list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Catwoman on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Catwoman/228915/default.aspx Title: Catwoman
Year: 2004
Director: Pitof
Plot: Patience Philips (Halle Berry) seems destined to spend her life apologizing for taking up space. Despite her artistic ability -- she has a more than respectable career as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a Goliath cosmetics company -- Patience is excruciatingly shy, quick to take blame, and, not surprisingly, more than a little depressed at the end of the day. This comes to somewhat of a screeching halt when Patience not only inadvertently lands herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy of gargantuan proportions, but on the city police force's most wanted list. Newly quipped with a mysterious feline prowess, Patience is a different person come nighttime -- more accurately, a catwoman. Elusive, untamed, powerful, stealthy, and not necessarily prone to erring on the side of good, Patience has gone from doormat to vigilante. Police officer Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt), who has fallen for shy Patience, is determined to apprehend Catwoman and figure out her role in a recent crime spree, though his fascination with her doesn't cease with the end of his shift and it threatens to lead to the downfall of himself, his investigation, and the woman who was once the timid Patience Philips. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:39:34 GMTCatwoman2004PitofPatience Philips (<a href="/players/P_____5863/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Halle Berry</a>) seems destined to spend her life apologizing for taking up space. Despite her artistic ability -- she has a more than respectable career as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a Goliath cosmetics company -- Patience is excruciatingly shy, quick to take blame, and, not surprisingly, more than a little depressed at the end of the day. This comes to somewhat of a screeching halt when Patience not only inadvertently lands herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy of gargantuan proportions, but on the city police force's most wanted list. Newly quipped with a mysterious feline prowess, Patience is a different person come nighttime -- more accurately, a catwoman. Elusive, untamed, powerful, stealthy, and not necessarily prone to erring on the side of good, Patience has gone from doormat to vigilante. Police officer Tom Lone (<a href="/players/P_____8157/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Benjamin Bratt</a>), who has fallen for shy Patience, is determined to apprehend Catwoman and figure out her role in a recent crime spree, though his fascination with her doesn't cease with the end of his shift and it threatens to lead to the downfall of himself, his investigation, and the woman who was once the timid Patience Philips. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide8Taggedy Taggged (6-10)25711http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t58969jcgrm.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Catwoman/228915/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Ass_Kicking_Heroine_Films/190/39333/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Body: Let's see: Resident Evil BloodRayne Buffy the Vampire Slayer Aeon Flux Charlie's Angels Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Elektra Freeway Coffy Foxy Brown La Femme Nikita / Point of No Return The Long Kiss Goodnight The Quick and the Dead My Super Ex-Girlfriend Cutthroat Island Red Sonja Supergirl Ultraviolet Catwoman Barb Wire Silver Hawk Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Lady Vengeance For me, I either loved or hated these films. Kill Bill and Alien are probably my favorite female action protagonists.
]]>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:19:28 GMTmercurialTop 51/9/2009 5:19:28 PMLet's see: Resident Evil BloodRayne Buffy the Vampire Slayer Aeon Flux Charlie's Angels Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Elektra Freeway Coffy Foxy Brown La Femme Nikita / Point of No Return The Long Kiss Goodnight The Quick and the Dead My Super Ex-Girlfriend Cutthroat Island Red Sonja Supergirl Ultraviolet Catwoman Barb Wire Silver Hawk Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Lady Vengeance For me, I either loved or hated these films. Kill Bill and Alien are probably my favorite female action protagonists. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/4/33522.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: It’s funny how out of control a rumor can spin on the web. The Angelina Jolie as Catwoman “news” has to be at the top of the list of most reported unconfirmed rumors ever. And it’s sad that it’s not actually true, because after seeing Jolie in the dominatrix outfit she wears at the beginning of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, I’d be perfectly fine seeing her wear another tight black costume for a possible third Christopher Nolan-directed Batman movie. But who instead could play the part, if Jolie is indeed not interested, or not even offered the role (or, obviously, if Catwoman is not in the movie, as screenwriter David Goyer has apparently hinted)? One theory says that Maggie Gyllenhaal will return in the follow-up to The Dark Knight, this time donning a catsuit (Graeme at io9 strongly disputes the idea). Another terrible suggestion is to cast the too-cute Zooey Deschanel as the villainess. A far more interesting recommendation, from Catherine Bray, is Tilda Swinton. But I think the character needs to be a little sexier. Plus, I want to dismiss Bray’s idea on the principle that it’s included in the DenOfGeek list, which consists mostly of the usual hot young actress ideas that probably get thrown around for every casting decision like this. I’m actually shocked that Eva Green wasn’t anyone’s pick, as she’s one of those hot young actresses, and she’s done the “good and bad at the same time” thing in Casino Royale. She was even part of my list until a better candidate edged her out, mostly on the idea that we don’t need to see her replay Vesper Lynd in a Catwoman costume. So, who did make the cut? Check out my 10 favorites, in descending order, after the jump: 10. Halle Berry - She is a good actress, and she was a great sport in accepting her Razzie for playing the character in Catwoman, so wouldn’t it be neat if Nolan gave her a second chance at the part? It certainly fits with the nine lives thing. Plus, with a better script, better direction and, most importantly, a better outfit, the Oscar winner would do a much better job. 9. Cate Blanchett - Another Bob Dylan vs. Bob Dylan showdown! (The Dark Knight’s Christian Bale and Heath Ledger each portrayed Dylan in I’m Not There, as did Blanchett). And Nolan can round out the villain casting with Ben Whishaw as Riddler, Richard Gere as the Penguin and Marcus Carl Franklin as Anarky (or he could be Robin?). Seriously, though, after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I’m not sure we ever need to see her as another blockbuster villain. Besides, there’s other Oscar-caliber actresses who would be more enjoyable. 