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Moriarty's Rumblings From The Labs #16: Re: Miyazaki, MINORITY REPORT, X-MEN and much much more....

Perfect Blue is first...in my book by superstar	Oct 6th, 1999 04:47:22 AM
Perfect Blue played a while back here in London and it rocks pretty hard. The intention of the filmmaker was to prove that anime can be about more than robots and scantily clad heroines. Check this one out - it's a freaky psychological thriller that spins your head with ideas rather than Akira-type visuals. Oh, and a trendy Japanese clothes store here then showed a collection of cels from Blue for culture vultures and some were beautiful.
Halle Berry needs to be in BABS 2: REVENGE OF THE REDUCED ACTRES by GEEKBASHER 3.0	Oct 6th, 1999 06:33:36 AM
First of all, I have never thought much of Miss "reduced" Berry as much of anything, cute, yeah she was convincing as the crack whore mom is Losing Isaiah but honestly when I found out Angela Basset wasn't going to fill in the shoes of Storm on X-MEN I was seriously bummed! She would have brought such fierceness to the role that only Halle Berry would dream of!!! And now after reading about her comment, What a fucking bitch! I have a close friend of mine who is a movie producer who is friends with Bryan Singer and I am just going to have to make some phone calls (JUST KIDDING) anyways I hope she doesn't turn X-MEN into a AVENGERS with her utter lack of effort! Hell, she could always play the Blair Witch in the sequel, before she gets tied in the woods and left to die.... Now about SNL's season opener, I am so glad that Moriarty feels the same way I do, uggh It was absolutely dreadful, even the SISTER Mary Katherine Gallegher skit sucked and she's one of my faves ( I actually like the JOYOLOGIST the best ) The last two skits were pure torture, thank god I had recorded it and had the remote but still....Why is COlin QUinn still on the show and Cheri Oteri scares me sometimes becuase she jerks too much and I feel like she is just gonna snap in half and explode. THe skits were dumb, David Bowie looked tired, UGGGH but like a car accident we are still compelled to watch........... I got a idea, Have Halle Berry host......yeah right....
Valley of the Winds Rocks! by Paul Puck	Oct 6th, 1999 07:00:53 AM
Hail the great Evil, who has seen 'Valley of the Winds'! Many people will say that 'Akira' was the film that tuned them into Japanimation, but for me, it was that crappy, English version of Nausicaa: Valley of the Winds. Please forgive me, as my head has just exploded with excitement, as a movie that I saw in 1991 will be back in the Theaters again... I WILL SEE THIS MOVIE AGAIN!!!! It rocked to no end, especially the visuals. GO SEE IT, THE PUCK COMMANDS YOU!!!
Jimmy Fallon Should Be Pumping Gas by mrbeaks	Oct 6th, 1999 07:55:12 AM
Honestly, he is one of the most fantastically talentless individuals I've ever laid eyes upon. I mean, SNL has had some worthless cast members in the past (Charles "Fuck" Rocket, Denny Dillon, Jim Breuer,) but this guy sets the gold standard for comic futility. Does Lorne really need a "performer" whose main "talent" appears to be a far-from-dead-on impersonation of Adam Sandler? Please, give this guy a mop and bucket, pay him the wages (i.e. minimum) he deserves, and spend his salary on wooing a halfway decent writer onto the staff. Not that that would fix the myriad problems currently plaguing the show, but it'd at least be a good faith gesture to the audience. Nowadays, if I'm home on Saturday Night, I'm more likely to watch Howard Stern's steadily improving (and, mercifully, hour long) show, rather than wade through another tired installment of SNL, which, and this is really saying something, has hit a new low.
