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]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:21:38 GMTPirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]15Tag Target (>10)117104http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s257915.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_Film_Series/257915/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/angelo2angela/archive/2009/3/23/41193.aspx Post By: angelo2angela
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Body: JIggz thinks it was bins with dogs learning french behind them!! and Jenny watched the crap out of them!
]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:21:38 GMTangelo2angelaangelo2angela Blog3/23/2009 8:21:38 AMJIggz thinks it was bins with dogs learning french behind them!! and Jenny watched the crap out of them! http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2009/3/9/40917.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: One thing you have to love about the fanboys, they’re always a glass-half-full kind of people. Whenever one of their beloved movies gets ripped apart by critics, they point to the box office results with pride. Critics are meaningless, they remind us, because Transformers and the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels and the Star Wars prequels made so much money. And now, with their Watchmen having received both mixed reviews and a relatively disappointing opening weekend, they’re still defending its success to the end. Drew McWeeny of HitFix said it best in a Tweet this morning: “Box-office talk is absolute death to me. I just don’t care. It got made. I liked it. I win.” McWeeny may not exactly be the king of the geeks, but he does inadvertently represent them today. Because whether or not Watchmen has technically underperformed (or “failed” in any way) should not be their concern any more than the negative reviews (or our list of reasons claiming the comic adaptation is unnecessary). But if they are going to use the defense that the box office doesn’t matter, they aren’t allowed to celebrate grosses this summer when Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen receives bad reviews yet still has a strong opening. More on the debate on the topic of Watchmen’s success or failure after the jump. Glass Half-Full: Eugene Novikov of Cinematical lays out the good (and the bad, see below): I think comic book geeks and other well-read folks who revere the graphic novel — and rightfully so — forget that Watchmen is not a brand name in the world at large. And it’s 163 minutes long. And it’s rated R (and I’ve heard some anecdotal evidence that some theaters were going out of their way to exclude the underage and unaccompanied). So we’re not exactly talking about Spider-Man 3, here. “It did fare pretty well,” argues Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net, “and has caused quite a bit of commotion.” “A certified success — despite clocking in with lower-than-desired numbers,” claims Casey Seijas at Splash Page. Jeff Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere as usual claims no dog in the race, but he does seem more on the optimistic, half-good side: “I really do think $57 million isn’t half bad.” Radar’s headline: “Watchmen Wins Weekend By Landslide. In addition, they point to all the sold out IMAX shows. “For the die hard fans,” writes Rodney at The Movie Blog, “it isn’t about the numbers this movie rings in on the registers, but a momentous moment that the movie is finally released.” Scott Mendelson at The Huffington Post puts the gross into a positive perspective: Watchmen, based on a comic book that only the hardcore had even heard of, had a bigger three-day weekend than Superman Returns. It had a bigger three-day weekend than Batman Begins. Heck, Watchmen has the second biggest DC Comics three-day opening weekend of all time, behind (obviously) The Dark Knight. Mark Graham at Vulture thinks the leaked video of Watchmen’s opening credits sequence could be good for the film’s second weekend: We’re pretty sure that this visually striking sequence is the best marketing tool that’s available to Warner Bros. at this point; if they decided to officially release and heavily promote this video over the course of this week, you can bet that it would pique the interest of droves of non-fanboy types who avoided the film on its opening weekend. Brian Jacks at MTV Movies Blog points out that if the movie doesn’t get a sequel, it’s at least not because of how the movie opened. Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil spins positively with mention of the tech achievements from the Watchmen crew that could get the film kudos from the Oscars, MTV Movie Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Saturn Awards and respective guild honors. Glass Half-Empty: Cinematical’s Eugene Novikov with the other side of the coin: Watchmen did take a fairly massive Friday-to-Saturday-to-Sunday tumble, which is admittedly worrisome. And having seen the film I’m pretty confident that word of mouth will not carry it along. Not because it’s bad, necessarily, but because it’s not particularly “crowd-pleasing,” and rather inaccessible to the uninitiated. “The film certainly didn’t ‘bomb’ in the conventional sense, but given the hype, it did fall somewhat short,” writes G4’s Joseph Baxter, who gives his theory for why it underperformed. Vulture’s Lane Brown isn’t sure if it’s a hit or not, but he does wonder, “While Watchmen’s gross is pretty huge considering its bleak worldview, geeky source material, and three-hour running time, if a movie like The Dark Knight can do $160 million in a weekend, then why couldn’t this one have made a little bit more?” John Cairns at Film School Rejects has a perspective to combat Mendelson’s positive spin: “For all the hype and buzz, the opening weekend haul was really no better than what The Incredible Hulk pulled in last year. More negative perspective from Leremy Legel at RopeofSilicon.com: It opened below Twilight and Fantastic Four. No bueno. It’s going to have to scramble to hit $200m domestically and the darker fare doesn’t usually attract international audiences as well. Take Dark Knight for instance. It only made $15m in Japan, where Spider-Man cleared $50m. Steven Zeitchik at Risky Biz Blog weighs in on “the day after”: When is a solid opening still a disappointment? When it comes attached to “Watchmen.” After the legal battles, the fanboy hype and the boxoffice hopes, the pic came in with a $55 million opening — pretty decent for an R-rated March movie … but not that decent when you consider nothing opened against it and it was on 3,600 bloody screens. “It was supposed to be the biggest movie ever,” notes Richard at Gawker. “Surely Watchmen’s lower-than-hoped first dance is a big disappointment for Warner Brothers, which spent a hell of a lot of money and squawking time on the grim, turgid superhero alternate history. Mark at I Watch Stuff addresses the film’s marketing error: The non-stop barrage viral marketing wasn’t enough to push Zack Snyder’s latest past his previous March opener, 300, which had no viral marketing except the promise of some dudes fucking some other dudes up and someone getting foot-pushed into a hole. Now we know what brings in the crowds. David Poland at The Hot Blog speculates on whether or not the film will at least break even for Warner Bros.: “On the low end, the movie will still be looking to be about $20 million in the red in marketing costs, not close to putting money towards the production costs. And on the high end, marketing costs will be covered and about $0 will go towards the cost of production.” “If the thing can’t top next weekend’s ‘Race To Witch Mountain,’” worries Gabe Toro at The Playlist, “WB has a financial sinkhole on their hands and can only hope to score on its ‘Bigger Blue Dick Director’s Cut’.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:00:40 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/9/2009 6:00:40 PMOne thing you have to love about the fanboys, they’re always a glass-half-full kind of people. Whenever one of their beloved movies gets ripped apart by critics, they point to the box office results with pride. Critics are meaningless, they remind us, because Transformers and the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels and the Star Wars prequels made so much money. And now, with their Watchmen having received both mixed reviews and a relatively disappointing opening weekend, they’re still defending its success to the end. Drew McWeeny of HitFix said it best in a Tweet this morning: “Box-office talk is absolute death to me. I just don’t care. It got made. I liked it. I win.” McWeeny may not exactly be the king of the geeks, but he does inadvertently represent them today. Because whether or not Watchmen has technically underperformed (or “failed” in any way) should not be their concern any more than the negative reviews (or our list of reasons claiming the comic adaptation is unnecessary). But if they are going to use the defense that the box office doesn’t matter, they aren’t allowed to celebrate grosses this summer when Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen receives bad reviews yet still has a strong opening. More on the debate on the topic of Watchmen’s success or failure after the jump. Glass Half-Full: Eugene Novikov of Cinematical lays out the good (and the bad, see below): I think comic book geeks and other well-read folks who revere the graphic novel — and rightfully so — forget that Watchmen is not a brand name in the world at large. And it’s 163 minutes long. And it’s rated R (and I’ve heard some anecdotal evidence that some theaters were going out of their way to exclude the underage and unaccompanied). So we’re not exactly talking about Spider-Man 3, here. “It did fare pretty well,” argues Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net, “and has caused quite a bit of commotion.” “A certified success — despite clocking in with lower-than-desired numbers,” claims