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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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DavidS - Jun 22, 2005 5:04:46 am PDT #4512 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I loved that too, Calli. I think that was one of the best developed aspects of his character.

Strix - Jun 22, 2005 7:29:43 am PDT #4513 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

Hey! I've played Alice, and I think SMG in a movie version of that is pretty intriguing.

I wonder if she'll be a redhead or a blonde?

Mr. Broom - Jun 22, 2005 7:53:02 am PDT #4514 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor

Or if she'll actually be portrayed as somewhat crazy? That's the point I want emphasized. It's THE major plot conceit, and I could really see them playing it down in favor of the Ass-Kicking Girl trope, being that it's what SMG is most known for.

Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 22, 2005 7:55:51 am PDT #4515 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

She turned that on its head in The Grudge though - her Nancy barely had any agency until the last 5 minutes of the film.

Anne W. - Jun 22, 2005 7:56:39 am PDT #4516 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

What's funny about the Alice thing is that when I first heard about the project, Eliza Dushku was being considered for the lead role.

Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 22, 2005 8:00:00 am PDT #4517 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

Oh! That reminds me that I had a weird Buffy dream last night about both their characters. It involved rebuilding their trust while staying in a haunted mansion, and a trip to Haiti, and my viewpoint seemed to hover around Buffy limited omniscient-style. (Knew what she was thinking, but could only tell about Faith, Wood, and Xander by external observation.)

Kathy A - Jun 22, 2005 8:05:17 am PDT #4518 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Or if she'll actually be portrayed as somewhat crazy? That's the point I want emphasized. It's THE major plot conceit, and I could really see them playing it down in favor of the Ass-Kicking Girl trope, being that it's what SMG is most known for.

I did a colllege paper on "Alice's Search for Identity," and ITA with you--her lack of a center to hold on to is what makes AiW a great book. She is insane, in Wonderland's terms, and playing it that way instead of making the rest of that world seem crazy and her the only sane one would be a wonderfully fresh twist on the book.

Mr. Broom - Jun 22, 2005 8:16:00 am PDT #4519 of 10002
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor

Right, though I don't want to give the impression that I was making the point from my own cogitation--it's from American McGee's video game, which the film's to be based on. The plot goes that Wonderland is all in Alice's mind and she's returned there because she's in a mental hospital and is trying to escape the real world subconsciously. Because she is somewhat insane, Wonderland has become very twisted and she has to fight her way out to some extent. The Cheshire Cat, for example: [link] This was an excellent/creepyashell game.

tommyrot - Jun 22, 2005 8:17:37 am PDT #4520 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.

Aww... cute kitty!

Kathy A - Jun 22, 2005 8:42:14 am PDT #4521 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

See, I thought that the new movie was going to be based on the book--other than Hoyle's computerized card and board games, I haven't played a video game since Centipede. I think.

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