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In the UK? They were/are huge. They had their own TV show ( A Bit of Fry and Laurie) on the BBC for 4 series and round about the same same the pair were on rival channel ITV playing Jeeves and Wooster based on the books by PG Wodehouse which also ran for 4 series. Before all this, they were known for their appearances on Blackadder.
Stephen Fry is now a 'national treasure' and still hugely popular in QI and many documentaries he has made. They are both what you would call 'household names' in the UK.
I have absolutely no problems with the TK plot and a 'second magic bean'. It was there from the start that some people were special and thought they'd become superheroes. Cid grew up to be a supervillain though and was the one Old Joe told young Joe about in the diner (he took over the crime mobs single-handed) so when El Kid Cid went all Carrie, It didn't take me out of the movie. Besides, I always thought a second magic bean was only really a problem if it came out of nowhere.
I agree 100% on the Old Joe is a bad/desperate guy thing, once he killed that child that was it for him regarding audience sympathy but that was the point. The ending gave us hope that Cid would grow up loved and good so Old Joe's actions regarding child slaughter were pointless but done so out of desperation. Like Eddie said, it was right that we saw Cid s a threat now, it makes the scene of Old Joe killing a child more powerful because we know he is wrong and that Cid is the real future villain.
And so I return to my original premise. Britain is lousy with double acts. America is bereft.
Absolutely, but that wasn't the point I was 'arguing' against (I wasn't really aruing, just couldn't think of another word).
Of those you name, I know only David Mitchell, and that only owing to my obsessive love of QI.
Mitchell is in a couple of panel shows here as well as radio work. His partnership with Robert Webb has spawned a radio then TV sketch show and Peep Show which is apparently popular but I've never watched. QI is a great show to know him from, though. I like David Mitchell. You'll know Ben Miller from Armstrong and Miller as Bough in the first Johnny English film
Pegg & Frost are probably the most prominent double act now.
Not really. We have Mitchell & Webb, Punt & Dennis, Reeves & Mortimer and Armstrong & Miller most of whom are 'household names' here and who all constantly work (as duos and apart). Our most famous and most prominent double act are a couple of cheeky lads known as Ant & Dec. They are not really a comedy double act despite trying their hand at sitcoms and comedy films. They earn millions by hosting 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here', Britain's Got Talent' and a game show called 'Red or Black'. They are two of the biggest paid TV stars we have and while they are not the conventional doube act, if you ask a normal Brit, they will know who they are more than they would Pegg & Fost (especially Frost). Oh and The Chuckle Brothers have had their own kids comedy TV show since the late 80s
Pegg & Frost are more movie stars now although I can see why they are seen as the most prominent from outside the UK. You guys don't have the others rammed down your throat as much as we do
I saw Attack The Block in the cinema March last year it has been shown on UK TV a couple of times since as it was financed by Channel 4 over here. I think t's great and it's a shame it wasn't bigger than it was, not even here. It was released at a ridiculous time.
I have been a fan of its director since the 90s as part of comedy duo Adam and Joe
Anyone else think Disney have already chosen Matthew Vaughn? He dropped out of the next X-Men film this week then very bloody soon after the Disney news broke, Singer was named as the new X-Men director......
EDIT: Also, not mentioned in this thread yet, George is going to be donating the majority (or possibly all -- conflicting reports) of the $4bil to charity and education. So I guess we're not allowed to be mad about the prequels anymore.
Owen linked to it on the previous page but nobody seemed to notice
I was going to mention it earlier but noticed I was beaten to it. Not meaning this as anything against you Dorkman, just giving Owen some credit
Also, the scene after the credits makes Xavier's death scene irrelevant therefore making Phoenix pretty useless as that was the most important thing she did.....
OK, that "conciousness transfer" thing can be considered just a last-minute cop out... but it's not enough to completely ruin a movie (it didn't ruin "Star Trek II").
I didn't say it ruined the movie, I said it ruined the point of the Phoenix character. Which it did.
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X3 isn't entertaining on an action movie level though, it feels like a TV movie, the most generic and boring shots throughout, and tons of cgi all over the place.
I think X2 is the far superior film although it does run out of steam in the third act. I also don't think The Last Stand is awful but the blatant disregard for some characters pisses me off. And I'm talking as a fan of the other films, not the comics (never read one). As for the action, I didn't feel a lot of it was particularly well handled to be honest. The third act is ok, it had some good ideas but it felt to me it was trying to distance itself from the previous films rather than be a continuation of them.
And whether or not the dealing of the Phoenix Saga was blasphemous, it sure was dull. You'd expect something supposedly that important and big to be more epic. Not just a bunch of mutants fighting each other on an island and Wolverine killing her with love. Also, the scene after the credits makes Xavier's death scene irrelevant therefore making Phoenix pretty useless as that was the most important thing she did.....
I've said it before, Giachinno is a brilliant composer, but he can't write "big" music to save his life, he's great for thrillers and mid-scale stories, but not the guy you want on Star Wars.
I personally think this is pretty 'big'-
Not saying I'd pick him but I think he'd bring it if he had to score a Star Wars film. I really enjoy some of his stuff, especially his work on Lost.
Except that the only good Marvel film to come out since the acquisition has been Avengers, and that was entirely Joss Whedon's doing (and even then it was fun but nothing groundbreaking).
To be fair that is so far the only film released since the acquisition to be wholly promoted by Disney. The company had nothing to do with Thor or Captain America.
