Nice article, love how you told about the PG-13 rating chains. It's always been known that almost nothing original gets made anymore, but sadly the horror genre suffered more than most. I also hate the crappy MTV look. Actually I just hate that there IS a MTV look. It never ceases to amaze me how producers like Bay can take a formula as simple as horror;
-totally agree with you on the weird sonar scene. I think it was just an elaborate set up to make Lucius Fox even more of a badass -I think they did do the split personality thing, they simply made it split up between before/after the hospital scene, as opposed to both being active at the same time. Of course they didn't have much time to develop it, so maybe the good Harvey will re-emerge (assuming he's not dead) -While we may not know who the family is, per se, it really doesn't matter. The image of HARVEY DENT, about to shoot a little boy in the head, is pretty freaking scary. Most people I talked to afterwards were still kind of in shock from that scene alone. -Yeah Scarecrow was pretty cool in BB, but once his master (Ras Al Ghul) isn't pulling his strings anymore, he's basically a crook with some powder. I'm just glad they wrapped that loose end up, as opposed to just forgetting him.
I do have to admit, my first thought when I heard "Russia invaded Georgia" was that the shit was on, but then I remembered that there isn't anything in georgia worth taking, and that it must be somewhere else.
Shepard Book knows what's in your other browser windows, and he's terribly disappointed
Ever since Serenity's credits rolled, fans have been clamoring to know what the hell was up with Shepard Book's backstory. Just a few of the things we know about this enigmatic character;
-His ident card gets immediate assistance with no questions asked from an Alliance cruiser -He knows a TON about the criminal world, as well as firearms, and spaceships -He seems to be atoning for some past deeds -The bounty hunter Jubal Early, referring to Book says, "That ain't no Shepard"
Whedon has come out as saying that, even if there were a sequel to Serenity, there would be no way top fit the Shepard's story into it. Even Ron Glass has stated he is tired of going to conventions, and being asked questions he doesn't know the answer to. So Whedon will turn to the same medium he's using to continue the Buffy/Angel worlds. Comic books.
Called "The Shepard's Tale" this three part online comic is due to arrive sometime next year. (sigh) It will be scripted by Jim Krueger, the man currently doing the online comic "Serenity:The Other Half". No major spoilers yet, but Whedon has stated that it will cover Book's entire history, including that man he killed. Wait, what?
Thanks to German law, Uwe makes his piles of garbage (some call them "movies") with no financial risk. If it makes money, he pays no taxes on it. If it doesn't make money, the government reimburses him.
Whether or not that affects his skill is up for debate. Is her genuinely terrible, or just lazy? I vote terrible.
This little tidbit of information has tickled my investigative fancy as well. I'd feel more encouraged however if we had that little Law and Order doink doink going off in the background.
I thought Heath was amazing as the Joker, but all this post humanous bum licking needs to stop. I am very certain that if the guy was alive, there wouldn't be a mention of an Oscar. And if he was nominated, and he does win, what is the guy going to do it the statue??
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that you meant "posthumous". People aren't talking Oscar because he's dead, they're talking Oscar because he gave one of the greatest performances I've seen period. Not to mention that nothing else in this year even comes close. I'm willing to bet that even had he not died, he'd still receive it. His death doesn't make his performance any less deserving of the award.
I would say that he most definitely deserves the Oscar for Best Actor. No other performance even comes close. The fact that "he's dead and can't enjoy it" is a terrible argument, because the reward is not for the purposes of making someone happy. It's an accolade to a performance which is outstanding. I'm sure someone with a wheelbarrow will go up on stage to accept his trophies. Assuming the academy isn't completely out of touch, he deserves it, dead or not.
(a little late on this one, I half wrote it before my laptop dies, and forgot all about it.)
HOLY CRAP I SAW STAN LEE AND SHOOK HIS HAND AND TOLD HIM MY NAME AND HOLY CRAP I SAW STAN.....
*ahem*
Sorry, my inner geek just exploded.
Creative Screenwriting's Jeff Goldsmith, hosted a panel containing Zak Penn (Screenwriter, The Incredible Hulk), Mark Fergus (co-screenwriter Iron Man), and Stan Lee (he's Stan Lee). The panel covered a range of topics, focusing on the challenges of adapting comic book characters into movie form.
The biggest problem in Hollywood, much to comic fans dismay, is the nonchalant dismissal of comics as "kiddy stuff". Zak Penn put it best when he said, "When these people think of comics, they think of Archie, and other old comics, I remember one guy came up and said "Oh I'm a big comic book fan, I LOVE Richie Rich!" They haven't seen a comic book in 20 years and don't realize that they deal with adult issues, in an adult world" Hopefully with the box office success of "Superhero Summer", they'll find the struggle much easier.
When asked about the writing of "The Incredible Hulk", Zak Penn was fairly ambivalent. Based on a script he and Stan worked out a good 20 years ago, he never saw it as a replacement for the Ang Lee version, but more of the road not taken, until now. In response to the inevitable "What's up with Edward Norton?" question, he responded with confidence. "I honestly never clashed too much with him (Edward Norton). He definitely has his own unique method, and I didn't get invited to set much, but since I was working on my own film at the time, it was never as big a deal as people made it out to be. He is an excellent screenwriter and I hope he keeps at it."
As far as Iron Man is concerned, Mark Fergus had nothing but good things to say about working with Robert Downey Jr. "There were several times, where we (the writers) would be having trouble with certain parts of the script. We'd come up with some lines, then Robert would walk on set, and ad-lib the perfect lines. The scene in which Stark present the Jericho missile to the US military was all Downey Jr. In addition, the paralyzer that Jeff Bridges uses was created specifically for the scene in which Bridges yanks Stark's heart out. The writers originally visioned them both speaking up until the heart yank, but nothing sounded right, so they zapped poor Tony.
Stan Lee, of course, stole the show. When he spoke, he came off like everyone's favorite uncle or grandpa. He regaled us with stories of the origin and maturation of our favorite characters. "During the vietnam war, the country was fairly anti-military. So I thought to make a hero that was a billionaire military weapons tycoon." said Mr. Lee " Somehow, it worked wonderfully" One interesting fact about Iron man was that it received more fan mail from women than any hero beforehand. "I think something about the wealthy playboy/hero, with a broken heart spoke to the women. He seemed like someone they could take care of." was Mr. Lee's theory. The best story he told was regarding the 1970's Spiderman live action television show. "I saw the first episode, and couldn't believe my eyes. I immediately called the studio and told them I had to talk with the director and producers. At the meeting, I told them it was one of the worst things I had ever seen. It was awful! I gave them some ideas on how to make it better, but the director decided to just say screw you, and kept making it even worse" That's probobly why very few people even know about the show.
Hmm, I think Stan was just being nice. He was however, a great fan of The Hulk tv show; "In the comic, I'd have Hulk saying things like "Hulk SMASH", but in the show it came off as silly. So they decided to just not have Hulk talk. They were a great group of people and I loved what they did. Lou Ferrigno did an excellent job."
After the panel, your's truly was near the front of the room, getting footage of the panel. As Stan Lee made his way down, he held out his hand to me and asked what I was filming for. I am proud to say I shook his hand and told him who I was without a single stammer. Then the mob hit, and he had to make a hasty retreat. It was my crowning achievement for the entire Convention.
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