Casey Seijas at Splash Page. Jeff Wells at Hollywood Elsewhere as usual claims no dog in the race, but he does seem more on the optimistic, half-good side: “I really do think $57 million isn’t half bad.” Radar’s headline: “Watchmen Wins Weekend By Landslide. In addition, they point to all the sold out IMAX shows. “For the die hard fans,” writes Rodney at The Movie Blog, “it isn’t about the numbers this movie rings in on the registers, but a momentous moment that the movie is finally released.” Scott Mendelson at The Huffington Post puts the gross into a positive perspective: Watchmen, based on a comic book that only the hardcore had even heard of, had a bigger three-day weekend than Superman Returns. It had a bigger three-day weekend than Batman Begins. Heck, Watchmen has the second biggest DC Comics three-day opening weekend of all time, behind (obviously) The Dark Knight. Mark Graham at Vulture thinks the leaked video of Watchmen’s opening credits sequence could be good for the film’s second weekend: We’re pretty sure that this visually striking sequence is the best marketing tool that’s available to Warner Bros. at this point; if they decided to officially release and heavily promote this video over the course of this week, you can bet that it would pique the interest of droves of non-fanboy types who avoided the film on its opening weekend. Brian Jacks at MTV Movies Blog points out that if the movie doesn’t get a sequel, it’s at least not because of how the movie opened. Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil spins positively with mention of the tech achievements from the Watchmen crew that could get the film kudos from the Oscars, MTV Movie Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, Saturn Awards and respective guild honors. Glass Half-Empty: Cinematical’s Eugene Novikov with the other side of the coin: Watchmen did take a fairly massive Friday-to-Saturday-to-Sunday tumble, which is admittedly worrisome. And having seen the film I’m pretty confident that word of mouth will not carry it along. Not because it’s bad, necessarily, but because it’s not particularly “crowd-pleasing,” and rather inaccessible to the uninitiated. “The film certainly didn’t ‘bomb’ in the conventional sense, but given the hype, it did fall somewhat short,” writes G4’s Joseph Baxter, who gives his theory for why it underperformed. Vulture’s Lane Brown isn’t sure if it’s a hit or not, but he does wonder, “While Watchmen’s gross is pretty huge considering its bleak worldview, geeky source material, and three-hour running time, if a movie like The Dark Knight can do $160 million in a weekend, then why couldn’t this one have made a little bit more?” John Cairns at Film School Rejects has a perspective to combat Mendelson’s positive spin: “For all the hype and buzz, the opening weekend haul was really no better than what The Incredible Hulk pulled in last year. More negative perspective from Leremy Legel at RopeofSilicon.com: It opened below Twilight and Fantastic Four. No bueno. It’s going to have to scramble to hit $200m domestically and the darker fare doesn’t usually attract international audiences as well. Take Dark Knight for instance. It only made $15m in Japan, where Spider-Man cleared $50m. Steven Zeitchik at Risky Biz Blog weighs in on “the day after”: When is a solid opening still a disappointment? When it comes attached to “Watchmen.” After the legal battles, the fanboy hype and the boxoffice hopes, the pic came in with a $55 million opening — pretty decent for an R-rated March movie … but not that decent when you consider nothing opened against it and it was on 3,600 bloody screens. “It was supposed to be the biggest movie ever,” notes Richard at Gawker. “Surely Watchmen’s lower-than-hoped first dance is a big disappointment for Warner Brothers, which spent a hell of a lot of money and squawking time on the grim, turgid superhero alternate history. Mark at I Watch Stuff addresses the film’s marketing error: The non-stop barrage viral marketing wasn’t enough to push Zack Snyder’s latest past his previous March opener, 300, which had no viral marketing except the promise of some dudes fucking some other dudes up and someone getting foot-pushed into a hole. Now we know what brings in the crowds. David Poland at The Hot Blog speculates on whether or not the film will at least break even for Warner Bros.: “On the low end, the movie will still be looking to be about $20 million in the red in marketing costs, not close to putting money towards the production costs. And on the high end, marketing costs will be covered and about $0 will go towards the cost of production.” “If the thing can’t top next weekend’s ‘Race To Witch Mountain,’” worries Gabe Toro at The Playlist, “WB has a financial sinkhole on their hands and can only hope to score on its ‘Bigger Blue Dick Director’s Cut’.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2009/2/27/40713.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 2/27/2009 6:02:03 PM
