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Moriarty's Rumblings From The Lab #7

I'm First by Super Fly	Aug 3rd, 1999 04:47:13 AM
Uh...now I wish I had something profound to say. Sorry...
Overhype by Alessan	Aug 3rd, 1999 04:47:58 AM
You know, I think you guys are going a leeetle to far with your praise of IRON GIANT. I mean, I havn't seen the movie - it probably won't reach my country before October - but a lesser man than I would be mightily turned off by such outright adoration. Considering the amount of lesser men (and women, of course, there's no call to discriminate) who patronize this site, you may be risking Geek Overkill. If this movie is as good as you say, fine; if not, it'll get ugly. For your consideration.
I'm FIRST!! sorry, couldn't resist... by rulookin	Aug 3rd, 1999 04:54:49 AM
The kid from sixth sense, isn't he the kid who died from cancer last year in ally mcbeal??? Anyways, i just wanted to know what is the big hype about iron giant. I like animation, but this doesn't look as cool as other movies. Why the big fuss about this...
where is your scribt review? by Fairlane	Aug 3rd, 1999 05:00:59 AM
LOTR scribt review ?. I like your Colum M. but keep your promises.
Schwarzenegger and Joel Silver by ABking	Aug 3rd, 1999 05:19:36 AM
Moriarty, when are you going to report the current status of Joel Silvers' SGT.ROCK film staring Arnold Schwarzenegger? That's all I ask.
Moriarty, Schwarzenegger and Joel Silver by ABking	Aug 3rd, 1999 05:20:13 AM
Moriarty, when are you going to report the current status of Joel Silvers' SGT.ROCK film staring Arnold Schwarzenegger? That's all I ask.
Sam Watterson? by GodBear	Aug 3rd, 1999 05:27:35 AM
I am not sure that Sam Watterson has ever written anything with a character named Calvin it it. I seem to remember some kind of comic strip from the past written by Bill Watterson. Oh yeah, if any of you guys are interested and don't know, it's rereleased on the internet everyday at calvinandhobbes.com.
ACK! Damn My Fingers! by Moriarty	Aug 3rd, 1999 05:40:10 AM
Hey, all... "Moriarty" here. First of all, we can't overhype IRON GIANT. Despite some nice last-minute efforts like that well-edited 1/2 hour special on the WB Sunday night, there's not nearly enough effort behind the film from the studio. We're just picking up the slack for a film we adore. Second, I wish to God I could reach through my computer and bitchslap ABKing. Shut up about freakin' SGT. ROCK already!!! Every day you're here harping on two actors who are essentially finished with the best days of their careers. If we hear something about Ah-nold we want to print, we will. Until then, stop asking. I've said this to you in e-mail, and I'll say it to you here. We don't work on demand. We follow the stories we are most interested in. I don't want to be harsh about this, but you have become a genuine nuisance. I try to answer questions when I can. I don't choose to burn a favor with my sources just to learn about a movie I wouldn't see if you paid me, so deal with it. To the person who called me on my long-promised LOTR script review, you're right. I promise I am working on it, and I'm trying to get some good artwork lined up to illustrate the piece. I will make it worth the wait, I hope. Finally, I am so humiliated about the Sam Watterson/Bill Watterson thing. I knew it was Bill, but I had a brainfart. I adore CALVIN & HOBBES, and would hope Mr. Watterson and his rabid fans could forgive me a slip. "Moriarty" out.
Movies that were never made... by W. Leach	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:12:24 AM
Here are a few movies that I wish were made (they were officially announced, but for one reason or another, were never made): A Jim Morrison biography directed by Brian De Palma and starring John Travolta. In the early 1980s, Travolta was still considered one of the most popular actors on the planet. He had his first notable role in De Palma's CARRIE, and played his first adult role in De Palma's BLOW OUT. The Morrison/Doors bio would have been made around 1982. Many issues of ROLLING STONE from this time mention it. God, how I would have loved to see De Palma's take on this, especially during the concert sequences. The director's masterpiece, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, features several unique concert sequences, and one can only imagine how he would have done the Doors. Another aborted project was a proposed 1940s version of HAMLET, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring...Cary Grant. The movie would have been shot in color, and done in modern dress. Hitchcock had been a lifelong fan of the theater. This would have been interesting to see. Speaking of Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier was supposed to do a film version of MACBETH in the 1950s. It would have completed his Shakespearean quartet, which included HENRY V, HAMLET, and RICHARD III. After the failure of RICHARD III (and the death of the producer who wanted to make the film), plans fell through, and Olivier's Macbeth (said to be one of the best of the century), was never committed to film.
Brainfart 2 - Electric Boogaloo by soylentphil	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:28:06 AM
Toni Collette was not in Velvet Underground - that was a BAND. She was in Velvet Goldmine, which was a movie. Go rent it! So, can ghosts chnage their clothes or what? Do they have ghost wardrobes? When they're done wearing their ghost clothes, do they take them to the "die cleaner"?
