LadyKaede

Member since 8/1/2008, last signed in awhile ago.

"Before The Joker, I was."

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Star Wars

The Medium Part I: Speed Racer ...
By LadyKaede in Lady Kaede's Noh Place
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"In the long run, I'll have a lot to say about the use of computer graphics in cinema. But might as well start with this short chastisement I sent to the Filmspotting guys earlier in the year to express my horror at the critical reaction to this extremely well-conceived and well-crafted movie for kids of all ages. Only a tiny minority of reviewers correctly placed Speed Racer in its genre. Everybody knows a comic book movie when they see one now, but somehow the critical community can no longer recognize a cartoon! A few samples taken from Rotten Tomatoes: "Style, style, style without substance," and "the story is as flat as roadkill," and "a simple treat without any of the heartier substance of a full cinematic meal" -- can you imagine reviewers taking this line with Dave Fleischer's 1930's Popeye cartoons? Or Disney's Steamboat Willie? Or even Yoshida's original Mahha GoGoGo? All these criticisms have a grain of truth, but what do these grouchy adults think they're looking ... " [More]

Theron
By LadyKaede in Filmgaming
"[quote user="jdamer83"] No offense, but some of these hypothetical castings are too obvious. I mean, Charlize Theron or Megan Fox or Trica Helfer as Catwoman? [/quote] The myth that Charlize Theron is "just" hot is understandable, but long since exploded. She can look like anything (as can Bale) . . . and she can also be hot . . . and unlike Megan Fox, we know she can act in an adult drama, which is the first requirement for an installment in this series. " [More]

Trapped Like An Intern In The C ...
By LadyKaede in Lady Kaede's Noh Place
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"Those Filmspotting guys finally came up with a contest I could win (it says here) and once at Spout, then, well . . . maybe something will come of it . . . " [More]

Batman Returns

Re:Cast BATMAN 3
By LadyKaede in Filmgaming
"There are several directions the story might take. If the mob as represented in the last two movies morphs into big business, either The Kingpin or a re-imagined Penguin (so called because he is a dandy and wears a tux, perhaps?) might be logical villains. But I think the one thing we can be sure of is that Batman will enter the next movie depressed and bereft. With the demise of Rachel and the disenchantment of Lucius, he’s got nobody left on the Bruce side of his life except Alfred, who can only do so much (and is too easily taken for granted). Bruce is reviled as a wasted twit, and Batman is hated as a cop-killer. I think it’s time to revive the thread from 1992’s Batman Returns in which Batman falls in love with the alter ego of his nemesis, and yes, that means Catwoman. Handling the origins of the character briefly and believably will be the most difficult technical problem, but Chris, Jonathan and David certainly seem up to the task. Early talk on t ... " [More]