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re: Steven Soderbergh’s “Girlfriend Experience”

edjuardo roel — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:01:44 GMT

i've heard rumors that uknown ryder skye is going to get the role. she was just recently in "sex and the city" and the cover of AVN and is doing an article for details magazine. seems like a lot of stuff going on for a newbie no one outside of porn has ever heard of. supposedly she was a theatre major at SDSU. I checked her out at ryderskye.com. pretty hot. gotta airbrush out the tats though. i guess if angelina can do it so can this chick.

re: Unwatchable #97: “Bolero”

Jergens — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:02:50 GMT

They should remake this fine piece of eroticism. Maybe cast Paris Hilton or Miley Cyrus.

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part II

Headache — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:57:47 GMT

The "Mission: Impossible" movies are a disgrace to the original, brilliant TV show. You actually had to pay close attention to the TV show, and doing so always paid off nicely. The Tom Cruise MI movies are nothing but action with small bits of plot tossed in here and there. The first film concluded with Jim Phelps becoming a traitor for the sake of money. The TV show made it clear that Phelps was a very wealthy man, paid handsomely for his work for the government.

"The Fugitive" was a fantastic movie. Too bad the makers decided to wrap it all up in just the one movie. I think it could have become a series of films.

"The Simpsons Movie" was good, but I can't agree that it was great.

"Star Trek - Wrath of Khan" was very good, but "Star Trek - The Voyage Home" was great!

"The Untouchables" and "Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad" are 100% classic! (I was one of those other four people who watched the TV show when it was on ABC.)

One movie I would add to the list is "The Brady Bunch Movie". Though it's a parody of the show, it's truly hysterical and a whole lot of fun.

re: CGI Must Die: 5 Reasons Why

privateivan — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:53:10 GMT

I was watching Zulu on TCM the other night, and when the thousands of Zulu warriors showed up on top of the hill overlooking the British fort, it took my breath away. It was a simple panning shot--no FX, just about 1,000 extras. I looked at that with admiration. Later I thought, thank god they didn't have CGI. If they had, there would have been a flyover the collected warriors, swooshing in towards the screaming mouth of the Zulu chief. CGI-junkies in Hollywood have forgotten that they don't need CGI for everything, and that, if you can get a shot without CGI, then do it that way.

re: CGI Must Die: 5 Reasons Why

Sean — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:53:52 GMT

Amen. I have been saying this since Spider Man was completely ruined for me. I couldn't enjoy it when I realized spidey wasn't actually swinging from webs! There is something organic about real special effects.

You should have mentioned The Never Ending Story. IMAGINE IF THAT WAS ALL CGI??

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part I

TC — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:35:50 GMT

Are you kidding? Miami Vice movie? Really???? Worst movie ever made.

re: When Good Directors Go Bad: The Darjeeling Limited (2007, Wes Anderson)

postalternaguy — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:51:00 GMT

I have to disagree as well. I think "Bottle Rocket" remains Anderson's freshest, most unaffected, and, therefore, best work, with "Rushmore" a close second. After those two films, he started to become self-indulgent with "Royal Tennenbaums," a tendency which overwhelmed "Life Aquatic." But I found "Darjeeling," while not as well realized as Anderson's first two movies, to be a kind of return to form for him. It's imperfect to be sure (for many of the reasons cited here) but his emphasis on character rather than style (and, not insignificantly: a shorter running time) suggests he hasn't completely lost touch with the qualities that led to his early successes.

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part I

Scott Von Doviak — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:31:28 GMT

We didn't leave out THE FUGITIVE. It's in Part II of the list.

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part I

David Rutter — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:43:23 GMT

You left out "The Fugitive", which was a better product by far than the TV Show.

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part I

The Angry American — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:38:48 GMT

Of the movies listed in this group, I agree wholeheartedly with The Wrath of Khan, The Naked Gun, and The Fugitive. These are the best of the lot that I've seen, although to be fair, I've never seen the movie version of The Blues Brothers and it's been years since I last saw the television version of The Untouchables.

I'm rejecting both The Simpsons and South Park movies out of hand. I don't understand the allure of either show, maybe because I'm not into the humor. I'd rather watch NTSC color bars than either of those shows--or anything Tyler Perry has made or will make.

re: CGI Must Die: 5 Reasons Why

Tom Block — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:49:10 GMT

Terrific post.

re: Speed Racer Bombs! Screengrab Two For Two!

rbkenned — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:46:10 GMT

Am I the only person who actually liked Speed Racer? I hate cgi and most F/X porn like 300 and Beowulf, but there was something about Speed Racer. It felt like a really entertaining experimental film.

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part II

jct — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:02:02 GMT

miami Vice? REALLY?? you ran out of tv based movies, didn't you? ALSO you should rename your article as there have been a TON of movies made by TV shows shown exclusively on TV...

but Miami Vice???? REALLY?

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part II

Scott Von Doviak — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:50:15 GMT

SERENITY was a late casualty of this list. It was mentioned a couple of times in the planning stages but somehow didn't make the final cut. As always, though, we wouldn't be doing our jobs if we were pissing half our readers off.

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part II

Rebecca — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:25:25 GMT

I'm with others on "Serenity." Brilliant movie based on a very underrated TV show!

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part II

Carola — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:51:53 GMT

Where's Serenity?

