I like both the movie and the book (the book is awesomely cranky, like a stuffier Willy Wonka), but there's a New Yorker article out there about the making of Mary Poppins that made Disney look like a giant asshole.

I saw it as far less compelling - V is an anarchist fighting a fascist government. That total contrast is a big part of his motivation. This is a man (?) obsessed with pop music, performance, and libertarian philosophy using violent methods to fuck up a deadly serious and surveillance state focused government obsessed…

One of the things that made me mad watching the movie (I did watch the director's cut which did improve the film's scope) was that Snyder made the violence uber graphic and intense - which completely missed the point of the comic, that this was heroes depicted in an actual, (somewhat) realistic setting. Cut characters…

Can you explain that impression?

Christopher Eccleston as Malekith in Thor 2. Didn't even recognize the ears.

One-upped for the hilarity.

The deleted Helms scene scares the shit out of me. Not like it makes a lot of sense or anything, but the moment when Helms' eyes turn pure black is very unnerving.

I loved Hannibal crying - it was kind of hilarious and unsettling because it was so weirdly genuine.

I had the biggest issues with that in the pilot ("Wait, what? Shit let me rewind…") but I don't know if I either got used to his voice and he modified his accent considerably (probably both).

Just read that Mandy Patinkin left Criminal Minds because he felt uncomfortable with the endless violence, especially towards women. Hannibal is a totally different show, obviously (and I think one thats violence is only erotic in a very aesthetic way, and isn't directed specifically at women), but there are some…

Love Woody Harrelson in anything (The Messenger is one of those movies that got a C+ on here and I just don't get why). Also one of the few actors I'd probably get along with politically.

Agreed. I wish there were complete versions of Follies and Assassins out there (not exactly profitable shows, I guess).

Aaron Eckhart might be the best part of TDK - he made his transformation really believable, and the climax really emotionally devastating (I think the entire scene between the Gordons, Batman, and Dent is brilliant). Too bad he seems to be making a shit turn into older action hero.

Even then, he is totally cool with letting the killer of Robin's parents die.

Penguin and Batman watching her in awe is great too (new player to the game…).

Best line is Kevin Smith watching Wild Wild West and going,
"Well this is a piece of shit."

Apparently the Mcdonalds executives who were teaming the brand with the movie watched it and didn't understand why it was so batshit insane (which is kind of understandable).

It's such a quietly sad movie - every one of the characters is damaged, more so than any Burton movie I can think of.

Yup, puzzling. Hulce is so good too - it's a tricky role being a pompous ass, a giggling, crude weirdo, and a haunted, sad guy, but he pulls it off.

Interesting too that Mozart, unlike Salieri seems to be incredibly self-aware; one of my favorite scenes is when Mozart says the "shit marble" line, the court is appalled, and he sobers up: "Forgive me, your majesty…I am a vulgar man, but my work is not."