Posted on 11/02/2009 3:09:41 PM PST by EveningStar
no. do share.
I think the narrated theatre version was a “necessary evil” in the case of Bladerunner. The happy ending rang false though.
The Final Cut on DVD is by far the best if you have spent time ruminating on the movie. Scott did a marvelous job of making subtle additions.
Rutger Hauer played Roy Batty just right IMO, it was a character that invited excess but he didn’t take it over the top.
The late Brion James was perfect as Leon.
See post 228.
I have the all versions DVD set but have not had time to watch the final cut yet. Not just Brion James, but all the supporting characters gave superb performaces. There is something to be said for directorial perfectionism.
You’ll enjoy it.
I forgot to respond to you earlier about this. I'm one of those who generally favors the "hard" science fiction style, but I do like Warehouse 13, simply because it's fun. It has actors and characters with real chemistry and charisma, witty dialogue, amusingly off-the-wall story lines, and best of all, is determinedly "unpretentious" and doesn't take itself too seriously.
Perhaps what Stargate:Universe needs is some guest visits from Mrs. Frederick... /grin
I’ve heard the story from Harlan himself. I think he said they’d hired him to work on “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.”
I’m not sure what is going to perk up SGU. They’ve set the story so far from Earth, nothing is going to instill the sense of danger and urgency that SG1 did. The most they can do is imperile the same small group of ragged survivors week after week.
Maybe they need to introduce an alien that stalks them around the ship, laying eggs in their chests and picks them off one by one
Babylon 5 as pretentious? No, definately don’t agree there.
ST:TNG was preachie and pretentious as hell, particularly in the early season, as was ST:TOS.
Battlestar Reimaged .. I don’t know if I’d call it pretentious, but if you watched the the first season and then the last you’d have no idea you were watching the same show. They really went off a cliff during its run, big time. The finaly was definately pretentious as hell.
I’d agree with you on Smallville.. I can’t figure out why folks watch that one.
That would fit what I remember. What’s he like in person? And if it’s not too personal how do you know him?
That is not a British accent that is a Scottish accent. He gets it honestly being he was born and raised in Scotland.
A Scottish accent then — not that I am always able to tell the difference — and he is still ill-tempered and snooty.
The writers for that reimaged series said they went for pure shock and freak value.
Hence the pure dreck value.
Your comment makes me realize that Nicholas Rush is like Basil Fawlty — without Fawlty’s charm.
Your comment makes me realize that Nicholas Rush is like Basil Fawlty — without Fawlty’s charm.
My problem is the premise is currently really limiting. The ship is a crutch, and as a plot device it's getting really stale. It's like ST:TNG relying on holodeck and transporter malfunctions for an entire season.
If they ever break out of the "ship crisis du jour" and do something interesting out... there..., I will be more interested. But until then, I'm just trying to hang on.
Actually, it was High Noon, set on a moon in Jupiter.
And it looks like there's a project to remake Outland:
The most pretentious and boring fantasy show in recent memory was New Amsterdam. Each week I waited for something in the promising premise to be interesting and exciting but it never was.
For classic series, I guess probably Irwin Allen’s Time Tunnel was one of the most pretentious. But it looked pretty good for the mid-1960’s
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