Nobody ever wanted to fuck those girls, Harry. They became old and bitter and mean-spirited. Don't be like that. Either share or keep it fully under your hat.

A script review saying how great it was and how he wants to give everyone involved in raping another carpenter classic a big fat kiss for their unique vision in reimagining such a stale film would make me puke.

And seriously damage the office computer.

This is vaguely offensive so if easily upset then please ignore

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David Blunkett's resignation letter!

It's funny because he's blind! or not. Sorry again.

You all know this to be true.

Oh, and then be sure to ask him if Snyder is using the Jimi Hendrix version of "All Along the Watchtower" during the scene where two riders (Nite Owl and Rorschach) were approaching and the wind began to howl...Hey-ay...

What is the “Veidt Method” you say?

An Alan Moore scholar tells us so...

"Adrian Veidt, the superhero Ozymandias, advertises what he calls “Veidt Method”: a self-improvement course, which includes:

[S]eries of physical and intellectual exercise systems which, if followed correctly, can turn YOU into a superhuman, fully in charge of your own destiny. All that is required is the desire for perfection and the will to achieve it.

... this advertisement is a direct pastiche of the Charles Atlas’ advertisements that ran in the comic books in the 1950s, urging “90 pound weaklings” that got picked on at the beach by the bigger boys to send money to Atlas for a “subscription to his life changing self-improvement course”"

The rest of the interesting writeup here...

http://tinyurl.com/2zkg99

Answer: All of the above.

Can I make it

Work?

Ned, I totally agree with you about how to do the Freighter. Just have it there as a subtle reflection on events.

mode_7, I do agree that is legit flaw. I think it is a tricky one, but it could be overcome by an excellent performance to a degree.

The new script does seem to flesh him out more, but the only bit I have of that is his confrontation with R and NO at the polar base.

I just think it's a hard thing to translate because he is something of an ancillary character until the big reveal. The only way to fix it is to reveal his whole story (the spirit quest etc) but that might give the game away a bit: "why are they giving me all this info on a character who just seems to just be a semi-retired rich guy with a big brain and a utopian fixation... waitaminute!". Y'know.

A really well considered performance could sell the book's Adrian through what's in the screenplay, I think.

But you are right, there is something purposefully hokey about the botched alien invasion. However, I got shivers at at that whole "I'll be watching" thing. Brings the whole "what do we want from our heroes/leaders/gods" into stark relief. Seriously, 15 million dead and a big voice in the sky saying "Behave" would get even a staunch atheist like me watching my p's and q's...

Ba-dump-bump!

For example in the Haytor draft I have, Viedt only uses the weapon on North America and without the faked message from Manhatton which would be a really bad idea for obvious reasons. I was kind of pissed of with Moriarty for missing such an obvious flaw in logic when I read his review of the Haytor script but now i'm thinking maybe he reviewed a later draft.

Tom Cruise is tied up with Valkyrie I guess. I don't see law at all. He's too sinister. It would give the game away. Plus, he is kind of a whelp. Veidt should actually look like a comic book superhero. I'm biased in whom I'd like to get the part. There's a reason I met the Casting director...

The Tse script is a definate improvement over the Haytor draft I read but I suppose I'm not really in a position to compare since I only had an early Haytor draft. Tse does go to greater lenghs to explain things but also crams in a few more of the books finer details as you have said. This may all be kind of academic anyway since Snyder said that he is not using either script but rather using both as a basis for a new one so who knows?

So who would you like to get the part? And why are you biased? and why did you meet the casting director? So much Intrigue...

And, well, very often when you meet a casting director it is because you're, y'know, auditioning...