I had a similar giggle at recognizing Serkis!
I didn't even know Bell was in the movie!
Occasionally I'm callous and strange.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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Theodosia - Feb 26, 2006 5:18:20 am PST #661 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"
Jessica - Feb 26, 2006 5:53:41 am PST #662 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Different thematically or plot...ily?
Both, kind of. There's no good way to explain it without spoilers... they've taken Moore's vision of WWII facism and moved it up in time to the present day. This is George W Bush's facist England, which I think was an incredibly strong choice to make, but it does necesitate some major tweaks to the look and feel of the world, not all of which are wholly successful.
Gris - Feb 26, 2006 7:53:49 am PST #663 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Saw V. Liked it a lot.
It took me SO LONG to realize you didn't mean the mini-series about aliens.
Betsy HP - Feb 26, 2006 8:37:26 am PST #664 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Likewise.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 26, 2006 12:12:36 pm PST #665 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
At lunch I was poring over the Walt Disney Co. annual stockholders' report. I see that the studio has The Shaggy Dog and Santa Clause 3 as upcoming releases.
The operating expenses section didn't itemize sufficiently to tell what we paid for Tim Allen's soul.
lisah - Feb 26, 2006 5:38:13 pm PST #666 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I just read V for Vendetta and was kind of underwhelmed by it. I liked the ideas but I thought the plot was a little scattershot. I kept thinking that it might actually work better as a movie.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2006 5:39:14 pm PST #667 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Heretic!
Just kidding.
What did you think was scattershot about it? I thought it quite tight, so I'd appreciate the perspective.
Mr. Broom - Feb 26, 2006 6:03:37 pm PST #668 of 10001
"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
As someone who was impressed with both the scope and attention to detail in both V and The Watchmen, I'm likewise interested in a contrary opinion. I can't drum up really good conversation about them, despite wanting to, because all my friends who've read them agree with me, which is no fun.
Polter-Cow - Feb 26, 2006 6:09:07 pm PST #669 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
There's no "The" in Watchmen, fool.
§ ita § - Feb 26, 2006 6:13:04 pm PST #670 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's no "The" in Watchmen, fool.
There totally is. Watchmen. See?