After The Hulk, Ang Lee needs to stay at home. mind you, I loved Crouching
Tiger, but I really want to know what he was thinking when he formed his
vision for that one.
I don't think that Ang Lee should be define by The Hulk and CTHD. I am sure
that he has done other films.
In a message dated 12/23/2007 7:17:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
M. Night Shyamalan wrote Stuart Little the
same year he did the Six Sense
Flop Too commmerical.
Harry Potter was too commercial. I like LOTR films because it did not have
that Hollywood commercial
Wha? Have you SEEN the LOTR films? Is it possible to BE more Hollywood than
a multimillion dollar film starring Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Sean Bean,
Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving (POST Matrix), Elijah Wood, Sir Ian McKellen
(who HAD done X Men at this point) this was as Hollywood as you could GET
The Lord Of The Rings movies bore me because they move entirely too slow.
There are entire scenes dedicated to establishing shots. I know I'm
Generation X and I'm used to MTV style editing and all that, but I just
think the entire first movie could have been covered in 30 minutes and then
we
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Commentary
Thanks for no memory
The Information Age has exceeded our brains' storage capacity
By Barry Gottlieb
December 24, 2007
We're not getting dumber, we're getting
If not the board, what?
Justin Mohareb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I presume he means not the
board.
JJ Mohareb
On Dec 23, 2007 7:13 PM, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry too...Um, what is the source of the Silver Surfer's power?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro
This is the result of having the script done by a non-fan...I'm necessarily a
fan, but I am in a funk over the cloud thing...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: minor spoilers--but it doesn't matter
The Surfer is *supposed* to be strengthened by the Power Cosmic, imparted to
him by Galactus. The
I would stand up and thump my chest in a thoroughly manly fashion, proclaiming
my intellect to be superior to one and all, but I realize that I can't remember
what I had for lunch. And that was an hour and a half ago...
ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You're right, Gymfig. It was unfair of me to toss that out. But I was really
expecting something out of the movie, because the Hulk is my third-favorite
Marvel property, after the FF and Cap.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After The Hulk, Ang Lee needs to stay at
home. mind you, I loved
I thought Will did an excellent job! I don't know about the 2/3, 1/3 thing.
I guess by the time the
good 2/3's of the movie were over, I didn't judge the last 1/3.
I normally don't watch virus movies, but this was a good one!
Maurice Jennings
Have you or someone you know been threatened with
(standing ovation)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the media lost its backbone, integrity and courage a
long time ago. It's been coming for a long while: the emphasis on ratings
instead of good reporting...the proliferation of models reading the news
(watched CNN lately? They have more
Exactly, bosco. In a decidedly neocon group I used to post in, they lo ved to
rant on for days on end about the liberal media and how they were destroying
the American Way of life. I casually made the analogy that, if said liberal
media had actually existed, then Dan Rather's botched attempt to
She has favored me...
(falling prostrate)
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... However, I do appreciate your words of wisdom
Martin wrote:
...though, thinking on that now, quietly is an option best removed. Wisdom
predicates the notion of being
Now, Tracey, I've lived in the Lil' Ole Souf for over forty years, and I have
*never* met a gentle bunny rabbit...
Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
c'mon guys. I'm as gentle as a bunny rabbit. I stopped using the cat
o' nine tales weeks ago.
Martin
LMNAO!!!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i agree, i'd probably need therapy after
seeing an Ang Lee rendition of The Hobbit. I was actually depressed after
Hulk. it was such a brooding, downbeat movie. I'm all for well done angst in
comic films. Indeed, it's those movies with
'Tis okay. I have minions I can torture on other sites to relieve the angst.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: sorry! I think Astro stirred me up, bringing up the
Galactus cloud and all!
-- Original message --
From: Martin
Keith, spot on with your analysis of Reed. And the
LMNAO!
Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hail Mary, Full of Grace...
Maurice Jennings
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Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe Hoover was having his
dresses altered and couldn't take the time...
