While I think the insistence of the Hard R was one of the problems, I don't think Universal was really doing anything to promote it. Though you're talking to someone who grew up in the golden age of fantasy movies and liked much of the homage to it.

I think there's a lot of people who'd disagree with this…especially as I think the biggest mistake was WB NOT marketing this film enough to women. This is essentially about a young woman realizing she can take charge of her own path in life, right?

They should've gotten Christy Marx involved…IDW was smart enough to do so for the comic series and it's getting better accolades.

Actually, Luc Besson has wanted to make it for years, though he got to "The Fifth Element" first as well as another one in his native France, "The Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec".

I'm very curious as to who he's playing in "Valerian"…I'm thinking he may be one of the masked overlords of Kyrte (Syrte in the comics) but all I know so far is that he's shared a scene with Dane DeHaan…hmm…

I actually thought this was going to be a cross between "The Shining" and "Tapeheads"…

I dunno, Justin Theroux was preeeeetttyyy close in "Your Highness"…

I don't know about that, Bandai did the same thing with MMPR, Kenner (now Hasbro) has done that with SW from time to time…

If they would really want to impress us, then make some Marvel toys geared towards girls like the now-defunct Toy Biz did and what Mattel is doing with DC. (There IS a High School themed Marvel game coming out, so…)

Ever play a "Final Fantasy" game?

If she wanted to make a bigger impact, she'd talk about instances of male objectification, not the continual cherry picking she keeps up.

I'm glad they chose this over "The Music Man" (Which already had a TV remake a few years ago) because the feature film was not like the stage version. It was pretty much nightmare fuel. This was closer both to the stage version and Baum's works so that's a win-win.

They said in the original production, Toto didn't join Dorothy in OZ and was back on the farm. They didn't have the dog with her until the first touring company.

And now Besson is making a "Valerian" movie. :)

I totally agree with someone that would've actually gotten Christy Marx's involvement in "Jem". (Even if I'm suspicous it was someone at Hasbro that dropped the ball as the film studio has been working with Mattel and the design teams of "Monster High" and "Ever After High" for those adaptations…)

I think I recall a "Smurfs" comic from my youth (Not the Peyo originals, but a US one) where they turn into monsters…that was far more frightening than the purple Smurf problem. (Even if Grouchy Smurf is disagreeable because of going through it.) Though the purple Smurfs were originally the black Smurfs. They had to…

3. Spoiler alert: there IS face melting at the end. Of course, there was no way it could've been shown on a movie poster at that time.

3. Spoiler alert: there IS face melting at the end. Of course, there was no way it could've been shown on a movie poster at that time.

I am just saying putting a person's disorder first and foremost is not going to help them. I speak from experience and I wouldn't want anyone to be left out of things they want because of something they never asked for. Maybe treat your son like a regular person instead of thinking he can't be like everyone else.

Ugh, I HATE when parents act like that. They're not doing their kids any favors by reminding everyone else they have a disorder. Which is why I hate Jenny McCarthy.