Trailers

[Dalty]

From beyond the grave he taunts us.

[neglet]

Just finished this book--I'm a little slow getting the 2012's "must-have" book--and am really intrigued how they're going to turn it into a movie. Looks right up Fincher's alley, and this trailer is really cool, barely hinting at a possible twist.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I like the use of the "She" cover.

[Space Tycoon]

Yes. Yes. Yes.

[neglet]

oh please oh please oh please let this be at least half as good as it looks.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I keep waiting for Nolan to make that one great movie I know he has in him. Maybe this will be it.

[Dalty]

What's the big space bubble?

[Space Tycoon]

Some kind of warp bubble, maybe an Alcubierre Drive.

[Dalty]

I used to live at 27 Alcubierre Drive. True story!

[Dalty]

Not really.....

[Dalty]

Kingsman : The Secret Service

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

What the fuck have they done to Paddington?

[Dalty]

Looks kinda like Paddington from the books, and some of those scrapes are lifted directly from Bond's work. Also like the escalator / dog gag.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

It's a weird mix of stuff that works for me and stuff that makes me worry it's going to be absolutely terrible.

[neglet]

It looks like utter shite. Totally not Paddington.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

I'm missing the duffle coat. I'm sure there've been a number of times he's gone without it, but I always think of him with it.

Some of the calm/storm contrast stuff in the trailer works for me, but for the most part, it feels like an odd mix of CG Yogi Bear and Mr. Bean.

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

[Dalty]

So they finally made a movie about me and my mates epic weekend away last summer?

[Space Tycoon]

#creepypaddington.

Unintended consequences, indeed.

[Mal Shot First]

Where's your god now?

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

Of course, that's Billy Crystal's playful recreation of this scene:



Edward G. Robinson never actually says "Where's your Messiah now?" in The Ten Commandments. At least, I'm pretty sure he doesn't.

The Crystal version is so popular that a lot of people wound up thinking he did. Most of the time, when somebody does an impersonation of the Edward G. Robinson character from The Ten Commandments, they're doing an impersonation of Billy Crystal doing and impersonation of the Edward G. Robinson character. Here's an example:



I'm pretty sure Rob Schneider does a version of the Billy Crystal routine on an SNL episode from '93. Heston was the host. It was this episode.

[Mal Shot First]

I'm familiar with all of those. In addition, I was suggesting that the Paddington images are similar to the internet's reaction to the Burger King commercials featuring the King.



(I'm probably explaining something to you that you already knew.)

[The Swollen Goiter of God]

(I already knew, but that doesn't mean everybody on the board knew it. I think you might have even been the one to introduce me to it. I was focusing my attention specifically on Edward G., since I figured you'd go into the King meme if you wanted to.)