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Sparks is an asshole with no self-reflection at all. Admittedly, I haven't read any of his books, but if "A Night in Rodanthe" approximates the plot and characterization of the book, he is a full blown hack.
There is no redeeming value whatsoever in that movie. I cannot believe I got sucked in watching that movie because of Diane Lane. Seriously.
I cannot imagine any movie made from "Pride & Prejudice" to turn out that badly - even directed by Michael Bay.
If I may, please come and enjoy this little tour through my mind:
I cannot imagine any movie made from "Pride & Prejudice" to turn out that badly - even directed by Michael Bay.
::squick:: Not Michael Bay, please.
What if "Pride & Prejudice" were directed by Tim Burton? Hmm ::thinks a bit more:: No wait, he should really direct "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies."
That doesn't necessarily make me feel better with these in the potential works:
And in the stop-motion realm, there's the remake of his 1984 short film "Frankenweenie." Burton is also rumored for a villain-focused telling of the "Sleeping Beauty" villain in "Maleficent" and he's attached, along with "Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov, to produce an adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's excellent new novel, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."
The first one makes me go "WHY, TIM, WHY?"
The third makes me go meh. The second - potential, but you know...
he's attached, along with "Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov, to produce an adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's excellent new novel, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
I wonder if their two styles will cancel each other out or converge and amplify one another into something more over-the-top than a Baz Luhrmann movie...
Looks like Marvel made the offer to Chris Evans. Now he just has to embrace his fate.
Thank goodness. It will be weird trying to separate him from Johnny Storm in my mind, but he's the only candidate I've seen mentioned for consideration who both fits the role and can act.
Watched The Crazies. Not all bad. In the end I was getting rather strong 28 Days Later vibes, and Radha Mitchell screamed way too much and was mostly useless. No Selena, not even a Hannah. Actually, throughout were overtones of 28DL, which may not be fair from what I hear of the original The Crazies, and it dealt with the human/political element a skosh more.
Some nice suspense, a bit of gore, but not in a horror-porn way I don't think.
Other thoughts:
1) I keep wanting to spell Crazies with an x
2) the end wasn't as awesome as that in Slither, and not as funny as that of 28 Weeks Later
Thank goodness. It will be weird trying to separate him from Johnny Storm in my mind, but he's the only candidate I've seen mentioned for consideration who both fits the role and can act.
On a casting older note, Alex Ross said it should be Jon Hamm, but I guess it wouldn't work for an origin story.
We watched Moon, which I liked, and Motherhood, which basically felt like I was living two hours of my self-entitled, modern existence. If I wasn a Mahattan mother, I'd want Uma's head on a platter.