Trailerology: The Brothers Grimm
Submitted by jim on Mon, 06/20/2005 - 09:36
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At the very least, The Brothers Grimm looks better than Van Helsing.
At the very least, The Brothers Grimm looks better than Van Helsing.
AFI 100 Greatest Lines
Brief thoughts off the top of my head:
Further proof that Casablanca is the best movie ever. Six out of the one hundred quotes. (Although I think that "Play it, Sam." should have been "Play it again, Sam," even though it's wrong. And how the hell did they leave "I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world," off of the list? Of course they could have put the entire movie on the list and left it at that.)
Has "Get a room," entered the vernacular so completely that nobody knows that it's a Rodney Dangerfield line from... I'm thinking Caddyshack ? "My biological clock is [stamp, stamp, stamp.]" "You're so money and you don't even know it!" "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker." "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses." "Hey! Where the white women at?" "These go to eleven." "They call it a Royale with cheese." "Yeah, baby!" And finally, "You dirty rat," which isn't the actual quote.
I have to work on my "brief."
Here are some of my faves (I don't say they are 'great') - more later.
"Could you make a torpedo?" The African Queen
"So that's how it is in their family!" Ferris Bueller's Day Off
"My own evil self is outside that door!" Forbidden Planet
"I shot an arrow in the air / She fell to earth in Berkeley Square." Kind Hearts and Coronets
"I think he said 'blessed are the cheesemakers'." Monty Python's Life of Brian
"As you wish." The Princess Bride
"That suit ain't gonna explode, is it?" Red Heat
"There was somethin' in that cake that didn't agree with him." Some Like It Hot
Good ones! And yeah, The Princess Bride is another one where you can't go wrong. I'd probably take "My name is Inigo Montoya..."
Nice! And certainly something, anything, from Bull Durham should have made the cut.
At the risk of seeming to want to hijack your page, Jim, here's some more:
"Gort! Klaatu barada nikto. Klaatu barada nikto." The Day the Earth Stood Still
"You've got me. Who's got you?" Superman
"I don't deserve to die like this." Unforgiven
"Put ... the candle ... back!" Young Frankenstein
Hijack away!
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Way better, and Terry Gilliam, too!
I don't know why, especially given how much I love some Gilliam movies, but I feel vaguely, indefinably uneasy about this one.
I can't help being hopeful - it's by Gilliam of Brazil fame - but the snippetts of dialog in the trailer don't foretell of a brilliant script. No doubt the visuals will be great, but that's not enough - the foundation of a good movie is a good script.
I am also hopeful... more than hopeful.
The Brothers Grimm will be Terry Gilliam's eigth movie since he co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail . That will be eighth movies in thirty years. His movies fit every single definition of the word "visionary." He's the greatest director working today... no matter how intermittently.
I'm surprised and baffled by any uneasiness at the release of a new Gilliam film. I think it should be greeted and celebrated with much rejoicing. yeaahhh! Even ecstasy. Especially when you consider how eager some people are to see the works of some other directors (you know who you are.) Directors with a much worse track record and who have never made a film approaching the greatness of Gilliam's best (you know who they are.) Even when they have ten times the budget to work with. ( Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for $19 million... that just can't be right.)
I'm sure that The Brothers Grimm will be about imagination being more powerful than reality. That's what all of his films are about. That's what film is all about... or should be. Gilliam dreams, directs and creates new worlds. The visuals will be stunning. Matt Damon should be well-served by Gilliam who, in his three most recent movies (3!), has worked with Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp. The Brothers Grimm and Gilliam will do for Monica Bellucci what he and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen did for Uma Thurman. The way that Gilliam handled that movie's "stepped-right-out-of-a-fairy-tale" material is nothing but a good omen... not to mention his treatment of Monty Python and the Holy Grail , Jabberwocky and "The Crimson Permanent Assurance" section of The Meaning of Life .
Now if only he could cut down on the four year average between movies. For goodness sakes the Olympics are held twice as often! (Okay, Tideland is "soon to be released." Whatever that means with Gilliam.) Until he does I'll look forward to whatever great stuff he's able to release... even if it's for a shoe-maker. (There has to be a "Joel Schumacher" joke in there but I couldn't Just Do It.)
The Secret Match
Toros Locos vs. Cerberus
Equipo Fuego vs. Tutto Bene
Funk Seoul Brothers vs. OS Tornados
Triple Espresso vs. Cerberus
Equipo Fuego vs. OS Tornados
La Grande Finale Triple Espresso vs. OS Tornados
Rematch I've said it before and I'll say it again, Figo is all wet.
I even enjoy the music remix he had made for "The Secret Match" (and it's the only reason to ever watch NBC's Las Vegas.)
Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to it, and hope it's everything a Terry Gilliam movie usually is. I was giddy when I heard the premise. Hearing that the movie's release was delayed repeatedly (rarely a good sign) only planted the smallest kernel of concern in my heart. Watching Lost in La Mancha showed my that Gilliam is a visionary that can't always see the trees for the forest, but should we expect otherwise from our visionaries? I also hear tell he and Depp made a deal that they'd each do a couple "commercial" pictures so they'd have the opportunity to revisit Don Quixote. So there's a bunch of little things, and and then there's the trailer... Well, I'm just not crazy about the trailer.
But I'm still with you and bertie: I'm hopeful. Just warily hopeful.
Me too. I don't like this trailer.
I know what you mean. It's walking a fine line between dumb and dumber. But I really like the premise. It's about time someone put the creepiness and violence back into fairy tales, just in time for the Lemony Snicket generation.