You're right. Creepy doesn't equal scary. Now, scary are those damn Flying Monkeys!!
meooooowwww
That's insane troll logic!
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Kathy A - Dec 06, 2006 10:12:17 am PST #6176 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Atropa - Dec 06, 2006 10:13:08 am PST #6177 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I'm sure you could do a very scary take on Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder version) as well.
The Oompa-Loompas from that movie still creep me out.
The thing I love about the Scary Mary trailer is that the Disney movie made Mary Poppins into a much friendlier character than she is in the books themselves. In the books she's cold, distant, and all this freaky (but cool) stuff happens around her. Whenever the kids try and ask her about what's happened, she gets angry with them.
t insert my usual "I want Tim Burton to re-make Mary Poppins" burbling here
Dana - Dec 06, 2006 10:14:55 am PST #6178 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Neil Gaiman literally just talked about Mary Poppins and the books in his blog today.
Aims - Dec 06, 2006 10:15:15 am PST #6179 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Jilli, will you try to see the musical if it tours? I've read that it's much much darker than the movie, even though the same songs are used. It follows the book more closely.
Atropa - Dec 06, 2006 10:18:56 am PST #6180 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, will you try to see the musical if it tours?
Hell yes.
I've read that it's much much darker than the movie, even though the same songs are used. It follows the book more closely.
This makes me want to see it even more!
Theodosia - Dec 06, 2006 10:20:55 am PST #6181 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Me too.
Aims - Dec 06, 2006 10:22:55 am PST #6182 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Well, the guy who has the rights to the books, a descendent of Travers, I believe, refused to give Disney rights if they were going to just do the movie on stage. Finally, the new playwright said, "Look! Darkness! She's not that nice!" and the descendent said, "Ok."
Theodosia - Dec 06, 2006 10:23:07 am PST #6183 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Me too.
Even though I have a hyuuuuuge amount of affection for the movie musical just because I was small and pretty much imprinted on it as my Platonic Ideal of what a musical was, bad Cockney accent and American Robin and all.
There's way more than enough richness in the original material to support alternative (and more faithful) takes. Did you know the author was a founding member of the Golden Dawn?
Atropa - Dec 06, 2006 10:27:12 am PST #6184 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Even though I have a hyuuuuuge amount of affection for the movie musical just because I was small and pretty much imprinted on it as my Platonic Ideal of what a musical was, bad Cockney accent and American Robin and all.
Same here. I try not to watch it when Pete is in the room, because the bad Cockney accent makes him froth with rage.
Did you know the author was a founding member of the Golden Dawn?
Yep! And in one of the Mary Poppins books, there's a whole index of common herbs and their standard magical uses.
Nutty - Dec 06, 2006 10:31:52 am PST #6185 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
the bad Cockney accent makes him froth with rage.
If you have a videocamera, I might be willing to pay money to see this.
Golden Dawn
I think I have my goldens mixed up -- not the South American communist paramilitary organization?