or Michael Caine-esque inability to say no to a project, no matter how bad?
I like gambling debts.
Because I'd like to think even Michael Caine would balk at a Sci Fi original movie.
Teppy, could I borrow your (ETA: Ultraviolet) tapes, after you finally get around to watching them all? Netflix doesn't have it, and I missed my chance to tape it.
Because I'd like to think even Michael Caine would balk at a Sci Fi original movie.
I don't think they scrape lower in the barrel than, say Jaws IV: The Revenge. Though in Caine's case I suspect the underlying idea is that if he's in every movie, some of them are bound to be Oscar contenders.
Mario and Melvin Van Peebles are top notch draws, compared to, say, Richard Grieco and Tangi Miller (sorry, Tangi).
Which is to say, I think Sci Fi has an unparalleled ability to cast people who aren't that well-acquainted with the big screen into movies whose plots aren't well acquainted with narrative.