The Running Man used to be one of my guilty pleasures, but there was a while when it seemed to be on TNT every 10 minutes, and I burned out. A very legitimate guilty pleasure, though!
I totally agree. I love the Derek Jacobi version played up the concept that he may have just been acting 'mad' as opposed to being so, therefore underplaying the relationship between Hamlet and his Mother. Most other versions play it out exactly the opposite. I like the subtleties and (not suggesting that I can get into the mind of Shakespeare) I think that this version may closest to how it was intended to be viewed.
Three movies I despised:
Vampire in Brooklyn (w/Eddie Murphy...I should have known better)
Last Action Hero (gag!)
Graffitti Bridge (w/Prince...also should have known better)
Okay, she thought she was gone for 16 hours and there were 12 hours of static? Oh shoot. Or was it 8 hours of static? Oh well, I'll have to make it a blockbuster night. I was planning on buying Contact anyway.
If I recall correctly, the two things that were considered to be so incredibly innovative were (and bear with me here, I am no effects expert, so my terminology may be wacky).
1) The use of wires. The way they made leaps and bounds and wild martial arts moves because they were attached to wires.
2) The stop-action photography (is that what it's called?) How they would stop the picture and pan around it in a 3D like manner. It was also recently used in a TGIFridays commercial.
Now I'm not sure if these reasons are good enough (could #1 be considered more of a choreography feat?) but I do give them credit for being more seamless and believeable, instead of so...map painting-ish.
BTW - (not that it's really important) but I thought that they evolved into a 'seal like' species. I don't remember anything about beaks. I thought that Galapagos was a tough read.
Had to laugh when I saw Clarissa listed. A friend of my in grad school continually refused to call the book by its title. She referred to it simply as "The B*tch."
Wow, I've been hearing a lot of really great stuff about Bridget Jones' Diary too. I was thinking I might add it to my "Dying to Read" list. Any insight as to why you disliked it?
The Running Man used to be one of my guilty pleasures, but there was a while when it seemed to be on TNT every 10 minutes, and I burned out. A very legitimate guilty pleasure, though!
I totally agree. I love the Derek Jacobi version played up the concept that he may have just been acting 'mad' as opposed to being so, therefore underplaying the relationship between Hamlet and his Mother. Most other versions play it out exactly the opposite. I like the subtleties and (not suggesting that I can get into the mind of Shakespeare) I think that this version may closest to how it was intended to be viewed.
Three movies I despised:
Vampire in Brooklyn (w/Eddie Murphy...I should have known better)
Last Action Hero (gag!)
Graffitti Bridge (w/Prince...also should have known better)
3. 16 hours (according to her, and of recorded static).
Okay, she thought she was gone for 16 hours and there were 12 hours of static? Oh shoot. Or was it 8 hours of static? Oh well, I'll have to make it a blockbuster night. I was planning on buying Contact anyway.
Woohoo! I know the movie & the actor!
33. Hank Azaria - The Birdcage
I can't remember the actors names for either of these, would have to check IMDB, but not sure if that's fair.
17. 2001/2010?
26. Pi?
If I recall correctly, the two things that were considered to be so incredibly innovative were (and bear with me here, I am no effects expert, so my terminology may be wacky).
1) The use of wires. The way they made leaps and bounds and wild martial arts moves because they were attached to wires.
2) The stop-action photography (is that what it's called?) How they would stop the picture and pan around it in a 3D like manner. It was also recently used in a TGIFridays commercial.
Now I'm not sure if these reasons are good enough (could #1 be considered more of a choreography feat?) but I do give them credit for being more seamless and believeable, instead of so...map painting-ish.
BTW - (not that it's really important) but I thought that they evolved into a 'seal like' species. I don't remember anything about beaks. I thought that Galapagos was a tough read.
Had to laugh when I saw Clarissa listed. A friend of my in grad school continually refused to call the book by its title. She referred to it simply as "The B*tch."
Wow, I've been hearing a lot of really great stuff about Bridget Jones' Diary too. I was thinking I might add it to my "Dying to Read" list. Any insight as to why you disliked it?
To me, it's not even the issue that the Eagles beat the Beatles, but with Hotel California? That's not even one of their best songs!