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part II

Guy Caballero — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:35:00 GMT

You're kidding, right? The Simpsons Movie was terrible, and Mission Impossible just dropped a huge, stinking turd on it's source material. Disagree? Not only did they re-cast Jim Phelps, but they turned him into a traitor, murderer, and part-time pimp. Imagine if, let's say, Star Trek 2 had decided to re-cast Kirk and Spock, ignore most of the events of the TV series, and, just for the hell of it, made them gay lovers. It's disrespectful to the source material.

I'm totally on board w/ "Head," and "Southpark," however,

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part I

Jennifer — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:51:36 GMT

You can't be serious! How could you leave out "The Brady Bunch" movie? There hasn't been a more existential postmodern reinterpretation of a television show updated within a time warp than this movie. Completely unself conscious while being relentlessly self referential, not to mention funny and eerily disturbing.

re: In Other Blogs: Gloom and Doom Edition

Eva — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:37:05 GMT

Well, since you asked...

www.thegoodthebadthefugly.blogspot.com

My (sometimes ironic, sometimes shamelessly earnest and teary-eyed) take on chick flicks. It's not all the latest Kate Hudson releases, though - for every 27 Dresses there's a Saved! or a D.E.B.S. review.

See, I retain a few shreds of indie cred...right?

re: Which Came First? "Poultrygeist" vs. "Blood Freak"

Andrew Osborne — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:29:18 GMT

Now you've done it...stay tuned for the full-scale Sgt. Kabukiman post, complete with the official Andrew Osborne "violated by a 300-pound skinhead named Gunther" ringtone!

re: Which Came First? "Poultrygeist" vs. "Blood Freak"

Steve C. — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:45:14 GMT

Forsake the rest of Kaufman's work if you must, but TROMEO AND JULIET shall remain the greatest cinematic adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" until the sun goes supernova.

re: Take Five: Sweet Revenge

LCosgrove — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:42:26 GMT

No, no, no. I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE is a far more interesting movie than LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. For one thing, the former film doesn't have a pair of bumbling hick cops that show up every fifteen minutes to provide awful comic relief and dissipate the tension.

re: When Good Directors Go Bad: The Darjeeling Limited (2007, Wes Anderson)

StephenCone — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:03:41 GMT

Must say, I had the opposite reaction. I've never been a fan of Anderson, having always found his films grating in their overcalculated quirk (even typing the word makes me nauseous).

DARJEELING won me over, though. I feel it's his most effortless, quirk-free picture, profoundly optimistic and gloriously humane, with his most believable characters to date. The symbols might be obvious (though executed with grace and style), but they don't take center stage and certainly aren't meant to serve as climactic moments. With or without them, the movie is wonderful and, I think, his best film to date.

PS - I'd call Hotel Chevalier his 2nd best.

re: Which Came First? "Poultrygeist" vs. "Blood Freak"

Leonard Pierce — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:56:23 GMT

I challenge you, sirrah, to name me a <i>better</i> film about a fat guy who goes nutzoid.

re: Which Came First? "Poultrygeist" vs. "Blood Freak"

Scott Von Doviak — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:40:46 GMT

And don't forget SGT. KABUKIMAN NYPD, written by our own Andrew Osborne. Surely the finest in kabuki superhero films, ripe for re-imagining any day now.

re: When Good Directors Go Bad: The Darjeeling Limited (2007, Wes Anderson)

adam christ — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:26:38 GMT

spot on re: schwartzman, way off on brody ("he's dead. i didn't save mine;" heartbreaking).

a lot of writers dissed the darj, yet it's surely among the more accessible wes anderson movies. if you get hung up on superfluities like set dressing you're missing out on the broader pleasure of anderson's quirky melange of pop imagery and surreal, characterless characters. he paints in vivid pastels, separated by caricature outlines. it's facile, even rudimentary at times, but consistently beautiful nonetheless.

ps: dissolution > disillusion

re: Breakthrough "Dubya" Casting Coup

adam christ — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:42:48 GMT

he might have worked in josh brolin's role as well...

to be fair, james brolin did play a george w-type character on the west wing, so, well, anyway.

re: Turning the Anime of the Past into the Bad Movies of Tomorrow

john — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:38:47 GMT

"That which Hollywood cannot make a buck on in its pure form, it will attempt to absorb and recreate in its own image. "

...Hollywood can't make money off adaptation?

and I think it's called "Avatar: The Last Airbender" when James Cameron isn't threatening legal action with his own cluster-fuck film.

re: The 12 Greatest Movies Based on TV Shows, Part I

Janet — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:30:58 GMT

You know, I'm starting to think that the release of all the Marvel movies is really more about making television shows as movies than comic books. Almost all of the Marvel comics being adapted now are the ones I, and almost everyone my age, watched on TV as a kid. While I have managed to resist most of the movie pandering to my childhood, like Speed Racer, I have to admit I fell completely for Iron Man. It wasn't until I was leaving the theater that it occurred to me that they were cynically selling me my childhood. I guess no one can be resistant to all nostalgia marketing.

re: John Waters + Johnny Knoxville + Parker Posey = Fruitcake!

Steve C. — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:05:28 GMT

FRUITCAKE could be the second coming of PINK FLAMINGOES and it still wouldn't top the last time Waters and Knoxville collaborated -- the former making Wee Man "disappear" in JACKASS NUMBER TWO makes me giggle just thinking about it.