8. Penélope Cruz - Like this sexy Spanish lady, who I thought of for the role based on her line from Vanilla Sky, “I’ll see you in another life, when we are both cats.” Wait, would that mean Tom Cruise would have to appear as Catman? Hell, I’d deal with that if I got to see Cruz prance around with a tail attached to a form-fitting bodysuit. 7. Maggie Cheung - It’s been 12 years since Cheung wore a tight black catsuit for Assayas’ Irma Vep, but she’d still be damn hot as Catwoman. Unfortunately, she has retired from acting, last appearing in Wong Kar-Wai’s 2046 and Assayas’ Clean back in 2004. 6. Rachel Weisz - Something about her wonky eyes makes me think she’d be a good Catwoman. I can’t quite explain what I mean by that. She did a fine job as an attractive yet ultimately evil character in Neil LaBute’s The Shape of Things, so there’s another point for her. 5. Emily Blunt - A well-meaning bitch in The Devil Wears Prada, I’d love to see Blunt do more of the same, only in a catsuit. In a way, she’s like my fill-in for the excluded Eva Green, since I continually mix up their names, and Prada costar Anne Hathaway, who too many people think is as good a choice. 4. Emily Mortimer - Basically my choice for the obscure, indie-cred slot, since I don’t agree with the Deschanel suggestion. Plus, I can see her building off her short stint as the two-faced “Phoebe” on 30 Rock in order to play a terrific villainess. 3. Emily Watson - The last of three candidates named Emily, Watson has always been my favorite love interest for Christian Bale (she’s played opposite “Batman” in Metroland and Equilibrium). Third time’s the charm, I say. 2. Marion Cotillard - I know, I’m probably including too many Oscar nominees and winners in this list, but after Ledger’s performance as The Joker, the role of Catwoman requires talent along with beauty. Besides, Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for two Academy Awards prior to playing the part in Batman Returns and Halle Berry won an Oscar before giving her Razzie-winning performance in Catowman. So, as the most recent recipient of the Best Actress trophy, the chameleon-like star of La Vie en Rose seems the most appropriate. Oh, and some guy already did a rendering of what she’d look like. 1. Sean Young - The part she always wanted. And what fun it would be for Catwoman to be an older woman. You know, as in a cougar. Which is a kind of cat. There have been crazier ideas — though maybe not crazier actresses. However, Young’s unstable personality should make for an unpredictable and unbeatable performance. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:01:15 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/4/2008 3:01:15 PMIt’s funny how out of control a rumor can spin on the web. The Angelina Jolie as Catwoman “news” has to be at the top of the list of most reported unconfirmed rumors ever. And it’s sad that it’s not actually true, because after seeing Jolie in the dominatrix outfit she wears at the beginning of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, I’d be perfectly fine seeing her wear another tight black costume for a possible third Christopher Nolan-directed Batman movie. But who instead could play the part, if Jolie is indeed not interested, or not even offered the role (or, obviously, if Catwoman is not in the movie, as screenwriter David Goyer has apparently hinted)? One theory says that Maggie Gyllenhaal will return in the follow-up to The Dark Knight, this time donning a catsuit (Graeme at io9 strongly disputes the idea). Another terrible suggestion is to cast the too-cute Zooey Deschanel as the villainess. A far more interesting recommendation, from Catherine Bray, is Tilda Swinton. But I think the character needs to be a little sexier. Plus, I want to dismiss Bray’s idea on the principle that it’s included in the DenOfGeek list, which consists mostly of the usual hot young actress ideas that probably get thrown around for every casting decision like this. I’m actually shocked that Eva Green wasn’t anyone’s pick, as she’s one of those hot young actresses, and she’s done the “good and bad at the same time” thing in Casino Royale. She was even part of my list until a better candidate edged her out, mostly on the idea that we don’t need to see her replay Vesper Lynd in a Catwoman costume. So, who did make the cut? Check out my 10 favorites, in descending order, after the jump: 10. Halle Berry - She is a good actress, and she was a great sport in accepting her Razzie for playing the character in Catwoman, so wouldn’t it be neat if Nolan gave her a second chance at the part? It certainly fits with the nine lives thing. Plus, with a better script, better direction and, most importantly, a better outfit, the Oscar winner would do a much better job. 9. Cate Blanchett - Another Bob Dylan vs. Bob Dylan showdown! (The Dark Knight’s Christian Bale and Heath Ledger each portrayed Dylan in I’m Not There, as did Blanchett). And Nolan can round out the villain casting with Ben Whishaw as Riddler, Richard Gere as the Penguin and Marcus Carl Franklin as Anarky (or he could be Robin?). Seriously, though, after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I’m not sure we ever need to see her as another blockbuster villain. Besides, there’s other Oscar-caliber actresses who would be more enjoyable. 8. Penélope Cruz - Like this sexy Spanish lady, who I thought of for the role based on her line from Vanilla Sky, “I’ll see you in another life, when we are both cats.” Wait, would that mean Tom Cruise would have to appear as Catman? Hell, I’d deal with that if I got to see Cruz prance around with a tail attached to a form-fitting bodysuit. 7. Maggie Cheung - It’s been 12 years since Cheung wore a tight black catsuit for Assayas’ Irma Vep, but she’d still be damn hot as Catwoman. Unfortunately, she has retired from acting, last appearing in Wong Kar-Wai’s 2046 and Assayas’ Clean back in 2004. 6. Rachel Weisz - Something about her wonky eyes makes me think she’d be a good Catwoman. I can’t quite explain what I mean by that. She did a fine job as an attractive yet ultimately evil character in Neil LaBute’s The Shape of Things, so there’s another point for her. 5. Emily Blunt - A well-meaning bitch in The Devil Wears Prada, I’d love to see Blunt do more of the same, only in a catsuit. In a way, she’s like my fill-in for the excluded Eva Green, since I continually mix up their names, and Prada costar Anne Hathaway, who too many people think is as good a choice. 