That noted, I prefer Bill Murray's Hunter in Where The Buffalo Roam though it is, in most other ways, an inferior movie.

I like them both. I think Murray's was more of a caricature than Depp's, but they both had some strong moments.

Man, though, while I loved WtBR the first time I saw it, subsequent viewing were a terrible disappointment. Peter Boyle can be great, but he was painful to watch at certain (or most) points in the movie. Not that Benicio was easy to watch, but he had that character down cold, so that was appropriate - he was scary, not cringe-worthy.

Depp's a trip, and while I don't think they quite captured the book, it was not an outrage or anything...maybe I'll see the other one.

My friend dressed as Hunter S. Thompson for this cabaret strip show she and some friends do periodically. It was right before easter this year and the theme was Bunnies and Hunters. I'm sure her version kicked both Depp & Murray versions' asses.

Yep, Kate, that's the one. And Sue, I'm only getting it because I found out Bono does the commentary track.

My obsession forces me to do horrible, horrible things.

British actors Ian McKellen and Alfred Molina have been added to the cast of the anticipated screen adaptation of Dan Brown's controversial novel The Da Vinci Code. The movie, which will be directed by Ron Howard, features Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks in the lead role as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon. Molina will portray Bishop Arigarosa, who takes a strong interest in the Holy Grail-pursuing efforts of Langdon and cryptographer Sophie Neveu, played by Audrey Tautou. McKellen takes on the role of wealthy eccentric Sir Teabing, who also has an interest in tracking down the Holy Grail.

Well, that's an interesting take on the character. McKellan's, I mean. Of course, Hanks is, too.

And then I realize that the description's from the other book. I was really bored. Please don't shun me.

Tom Hanks as Langdon? That just seems wrong for some reason. The rest of the casting sounds good though.

I hate the book too much to call the casting anything other than "apt" or "likely to be successful."

I liked The Davinci Code although, I thought Angels and Demons was a much better book.

really like "The Ground Beneath Her Feet" (title taken from the Salman Rushdie book, which... has nothing at all to do with the movie, IIRC).

Rusdie wrote the lyrics, IIRC.