Body: Who knew that the 1985 board game adaptation Clue had so many fans? These people certainly weren’t around 24 years ago when the movie opened 6th at the box office, behind even the terrible Santa Claus: The Movie in its third week (I’ll admit, though, Santa Claus is one of my dear guilty pleasures). But suddenly, via the internet, loyalists are everywhere, up in arms over news that a new Clue adaptation is moving forward as if the original were as popular a film as the 1985 box office champ Back to the Future (which grossed as much as 14 times more than Clue). Well, I am with the devoted to an extent. I have loved Clue since seeing it in the theater, and am embarrassed to admit it was probably the film that introduced me to the comic talents of Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Michael McKean (what can I say except that I was 8 and hadn’t yet seen Rocky Horror, Blazing Saddles or Spinal Tap?). But I’m not joining the protest, because I know we’ll always have the original movie. Plus, I recognize that it was anything but an original idea (never mind that it was based on a board game; hasn’t anyone see Murder By Death?). And besides, the new version, to be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean’s Gore Verbinski, hardly sounds anything like either the game or the first film. “Global thriller and transmedia event”? I don’t know what that is, but it isn’t the Clue I played. After the jump, the internerds weigh in on their love for Clue or (gasp!) their excitement for Verbinski’s effort: Cinematical’s Monika Bartyzel apparently loves Clue enough to compare it to some of the most beloved classics and cult favorites: “Nothing is sacred. Get ready, because I’m sure Gin, The Movie is on its way, as well as remakes of Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane, plus someone with enough cojones to try and replicate Bruce Campbell’s Ash.” Adam B. Vary at PopWatch relays Entertainment Weekly editor Nicholas Fonseca’s opinion that the news is “blasphemy” and offers his own praise of the first film: You could scarcely ask for a better script — Professor Plum: “What are you afraid of, a fate worse than death?” Mrs. Peacock: “No, just death, isn’t that enough?” — or a more talented cast. But even if you (inexplicably) think this film of dubious quality, or have absolutely no idea what I’m even talking about, I think we can all agree on this: There is absolutely no need for another movie based on the Hasbro board game Clue. Josh Taylor at Cinema Blend has similar praise: “The original, hilarious, 1985 take on the mystery solving board game sported an incredible ensemble cast led by the likes of Tim Curry, and it’s brilliance defies duplication.” Vulture claims that “everyone loves the campy original,” hence the “humorless-sounding” description of this new version. Nicole at Collider looks forward to the new movie: “Verbinski’s ‘Clue’ already has a leg up on its predecessor, however.  It has a director who knows how to take a crassly commercial concept (there’s nothing more crassly commercial than a ride at Disneyland) and turn it into something sublime.” Snarkarati’s Kirsten Anderson clearly hasn’t noticed the unhappy masses and therefore agrees with Nicole: “There was a previous film version of Clue made in 1985, but it was apparently dreadful, so Verbinski has nowhere to go but up.” “maestro610″ agrees in his comment on Cinematical: “If he wants to do this I’ve got to imagine that he’s interested in putting together something that could fit next to the original. We are talking about a movie based on a board game… remember all the explanation necessary is that its a new game. Don’t disacknowledge the original just step away from it.” Megorious seems fine with Verbinski directing, but not necessarily because of his surprising success with Pirates: “Hopefully Verbinski’s version of Clue will be more like his Mousehunt and less like most everything else he’s ever made.” Commenting on PopWatch, “jd” offers up another idea for the new film: “The movie they should make- in the 70’s, National Lampoon magazine did a ghetto parody, called ‘CLOO’. The character names were a bit more urban, and the weapons were straight razors and blackjacks. Very funny, in those non-PC times!” And at Screengrab, Scott Von Doviak sees the potential for a better film with the right casting: “I may be imagining things here, but I seem to recall a notorious bomb from the ‘80s adapted from Clue. And yet … Let the Johnny Depp as Colonel Mustard rumors start now.” Meanwhile, people are commenting all over the web with ideas for who to cast in the new version, but my favorite is this old chestnut, suggested by “Furzee” at Aint It Cool News: “Kate Moss as the candlestick…” And now I present my favorite 25 seconds of the film (boy, do I miss Madeline Kahn): Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:02:03 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/27/2009 6:02:03 PMWho knew that the 1985 board game adaptation Clue had so many fans? These people certainly weren’t around 