Good News

Was having a most exhausting day driving all around Klang Valley, when I was lifted by this little piece of good news on the radio.

They're making a movie of Stardust!

Yes, I'm a Neil Gaiman fan-boy. Why else would Stardust get me all excited?

Ain'tItCool News already has the latest.

Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert deNiro! Also Mr. Casanova and young Ms Capulet.

And the producer is the guy who did Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Something worth waiting for....


Speaking of movies to wait for....

I just read V for Vendetta last night.

This is an Alan Moore comic from 17yrs ago. One of his ground-breaking works.

I can appreciate its genius. But it's not the kind of story that appeals to me. I tend to focus on characters in stories. And in a tale about a masked murderer, a victim, and a line-up of sexual deviants; it doesn't seem likely that one can find a character to root for.

But it's still a very thoughtful story. And the movie's coming out very soon. (Pity they couldn't get it done before 5th November...)

Queen Amidala is the victim, and Agent Smith will be V. Sounds pretty cool so far.

John Hurt will be in it too.

Who?

The guy who sold Harry Potter his wand!

Who?

The guy who went into contemporary consciousness as the unfortunate spaceman with an alien bursting through his chest.

There we go.....


It'll certainly be very interesting to see if the movie can capture the essense of the comic. It's not an easy story to tell. There's a danger that it might degrade into a Zorro movie. Let's hope not.

Two Zorro movies in my lifetime is enough puke already.

Seen the trailers, and there's too much of a Matrix feel to it...