[HairOfTheDog]

Heh.... They'll never allow it.

I think Serkis did a great job, I find it interesting that he was "there" and acting the whole time in scenes where he was painted out and painted back in as Gollum. I think he deserves acclaim for the voice acting that he did to make the whole character work.

But Gollum was not Serkis. The expressions and acting Gollum had were no more Serkis's than a smile I draw on paper is my smile. Whenever they ran the split screen comparisons of Serkis to Gollum you can see this. The expressions shown on Serkis are tweaked and perfected to become the Gollum they wanted.

IF (and that is a big if) the software gets to the point where it is truly driven by the actual movement and expression of the actor alone.... THEN the actor can get the credit. Right now.... It is still the artists at Weta that made it work.

[RosieCotton]

Looks like the thread is in a Friday afternoon slump.

So am I.

*yawn* Is it four yet?

[2Jedismom]

Steve was supposed to pick up the boys from my parent's house yesterday after work and bring them home, feed them those pork medallions with gravy I made. I felt a bit regretful, because they were so good, but there really wasn't enough for Steve and both boys and myself. My mom took me out to eat with the girls that homeschool at my church before the movie.

Well, my dad fed the boys hamburger helper (which they LOVE) so Steve ate about half the pork with a baked potatoe. Apparently, he intended to take the rest for his lunch today, because he had it all set up with another baked potatoe! But he forgot it and I got to eat it for lunch!

Oh, it was Delicious!