24 years ago when the movie opened 6th at the box office, behind even the terrible Santa Claus: The Movie in its third week (I’ll admit, though, Santa Claus is one of my dear guilty pleasures). But suddenly, via the internet, loyalists are everywhere, up in arms over news that a new Clue adaptation is moving forward as if the original were as popular a film as the 1985 box office champ Back to the Future (which grossed as much as 14 times more than Clue). Well, I am with the devoted to an extent. I have loved Clue since seeing it in the theater, and am embarrassed to admit it was probably the film that introduced me to the comic talents of Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn and Michael McKean (what can I say except that I was 8 and hadn’t yet seen Rocky Horror, Blazing Saddles or Spinal Tap?). But I’m not joining the protest, because I know we’ll always have the original movie. Plus, I recognize that it was anything but an original idea (never mind that it was based on a board game; hasn’t anyone see Murder By Death?). And besides, the new version, to be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean’s Gore Verbinski, hardly sounds anything like either the game or the first film. “Global thriller and transmedia event”? I don’t know what that is, but it isn’t the Clue I played. After the jump, the internerds weigh in on their love for Clue or (gasp!) their excitement for Verbinski’s effort: Cinematical’s Monika Bartyzel apparently loves Clue enough to compare it to some of the most beloved classics and cult favorites: “Nothing is sacred. Get ready, because I’m sure Gin, The Movie is on its way, as well as remakes of Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane, plus someone with enough cojones to try and replicate Bruce Campbell’s Ash.” Adam B. Vary at PopWatch relays Entertainment Weekly editor Nicholas Fonseca’s opinion that the news is “blasphemy” and offers his own praise of the first film: You could scarcely ask for a better script — Professor Plum: “What are you afraid of, a fate worse than death?” Mrs. Peacock: “No, just death, isn’t that enough?” — or a more talented cast. But even if you (inexplicably) think this film of dubious quality, or have absolutely no idea what I’m even talking about, I think we can all agree on this: There is absolutely no need for another movie based on the Hasbro board game Clue. Josh Taylor at Cinema Blend has similar praise: “The original, hilarious, 1985 take on the mystery solving board game sported an incredible ensemble cast led by the likes of Tim Curry, and it’s brilliance defies duplication.” Vulture claims that “everyone loves the campy original,” hence the “humorless-sounding” description of this new version. Nicole at Collider looks forward to the new movie: “Verbinski’s ‘Clue’ already has a leg up on its predecessor, however.  It has a director who knows how to take a crassly commercial concept (there’s nothing more crassly commercial than a ride at Disneyland) and turn it into something sublime.” Snarkarati’s Kirsten Anderson clearly hasn’t noticed the unhappy masses and therefore agrees with Nicole: “There was a previous film version of Clue made in 1985, but it was apparently dreadful, so Verbinski has nowhere to go but up.” “maestro610″ agrees in his comment on Cinematical: “If he wants to do this I’ve got to imagine that he’s interested in putting together something that could fit next to the original. We are talking about a movie based on a board game… remember all the explanation necessary is that its a new game. Don’t disacknowledge the original just step away from it.” Megorious seems fine with Verbinski directing, but not necessarily because of his surprising success with Pirates: “Hopefully Verbinski’s version of Clue will be more like his Mousehunt and less like most everything else he’s ever made.” Commenting on PopWatch, “jd” offers up another idea for the new film: “The movie they should make- in the 70’s, National Lampoon magazine did a ghetto parody, called ‘CLOO’. The character names were a bit more urban, and the weapons were straight razors and blackjacks. Very funny, in those non-PC times!” And at Screengrab, Scott Von Doviak sees the potential for a better film with the right casting: “I may be imagining things here, but I seem to recall a notorious bomb from the ‘80s adapted from Clue. And yet … Let the Johnny Depp as Colonel Mustard rumors start now.” Meanwhile, people are commenting all over the web with ideas for who to cast in the new version, but my favorite is this old chestnut, suggested by “Furzee” at Aint It Cool News: “Kate Moss as the candlestick…” And now I present my favorite 25 seconds of the film (boy, do I miss Madeline Kahn): Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_14_The_Angry_Mob/625/32556/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 7/14/2008 8:42:12 PM
