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POSTED BY: maugwai
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 21:21
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Here's the link to an article that ran in the LA Times yesterday about how awesome Joss is for filming Serenity in town. Some really flattering stuff, and an interesting angle to the movie's inception. It's good to see more positive publicity, at any rate. It also links to some nice little extras.
http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-ca-homefront9oct09,0,453014.html
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"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."
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hero? define hero.
to me hero is one who defies his whipcracking master, perhaps leads a rebellion against them. fight the powers that be and restore justice to the world. give us something new and different.
whedon seems to be bootlicking. it's time for him to move into the realm of moviemaking. time to disassociate himself from making these silly "made-for-TV" farces like Firefly.
thank god he is keeping the hollywood movie-producing community afloat. we need those people who brought us such epic pieces of cinematic history like "ishtar", "america's sweethearts", "star trek: nemesis", the last 3 episodes of "star wars" (sorry lucas you blew it), and "flightplan" to remain alive. god forbid the low budget dreamers who want to make good films in canada, new zealand, japan (gimme 7 samarai part deux), balliwood (india), and every other corner of the globe should dare touch the hemn of god (hollywood).
XG
No such thing as gravity. The "Earth-that-was" just sucks.
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hero? define hero.
A hero is someone who gets other people killed. You can look it up later.
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I wish Joss had made Ishtar.
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I looked it up...
Hero: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments);
HA! Ishtar! oh my, that would be something wouldn't it?
I'm all for praise of the work and thanking him for all he's done, but I gotta say the rest of the world is churning out better stuff right now. Hollywood pretty much sucks.
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Originally posted by XeroGravity:
hero? define hero.
to me hero is one who defies his whipcracking master, perhaps leads a rebellion against them. fight the powers that be and restore justice to the world. give us something new and different.
whedon seems to be bootlicking. it's time for him to move into the realm of moviemaking. time to disassociate himself from making these silly "made-for-TV" farces like Firefly.
thank god he is keeping the hollywood movie-producing community afloat. we need those people who brought us such epic pieces of cinematic history like "ishtar", "america's sweethearts", "star trek: nemesis", the last 3 episodes of "star wars" (sorry lucas you blew it), and "flightplan" to remain alive. god forbid the low budget dreamers who want to make good films in canada, new zealand, japan (gimme 7 samarai part deux), balliwood (india), and every other corner of the globe should dare touch the hemn of god (hollywood).
XG
No such thing as gravity. The "Earth-that-was" just sucks.
Ahh. You're one of those people. A movie's only good if it's made by some heroin junkie who spends his evening listening to Philip Glass as he dreams about being David Lynch when he grows up.
Did you even read the article, troll boy?
"Dear diary, today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."
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Originally posted by XeroGravity:
whedon seems to be bootlicking. it's time for him to move into the realm of moviemaking..
we need those people who brought us such epic pieces of cinematic history like "ishtar", "america's sweethearts", "star trek: nemesis", the
Bitter, anyone?
~ Scootch over, Wash! ~
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Seven Samurai part two? Would that be 'Three Samurai', or better yet, 'Two Samurai and a contented peasant farmer'?
I for one love David Lynch, but also think Joss is mighty. I also love the works of Hayao Miyazaki, even more than Firefly perhaps. The upcoming Brit movie Wallace & Gromit I will love, as will I most likely enjoy Russia's fantasy, 'Nightwatch', and the Brit lowbudget surreal fantasy 'Mirrormask' by Neil Gaiman.
But I guess you prefer to assume that we're all rabid Joss fans with no contemplation of equally, if not more wonderful stuff out there, eh? Now I suggest you leave and go and watch Russian Ark on DVD, because it is amazing. Or 400 Blows. Or Spirited Away. Because they are all fantastic and foreign and a more worthwhile time investment than complaining on a board dedicated to something you don't like.
Have a lovely funky day, Xerogravity! Oddly, I mean that sincerely. Treat yourself to a whiskey or something.
"If you can keep your head whilst others... eurgh! Ack! I've spilt my ink! Ugh! Ink on my trousers! Agh! Ink on my shirt! My only hope! The window! Aieeeeee!" (Falls to death)
- Jonathan Nash
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That's a fabulous article. Thanks for posting!
I hope the folk who read it read it all the way through, 'cause it really does make Serenity's cast, crew, and director sound like they've done something mighty.
You know what's ridiculous? I love the Serenity people portrayed in that article for the same reason I love community theatre...WAIT! No, I really do.
Hear me out, here.
Director, actors & crew so passionate about a story that they're willing to work their little buns off to make it the best they possibly can without saying they need a zillion dollars to do it. They don't have a zillion dollars.
But the stories must be told.
And so they make it work. (I'll admit, though... Joss & hit peeps probably do it on a slightly larger scale than most community theatres.)
I'd love to work with people like that.
I love to watch the work that comes from people like that.
Thank you, Serenity folk. Especially the... no. Thanks all of you.
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