tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post116900443785651871..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Movie Sneaks 2007By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169241992485721982007-01-19T13:26:00.000-08:002007-01-19T13:26:00.000-08:00Travolta in drag? Are they putting a camera in his...Travolta in drag? Are they putting a camera in his house? He's been wearing women's clothing since he was a kid.<BR/>And if THE THETANS comes out in 2007 I promise it will be the worst movie since BATTLEFIELD EARTH.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169235374023082052007-01-19T11:36:00.000-08:002007-01-19T11:36:00.000-08:00jim carrey getting grittier than ever is my pick o...jim carrey getting grittier than ever is my pick on this list. can't wait to see what he's doing. i saw some early beowulf stuff - was laying around a friend's workplace. not sure..seems like it could be really cool...none of the voice stuff was in any of it yet. as for voice-overs...names put butts in seats, whether it's just their voice or their face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169215091897301762007-01-19T05:58:00.000-08:002007-01-19T05:58:00.000-08:00I have nothing against big name actors doing voice...I have nothing against big name actors doing voice-over work IF they have interesting voices. Yet, let us get real, who knows anyone who goes to a Brad Pitt movie because of his 'interesting vocal characterizations"? Anybody? (sounds of crickets chirping) Didn't think so. <BR/><BR/>And let us not badmouth Beowulf, there are definitely some movie worthy scenes to be found. I personally want to see the running on ship oars in a loincloth scene, and the emerging dripping in a tunic from the swamp scene. I would also like to see a new take on a dragon but I'm guessing that may not happen.Hawisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611358808722969841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169205841641249002007-01-19T03:24:00.000-08:002007-01-19T03:24:00.000-08:00Oh, and with regard to Final Fantasy, the name com...Oh, and with regard to Final Fantasy, the name comes from series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. Squaresoft wasn't doing very well back in the NES days, and Sakaguchi was preparing to leave the company. He was going to make one more game before leaving, his "Final Fantasy", and he made the game. To everyone's suprise, the game was a hit and the name had already stuck. So he kept making them. Each one with a new story and new set of characters, but with a few common elements tying them together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169205538654506232007-01-19T03:18:00.000-08:002007-01-19T03:18:00.000-08:00Very funny, as usual, but I need to do the little ...Very funny, as usual, but I need to do the little internet rant thing real quick:<BR/><BR/>1. Transformers looks awesome. Making fun of Michael Bay is sooo 2001. The man is one of the best action movie directors out there, and this is a movie about giant robots destroying each other. He's perfect for it.<BR/><BR/>2. I actually enjoy Jim Carrey as a serious actor (Eternal Sunshine), but I really wish he'd do Ace Ventura 3 or something. Just for kicks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169175870650971222007-01-18T19:04:00.000-08:002007-01-18T19:04:00.000-08:00"I don't think anyone has ever sought out an anima..."I don't think anyone has ever sought out an animated movie based on who was doing the voice-over."<BR/><BR/>"Finding Nemo" is a great movie, well worth seeing no matter who did the voices, but even if it had been abysmal, I'd have seen it simply because Barry Humphries voiced Bruce the Shark, as I would see anything with Barry in it. I look forward to seeing the audio-animatronic Barry Humphries in the Finding Nemo Submarine Ride opening at Disneyland this summer.<BR/><BR/>And certainly Robin Williams sold a lot of tickets to "Alladin", back before we were all sick to death of him.<BR/><BR/>When stars mix with the regular voice-over actors, we get fun moments like seeing my old friend, VO specialist Rodger Bumpass, billed ABOVE Alec Baldwin in the Spongebob Squarepants feature.<BR/><BR/>When my good friend Daws Butler died, it took over 30 different actors to replace all his voices.<BR/><BR/>If the Beowulf film is indeed written by Neil Gaiman, it will not only be worth seeing, but it will be better than the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169167655193409392007-01-18T16:47:00.000-08:002007-01-18T16:47:00.000-08:00Michael Bay is a very good second-unit director.Un...Michael Bay is a very good second-unit director.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately...Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169166392265754062007-01-18T16:26:00.000-08:002007-01-18T16:26:00.000-08:00I gotta side with reel fanatic..Ben Stiller is the...I gotta side with reel fanatic..Ben Stiller is the poor man's Steve CarrellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169158219120531472007-01-18T14:10:00.000-08:002007-01-18T14:10:00.000-08:00Oh, God, BEOWULF. I'll bet even the Geats were wi...Oh, God, BEOWULF. I'll bet even the Geats were wishing they were someplace else when they first listened to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169149888228720992007-01-18T11:51:00.000-08:002007-01-18T11:51:00.000-08:00Steve Carrell is indeed the new Ben Stiller .. onl...Steve Carrell is indeed the new Ben Stiller .. only much funnier! .. I think the movie I'm most looking forward to in 2007 would have to be Ratatouille, because Brad Bird has already directed my favorite animated movie with "Iron Giant"Reel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169147264795080632007-01-18T11:07:00.000-08:002007-01-18T11:07:00.000-08:00THANK YOU for championing professional voice actor...THANK YOU for championing professional voice actors over superstars in animation. THANK YOU.<BR/><BR/>So many have busted their asses for years - even decades - only to have doors slammed in their faces by starstruck studios.Howard Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377628524697677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169144074468183192007-01-18T10:14:00.000-08:002007-01-18T10:14:00.000-08:00Ironically I just watched Beowulf and Grendel last...Ironically I just watched Beowulf and Grendel last night, it is from Iceland, made in 2005 I think, with Stellen Skarsgard as Hrothar.<BR/><BR/>All in all it wasn't bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169143247149908092007-01-18T10:00:00.000-08:002007-01-18T10:00:00.000-08:00Aaah, nuts to yez Beowulf hataz. There's nothing w...Aaah, nuts to yez Beowulf hataz. There's nothing wrong with Beowulf, unless your teacher forces you to recite it in the original Old English--and then criticizes your pronunciation. Besides, if we didn't have Beowulf, we wouldn't have <A HREF="http://www.hyperborea.org/humor/beowulf.phtml" REL="nofollow">this gem of a sequel</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169137618480184342007-01-18T08:26:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:26:00.000-08:00Mmmmm, triangles involving lesbians...D-Double-ici...Mmmmm, triangles involving lesbians...D-Double-icious!<BR/><BR/>Man, when you put it all up there like that it just looks like a bubbling vat of dookie, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>By the way, I've done a tiny bit of voice work in the past, and I can tell you - don't feel that sorry for the voiceover guys (and gals). <BR/><BR/>There's a top tier of voice over masters who take over 70% of the work. (As brilliant as they are... and this is no slight on their fine talent) I'm tired of voice hogs like Billy West, Frank Welker, Jim Cummings and Maurice La Marche getting all the stinkin work. Those guys, and a handful of others, are ubiquitous in the animation and commercial industry. And unless they're doing their work for free, or a wild nose-candy habit, they've got to have a room full of money somewhere. <BR/><BR/>The way these guys dominate, along with a few others like Kath Soucie, Tress MacNeille and Bill Callaway, (and how the late Don Messick used to)is nothing short of staggering. <BR/><BR/>Staggering, but also tired, old and hackneyed. Hearing bigger name actors step in for some of these voices is refreshing. Can we really be that impressed by another cute Frank Welker voice? Not me, slimer! <BR/><BR/>I think actors like Tony Shaloub Jason Lee and Alec Baldwin actually make the voiceovers BETTER. They are just as talented and deserve to be cast. <BR/><BR/>If you really want to open up some work for unemployed voice talent, put Welker and LaMarche on a slow bus to Tierra Del Fuego. <BR/><BR/>And isn't it obvious that Beowulf is a desperate attempt to revive some LOTR magic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169137033953810752007-01-18T08:17:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:17:00.000-08:00They’ll all be voiced by major celebrities, adding...<I>They’ll all be voiced by major celebrities, adding nothing really but just taking away precious jobs from the voice over people who really need the money. Brad Pitt voicing a cartoon. What a coup!</I><BR/><BR/>I don't think this is anything really new. I remember watching Disney's The Jungle Book (1967) and trying to put names to all those voices that were so familiar. Phil Harris...Sebastian Cabot.... George Sanders....Louis Prima doing King Louie was delightful.