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[bryant]

I have this picture of Oliver Stone going "Yeah, so we'll do the entire thing in narration, Anthony Hopkins will just tell us what happened, and then we'll sort of intersperse moments where Alexander says something glorious and inspiring." Then for some reason everyone else said "Good idea!" It was not, in fact, a good idea.

Val Kilmer was pretty good as Phillip. Hopefully Oliver Stone's failure will brighten up the prospects for Baz Luhrmann's Alexander movie. No other silver linings are visible.

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[tayefeth.livejournal.com]

But, but... DiCaprio as Alexander??

Is this one even worth watching on DVD? From what I've heard, the Discovery Channel shows about the historical Alexander and the making of the movie were better than the movie itself.

No DVD

[bryant]

No nothing. Unless you really, really like Val Kilmer. But you'd have to like him an awful lot.

I am too fond of little Leo to let a slip-up like Titanic get in the way of anything, really. Sides, I never even bothered seeing it. His arrogance would, I think, be a huge asset for this part. As opposed to Colin Ferrell, who was simply whiny beyond belief. Anything but Colin Ferrell.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Right now, my two hard, fast rules for movies are, "No Colin Farrell" and "No Josh Hartnett".

[bryant]

I don't even like him enough to get his name right!

Just finished watching Days of Being Wild to clear my mind. It worked a treat.

[carneggy.livejournal.com]

Sadly, Luhrmann's project is still very much up in the air, with lots of rumors of 'won't ever be made' since it lacks both funding and a script at this point.

[bryant]

Yeah, the prospects are not bright at the moment. I hear both Kidman and DiCaprio have said they aren't involved. But I'm hoping part of the dimness was people not wanting to get involved with the second Alexander movie in two years.

[multiplexer.livejournal.com]

On the flip side, my Dad made us watch Chronicles of Riddick at Thanksgiving, and we were assailed with Vin Diesel butt-kicking goodness.