I have a Return of the Sith question: Wouldn't you think that George Lucas has enough money to have gotten James Earl Jones for that five words or so? I mean, really.
Actually, he did, Jones just wasn't listed in the end credits.
It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
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Matt the Bruins fan - May 28, 2005 8:15:48 pm PDT #3471 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
Glamcookie - May 28, 2005 10:48:18 pm PDT #3472 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Summer movies I wanna see:
- Layer Cake: British heist movie. What's not to like? There was also something about the director of this is directing something else but I can't remember now...
- Mysterious Skin: Araki is hit or miss but this one sounds good. Also, Michelle Trachtenberg!
- Howl's Moving Castle: Miyazaki!!
Corwood, In a Lonely Place is very good and is also Richard B. from Versus fave movie of all time.
Movies I've watched so far this weekend:
- Laura: Noir goodness.
- Captain Blood: Errol Flynn! Pirates! Woot!
- Team America: World Police: America, Fuck Yeah! The first 15 minutes are the funniest, IMO.
ETA: Director of Layer Cake is directing X-Men 3.
Anne W. - May 29, 2005 4:18:32 am PDT #3473 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Weekend movies so far:
Bridge on the River Kwai
That's it for now. I'd never seen the movie before, so the way the ending played out was a complete surprise. I don't think that a modern Hollywood studio would have let things play out like they did back then.
Jesse - May 29, 2005 6:23:24 am PDT #3474 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Actually, he did, Jones just wasn't listed in the end credits.
Huh. I didn't think it sounded like him.
Fred Pete - May 29, 2005 6:32:03 am PDT #3475 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
The Barbra Streisand-Kris Kristofferson version of A Star Is Born. She can sing. He tries to sing material that doesn't really suit his voice. They establish sexual magnetism better than love.
Other than that, it's two-plus hours of Barbra vs. Kris fighting over who can sport the lowest neckline. Kris wins, because the MPAA lets him go shirtless more often without prohibitive rating problems.
Sean K - May 29, 2005 7:11:55 am PDT #3476 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Mysterious Skin: Araki is hit or miss but this one sounds good. Also, Michelle Trachtenberg!
And Joseph Gordon Levitt!
I'd never seen the movie before, so the way the ending played out was a complete surprise. I don't think that a modern Hollywood studio would have let things play out like they did back then.
Which is really a shame. Bridge on the River Kwai has one of my all-time favorite endings.
Anne W. - May 29, 2005 7:15:55 am PDT #3477 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Bridge on the River Kwai has one of my all-time favorite endings.
It really was good. I have yet to put my finger on why I found the ending so satisfying, but I did.
Kalshane - May 29, 2005 7:25:42 am PDT #3478 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Huh. I didn't think it sounded like him.
That's because he was still whining like Anakin instead of being cool and collected like the Vader we know.
Sean K - May 29, 2005 7:37:07 am PDT #3479 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I have yet to put my finger on why I found the ending so satisfying, but I did.
I'm sure part of the satisfaction is from just how UN-Hollywood it is.
juliana - May 29, 2005 9:29:10 am PDT #3480 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Saw the European release of Brazil at one of our art-house theatres last night. Midnight showing, and my first time seeing it. Still full of the "huh" and brain-overflowiness of it all.