Bill Nighy is wonderful in the original State of Play. I imagine Helen Mirren will also be wonderful.
But you concede that Helen is more wonderful, right?
Because...you know. She's Helen Mirren.
These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
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DavidS - Apr 17, 2009 8:26:40 pm PDT #839 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dana - Apr 17, 2009 8:34:23 pm PDT #840 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
As a whole, I agree that Helen Mirren is more wonderful than Bill Nighy. For the movie, I'm not going to take that leap without seeing it. Which I probably won't, because the original rocked and had John Simm and Kelly McDonald and James MacAvoy and David Morrissey and Phillip Glennister and that guy from Hustle.
Atropa - Apr 17, 2009 8:37:38 pm PDT #841 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
flails
I finally got around to watching some of the special features on the Blu-Ray of The Nightmare Before Christmas. There's a tour of the Haunted Mansion with the NMBC make-over, and now I want to got to Disneyland again. RIGHT NOW.
erikaj - Apr 17, 2009 8:48:04 pm PDT #842 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Kind of over Disneyland, but I'd love to go with you, Jilli.
§ ita § - Apr 17, 2009 9:01:42 pm PDT #843 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm grabbing the miniseries of State of Play so I can have a look see before braving the cinema. I have a couple AMC passes I spend with little guilt.
Laga - Apr 17, 2009 9:32:09 pm PDT #844 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
because the original rocked and had ...and ...and James MacAvoy
oh that's why it's already in my Netflix queue.
Juliebird - Apr 18, 2009 1:32:33 am PDT #845 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Russell Crowe is pretty awesome and certainly holds the movie up.
That's all I needed to hear!
evil jimi - Apr 18, 2009 4:42:54 am PDT #846 of 30000
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
It can't be as bad as Robot Jox, can it?
I don't remember much about Robot Jox, except that it was pretty ordinary. How much of that is Haldeman's fault, and how much the director and various others, I don't know. Forever War is a brilliant novel, however, so if it's handled correctly, it has the potential to be a great movie. Haldeman won't be involved beyond being the original author.
tiggy - Apr 18, 2009 6:19:54 am PDT #847 of 30000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
he's lovely in it, Laga.
Glamcookie - Apr 18, 2009 6:44:44 am PDT #848 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
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