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I'm not in any hurry to see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen- I read the comic once a billion years ago, and while it was good, it also pretty much satisfied my curiosity. I'm not much of an Alan Moore fan, actually. I've eagerly shelled out mucho dinero for the hardcover editions of Promethea, but that's as much for the J.H. Williams art as for the writing, and it's also the extent of my Moore-ish enthusiasm. But I've been seeing reviews everywhere (except on LJ- at least, not yet) sniping about something in the film, and it's irritating me.

( I wouldn't really consider these spoilers, but what the hey. People can be paranoid. Anyway, small Mina Harker and Dracula spoilers )

Still don't know when or if I'll see it, although I do sort of want to see Nemo and the Nautilus.


Oh, and while I'm here...

Your pirate name is:

Captain Bess Cash

Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do just fine. Arr!

Quote of the Day

... because I wish I'd said it first. From the Bad Movie Planet boards, re: Pirates of the Caribbean:

I also can't help but think Mr. Rush is the logical successor to Vincent Price, and yes, I do mean that as a very high compliment. - Prankster


Very true. He might be more highly regarded than Mr. Price, thanks to films like Elizabeth (rightly) and Shine (less so, in my eyes), but he still has that Dr. Phibes/Roderick Usher/Francois Delambre impulse and ability in him. He even did an homage in the remake of House on Haunted Hill, doing the part Vincent Price had played (a character now renamed Price) and taking on some of his mannerisms. Best part of that thing, too.

(If I ruled the universe, Vincent Price would be remembered as more than the host of "Mystery," the narrator of "Thriller," and the "father" of Edward Scissorhands. He made some wonderful movies in his career, like Laura, Leave Her to Heaven, and yes, The Abominable Dr. Phibes [no, really, it is impressive], and he was wonderful in some terrible movies, like all those wretched things based on Poe. Plus, he was classy, he knew and loved art, and he was a gourmet. I cried when he died.)