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- pirlok, on 08/21/2008, -1/+61"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" will not have the same impact as The Dark Knight, but it's very likely that the people will go to watch the movie only because it's Heath Ledger's last movie.
- harmil, on 08/21/2008, -2/+54Why does he have to top it? Terry (Time Bandits, Brazil, Baron Münchhausen, The Fisher King, 12 Monkeys) Gilliam is coming out with a new film. This is the guy who was doing modern fantasy films before it was all the rage in the F&SF print world. This is one of the two Pythons who actually did better work AFTER that era.
Who's this Ledger guy? - stillasleep00, on 08/21/2008, -0/+37Tom Waits is playing the Devil in this. That's MY main motivation.
- Diggnabbit, on 08/21/2008, -0/+37I was psyched about this because it's a Terry Gilliam movie. Heath Ledger's presence is an added bonus, I guess.
- JeffBuzz, on 08/21/2008, -6/+39It is going to be hard to top the performance he gave in Dark Knight.
- charlah, on 08/21/2008, -0/+23Heath Ledger is fine, but Tom Waits as satan in a film by the director of Brazil ftw!
- ELCad, on 08/21/2008, -1/+22I don't think I have ever gone to the movies to see an actor. But I have gone out of my way to see a Terry Gilliam film.
- MikeFallopian, on 08/21/2008, -0/+19The movie actually sounds awesome... great cast, Terry Gilliam directing, and the devil. Can't go wrong.
- seantubridy, on 08/21/2008, -0/+19"In this market, unless I have a reason to think a movie like this is going to be a slam dunk I'm not going to take a flyer on it, even with Heath Ledger."
God forbid anyone release a movie that isn't a blockbuster. - bosssmiley, on 08/21/2008, -0/+15Dugg for Gilliam love.
- durruticolumn, on 09/18/2009, -2/+17
Heath Ledger could have nailed the role of Bill Hicks. It dawned on me, and ever since, I get a little depressed every time I think about it. - TimDigg, on 08/21/2008, -1/+15But Terry Gilliam is the *****
- Coffeedemon, on 08/21/2008, -0/+14I hope this generates some good buzz for Terry Gilliam and he can capitalize on the fascination people have with actors deaths. Go and inflate Ledger beyond his fated role as a better than average actor and empty your pockets while you're there... I want to see a studio get behind Gilliam for the long overdue Good Omens movie.
- teethandeyes, on 08/21/2008, -0/+13You are clearly dusted.
Honestly, I am more excited about this than I was about the Batman movie.
I mean look at the cast!
Tom Waits as Beelzebub!
Johnny Deep, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, and Colin Farrel in a Terry Gilliam movie?
This is going to be amazing.
Terry Gilliam is the driving force behind two of my all-time favortie films ('Brazil' and 'Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas').
I am really excited about this one. - jezsik, on 08/21/2008, -0/+12Gilliam did Fear and Loathing? Thanks for that; I'm adding it to my list of films to see.
- DrPh0bius, on 08/21/2008, -0/+12All Terry Gilliam movies are kind of a hard sell to the general public. I think he's fantastic, but he doesnt have the public appeal of sell-out directors that do generic action films.
- the42ndpotato, on 08/21/2008, -0/+11Brazil is the greatest movie of all time - I hope this is a return to form after some of his recent flops - The Brothers Grimm et al.
- kurupttek, on 08/21/2008, -0/+11But yet your picture is of the Joker
- FeloniusMonkey, on 08/21/2008, -0/+11Terry Gilliam is a genius. Also, Fear and Loathing has gotta be Johnny Depp's best performance ever. Of course at the time, it was but a blip on the Academy's radar.
- shawnanigans, on 08/21/2008, -0/+10But it has Tom Waits playing the devil, what more could you ask for?
- RocquesDiggs, on 08/28/2008, -11/+18It is still hard to believe Heath Ledger is gone. *sad face here*
- llynix, on 08/21/2008, -0/+9Same here. Couldn't care less until I heard it was a Terry Gilliam movie.
Twelve Monkeys, The Fisher King, Monty Python.. the list goes on: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000416/ - ZackScott, on 08/21/2008, -2/+11It is of my opinion that this movie can be released. People will want to see it, and I believe it will show his talents, but just in a different way than in the Dark Knight.
Heath, you are a good man. Rest your peace. - tidu, on 08/21/2008, -0/+8I think it's pretty cool that they got three other actors, (good actors) to finish the scenes Ledger didn't do...
- iamgreg007, on 08/21/2008, -0/+8Terry Gilliam has the worst luck with his movies and his actors. I am still waiting to see The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. As good as Lost in LaMancha may be, it's no substitute.
- dn11, on 08/21/2008, -0/+7Huge Gilliam fan here... but even I can't figure out a way to apologize for Tideland or Brothers Grimm... I hope this is great. It sounds like it could potentially be either a masterpiece of Brothers Grimm 2. Keeping fingers crossed.
