I firmly maintain that Brad Pitt was hands-down the worst thing about Troy. Because he's playing Achilles, for goodness' sake. Abs are not enough. I came out of the movie just sad it was so bad because it meant that we'd never get an Odyssey follow-up with Sean Bean.

Psst… Bloom's English.

Honestly, I think he has worked quite well in a lot of things. The only time I thought he was truly bad was Troy, and he was just one more bad performance in a sea of them. The only people who came out of that film well, imo, were Eric Bana and Sean Bean.

They actually started shooting with Ashton Kutchner, and he just really didn't work.

Back in middle school, I was obsessed with GWTW… both book and movie. It wasn't until I saw it as an adult that I kind of… recoiled. But for a time, I read everything I could find about it. Going from decades-old memories, GWTW was seen as a "women's picture," and so the Selzniks had to resort to various forms of…

Honestly? I'd pick anyone except the character with a visible open syphillis sore on his chin (which was apparently Depp's idea). I mean, sometimes a girl gets blindsided, but sometimes there's fair warning right there on the label.

See, I'd agree up to a point, with a quick swap of Knightley and Bloom as protagonist. I think that Elizabeth Swann was the lead. She started the trilogy, she changed/grew the most, and she finished it off as well. She's basically a live-action Disney princess. Will Turner was her prince/reward, and Jack Sparrow was…

Yep. It's apparently not cool to admit it, but I loved them. Looking forward to having all the EEs and doing a mega-marathon.

Like the novel, Gandalf abruptly disappears on the borders of Mirkwood,
and then reappears at the siege of the Lonely Mountain with tidings of
an orc army.

Except that Jackson deleted the 17 or so years between Bilbo's departure for Rivendell and Frodo starting out on his quest in Fellowhsip, so we're back to Aragorn being in his late 20s during the Hobbit films.

Count me among the ones who thought it got more interesting. The loss of Rosenbaum was a huge blow that the show didn't really recover from, but the addition and elevation of Erica Durance was a huge plus.

Not just a lead character, but runner-up for Tom Welling's role, which means he was squarely on the WB's "find a slot for this guy" radar.

I'd love to read it, so that's one! I actually wrote an essay for my own entertainment about how Kingdom of Heaven and Gladiator work together as a set — how the moral choices and situations and demands placed upon the leads are strikingly paralleled, with the key difference being that one protagonist is given the…

Yes, so much. The knock-on effect of cutting Sybille's story was devastating — her breakdown afterward made no sense at all. And cutting away the supporting performances and much of the serious debate had the unintended effect of stranding their lead, as well. Such a waste.

If I had a wish (to be spent frivolously, rather than solving hunger or climate change), it would be that the theatrical version of KoH would be wiped from existence and that the director's cut would be the only version ever shown. Amazing that a movie that's an hour longer seemed half as long. And amazing the damage…

Oh, this is so depressing. Paul and Ringo have played together previously, more than once. The last one was on Ringo's birthday — Paul showed up as a surprise guest, they both had a great time, and the crowd went wild. But as soon as someone calls it a "Beatles reunion," all the fun is gone, and they can't do it…

I love this suite… my only criticism is that it takes too long to get to the payoff, but when it comes… damn. It's like I spend long, long minutes thinking, "WtF, Paul?" and then the lightbulb goes off and I feel stupid for not realizing what he was up to. Every time.