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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell

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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.

Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 12, 2006 6:20:43 am PDT #4134 of 10001

"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

Unsurprisingly, I'm with Strega about Vermithrax Pejorative being the best cinematic dragon. So far, only she and Sigourney Weaver have been able to make me sit through a movie full of Peter MacNicol's tics.

Beverly - Sep 12, 2006 6:40:07 am PDT #4135 of 10001

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

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.

Ahem. There was also shirtless Christian Bale. And even though he was never shirtless, alas, there was a sweet and funny Gerald Butler.

I liked the Dragonheart dragon. I like Peter MacNicol, too.

...do I have to turn in my Buffista card now?

ETA: Smaug had the best dragon-voice, ever, I think.

Frankenbuddha - Sep 12, 2006 6:54:59 am PDT #4136 of 10001

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

ETA: Smaug had the best dragon-voice, ever, I think.

Richard Boone, IIRC, and, yeah, a great voice (John Huston's Gandalf wasn't bad either).

So far, only she and Sigourney Weaver have been able to make me sit through a movie full of Peter MacNicol's tics.

Soon, the city will be mine and Vigo's... mainly Vigo's.

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