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.
I seen you without your clothes on before. Never thought I'd see you naked.
Mal ,'Trash'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Consuela - Apr 01, 2011 11:36:37 am PDT #13916 of 30000
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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.
Jessica - Apr 01, 2011 3:42:10 pm PDT #13923 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't know if Jessica's DH was the reviewer you read, but he concurs.
Haha! I was going to ask the same thing. I still wish I could have gone to the screening though. I miss having my own opinions on movies...
le nubian - Apr 01, 2011 5:21:02 pm PDT #13924 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Well, we went to see the movie. It is entertaining and enjoyable (especially if you don't mind seeing things explode a lot), but I would concur that the ending was bad.
I also am not sure how to interpret what happened to Jake's character at the end. When more of you see it, I'd like to ask a few questions.
§ ita § - Apr 01, 2011 7:12:01 pm PDT #13925 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Entangled spoiler question: does anyone die?