Exactly. He's actually--oh what's the word...ah, yes, I remember--ACTING! Sort of like how Robin Williams or Jim Carrey can be effective if they're just reined in a bit.
Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
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Kathy A - Jun 27, 2005 8:03:21 pm PDT #4808 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
§ ita § - Jun 27, 2005 8:14:28 pm PDT #4809 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I gotta say, he's still Jack!Black! to me. And the CGI looked iffy.
Won't keep me out of the theatres, though.
DavidS - Jun 27, 2005 8:27:56 pm PDT #4810 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Won't keep me out of the theatres, though.
::discreetly rolls eyes a quarter turn as movie-slut says she won't kick that Kong out of bed::
I mean, you're on record making canonical distinctions between the Dolph Lundgren v. Thomas Jane Punishers.
Mr. Broom - Jun 27, 2005 9:13:20 pm PDT #4811 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
An amusing look at how "Batman Begins" would be impossible in the real world, but from a legal standpoint: [link] Peppered with spoilers.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2005 3:01:20 am PDT #4812 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And the CGI looked iffy.
This seems to be the most common complaint on the internet so far. But it's not done yet! It'll look better in theatres, honest!
sumi - Jun 28, 2005 6:27:39 am PDT #4813 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I saw this on Comics Continuum:
According to Peta Wilson's web site, she has an unspecified role in Superman Returns
Kathy A - Jun 28, 2005 6:58:59 am PDT #4814 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
But it's not done yet! It'll look better in theatres, honest!
Don't forget that, at this point in 2003, Weta had about 1/3rd of the shots completed for RotK. I just hope that PJ isn't working as close to the wire this time around, if for Howard Shore's sake, if no-one else's.
sumi - Jun 28, 2005 7:42:18 am PDT #4815 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Johnny Depp says that his Willie Wonka is not based on Michael Jackson, but he isn't upset that some people think so.
Mr. Broom - Jun 28, 2005 7:57:45 am PDT #4816 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
I'd be. Think of the odds that we'll get a crappy Leno monologue/Weekend Update joke about it. Think of it and be depressed.
Kathy A - Jun 28, 2005 8:10:07 am PDT #4817 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I just did an Amazon order for the DVD of The Prophecy (loved Walken and Viggo too much when I saw this last month not to have it on hand), and also the VHS tape (since it's not out on DVD yet) for "Who Am I This Time?" first broadcast on American Playhouse 20-some years ago, starring Walken and Susan Sarandon, directed by Jonathan Demme and based on the Vonnegut short story.
I seriously love this film, but loaned my tape of it to someone more than ten years ago and haven't seen it since. I wish it would come out on disc, but I'm not holding my breath for it.
One of the rare times when Walken plays a romantic lead, albeit a seriously dysfunctional one--he's a pathologically shy man who only comes to life on stage. His involvement with the small town acting group leads to him saying the title line when he's asked to, yet again, play the lead in the group's next play, "A Streetcar Named Desire." Seeing Walken do the "Stella!" scene, and seeing Susan Sarandon come down the stairs...oh, my, do they burn up the screen!