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 Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:17 pm
Mitchell Hundred Terry McGinnis The revival was ******** awesome. I love George Hearn and Angela, but I saw the revival three times- three times!- when it was on Broadway. The minimal staging and cast as orchestra really made for a unique dynamic. Awesome yes, but not entirely unique as John Doyle did the same with his 2006 Sweeney Todd revival - although I think the cast as orchestra works better with Company than with Todd. I would have loved to see it live! I've only got PBS to aid me. crying The John Doyle revival was the one I was talking about. With Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone. It was really bitchin in person, but the acoustics did get a little screwy with the orchestra on stage sometimes. Speaking of Sondheim, an excuse to post one of my favorite Starman scenes:  
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:52 pm
I know it was the revival you were talking about because it was the one I was talking about - my point was that Doyle used cast as orchestra with minimal set for his Sweeney Todd revival which pre-dates his Company one. Thus not so unique.
... And Sunday in the Park with George is the best. ninja
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Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:35 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:24 pm
Speaking of Michael Cerveris, it's a damn shame that he was in a semi-musical episode of Fringe and sang not a note.
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Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:54 pm
..... Turnbull scars him? Supernatural power? Really now? Why the hell didn't they just go with HEX if they were just gonna pull this with it. Kudos to Josh "Electric 6" Brolin and Johnny Malc though, I'll probably still go see it for them.
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:10 pm
I'll see it because campy, over-the-top action flicks are my kinda thing and between Hex, The Expendables and The A-Team, I'm getting my fill of them this summer. The fact that Brolin and Malkovich (and Will Arnett, for that matter) are both pretty much the s**t is just gravy.
While we're on the subject of action movies, though, I saw both Kick-a** and The Losers last week. I had my problems with Kick-a** - the direction wasn't exactly weak, but it certainly wasn't anything fresh. At its best, it had some nice techniques that anyone who's seen a Tarantino movie will have seen a million times. Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong and, surprisingly, Nic Cage all gave some impressive performances, but everyone else was pretty lacking. As for the story - it was contrived, it betrayed its own (already very played out) concept within a half an hour and it used violence, brutality and other shock tactics as a crutch. So basically, exactly what you'd expect from Mark Millar. That said, I didn't hate it. It was an enjoyable movie, and the end definitely played to my aforementioned love for over-the-top action. (Spoilers: Jet pack + shoulder mounted Gatling guns + rocket launcher) The fight scenes were well done, the cinematography was fantastic and, from a superficial standpoint, everything looked gorgeous. (They filmed it here, actually, and I recognized quite a few of the locales.) I can't honestly recommend it, but it's not awful. I will say this, though - worst marketing I've seen in ages. It's being geared towards teenagers who legally can't get in to see it.
I loved the Losers, though. It wasn't without its flaws - the lack of input from Peter Milligan hurt it, as did its PG-13 mandate and there were a lot of areas where it would have benefited them greatly to stick closer to the source material - but it was still very much worth my time. The casting was bloody perfect - Jeffery Dean Morgan and Idris Elba both have the potential to be big action stars. (The former has quietly become my new favorite casting choice for 616 Fury.) The only blatantly stupid part of it was the "snuke", which was a totally unnecessary plot device. It looked ridiculous when they showed it used - are regular old nukes not threatening enough these days? Still, very good, and highly recommended.
Nightmare on Elm Street is on the docket for tonight, if my friends ever manage to finalize the plans. I'm a fan of the original, and will probably hate it due to the SUPER SRS tone they've decided to take with it, but whatever. I still haven't roped anyone into seeing The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo yet, but I did manage to get the giant vinyl banner for it. I'll put it up after I see it (assuming I like it as much as I think I will) so I don't feel like a phony.
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Linda Lee Danvers Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:33 pm
I really liked The Losers too, and thought a good part of it was the spot-on casting. I'm hoping that Hex gets the benefit from that as well.
Because, gatling horse, come on. rolleyes
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:58 pm
It ain't a giant spider in the 3rd Act, so... That is something.
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:01 pm
Interesting fact about that giant spider....it was originally supposed to be in the "Superman Lives" revival Kevin Smith penned for Nick Cage, by studio mandate. (they REALLY wanted a giant mechanical spider in the movie for some god unknown reason. The 90's....) When that project died, they shoehorned it into Wild Wild West.
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:30 pm
Annnnnnnnnnd that would be what I was referencing, more so then Wild Wild West. xd
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:31 pm
The giant mechanical spider was the brain-child on Jon Peters, who was producing Superman Lives and is, by all accounts, a very bizarre man. His other mandates included: no classic costume, (because it "looked too faggy") no flying, a "gay R2D2 with attitude" sidekick for Brainiac, robot guards for the Fortress of Solitude and for Brainiac to "kill some polar bears or some s**t" in the arctic.Thank god that movie never got made. Even if they had overcome Peter's bizarre mandates, Kevin Smith's casting choices were awful. He wanted Affleck for the title role, Jason Lee as Brainiac, David Hyde Pierce as the Erradicator and Jason Mewes as Jimmy Olsen.
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:32 pm
******** spiders ruin everything.
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:02 pm
Got back from seeing The Good, the Bad, and the Weird.
That was a epic film.
There was so many things worth talking about I don't know where to start.
However, before the movie started there was only one trailer, and it was the most ******** up movie I've ever seen. And I don't me good ******** up in a good way like the Kick-a** comics. No. I mean it was disgusting, it was horrifying, and It was completely stupid that I can't understand why it's a movie.
God, after the trailer, I couldn't eat for like 30 min (my food was cold by then, damn you Trailer!). Like this was worst then all the Saw Films, Hostel, and other such torture messed up films.
If you think you have the stomach for it, because I don't want to even look up the trailer to post the link, Look up ( Human Centipede )
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 9:24 pm
I saw that trailer. Horror movies aren't getting scarier, just more ridiculously disgusting. Just more torture porn.
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:50 pm
Chris Powell I saw that trailer. Horror movies aren't getting scarier, just more ridiculously disgusting. Just more torture porn. Exactly. And this one just take the cake for disgusting torture porn. Who ever okayed this movie to be made must have been tripping on some really bad blow to think this was a good idea.
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