There's a B&W British A Night to Remember which was a fairly low-budget effort in comparison (though it has file footage of the actual Titanic in it) which practically is the movie you really want. Except for the different cast, of course.
That's beautiful. Or taken literally, incredibly gross.
Buffy ,'Potential'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Theodosia - Dec 26, 2003 9:25:20 am PST #880 of 3902
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
P.M. Marc - Dec 26, 2003 9:50:49 am PST #881 of 3902
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
They should have just set the cameras on Bernard Hill and Victor Garber and let 'er rip.
Oh, hells yes.
Betsy HP - Dec 26, 2003 11:15:52 am PST #882 of 3902
If I only had a brain...
I love VG in that movie SO. Damned. Much.
Jessica - Dec 26, 2003 1:14:20 pm PST #883 of 3902
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
At Whole Foods today, I noticed that Orlando Bloom is on the cover of the current issue of GQ. Scans of the pictures (not scanned by me) are here.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 27, 2003 12:52:29 pm PST #884 of 3902
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I love VG in that movie SO. Damned. Much.
His apology to Kate Winslet for not building a better ship was THE most (possibly only) heartbreaking thing in the movie.
JZ - Dec 28, 2003 8:19:37 am PST #885 of 3902
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
His apology to Kate Winslet for not building a better ship was THE most (possibly only) heartbreaking thing in the movie.
That, and his adjusting the clock on the mantel. And his chiding the chambermaid for not setting a proper example by wearing her lifejacket. He was just wondrous. I've heard repeatedly that A Night to Remember is the better Titanic movie by far, but something in me resists seeing a Titanic movie with such a deplorable lack of Victor Garber.
Sean K - Dec 28, 2003 8:24:00 am PST #886 of 3902
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I've heard repeatedly that A Night to Remember is the better Titanic movie by far,
I wouldn't say by far, as Night to Remember suffers from its own 1950's tropes, and also doesn't have the boat breaking in half, which really is a bit of a loss.
tina f. - Dec 28, 2003 11:36:24 am PST #887 of 3902
This is a pretty good interview with the main cast about what their last shot was, what they got as gifts, etc.
DavidS - Dec 28, 2003 12:24:38 pm PST #888 of 3902
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Watching some of the extended edition extras the other night, I realized that there's probably a lot more of Gimli's performance done by the scale double onscreen than there is of John Rhys-Davies (because of his allergies with the prosthetics). I'd bet that more than half of Gimli's screentime is the scale double.
And according to the interview tina linked, it was the double who got the Fellowship tattoo instead of Rhys-Davies. Then again, John voiced Treebeard too, didn't he?
tina f. - Dec 28, 2003 12:29:36 pm PST #889 of 3902
Then again, John voiced Treebeard too, didn't he?
yup.
I was just looking through CNN's Trilogy Tuesday gallery - those are some serious costumes going on there.
Also - loving Ian:
Interviewer: But when they came to you and asked you to be part of this, did you have any idea that it would become something so big?
MCKELLEN: No. Nobody did. I hadn't read the books. I hadn't yet made contact with one of the iconic figures of my lifetime, Gandalf....
And, last, from CNN:
According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" has grossed $492.1 million from North America and 38 countries elsewhere.
The epic fantasy is outpacing both its predecessors and should reach $1 billion, said Rolf Mittweg, president of worldwide marketing and distribution at New Line Cinema.