- franklymister, on 08/21/2008, -0/+7Most people who go to see the movie only because it's Heath Ledger's last film will be disappointed, I expect.
Terry Gilliam tends to make films for people that love movies, not people who love teen idols. - Coffeedemon, on 08/21/2008, -0/+7Fear and Loathing!
- WhiZa, on 08/21/2008, -2/+9Terry Gilliam is loving life right now
- dn11, on 08/21/2008, -0/+7The pressure is on to not ***** this one up... I would say he is probably under stress.
- sup34dog, on 08/21/2008, -0/+7"For all the elements in this film, it is a Terry Gilliam picture, and as much as you want a movie of his to be good, you have to be careful."
To these executives, a "good movie" = garbage created by Michael Bay
What a sad, sad world we live in. - wwwonka, on 08/21/2008, -0/+6Maybe you should go back and watch his OTHER great films before Dark Knight. I imagine 1/100 of those who saw him in Dark Knight and loved his acting have seen his portrayal of Skip(dead on performance) in "Lords of Dogtown". OR maybe 1/1000 of DK watchers saw "I'm Not There", let alone understood it. OR maybe no one admits to watching his BEST performance in "Brokeback Mountain". The guy was amazing well before DK and I imagine with Terry Gilliam in charge it will be golden as well.
- rojano17, on 08/21/2008, -0/+6I would watch any movie with "Doctor" and "Imaginarium" on its title.
- sindex, on 08/21/2008, -0/+5Said one longtime distribution guru: "For all the elements in this film, it is a Terry Gilliam picture, and as much as you want a movie of his to be good, you have to be careful."
As much as it pains me to admit it, he's right. I ***** love Terry Gilliam, and Tom Waits being attached to this picture makes it an instant-sell for me. I'll see it and I'll buy the DVD. I'll buy the soundtrack too if he composes for it. But Gilliam has been known to umm... lose his mind, err.. way, when making movies before.
I want this one to go well, because the plot I've read so far sounds interesting. - iamgreg007, on 08/21/2008, -0/+5For those who care, these are the only 6 minutes of finished footage of the film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SkSdjDmouo - durruticolumn, on 09/18/2009, -1/+6
Umm, Brazil is not a "ripoff" of 1984, it's directly inspired by 1984, and a satirical take on the Orwell classic.
From Wikipedia:
Gilliam has stated that Brazil was inspired by Nineteen Eighty-Four — which he has admitted never having read [2] — but is written from today's perspective rather than looking to the future like Orwell's novel (although it should be noted that Orwell considered Nineteen Eighty-Four to be about the year 1948). Some scenes resemble the film which had been released a year earlier. In Gilliam's words Brazil was, "the Nineteen Eighty-Four for 1984." In fact, Gilliam's working title for the movie was 1984½, which also pays tribute to the influence of Fellini's 8½. - Andrwmorph, on 08/21/2008, -0/+5Gilliam's best work: Patsy in The Holy Grail
- RealmDown, on 08/21/2008, -0/+4I'm sorry sir, but Club Troll is full. Please have a seat in our waiting furnace area.
- Pufflosz, on 08/21/2008, -0/+4How could you forget Fear and Loathing?
- HanSolo69, on 08/21/2008, -1/+5Yeah...you know..especially because of that whole dying mid-production thing. What a spectacular observation you have made.
- haaaaey, on 08/21/2008, -0/+4hey i know, how about we just let the movie speak for itself and not depend on his death being used as a marketing ploy?
- WiretapStudios, on 08/21/2008, -0/+4If you guys like Terry Gilliam, check out 'Lot in LaMancha,' it's a documentary about his failed filming of the story of Don Quixote with Johnny Depp. It's really interesting, funny, sad, heartbreaking, and you can really feel his frustration...
- bosssmiley, on 08/21/2008, -1/+4@42ndpotato: Brothers Grimm rocked in its own right. On a par with Del Toro
- xamox, on 08/21/2008, -1/+4He's dead. Move along, nothing to see here.
- goettel, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3His Joker surprised me, in a good way, and Gilliam has made more than his fair share of classics. Go for it.
"You want me to throw this thing into the tub when “White Rabbit” peaks. Is that it?" - tflowholdings, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3Nothing could top his performance in Brokeback Mountain, the most underrated movie of all time!
- RealmDown, on 08/21/2008, -0/+3Your current troll topic, obviously.
- Gemfinder, on 08/22/2008, -0/+2=O
Just from looking at the cast, I got a stiffy. And I don't even have a dick! - franklymister, on 08/21/2008, -6/+8Terry Gilliam is one of the greatest directors alive today - it's a shame that Hollywood is so obsessed with making movies like American Pie 3 and Bad Boys XXI that he has trouble getting funding.
I really don't care about Heath Ledger's "final performance." To me, he was just an over-privileged, moderately talented pretty face who had so little appreciation for his own life that he abused his body to death. I'm far more interested in seeing the film because it sounds like a brilliant film from Terry Gilliam. - zero21xxx, on 08/21/2008, -1/+3Obvious troll is obvious.
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