4. Emily Mortimer - Basically my choice for the obscure, indie-cred slot, since I don’t agree with the Deschanel suggestion. Plus, I can see her building off her short stint as the two-faced “Phoebe” on 30 Rock in order to play a terrific villainess. 3. Emily Watson - The last of three candidates named Emily, Watson has always been my favorite love interest for Christian Bale (she’s played opposite “Batman” in Metroland and Equilibrium). Third time’s the charm, I say. 2. Marion Cotillard - I know, I’m probably including too many Oscar nominees and winners in this list, but after Ledger’s performance as The Joker, the role of Catwoman requires talent along with beauty. Besides, Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for two Academy Awards prior to playing the part in Batman Returns and Halle Berry won an Oscar before giving her Razzie-winning performance in Catowman. So, as the most recent recipient of the Best Actress trophy, the chameleon-like star of La Vie en Rose seems the most appropriate. Oh, and some guy already did a rendering of what she’d look like. 1. Sean Young - The part she always wanted. And what fun it would be for Catwoman to be an older woman. You know, as in a cougar. Which is a kind of cat. There have been crazier ideas — though maybe not crazier actresses. However, Young’s unstable personality should make for an unpredictable and unbeatable performance. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/4/23/27702.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 4/23/2008 2:00:43 PM
Body: Discussion of this summer’s heroine lack is in full throttle. Last friday, New York’s Vulture blog asked, “Where are the Roles for Superwomen?; Stu at Defamer jumped off from there, ultimately suggesting an X-Men spin-off for Ellen Page; John at The Movie Blog listed reasons “Why Most Female Lead Action Films Don’t Succeed” (shocker: men can’t identify with or believe in strong — and strong — female characters). Now, adding to the conversation in the least noble way possible, USA Weekend presents the appropriately titled “Girls Want to Have Fun, Too”, a cover story (with the least flattering photos I’ve ever seen) from its summer movie preview that spotlights Gwyneth Paltrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Liv Tyler as the “leading ladies” of the season’s three big comic book adaptations. Of course, each of these three actresses are only secondary figures to their superhero counterparts (in Iron Man, The Dark Knight and The Incredible Hulk, respectively). But that’s not the worst of it: the women are asked what kind of super powers they would like to have in real life (how about in movie life, as in what superheroine they’d like to play?), and when questioned on the subject of women’s roles in superhero movies, each suggests that we’ve seen great progress: How do you think women have changed in these kind of films over the years? Gwyneth: There’s a reason why they’re hiring actresses like us. We’re all women, we’re all mothers, and we all normally do different films. There’s a certain understanding of who we are and what we bring and a certain respect for that. Maggie: Twenty or 30 years ago, the women in these films were vapid and just appeared for extra silliness. Liv: In all these films, our characters have real jobs and really fall in love and have real dilemmas. When you look at the history of the comic books, the women also have changed. Well, maybe none of them has to suffer a wet t-shirt scene, ala Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man, but that doesn’t mean things are truly better. Really, it would be much better if the women in these kinds of movies were the actual leads. And it’s not like we’ve never seen a great action heroine — two of the greatest action films of all time, Aliens and Terminator 2, both directed by James Cameron, feature non-sexualized, kick-ass female leads. Plus, as silly as they come, movies like Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill, Lara Craft: Tomb Raider, Underworld and Resident Evil have shown that sexy female-led action films can be relatively successful, too. So, why does it still take forever to get a Wonder Woman film off the ground? (The rumored re-cancellation of Warner Bros.’ Justice League movie is another bad sign for that one). Why are there no female spin-offs from the X-Men movies? Is Hollywood really dumb enough to think the disappointments of Catwoman, Aeon Flux, Elektra, Supergirl, Barb Wire, etc. can be blamed on the gender of their stars? Just as many male-led superhero movies have been terrible, right? OK, so let’s compromise, at least. Give us a movie were there’s at least a male-female superduo, like Cloak and Dagger or even The Wonder Twins. Or give Wolverine a sidekick, either Kitty Pryde or Jubilee, in his next solo outing. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:00:43 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com4/23/2008 2:00:43 PM Discussion of this summer’s heroine lack is in full throttle. Last friday, New York’s Vulture blog asked, “Where are the Roles for Superwomen?; Stu at Defamer jumped off from there, ultimately suggesting an X-Men spin-off for Ellen Page; John at The Movie Blog listed reasons “Why Most Female Lead Action Films Don’t Succeed” (shocker: men can’t identify with or believe in strong — and strong — female characters). Now, adding to the conversation in the least noble way possible, USA Weekend presents the appropriately titled “Girls Want to Have Fun, Too”, a cover story (with the least flattering photos I’ve ever seen) from its summer movie preview that spotlights Gwyneth Paltrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Liv Tyler as the “leading ladies” of the season’s three big comic book adaptations. Of course, each of these three actresses are only secondary figures to their superhero counterparts (in Iron Man, The Dark Knight and The Incredible Hulk, respectively). But that’s not the worst of it: the women are asked what kind of super powers they would like to have in real life (how about in movie life, as in what superheroine they’d like to play?), and when questioned on the subject of women’s roles in superhero movies, each suggests that we’ve seen great progress: How do you think women have changed in these kind of films over the years? Gwyneth: There’s a reason why they’re hiring actresses like us. We’re all women, we’re all mothers, and we all normally do different films. There’s a certain understanding of who we are and what we bring and a certain respect for that. Maggie: Twenty or 30 years ago, the women in these films were vapid and just appeared for extra silliness. Liv: In all these films, our characters have real jobs and really fall in love and have real dilemmas. When you look at the history of the comic books, the women also have changed. Well, maybe none of them has to suffer a wet t-shirt scene, ala Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man, but that doesn’t mean things are truly better. Really, it would be much better if the women in these kinds of movies were the actual leads. And it’s not like we’ve never seen a great action heroine — two of the greatest action films of all time, Aliens and Terminator 2, both directed by James Cameron, feature non-sexualized, kick-ass female leads. Plus, as silly as they come, movies like Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill, Lara Craft: Tomb Raider, Underworld and Resident Evil have shown that sexy female-led action films can be relatively successful, too. So, why does it still take forever to get a Wonder Woman film off the ground? (The rumored re-cancellation of Warner Bros.’ Justice League movie is another bad sign for that one). Why are there no female spin-offs from the X-Men movies? Is Hollywood really dumb enough to think the disappointments of Catwoman, Aeon Flux, Elektra, Supergirl, Barb Wire, etc. can be blamed on the gender of their stars? Just as many male-led superhero movies have been terrible, right? OK, so let’s compromise, at least. Give us a movie were there’s at least a male-female superduo, like Cloak and Dagger or even The Wonder Twins. Or give Wolverine a sidekick, either Kitty Pryde or Jubilee, in his next solo outing. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/2/29/25697.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Chicago 10 opens tonight. It’s a film full of archival footage and animated courtroom drama about the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests. We talk to director Brett Morgen about his dedication to bringing 60’s era protest back to today and ask the question, “Can it be done?” Lindsay Lohan swept the Razzies last weekend when I Know Who Killed Me outdid Catwoman as one of the all-time worst movies ever. But there’s a lot of people out there who say it’s, in fact, one of the best movies of 2007. We investigate. (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 59 Chicago 10, Brett Morgen, I Know Who Killed Me, Lindsay Lohan Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:01:02 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/29/2008 10:01:02 AM Chicago 10 opens tonight. It’s a film full of archival footage and animated courtroom drama about the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests. We talk to director Brett Morgen about his dedication to bringing 60’s era protest back to today and ask the question, “Can it be done?” Lindsay Lohan swept the Razzies last weekend when I Know Who Killed Me outdid Catwoman as one of the all-time worst movies ever. But there’s a lot of people out there who say it’s, in fact, one of the best movies of 2007. We investigate. (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 59 Chicago 10, Brett Morgen, I Know Who Killed Me, Lindsay Lohan Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/2/29/25696.aspx Post By: paul
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Body: Chicago 10 opens tonight. It’s a film full of archival footage and animated courtroom drama about the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests. We talk to director Brett Morgen about his dedication to bringing 60’s era protest back to today and ask the question, “Can it be done?” Lindsay Lohan swept the Razzies last weekend when I Know Who Killed Me outdid Catwoman as one of the all-time worst movies ever. But there’s a lot of people out there who say it’s, in fact, one of the best movies of 2007. We investigate. (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 59 Chicago 10, Brett Morgen, I Know Who Killed Me, Lindsay Lohan Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul
]]>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:00:35 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com2/29/2008 10:00:35 AM Chicago 10 opens tonight. It’s a film full of archival footage and animated courtroom drama about the 1968 Democratic National Convention protests. We talk to director Brett Morgen about his dedication to bringing 60’s era protest back to today and ask the question, “Can it be done?” Lindsay Lohan swept the Razzies last weekend when I Know Who Killed Me outdid Catwoman as one of the all-time worst movies ever. But there’s a lot of people out there who say it’s, in fact, one of the best movies of 2007. We investigate. (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store and an episode will download each Friday) FilmCouch 59 Chicago 10, Brett Morgen, I Know Who Killed Me, Lindsay Lohan Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/7/5/13218.aspx Post By: MovieBabe
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Body: By Tricia Olszewski Robot nerds will likely be up in arms over the bastardization of Isaac Asimov’s classic 1950 short-story collection, I, Robot, into a popcorn-friendly Will Smith vehicle. But there’s a bigger issue here, people, one that’s apparent to even the SF-illiterate among us. In fact, it’s obvious to anyone who’s seen the trailers: The robots look kind of stupid. Pearlescent and rheumily blue-eyed, I, Robot’s NS-5s, marketed in 2035 Chicago as “tomorrow’s robot, today!,” come across—metaphor alert!—less like machines than humans gone horribly wrong. And it’s not only their lack of eyebrows or mere hint of mouth that makes them look so weird. Slender but randomly bulbous, the ’bots have the emaciated cheeks of Michael Jackson and a torso that’s part Iron Man, part Southern belle. To moviegoers weaned on red-eyed Terminators, the NS-5s will probably seem too damn delicate to be scary. But HAL-like gentleness turned malevolent can be pretty creepy, and though director Alex Proyas never quite achieves the inkily evil atmospherics he perfected in The Crow and Dark City, I, Robot is occasionally chilling—at least to the extent a Smith flick can rightly be. Our man plays the musclicious Del Spooner, a homicide detective burdened by his hatred of robots and nightmares that can only be erased by curtainless, ass-to-the-camera showers. When Spooner isn’t lolling about half-naked in his apartment, he’s investigating the apparent suicide of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), the head of U.S. Robotics and creator of the latest NS-5s—which, according to the most advanced of the group, Sonny (voiced by Alan Tudyk), have been programmed to dream and feel emotion. Spooner immediately suspects Sonny, who attacks him with a ninjalike spring from the depths of Lanning’s quiet, dark lab. But because robots have become such a trusted presence in society, ingrained with three seemingly infallible do-no-harm laws that allow them to perform a variety of drudge work without posing a threat to humans, Spooner is accused of letting his prejudice turn into paranoia. Even Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), robot psychoanalyst and witness to Sonny’s violent episode, insists that it’d be