dragon Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #45 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 4:33pm Print Post <blink, blink> and where exactly does that leave me??? tentacles, kitchen tables and anime intrusions ... LOL. Frankly, the eyes have it where Straker is concerned. The intensity has to be there. And if they're doing straker as old and bitter with Paul as young and studly, it's gonna be a vid only movie for me. sigh. can't they ever get it right with a remake? (still like their casting for Virginia ... LOL) Sounds like they're missing the whole point of UFO/SHADO which was melding the disparate pieces into a functional whole. This is why we write fan fic, the movies in our brains. (er, yes, my muse is bipolar, why do you ask?) btw, welcome aboard Guina. d IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #46 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 4:39pm Print Post You had to go and mention kitchen tables didn't you. You never know they might have learned from the mess and waste of money that was Thunderbirds.. adn they might just produce something half-way decent... I 'll settle for halfway decent anyway! if they are serious about doing a trilogy ( and a tent-pole trilogy at that!) (to hold up the rest of the failing studios I suppose....) they had better do their research my muse isn't bipolar.... just masochistic. I need some air. WWW IP Logged
dragon Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #47 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 4:48pm Print Post I'm beginning to think my muse has multiple personality syndrome, some of them bipolar, some of them schizophrenic and a couple are downright psychotic ... LOL. and you're the one with the kitchen table fixation ... <ducking and running now> d IP Logged
MkIXHawk Captain Offline We need to defend ourselves... Posts: 175 Location: Kent Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #48 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 6:05pm Print Post Alan Rickman as Straker - THERE's An Idea! WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #49 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 6:23pm Print Post Alan would have the sarcasm, but oh my! Hugo!!!!!!! Now there's a Straker I could believe in! OMG! The eyes, the voice, the wit, the voice! And did I mention the voice? IP Logged
dragon Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #50 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 6:42pm Print Post Drooling on the other side of the keyboard ... Depp ... OMG Actually, Rickman as Straker and Depp as Alec ... <quick, i need a drool bucket!> Those two would play off each other ... Ack! Ack! <channeling martians now> Oh, heavens ... my brain is about to explode. (Unfortunately, there's no way Depp would have time to do this and he's expensive. So is Rickman. <le sigh> however, I can always do UFO2010 and use them as my prototypes ... <snicker> or we all can... well, if you like Depp and Rickman, anyway) There's always YouTube ... <insane giggles> running away now before my muse gets wind of any of this. d IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #51 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 6:45pm Print Post Oh, Dragon! Wouldn't that be fun? Rickman as Straker and Johnny as Alec! OMG! *snicker*snicker*snicker* I simply must do a storyline from that! *sigh* Your'e such an inspiration, you know? (Actually I did model Jake from the Devilsgate stories after Johnny. But what fun he'd be as Alec!) IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #52 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 7:52pm Print Post Whitfield...... Still love the eyes. Still love the look Still fancy him as Straker. Sod it. still fancy him - full stop! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
MkIXHawk Captain Offline We need to defend ourselves... Posts: 175 Location: Kent Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #53 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 9:07pm Print Post Just had a totally off-the wall idea: Alan Rickman as Jackson! WWW IP Logged
Lightcudder Colonel Offline Trust no one. Posts: 1311 Location: Here. When you least expect it Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #54 - Jul 29th, 2010 at 9:09pm Print Post Oh that I could really go for! great idea! I need some air. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #55 - Jul 30th, 2010 at 4:03am Print Post Oooooh! Wouldn't he be awesome! Something like a cross between the Sheriff of Nottingham and Severus Snape! *snicker* Oh, and add in a little Hans Gruber for fun! Woo-hoo! IP Logged
dragon Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #56 - Jul 30th, 2010 at 3:15pm Print Post Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ... drool ack ack Ye gods and little fishes. Woot! IP Logged
dragon Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #57 - Aug 2nd, 2010 at 2:51pm Print Post I'm afraid I have to side with Guina on this (Whitfield) ... besides he's too young ... but he does look good in blood and dirt ... Great eyes, but very much the pretty boy, unfortunately. I don't have an alternate suggestion. (Actually, I do, but he's a little long in the tooth and doesn't have blue eyes and might have been better for Alec: Bruce Willis.) Shoot, I don't follow much on the younger actors these days. (I could have cast Ford nicely, but the actor I'm thinking of died a few years ago. <sigh>) I know, not helpful.) I do agree that Straker needs to have depth of character and not a modelly face. (Hugh Jackman, Patrick Swayze ... what is it with me and dead actors????) And he needs to act. (Thus rickman and depp ... shoot, there goes the drool issue again) Technically, if they're gonna do Paul and Virginia as the main characters, Straker becomes supporting cast, which is majorly annoying when Straker is the one with all the background. Maybe they'll make Paul less annoying. Off to do research ... (Oh dear, totally against type but casting the actor who played Bob in Dresden would be nice. He does world weary so nicely and if Straker isn't going to be front and center, he'd do a great job of scene stealing in the background) LOL d IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #58 - Aug 2nd, 2010 at 3:20pm Print Post The movie will totally draw tons of air through a small openning at high speed unless Straker is in the center! > He has to be, he built SHADO. And this is coming from a hard core Virginia fan! I just know they are going to pair her and Paul up, gag me with a spoon! > Dragon I hope you're right and Paul comes across as being mature in the movie! : What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
dragon Ex Member Re: What do you want to see in the new film? Reply #59 - Aug 2nd, 2010 at 5:28pm Print Post There are Paul fans ... not a lot, but there are some. The actor playing him for the movie is good. And Larter as Virginia will be good, probably less icy and more heat, which will play off Foster well. The problem is, if the crew doesn't see Straker as pivotal, they're not gonna front and center him. Since they haven't cast Alec yet, or not as far as I can tell, I really think it will be Paul and Virginia being showcased, thus losing the strength that Straker brings to the mix. Well, a mature Paul, would help, but it looks like they're emphasizing the adventure part of it rather than the overall issues of SHADO's problems of being essentially black ops (what would straker have given for the MIB memory erasers? Can't you just see him greening out a bit if he found out about them. Then again, finding out about the entire MIB set up would probaly have sent SHADO into a tailspin. EEEEEK! now I have an idea of recruiting SHADO to ... EeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeK! Breathe, just breathe.) d IP Logged