A couple of weeks ago, a bunch of retired CIA and FBI agents, as well as a slew of old cops, showed up at my parent’s farm for a party. A few mentioned how much they are looking forward to seeing Warren Ellis’s Red. I know my dad is dying to see it.
Old gun-toting dudes never die, they just renew their license to carry.
That lovely fellow who was at the Bay of Pigs brought us a nice stained glass window pane he made all by himself. It’s good he has new hobbies that don’t make things explode.
Pinched from The Beat. Warren says:
There is a small, snivelling and flinching part of me that would rather not have his name inextricably linked with The Last Comic Book Movie Flop Of 2010. But, you know, I am today pretty much at peace with the whole thing. I’ve met fine people and I’ve learned many useful things, and that is the most you can ask of any walk.
Reviews are coming in. This from The Huffington Post:
And yet one should never underestimate the pleasures to be had from an action film written by and starring professionals, who know what they’re doing and don’t miss a trick. It’s not that Red is a breakthrough or a game-changer in any way — it’s just a highly enjoyable comic action-thriller with a sense of humor about itself.
OK, I’m in.
Ellis thinks it will flop?
I’ve been looking forward to it. The marketing has been smart and sassy. And how can you not love gun-toting Helen Mirren?
No, I think he is prepared if it does flop.
Helen Mirren looks fantastic I can’t wait to see this thing. It’s the only movie my dad has really wanted to see in about 2 years.
I think it’s going to do kick butt take names business.
And since my next GN is with Ellis, I am pleased on many levels.
Two lines in the trailer sold this for me — Mirren’s “It means I kill people, dear.” And Willis’ “B— [forget the name, sorry. S] trained you? I trained B–.”
I’m pretty much sold on anything which features John Malkovich acting crazy.
@Colleen: So you mean, basically every John Malkovich movie then?
I think Warren Ellis has nothing to worry about. This is the year that saw So Bad it’s Awful taken to its extreme point (Last Airbender, Jonah Hex) and So Good but Commercially Unviable shoot down the most anticipated film between whichever Twilight film came out this summer and Deathly Hallows (Scott Pilgrim). He’d have to purposely aim for one or the other to hit it at this point XD
oh and I’d pay to see Mary Louise Parker get her ass handed to her by John Malkovich et al. I still haven’t forgiven her for being the worst thing about West Wing for seven years straight. Just sayin.
Boy does it make me feel old that Bruce Willis has officially moved into the “grandaddy” actor class.
My dad will probably love it too.
“So you mean, basically every John Malkovich movie then?”
Yep, that’s about right.