Lilah ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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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.
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.
"And cancel Christmas!"
Well, don't leave out Michael Wincott, who made a great straight man for Rickman.
"Why a spoon, brother?"
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.
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.
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.
Ah yes, that very thing.
Every time I hear somebody say they can't watch the Godfather, it still makes me sad. I should be used to it, but, oh well. JZ is me on It Happened... I think it is my favorite of those crazy-heiress movies. No way is "Purple Rose" better than Annie Hall.(I liked both though.) Corwood, babe, breaking genre "restrictions" to watch "The Wild Bunch" next week. Between y'all and David Simon, I had to, you know...it's a Wirehead thing. If I hate it, you'll get the hate mail, ok?
Hmm, I need to break down and rent Annie Hall someday.
Yahoo article on 2005 movies from books:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
In theaters: July 15
Based on: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964)
Plot: After finding a rare Golden Ticket inside a chocolate bar, sweet but poor Charlie Bucket and his grandfather get to visit the tightly guarded factory of candy magnate Willy Wonka. Charlie and the other lottery winners tour the lavish plant run by the Oompa Loompas, unaware that they are all on a secret job interview to take over the imaginative candymaking enterprise.
Difference between movie and book: Unlike the 1971 Gene Wilder film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based on the same book, which featured psychedelic elements in its adaptation, this latest screenplay sticks closely to what Dahl wrote in the novel. Even the lyrics sung by the trusty Oompa Loompas are taken straight from Dahl's classic.