tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post110175931873507154..comments2023-10-30T01:52:04.961-07:00Comments on Miniver Cheevy: Sed quis custodiet?Jonathan Kormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06249159323930786199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1139244140341957102006-02-06T08:42:00.000-08:002006-02-06T08:42:00.000-08:00The only answer to Rorsharch is Jeffery Combs. He...The only answer to Rorsharch is Jeffery Combs. He's should be the right height, and does the voice of the Question on Justice League(who Rorshach was based on) so perfectly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1102664442716330322004-12-09T23:40:00.000-08:002004-12-09T23:40:00.000-08:00Kilmer as Ozymandias--yes, the more I think about ...Kilmer as Ozymandias--yes, the more I think about it, the better sense that makes. From all accounts, he certainly thinks enough of himself.<br /><br />Lynda Carter. OMG. That is so meta, and so perfect.Indrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752279328772167047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1102623088625923592004-12-09T12:11:00.000-08:002004-12-09T12:11:00.000-08:00Oh, good suggestions.
I have mixed feelings about...Oh, good suggestions.<br /><br />I have mixed feelings about Henricksen for Rorschach --- he would nail the voice and the stare. But his face is a bit too dramatic to give you the suprise reveal that under the mask, Rorschach is just a nebbishy little guy. <br /><br />Spacey would be a good Dreiberg, yes. <br /><br />I'll grant that Johnny Depp is a tricky way to play Manhattan. It's a tough one to cast. The case for Brendan Frazier is a good one. (Doubters do need to see <EM>Gods and Monsters</EM>.)<br /><br />And now that you bring up Val Kilmer, I'm tempted to pick him for Ozymandias --- he plays intelligence well, and can show some steel when occasion calls for it. <br /><br />I confess that my affection for Lauren Bacall may have gotten the better of me. Maybe some sex-bomb actress from the '50s or '60s would be a good original Silk Spectre? Raquel Welch? Likewise, I wonder if Lynda Carter would step out of retirement for a cameo as Janey Slater.<br /><br />It's difficult to imagine making the whole thing work. To fit it into a feature length film, you have to strip the story down to <EM>who killed the Comedian?</EM> And do you set it during the '80s? It's an alien time, deep in the Cold War, but not far enough away that you could really make it feel like a period piece. Set it in the present day? Then how do you make the timeline make sense?<br /><br />And misuba, I think that if your girlfriend wants to dress up in high heels, a choker, and a transparent dress, you say <EM>yes, dear, I'll be happy to paint myself blue</EM>.Jonathan Kormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06249159323930786199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6216910.post-1102579047466889462004-12-08T23:57:00.000-08:002004-12-08T23:57:00.000-08:00Brendan Frazier for Doctor Manhattan. Wait, wait: ...Brendan Frazier for Doctor Manhattan. Wait, wait: he bulks up beautifully, and look at Gods and Monsters. He's a better actor than some of the crap he's been in would suggest. He does 'noble and injured' well.<br /><br />It's not just that I want to see him essentially naked and painted blue. <EM>Really.</EM>Janeane Garofalo could make Laurie interesting.<br /><br />Lauren Bacall is more elegant than I think works for the original Silk Spectre, but Jessica Lang could do it. Or Goldie Hawn.<br /><br />As for the SFX, I'd love to see the people who did 'Chronicles of Riddick' doing the design on the island and the monster.<br /><br />But yes, I'm sure we're all about to get our hearts broken. The story's just too <EM>big</EM> to do as one movie--the story of Doctor Manhattan and the watch alone is so beautiful, and would be one of the first things cut. If they could pull a Peter Jackson and insist on doing it in two parts, I'd feel better about the whole enterprise.Indrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752279328772167047noreply@blogger.com