A Matter of Life and Death was on the other day and I ended up watching half of it again.
God, what a fantastic film. I would give it A++++++ to infinity. It's my personal favourite among the Archers' films (although it has some stiff competition.)
You've got my support. Just think of me as...as your... You know, I'm searching for 'supportive things' and I'm coming up all bras.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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Vonnie K - Apr 21, 2011 4:53:08 am PDT #14201 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Steph L. - Apr 21, 2011 3:26:52 pm PDT #14202 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Just saw a Green Lantern trailer during Big Bang Theory. I'm actually pretty excited to see it.
quester - Apr 21, 2011 3:49:34 pm PDT #14203 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
They just showed it during AI. Looks good!
DavidS - Apr 22, 2011 9:08:27 am PDT #14204 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Three big comic book movies coming out this summer: Green Lantern, Thor and Captain America.
Rank then according to your predicted box office.
I say...
Green Lantern (massive hit)
Thor (bit of a flop)
Captain America (profitable but not massive)
Your guesses?
Polter-Cow - Apr 22, 2011 9:25:07 am PDT #14205 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Huh, I didn't know Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. No wonder it's so awesome.
Jon B. - Apr 22, 2011 9:33:06 am PDT #14206 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I didn't know Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
If Wikipedia is accurate, David Seltzer also had a significant role in the writing.
Screenwriter David Seltzer conceived a gimmick exclusively for the film that had Wonka quoting numerous literary sources, such as Arthur O'Shaughnessy's Ode, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, and William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Seltzer also worked Slugworth (only mentioned as a rival candy maker in the book) into the plot as an actual character.
I'm gonna rank those superhero films:
Thor (massive hit)
Captain America (profitable but not massive)
Green Lantern (bit of a flop)
Polter-Cow - Apr 22, 2011 9:38:36 am PDT #14207 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
If Wikipedia is accurate, David Seltzer also had a significant role in the writing.
IMDb does list him as well in an uncredited role. And it looks like he did add a lot of the awesome! And Dahl was not happy with it. Aw.
And I agree with your rankings. Not that I'm not looking forward to all three.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 22, 2011 9:40:12 am PDT #14208 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Did anyone else watch "The Patricia Neal Story" at a formative age? I did, I now I have a knee-jerk negative reaction to Roald Dahl.
DavidS - Apr 22, 2011 9:59:57 am PDT #14209 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I did, I now I have a knee-jerk negative reaction to Roald Dahl.
He could be a bit of a fucker. Though I still like him, and love his work. His bio is very interesting.
Incidentally, I always thought adding Slugworth was an incredibly smart bit of screenwriting. It allows Charlie to make a moral choice to define the story (and his character) at the end.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 22, 2011 10:03:19 am PDT #14210 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Did anyone else watch "The Patricia Neal Story" at a formative age? I did, I now I have a knee-jerk negative reaction to Roald Dahl.
Was that the one with Glenda Jackson and Dirk Bogarde? I saw that on TV when I was young-ish, but I was already hooked on his writings (child- and adult-oriented). I felt far worse about him when I found out he'd left her for another woman than how he acted in the movie (I think that was subsequent to the movie).