impossible for a ’bot to have killed Lanning. Very proto–Blade Runner—except, y’know, we’ve already seen Blade Runner, and those replicants really were effed in the head. Though I, Robot isn’t a complete disaster, it’s also far from the exhilarating summer blockbuster it might have been. Smith is remarkably subdued as man-with-a-secret Spooner, and though he does manage to unleash an “Aw, haylll no!” before one particularly raucous action sequence, screenwriters Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman refrain from giving the actor his usual slew of one-liners—fans looking for another dose of Smith’s outsized charm won’t find it here. Moynahan, who either deliberately modeled her character after the blank machines she works with or, more likely, just plain sucks, barely registers as Spooner’s sidekick. That leaves Sonny and his gang to provide the fun—which they’re surprisingly good for. Visual-effects supervisor and Gladiator vet John Nelson gives his ’bots not only superhuman strength but also enough CGI’d agility that, by the time I, Robot gets to the inevitable machine-against-man insurrection, you can forgive their initial awkwardness. If only Proyas & Co. had borrowed more from Asimov and less from such cyberlightweights as Attack of the Clones, Terminator, and The Matrix—or, for that matter, from Freaks, whose “One of Us” chant is echoed by an army of freshly manufactured NS-5s. One of the film’s many attempts at Deeper Meaning—in addition to discrimination, there’s humanity’s mistreatment of the planet—the scene is well-intentioned but heavy-handed, and ultimately about as useful to the story as Smith’s six-pack abs. OK, maybe the nerds will be pleased after all: Even lame robots can look pretty cool when they’re kicking ass. As for everyone else involved in I, Robot...well, to err is human. Catwoman also suffers from an image problem, though it’s pretty much the opposite of I, Robot’s: Halle Berry’s feline vixen may be easy on the eyes, but her foxiness becomes less enticing as the movie tests the limits of head-smacking stupidity. Written by a trio of scripters and directed by someone unfathomably named Pitof, this Catwoman presents a new incarnation of the classic Batman villain. Like Selina Kyle, Berry’s Patience Phillips is at first a meek and unremarkable not-yet-alter-ego, quietly suffering at the hands of obnoxious neighbors and the tyrannical boss at Hedare, the cosmetics company whose advertising Patience designs. Make that an evil cosmetics company: When Patience, obediently dropping off a redone ad before her midnight deadline, overhears a secret meeting in which a scientist is telling CEO George Hedare (Lambert Wilson) that his new anti-aging product will basically cause women’s faces to fall off, George’s goons—yes, the guy has goons—naturally murder her. But thank God for a magical little kitty that, earlier in the day, Patience climbed out of her way-high apartment window to save. As Patience drowns, this feline, Midnight, is shown full-screen beside the water, yowling thrice at her passing. Soon Midnight, apparently king of the cats that are now circling Patience’s body, is standing on her chest, exhaling into her mouth the spirit that will give her “a freedom that other women never know.” In the filmmakers’ vision, this freedom entails such behavior as breaking into your own apartment as well as barreling up walls and over buildings just like a certain well-sequeled superhero. Berry nicely mimics the sleek, close-in movements of a cat when she’s on or not too far above ground, but when the action gets frenetic, such as when Catwoman is robbing a jewelry store or going after Patience’s killer, this kitty pretty much starts to fly. (Admittedly, realism isn’t a primary concern in portraying comic-book characters, but c’mon—cats can’t fly! And there’s definitely a point at which a really, really long jump just isn’t a jump anymore.) In fact, except for a couple of green-tinged, full-moon-accented scenes, Pitof wholly ignores his comics model, opting instead to play up the kitty mysticism of the story with frequent shots of ancient-Egyptian-style maps and mummies and such. Catwoman’s debilitating-face-cream storyline is padded by the underhanded plotting of George’s bitter wife, Laurel (a harsh-looking and unbearable Sharon Stone), a former Face of Hedare who’s angry at having been replaced by a younger model. Benjamin Bratt also co-stars as police officer Tom Lone, a love interest/nemesis who’s as dull as Catwoman’s former self. Each is saddled with painful dialogue, but the most laughable line by far goes to a handwriting analyst who claims that samples from Patience and Catwoman are definitely by different people: “If you put these two women in the same room, you’ll have one hell of a party!” Who knows? Graphologically speaking, the prediction might be accurate. But to judge by these gals’ work in another medium, it’s as wrong as can be.
]]>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:50:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog7/5/2007 7:50:00 PM By Tricia Olszewski Robot nerds will likely be up in arms over the bastardization of Isaac Asimov&rsquo;s classic 1950 short-story collection, I, Robot, into a popcorn-friendly Will Smith vehicle. But there&rsquo;s a bigger issue here, people, one that&rsquo;s apparent to even the SF-illiterate among us. In fact, it&rsquo;s obvious to anyone who&rsquo;s seen the trailers: The robots look kind of stupid. Pearlescent and rheumily blue-eyed, I, Robot&rsquo;s NS-5s, marketed in 2035 Chicago as &ldquo;tomorrow&rsquo;s robot, today!,&rdquo; come across&mdash;metaphor alert!&mdash;less like machines than humans gone horribly wrong. And it&rsquo;s not only their lack of eyebrows or mere hint of mouth that makes them look so weird. Slender but randomly bulbous, the &rsquo;bots have the emaciated cheeks of Michael Jackson and a torso that&rsquo;s part Iron Man, part Southern belle. To moviegoers weaned on red-eyed Terminators, the NS-5s will probably seem too damn delicate to be scary. But HAL-like gentleness turned malevolent can be pretty creepy, and though director Alex Proyas never quite achieves the inkily evil atmospherics he perfected in The Crow and Dark City, I, Robot is occasionally chilling&mdash;at least to the extent a Smith flick can rightly be. Our man plays the musclicious Del Spooner, a homicide detective burdened by his hatred of robots and nightmares that can only be erased by curtainless, ass-to-the-camera showers. When Spooner isn&rsquo;t lolling about half-naked in his apartment, he&rsquo;s investigating the apparent suicide of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), the head of U.S. Robotics and creator of the latest NS-5s&mdash;which, according to the most advanced of the group, Sonny (voiced by Alan Tudyk), have been programmed to dream and feel emotion. Spooner immediately suspects Sonny, who attacks him with a ninjalike spring from the depths of Lanning&rsquo;s quiet, dark lab. But because robots have become such a trusted presence in society, ingrained with three seemingly infallible do-no-harm laws that allow them to perform a variety of drudge work without posing a threat to humans, Spooner is accused of letting his prejudice turn into paranoia. Even Susan Calvin (Bridget Moynahan), robot psychoanalyst and witness to Sonny&rsquo;s violent episode, insists that it&rsquo;d be impossible for a &rsquo;bot to have killed Lanning. Very proto&ndash;Blade Runner&mdash;except, y&rsquo;know, we&rsquo;ve already seen Blade Runner, and those replicants really were effed in the head. Though I, Robot isn&rsquo;t a complete disaster, it&rsquo;s also far from the exhilarating summer blockbuster it might have been. Smith is remarkably subdued as man-with-a-secret Spooner, and though he does manage to unleash an &ldquo;Aw, haylll no!