I've tried watching Lawrence of Arabia several times, but it's *so* boring I've never even been able to make it halfway.
Have you ever seen it in a theater? LoA is one of those where big screen is the only way to go (see also 2001).
Book: Afraid I might be needing a preacher. Mal: That's good. You lie there and be ironical.
'Safe'
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Fred Pete - May 26, 2005 9:45:56 am PDT #3398 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
tommyrot - May 26, 2005 9:47:23 am PDT #3399 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I was relieved that he wasn't given more to do, because Movie!Grievous was so incredibly lame compared to the Clone Wars version.
But the lamest of all is Burger King!Grievous. He looks cute.
Jessica - May 26, 2005 9:50:38 am PDT #3400 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Awwwwwwww. Who's a cute widdle cyborg?
Matt the Bruins fan - May 26, 2005 10:31:51 am PDT #3401 of 10002
"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
Huh. I thought Palpatine was the best-acted character in the movie.
Me too. I thought he did vaguely sinister politician quite well up until he needed to drop the subtlety. And then he was supposed to be an iconic evil character, so it worked.
I viewed the latter parts as very similar to what went on with Richard Roxburgh's Dracula in Van Helsing: sometimes a tepid and nonsensical movie can only be made fun when someone blows the roof off by overdoing the cackling evil schtick. See also Alan Rickman in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves.
Frankenbuddha - May 26, 2005 10:36:24 am PDT #3402 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I thought he did vaguely sinister politician quite well up until he needed to drop the subtlety.
I liked how during the rescue he kept nudging Annakin towards doing little evil things (like leaving Obi Wan for dead) without ever making a huge point of it, until he got him to kill Dooku.
Kathy A - May 26, 2005 11:01:57 am PDT #3403 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
See also Alan Rickman in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves.
"And cancel Christmas!" The only good thing about that movie, once Brian Blessed was killed off. Even Morgan Freeman was painful to watch.
Frankenbuddha - May 26, 2005 11:03:22 am PDT #3404 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"And cancel Christmas!"
Well, don't leave out Michael Wincott, who made a great straight man for Rickman.
"Why a spoon, brother?"
Matt the Bruins fan - May 26, 2005 11:04:24 am PDT #3405 of 10002
"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
Even Morgan Freeman was painful to watch.
I didn't so much have any problems with his acting, as with the basic concept of the character.
Betsy HP - May 26, 2005 11:43:30 am PDT #3406 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I liked how during the rescue he kept nudging Annakin towards doing little evil things
Yeah. The scene where he was encouraging Anakin to break into the carpool lane was priceless.
§ ita § - May 26, 2005 11:46:48 am PDT #3407 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I heard something about that list that made it pretty clear they were picking their favorites, not the Best or Most Influential. Which that page doesn't indicate at all.