I saw The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Kind Hearts And Coronets over the holidays, both of which I liked for completely different reasons. I'm big with the Apatow & Seth Rogan love in the former, and the latter is great just to watch Alec Guinness (and don't get me wrong here, I love the guy) get killed over and over again.
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
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Hayden - Jan 02, 2006 6:06:27 am PST #9461 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Scrappy - Jan 02, 2006 7:08:11 am PST #9462 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Corwood, in your love for both those films, you and I are as one.
Sean K - Jan 02, 2006 7:51:01 am PST #9463 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
A number of the great takes caught on film have a story behind them.
There are, of course, the numerous takes during LotR in which Viggo was injured. All of which seemed to be the takes that PJ liked best, and made it in to the final cut.
And there's also Harrison Ford slamming Sean Young up against the window so hard that those are real tears of pain she's crying in Blade Runner.
Cashmere - Jan 02, 2006 7:57:01 am PST #9464 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
There are, of course, the numerous takes during LotR in which Viggo was injured. All of which seemed to be the takes that PJ liked best, and made it in to the final cut.
Breaking his toe in The Two Towers probably elicited the most realistic howl of rage/pain from him, when he kicked the orc helmet. I liked that one.
Sean K - Jan 02, 2006 8:06:15 am PST #9465 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
And I'm pretty sure the take that busted his tooth was the one that wound up in the film, too.
Hayden - Jan 02, 2006 9:01:03 am PST #9466 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
you and I are as one.
Words I always love to read, because I know I'm on the right track (certain iconic Westerns excepted, of course).
erikaj - Jan 02, 2006 9:09:31 am PST #9467 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." (Otherwise known as "Will you let it go about The Wild Bunch already?")
Hayden - Jan 02, 2006 10:06:22 am PST #9468 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I just want to enter my house justified.
erikaj - Jan 02, 2006 10:20:59 am PST #9469 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I know this one, I think. "When you fight with a guy, you stay with him...something." Not bad after months for a movie I only partially liked. Even if people have called my ability to quote things frightening. I know, Corwood...I'm the same about The Godfather I and II...III, while no way near as horrifying as all that, will have to survive without my pimpage because they are classics and it is...nsm.
Kate P. - Jan 02, 2006 11:04:33 am PST #9470 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I'm big with the Apatow & Seth Rogan love in the former
Hey, another reason for me to check out 40-Year-Old Virgin. I just started watching Freaks and Geeks (Christmas present from my mother, who loves the show; next year I plan to get her Sports Night in return) and am loving it.
I watched Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy this weekend and loved it. What kind of reception did it get here? I can't remember, but I thought it was great, and stayed very true to the spirit of the book. There's basically no plot in the book, so I had no problem with them adding some extra plot elements to the movie, and the casting was all perfect. Now if I could only stop singing "So Long and Thanks For All the Fish"...