I got the message Moriarty--ABking here by ABking	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:28:53 AM
Fisrt of all, I want to appologize to you Moriarty. When I came on my computer today, I first came to AICN. That is why I posted a message about SGT.ROCK. Then I went to my email and just saw your email message. I thank you for at least answering my question. That's all I wanted. I fucking PROMISE (you and Harry) that I WON'T mention that project again. Like I said, THANKS. No hard feelings, even if you think I have bad taste in films, which I DON'T.
The Dark is Rising by Bran	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:50:06 AM
Another movie that should have been made: Jim Henson Productions announced that they were going to make a moive from Susan Cooper's _The Dark is Rising Sequence_ back in 1995. Does anyone know what ever happened to that?
box office records by fonebone	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:54:30 AM
This year has been one for breaking box office records -- sadly, however, I doubt these films have a chance of doing it. As has been frequently pointed out at this site, the "Iron Giant" promo campaign has been pretty weak; it certainly hasn't generated any enthusiasm out of me for the movie. And you need a sixth sense to have figured out "6S" is coming out -- where has Disney been advertising? It would truly be ironic if all these (allegedly) excellent movies were crushed at the box office not by the latest studio mega-budget blockbuster but rather by the humble work of two amateurs.
Enjoyed the rumbling, but LotR? by Drath	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:54:41 AM
I wasn't going to see 6th Sense, the last movie I saw was Austin Powers. That film just disappointed me, far more than Star Wars which has two more acts to go before true judgement can be made. But, Moriarty, what is happening with that Lord of the Rings script review? If you're not done reading it, say so. If you don't even have it yet, say that! We'll understand, it actually isn't unusual to NOT get a hold of a script that's being written and produced in New Zealand for a major film project! Hell, we'd read the history of how you didn't get the script, you have that kind of following, dude. But you aren't even apologizing for the delay anymore. Sure, you're an evil genius, but really man, show compassion and toss us a frickin' bone here.
LOTR script review by davros	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:56:46 AM
I'm glad you're spreading the faith about THE IRON GIANT, Moriarty, I'm dying to see it, but for crying out loud, how long do we have to wait for your LOTR script review?!?!? I'm not sure if you're just getting off on hearing people beg you for it, so if that's the case I hope you get tired of it and post the thing soon out of boredom! However, maybe you don't actually grasp what's going on - there's a legion of Tolkein fans who are really, REALLY interested in what's going on with the movie, and you're the only person I know of who is in a position to tell us anything!!! We have read posting after posting from you about THE IRON GIANT, and I'm sure all goodhearted people are salivating for it, but every time you post an article and blow it off, there's always noise about it in Talkback. Please listen to your readers and make this report the priority it deserves to be. I read your articles because I enjoy your writing and enjoy the dirt you dish, so please stop stringing us Tolkein fans along on this, ok? Thanks, Davros
HURRY UP WITH YOUR LORD OF THE RINGS STORY WILL YOU!! by ferny	Aug 3rd, 1999 07:06:29 AM
Hey Moriarty, why don't you skip all your previous shit, and publish the things you promised! Don't wait making the lay out look fine, just give me the facts, content(s) is far more important.
DWD: Sgt. Rock by DwDunphy	Aug 3rd, 1999 07:43:58 AM
Sgt. Rock is, very much, a product of the '80s, when it originated. In light of movies like Pvt. Ryan and The Thin Red Line which did their best to deglamorize the rigors and horrors of war, a remorseless action flick like this one just can't be made now. Perhaps if we were still in the midst of such "action heroes" as John Rambo, a host of Chuck Norris incarnations, even Charles Bronson, who shot without consequence, this movie would have as chance, but still not be more than a standard action flick, living on in late show airings, dated like yogurt and spooling out without a hint of self-effacement. People really wanted to see this movie. Great. I wanted to see Kubrick's AI. You can't always get what you want.
GODD*MMIT! MORIARTY THE BITCH! GIVE US THE LOTR SCRIPT REVIEW by potato	Aug 3rd, 1999 07:49:53 AM
I usually don't feel the need to shout and go off irrationally, but GODDAMMIT, Moriary, where the holy fuck is The LOTR script review? It is so maddening that every damn week you promise to have it and then you don't. I might as well wait for the damn movie itself, then. More likely, I'll just get the script review when someone else with more talent and 'get go' espies the script and reviews it before you. Won't you feel like shit then? Really now, how long does it take to write one little review? You've had over a month, Moriarty. Can't you just get your nuts up to sit down and write it? Now, don't give me that shit about you wanting to make it so very perfect, either. I'd give that one a big, 'whatever.' I think the truth of the matter in why you are stalling so much is because you don't actually have the goods you profess to have. I mean come on, if a guy has read the Lord of the Rings script and has the opportunity to share it with the rest of the world and doesn't immediately and uncontrollable plaster his thoughts of it all over the web, don't you think that sounds suspicious? All swearing aside, Moriarty, I think its time you set down and breathed deeply (as I have just done)so you can truly see how asanine (sp?) you are being. Just write your thoughts on the script and slap some artwork at end with a few comment captions. It isn't hard, though it will be a little harder now to write an inspired review so many weeks after you first read the story. Your fire surely must be dying in that respect, and so your words won't be that impressive. Over and out, gone to hold up and wait for next week to see if Moriarty finally does the dirty deed he's so afraid to commit to.