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I do not define any writer/director by one or two things they have done,
but their body of work. That is why I was running the resumes of the
artists that you said did not have IT or have range to cross over
genres It seems to me that you see one or two thing done by a director
and define
yeah, see, that's one of my problems with younger filmmakers: no establishing
shots. Just like a good story (which it is) a good movie should slowly build to
action and adventure. If you just get on with it, you end up focusing more on
action and less on things like plot, acting, and the
definitely a generational thing. I won't watch a movie on DVD at home unless i
can be assured of watching it in one sitting with minimal interruptions. Don't
take phone calls, prepare my food ahead of time. I get that stopping and
examining the film is cool (do it myself). But they're meant to
although we're diammetrically opposed (see my two responses), and I really
lament the decline in filmmaking quality among some--those damn fast
cameras!--i was impressed with how you stated your feelings. You always have
insightful things to say about movies and pop culture. Obviously you think
In a message dated 12/24/2007 2:46:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In addition to
Crouching Tiger, he won critical acclaim and awards for The Ice Storm,
Sense and Sensibility, Eat Drink Man Woman and Brokeback Mountain.
There are a few other films that he is known
In a message dated 12/24/2007 9:27:23 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Wha? Have you SEEN the LOTR films? Is it possible to BE more Hollywood than
a multimillion dollar film starring Orlando Bloom,
Never really heard of him before this.
Liv Tyler,
Never really
Badda Bing Badda Boom he nails it. LOTR was as big and as a
commercial as Hollywood gets. The marketing and advertising budgets
alone were enough to feed most thirdworld countries for a decade.
Bosco
--- Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wha? Have you SEEN the LOTR films? Is it possible to BE
Raimi has done several projects that were not Action films including
a Simple Plan which features a really fabulous performance from Billy
Bob Thorton. He also directed the Gift and For the Love of The Game.
Bosco
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/24/2007 2:46:58 PM Eastern
Wow, what a wonderful compliment! Thank you!
I talk a lot about popcorn movies, but I really love the art of filmmaking.
When done right, it's a beautiful art form. Many cinematographers and sound
mixers I admire got started on some really crappy films. And a lot of times
in those movies they do
Whether you like it or not is irrelevant in determining a success of a
movie. Try as you might and you do, you can not change facts. Good try
thought/ Stuart Little was such a flop it had a sequel. Im not even
going to go there with The Sixth Sense.Which Harry Potter. How do
you
According to Wikipedia (insert grain of NaCl here), this is the rationale for
the Galactus Cloud:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactus
20th Century Fox's rationale for having the character as a cloud was to keep
him discreet.[65] Visual effects studio Weta Digital convinced Fox to add
I was gonna leave this alone with the Raimi discussion, but hey, it's
Christmas.
I think these kinds of conversations are like sports conversations, and so
it's fitting that we're having it around the holiday. It isn't crucial that
you've seen every game ever played, but it helps for one to have
The Angst that you described is the Angst I always felt when watching
the Bill Bixby Series, so while I too needed a stiff drink, it felt more
of the same for me. However, the CGI was absolutely horrible--
especially when the Hulk turned into a bouncing green ball.
Martin wrote:
I forgot he do those. I love him too. Hopefully, Spidey 3 is an aberration
Bosco Bosco wrote:
Raimi has done several projects that were not Action films including
a Simple Plan which features a really fabulous performance from Billy
Bob Thorton. He also directed the Gift and For the Love of
I agree. I do not think you have to have seen every move done by an
artist to assess there abilities, I do think one or two out of 20 or 30
movies is not enough to judge their range.
Daryle wrote:
I was gonna leave this alone with the Raimi discussion, but hey, it's
Christmas.
I think these
You asked what I thought of I am Legend. It's a fine
adventure movie. I took my glasses off at various times, less I see
what I didn't want to see. (And I was annoyed to hear that some
people bought young and impressionable kids to the picture. Lots of
nightmares tonight, I would imagine.)
Great Review. Almost everyone who has read the book or even seem Omega
man was shocked at the saccharin ending.
maidmarian_thepoet wrote:
You asked what I thought of I am Legend. It's a fine
adventure movie. I took my glasses off at various times, less I see
what I didn't want to see.
so true, and thanks to you too!
-- Original message --
From: Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wow, what a wonderful compliment! Thank you!
I talk a lot about popcorn movies, but I really love the art of filmmaking.
When done right, it's a beautiful art form. Many
the series was sombre at times, but the movie felt more so to me. It was
actually downright depressing. Good series that, even though the Hulk was
drastically depowered. Good series, that is, until the horrible TV movie when
they brought that idiotic version of Thor onto the scene. Ever see
my living room is rather narrow and long, and we watch TV across the narrow
width, so I don't quite get the theatre experience. Even if i did, and even
when i get that much-desired 50 plasma TV, i still don't see the theatre being
replaced for me. I love the movie going experience: the crowds,
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