It was a great idea that could have been executed better. But the details behind the costume design were AMAZING.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
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Atropa - May 31, 2012 8:02:44 pm PDT #20886 of 30000
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Polter-Cow - May 31, 2012 8:17:41 pm PDT #20887 of 30000
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It was a great idea that could have been executed better.
Pretty much. It promised a "Bring down the dystopia" story but then spent the whole movie making Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfreid run away from Cillian Murphy and occasionally make out.
But the details behind the costume design were AMAZING.
Oh?
Atropa - May 31, 2012 8:33:38 pm PDT #20888 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
There was an interview with Sand Powell, the costume designer, where she talked about playing up the contrasts between the social classes. The short-time/lower class folks all wore things that could be put on quickly: stretchy fabrics that pulled on, and zippers. While the upper class folks all had structured, tailored clothes: the suits had layered lapels, rows of buttons, and so on. It was something that had caught my eye when I saw the movie, so I was happy to find out it had been deliberately done.
Polter-Cow - May 31, 2012 8:49:32 pm PDT #20889 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The short-time/lower class folks all wore things that could be put on quickly: stretchy fabrics that pulled on, and zippers.
Ooh, yeah, neat. That makes sense. Can't waste time getting dressed! Time is money is life!
beekaytee - May 31, 2012 9:06:41 pm PDT #20890 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
30 Odd Foot of Grunts.
Later, Russell dumped the band to start a new one. He didn't want to buy new equipment. Since it was all spray painted with TOFoG, he named the new band, The Ordinary Fear of God.
Why do I know that.
Gris - Jun 01, 2012 2:47:22 am PDT #20891 of 30000
Hey. New board.
If I had to guess, the non-names will all have amazing voices. The guy that cast as Enjolras, Aaron Tveit, is one of my favorite Broadway/Off-Broadway actors of the last several years. He was a main character in Next to Normal for a long time. And the Eponine girl, Samantha Barks, is apparently most known for her voice, from some British reality show. Eddie Redmayne, on the other hand, looks like a big British theater star with limited musical experience. Interesting choice.
It will be interesting to see.
Gris - Jun 01, 2012 2:53:31 am PDT #20892 of 30000
Hey. New board.
In other news, The Avengers is almost certainly going to be the third highest grossing movie in the US AND the world by the end of this weekend, and around the 35th highest grossing in the US ever when adjusted for inflation, pulling ahead of Spider-Man.
Jessica - Jun 01, 2012 3:17:23 am PDT #20893 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"I Dreamed a Dream" is near the bottom of the list of the songs in the show for me (pretty much any of Cosette's numbers are lower), but that trailer still gave me shivers.
Oh me too.
Sean K - Jun 01, 2012 6:08:15 am PDT #20894 of 30000
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And the Eponine girl, Samantha Barks, is apparently most known for her voice, from some British reality show.
In case anyone's wondering if she can carry the role of Eponine, here she is singing On My Own from the Les Mis 25th Anniversary concert: [link]
Consuela - Jun 01, 2012 6:46:53 am PDT #20895 of 30000
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I'm sufficiently excited about Les Mis that I just downloaded the 10th anniversary cast album from Amazon. Colm Wilkinson! Woot!
As for the new Bourne movie, I admit that while it looks really cool, it also looks like a retread of the first movie in a lot of ways... But at least they're recognizing that Matt Damon played Jason, and not trying to hide that he's not in it.
I forget now: how did the 3rd movie end? He exposes them and walks away, doesn't he?