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stereobot
11/10/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
I'm surprised I am not seeing references to Lawnmower Man. #flowersforalgernon
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Golem100
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
I don't know. I think I could see L. L. Cool J or Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the Charlie role rather than Will Smith. #flowersforalgernon
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vulcanized
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
Pajiba (which is an awesome site, by the way) occasionally likes to float false rumors to see if other people will believe them. If you're not sure it's true, better corroborate. #flowersforalgernon
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Chip Overclock
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
It would never have occurred to me to cast Will Smith in an adaptation of FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON... but once I warmed to the idea, I can totally see him in this role. Seriously. #flowersforalgernon
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cletar
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
And he finally finds the project that will get him an Oscar. No, seriously. I have no objection to this. #flowersforalgernon
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CParis
11/09/09

@cletar: He was very good in "Ali". #flowersforalgernon
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
"Aw, HELL no!" is my only reaction. #flowersforalgernon
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Mischif
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
I had a snarky comment all lined up, but I forgot the name of the play I wanted to reference. It was about a janitor working in a lab that did animal testing befriending a talking dolphin. It talked about animal right and I believe vivisection; I will award a heart chick and an internet to anyone who can find the name of this play. #flowersforalgernon
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omgwtflolbbqbye
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
Deer jerno,

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mai liffe got fleppd turnd upside dow.
Ann I laik two tak a minit
Jus siit rite heir
to rite in yew hou i bcam reel smert fer 1 yeer.

In nort neu york born an rased
In der bred factery is ware I spen mos o' my dais
Cleening out der ovons, an sweipin all da leeves
hannin at da lernin annix, lernin hao too reed

Wen a cuple of guye In wite lab cotes
Strted falloin me rond da neiberhod
I wuz making a book reeport bud tey stoaped mi tere and said 'we're taking yer braaine too hour lab fer sum repares!
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
11/09/09

@omgwtflolbbqbye: Just send this along to Smith and he'll be all set for his simultaneously released rap song and movie combo. It's been too long since we had one of those. #flowersforalgernon
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
Wow. I'm really starting to think that Will Smith's whole "movie career" might just him seeing how many "movie-adaptations of classic sci-fi novels" he can star it.

I bet he’s got a checklist. #flowersforalgernon
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Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
11/09/09

In reply to Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?
As long as he does not go full retard, this could be a brilliant career move for him. #flowersforalgernon
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CodenameV
11/09/09

@Dr.Quatermass: normally I'd think that line was funny, but its not for Flowers for Algernon

particularly because it doesn't, really; he gets smart;

the criticism of "you don't go full retard" is that Hollywood doesn't actually like retarded people struggling with everyday problems; only idiot-savants who have some sort of hidden talent, not everyday people-struggles. #flowersforalgernon
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Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
11/09/09

@CodenameV: The line isn't the joke. The joke is that the line was made famous by a white man playing a black man and it can be applied to a possible project with a black man playing a white man. Tasteless, yes. But smoking killed my taste buds years ago. #flowersforalgernon
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AngelaDemonice
11/09/09

@CodenameV: Referring to a juvenile movie, that makes fun of retards to make a point? Are you kidding? You could've made a better point, without referencing that hate filled waste of celluloid.
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Sunshineyness
11/09/09

@Dr.Quatermass: Isn't Cliff Robertson in Charley winning his Oscar the reason that joke started? #flowersforalgernon
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Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
11/10/09

@AngelaDemonice: I support this comment. OP is a douche bag and together you and I will ruin him/her. #flowersforalgernon
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Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
11/10/09

@Sunshineyness: If it is, this is the first I've heard of it. Charley put him on top, but I don't remember anyone making jokes about it. I do rememberthat while riding on the momentum of the Academy he tried to do some Kubrick-style, Spy vs. Spy-esque movie where he engages in dogfights with the Red Baron. The hook? He wears a pink scarf, lisps, and spouts Rip Taylor-like witticisms, all of which we are supposed to interpret as side effects of his homosexuality. That's as far as my Uncle Ben knowledge goes. #flowersforalgernon
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Sunshineyness
11/10/09

@Dr.Quatermass: I vaguely remember reading an article about the phenomona of actors playing mentally incapacitated getting Oscars after Tom Hanks won for Forrest Gump and they pointed to Charley as the first instince. &Shrug*

Also, ever seen 633 Squadron with Cliff? AWESOME dog fights that Lucas shot for shot used for the end scene of Star Wars. #flowersforalgernon
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Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake.
11/10/09

@Sunshineyness: I have not. But I am will soon change that.

EDIT: I will not correct my bungled sentence, only because of the article it is tied to. :)
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Edited by Dr.Quatermass: I have to say Dr. You are once again spot on with that oberservation and anything I am about to say that contradicts this statement is strictly for humor sake. at 11/10/09 1:04 PM

José Leitão
10/31/09

In reply to MiB3: Back In Black Again
Will Smith should be fighting the Evil Galactic Xenu this thime around. #meninblack
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RRich
10/31/09

In reply to MiB3: Back In Black Again
Hope Linda Fiorentino and Vincent D'Onofrio are in, too. Heh. #meninblack
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
10/31/09

In reply to MiB3: Back In Black Again
This is only acceptable if Will Smith raps the theme song.

I'm still waiting for the start of the Willenium. #meninblack
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Dee4leeds
10/31/09

@OW-Holmes: Bringer of Fear: The Willenium has started you just have to get jiggy with it. #meninblack
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bookwench
10/31/09

In reply to MiB3: Back In Black Again
I kind of hope there's no Smith & Jones this time; if it didn't have them as star power, it would have to survive on plot, acting, etc. That might make them write a decent movie. #meninblack
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Palmgren
10/31/09

In reply to MiB3: Back In Black Again
And here was I hoping Will Smith would carry on appearing in terrible adaptations of genre classics. I was betting on him doing an adaptation of Asimov's Foundation or a sassy remake of 2001 next. #meninblack
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Srynerson
10/31/09

@Palmgren: I was betting on him doing an adaptation of Asimov's Foundation or a sassy remake of 2001 next.

"Welcome to Jupiter's orbit!" *Punches HAL 9000* #meninblack
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Miksho
10/31/09

@Srynerson: "Aww HEEELLLLLLLLLLL no! This bitch is full of STARS!" #meninblack
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Pittsburghmuggle
10/31/09

in 2010: "It just be rainin' black monoliths in Jupiter!" #meninblack
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