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.
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
River ,'Trash'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Gris - Jun 01, 2012 2:53:31 am PDT #20892 of 30000
Hey. New board.
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
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
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
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
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?
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2012 6:52:16 am PDT #20896 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I came to the Bourne movies via the books, and ended up preferring the books. So the whole "remember when we said we had the ultimate assassin? It got ultimatier." And for some reason I find that irritating. It's like suddenly changing the metrics you were asking us to calibrate by.
And, seriously, can they not make a super-soldier-spy that doesn't turn against them? Have they not figured out they're doing something wrong?
I'm assuming that if they did have some badasses under their wing, they'd send them after Bourne and whoever Renner is playing. But unless I've blanked, Treadstone isn't sending out a horde of highly trained spies after their targets.
Amy - Jun 01, 2012 6:58:30 am PDT #20897 of 30000
Because books.
Other agents tried to kill Bourne all through the first and second movies, at least. He just killed them first.
Consuela - Jun 01, 2012 6:58:37 am PDT #20898 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
But unless I've blanked, Treadstone isn't sending out a horde of highly trained spies after their targets.
Oh, they do, though. In the first movie Matt Damon takes out... damn. British actor of great hotness. Memfault. (I blame the shot of scotch my friend P gave me last night, which was a 17-year Pulteney, so excellent.)
Sean K - Jun 01, 2012 7:00:55 am PDT #20899 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Clive Owen.
Consuela - Jun 01, 2012 7:01:43 am PDT #20900 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Thanks, Sean. I knew there was a C in there somewhere...
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2012 7:07:43 am PDT #20901 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He never seems to be reasonably matched, though. I am remembering that Clive said he was Treadstone-formed--did the others get the same treatment?
Its weird--I guess I'm looking for more chance in his successes, which isn't normally what I'd be looking for. Just that "we lost control of the best example of this study" thing it a bit tired for me. If the new version is "oops, we lost our even better best guy. Again." then I think they should start implanting remote controlled explosive devices *really* deep inside their bodies.
But, since I manage to forget Clive was a brainwashed spy too, I'm probably reacting to selective memories.