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layne67I enjoyed the book Children of Men very much. Didn't like the character Julian very much but I still love the book. And now I find myself wishing that I had seen the movie. So many amazing, macabre scenes from the book which I wonder how they looked like translated into the big screen - tha dance of the Painted Faces for one, the Quietus, Julian in labour, Miriam when Theo found her at the end ...
And it was directed by Alfonso Cuarón! The Alfonso Cuarón who also directed The Prisoner of Azkaban ::LOVES:: I googled up his list of movies and now I have a hankering to see Paris, Je T'Aime and to a lesser extent Great Expectations. ( To a lesser extent because I'm not much of a fan of Gwyneth Paltrow. )
Come to think of it, it was probably because Julianne Moore was in Children of Men that I didn't go watch it at the theatres. Not much of a fan of her either. No specific reasons, though I think it might have started around the time of Hannibal. Her replacing Jodie Foster didn't sit too well with me, and it didn't help that the movie kind of suck.
I'm re-reading this now.
Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin and piercing red fom under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance ... ( Oh my, I could already hear the rich timbre of Benedict Cumberbatch's voice in my head!! )
That was on the back cover. Haven't reached that part yet. As of the moment, Gandalf and the dwarves and Bilbo were running from the goblins.
I first read the book when I was thirteen and I need to reacquaint myself with the characters in it, especially the dragon!! And Bilbo of course, and all the dwarves. It's a bit odd to have the orcs being refered to as goblins here. "Goblins" don't sound as menacing as "orcs". I was thinking of all the goblins I read in Enid Blyton books - yup, not menacing at all!
And it's somewhat disquieting too, that the elves weren't as ... ethereal as they were in Lord Of The Rings, more merry and happier, but then maybe the dark shadow of Sauron
hadn't set in yet. Or maybe that was just because The Hobbit was tailored towards children hence the not-so-menacing goblins and the merry elves!
I wonder how the movie is going to be like - will it be Disney-ish or will it be in the same vein as the LotR trilogy? So looking forward to the movie, and Smaug! Heheh, this is what Benedict Cumberbatch said on being Smaug.
I’m always keen to use my body in my work, so I’m looking forward to the motion capture for Smaug. Both Gollum and King Kong were primates, whereas I’m playing a serpent, so it’ll be interesting - I’ll have to tie my legs together, possibly, or else they’ll be kind of splayed out to the side as a reptile’s should be.
Oooooooooohhhhhhhh!!! 0_0
And it was directed by Alfonso Cuarón! The Alfonso Cuarón who also directed The Prisoner of Azkaban ::LOVES:: I googled up his list of movies and now I have a hankering to see Paris, Je T'Aime and to a lesser extent Great Expectations. ( To a lesser extent because I'm not much of a fan of Gwyneth Paltrow. )
Come to think of it, it was probably because Julianne Moore was in Children of Men that I didn't go watch it at the theatres. Not much of a fan of her either. No specific reasons, though I think it might have started around the time of Hannibal. Her replacing Jodie Foster didn't sit too well with me, and it didn't help that the movie kind of suck.
I'm re-reading this now.
Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin and piercing red fom under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance ... ( Oh my, I could already hear the rich timbre of Benedict Cumberbatch's voice in my head!! )
That was on the back cover. Haven't reached that part yet. As of the moment, Gandalf and the dwarves and Bilbo were running from the goblins.
I first read the book when I was thirteen and I need to reacquaint myself with the characters in it, especially the dragon!! And Bilbo of course, and all the dwarves. It's a bit odd to have the orcs being refered to as goblins here. "Goblins" don't sound as menacing as "orcs". I was thinking of all the goblins I read in Enid Blyton books - yup, not menacing at all!
And it's somewhat disquieting too, that the elves weren't as ... ethereal as they were in Lord Of The Rings, more merry and happier, but then maybe the dark shadow of Sauron
hadn't set in yet. Or maybe that was just because The Hobbit was tailored towards children hence the not-so-menacing goblins and the merry elves!
I wonder how the movie is going to be like - will it be Disney-ish or will it be in the same vein as the LotR trilogy? So looking forward to the movie, and Smaug! Heheh, this is what Benedict Cumberbatch said on being Smaug.
I’m always keen to use my body in my work, so I’m looking forward to the motion capture for Smaug. Both Gollum and King Kong were primates, whereas I’m playing a serpent, so it’ll be interesting - I’ll have to tie my legs together, possibly, or else they’ll be kind of splayed out to the side as a reptile’s should be.
Oooooooooohhhhhhhh!!! 0_0
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Date: 2011-08-04 02:09 am (UTC)But OF COURSE you WILL see the movie. You're a Cumberbitch, aren't you? :D
Reptilian hugs with legs splayed out :))
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Date: 2011-08-06 01:53 am (UTC)