...Tess? Of the D'Urbervilles? Romantic?
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Dana - Jan 29, 2010 12:51:40 pm PST #6357 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Daisy Jane - Jan 29, 2010 12:53:16 pm PST #6358 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
My copywriter on Atonement (which I haven't seen) being on the list.
I never saw Atonement, but the description sounds less than romantic. False accusations! Irrevocable change! It’s Valentine’s Day!!!
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2010 2:47:53 pm PST #6359 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Empire Online 50 worst movies ever, as voted by readers.
Okay, I didn't like Batman and Robin, but worse than some of those stinkers? Really?
Frankenbuddha - Jan 29, 2010 4:53:42 pm PST #6360 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Okay, I didn't like Batman and Robin, but worse than some of those stinkers? Really?
Way, WAY too 80s onward-centric. If Plan 9 is the only movie prior to 1980 on the list, I question the whole premise of the thing. And, lord, Plan 9 is so overrated on the bad movie scale, even by Ed Wood standards - try Bride of the Monster for truly awful (though at least it IS Lugosi there through the whole thing). And I'm sorry, Armageddon was worse than Batman and Robin and it isn't even on the list.
Volans - Jan 29, 2010 5:01:20 pm PST #6361 of 30000
move out and draw fire
Sorry to post and run, but I sort of thought Book of Eli being Zardoz was conventional wisdom. I mean, the first time I saw the Eli trailer I recognized it.
io9: [link]
§ ita § - Jan 29, 2010 5:12:44 pm PST #6362 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The IO9 was what I was referring to earlier--it seemed pretty clearly riffing to me.
I question the whole premise of the thing
Well, that's what you get when you have readers do the choosing.
Jessica - Jan 29, 2010 5:16:55 pm PST #6363 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm just impressed that anyone understood the plot of Zardoz well enough to adapt it.
DavidS - Jan 30, 2010 4:00:29 pm PST #6364 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Fantastic Mr. Fox was most enjoyable and very funny.
Loved all the late Beach Boys selections, and Jason Schwartzman's performance in particular. The visuals were delightful in their rough and readiness. A contrast to Coraline's standard setting beauty. (Though both movies are complete successes in their own style.)
Loved Meryl Streep's interaction with George Clooney. Glad animation allows them to be lovers in a way that live action probably wouldn't.
askye - Jan 30, 2010 4:04:55 pm PST #6365 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Does it do justice to the book?
DavidS - Jan 30, 2010 4:10:21 pm PST #6366 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Does it do justice to the book?
Nope. It's only very roughly modeled on the book for plot and characters. The dialogue is all very Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach.
It's an excellent movie but only a loose adaptation. I love the book (especially the audio book with Dahl himself reading) but it's not really like that in tone or flavor.