I’m disappointed that no one’s mentioned the hardest-working star of this series, and that’s:
Burton’s film is not great, maybe not even good. But Giamatti, Helena Bonham Carter, and Tim Roth all gave excellent performances, and the ape makeup was extraordinary (and possibly the last of it’s kind - the CG apes of the recent trilogy are likewise quite good, but another kettle of fi- er, barrel of monkeys entirel…
Obligatory:
Ah say, Ah say, boy, Ah say you got something- y’listenin’ to me, boy? You got somethin’ against, Ah said against- c’mere, boy, Ah’m tryin’ to precipate some communication for your cogitation in your ol’ grey matter - Ah mean your brains, son! You got yourself a bone to pick, Ah say, an axe to grind, boy, some sorta…
At least it was as bad as all those poor Corinthians Ricardo Montalban hunted and skinned for Chrysler back then.
Look, dirt, you should be happy for him that he’s managed to re-skill himself being...
He and Tim Roth were the only people involved who seemed like they actually wanted to be there. So, naturally, they are the best parts of it. Beyond that, the only thing memorable was Ape Lincoln.
Man, I don’t remember anything from that movie, aside from HBC’s ape character wearing makeup, which is bar none still the fucking weirdest thing I’ve ever seen in a big studio movie.
How much for the life-size Robert Shaw replica?
I think I must have just mentally aged a decade, because when I saw the headline I was like “Oooh, Mandy Patinkin is in this”
Yep. I gave it a go for a few minutes, and it’s utter trash. It’s trying to will nostalgia-fucking virtual “acts” into existence, and it’s getting the exact sort of “Get fucked” response it deserves.
Somehow, Jar Jar Binks returned...
I posted this anecdote years ago in The AVClub Of Olde, so apologies for the repeat. And, despite literal years of messaging for help, this account is eternally in the grays, so dunno if anyone is gonna see it. Here goes:
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I want to see Finn hunting down the First Order war criminals who were kidnapping children to brainwash into being Stormtroopers, dammit! Why is this so hard?
Somehow, Moff Gideon returned...
A vertical record player sounds like a damn good way to exponentially increase the risk of damaging my records while placing them on my turntable.