&rdquo; before one particularly raucous action sequence, screenwriters Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman refrain from giving the actor his usual slew of one-liners&mdash;fans looking for another dose of Smith&rsquo;s outsized charm won&rsquo;t find it here. Moynahan, who either deliberately modeled her character after the blank machines she works with or, more likely, just plain sucks, barely registers as Spooner&rsquo;s sidekick. That leaves Sonny and his gang to provide the fun&mdash;which they&rsquo;re surprisingly good for. Visual-effects supervisor and Gladiator vet John Nelson gives his &rsquo;bots not only superhuman strength but also enough CGI&rsquo;d agility that, by the time I, Robot gets to the inevitable machine-against-man insurrection, you can forgive their initial awkwardness. If only Proyas &amp; Co. had borrowed more from Asimov and less from such cyberlightweights as Attack of the Clones, Terminator, and The Matrix&mdash;or, for that matter, from Freaks, whose &ldquo;One of Us&rdquo; chant is echoed by an army of freshly manufactured NS-5s. One of the film&rsquo;s many attempts at Deeper Meaning&mdash;in addition to discrimination, there&rsquo;s humanity&rsquo;s mistreatment of the planet&mdash;the scene is well-intentioned but heavy-handed, and ultimately about as useful to the story as Smith&rsquo;s six-pack abs. OK, maybe the nerds will be pleased after all: Even lame robots can look pretty cool when they&rsquo;re kicking ass. As for everyone else involved in I, Robot...well, to err is human. Catwoman also suffers from an image problem, though it&rsquo;s pretty much the opposite of I, Robot&rsquo;s: Halle Berry&rsquo;s feline vixen may be easy on the eyes, but her foxiness becomes less enticing as the movie tests the limits of head-smacking stupidity. Written by a trio of scripters and directed by someone unfathomably named Pitof, this Catwoman presents a new incarnation of the classic Batman villain. Like Selina Kyle, Berry&rsquo;s Patience Phillips is at first a meek and unremarkable not-yet-alter-ego, quietly suffering at the hands of obnoxious neighbors and the tyrannical boss at Hedare, the cosmetics company whose advertising Patience designs. Make that an evil cosmetics company: When Patience, obediently dropping off a redone ad before her midnight deadline, overhears a secret meeting in which a scientist is telling CEO George Hedare (Lambert Wilson) that his new anti-aging product will basically cause women&rsquo;s faces to fall off, George&rsquo;s goons&mdash;yes, the guy has goons&mdash;naturally murder her. But thank God for a magical little kitty that, earlier in the day, Patience climbed out of her way-high apartment window to save. As Patience drowns, this feline, Midnight, is shown full-screen beside the water, yowling thrice at her passing. Soon Midnight, apparently king of the cats that are now circling Patience&rsquo;s body, is standing on her chest, exhaling into her mouth the spirit that will give her &ldquo;a freedom that other women never know.&rdquo; In the filmmakers&rsquo; vision, this freedom entails such behavior as breaking into your own apartment as well as barreling up walls and over buildings just like a certain well-sequeled superhero. Berry nicely mimics the sleek, close-in movements of a cat when she&rsquo;s on or not too far above ground, but when the action gets frenetic, such as when Catwoman is robbing a jewelry store or going after Patience&rsquo;s killer, this kitty pretty much starts to fly. (Admittedly, realism isn&rsquo;t a primary concern in portraying comic-book characters, but c&rsquo;mon&mdash;cats can&rsquo;t fly! And there&rsquo;s definitely a point at which a really, really long jump just isn&rsquo;t a jump anymore.) In fact, except for a couple of green-tinged, full-moon-accented scenes, Pitof wholly ignores his comics model, opting instead to play up the kitty mysticism of the story with frequent shots of ancient-Egyptian-style maps and mummies and such. Catwoman&rsquo;s debilitating-face-cream storyline is padded by the underhanded plotting of George&rsquo;s bitter wife, Laurel (a harsh-looking and unbearable Sharon Stone), a former Face of Hedare who&rsquo;s angry at having been replaced by a younger model. Benjamin Bratt also co-stars as police officer Tom Lone, a love interest/nemesis who&rsquo;s as dull as Catwoman&rsquo;s former self. Each is saddled with painful dialogue, but the most laughable line by far goes to a handwriting analyst who claims that samples from Patience and Catwoman are definitely by different people: &ldquo;If you put these two women in the same room, you&rsquo;ll have one hell of a party!&rdquo; Who knows? Graphologically speaking, the prediction might be accurate. But to judge by these gals&rsquo; work in another medium, it&rsquo;s as wrong as can be. http://www.spout.com/blogs/robram/archive/2007/5/25/9306.aspx Post By: robram
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Post Date: 5/25/2007 4:22:45 AM
Body: Poor Halle Berry - she wins an Oscar and everyone thinks she's going to become a movie superstar.If she continues to star in tripe like this, she'll become known as a one-hit wonder. Michelle Pfeiffer made the role of Catwoman covetable after her turn in Batman and purred like a well-tuned Jaguar. In complete contrast, Berry screeches like a clapped-out Mini on its last legs.There are plotholes galore, the effects are pathetic and it makes a case for being one of the worst comic-book hero movies ever. Perhaps Halle thought that her turn as Storm in X-Men made her impregnable - believe me she's definitely not weatherproof in this.Benjamin Bratt makes a decent fist of his role, although it's woefully under-developed, and as for Sharon Stone in the baddy role - she overacts even more than Berry!If you want to enjoy the feline wiles of a superhero, rent Batman again and enjoy Pfeiffer - this is a bedraggled mess!
