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§ ita § - Mar 08, 2005 11:26:46 am PST #9816 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Connie Neil - Mar 08, 2005 11:27:15 am PST #9817 of 10001
brillig
I'll tell my doctor on Thursday, "I've begun a rigorous program of comedies to help my heart. I'm starting with the Falk/Arkin 'In-Laws.'"
I was watching "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" on TV a few days ago, and a paranoid veteran Imaginary Friend was trying to cross a field of fire, yelling "Serpentine!" Hubby asked me why I laughed so hard.
Lyra Jane - Mar 08, 2005 11:28:28 am PST #9818 of 10001
Up with the sun
What I don't understand about the Fantastic Four movie (assuming I've read the press on it correctly, and am not confusing several movies and making a fool of myself) is why they would cast Julian McMahon to play a character whose face you can't see for most of the movie. I mean, you could get an ugly person to do that.
I made Patrick watch Psycho last night. He didn't so much get it. I still think Anthony Perkins' performance is just incredible, but the shrink's speech at the ending gets more annoying every time I see the thing.
§ ita § - Mar 08, 2005 11:29:22 am PST #9819 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I mean, you could get an ugly person to do that.
Are you discriminating against pretty people???
erikaj - Mar 08, 2005 11:29:43 am PST #9820 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I love that movie SO MUCH Connie.
Connie Neil - Mar 08, 2005 11:30:58 am PST #9821 of 10001
brillig
I don't know why "Serpentine!" is so guaranteed to make me giggle. I didn't understand it in the theatre--though part of that was that my brain was starved for oxygen from laughing so hard.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 08, 2005 11:36:17 am PST #9822 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
In the source material, Victor von Doom was supposed to be pretty strikingly good-looking before his face was scarred (first by an exploding machine he was attempting to contact his dead mother's soul with, then by the red-hot faceplate of his armor).
Lyra Jane - Mar 08, 2005 11:49:04 am PST #9823 of 10001
Up with the sun
Are you discriminating against pretty people???
Yes. I believe that when pretty people are in movies, they should play parts that display their prettiness to best effect. There may be an exception for artsy movies, but I'm not sure Fantastic Four qualifies.
Victor von Doom was supposed to be pretty strikingly good-looking before his face was scarred
Ah, see, that makes some sense.
Is it wrong if I hope for many flashbacks? Preferably ones involving water. Though he's also pretty when he is evil and broods. And yes,I did watch the Charmed rerun this morning, why do you ask?
("Pretty" is probably not the right word for him, but YKWIM.)
§ ita § - Mar 08, 2005 11:51:53 am PST #9824 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I believe that when pretty people are in movies, they should play parts that display their prettiness to best effect.
Hmmm. I see your point for useless pretty people, but Julian's a good actor with a lovely voice. Even if he spent the movie all encased, I suspect it'd be a good job.
You feel the same way about pretty people voicing animated characters?
Lyra Jane - Mar 08, 2005 11:56:47 am PST #9825 of 10001
Up with the sun
Julian's a good actor with a lovely voice. Even if he spent the movie all encased, I suspect it'd be a good job.
Oh, I'm sure he'll be very good, especially given how well he plays evil/sociopathic/generally fucked up. Mostly, I'm being silly, because it was total good news-bad news to find out he had been cast in a Real Movie .... but he's playing a character who wears a mask.
I have no opinion on pretty people playing animated characters.