Sandman could be an HBO series. I don't think it would make a good movie.
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DavidS - Jul 18, 2013 9:21:31 am PDT #24996 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jessica - Jul 18, 2013 9:24:11 am PDT #24997 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sandman could be an HBO series. I don't think it would make a good movie.
Agree on both counts.
Tom Scola - Jul 18, 2013 9:46:12 am PDT #24998 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
HBO is already making a series from American Gods.
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2013 10:19:15 am PDT #24999 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think you could take one of his stories and make a movie out of it. Have Cate Blanchette narrate over your opening describing the Endless and their place in space and time, and boom, you're good. Go into some Tarsem Singh visuals.
Connie Neil - Jul 18, 2013 8:03:36 pm PDT #25000 of 30000
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So I was re-watching The Avengers--as one does--and studying the credits. Alexis Denisov as The Other? It didn't sound like Wesley at all!
Zenkitty - Jul 18, 2013 9:39:52 pm PDT #25001 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Yep, Denisof was The Other. Utterly unrecognizable.
I loved Pacific Rim. More plot than I was expecting, better characters than I expected, geeky scientists who get to be heroes, and the most important thing: GIANT ROBOTS HITTING GIANT MONSTERS. I had no complaints. Clones? Whatever. Two brains? Sure, why not. Extra-dimensional attack beasts? Yes, please. SCIENCE.
JZ - Jul 18, 2013 11:34:44 pm PDT #25002 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Calvin & Hobbes documentary! WANT NOW. Please?
§ ita § - Jul 19, 2013 5:30:01 am PDT #25003 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Since I've already cried during the trailer I assume sobbing mess for this too: [link] It's odd, I thought repeating a mantra of "President, you shitty fucks" would help, but no.
§ ita § - Jul 19, 2013 12:50:16 pm PDT #25004 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister's review of Grownups 2:
I can't have children if they're supposed to think this is cool.
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2013 1:20:55 pm PDT #25005 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Huh. I just realised that my interpretation of the (first) dinosaur mention in Pacific Rim meant that the kaiju had showed up then, looked around but the atmo sucked, so they went away and chilled until we did our business.
I thought it had a fair amount of awesome, and maybe if I'd had the spoons for 3D I wouldn't have gotten impatient as I did. Not that much is happening, guys! Skip ahead and punch something again! Or walk around dragging another ship --that must be so much fun when everything is an act of desperation. And by fun I clearly mean horrible, but fun for us.
I actually ended up sketching during the credits. I think there were more good emotional moments than actual through lines, but that's fine.