poster convergence: ‘Legion’ and ‘Tooth Fairy’
Two movies opening on the same day (in North America, at least), and both feature fantastical winged creatures. Coincidence... or magical intervention? In these desperate times, when change we can believe in seems far away and hope is waning, can we at least count on our flying imaginary friends for comfort? Shall we embrace the succor offered by Paul Bettany as a warrior for God? Or should we turn to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as an enchanted pixie who invades the bedrooms of our innocent sleeping children? (More coincidence: On January 22, Bettany also opens in North America as Charles Darwin in Creation. Which film do you think mainstream American audiences will like more: the one in which he plays an angel? or the one in which he plays the bastard who killed God?) support
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posted by LaSargenta (Thu Jan 14 10, 3:26PM)
Bwahahahahahaha!
posted by Brian (Thu Jan 14 10, 4:33PM)
These posters also raise puzzling questions, like: Why does an angel need a machine gun? And why does the Tooth Fairy need hockey skates?
posted by Accounting Ninja (Thu Jan 14 10, 5:03PM)
I had the same reaction as LaSargenta: ROFL
Also:
THE TOOTH HURTS................
...................
..................this movie will suck.
That's honestly what I inferred reading this. What's that even supposed to MEAN? Is there some sort of truth, or TOOTH, as it were, that will be discovered here? Will it be a painful "tooth" that will "hurt" upon revelation? Is it that a big burly man is the Tooth Fairy OMG SO SUBVERSIVE.
Not.
posted by Tonio Kruger (Thu Jan 14 10, 5:25PM)
There's a movie coming out in which Paul Bettany plays Friedrich Nietzsche?
posted by Paul (Thu Jan 14 10, 5:25PM)
Maybe it means that HOllywood can't wait to make fun of itself so the parady comes out at the same times as the original?
posted by LaSargenta (Thu Jan 14 10, 5:35PM)
Damn I like this site. It is unbelievably entertaining!
MAJ, you attract some good people. :-)
posted by MaryAnn (Thu Jan 14 10, 5:38PM)
It *is* nice to have readers who know who Nietzsche is.
posted by JoshDM (Thu Jan 14 10, 5:48PM)
This is like
Armageddon vs Deep Impact
or
Paul Blart : Mall Cop vs. Observe and Report
all over again.
posted by MaSch (Fri Jan 15 10, 4:28AM)
Nah, Tonio, it *was* Darwin who killed GOd. Nietzsche wrote GOd's obituary, though.
posted by Paul (Fri Jan 15 10, 4:33AM)
Nietzsche, sure, but who's Paul Bettany?
That's why I used to laugh at Who Wants to be a Millionaire, because I usually got all the midrange questions but hadn't a clue about the "easy" ones at the beginging.
posted by Bluejay (Fri Jan 15 10, 9:13AM)
posted by e (Sat Jan 16 10, 12:12AM)
Man... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has charisma damnit. He was to be the next snarky action guy who kind of dabbled in things. Now he's on the kid movie kick, I guess they're less taxing on the body, and put more change in the pocket?