Halle Berry....Hmmm don't want to include profanity in the subje by JesseCuster	Oct 6th, 1999 08:06:55 AM
FUUUUUUUCK HER! Seriously, what a fucking slag! "The X-Men" could possibly the only flick she's ever been in that'll be worth the time it takes to watch and she's raggin it on national TV when she should be down on her hands and knees taking it in both ends from Bryan Singer and everyone involved with the flick for taking a chance on her no talent ass!!! That's fucked up. I would fire her ASAP and get someone else in there. Not, Angela Basset, I love the chick, bot N'Bushe Wright is the actress to go with. She's hot, she's got presence and she can handle the shiny outer wear, casue she's got more than enough underneath to make it stand out in all the right places, heh. But, Halle Berre? FUUUUUUCK HER! I can't say that enough. What is it about fucking actors and actresses who go on fucking HBO to get a flick made, (And let's face it, there are maybe twenty HBO flicks out of them all that really stand out, the rest are made for TV crap. "Citizen X" being my personal fave.) and suddenly, their shit doesn't stink! Forget that before she played in this Dorothy Dandrige flick, the best she could get was playing a fucked up junkie whore, a stupid hostage flight attendant whore, a rich man's whore and who could forget her stunning turn as a fucking football whore in "The Last Boy Scout". Yeah, those are some fucking acheivments right there boy! Not to Bryan Singer: Kick this stupid bitch off of your picture, because five gets you ten she's the biggest fucking detriment to the whole flick. Thank you, Moriarty for your usual brilliance and thank you Harry allowing me to babble.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Halle Berry by Anakin_Skywalker	Oct 6th, 1999 08:49:38 AM
I felt shudders down my spine when I read her comments. God, not even Uma Thurman said that regarding The Avengers! My idea is this girl must be seriously traumatized by a comic book film or something she did in the past. Perhaps she is just trying to bury her dark side through posing as a very mature girl, or a highly well-placed actress. Or maybe just trying to get some attention on her, since she knows she is getting into one of the most anticipated pictures of the year 2000. Or perhaps she is just envious of the rest of the cast (she being the "ugly duckling"), or perhaps she just wants to erase any conception any producer has of her being associated with a comic or cartoon move... like The Flintstones.
www.clownpenis.fart by Godai-kun	Oct 6th, 1999 09:23:47 AM
heh heh, that was my favorite part of last week's SNL. There might have been one or two other funny sketches, but the rest? Yuk! Man, that Regis and Kathy Lee-esque parody at the beginning was, and always has been, torture. And enough with Mary Catherine Gallagher already! Jimmy Fallon COULD be funny if he'd ditch the amalgam Mike Myers/Adam Sandler impression he does no matter what character he's playing. There's potential there at least. And I might have missed it, but where was the Smiegel cartoon? Always the funniest part of the show. And why hasn't Will Ferrel been doing his Harry Carrey impression? I hope it's not just because he died, because I miss that terribly.... As for Xmen, I heard that the major reason they didn't consider Basset for the role is because she'd be too old by the time the sequels rolled around. Now it doesn't seem like Berry is too psyched to do any sequels, does it? I say dump her and get Basset (or someone lesser known who would work). We'd have someone who could play a decent Storm for one or two movies at least... oh, and Moriarty, I'm with ya on the Alyson Hannigan thing. ;)
Well this maybe old but... by JON1969	Oct 6th, 1999 09:30:23 AM
This maybe old news right now, but Angela Bassett had this to say .."For two years,I heard I was going to be playing Storm.I'd look in the papers and it would say,'Angela Bassett is Storm and Mel Gibson will play Wolverine. Then one day, I open the trade papers and read, Halle Berry is Storm. I called my manager and said 'After all that I wasn't even given the option of saying NO. I guess that's life in Hollwood." Well,well... looks like our lady wasn't even given a call... lets throw out that budget shit right now ...anyway I don't want to beat a dead tired ass horse but... WHAT THE FUCK! ON TO BUFFY AND ANGEL ...Buffy was pretty good but I had some problems with her getting knocked arouc by the vampire girly... but confidence is the key to performance ...so that was pretty much cleared up right away, I love Xander ... "buffy's my hero" ... touching ... I could hear the Fue Fighters song "Hero" in my head ... the whole set up was good from the beginning to the end Giles is really enjoying himself ... to bad about Seth Green... they need to do something with Oz, but that doesn't look promising right now. "Angel" ... pretty good and dark ... our man David.B is soooo cool... "there's a new player in town" damn right ... I don't know about his side kick thought I will give him some time, funniest scene ... when our "favorite SunnyDale girl and actress to be" figures out the investor guy is a vampire... Buffy cintinues on strong and Angel seems promising ... can't wait for Spike to return!!! Question ... will Angel loss his soul if he gets laid anytime or just with Buffy? Insanity by sex!!!!!!
