JamesTyler Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 Serenity Finished watching "Firefly" a few weeks ago and finally got round to watching this. The thing I realised most about it is the disappointment that such an interesting universe, great characters and exciting stories is now pretty much lost for good. But I shouldn't be too sad, I mean "According To Jim" got god-knows how many seasons...oh wait I watched Serenity first and thought it was one of the better TV show-based movies as it didn't require you to watch Firefly to understand it. Though I thought it was better than Firefly, which was good but seemed too slow at time - though had more/better humour. Last night I watched Oceans Eleven as it had some good reviews. Not a bad film, but I was slightly distracted by trying to remember where I'd seen cast members before to actually get into it.
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 8, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 8, 2009 Blah blah blah blah blah home alone is good It's a shit movie, with a shit premise, starring an annoying little turd who isn't even endearing in a childlike way, and it can't even be rescued by an awesome actor like Joe Pesci, because it was around this period he was in a mini crap-phase - it's going to take me a long time to forget Moonwalker. Go and suck down your saccharine drinks, all of you. You want a movie at Christmas with a child star who's genuinely talented and sympathetic, with villainous villains, trials and tribulations with a big happy ending? Watch Oliver. It's miles better. Oliver may have all of those things but it is neither fun nor funny Neither's Home Alone. And there are some underrated comedy moments in Oliver, just not all that many. and musicals are for lames. Normally I agree - can't stand musicals in general. Oliver's the only one I actually like.
Mr. Seven Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 The Rocky Horror Picture Show is brilliant.
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 8, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 8, 2009 Have to confess to not having seen the whole TRPS, I've only seen clips.
Mr. Seven Posted December 8, 2009 Posted December 8, 2009 It's great. Maybe it's because I saw it a hundred times growing up, but I love it. The songs are brilliant and Tim Curry was never better.
Paid Members FLips Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 Except in Scary Movie 2.
Paid Members CoreyVandal Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 Serenity Finished watching "Firefly" a few weeks ago and finally got round to watching this. The thing I realised most about it is the disappointment that such an interesting universe, great characters and exciting stories is now pretty much lost for good. But I shouldn't be too sad, I mean "According To Jim" got god-knows how many seasons...oh wait Joss Whedon does write the Serenity comics, and I'm pretty sure he's stated their in canon so there is more out there if you're interested. From what I remember the artwork was of a pretty high standard and was based on the actors, so it shouldn't be too much of a transition.
Tequila_Boy Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Saw Cracks today. Not enough tit for my liking (though Eva Green has an awesome pair). Slighly surreal film, as though someone got slightly high after watching the naked maid bit in If and wrote a semi decent novel/film out of it
Steve Justice Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Tim Curry is amazing in TRHPS. I did find the whole film a weird and a little boring though I have to say. Oliver is by far my favourite musical. And to say it's not fun is just mental, Consider Yourself always brings a smile to my face. And Oli Reed as Bill Sykes is more terrifying than any Wet Bandit.
Paid Members Jaffa Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 and musicals are for lames. You couldn't be more wrong. West Side Story, Oliver, My Fair Lady and Blood Brothers are all ace.
Joe_the_Lion Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) and musicals are for lames. You couldn't be more wrong. West Side Story, Oliver, My Fair Lady and Blood Brothers are all ace. I'm with Rockwell. Anything where you go from talking, to singing, to dancing and then back to talking as if nothing out of the ordinary has happened is just too stupid for words. Throw in that 99% of the songs in musicals are completely shit and sound incredibly awkward as they desperately try to cover all of the points that the narrative wants them to and you really have a pretty good reason to avoid all musicals like the plague. Apart from Spamalot, because it's ace. Edited December 9, 2009 by Joe_the_Lion
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 9, 2009 Moderators Posted December 9, 2009 I took my grandma to go see Blood Brothers one year for her birthday; it is the epitome of lameass musical theatre. I would wager that Legally Blonde The Musical is better than that was. Though I will say that not all musicals are necessarily bad as my initial sweeping statement suggested. South Park the Movie was great, and I'd be tempted to see Avenue Q from the reviews that its received.
Paid Members Au Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 Singing In The Rain is brilliant. Although I've only ever watched it stoned so my opinion maybe somewhat swayed by that. Although, Joseph Gordon-Levitt recreated one of the scenes when he was on Saturday Night Live recently and it was just superb.
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 9, 2009 Paid Members Posted December 9, 2009 I've only seen bits of Avenue Q, but I really do want to see it before it closes soon. The main reason why I've come to hate musicals so much is because it's really sent the West End down the shitter. For a long time, the West End was the last bastion of the arts establishment choosing quality over profitability, but it's finally caved, spectacularly. Now it's saturated with bad musicals, some good ones, and a few good ones gone bad. Les Miserables is nothing like what it used to be, same with Blood Brothers, Lion King, Grease and Phantom of the Opera, and there are loads of new, awful shows like Hairspray, Dirty Dancing, Sister Act, Legally Blonde, Priscilla and Mamma Mia. There are a few good ones, like Q and Jersey Boys (apparently that's REALLY good), but they're in a huge minority, for one simple reason: when it comes to musicals, the West End simply cannot match Broadway. We're much better at straight plays, and there just isn't enough of those. I'm immensely looking forward to seeing Jerusalem, which will be on at the Apollo Theatre very soon (it did amazingly at the Royal Court), but it's not going to be on long. Samuel Beckett's Endgame was on at the Duchess in Victoria, but again - not on very long. The fact is that, until the UK arts establishment wake up and realise that they need to either train up their talent for musicals using the American system, or simply drop musicals in such a large scale, the West End is, and will continue to be, an utter shadow of its former self.
patiirc Posted December 9, 2009 Posted December 9, 2009 Mentioning of Musicals and Films and no mention of Little Shop of Horrors (Remake) and The Blues Brothers Pfft Generally I dont like musicals:- King and I, Carousel, Chicago, Moulin rouge etc.. Ill watch em if they are on, but wont give them much more than a passing glance.
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