but it's not a genre I search out.
Not even for the petticoats?
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'
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DavidS - Jan 07, 2009 10:27:19 am PST #9407 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Atropa - Jan 07, 2009 10:29:08 am PST #9408 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Not even for the petticoats?
No, because they're always set in frontier towns. No one has lavish outfits, or even interestingly distressed and disheveled ones. Not even the whores, dammit.
Jessica - Jan 07, 2009 10:30:19 am PST #9409 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
because it really was kind of a "What? A WHAT?" moment when I first read the comic.
Which, in the comic, is exactly the point. I just love how Dan and Laurie are standing there going "..the fuck? You're the smartest man in the world and THIS is your plan? Seriously???" And Adrian is all "You only think it's funny because you're not as smart as me. Anyway I already pushed the button. Nyah nyah nyah."
But I think film is paced so differently that you couldn't get away with it. There's no way for the audience to flip back and forth to make sure they didn't misread and then sit with it for awhile before moving on.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2009 10:38:57 am PST #9410 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
No, because they're always set in frontier towns. No one has lavish outfits, or even interestingly distressed and disheveled ones. Not even the whores, dammit.
You wouldn't consider Joanie Stubbs from DEADWOOD as having a lavish outfit?
![[link]](http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/TV/2006/photos/deadwood/kimdickens2.jpg){kind=link}
or this:
![[link]](http://www.panhistoria.com/Stacks/Novels/Character_Homes/homedirs/15073images/joanie2.jpg){kind=link}
Atropa - Jan 07, 2009 10:39:33 am PST #9411 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
But I think film is paced so differently that you couldn't get away with it. There's no way for the audience to flip back and forth to make sure they didn't misread and then sit with it for awhile before moving on
This is very true. When I re-read the graphic novel recently, I hit the splash page with the GIANT PSYCHIC SQUID and burst out with "Squiiiiiiiids frommmmmm Spaaaaaaaace!" Pete threw a pillow at my head, IIRC.
Sean K - Jan 07, 2009 11:13:36 am PST #9412 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jilli, you and Pete should check out the trailer for 9 as soon as you get a chance. Tim Burton is Executive producer.
Sean K - Jan 07, 2009 11:14:53 am PST #9413 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Gris - Jan 07, 2009 11:18:48 am PST #9414 of 10000
Hey. New board.
Jilli, you and Pete should check out the trailer for 9 as soon as you get a chance.
Not Jilli or Pete, but I just watched this.
It... kind of looks like a video game? Admittedly, a pretty awesome video game, but I'm not really bowled over by it.
Polter-Cow - Jan 07, 2009 11:21:10 am PST #9415 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It does, doesn't it? Kind of reminds me of Psychonauts, which I still need to play.
Atropa - Jan 07, 2009 11:30:04 am PST #9416 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It... kind of looks like a video game? Admittedly, a pretty awesome video game, but I'm not really bowled over by it.
Yeah, I just watched it, and it looks like Little Big Planet meets The Matrix. The graphics are gorgeous, but it's not quite my thing.