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Thanks Elston by Darth Thoth	Mar 23rd, 2004 03:38:41 AM
God bless everyone and have a great day. By the way... I'm first baby!
And second... by Darth Thoth	Mar 23rd, 2004 03:40:00 AM
and clearly the only one up at this late hour. Time for bed.
Jake Gyllenhaal's a good actor, but I picture the GREEN HORNET s by FrankDrebin	Mar 23rd, 2004 04:03:08 AM
I read that Gyllenhaal was considered for Spidey, and he would have been fine for that. But the Hornet is more of a seasoned crimebuster--he brings the experience, and Kato handles the physical stuff. I'm sure Hollywood's thinking in terms of a franchise with youth-appeal, so they're hiring young. As long as it doesn't end up looking like BUGSY MALONE, with a 15-year-old Scott Baio playing gangster.
Jesse James by Lion Fire	Mar 23rd, 2004 04:16:17 AM
THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD ... why don't they just get Jesse James to play Jesse James? (WEST COAST CHOPPERS) Kinda curious as to if he could pull it off more than anything. grin Anyway.. Out of all of those movies listed only Rush Hour 3 and The Green Hornet sound good. The others are just RETARDED with a capital R. MISS CONGENIALITY 2?? God as if the first one wasn't bad enough. SEED OF CHUCKY?? Jesus Tap Dancing Christ.. what jackass actually thinks those movies are good or even Scary for that matter. I saw the first Chucky and I thought it was a comedy/parody of something. Then I found out they were trying to be serious and I laughed for about 4 hours straight. The rest sound like typical hollywood mainstream abortions. Now MONEY TALKS.. yeah that was okay.. but why make a second one? Guess I'll Chalk that one up to typical summer "Take your Girlfriend to see the funny black guy - but get a Blowjob instead" movie.
Harry why nothing on War of the Worlds??? by Stormin	Mar 23rd, 2004 04:28:37 AM
I still can't belive you haven't gone ape shit over the idea of Steven Spielberg helming WotW, whether or not you would support it. I mean, this could be the biggest thing to come out of 2005/2006.
Plant! by KidCthulhu	Mar 23rd, 2004 05:22:15 AM
"The pic will focus on two girls on opposite ends of the music spectrum (one likes Britney Spears; the other digs the White Stripes)" praise "bob" indeed.
BATMAN BEGINS LOGO by TheDarkKnight	Mar 23rd, 2004 05:30:32 AM
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Is Jennifer Tilly hurting for work? by Trik	Mar 23rd, 2004 06:29:08 AM
A Chuckie movie? ... What a waste of her talents. ... The only thing that could be worse is being roped into doing the next howling sequil.
Strangers w/Candy was awesome by TheForeverMan	Mar 23rd, 2004 07:16:34 AM
I hope this movie makes it big. The series was hilarious, and I was devastated when it was pulled from the air. Amy Sedaris should star, but I guess to attract a bigger audience they got Sarah Jessica Parker? Who's gonna be Principal Blackman? "It looks like your syphilis has crabs, and your crabs have gonorrhea!"
Does anyone else fear this new Steve Martin Pink Panther movie?? by TheGinger Twit	Mar 23rd, 2004 08:07:30 AM

Interesting that Steven Spielberg would make War of the Worlds w by TheGinger Twit	Mar 23rd, 2004 08:09:39 AM

