tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post4005308029673836634..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Reserved Seating: King Arthur: Legend of the SwordPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-21846035366115995232019-07-16T15:27:26.559-05:002019-07-16T15:27:26.559-05:00For anyone that's wondering, The Lost City of ...For anyone that's wondering, The Lost City of Z was discussed by Patrick and JB in this episode: http://www.fthismovie.net/2017/05/f-this-movie-386-year-so-far-2017.htmlPaul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39277472207589978372019-07-16T11:37:19.850-05:002019-07-16T11:37:19.850-05:00Scott, I was kind of with you after watching, thin...Scott, I was kind of with you after watching, thinking it was't very good (the opening 10-15 minutes were great though), but I didn't dislike it.<br /><br />Curiously, I've been tempted a few times recently to go back and watch it. Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-76837899323069276562019-07-16T11:34:09.717-05:002019-07-16T11:34:09.717-05:00JB has seen it! I remember him mentioning it on a...JB has seen it! I remember him mentioning it on a podcast in the What Have You Seen part. Unfortunately, I can't figure out which episode. And rather than listen to a bunch of episodes, I'm just going to watch it instead.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-57079205087334719222017-05-16T13:15:03.468-05:002017-05-16T13:15:03.468-05:00Hey, I just mentioned Dick van Dyke and his cockne...Hey, I just mentioned Dick van Dyke and his cockney accent in a comment too! He was undeniably great in <i>Poppins</i>. I only learned recently that he had no training as a dancer. You wouldn't know it from watching the movie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171919450410869053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-67579711986440880752017-05-16T13:05:44.012-05:002017-05-16T13:05:44.012-05:00@Adam
I just went to a website that has the scrip...@Adam<br /><br />I just went to a website that has the script for the movie and did a Ctrl F. Eleven occurrences of this word. <br /><br />Michael Jordan didn't have that much game.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171919450410869053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-29396071474167068292017-05-16T13:01:50.287-05:002017-05-16T13:01:50.287-05:00It's not really called King Arthur: Legend of ...It's not really called <i>King Arthur: Legend of NIMH</i> or <i>Legends of the Fall</i>, either. I was being mischievous, Brian.<br /><br />How about <i>SH: POS</i> as a compromise?<br /><br />I think Junior bit off more than he could chew when he took on the role of the legendary sleuth. I was born in the States and grew up in England, where Dick van Dyke's 'cockerney' accent in <i>Mary Poppins</i> still provides merriment whenever they put it on at Christmas (they <i>always</i> put it on at Christmas). <i>What a luvverly doi to go for a roide on a magical wooden 'orse. ♫Good luck will rub orf when oi shakes 'ands with you♫</i>. Van Dyke is fantastic in the movie, and it wouldn't be the same without him, but dear god, the voice.<br /><br />Same with Downey (not the being fantastic part). Just because you can A-Team up a volitant metal suit out of nothing more than a few bomb casings, thumbtacks and rubber bands doesn't mean you can pull off a convincing middle-class Victorian English accent, Robert. Kudos on the suit, though; no one can take that achievement away from you. James Marsters gets it right in <i>Buffy</i> and <i>Angel</i>, although I might be biased as I love both those shows and the character of Spike. Marsters never sounds convincingly English, but he does come across as someone who's been travelling the world for centuries. If one of us moved to Australia, within a couple of years we'd start to sound like an Aussie to a certain extent. Someone other than myself can put that to the test, though; they have spiders there the size of Volkswagens and these giant rats that hop about like they own the place.<br /><br />There isn't anything inherently wrong with attempting to make an action movie about Sherlock Holmes There's plenty of action in the books and in other films and TV shows. The good adaptations know that the mystery is important as well. Plus, if it's a Rathbone/Bruce affair, you sometimes get Rondo Hatton and/or Nazis. The Creeper scared the bejesus out of me when I was a pup. Allardyce Thundersnatch is okay, and Jeremy Brett was great in the eighties. BBC radio adapted all the stories with Clive Merrison over a period of about twenty years, and these would bring shame to no one's iPod. Basil Rathbone is <i>my</i> Holmes, though, and Nigel Bruce my Watson. Rathbone had an amazing life before he became a movie star. He disguised himself as a tree during World War II to spy on Nazis... and they didn't even ask him to. That last part isn't true; I'm fairly sure he was acting on someone's instructions.