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.
I'm supposed to deliver you to the Master now. There's this whole deal where I get to be immortal. Are you cool with that?
Xander ,'Lessons'
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DebetEsse - Apr 20, 2005 9:15:52 pm PDT #2061 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
sj - Apr 21, 2005 1:36:21 am PDT #2062 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Tom Hanks as Langdon? That just seems wrong for some reason. The rest of the casting sounds good though.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2005 4:06:15 am PDT #2063 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hate the book too much to call the casting anything other than "apt" or "likely to be successful."
sj - Apr 21, 2005 4:08:31 am PDT #2064 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I liked The Davinci Code although, I thought Angels and Demons was a much better book.
Jim - Apr 21, 2005 4:18:50 am PDT #2065 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
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.
Nutty - Apr 21, 2005 4:34:25 am PDT #2066 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Harvard symbologist
I am still working on what this job is. Is he the guy who designs those signs-without-words in airports? The guy who invented the "pull this heavy object don't pull it or it will tip over and squash you" sign that goes on soda vending machines? Did he draw the original Mister Yucky?
erikaj - Apr 21, 2005 5:00:06 am PDT #2067 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm with ita. OMG, that was...one of the worst reading experiences I've ever had, including creative writing class.
Calli - Apr 21, 2005 5:05:48 am PDT #2068 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
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.
"Throw me the Grail, I'll throw you the rope!"
Steph L. - Apr 21, 2005 5:11:49 am PDT #2069 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm with ita. OMG, that was...one of the worst reading experiences I've ever had, including creative writing class.
The idea behind the story, if I understand it correctly, might be intriguing in the hands of someone who can write. But I had to set Angels and Demons down after a few chapters, because it was so so SO execrably written. I tried, I really did -- see, my Dad LOVED it, and loaned it to me so that we could discuss it, and in the interests of family bonding, I tried to read it.
But how do you tell someone who loved a book that you couldn't read it because it was written so badly that it made your eyes bleed? I don't want to insult him for loving the book -- I say read what you like, as long as you're reading -- but telling someone you hated what they recommended to you feels like an insult.
Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2005 5:14:56 am PDT #2070 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Steph, tell him you didn't like the book because it was poorly edited. You know, technical stuff that a layperson wouldn't notice.