| Richard Orchard 06.08.2009 23:17 |
Not sure if this was mentioned or not... But, "It's Late" is featured in "Observe and Report", a movie starring Seth Rogan. link It is likely to be the standard mix, but it did sound a little different through my television... But, that can sometimes happen when listening through different devices. "It's Late" is one of those absolutely fantastic album tracks that doesn't get as much attention as it should. |
| john bodega 07.08.2009 00:54 |
Oh excellent. A medicore screwball comedy starring a misogynist slob endorsing the practice of date rape ... is going to feature one of my favourite songs. Now I'm conflicted! |
| The Real Wizard 07.08.2009 11:02 |
Thankfully the song can be enjoyed without the movie |
| Erin 07.08.2009 11:14 |
It's also got The Hero in it. I haven't seen it, though. |
| john bodega 07.08.2009 12:33 |
See, I saw Knocked Up and Superbad and had a good laugh at them because I thought he was poking fun at that lifestyle; I found them to be pretty funny pisstakes on screwball movies. Hearing him talk out of character has ruined it for me, unfortunately. His rationalization of the date rape stuff alone makes me wonder what people are smoking. |
| The Fairy King 07.08.2009 21:39 |
I liked it + the Queen songs were a great bonus. I'd give it a 7/10. That Collette Wolfe girl is ff-ing adorable btw! ^_^ |
| Ken8 09.08.2009 03:08 |
Zebonka12 wrote: See, I saw Knocked Up and Superbad and had a good laugh at them because I thought he was poking fun at that lifestyle; I found them to be pretty funny pisstakes on screwball movies. Hearing him talk out of character has ruined it for me, unfortunately. His rationalization of the date rape stuff alone makes me wonder what people are smoking. You miss the point. Perhaps you should actually SEE the movie before shooting your mouth off. Commenting on a movie you haven't seen makes me wonder what you're smoking. Far too much of that going on Downunder as it is, thanks very much. You joined the Christian Conservative Right all of a sudden? Rogen's character is extremely flawed and by no means a "role model". Not a "great" movie to be sure, but the film is very dark. A blackly comic take on "Taxi Driver" and by no means a "screwball comedy" as you ignorantly suggest. I felt guilty laughing at some scenes, and as such I'm sure that was the response intended. |
| Ken8 09.08.2009 03:11 |
Erin wrote: It's also got The Hero in it. I haven't seen it, though. Was it "Hero" or "Football Fight"? I'm not sure now. Actually I think it's both! Rogen also beats up Cops. Not something I'd recommend in real life either. Honestly, people like Zebonka must think "Psycho" is an ode to dressing up as your dead mother and murdering people in the shower. |
| john bodega 09.08.2009 05:33 |
Oh hell - you mean Psycho WASN'T?? Crap, there goes my thesis. As far as Seth Rogen goes ... so I'm cheap and I don't want to go see his movie because he is a fool. Or at the very least, he did a great impersonation of one during his interviews. True enough; commenting on a film that one has not seen is very much a fool's errand but in my defence, I'm usually on the money. Hitchhiker's Guide remake? That was a disaster and I spotted it from a mile off. (The reason I cite that movie as an example is because that's when I stopped seeing bad films to see if my gut feelings were accurate or not.) |
| Ken8 09.08.2009 08:58 |
You never saw "Hitchhikers" either? As an original Adams fan from the Python days, believe me it could've been a heck of a lot worse. BTW, that's no excuse. You're "usually on the money" is a pathetic justification for pre-judging something. Who on earth do you think you are? George W. Bush? Fred Nile? Pauline Hanson? Stephen Conroy? You fail, you stoner! ;-) |
| john bodega 09.08.2009 10:47 |
What? No no, you misunderstand - I saw Hitchhikers, and that is roughly where I lost my faith in humanity as far as movies being better than their trailers/synopsis/press releases/word of mouth. I mean I felt like that movie was going in good places at the start. Throwing in "Journey of the Sorcerer", I mean that was an inspired nod to the BBC thing. Having said that, even the scenes that stuck with the book were butchered. Those speeches with Arthur in front of the bulldozer were what made me (a distractible 10 year old at the time) want to sit through the whooooole damn mini-series. In the 2005 movie they were harshly abbreviated and the impact was gone. The rest of the movie felt like pastiche nonsense that I have a hard time believing Douglas Adams had more than a cursory involvement in. But then we all get a bit soft when we're old. I am, however, right with you when you say 'it could've been a lot worse'. Knowing Hollywood as we do, they could've done worse. PS. I don't do pot. Never have! |
