I'm pretty sure The Birdcage is the original source of my abiding Robin Williams hatred. Even more than his hideous string of "sickly sad clown/robot/divorced dad/miscellaneous manboychild with a song in his heart and a wound in his soul" abominations. Nathan Lane was wonderful, and Calista Flockhart was surprisingly good in a tiny and mostly thankless role, but the entire rest of the movie was, to me, a bucket of meh. Except Williams, who was a bucket of STABKILLRAGE.
Oh, thank God, I'm not alone. Robin Williams should thank his lucky stars that I've never found a genie lamp, because wish #3 would be for the ability to be waiting backstage with a heavy shovel at the ready every. single. time he plays up his mincing fey schtick for a cheap laugh. I'd go through a lot of shovels.
"The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything" and "Clockstoppers" were both equally cheesy treatments of a good story. I'd really like to see that one done properly at some point, by someone who knows how to mix scifi and humor.
And, since I am language's bitch, if I have to choose one version, I'll go for the remake. Reluctantly and regretfull
Yeah, except - AUDREY HEPBURN!
Yeah, did not even realize how deep my Audrey crush was until you made the comparison. Logic circuits off. Language centers completely bypassed.
I like Robin Williams.
Toys, Fisher King,
and
What Dreams May Come
are wonderful. So there.
I, too, am a Robin Williams fan.
Hives. The man gives me hives. I understand there's a talented comedian lurking somewhere there, but it's been forever since I could see that far.
Like the remake more than the original: Thomas Crowne Affair. GUH.
Oh, so totally this. I love that movie. Rene: "How are you feeling?" Pierce: "Popular." And sex on the stairs and oh yes, all of it. Cheesy? Yup. But so, so fun.
Despite its low reputation, I love the Italian Job remake and Ocean's 11 too.
After seeing the original Alfie (yes, I know, iconiccakes) I could not for the life of me see why they remade it with Jude Law. Didn't see it, but if ever a film begged to not be remade, that was it.
Nathan Lane was wonderful, and Calista Flockhart was surprisingly good in a tiny and mostly thankless role, but the entire rest of the movie was, to me, a bucket of meh. Except Williams, who was a bucket of STABKILLRAGE.
Hank Azaria!
Oh goodness, yes. Just give me Nathan and Hank, and everybody else can go home.
