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tommyrot - Apr 20, 2011 5:16:08 am PDT #14132 of 30000

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I was a little disappointed by Crash. IIRC, the reason for my disappointment was it wasn't as weird as the book. I think maybe I'll see it again.

ION, anyone seen Your Highness?

From what I've heard, it's basically a bunch of dick-jokes. And it's very funny, apparently.

Jessica - Apr 20, 2011 5:20:03 am PDT #14133 of 30000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

From what I've heard, it's basically a bunch of dick-jokes. And it's very funny, apparently.

That's basically how DH felt - [link]

tommyrot - Apr 20, 2011 5:24:52 am PDT #14134 of 30000

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

That's basically how DH felt - [link]

Cool. I just saw The Dark Crystal last night. Maybe I'll watch Labyrinth and then catch Your Highness after that.

Tom Scola - Apr 20, 2011 6:06:54 am PDT #14135 of 30000

hwæt

There's something familiar about the Cowboys & Aliens trailer...

Laga - Apr 20, 2011 6:14:43 am PDT #14136 of 30000

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I'm so glad I asked about Crash. Maybe I'll check out the novel. I wonder why filmmakers feel the need to tackle 'unfilmable' books.

§ ita § - Apr 20, 2011 6:24:47 am PDT #14137 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I wonder why filmmakers feel the need to tackle 'unfilmable' books.

Because there's no committee that decides unfilmable?

Polter-Cow - Apr 20, 2011 6:26:32 am PDT #14138 of 30000

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

There's something familiar about the Cowboys & Aliens trailer...

Ha!

What? Seriously? In Cowboys and Aliens, Daniel Craig gets to blow things up with a thing on his wrist? On his wrist? Just like Iron Man did in just about every single scene in Iron Man? Just like that thing that pretty much only Iron Man can do?

lisah - Apr 20, 2011 6:26:48 am PDT #14139 of 30000

Punishingly Intricate

Plus, who doesn't like a challenge!

megan walker - Apr 20, 2011 6:31:15 am PDT #14140 of 30000

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I wonder why filmmakers feel the need to tackle unfilmable books.

That reminds me of one of my first film classes at NYU, which was "Film and Literature" taught by Alain Robbe-Grillet. The first day he opened Proust and read the first line aloud ("Longtemps je me suis couché de bonne heure...") and basically asked, "How do you film that? You can't. I don't believe in adaptation." Um, okay? It went downhill from there.

Jessica - Apr 20, 2011 6:38:48 am PDT #14141 of 30000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I wonder why filmmakers feel the need to tackle unfilmable books.

If they didn't, we wouldn't have Tristram Shandy and that would be a real shame.

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