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[Brazen]

Coraline in 3D. Gaiman-tastic. They had English accents when I read it, though. And it was set in the maisonette I grew up in, obviously.

[Alatriste]

I agree the ending is the weakest part of 'Richard III', above all it seems rushed (I didn't expect a big battle in a relatively modest production, it's like asking Richard to be proclaimed in front of 500,000 SA and SS in a Nuremberg rally, only with boars), but still it is a great movie, and one of my favorite Shakespeare adaptations.

The 1930s setting was a brilliant idea... I just love the initial speech 'Now is the winter of our discontent..." delivered to a microphone, and the Glenn Miller like big band. Did you know they use a real Marlow sonnet "Live With Me and be My Love"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5-SUDrHMU

[Martinus]

Richard III, the 1995 Ian McKellan version which made the events set during 1930's Britain a la the more recent Baz Luhrman Romeo + Juliet.  It was definately visually nice, as well as well acted.  Kate Steavenson-Payne was rather attractive as Princess Elizabeth.  I was rather disappointed in the ending though, and how they filmed it out and dragged it on.  The ending was too brief by far and felt rushed, though I think this probably had more to do with budgetary constraints not allowing for a true full on battle.  Overall, it's definately good for a viewing, if only to see the style the infused it with.  I give it... 7 Nazi inspired boar banners out of 10.

Definitely one of my favourite movies.

[Savonarola]

Coraline in 3D. Gaiman-tastic. They had English accents when I read it, though. And it was set in the maisonette I grew up in, obviously.

The snow globe in the movie is based on the Rackham Fountain found at the Detroit Zoo.



The actual fountain:



You can buy a lovely replica of the globe at any of the stores at the Detroit Zoo.

[The Larch]

Watching the Producers over Netflix.  Big Meh.  Big. Meh.

The original, or the recent remake?

This must be the remake with Mathew Broderick and Nathan Lane.

That movie is worth it just for Uma Thurman as Ula.

[Savonarola]

I finally saw Star Trek. 

Spock ends up with the girl?   
Captain Kirk has half a dozen fist fights and doesn't once use the two fisted punch? 
The Treknobabble is kept at a minimum and doesn't provide a deus ex machina?

Why didn't they just have everyone whip out light sabers and chant "The worm is the spice, the spice is the worm," while they're at it? 



I thought it was a thoroughly enjoyable big popcorn movie.   

[The Larch]

William Shatner is Kirk, Starbuck is a man, and Boomer is black, that's all i have to say on that.

How come no one objects to James Bond being recast, but recast Kirk and it's "my childhood's been raped"?

Because Bond has been recast a half-dozen or so times.  People are used to it.

Still, the current Bond is inferior to all those who came before him.  He's a Bond for the modern age;  No subtlety or charm, just technological tricks and violence.

Then get ready for the replacement for Daniel Craig that is being touted these days:

[charliebear]

I finally saw Star Trek. 

Spock ends up with the girl?   
Captain Kirk has half a dozen fist fights and doesn't once use the two fisted punch? 
The Treknobabble is kept at a minimum and doesn't provide a deus ex machina?

Why didn't they just have everyone whip out light sabers and chant "The worm is the spice, the spice is the worm," while they're at it? 



I thought it was a thoroughly enjoyable big popcorn movie.   

Technically, Spoke ended up with himself. 

Admittedly, I was not a fan of the series, but I enjoyed the character development in this movie.  I highly recommend it.

[jimmy olsen]

Captain Kirk has half a dozen fist fights and doesn't once use the two fisted punch? 

That part actually bothered me when I left the theater. 

[saskganesh]

Richard III, the 1995 Ian McKellan version which made the events set during 1930's Britain a la the more recent Baz Luhrman Romeo + Juliet.  It was definately visually nice, as well as well acted.  Kate Steavenson-Payne was rather attractive as Princess Elizabeth.  I was rather disappointed in the ending though, and how they filmed it out and dragged it on.  The ending was too brief by far and felt rushed, though I think this probably had more to do with budgetary constraints not allowing for a true full on battle.  Overall, it's definately good for a viewing, if only to see the style the infused it with.  I give it... 7 Nazi inspired boar banners out of 10.

Definitely one of my favourite movies.

my Dad was a Georgian, and refused to see this adaptation. he though it was inappropriate as it was "too close."

great flick.

[Neil]

Captain Kirk has half a dozen fist fights and doesn't once use the two fisted punch? 

It was fucked up.  No Double Kirk Punch, no Kirk Chop, no Kirk WWF Drop Kick.

All Captain Kirk's techniques were taken from him.  Then again, maybe he learns them when he grows up.

[Barrister]

Captain Kirk has half a dozen fist fights and doesn't once use the two fisted punch? 

It was fucked up.  No Double Kirk Punch, no Kirk Chop, no Kirk WWF Drop Kick.

All Captain Kirk's techniques were taken from him.  Then again, maybe he learns them when he grows up.

Did he ever use any of those techniques in any Star Trek movie?

I thought they were retconned out a long time ago, along with old-fashioned Klingons...

[Neil]

Captain Kirk has half a dozen fist fights and doesn't once use the two fisted punch? 

It was fucked up.  No Double Kirk Punch, no Kirk Chop, no Kirk WWF Drop Kick.

All Captain Kirk's techniques were taken from him.  Then again, maybe he learns them when he grows up.

Did he ever use any of those techniques in any Star Trek movie?

I thought they were retconned out a long time ago, along with old-fashioned Klingons...

How many times does he really throw down in the movies?  He fights Christopher Lloyd in III, and maybe wrestles Malcolm MacDowell in VII, when he's terribly old.

[Berkut]

I always found it annoying as hell when Kirk got into fistfights. It is so campy and lame. But then, Kirk was generally campy and lame, so I guess that worked.

The one good thing about the new series is the potential for an actual likable and interesting Kirk. I don't know if that is actually going to happen though - so far the current Kirk seems to be a caricature of all the most annoying traits of the old Kirk. He is Kirk squared or something, or at least trying to be.

However, I would like to point out that the green chick was hot and Caliga approved. The contrast of her black lingerie, nice tits, and green skin was very nice.

Uhura was incredibly disappointing though. Not even a little bit attractive with that chicken neck and icy bitch attitude.

Bones was cool, like him.

Scott was a decent character, but I don't see how he was Scotty. Scotty was not some qhiz bang fucking scientist, he was a duct tape and bailing wire engineer.

Checkov was fine.

And Sulu was right on, I thought.

[The Brain]

1995 Richard III is awesome. Just awesome.