<br /><br />Graham Chapman is my favourite King Arthur, just to get this screeching back onto the road. Charlie Hummer can eat a grail as far as I'm concerned. I bet he doesn't even ask Djimon Hounsou about sheep's bladders and the role these play in preventing earthquakes in his movie. Ni to <i>King Arthur: The Owls of Ga'Hoole</i>, say I. That's right: Ni.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171919450410869053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81178742386148524472017-05-16T11:49:28.961-05:002017-05-16T11:49:28.961-05:00Hunnam almost ruined Lost City of Z for me, which ...Hunnam almost ruined Lost City of Z for me, which is a shame because it's a pretty beautiful film and everyone else (Pattinson especially) is great. The guy is very dashing and all but he can't speak. Green Street is a laugh, partly because of his Van Dykian attempt at a cockney accent. What a genius premise for a movie.Boblet the Noblethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617845195256727721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-36207052458887812862017-05-16T09:58:08.990-05:002017-05-16T09:58:08.990-05:00My most lasting memory of Sherlock Holmes: Book of...My most lasting memory of Sherlock Holmes: Book of Shadows is that they same the word "game" to a laughable degree.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-63665035168660448162017-05-16T09:41:45.813-05:002017-05-16T09:41:45.813-05:00I'd like to take this opportunity to point out...I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that the second Sherlock is called Game of Shawdows. Book of Shadows is the movie where the Blair Witch dresses as a couch.Brian Sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266020828208581370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45901011061144279632017-05-15T23:20:30.813-05:002017-05-15T23:20:30.813-05:00Email me a photo of your ticket stub. I don't ...Email me a photo of your ticket stub. I don't believe anyone has seen this movie :)Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78389528319982296832017-05-15T22:28:33.754-05:002017-05-15T22:28:33.754-05:00Hunnam wasn't better in Lost City of Z. Just m...Hunnam wasn't better in Lost City of Z. Just my two cents, but he felt like the worst thing about it, which is unfortunate because he's in 90% of it.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87155957634487212002017-05-15T16:58:55.142-05:002017-05-15T16:58:55.142-05:00Great review, still want to see it though and will...Great review, still want to see it though and will probably love it in the way you can only love bad action (is it action? It's like a weird action fantasy scifi hybrid) moviesNicoleKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-74736768765956059972017-05-15T16:16:34.877-05:002017-05-15T16:16:34.877-05:00Your dedication to your craft is impressive (even ...Your dedication to your craft is impressive (even if you couldn't bring yourself to spend 100 minutes watching Aaron Taylor-Johnson).Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-13699767793594156332017-05-15T15:38:57.392-05:002017-05-15T15:38:57.392-05:00You can talk about SH:BOS. These columns go off to...You can talk about SH:BOS. These columns go off topic in the comments pretty often. I'm used to it and enjoy it.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60907588201555016432017-05-15T15:25:33.985-05:002017-05-15T15:25:33.985-05:00I don't want to talk about this too much becau...I don't want to talk about this too much because it seems disrespectful to Adam to discuss a movie that isn't the one he wrote about in his article. The Downey Sherlock Holmes film were directed by the same person who did <i>King Arthur: Legend of NIMH</i>, though, so maybe he won't mind too much. <br /><br />Yup, <i>Sherlock Holmes: Book of Shadows</i> — SPOILERS — ends with Watson sitting at a desk typing away about how great his friend was and how much he misses him, and then he leaves the room and the couch stands up and reveals itself to be Iron Man. Watson had been writing his <i>memoirs</i>, Wikipedia has just kindly informed me. Holmes adds a question mark after "The end," and then looks at the camera, if memory serves. I shall repeat that. We get to see "The end" and then an eroteme appears. The laziest media trope in existence used in a big-budget film by a respected director. Hack. Hackety Hackington Hack.<br /><br />I did like the scene with Holmes' love interest (or maybe Watson's; I've tried to erase the movie from my memory) and Stephen Fry.<br /><br />Stephen is awesome. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171919450410869053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39157500595770231102017-05-15T14:39:02.102-05:002017-05-15T14:39:02.102-05:00^I... uh... what?!
