And, God knows, Tim Curry.
but Tim Curry always transforms a role. He makes it worthy of him. I mean, even Annie, he was great.
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Vortex - Nov 28, 2005 10:39:47 am PST #5428 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Jessica - Nov 28, 2005 10:41:47 am PST #5429 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Frankenbuddha - Nov 28, 2005 10:44:48 am PST #5430 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Really?
Oh, as usual, dear. And Bob Hoskins too. I note a prominent absence, at least on that cast listing, from the original.
Betsy HP - Nov 28, 2005 10:45:50 am PST #5431 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Tim Curry and Carol Burnett were by far the best thing in the movie Annie. Their "Easy Street" is one of the great musical numbers of all time.
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2005 10:46:37 am PST #5432 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Character actors take bad roles and giggle all the way to the bank
Yeah, but we're talking the sci fi channel here. There's not that much giggling.
Betsy HP - Nov 28, 2005 10:53:26 am PST #5433 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Not even a chuckle. Maybe a fixed smile.
Theodosia - Nov 28, 2005 11:14:46 am PST #5434 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"
I want to know what the prehistoric rhinoceros beetles do-- aside from pinch you really hard. Sort of like being attacked by crayfish which would leave some nasty little bruises on your ankles.
Vortex - Nov 28, 2005 11:20:44 am PST #5435 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
well, the are prehistoric maybe that means that they're really huge like dinosaurs or something
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 28, 2005 11:48:55 am PST #5436 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
They're probably like that horde of prehistoric/alternate evolution people-eating insects that appeared out of nowhere in the female lead's hallway in A Sound of Thunder and yet didn't seem to be a danger at street level or in any other buildings .
Nutty - Nov 28, 2005 12:26:40 pm PST #5437 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
My introduction to Tim Curry (not to Carol Burnett) came via the movie Annie. I'm sure I would have run into him eventually in something else; but meeting him first as a smirking roué rather than as, I don't know, Satan, makes for a much more accurate impression of his body of work. By contrast, I had no idea who Albert Finney was for at least another decade, because Daddy Warbucks isn't exactly a representative role.
My favorite "I did a crap movie! So what!" actor is still Michael Caine. He is also willing, nay, eager, to call his crap movies crap. Also, I sort of consider him a minor-league Gene Hackman -- not quite elevating everything he's in to good, but in a lot of things, a lot of which are good. Gene Hackman, however, would never resort to a Steven Seagal movie.