Body: Aside from some of my favorites that were already mentioned (M, Edward Scissorhands) I have to say one of the best angry mobs is in Xala. A group of disenfranchised disfigured and destitute storm the home of a wealthy politician, strip him down and proceed to take turns spitting their disease ridden mucus all over him. Fun times. Without straying too far from the topic (the rebellions of films like Battleship Potempkin, Mutiny on the Bounty, Cutthroat Island, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc.) some of the mob scenes that stick out in my mind are: Citizen Ruth - Loaded with mobs of crazy anti-abortionists. The Dreamers - At the end of the film when the mob of students storm through the streets. The Night of the Hunter Elvira, Mistress of the Dark - Hilariously bad movie with a great mob of prudish townsfolk. A Nightmare on Elm Street - Brief but essential. Dogville - I know this is bending what exactly constitutes an "angry mob" but the conspiratorial townspeople are just completely fucked up and mob-like in this movie so I had to add it.
]]>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:42:12 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme7/14/2008 8:42:12 PMAside from some of my favorites that were already mentioned (M, Edward Scissorhands) I have to say one of the best angry mobs is in Xala. A group of disenfranchised disfigured and destitute storm the home of a wealthy politician, strip him down and proceed to take turns spitting their disease ridden mucus all over him. Fun times. Without straying too far from the topic (the rebellions of films like Battleship Potempkin, Mutiny on the Bounty, Cutthroat Island, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc.) some of the mob scenes that stick out in my mind are: Citizen Ruth - Loaded with mobs of crazy anti-abortionists. The Dreamers - At the end of the film when the mob of students storm through the streets. The Night of the Hunter Elvira, Mistress of the Dark - Hilariously bad movie with a great mob of prudish townsfolk. A Nightmare on Elm Street - Brief but essential. Dogville - I know this is bending what exactly constitutes an "angry mob" but the conspiratorial townspeople are just completely fucked up and mob-like in this movie so I had to add it. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/27/31799.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 6/27/2008 3:00:59 PM
Body: I never knew it was so easy to add lightsaber effects to any YouTube clip. Earlier this week, when I wrote about the new Clone Wars lightsaber game for the Nintendo Wii, I saw it done with the infamous “Star Wars Kid” video (see it here). And now, thanks again to Fark.com, I see it done with a clip from The Princess Bride (above). Apparently, this is only the latest in a trend; people have been changing swords to lightsabers in nearly every movie featuring swashbuckling, including the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (see here and here), the Lord of the Rings movies (here), the recent Zorro movies (here), Kill Bill (here), Gladiator (here) and 300 (here). Someone even recently added the effect to the end of Boogie Nights (here). This clip, though, seems most relevant, because now it seems as if the six-fingered man didn’t kill Inigo Montoya’s father, he is Inigo Montoya’s father. It’s just like the end of The Empire Strikes Back, except Inigo Montoya is so much cooler than Luke Skywalker. Now, if only someone can turn Buttercup into Leia, Fezzik into Chewbacca and Miracle Max into Yoda, we’ve got a good mashup. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:00:59 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/27/2008 3:00:59 PM I never knew it was so easy to add lightsaber effects to any YouTube clip. Earlier this week, when I wrote about the new Clone Wars lightsaber game for the Nintendo Wii, I saw it done with the infamous “Star Wars Kid” video (see it here). And now, thanks again to Fark.com, I see it done with a clip from The Princess Bride (above). Apparently, this is only the latest in a trend; people have been changing swords to lightsabers in nearly every movie featuring swashbuckling, including the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (see here and here), the Lord of the Rings movies (here), the recent Zorro movies (here), Kill Bill (here), Gladiator (here) and 300 (here). Someone even recently added the effect to the end of Boogie Nights (here). This clip, though, seems most relevant, because now it seems as if the six-fingered man didn’t kill Inigo Montoya’s father, he is Inigo Montoya’s father. It’s just like the end of The Empire Strikes Back, except Inigo Montoya is so much cooler than Luke Skywalker. Now, if only someone can turn Buttercup into Leia, Fezzik into Chewbacca and Miracle Max into Yoda, we’ve got a good mashup. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/if_i_were_a_movie_character/Re_Not_Just_Captain_Sparrow_but_Johnny_Depp_as_We/550/31025/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 6/9/2008 8:41:24 PM
Body: [quote user="mythman"][quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over![/quote] I get your point...