What a Bitch! by Uagain	Oct 6th, 1999 09:34:13 AM
Halle Berry should get her ass fire for that comment. She seems to me like woman who can't get her way then she cry to daddy 'Daddy I have no choice I've been cast in this movie and I don't want to do it ;(" Fuck her! get Angela B. for the role she would be perfect. U still can't beleive it. How dare she say something like that...AWHHH! ok I'm done..Am going away now. Cheers Christian
Moriarty in 2000! by All Thumbs	Oct 6th, 1999 09:42:58 AM
Hey, if Ahnald can go for Governor, why can't Moriarty go for President? Back to the subject at hand, this was one of Moriarty's best rants in a while now. I totally agree with the SNL thing, and laughed my ass off at the Oz parody! I would love to see them do more of that kind of humour than another Mary Katherine Gallegar skit. But I don't want to see them do a skit like that every week...good skits (like Mary..used to be) are like a Godiva chocolate. Once in a while it's heaven, but if you eat the entire box every week it gets you fat, lazy and sick of anything associated with chocolate. Anyways...I know it's not the above poster's reasoning, but Angela Bassett too old for Storm? People don't grow old in Hollywood anymore and for her age, the woman looks wonderful, so I say that age thing is a bullshit answer because if it were someone, say, Michael Douglas playing a character, they would never say he was too old even if he was wearing diapers on the set. As for Halle Barry, someone take the stick out of her ass and beat her with it because she's not helping her "plight" any when she makes comments like that. Whoa...I've never been so harsh...must be the medication.
HBO makes the best pics for TV by STAX	Oct 6th, 1999 10:01:30 AM
TNT is second but they have a lot of stodgy historical fare. Houdini was pretty lackluster. No, by far, the worst TV movies gotta be the ones produced by Lifetime. Yeeugggh. As for Halle? Hey, I was saying this, too, in forums a few weeks back when the story broke on Corona. If you go to the BET web site, they have audio-video clips of her from that interview. They have the part leading up to that now infamous comment, I believe, but not the remark itself. Can anyone get a transcript online and see if she really said it or if it was taken out of context? My guess is, though, from having listened to those other clips that she was quoted correctly, in context, and meant what we all fear she meant. Nail her ass on it when she shows up at some comic con a year from now and see the whole room turn on her.
Grunter and Jobringa1 by Loki Trickster	Oct 6th, 1999 10:04:08 AM
Grunter, unfortunately, you are talking out of your ass again. Jo said he created characters that are archetypes, not that he created the archetypes himself; that "Preacher" and "Angel" have the similar "framework" and "conventions" that they use...by the nature of archetypes, no one person can create them; they come a priori, before everything else. -Loki
I'm sorry but Jimmy Fallon is funny by Cineman	Oct 6th, 1999 10:20:28 AM
He is the only talented guy who has joined SNL recently. Why talk shit about Fallon when you got waste of spaces like Chris Parnell and Horatio Sans. I agree the opener was a little lackluster but it had some great moments. The OZ skit was the highlight but I enjoyed the bit with Fallon doing a dead-on impersonation of Seinfeld with Jerry sitting right next to him. Also, though I was tempted to turn it off, the last skit was enjoyable just to watch Farrell, Seinfeld, Fallon and Sans crack up at the end. Fallon is showing promise, they should have him do more of what he did last season with his acosutic songs (It worked for Sandler). I can'tn wait for the Ladies Man movie. Its about time Tim Meadows got his time in the spotlight, this movie is probably what's kept him on the show all these years. Superstar looks absolutley horrible though, except for Farrel, who is funny when he is just standing still.
