Yay--Iron Man is hitting the bargain theater near me this weekend, so I'm finally going to be able to see it. Maybe next Monday or Tuesday night after work--IIRC, those are $1 nights.
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Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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Kathy A - Jul 31, 2008 8:27:51 am PDT #7455 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 31, 2008 7:50:59 pm PDT #7456 of 10000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Okay, my Watchman luv just...
Well, look, if you were around when the Watchmen comic was a few months from release, they teased the comic with a bunch of ads, each one featuring one of the characters.
They just redid those ads for the movies - [link]
Wonderful.
Miracleman - Aug 01, 2008 3:23:32 am PDT #7457 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
They just redid those ads for the movies
Oh. My. God.
I think I'm gonna cry, it's so good.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 01, 2008 7:18:06 am PDT #7458 of 10000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
I'm happy to bring a joyful tear in to MM's life.
And then, explosions. And death rays. Natch.
Volans - Aug 01, 2008 11:22:37 am PDT #7459 of 10000
move out and draw fire
oooOOOooo....
I think slashdot sums up my feeling: reluctantly optimistic.
Laga - Aug 01, 2008 12:09:23 pm PDT #7460 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
They just redid those ads for the movies
I was just coming in here to post that
I think I'm gonna cry, it's so good
I gotta admit, I got a little choked up over here. I have never been this excited about a movie before. Not even Order of the Phoenix.
Jessica - Aug 01, 2008 5:19:12 pm PDT #7461 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Having just read the EW Watchmen cover story, my main concern is that ALL the actors are, as usual, way the fuck too young for their characters. By at least 10 years.
But I do love those posters.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 01, 2008 7:17:12 pm PDT #7462 of 10000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Jessica, the director picked young actors because the story takes place over a number of decades and paraphrasing the director - "it's easier to make an actor look older than younger".
Jessica - Aug 02, 2008 4:47:28 am PDT #7463 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"it's easier to make an actor look older than younger".
Ok, fair point. But I'm skeptical of a twenty-something actor's ability to bring the appropriate emotional baggage necessary for most of the story's "present day" action. It's hard to portray a midlife crisis when you haven't had a middle age.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 02, 2008 5:12:58 am PDT #7464 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
My big concern has always been that this is the guy who made 300. Yes, that was ridiccockulously faithful to the source, but was that a good thing? The lack of awareness of the inherent ridiculousness of source material was it's most unintentionally entertaining aspect. It looks like he's going to be scrupulously faithful here too, but that means it could just end up like the Chris Columbus Harry Potter movies if he doesn't have something to say with the material other than "Faithful!".