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    Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes

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    Image of Bootknife-Jackson Bootknife-Jackson
    11/13/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    who should play him? Bruce Campbell, that's who! #monopoly
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    Image of Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    !? #monopoly
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    Image of jbq jbq
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    @Meredith: "But who should play him?"
    Duh, Bruce Campbell. It's pretty much exactly the kind of roles he plays in the Spider-Man franchise. I mean, there's already the maître d' at the restaurant and the (presumably) snooty usher. Throw in a wrestling ring announcer, and presto! #monopoly
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    Image of therewasadoor therewasadoor
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    "So half of us won't even get the references!"

    ...whether they just use the American version or not.

    I grew up playing the English version my father brought out to Oz with him, then the Australian one.

    It might actually be interesting to see Flinders Street Station plonked down in the middle of some odd multicultural landscape. #monopoly
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    Image of gd01skorpius gd01skorpius
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    I have no concept of how this could possibly be successful, but if it is then I will be extremely impressed! #monopoly
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    Image of Faustic_Caust Faustic_Caust
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    Maybe this could be awesome. Like when Jack Kirby decided he wanted to do "Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen" and ended up with the entire Fourth World. #monopoly
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/12/09

    @Faustic_Caust: When I first heard of this, I thought it should be done as a historical piece, sort of "There Will Be Blood" with Atlantic City real estate instead of oil. But the kids would be bored. #monopoly
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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes

    Is there really any doubt? #monopoly
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    Image of LoganAdams LoganAdams
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    Have Wilford Brimley play him, natch. 'Nuff said. #monopoly
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    For every "Pirates of the caribbean" there is a "Haunted Mansion. And about 40 movies based on video games. #monopoly
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    Thank you, Meredith, for getting his name right- Uncle Pennybags has long suffered under the generic "monopoly guy" moniker, and I think they recently changed his name rather than try to explain to people he already had one. #monopoly
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    Image of Jeremy Tapsell Jeremy Tapsell
    11/12/09

    @BlueBeard: Unfortunately, in the 60's Uncle Pennybags got a sex change and started working for MI6 under the pseudonym Moneypenny.
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    Image of phoghat phoghat
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    Hate: Monopoly
    " : Ridley Scott for wasting his talent #monopoly
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    So, is this going to be like "My Dinner with Andre," except instead of eating dinner Wallace Shawn and a couple of other guys are sitting in a room playing Monopoly and chatting engagingly about stuff?

    Or is it going to be a lame-ass attempt to inject sci-fi pew-pew into a staid Depression-era board game? #monopoly
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    Buying up Broadway and Park place never works. Hell, I played the game with my wife just the other day and I DESTROYED her with some of the cheapest properties on the board.

    It's all about the hotels. #monopoly
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    Image of Scaramanga9 Scaramanga9
    11/12/09

    @Smeagol92055:
    Well it's all about the hotels on three property monopolies at one end of their side of the board. #monopoly
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    Image of ShadowStaarr ShadowStaarr
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    So if I am to understand this correctly:

    Guy sells houses in Manhattan
    Guy plays Monopoly
    Guy trips balls
    Guy wakes up in Atlantic City, New Jersey and thinks he has to play Monopoly in real life

    What a world.... #monopoly
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    Image of aubreyf aubreyf
    11/12/09

    @ShadowStaarr: Dinosaurs eat guy. #monopoly
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    Image of TomSkylark TomSkylark
    11/12/09

    In reply to Ridley Scott's Monopoly Movie Is About Parallel Universes
    So, Jumanji but with over-eager business school students and Wall Street types instead of monkeys and crocodiles?

    Terrifying. #monopoly
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    Jeremy Tapsell promoted this comment TomSkylark was starred TomSkylark was unstarred
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