Alternative world??? by Dr.Jeffzn	Aug 3rd, 1999 08:04:19 AM
Hello Everybody! Just the other night i started thinking! What if all the TV-shows and movies (or at least some of them) decide to "get together"... I'll give you an example! if a person in a movie is arrested in downtown new yourk why not let it be lieutenant sipowitz who make the arrest! i think it's a great idea! what do you think??
Sgt Rock by droosan	Aug 3rd, 1999 08:14:16 AM
Just as a correction to DwDunphy, thought I'd note that Sgt. Rock first appeared in "Our Army At War" #81 in April, 1959 ... definitely quite a bit before the 1980's. I do agree that there's no need for a Sgt. Rock movie, though, unless it can tread some sort of new ground.
Movies never made by primemover	Aug 3rd, 1999 08:21:03 AM
Hitchcock had planned a movie about a man who gets the eyes of a murderer planted in him...but the climax was to be shot at Disneyland and Walt Disney refused. Pierre Boule's the Planet of the Men, original sequel idea to the Planet of the Apes--Taylor leads revolt against the Ape society---Zaius ends up in a circus. Harryhausen's Sinbad Goes to Mars and the Force of the Trojans. The Devil's Brood with Karloff and Lugosi, a sequel to Dracula after Bride of Frankenstein. Harlan Ellison's concept for the first Star trek movie--lizard aliens go back in time and keep the dinosaurs from dying off. Gary Kurtz's recent 1-3 and 7-9 treatment suggestions for the Star Wars movies.
This weekend's movies... by ChrisZ	Aug 3rd, 1999 09:17:51 AM
...most of them suck. There's actually a really funny write-up of what to do this weekend at the Mystery Men fansite (www.cinemayhem.com/mysterymen /main.htm) that just tears into Thomas Crown and Dick and pretty much everything else out there. Although I can't believe I'm hearing such good stuff about 6th Sense! Who knew?
Iron Surprises...and lay off on the LOTR script by Oberon	Aug 3rd, 1999 12:02:40 PM
I've been following the growing buzz Harry and Moriarty have been pumping into the ether about Iron Giant for some months now, and this final review has me taken somewhat aback. It never looked so promising - even the trailer commercials, quite frankly, make it look like another second rate animated flick. It doesn't help that until now I chiefly associate IRON GIANT with a failed, flawed Pete Townshend rock musical. But I've learned to respct Moriarty's judgements in matter such as these; I've yet to disagree with him in any significant degree on any of his calls over the last 18 months. And praise such as this makes a trip to the cinema in order. SIXTH SENSE's rave doesn't surprise so much; the script looked promising, and Willis has had a knack for picking good projects of late. As for the LOTR script: lay off the Professor, for God's sake! Jeez. Look, there's NO movie I'm more looking forward to in the next three years, but FELLOWSHIP isn't due out until Summer 2001. I think the fellow's entitled to a little more time. I can wait another week or two - and so can you.
It's VELVET GOLDMINE not VELVET UNDERGROUND TSK TSK TSK by Lyon	Aug 3rd, 1999 12:28:23 PM
That's all I have to say.
I cant wait to see Iron Giant so I know what silly ass detail yo by ADNT13!	Aug 3rd, 1999 04:22:18 PM
I mean, really, get over it. Isnt Toys R us due for a shipment soon? Why not skip watching movies you have no other interest in other than ragging on? Seriously, If you're looking for the wakest movie with the biggest gaps and crap to slag on go watch The matrix (again)! Count how many times Keanu says "Dude"...its summer fun!
Ed, WHY DID HE HAVE TO MENTION AI?...curse you "DwDunphy" by ADNT13!	Aug 3rd, 1999 04:39:13 PM
Damn it! I know you cant always get what you want, but FUCK! the endless hours of speculating that my friends and I had done (up until his death),....besides the obvious loss of such a man, the fact that this movie will never be made...One of these days I hope someone puts a book together with everything relating to that movie..I certainly hope no one goes out there and tries to take up where he left off....YOU SEE!!! you made me think about it again! Fuck...curse you "DwDunphy" if that is your REAL name.....
