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    Terry Gilliam Lets Us Inside His Demented Cartoon Vision

    Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/24/09

    In reply to Terry Gilliam Lets Us Inside His Demented Cartoon Vision
    There is something true about the "used to be good at" quote, in that it does feel oddly "dated."

    I think Gilliam was such an influence on so many animators and people in the film industry - even if/especially because he's usually been kind of a fringe character - that his style and look has been adopted, adapted, and expanded significantly by others over the years.

    So to see something now that is so straight Gilliam makes me feel like I'm watching a movie from the 80's...even if it is still cutting edge and even though what he was doing in the 80's was ahead of its time. It's not "old-fashioned" looking, it's just visually so similar to his classics from that era that it makes me feel like I'm watching something from that era.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    07/24/09

    In reply to Terry Gilliam Lets Us Inside His Demented Cartoon Vision
    I can't wait to see this film!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    07/24/09

    In reply to Terry Gilliam Lets Us Inside His Demented Cartoon Vision
    "which Gilliam calls 'a compendium of all the things I used to be good at.'"

    I just wanna give him a big hug.
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    07/24/09

    @Lassus: He said that with a huge guffaw. (I did the interview part of this post, Lauren did the Hall H part.)
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    07/24/09

    @Lassus: I will also accept the possibility of hugging Lily Cole.
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    07/24/09

    @Charlie Jane Anders: Well, sure, I can see that; but even if I wasn't there I can imagine the root of such a comment, it just sounds a little self-biting.
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    Image of bluewyvern bluewyvern
    12/17/08

    In reply to Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?
    GOOD! O! MENS!

    GOOD! O! MENS!
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    12/17/08

    @bluewyvern: Yes. I really don't know why Terry Gilliam didn't direct the movie version of that book long ago.
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    Image of Acemarauder Acemarauder
    12/17/08

    In reply to Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?
    The Fisher King was a small story?
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    12/17/08

    @Acemarauder: I think only in comparison to, say, Brazil.
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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    12/17/08

    In reply to Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?
    Something about just reading the words "Zero Theorem" makes me wonder if "Anathem" is on it's way to any kind of production in the future. It's one of his tighter stories, actually. Am I a loon to think it's one of the most visually translatable?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    12/17/08

    @Lassus: Big Stephenson fan here, read Anathem three times so far and it just gets better each time.


    Yes, you are a loon. But I love you for dreaming.

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    Image of hectorbustnuts hectorbustnuts
    12/17/08

    In reply to Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?
    I don't get the "waiting a decade for the return of Terry Gilliam" line.


    What about "Brothers Grimm" and "Tideland"?

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    Image of bakana bakana
    12/17/08

    @hectorbustnuts: Yeah, I had assumed they were going to clarify that they were waiting for a 'return to form' or something, after some disappointing work in the last few years. But they seem to just think he hasn't done any work in the last decade? What?
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    12/17/08

    @bakana: Sorry, thought it was clear. I'm aware of those movies, just not convinced the real Terry GIlliam directed them.
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    12/17/08

    In reply to Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?
    But is it pure evil? I'm not touching it if it's not.
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    Image of ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H. ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.
    12/17/08

    @Belabras: I'm not touching it if it is. You remember how that turned out?
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    Image of Rasselas Rasselas
    12/17/08

    In reply to Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?
    Was it Terence Rafferty who described the opening of some movie as "meticulous and tedious -- pure Terry Gilliam"?
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    12/17/08

    In reply to Will Terry Gilliam Finally Get His Time/Space Map Back?
    "I have a feeling Parnassus will be an interesting movie rather than a great movie. "


    Has there ever been a Gilliam movie that wasn't the same? They've never been great, sprawling masterpieces. He isn't as pretentious as that. He'll do what he wants to do, because he never seems to care about revenue. Honestly, they wouldn't be as good otherwise. If some suit had been breathing down his neck in Time Bandits, *Spoilers, y'all* his parents probably wouldn't have exploded in the end.


    I couldn't live in a world without exploding neglectful parents.

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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    12/17/08

    @ThisDudeRufus: I would say both Time Bandits and Brazil are *great* movies. In my book, Munchhausen and 12 Monkeys are both good movies. Everything else he's done -- especially since he moved to Hollywood -- has been interesting.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    12/17/08

    @ThisDudeRufus: Um. Brazil is brilliant, and it's 3 hours long. Sounds "sprawling" to me.


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