Credit to Lynn Collins: she does a solid British accent.

It didn't help that Disney didn't put their full weight behind it. No toys, very little merch, no marketing tie-ins, weak saturation.

They were already well into acquiring Lucasfilm and it feels as though they chose to focus on using Star Wars to hit that demographic.

Opening night for The Fellowship of the Ring with my siblings and my mother, who was a huge Tolkein fan and made me so. I remember a point where I not only felt the joy of a great film but the relief knowing they had gotten it right. Also, the giant cheer when Aragorn beheaded Lurtz was incredible.

Don't forget this forgotten version of Dr. Strange.

In the unofficial trilogy of movies featuring Fred MacMurray playing horrible bastards (this, The Caine Mutiny and Double Indemnity), his character of Sheldrake in this is easily the most despicable.

Despite some hints of major retooling in the third act (probably to make the male audience members feel better about themselves), I dug it.

Checked this out on Sunday. Even more interesting than what Tarantino added is what he took out.

Another great one!

Easily Midnight Run

Fantastic work! I have the entire run of paperbacks with these covers and they helped define Barsoom for me as a kid, really bringing to life the colors and scope of Burroughs' wild adventures.

"Are we talking about the same man who once declared with total conviction that the late Colonel Howard had been bludgeoned to death with a blunt *excrement*?"

"Is it my fault you have such poor handwriting?"