Random Thoughts for a Random Day by SithPenguin	Oct 6th, 1999 11:05:19 AM
Re: X-men, saw Mystery, Alaska last night (average sports flick) but made the realization that Russel Crowe should have been given anything he wants to play Wolverine. He's too tall but other than that, perfect! Re: Don McKellar, he rocks! From Red Violin to Twitch City to Last Night he's a brilliant writer/director. I hope he makes it huge in the states and worldwide!
RE:THE PERFECT WOLVERINE by JON1969	Oct 6th, 1999 11:37:20 AM
... what about Richard Tyson? ... if anyone remembers him.
"Preacher" and comparisons to "Angel" by JesseCuster	Oct 6th, 1999 11:53:58 AM
"Preacher" is my favorite anything. That puts it way above movies, books, or other comics. Every month I cannot wait until that 30 page fix of pure joy arrives in my box at the comic shop. It is everything a comic should be and unfortunately, it's the only one that excells at being what it should on the market today. I don't collect any other comic, because while all the others, (Even previously bad ass comics like "Sandman" and "Spawn".) have dilluted and pissed away all hope of originality and anything pure that was in them, "Preacher" maintains a frightening consistency to not only piss people off, but bring everything together in the most amazing ways. That's why I love this book. Now, I liked "Angel" and cursory appearances aside, (ie: Angel=Jesse, Glenn Quinn=Cassidy, Cordelia=Tulip) "Angel" can never do what "Preacher" does. It would have to try damn hard to even approach ONE OUNCE of what "Preacher" has. That's why I pray to God that they never make a flick out of "Preacher". It would never work, they would cram too much in and no one would fucking get it. It's the first comic in history that if you filmed the story segments back to back, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM would be a kick ass flick in it's own right. But, they would never do that, they'd fuck it up and I pray every day that Kevin Smith or whoever the fuck suggested that crack slime Ben Affleck to play Jesse comes to their senses and realizes that it can never be done right. "Angel" isn't "Preacher", it can't even be a good "Preacher" rip off. Angel is his own character, he has his own problems and set of motives. The thing that makes "Preacher" so great is it's constant willingness to go as far as possible over the top to maintain the atmosphere it has. You've got angels fucking demons, a secret Christian society previously run by the fattest bastard (No offense Harry.) ever to grace the page since Jabba the Hutt, who is into bulemia and the breeding of a Christ child, even if it means breeding within the same bloodline, ("God or Man, you can't fuck your sister and expect much good to come of it", one of my favorite lines.) You've got vampires and a totally hip riff on the super-pathetic "Goth" losers who idolize the (When you actually take the time to realize it.) lyric stupidity of the books of Anne Rice and all the other pasty posers like her. You've got a character named Arseface, tribute to Bill Hicks, (IMHO THE GREATEST COMIC OF ALL TIME!!!!) , the Saint of Killers, Crazy sex, Crazy Gore, WAAAAAAY FUCKED UP CHILDHOODS, and the goddamned GHOST OF JOHN WAYNE! How the fuck can "Angel" ever do that? Answer: NEVER NOT IN A BILLION YEARS. Don't read too much into it. I can pretty much quote "Preacher" verbatim and I really gotta tell ya, aside from the three characters, "Angel", as good as it is, doesn't look a whole lot like "Preacher". If it did, I would tape it and watch nothing else. On it's own, it's a good spin off for a character that could be a bad ass in television enviroment where bad asses are non-existent.