Someone explain the appeal of LOTR to me. by Zeylan	Aug 3rd, 1999 06:22:55 PM
I don't get why everyone is so hyped up about Lord of the Rings. I never read the book as a kid, and I'm trying to read it now, and it's painfully dull. Okay, so Frodo has the ring, and he's setting off with his gay-named friends on some adventure, right? I'm about 300 pages into it and all they've done is 1) march through the countryside, 2) stop at people's houses to eat, and 3) get tracked by some black dudes on horses. I'm bored out of my skull by this book. Please tell me something INTERESTING happens in it, otherwise I don't think I can keep reading it...
Michael Kamen by Sinergy	Aug 3rd, 1999 07:51:57 PM
Does anybody here remember that M. Kamen did the orchestral music in Pink Floyd's THE WALL album?
Does something interesting happen in LOTR? Yeah. Later. Keep by lindzee	Aug 3rd, 1999 08:05:04 PM
yes, the beginning drags. A lot. But it gets much better after the "Council of Elrond" part.
Velvet goldmine....9(sick and totally irrelevant joke) by morpheus	Aug 3rd, 1999 10:17:26 PM
must be referring to my hairy nostrils...
Read LOTR by sjmaatta	Aug 4th, 1999 12:45:26 AM
LOTR is the greatest. I love it from the beginning to the end, but if you want more "action", it is coming your way, told by the master in a way nobody can match. Patience. Immerse yourself. Enjoy. Bring on the orcs.
chris gore is the man by gaveltogavel	Aug 4th, 1999 03:20:46 AM
I've never heard of his book, but Chris Gore is the man. I blame all my film cynicism on this guy. When I was growing up (I'm 23 now) I used to read alot of Fangoria. Around the time I reached 14, Film Threat came out, and I picked up an issue. My life changed. Chris Gore introduced "punk-rock ethic" to film-review, which had a profound effect on my life. Because of Chris Gore, I learned to sifen through the cinematic BS and learn to appreciate film. He truly is one of my idols. Gore tried to branch out and apply his philosophy to video games at one point with a magazine called "Ultimate Gamer". Being a video game fan as well as a film fan, I was also drawn to his views on "interactive entertainment". Ultimate Gamer was fantastic. Usually, when you read a video game mag (like EGM, Gamefan, GamePro, etc.) it just reeks of corporate influence. Gore and his cronies called it like they saw it. Whenever a video game show (such as E3)rolled around, instead of taking pictures of the video games and sucking up to the distributors, Ultimate Gamer published pictures of the editorial staff getting hammered off the free beer available at the shindigs. Needless to say, I was a fan of the mag..... for life. But alas, all good things come to an end, and the end of Ultimate Gamer came WAY to early (it only lasted a year, if that). It never quite caught on. One day a few years ago I e-mailed Gore asking what the reason for the early fate of his magazine was, and he replied: "It was too difficult to make video games look cool.".... and that sums it up for Chris Gore. He's a man that, despite adversity, just wants his passions, and the passions of his readers, to be deemed as ordinary, if not acceptable in a non-geek way. Don't get me wrong.... I'm proud of my movie/geek status, but sometimes you need to feel some geek acceptance. With Chris Gore, I got the feeling that he was speaking for us geeks. He was trying to push us into the mainstream. He was trying to make us geeks acceptable. Hell, he was trying to get us laid. God bless Chris Gore. And that's where I end my gushing.
Stiller by The Godfather	Aug 4th, 1999 05:29:42 PM
I don't give a shit about LOTR, but I also watched the Ben Stiller Show on Sunday and I can't remember laughing so much. Skit after skit was genuis(The Grungies, movie parodies, Skank). I hope alot of people watched the shows - if not they really missed some funny shit. OUT.
To Zeylan, regarding LOTR by Dr_Frankenevil	Aug 5th, 1999 04:37:41 PM
Zeylan, if you don't have the patience to sit with the rich tapestry that J.R.R.Tolkein weaves then maybe you shouldn't be reading it. After all, I've always felt it wasn't for everyone. No offense meant by that, but it's not a dime store crime novel... it's literature. Skip directly to the Two Towers and read the first half. This is an Epic Saga, not a Hack and Slash kill spree. But if Hack and Slash is what you want, then yes, it does get "better" after they leave Elrond's home in Rivendell. Actually, the Council of Elrond is one of my favorite parts of LOTR. It's the one time you can see more than one member of all the races together, discussing what may be the Doom of them all. But if you lack the imagination for that, by all means jump ahead. It isn't but a hop, skip and jump until you get to the chapter called "A Journey in the Dark," which means you're getting real close to Orcs and a Balrog. OoOoOoOoooo... a Balrog.
Ramblings is more like it. by Wolfpack	Aug 20th, 2006 01:11:45 PM

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