Torn has some pictures from the Hobbit set - possibly the first picture of Martin Freeman as Bilbo. What do you think?
She didn't even touch her pumpkin. It's a freak with no face.
Willow ,'Help'
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sumi - Apr 01, 2011 8:32:58 am PDT #13913 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Jon B. - Apr 01, 2011 9:05:59 am PDT #13914 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What do you think?
I didn't realize the Shire was a trailer park.
sumi - Apr 01, 2011 9:10:42 am PDT #13915 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
It's the modern updated version. He moved the Scouring of the Shire from LotR to The Hobbit and now they all live in trailers.
Consuela - Apr 01, 2011 11:36:37 am PDT #13916 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Stuart Townsend cast as Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit.
Oh, that's really funny.
The rest of that article is baffling: why is Frodo in the movie? What, exactly, are they doing?
Oh, wait, it's April Fool's. So ... maybe not.
le nubian - Apr 01, 2011 11:46:52 am PDT #13917 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So Source Code is fresh according to rotten tomatoes, but one reviewer found the movie satisfying until the very end.
I really hate movies with bad endings. Has anyone seen this one yet?
Tom Scola - Apr 01, 2011 11:49:52 am PDT #13918 of 30000
hwæt
I don't know if Jessica's DH was the reviewer you read, but he concurs.
le nubian - Apr 01, 2011 12:12:03 pm PDT #13919 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tom,
believe it or not, that wasn't the review I read! Interesting that there is almost a consensus out there on this point.
beekaytee - Apr 01, 2011 12:40:51 pm PDT #13920 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I'm not sure where all the vilification comes from, unless you're being emotional like I am.
Whoa. I missed the whole convo. But yes, ita. I really am just being emotional. I concur with you on stuff like the Bond remakes. And I agree with erika about the remake option being used, more often than I would like, as a crutch.
I am not, however, the arbiter of what Hollywood should do.
DJ spoke for me about Time Bandits...which sparked my hissy fit. The original WAS kid friendly if your believe that kids don't need the wrapped up, candy floss ending.
Daisy Jane - Apr 01, 2011 12:48:37 pm PDT #13921 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Time Bandits along with Watership Down, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and The Last Unicorn are almost always on our annual list of movies that will fuck you up as a kid (I would currently add Where The Wild Things Are to that list). I'm sure we have some corporate friendly name for that list, but basically they're movies that are much more complex than typical Disney fare.
It's not so much that they fucked us up, but they actually gave us a bit more credit for knowing that fucked up stuff was out there, and we could deal with it.
beekaytee - Apr 01, 2011 12:58:01 pm PDT #13922 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
It's not so much that they fucked us up, but they actually gave us a bit more credit for knowing that fucked up stuff was out there, and we could deal with it.
Sing it.