It's not so much a stealable idea as a trope.
Which is why I was all "that looks like... well, of course del Toro and Gaiman think along parallel lines." Until I remembered that Gaiman actually worked on the movie.
She didn't even touch her pumpkin. It's a freak with no face.
Willow ,'Help'
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juliana - Jul 11, 2008 7:20:37 am PDT #6902 of 10000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 7:32:00 am PDT #6903 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I have purchased tickets to a 12:37am showing of Dark Knight next week. That was almost sold out, and everything else is going *fast*.
Jessica - Jul 11, 2008 7:47:46 am PDT #6904 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
E was told by the publicist that we should arrive an hour ahead of time for the screening (Tues night) and that they would be confiscating cell phones. (And also that they'd stopped accepting RSVPs for guests, so it was a good thing he responded early!)
Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 8:03:27 am PDT #6905 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm quite certain I've never been this excited to see a movie, and I waited half my life to see Lord of the Rings turned into a live-action film.
I'm more excited about Dark Knight. Straight up.
Jessica - Jul 11, 2008 8:05:35 am PDT #6906 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Neil Gaiman has a few photos from the set of Hellboy II up on his blog.
amych - Jul 11, 2008 9:16:40 am PDT #6907 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm more excited about Dark Knight. Straight up.
It looks *better*. Straight up.
(and I say that as a huge LOTR-movie fan, just to be clear)
Frankenbuddha - Jul 11, 2008 9:22:12 am PDT #6908 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The few reviews I've read have done NOTHING to reduce my expectations for TDK. My only regret is that it's not feasible for me to catch it at a midnight show like I did Burton's first Batman.
Polter-Cow - Jul 11, 2008 9:28:41 am PDT #6909 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The few reviews I've read have done NOTHING to reduce my expectations for TDK.
Yeah, they've actually made me even more excited. I mean, I love that we essentially know nothing about the actual plot, and the fact that a lot of the reviews are calling it a "great crime drama" rather than a great comic book movie makes it sound even more awesome.
Connie Neil - Jul 11, 2008 10:02:41 am PDT #6910 of 10000
brillig
This is going to be one of those things where people go "Why did he have to go and die, dammit!" isn't it.
Sean K - Jul 11, 2008 10:05:34 am PDT #6911 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
More than it already is, you mean?