]]>Fri, 25 May 2007 08:22:45 GMTrobramrobram Blog5/25/2007 4:22:45 AMPoor Halle Berry - she wins an Oscar and everyone thinks she&#39;s going to become a movie superstar.If she continues to star in tripe like this, she&#39;ll become known as a one-hit wonder. Michelle Pfeiffer made the role of Catwoman covetable after her turn in Batman and purred like a well-tuned Jaguar. In complete contrast, Berry screeches like a clapped-out Mini on its last legs.There are plotholes galore, the effects are pathetic and it makes a case for being one of the worst comic-book hero movies ever. Perhaps Halle thought that her turn as Storm in X-Men made her impregnable - believe me she&#39;s definitely not weatherproof in this.Benjamin Bratt makes a decent fist of his role, although it&#39;s woefully under-developed, and as for Sharon Stone in the baddy role - she overacts even more than Berry!If you want to enjoy the feline wiles of a superhero, rent Batman again and enjoy Pfeiffer - this is a bedraggled mess! http://www.spout.com/blogs/windbreaker/archive/2007/3/4/6026.aspx Post By: Windbreaker
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Post Date: 3/4/2007 9:55:00 PM
Body: The Protector. Where to begin... it is a well-documented scientific fact that children of the 80s like myself have daydreamed, nay, fantasized about a full-length action movie starring Steven "Snapping Forearms" Seagal, directed by Michael "Slo Mo" Bay, and scored by Hans Zimmer. Notable nod to Andre the Giant a secondary plus. Well, if you type all those requests into any online English-to-Thai language assistant, the output is the entire cast of The Protector. Go ahead, try it.I still haven't seen Ong Bak: Thai Warrior, which I'm pretty sure is Thai for "I'll Be Back: Taiwanese Terminator". Tony Jaa is impressive. Anyone who's heard about him has heard he doesn't use special effects or wires. So what does he use? I'll tell you what -- Converse high tops. How nuts is that? Sure, Jackie Chan had some wild moves in his younger years, but he always wore Nike Airs or Reebok Pumps, and in the martial arts world, that's like wearing a Winger t-shirt to the set of MTV's Headbangers Ball. Let me apologize now for not counting the number of broken wrists and ankles, but I think it's safe to say it's over 200 (that's a lot, for those of you educated in the Washington DC public school system). The story is almost too unnerving to share, but in this day and age of tolerance and moral relativism, I will proceed. Jaa (who is called Cam in the subtitles and Kham in the special features) grew up with elephants. Great big, perfect elephants. His were the old ways, the right ways. (no, I'm not making this stuff up) Elephants give incredible power to anyone who keeps them -- think Indy's Lost Ark... in more ways than one. "They put your elephant on a truck!" "Truck? What truck?!" Anyway, the director shows us lots of touching moments from years ago. Mostly Jaa touching the elephant, but sometimes the elephant touching back. They walk together, sing together, bathe together. Then, as I suggested, Jaa's lil two-tusk wonder is stolen by some gangsters hell bent on transporting their prize to Australia. Australia, where it turns out, the national news is broadcast by a Taiwanese woman who requires overdubs, 50% of the population are Thai, and local authorities are still waiting for Bodie to come back in. It is interesting to note the population since the newscasts say the "police are searching for a Thai man with a red scarf." Obviously, they're thinking there can't be too many Thai guys running around, let alone wearing red scarves. Oh, and note to producers -- the scarf was checked, not red.Where was I? The fights, right. Jaa slashes his way through just about every opponent. But there's this one badass, Johnny, who Jaa just can't get around. This kid isn't a badass like Cobra Kai Johnny who frankly just knows how to grimmace like a badass. Jaa's Johnny fights like Jaa with this crazy forward progress style where you run like a bull and jump into dudes that are standing around glass doors and windows. I love it. I tried it on my 50-year old Indian neighbor to prove it's better than Kung Fu, and now he's a believer. Jaa will dispose of 25 gang-bangers, then Johnny stops him dead in his tracks. This happens a few times, and it's really funny. Almost as funny as Johnny's Australian mates who appear to be overdubbed. The closest that Jaa gets to having the upper hand is when he clutches his pet's rope & bell in his hand and somehow channels an inner elephant-force that he lays on Johnny a few times. Still, it's not enough to conquer Johnny's elephantitis of the fists.The most memorable part of the movie is when Jaa bursts into this huge, 5-story, circular room to find his true love (yes, the elephant). For 10 minutes Jaa fights his way to the top where he storms into a -- GASP -- Taiwanese restaurant!!! Not one of those Americanized Thai places that sells hushpuppies instead of real puppies, but the "we put anything on your plates" sort of Thai places. The irony is thick as Jaa walks around with a desparate face, somehow shocked that a civilization would serve such precious creatures with names on silver platters. In the final showdown, we get a surprise treat. The villainess, who moments earlier proudly proclaimed to the media that "our family corporation now has a new power with the government and police working together" puts on a Catwoman suit and shows incredible skill with a whip. But that's not the treat -- the treat is 4 crazy bone-crushing giants who enter to metal music. Tangent: most viewers understand that a standard martial arts fight can be accompanied by hip hop, techno, or even some types of rock. But tall, UFC-type thrashers require metal, or its baby sister nu-metal for their fight themes. These guys kick Jaa's arse six ways to Sunday until two things happen: (1) Jaa closes his eyes and pictures what it would have been like for videogame characters to have battled centuries ago protecting their elephants, and realizes they would have used some weapons, or maybe some household objects that could double as weapons; and (2) Jaa finds some elephant thigh bones that he can use to take down the giants. Just a thought... I'm not 100% sure these guys were giants because it's possible that Jaa is 4'8". But even if they were only 6'2" it worked. They really convinced me that the villainess was breading men with elephants.I won't spoil everything, but in the end everyone but Jaa's pet elephant's mommy lives happily ever after. And the final scene the director chose is of a sweaty, naked Jaa walking off into the woods with Ella[phant]. Man loves elephant. Man loses elephant. Man pummels other men to find elephant. Man rescues elephant and returns to alternate cycle of life somewhere in Thailand.
