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BLADES OF GLORY Writers Land Steve Carell For Arthur Conan Doyle's BRIGADIER GERARD!!

Get Gerard? by The Ringwraith	Oct 16th, 2008 01:22:41 AM
Sounds a lot like Get Smart but in the Army... Could be fun enough I guess but I can't imagine why Carell would want to do something so similar to a role he just played.
Sounds kind of fun by banville	Oct 16th, 2008 01:27:24 AM

Blades Of Glory Was Fucking Terrible by Frodo T. Baggins	Oct 16th, 2008 01:29:45 AM
There was NOTHING good in that movie. Do the writers or people that hire them know this? I even hate Cinemax for playing it alllll theeee tiiiime
Talk about living in the shadow of Peter Sellers by Aloy	Oct 16th, 2008 01:51:31 AM
Time to pull back from those kind of rolls if he doesn't want to become a caricature (think Chevy Chase).
And still no Inglourious Basterds info.. by tehDude	Oct 16th, 2008 05:36:30 AM
Yes, I spelt that right apparently, as one of the pieces of news going round about this movie is the name change from Inglorious Bastards to the one in the subject line. come on AICN where's the skinny?
A brilliant book by Nebel	Oct 16th, 2008 08:23:11 AM
The books are hilarious. About 20 short stories set through the Napoleonic area. Gerade himself is a kind of Clouseau. The difference being he sin’t all talk…he actually is an amazing swordsman, lover and leader of men…he just isn’t very bright. I think Carell could be great in this role. Blades of Glory was decidedly mediocre though.
Stevie Gerard: The Movie? by LordPorkington	Oct 16th, 2008 08:33:11 AM
Scousers everywhere will be loving this. Except if they're Everton supporters...
Great film, good choice. by JackPumpkinhead	Oct 16th, 2008 09:01:36 AM
Oh, Frodo - no ketchup and pack them.
The only thing they should be writing... by Garbageman33	Oct 16th, 2008 09:05:36 AM
Is car dealer radio commercials. Blades of Glory? That thing should've written itself. And they still managed to screw it up.
Blades of Glory was a skit by chaplinatemyshoe	Oct 16th, 2008 09:27:56 AM
that someone decided to turn into a feature length. Just ill conceived on so many levels. The only part that was inspired was the skate chase. Other than that, it's 90 minutes of my life I'm not getting back.
Sounds like Flashman by c4andmore	Oct 16th, 2008 09:33:51 AM
now there is a series of books just waiting to be filmed
There WAS a Flashman movie in 1975 by Dr Lizardo	Oct 16th, 2008 10:55:06 AM
Royal Flash, with Malcolm McDowell, directed by Richard Lester. Not great, not terrible. This one sounds like it will be Maxwell Smart or Inspector Clouseau with a sword. I am beginning to fear for Steve Carell's career.
Dickereite by Paul Bucciarelli	Oct 16th, 2008 11:03:43 AM
Go away dipshit.
What a boring fucking concept by mefrog	Oct 16th, 2008 11:20:54 AM
Bumbling action guy. Holy shit. Steve, you're more talented than this, do something new.
Young Indy Collectable < Glam Girls by Diagnostic	Oct 16th, 2008 12:00:29 PM
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Steve Carrell by frozen01	Oct 16th, 2008 12:00:43 PM
He wasn't even funny in The Daily Show and they have good writers. Agreed that Blades of Glory seemed like an SNL skit that should've stayed on the small screen.
frozen01 by BadMrWonka	Oct 16th, 2008 12:13:17 PM
you, sir, are a moron. did you see the "Even Stephen" sketch about drinking? probably not. because, as I previously mentioned, you are a moron.
Brigadier Gerard by malcolm_mccallum	Oct 16th, 2008 12:46:09 PM
The stories are wonderful but the key to them, the heart of them, is something that they certainly will not get (much like they wouldn't get Clouseau). Gerard is NOT a buffoon. He is a heroic, honourable, and very cool character. Yes, he has misadventures, mostly brought about by his overconfidence and zeal, but the stories are told from his point of view. Gerard is so full of himself that his errors are glossed over in his effort to make himself look good but... and here is the part that they won't get... the man is so charismatic and fun and adventurous that you forgive all of his bravado. If they do it right, the comedy in Gerard is not such that you laugh at him or are slapping your knee. You smile quietly, politely to yourself and think "Oh my. Our Poor Hussar has done it again." It is in all the wrong hands.
Has SUCK written all over it by Nezzer6364	Oct 16th, 2008 12:49:56 PM

and more by malcolm_mccallum	Oct 16th, 2008 01:18:57 PM
Two things are required to give these stories the treatment that they deserve: Good taste and a Romantic soul. Neither of those things are seen as qualities by Hollywood screenwriters.
comic sampler by malcolm_mccallum	Oct 16th, 2008 01:25:06 PM
http://www.teamsputnik.co.uk/b log/default,date,2007-03-05.as px#a1f6bbc6d-85c8-42a5-81eb-06 dcb630db8e
another try by malcolm_mccallum	Oct 16th, 2008 01:28:56 PM
previous link didn't seem to work. try this http://www.teamsputnik.co.uk/b log/CategoryView,category,brig adier%2Bgerard.aspx
Sounds great by unionJACKass.webs.com	Oct 16th, 2008 02:59:29 PM
:rolls eyes:
Carrell is now in his FUN WITH DICK JANE era of his career by unionJACKass.webs.com	Oct 16th, 2008 04:52:19 PM
YEAH!
Malcolm by Charlie_Allnut	Oct 16th, 2008 05:16:51 PM
sounds like an awesome concept that could have been brilliantly done in the 1930's in a Gunga Din fashion. I am sure that it will be dumbed down, the character will be an idiot, there will be lots of fart jokes etc. Hollywood just doesn't get that era any more.
Flashman by Charlie_Allnut	Oct 16th, 2008 05:19:24 PM
Flash was a brilliant fighter, but was a selfish coward. If he was backed into a corner he would fuck you up...but he would much rather run away and bang your wife.

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