I'm not in love with Mel Gibson, but is he any greedier than Peter Jackson and the other directors doing the same thing?
I adore the casting of Mos Def. I can't wait to see him justify my love.
It's good to have cargo. Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, though, but sometimes that's fun too.
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§ ita § - Feb 27, 2005 5:30:36 am PST #9398 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 27, 2005 5:34:42 am PST #9399 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
I have to begrudgingly give you that one, ita. While I object to the themes of the film itself, there's obviously an audience that wants to see it again (and again and again). Gibson might as well give them what they want.
Jessica - Feb 27, 2005 5:40:10 am PST #9400 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I don't really understand how he can cut a PG-13 version. I mean, without the horrifically graphic violence, the film is about ten minutes long.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 27, 2005 5:46:27 am PST #9401 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
Maybe there were additional scenes shot of Jews cheating people out of their money and seasoning babies in their kitchens that he's cut back in to pad the run time?
§ ita § - Feb 27, 2005 5:50:31 am PST #9402 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Theodosia - Feb 27, 2005 6:09:25 am PST #9403 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Berry gets some grudging points for me for that.
Of course, she'd get more points from me if for every large-budget, high-paycheck movie she appears in, she alternated with independent, low-pay movies that stretch her acting abilities.
Alicia K - Feb 27, 2005 7:25:21 am PST #9404 of 10001
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Heh. I like Halle a little more now for that.
This weekend I watched Wit, which was good, but not as good as Emma Thompson's performance. Seriously, how amazing is she?
Yesterday was Kids in the Hall: Same Guys, New Dresses. I thought it would be more performance stuff from their tour, and hadn't realized it was a documentary. It was only okay. They needed to cut the entire bit about Scott Thompson trying to work his robot dog.
Today I'll either watch Napoleon Dynamite, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster or Gia before I settle in with some deliciously trashy food to watch the Oscars.
Sean K - Feb 27, 2005 7:31:12 am PST #9405 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Arthur, The Book and Marvin get two thumbs up; the rest get two thumbs down...
Having seen him in a couple of differnt things now, all of which I was very impressed with him, there is no way in which Mos Def is not absolutely perfect for Ford Prefect. I think I'm looking forward to him most of all.
reequeen - Feb 27, 2005 7:51:28 am PST #9406 of 10001
"It's got to be the hair, Cotton. It's beautiful! Feathered and lethal. You just don't see it nowadays." Pepper Brooks - Dodgeball
Today I'll either watch Napoleon Dynamite, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster or Gia before I settle in with some deliciously trashy food to watch the Oscars.
Go with Napoleon Dynamite. Gosh!
Can't do Oscars. I swear, ever since Rob Lowe and the Dancing Snow White thing.....
Lyra Jane - Feb 27, 2005 7:58:38 am PST #9407 of 10001
Up with the sun
I saw Constantine last night. I agree with the people upthread -- it's not actually a *good* movie, but it was fun to watch on an "ooh, shiny" level.
Also, I think Keanu Reeves missed his era by about 80 years -- in silent films, he probably would have been considered a great actor. It's just that the talking thing trips him up.