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MikeC
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
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 Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:03:40 AM
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| Er... Sensitive to the the rights of minorities as I am, have those people counted how many times movie villains were not albinos? Not that I am encouraging non-albinos to boycott the rest of the movies, but a handful of villains over the years doesn't exactly prove a bias against albinos, just a penchant for unusual looks on the filmmakers' side. |
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Terrahawk
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 05/17/2006 : 11:48:05 AM
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Originally posted by R. Dittmar
I'm willing to risk an egg facial here and be contrarian because the casting in this movie really smells....
I'll predict that it is a success for the simple reason of hype. The first weekend will probably be huge. That alone will get it close enough to be a success regardless of what happens that following weeks. If it is as dull/uninspiring as the critics are saying, then after the first week or so, it will limp along based mainly on the sales to people who think The Da Vinci Code is based on real history.
The ROPe gives you three options, convert, submit, or die. There is a fourth, resist. |
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John Doe
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
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Posted - 05/17/2006 : 6:07:09 PM
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Originally posted by Neville
Er... Sensitive to the the rights of minorities as I am, have those people counted how many times movie villains were not albinos? Not that I am encouraging non-albinos to boycott the rest of the movies, but a handful of villains over the years doesn't exactly prove a bias against albinos, just a penchant for unusual looks on the filmmakers' side.
agreed but the point he is making is
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"Silas is just the latest in a long string," McGowan said. "The problem is there has been no balance. There are no realistic, sympathetic or heroic characters with albinism that you can find in movies or popular culture."
unless you count Elric of Melnibone.
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kdraut
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 05/17/2006 : 8:11:20 PM
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Originally posted by Ken HPoJ
For myself, I won't miss the age of Cruise and Hanks and Roberts. (Although I do miss the age of Bogart and Hepburn and Stewart.) I think we're just moving towards a time when the movie concept and execution will be comparatively more important than having a 'star' in it. There will still be popular actors, but I think fewer people will be considered draws just in and of themselves.
Everytime I see a really good animated film, I wonder if CGI will be the downfall of the "big star" in Hollywood. A well-animated film could be voiced by relative unknowns and still be a success.
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Meagen
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
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Posted - 05/24/2006 : 06:08:10 AM
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Originally posted by Ken HPoJ
For myself, I won't miss the age of Cruise and Hanks and Roberts. (Although I do miss the age of Bogart and Hepburn and Stewart.) I think we're just moving towards a time when the movie concept and execution will be comparatively more important than having a 'star' in it. There will still be popular actors, but I think fewer people will be considered draws just in and of themselves.
*I* think we're moving towards a time where "reality shows" will gradually replace movies until all entertainment will consist of security camera footage. |
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