]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:55:00 GMTWindbreakerWindbreaker!3/4/2007 9:55:00 PMThe Protector. Where to begin... it is a well-documented scientific fact that children of the 80s like myself have daydreamed, nay, fantasized about a full-length action movie starring Steven "Snapping Forearms" Seagal, directed by Michael "Slo Mo" Bay, and scored by Hans Zimmer. Notable nod to Andre the Giant a secondary plus. Well, if you type all those requests into any online English-to-Thai language assistant, the output is the entire cast of The Protector. Go ahead, try it.I still haven&#39;t seen Ong Bak: Thai Warrior, which I&#39;m pretty sure is Thai for "I&#39;ll Be Back: Taiwanese Terminator". Tony Jaa is impressive. Anyone who&#39;s heard about him has heard he doesn&#39;t use special effects or wires. So what does he use? I&#39;ll tell you what -- Converse high tops. How nuts is that? Sure, Jackie Chan had some wild moves in his younger years, but he always wore Nike Airs or Reebok Pumps, and in the martial arts world, that&#39;s like wearing a Winger t-shirt to the set of MTV&#39;s Headbangers Ball. Let me apologize now for not counting the number of broken wrists and ankles, but I think it&#39;s safe to say it&#39;s over 200 (that&#39;s a lot, for those of you educated in the Washington DC public school system). The story is almost too unnerving to share, but in this day and age of tolerance and moral relativism, I will proceed. Jaa (who is called Cam in the subtitles and Kham in the special features) grew up with elephants. Great big, perfect elephants. His were the old ways, the right ways. (no, I&#39;m not making this stuff up) Elephants give incredible power to anyone who keeps them -- think Indy&#39;s Lost Ark... in more ways than one. "They put your elephant on a truck!" "Truck? What truck?!" Anyway, the director shows us lots of touching moments from years ago. Mostly Jaa touching the elephant, but sometimes the elephant touching back. They walk together, sing together, bathe together. Then, as I suggested, Jaa&#39;s lil two-tusk wonder is stolen by some gangsters hell bent on transporting their prize to Australia. Australia, where it turns out, the national news is broadcast by a Taiwanese woman who requires overdubs, 50% of the population are Thai, and local authorities are still waiting for Bodie to come back in. It is interesting to note the population since the newscasts say the "police are searching for a Thai man with a red scarf." Obviously, they&#39;re thinking there can&#39;t be too many Thai guys running around, let alone wearing red scarves. Oh, and note to producers -- the scarf was checked, not red.Where was I? The fights, right. Jaa slashes his way through just about every opponent. But there&#39;s this one badass, Johnny, who Jaa just can&#39;t get around. This kid isn&#39;t a badass like Cobra Kai Johnny who frankly just knows how to grimmace like a badass. Jaa&#39;s Johnny fights like Jaa with this crazy forward progress style where you run like a bull and jump into dudes that are standing around glass doors and windows. I love it. I tried it on my 50-year old Indian neighbor to prove it&#39;s better than Kung Fu, and now he&#39;s a believer. Jaa will dispose of 25 gang-bangers, then Johnny stops him dead in his tracks. This happens a few times, and it&#39;s really funny. Almost as funny as Johnny&#39;s Australian mates who appear to be overdubbed. The closest that Jaa gets to having the upper hand is when he clutches his pet&#39;s rope &amp; bell in his hand and somehow channels an inner elephant-force that he lays on Johnny a few times. Still, it&#39;s not enough to conquer Johnny&#39;s elephantitis of the fists.The most memorable part of the movie is when Jaa bursts into this huge, 5-story, circular room to find his true love (yes, the elephant). For 10 minutes Jaa fights his way to the top where he storms into a -- GASP -- Taiwanese restaurant!!! Not one of those Americanized Thai places that sells hushpuppies instead of real puppies, but the "we put anything on your plates" sort of Thai places. The irony is thick as Jaa walks around with a desparate face, somehow shocked that a civilization would serve such precious creatures with names on silver platters. In the final showdown, we get a surprise treat. The villainess, who moments earlier proudly proclaimed to the media that "our family corporation now has a new power with the government and police working together" puts on a Catwoman suit and shows incredible skill with a whip. But that&#39;s not the treat -- the treat is 4 crazy bone-crushing giants who enter to metal music. Tangent: most viewers understand that a standard martial arts fight can be accompanied by hip hop, techno, or even some types of rock. But tall, UFC-type thrashers require metal, or its baby sister nu-metal for their fight themes. These guys kick Jaa&#39;s arse six ways to Sunday until two things happen: (1) Jaa closes his eyes and pictures what it would have been like for videogame characters to have battled centuries ago protecting their elephants, and realizes they would have used some weapons, or maybe some household objects that could double as weapons; and (2) Jaa finds some elephant thigh bones that he can use to take down the giants. Just a thought... I&#39;m not 100% sure these guys were giants because it&#39;s possible that Jaa is 4&#39;8". But even if they were only 6&#39;2" it worked. They really convinced me that the villainess was breading men with elephants.I won&#39;t spoil everything, but in the end everyone but Jaa&#39;s pet elephant&#39;s mommy lives happily ever after. And the final scene the director chose is of a sweaty, naked Jaa walking off into the woods with Ella[phant]. Man loves elephant. Man loses elephant. Man pummels other men to find elephant. Man rescues elephant and returns to alternate cycle of life somewhere in Thailand. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/dark/MemberTagFilms.aspxdark
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