Goldmember

I don't remember a lot about Austin Powers in Goldmember, except this evil guy, a Dutchman who likes eating his peeling skin and talks with a (slightly) exaggerated accent. At one moment Austin Power's father, played by Michael Caine, says one of my favourite movie quotes :



"There are only two things I can't stand in this world: people who are untolerant of other people's cultures… and the Dutch!"

Christmas Week: "Muppet Christmas Carol" (2)

I know I've already told you about my liking of The Muppet Christmas Carol; today I'd like to show you two of the songs but this time in French.

Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine)'s introduction:

Jacob and Robert Marley (Statler and Waldorf)'s song:

Note that Michael Caine is dubbed by Bernard Dhéran.


"Ça sent bon Noël" / "It feels like Christmas" (sung by Richard Darbois)

The Dark Jones

What happens when the audio of the Dark Knight trailer gets mixed up with Indiana Jones shots?

The Dark Knight in Lego

The title says it all!

First trailer (original version here):



Second trailer (original version here):



Opening scene (original version here):

The Dark Knight

Today I went to the cinema to see The Dark Knight. This is truly the best film I've seen in years, not only for the brilliant script, dramatic scenes, perfect photography, but also for Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker. It wasn't Ledger on the screen, but just the Joker. Jack Nicholson's performance in Batman was already fantastic, but here Ledger gives the character a new dimension, namely that of a psychotic villain killing just to satisfy himself, and enjoying creating chaos in Gotham City. It wouldn't be much of a surprise if Ledger is awarded a posthumous Academy Award in March 2009, and if the film is nominated for Best Picture as well: Christopher Nolan did a marvellous job — just like in Batman Begins, being the mastermind behind both the script and the camera. I'm definitely going to see this movie a couple of extra times! I highly recommend it to you, even if you don't give a shit about the Batman franchise; go and watch it for the sake of it. Maybe this scene featuring Ledger will further convince you:



"This town deserves a better class of criminals. And I'm gonna give it to 'em. Tell all your men they work for me now."
"They won't work for a freak!"
"Frrrreak?"

And here's just another excellent trailer:



"Dent! Jesus! I thought you was dead…"
"Half." --> Brilliant. Harvey Dent / Two-Face's make up was terrific!

As a bonus, I even found the complete opening scene of the movie, a clever bank robbery by the Joker. If you never watch the videos I feature, please watch at least this one!!!

"Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?"

This quote comes from Tim Burton's 1989 Batman:



This version, which I find extremelly good, opposed Michael Keaton to Jack Nicholson as the Joker. This year, though, a new version of the struggle between Batman and the Joker is to be released, namely The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins, with Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne and Heath Ledger as the Joker. Also returning: Michael Caine as Alfred, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox and Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon. Here's the most awaited trailer:



That will be the last film Heath Ledger stars in, for he died on 22 January. That's a shame, because he was a very talented actor, as we all saw his performance in Brokeback Mountain, that film that gave rise to so many parodies.



Today's Uncyclopedia featured article: WTC.

Sean Connery Tests A Time Machine

As I don't have much time today for writing blog entries, I will simply post two things that I found on YouTube (without which this blog would never have survived for long).

In the following extract, you can see an advertisement for a Citroën car, driven by Sir Sean Connery. This is the French version, because I can't find the original one.



(Sir Sean's French dubbing voice is the legendary actor Bernard Dhéran, who played for example in On a retrouvé la 7e compagnie and also dubbed Sir Michael Caine in Muppet's Christmas Carol and Sir Christopher Lee in Star Wars - Episodes II & III.)