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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Sad tale of aborted Terry Gilliam film about Don Quixote.

But thank God Dungeons & Dragons made it through!

Stupid planet.

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

Do you really want to hurt yourself by worring about this?

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Sol wors all the time.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Poor Terry. Hope he recovers fast. What's this about dragons? Did he do that as well? I saw the poster with Jeremy Irons and four teenagers, thought "here we go again, Braveheart 90210 + lightwave-vfx."
They'd better prove me wrong...

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Uh...no...there's absolutely no connection between Gilliam and Dungeons & Dragons.

Let me try to explain the viewing experience for that movie without giving anything away.

0-10 minutes:

Hmm, this is an uncomfortable seat. Ooh, is that Jeremy Irons? Hey, that girl is kind of cute. Wasn't she on Voyager?

10-30 minutes:

I could have sworn it had been two hours by now. Boy, my head hurts. And my eyes sure itch for some reason.

30-40 minutes:

Oh, God, I think I must have swallowed something poisonous.

40-60 minutes:

My eyes!! Merciful heaven, my eyes! It burns, it burns like lemon juice! No!!!

60-infinity minutes:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

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Neutral Milk Hotel
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Read three (three!) chapters of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! Then, go insane!

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

He named his kids Amy Rainbow, Holly Dubois and Harry Thunder? They fuck you up, your mum and dad. . .

And no mention of whether the Pratchett/Gaiman Good Omens movie is going ahead, either.

Highgate. Thinking of moving there myself. Finsbury Park is starting to lose its appeal - flatmate got mugged on our street, and a gang of black kids tried it on with me the other day. Fortunately I was much scarier than them.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

That's true. Especially when you start narrating what's going on in BBC-Wildlife announcer voice:

"And Lee stands there, unworried, as the group of invaders to his terrotory slowly advance, shouting taunts. They beign to realise that their intended target doesn't seem to be worried by their verbal abuse, and that he just stands their, talking. One of them inquires why he is speaking aloud. Lee doesn't answer, and instead bares his wonderful plumage to the invaders. Deceiding that the situation was too strange for them to deal with, the invaders left. And Lee returned to his nest, to watch a repeat of Father Ted."

Still, at least he was considerate enough to make the weird names their middle names. Everyone's embarrassed about their middle names, whether it be "Norman", "Keith", or "Thunder".

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Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

Ah well,.. at least the Lord of the Rings trilogy is going ahead, and it looks very promising
lord of the Rings trailer

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

How about Dweseal and Moon Unit Zappa. They have to be fucked up kids.

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Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Dweezil.

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

I hear he plays a mean guitar.

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Not as good as his papa.

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Irony ensues.

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

quote:
And no mention of whether the Pratchett/Gaiman Good Omens movie is going ahead, either.

It is

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October 23, 2000
Though it has been known for months courtesy of the Internet rumormill, Renaissance Films has finally confirmed that Terry Gilliam will direct the big screen version of Good Omens. Based on the book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, the film will have a budget in the $50M range, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film will be shot in the UK, with a scheduled starting date of late 2001.

More info here.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Yeah, but notice that's from 4 months ago. . . thing is, Gilliam's had his name attached to lots of cool projects that never happened - eg Watchmen. . .

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

You never know, this one might make it.