Sarah Jessica Parker is this generations Mr. Ed by Bcphil	Mar 23rd, 2004 09:04:38 AM
You should have known the horse face would be back on film now that Sex and the City is done. I was hoping she would make another run at the Square Pegs thing.
Hulk Hogan in Batman Begins by BadMOFO	Mar 23rd, 2004 09:44:24 AM
Yeah, brother! The Hulkster should play Commissioner Gordon, so he can influence the Batster into becoming a Hulkamaniac! Brother!
Back the fuck uppy off Chucky, motherfuckers! by Daddylonghead	Mar 23rd, 2004 09:45:01 AM
First: Jennifer Tilly, aka the hottest woman in film, was in Bride of Chucky. She was, unsurprisingly, painfully hot, Second: Bride of Chucky was a damn fun flick. If you haven't seen it, shut up about it. Better than Cabin Fever? Yeah (sorry, Eli). Better than Jason vs. Freddy? Well, scrappier, and funner. Plus it had Tilly, so yeah. Thirdly, I would like to marry Jennifer Tilly. Fourth rule is, eat kosher salami. I need sleep. "Ice Harvest" is a great book... read it before the movie comes out. Great hardboiled thriller, with a nice black sense of humor.
She was in Bride of Chuckie? by Trik	Mar 23rd, 2004 10:05:08 AM
I guess her carrear really is on the downward slide. ... I just looked up some recent pics of her. Shes starting to look bloated, just shy of thick. ... Anf the imdb says shes 45. Oh well, nothing lasts forever.
a few of you are idiots... by willywompa	Mar 23rd, 2004 10:33:23 AM
there's no way sarah jessica parker is going to be in the jerri blank role. obviously. that part is amy sedaris' and she'll be doing it. broderick and parker are going to be supporting characters dumbasses.
Thanks Mr E your recaps are my must-read of the week by Redundant	Mar 23rd, 2004 10:39:32 AM

What is up with the PETER SELLERS remakes? by ScreamingPenis	Mar 23rd, 2004 10:56:08 AM
Tom Hanks especially -- the Ladykillers and Forrest Gump, which was partly a Being There rip off. But especially in the Pink Panther flicks, Sellers' character is almost the point of the entire movie, why would anyone try to re-create this? Certainly, Steve Martin does not have the same type of presence Sellers did. I'm not sure what the point of a Pink Panther remake is.
Pink Panther by Barry Egan	Mar 23rd, 2004 12:18:21 PM
With Kevin Kline taking the Herbert Lom part, this does raise one interesteing question: Wouldn't Kilne be better than Steven Martin in the Clouseau role and Martin as Dreyfuss?
So is Chan out? by NiceMarmot	Mar 23rd, 2004 01:54:54 PM
This is the second Pink Panther update I've seen in a row that completely failed to mention Jackie Chan's participation. Did he take a powder on this one? Wouldn't really surprise me if he did. I had a hard time imagining him "dumbing down" his moves so that he could believably engage in a fight with Steve Martin. Anyways, I agree that I'm not really looking forward to this one, especially since it's such a character-driven franchise, HOWEVER - this series has been dragged through the manure for 25 years now, so any hope of maintaining the dignity of the Pink Panther name has long gone, and I can't possibly imagine a scenario where it isn't at least significantly better than the last two installments.
There are three things that made The Pink Panther a classic by TimBenzedrine	Mar 23rd, 2004 02:41:39 PM
Peter Sellers' performance, Henry Mancini's music, and Friz Freling's animated titles. All three men are gone now, let the series rest in peace. Blake Edwards and MGM need to stop sucking on the bones of these three departed geniuses.
Have Kline and Martin trade roles. by Christopher3	Mar 23rd, 2004 02:43:33 PM
There's your cast. You're welcome.
Yes Doug, But... by TimBenzedrine	Mar 23rd, 2004 04:03:30 PM
That didn't stop Blake Edwards from making that horrible movie, did it?
Yes Doug, but by TimBenzedrine	Mar 24th, 2004 09:56:44 AM
Friz Freling animated the original titles ,which CREATED the character. Richard Williams' title sequences, while they may be superior to Freling's, were done years after the Pink Panther had appeared in his own series of shorts and TV shows. I actually like Blake Edwards' (earlier) work, (The Great Race is one of my all time favorites) but his other films certainly went downhill after Sellers died.
WotW w/ Tom Cruise: Ack-Thppppt! by Yossarian	Mar 24th, 2004 10:58:15 AM
Doesn't that automatically mean a dumbed down special effects actioner? I want to see someone like Depp in Well's original everyman role. If Cruise is the lead, he'll just HAVE to be the hero. In the original, the main character was just kinda scuttling around, laying low, avoiding death-rays and being an observer. And before anyone says: that's boring, no, it doesn't have to be. And is post-Victorian England the setting? It better.

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