June 22nd
The Avengers*
US 1998. Warner Bros/Jerry Weintraub. 89m.
John Steed and Dr. Emma Peel team up to foil a sinister plot to control Britain's weather by the retired metreologist Sir August de Wynter.
Slightly bloodless and plotless succession of set pieces and self-satisfied one-liners, based on a cult 1960s TV series in style but not much substance. Cut down from something rather longer by an under-confident studio, what remains is nonetheless lavishly designed and smartly played, and hardly deserving of the critical mauling it received. Audiences likewise stayed away.
Written by: Don McPherson.
Producer: Jerry Weintraub.
Director: Jeremiah Chechnik.
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, Eddie Izzard, Eileen Atkins, Patrick Macnee (as Colonel "Invisible" Jones), Keeley Hawes.
Photography: Roger Pratt.
Music: Joel McNeely.
Production Design: Stuart Craig.
+ the role of Alice (Eileen Atkins) was originally intended for Diana Rigg, who turned it down
Preceded by:
Daffy Duck in
Robin Hood Daffy**(US 1957. Warner Bros. 7m.; d: Chuck Jones; voices: Mel Blanc.)
The Avengers*
US 1998. Warner Bros/Jerry Weintraub. 89m.
John Steed and Dr. Emma Peel team up to foil a sinister plot to control Britain's weather by the retired metreologist Sir August de Wynter.
Slightly bloodless and plotless succession of set pieces and self-satisfied one-liners, based on a cult 1960s TV series in style but not much substance. Cut down from something rather longer by an under-confident studio, what remains is nonetheless lavishly designed and smartly played, and hardly deserving of the critical mauling it received. Audiences likewise stayed away.
Written by: Don McPherson.
Producer: Jerry Weintraub.
Director: Jeremiah Chechnik.
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, Eddie Izzard, Eileen Atkins, Patrick Macnee (as Colonel "Invisible" Jones), Keeley Hawes.
Photography: Roger Pratt.
Music: Joel McNeely.
Production Design: Stuart Craig.
+ the role of Alice (Eileen Atkins) was originally intended for Diana Rigg, who turned it down
Preceded by:
Daffy Duck in
Robin Hood Daffy**(US 1957. Warner Bros. 7m.; d: Chuck Jones; voices: Mel Blanc.)
posted by Joe at 10:51 AM
2 Comments:
i loved this film when it came out,having quite a crush on whatsername from the virgin ads.
uma thurman.
joe,could you pass on my congrats to your sister for passing her driving test,btw... i assume this is a recent occurance?
Robin Hood Daffy!?!?....
"Ho! Haha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!"
What a wonderful cartoon! Up there with Duck Dodgers.
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