| Ken8 09.08.2009 21:48 |
LOL! Maybe that's why I enjoyed it more! But I have to agree with your thoughts on "Hitchhikers" to be honest. BTW, enjoy The Who? Silly question, I'm guessing |
| bhm0129ad 10.08.2009 00:07 |
Zebonka12 wrote: What? No no, you misunderstand - I saw Hitchhikers, and that is roughly where I lost my faith in humanity as far as movies being better than their trailers/synopsis/press releases/word of mouth. I mean I felt like that movie was going in good places at the start. Throwing in "Journey of the Sorcerer", I mean that was an inspired nod to the BBC thing. Having said that, even the scenes that stuck with the book were butchered. Those speeches with Arthur in front of the bulldozer were what made me (a distractible 10 year old at the time) want to sit through the whooooole damn mini-series. In the 2005 movie they were harshly abbreviated and the impact was gone. The rest of the movie felt like pastiche nonsense that I have a hard time believing Douglas Adams had more than a cursory involvement in. But then we all get a bit soft when we're old. I am, however, right with you when you say 'it could've been a lot worse'. Knowing Hollywood as we do, they could've done worse. PS. I don't do pot. Never have! Sorry to say, but Douglas Adams died in 2001, so it would have been VERY difficult for him to have had anything to do with the making of the movie in '05. For me there is nothing as good as reading the books, watching the original BBC series on DVD and litening to the Radio shows. It is my favourite book anyway and almost all the adaptions after Adams' death have lacked something.... Him. There have been radio broadcasts since his death featuring Simon Jones however (Arthur Dent in the TV series, and original radio shows). He impressed Adams so much that when he wrote the books, he had Simon Jones totally in mind which is why if you read the book first then watch the TV show, Simon seems to BE Arthur Dent as if he had walked out of the book. |
| Ken8 10.08.2009 01:33 |
Dear oh dear. You're as big a fan of Douglas Adams as you are of Brian May...... The film took a long time coming, and Adams was involved in pre-production. In fact, the screenplay was started by Adams himself, and finished posthumously. Obviously. |
| john bodega 10.08.2009 02:51 |
True enough; however I'm a bit of a denial junkie with that movie. I like to think that they only left enough of his contributions in there as was necessary to keep his name in the writing credits. Having said that, there is that much Hitchhikers literature out there that one questionable remake doesn't spoil the party. We have that to be thankful for! PS. The Who were fantastic! |
| bhm0129ad 10.08.2009 10:04 |
Ken8 wrote: Dear oh dear. You're as big a fan of Douglas Adams as you are of Brian May...... The film took a long time coming, and Adams was involved in pre-production. In fact, the screenplay was started by Adams himself, and finished posthumously. Obviously. Get off my back I was not talking to you. The final screenplay for the movie was NOT done by Douglas Adams. I read the accompanying book to the movie and it explained how the process went. Take your smarmy comments eslewhere and don't 'talk' to me again. |
| Ken8 10.08.2009 21:12 |
bhm0129ad wrote:Ken8 wrote: Dear oh dear. You're as big a fan of Douglas Adams as you are of Brian May...... The film took a long time coming, and Adams was involved in pre-production. In fact, the screenplay was started by Adams himself, and finished posthumously. Obviously.Get off my back I was not talking to you. The final screenplay for the movie was NOT done by Douglas Adams. I read the accompanying book to the movie and it explained how the process went. Take your smarmy comments eslewhere and don't 'talk' to me again. LOL! You're unbelievable. Here's an idea. How about you getting your facts right? Did you even see what I posted? You might want to look up the word "posthumously" Zebonka, if you're an Adams fan, check out some old "Doctor Who" stories he wrote. They're hilarious. |
| buffypython 16.08.2009 20:30 |
How did we get from "It's Late" being in Observe and Report to debating the quality of the most recent Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? BTW, I saw that movie before encountering any other media involved with it and I have to say that it was all right. I'd give it a 7 out of 10. I read the books later and they were better, but I don't think the movie was terrible. |
| beautifulsoup 17.08.2009 10:54 |
buffypython wrote: How did we get from "It's Late" being in Observe and Report to debating the quality of the most recent Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? . Welcome to Queenzone. [img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img] |