(I didn't see the second m...^I... uh... <i>what</i>?!<br /><br />(I didn't see the second movie. When the villain virtually teleported from Tower Bridge to Westminster at the end of the first one, I thought "nope, that's enough.") Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78102541373101588312017-05-15T13:54:42.401-05:002017-05-15T13:54:42.401-05:00Guy Ritchie also thought Watson was such a dunderh...Guy Ritchie also thought Watson was such a dunderhead he'd be fooled by Holmes disguising himself as a couch right in front of him, not just for a fleeting moment but long enough for Watson to write a letter or story about how Holmes was dead.<br /><br />Eff Guy Ritchie.<br /><br />We did get to witness more of Stephen Fry than I ever thought I'd see. I love Stephen, but if the camera had been an inch lower, we'd have been treated to a vision of his wooster. Kudos for playing Mycroft pretty gay, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171919450410869053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78278567715566191362017-05-15T13:49:16.282-05:002017-05-15T13:49:16.282-05:00I liked how his intro was the classic "I'...I liked how his intro was the classic "I'm having a nightmare and my shirt is so sweaty. Lemme take it off and ooops you're gonna see how much I worked out for the role. Oh well!"Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60328244218633422592017-05-15T13:47:42.867-05:002017-05-15T13:47:42.867-05:00It looked like Hunnam raided Tom Hardy's Bane ...It looked like Hunnam raided Tom Hardy's Bane closet for his jackets.Scott Skocyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481902978617982142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43125054953662572372017-05-15T13:46:03.508-05:002017-05-15T13:46:03.508-05:00They are magic elephants. I'm guessing they ea...They are magic elephants. I'm guessing they eat magic. Trained by wizards. Teleport to different locales. Never shit because no mage conjures poo.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-42806488113264898992017-05-15T13:44:27.681-05:002017-05-15T13:44:27.681-05:00I know they referenced Merlin in the Ritchie movie...I know they referenced Merlin in the Ritchie movie but I don't remember seeing him anywhere. I think he was being set up for a sequel appearance that will now never happen.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32704866895367468642017-05-15T13:42:35.415-05:002017-05-15T13:42:35.415-05:00General Kael was played by the late English wrestl...General Kael was played by the late English wrestler and actor Pat Roach, who was the guy who ate a plane propeller in <i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i>.<br /><br />Maybe it ate him.<br /><br />The recent BBC drama <i>Merlin</i> sounds like a better bet than this latest iteration of the King Arthur legend. It has a decent CGI dragon voiced by John Hurt. How is the Merlin in <i>King Arthur: Legends of the Fall</i>? With the exception of <i>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</i>, which didn't feature the character, I judge films and television shows about Artie by the quality of their Merlins. Sam Neill rocked that role.<br /><br />I love Sam Neill.<br /><br />Apropos of Adam's reply just this minute, Pat Roach also played a character called Brian "Bomber" Busbridge in classic British TV show <i>Auf Wiedersehen, Pet</i>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03171919450410869053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-80440367163837399332017-05-15T13:40:04.856-05:002017-05-15T13:40:04.856-05:00That sounds harsh, sorry. I mean rather "half...That sounds harsh, sorry. I mean rather "half baked", not "aren't worth making". Meredith https://www.blogger.com/profile/11361935408436355904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84973717664973216852017-05-15T13:39:52.156-05:002017-05-15T13:39:52.156-05:00As a semi-purist fan of Doyle's Sherlock Holme...As a semi-purist fan of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, I can't help but feel a twinge of satisfaction over this floppage. Ritchie thought it'd be cute if Watson punched Holmes in the face over a minor bit of teasing? Well, congrats, you just made one of the year's biggest box office bombs. <br /><br />I suspect if Mr. Ebert were still around, he'd wish the whole movie were built around those mega-lephants. What do they eat? Who trained them? How'd they get to Britain? How is their waste disposed of?Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64500418972183272412017-05-15T13:35:09.249-05:002017-05-15T13:35:09.249-05:00I liked the main theme. That made me leave the the...I liked the main theme. That made me leave the theater on a high that I didn't have for the rest of the movie.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.com