RE: Cineman by mrbeaks	Oct 6th, 1999 12:13:10 PM
IMO, those Fallon "highlights" are emblematic of SNL's problems. Sure, the acoustic routine worked (occasionally) for Sandler, but that was, like, five years ago. Plus, it's Sandler's bit! As any comic worth his salt would be more than happy to tell you, there is nothing lower than stealing material, and, to this date, that is all I've seen Fallon do (thanks for throwing Myers in there, 'cause I forgot he rips him off, as well.) The Seinfeld thing on Weekend Update...... yet another "ape the celebrity while he/she's present" bit. How many times have we seen this? Let's list a couple..... Eddie Murphy as Stevie Wonder, Dana Carvey as Dennis Miller (which was, admittedly, very funny, especially when Tom Hanks made it a trio) -- how about some new ideas folks? There are some very talented performers on the show (a great trio of gals, Meadows, Ferrell, Kattan,) but, again, they're getting no support from the writing staff, and, to make matters worse, Michaels keeps bringing in hacks like Sanz and Fallon (I'm reserving judgment on Morgan 'cause the guy's made me laugh with his Star Jones impersonation.) Sadly, Lorne is under no pressure to reinvent SNL, as the show continues to do well enough in the ratings to justify its existence, and even if it does begin to slip, I betchya he'd pull the plug before attempting to change the format. So, go elsewhere for cutting edge comedy. The Upright Citizens Brigade continues to do great work, as does Mr. Show. Also, keep your eyes peeled for Louis C.K.'s Filthy Stupid Talent Show (I think I got that title right.) If you don't know Mr. C.K.'s name, he's (among many other things) Chris Rock's head writer, and one of the funniest guys in the business (yes, even funnier than Bruce Vilanch, and that is a joke.) In fact, the more I think about all of these other excellent venues, the more I wonder why I even give a shit about SNL anymore.
Halle, I still love you baby by gyalwa	Oct 6th, 1999 12:42:07 PM
I just picture you sucking that lollipop in Bulworth and all is forgiven. I recall similar comments made by Gary Oldman when he was doing Lost In Space about how the only reason he was lowering himself to working on that film was to fund his personal projects like Nil by Mouth. I'm sure that pissed off lots of Lost In Space fans as well as the crew who worked on it. In your case Halle, I think you just used a poor choice of words to indicate that the X-Men is not close to your heart like Dorothy Dandridge is, and I thank you for speaking your mind and being honest as opposed to kissing the directors and fans' asses. I still love you girl, just be a bit more tactful next time. Call me, we'll do lunch!
CASEY SIEMASKO? by JON1969	Oct 6th, 1999 12:48:02 PM
Yeah that Ricard Tyson. I could live with ... Casey Siemasko... and I'm glad that you remember Three O' clock ... guilty pleasure film! Speaking of guilty pleasure films ... here we go ...what GUILTY PLEASURE FILMS ..will anyone confess to ... you know, the films that you really love for some perverse pleasure of you own ... and since I started this, I will go first ... "They call me Trinity", "Trinity is still my name", "DeathStalker","Battle of the Gigantors,(I am sure that I miss spelled this but whatever... it was a monster movie..there was two HUGE ASS creatures, one was good the other one was MEAN he was eating peolpe and shit...),"Gargoyles" (its a 70's film, not the cartoon),"NightBreed"...that's all right now, but some more will spring up later... see, I know none of these films are really good...but I have a fondness for them ... Oh shit, "I Come in Peace" ... oh shit ... I'm out of here ...before I start to pour out more... LATER
HOLY SHIT!!!!!! by JON1969	Oct 6th, 1999 01:32:09 PM
HOLY BATMAN .... GUILTY PLEASURES ...FILMS!!!! HEY SSZERO... LOKI...DUKERAY...MR.E...WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE TO ADD ...
Finally..... by mrbeaks	Oct 6th, 1999 02:10:49 PM
I've figured out that Eternal is IN FACT Cleveland Indians left fielder David Justice aka the former Mr. Halle Berry. Rant all you want, Eternal..... just as long as you don't allow this anger to affect your play tonight.
Cover All Topics Like Butter by NuSchool	Oct 6th, 1999 04:14:08 PM
To start off, I'd like to say that I was the chimp who called in to KABC and said "I'm first". i can't believe I woke up so early on a Saturday to make that lame-ass joke. Second, I am really baffled by the Jimmy Fallon Dilema. You see, there is an indy film called THE ENTREPENAURS which Jimmy stars in and he is fucking genuis in it. He's got this goofy, yet cuddily, hilarious thing going on. When I heard he got SNL I was really excited. But nowhere on the show is he allowed to bust loose. You can see his Quan (hah-hah) poking its head out from in between impressions, but he never seems to be given the opportunity to do anything else. And last but not least...TWO MOON JUNCTION is the best Richard Tyson movie eva. Mila, Sherilyn...Oh My GAWD! Something so sexy about a circus coming to town.

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