]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:41:24 GMTDr_Gorif i were a movie character6/9/2008 8:41:24 PM[quote user="mythman"][quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over![/quote] I get your point... http://www.spout.com/groups/if_i_were_a_movie_character/Re_Not_Just_Captain_Sparrow_but_Johnny_Depp_as_We/550/31023/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mythman
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Post Date: 6/9/2008 8:08:33 PM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over!
]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:08:33 GMTmythmanif i were a movie character6/9/2008 8:08:33 PM[quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over! http://www.spout.com/groups/if_i_were_a_movie_character/Re_Not_Just_Captain_Sparrow_but_Johnny_Depp_as_We/550/31022/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mythman
Post To: if i were a movie character
Post Date: 6/9/2008 8:08:32 PM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over!
]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:08:32 GMTmythmanif i were a movie character6/9/2008 8:08:32 PM[quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over! http://www.spout.com/groups/if_i_were_a_movie_character/Re_Not_Just_Captain_Sparrow_but_Johnny_Depp_as_We/550/31021/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mythman
Post To: if i were a movie character
Post Date: 6/9/2008 8:08:31 PM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over!
]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:08:31 GMTmythmanif i were a movie character6/9/2008 8:08:31 PM[quote user="Dr_Gor"][quote user="mythman"] The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! ...[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! [/quote] the travils of life, mass consumption of drugs and alcohol; half a dozen in one hand, three pairs in the other ... Both Captain Sparrow AND Mr. Richards no doubt KNEW that this life is worth nothing ... as Yoda (my mentor) said, "We are not this crude matter" ... so it's best to wrangle all the life you can out of 'this crude matter' before playtime's over! http://www.spout.com/groups/if_i_were_a_movie_character/Re_Not_Just_Captain_Sparrow_but_Johnny_Depp_as_We/550/30833/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: if i were a movie character
Post Date: 6/7/2008 1:02:33 PM
Body: [quote user="mythman"]The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! As you can see in Johnny Depp's roles, he is evidence that maturity finds the actor! Now, he can star opposite hotties like Keira Knightley without getting in too much trouble! lol[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous!
]]>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:02:33 GMTDr_Gorif i were a movie character6/7/2008 1:02:33 PM[quote user="mythman"]The first role that comes to mind is Captain Jack Sparrow (center of Pirates of the Caribbean [Film Series]) because--like me--he is evidence that the travails of life cannot destroy the righteous! As you can see in Johnny Depp's roles, he is evidence that maturity finds the actor! Now, he can star opposite hotties like Keira Knightley without getting in too much trouble! lol[/quote] I'm sure you're aware that Depp based Jack Sperrow's mannerisms on Keith Richards. And Keith Richards - like me - is evidence that a lifelong mass consumption of drugs and alcohol cannot destroy the righteous! http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/greed/MemberTagFilms.aspxgreed
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