Posted on 12/01/2006 11:14:55 AM PST by qam1
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Any word on the status of the remake of The Wedding Crashers?
Owl_Eagle
If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.
Canceled? How tragic.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I loved the original. Let's leave well enough alone, nothing could beat the original ROTN.
McCandless gained a degree of fame after Jon Krakauer wrote a book about his journey, Into the Wild, in 1995. By 2002, the abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail where Christopher's body was found had become an adventure tourist destination. [2] A motion picture based on and named after the book will be directed by Sean Penn and released in 2007 or 2008. Ellis Paul wrote "The Ballad of Chris McCandless", a folk song memorializing his journey.
Some Alaskans have less positive views of McCandless than those who romanticize his fate. McCandless was unaware that a hand-operated tram crossed the river a quarter mile from the Stampede Trail, while a nearby shelter was stocked with emergency supplies. Alaskan Park Ranger Peter Christian wrote:
"I am exposed continually to what I will call the “McCandless Phenomenon.” People, nearly always young men, come to Alaska to challenge themselves against an unforgiving wilderness landscape where convenience of access and possibility of rescue are practically nonexistent... When you consider McCandless from my perspective, you quickly see that what he did wasn’t even particularly daring, just stupid, tragic and inconsiderate. First off, he spent very little time learning how to actually live in the wild. He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area. If he had a good map he could have walked out of his predicament... Essentially, Chris McCandless committed suicide."
[3] Judith Kleinfeld wrote in an article entitled "McCandless: Hero or dumb jerk?" in the Anchorage Daily News, that "many Alaskans react with rage to [McCandless'] stupidity. You'd have to be a complete idiot, they say, to die of starvation in summer 20 miles off the Parks Highway." [4]
"Remake of 'Nerds' Film Scrapped "
so what's John Kerry gonna do with all the extra time?
The original was a classic. I'd like to direct a remake myself. Though I'd never make it an (R) movie as much as I enjoyed (to my wife's consternation) the female nudity in the original. So, OK, I'd keep that part, but as the director of the film I might have to shoot those scenes numerous times to make sure I got them just right.
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Nevermind. I should have read the article more closely.
What do you get if you cross an Emory grad with a pig?
Give up yet?................................................................................................................................................. you wil get nothing as there are some things even a pig won't do.
Well, a while back Emory did turn out some great product.
LONG ago I read a book about a guy who flunked himself out of Emory's
medical school so he could join up and be a medic in WWII.
(Can't recall the name of the book).
He paid his dues in Europe and finally got re-admitted to med school when
the WWII was over.
But from what I've heard of Emory lately, it just sounds like the usual
liberal private university. Even if it's in a conservative bedrock part
of the country.
Good one!
How do you get a University of michigan grad off of your front porch?
- pay him for the pizzas.
WE'VE GOT BUSH!!
pan down...
Aw man. I was looking forward to 50 Cent rapping the new "Lambda Lambda" remake song.
I'm glad for two reasons..the orignal can't be topped and Kristin Cavalari was in this and I can't stand that she's famous..
Lewis: [planning the party] Do any of you have dates, besides Gilbert?
Lamar Latrell, Tri-Lam: I do!
Booger: Yeah, but that's with a guy.
Lewis: Well, what about you, Booger?
Booger: I've been out combing the High Schools all day!
I have this script....its somewhere on my computer.
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