Matt Frewer as Trashcan Man was pretty inspired casting, I thought.
Molly Ringwald, on the other hand...
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
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Kathy A - Feb 04, 2005 1:18:42 pm PST #8857 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Sean K - Feb 04, 2005 2:37:48 pm PST #8858 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Matt Frewer as Trashcan Man was pretty inspired casting, I thought.
Molly Ringwald, on the other hand...
Actually, I thought all of the casting, except for Molly Ringwald, was fantastic for the Stand.
Kathy A - Feb 04, 2005 2:56:08 pm PST #8859 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Gary Sinise was perfect as Stu Redman, even though I had my doubts when I first heard he was cast in the part. (I always pictured Stu as being at least ten years older, which made the whole Fran/Stu relationship even more May/Decemberish and icky, but that's just me.) I also loved Ray Walston and Miguel Ferrer, but the guy from Coach who played the "M-O-O-N, that spells XXX!" character was unable to make him less annoying than written, which wasn't his fault but King's.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 04, 2005 4:10:33 pm PST #8860 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
Tom Moon very nearly made me want to root for Randall Flagg's side.
I was thinking about seeing The Wedding Date for fluffy fun, but its Rotten Tomatoe-meter score is the lowest I've ever seen. Have we ever had a 0%?
It's up to 10% now. There have been a bunch of single digit ratings, including Catwoman. Either Out Cold or House of the Dead is the worst I've ever seen, with a 3%.
Lyra Jane - Feb 04, 2005 6:30:40 pm PST #8861 of 10001
Up with the sun
You know how the current teaster ads for Hide & Seek say "Don't let anybody tell you how it ends?"
That's because if they did, no one would go see the thing.
I came very close to walking out at the twist. Unless you have a fetish for seeing small children in danger, don't see the movie. Seriously. It was just depressingly bad.
Gris - Feb 04, 2005 6:50:29 pm PST #8862 of 10001
Hey. New board.
I have a fetish for being creeped out. And since Dakota Fanning creeps me out even when she's not evil and doesn't have Emily the Strange's hairstyle, I MUST see her as evil!precocious-girl.
And since the twist, theoretically, is near the end of the movie, that means the first bits of the movie will provide creepiness. Which is all I desire.
Polter-Cow - Feb 04, 2005 6:54:52 pm PST #8863 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And since the twist, theoretically, is near the end of the movie
I want a movie where the twist is in the first ten minutes, from which all trailers are made, giving the audience an entirely false impression as to what the movie is actually about.
"Don't miss the last hour-and-a-half!"
tommyrot - Feb 04, 2005 7:03:07 pm PST #8864 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 used to think I had the perfect ST:TNG episode: The Enterprise confronts some horrible new adversary - and gets blown-up ten minutes into the show. The remaining 35 minutes is just a black screen.
DebetEsse - Feb 04, 2005 7:11:31 pm PST #8865 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
P-C, I think that would be cool, and would give them major promo points.
Polter-Cow - Feb 04, 2005 7:20:20 pm PST #8866 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
P-C, I think that would be cool, and would give them major promo points.
There have been a few TV episode promos that have done this, I think. They take some sort of conflict in the first act and make it the biggest deal ever. And then the first act is over and you realize you have no idea where the rest of the episode is going. It's refreshing.
I wish I could remember specific instances. Because I love watching trailers/promos but I hate being spoiled. The key is to spoil things that aren't integral to the plot.