Oh, Jars! That is just fucking awesome. I love her books. I love Temeraire. I hope, hope, hope that Jackson exercizes his option soonest.
Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?
'Selfless'
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SailAweigh - Sep 12, 2006 4:18:37 am PDT #4124 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Jars - Sep 12, 2006 4:23:12 am PDT #4125 of 10001
Me too. Here's hoping it actually gets made.
sumi - Sep 12, 2006 4:39:45 am PDT #4126 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Weta can perfect their dragon making process with the Hobbit and go on to make many many dragons with Temeraire.
SailAweigh - Sep 12, 2006 4:49:02 am PDT #4127 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
perfect their dragon making process
Yeah. I haven't been overly impressed with any cinema dragons I've seen. Although, there are many I haven't seen, so they could be improving in leaps and bounds. It's just that so many of the dragons themselves are integral to the story besides Temeraire. I don't want them to look all Henson-like and, well, not lame because I love Hensons muppets, but I want them to look believable. Smooth moving and not herky-jerky animitronics. Not too much CGI to fill in battle scenes. I want a lot, I know, but I love those books too much to see them done half-assedly.
Tom Scola - Sep 12, 2006 4:50:50 am PDT #4128 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Huh. Jonathan Strange is in development, too. It would be interesting if they both come out around the same time.
SuziQ - Sep 12, 2006 5:09:03 am PDT #4129 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
If you ever feel like putting some of your papers up where we can read them when you're done, I for one, would love to see them.
Meep.
Strega - Sep 12, 2006 6:09:23 am PDT #4130 of 10001
Yeah. I haven't been overly impressed with any cinema dragons I've seen.The one in Dragonslayer is still impressive. (The matte effects aren't, of course, but the dragon by itself is gorgeous.)
Sean K - Sep 12, 2006 6:12:27 am PDT #4131 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Surprisingly, I liked the horntail dragon in HP:GoF. I say "surprisingly" because I've never liked a movie dragon yet, though the animated Smaug gets an honorable mention.
beekaytee - Sep 12, 2006 6:13:25 am PDT #4132 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Reign of Fire and Arabian Nights (the tv mini), feature my favorite dragons ever. Plus, Matthew Mc going craxtastic and Jason Scott Lee without a shirt...my needs are simple.
Sean K - Sep 12, 2006 6:15:54 am PDT #4133 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I was pretty meh even on the dragons in Reign of Fire. They didn't totally suck ass like, say, the dragon in Dragonheart, but they still left me pretty meh.