<BR/><BR/>Bagheera and Shere Khan are the names of two of my cats in Warcraft.:) <BR/><BR/>I haven't been a big fan of Disney for a long time but The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast are my all time favorites. The latter, I'm sure because of Angela Lansbury's Mrs. Potts.<BR/><BR/>robinzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169136438673989022007-01-18T08:07:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:07:00.000-08:00Beowulf also has the advantage of a Neil Gaiman sc...<I>Beowulf</I> also has the advantage of a Neil Gaiman screenplay. With Zemeckis directing, I expect a lot from this movie. Of course as a geek, I'm anticipating <I><A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0486655/" REL="nofollow">Stardust</A></I> even more.R.A. Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851961356321735388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169133956514638602007-01-18T07:25:00.000-08:002007-01-18T07:25:00.000-08:00They’ll all be voiced by major celebrities, adding...<I>They’ll all be voiced by major celebrities, adding nothing really but just taking away precious jobs from the voice over people who really need the money.</I><BR/><BR/>In a just, (parallel) universe, Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche and others get the live-action parts that go to Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, etc.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169132196321748062007-01-18T06:56:00.000-08:002007-01-18T06:56:00.000-08:00Sorry, another thought popped in my head about seq...Sorry, another thought popped in my head about sequels...My kids are into the Final Fantasy series, but I keep asking them, how can it be "final"?<BR/>Final Fantasy 12-This time we're serious! Final Fantasy 13- No, really, this time we really mean it. Final Fantasy 14-You know how last time we meant it. This time it's final-er.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169131907286750612007-01-18T06:51:00.000-08:002007-01-18T06:51:00.000-08:00Re: sequelsOne of my favorite puns...House 2, The ...Re: sequels<BR/><BR/>One of my favorite puns...<BR/>House 2, The Second StoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169131497588419742007-01-18T06:44:00.000-08:002007-01-18T06:44:00.000-08:00They’ll all be voiced by major celebrities, adding...<I>They’ll all be voiced by major celebrities, adding nothing really but just taking away precious jobs from the voice over people who really need the money.</I><BR/><BR/>As a huge fan of animation (a nicer way of saying cartoon-geek), this has become a source of outrage for me. I think the non-celebs do a much better job as well. I don't think anyone has ever sought out an animated movie based on who was doing the voice-over. Please make them stop!Missy Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467751106385592393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169129074108657152007-01-18T06:04:00.000-08:002007-01-18T06:04:00.000-08:00My son is looking forward to Teenage Mutant Ninja ...My son is looking forward to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Spiderman (which I'll make sure I see before I let him see it...)<BR/><BR/>I'm actually looking forward to Bridge to Terabithia...I remember reading it as a kid.Austrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523303486532236791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169127912403389342007-01-18T05:45:00.000-08:002007-01-18T05:45:00.000-08:00"Ghandi II" was the best sketch from "UHF", narrow..."Ghandi II" was the best sketch from "UHF", narrowly beating the "Spatula City" commercial.<BR/><BR/>Anyway. Only movie I'm really thrilled about is Spidey 3. Zemeckis' Beowulf is kinda exciting, just because Zemeckis and Crispin Glover will be working together for the first time since part one of "Back to the Future".dogganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18181787629720233183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169126952493436082007-01-18T05:29:00.000-08:002007-01-18T05:29:00.000-08:00Can we look forward to Catch 23?Can we look forward to Catch 23?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169126508302064382007-01-18T05:21:00.000-08:002007-01-18T05:21:00.000-08:00"HAIRSPRAY (the movie based on the musical based o...<I>"HAIRSPRAY (the movie based on the musical based on the movie) stars John Travolta in drag (looking for his first Oscar nomination as best supporting actress)"</I><BR/><BR/>I wonnder if he supplied his own wardrobe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1169110705710791952007-01-18T00:58:00.000-08:002007-01-18T00:58:00.000-08:00Oh boy I can't wait I haven't seen a good lesbian ...Oh boy I can't wait I haven't seen a good lesbian triangle movie in yearsWilly B. 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