Just when I thought there might have been hope for the second D&D movie...

[Bass Puppet]

Thank Peter Jackson for making a "Passionate Movie" with a crew that had an eye for "Quality" regardless how "True" it was to the books or not. *



* disclaimer
That wasn't a dig or insult or put down to those who thought LOTR sucked nor was it elitist of me to think that any movie made with less quality or passion will be inadiquit compared to LOTR.

 

[Andrew D. Gable]

She hasn't proven anything except that she is a pretty woman.

And even that's pretty disputable, IMHO.

 

[ghettognome]

Paris would be a bad choice, though she would bring ratings. They really need to get Vin Diesel as the main character, that would make it worthwhile, he would ensure it was a good D&D flick. Someone should write to the producer.

 

[ghettognome]

Paris would be a bad choice, though she would bring ratings. They really need to get Vin Diesel as the main character, that would make it worthwhile, he would ensure it was a good D&D flick. Someone should write to the producer.
er there was an error in posting... and seems I am pages behind on my reading.... my bad

 

[Enchantress]

I think that someone like Kate Beckinsale would bring in much better ratings than Paris Hilton. Not necessarily more attention, but better ratings. There may even be a chance that she'd be interested. She seems to be getting into the whole fantasy/horror stuff nowadays.

 

[takyris]

Well, not to defend Paris Hilton -- since, er, I find her annoying whenever I roll through something she's in -- but as JD-jazzy-Dyal said, has anybody but me actually seen her in something? Now, I saw her live (as a cameo guest on SNL), and she was still "acting" like herself, so that's not an indication (although as I said, she was bad, in kind of a faux-"I'm showing you that I'm assured and in control of the situation" kind of way, where you could tell that she thought she was far cooler than she actually was). She could do an incredibly rockin' Lady Macbeth, for all I know.

I don't believe that to be the case, and I'm not a fan of her personally, but it's not inconceivable. I haven't seen her in anything where she wasn't playing herself (or a herself knock-off), and I personally haven't seen her in anything that wasn't shot in one take. A good director can make mediocre actors look good with enough takes. You can often tell the mediocre actors from the great ones by looking at which actors can change emotion or deliver an impassioned dialogue without the director having to go to a different camera shot (and thus, go to a different take, give them time to get into their new emotion, etc).

And frankly, she's tall, thin, and expensive-looking enough to make a pretty good aristocratic elf wizardess or something (provided that she can in fact act).

 

[Desdichado]

I think that's a bit uncalled for. I didn't start the thread with "Everything popular sucks, and everyone's wrong but me." I started it with an opinion--one I still stand by--that Paris Hilton's presence in something like this is a sign that the creators are clueless.

Sorry, Mouse -- didn't mean to single you out there, just point out that from pretty much it's inception the idea has been that Paris Hilton = bad because Paris Hilton = flavor of the month in pop culture.

I think that is an elitist attitude, and one that logically doesn't make much sense.

 

[Modin Godstalker]

Just chiming in to reinforce a previous posters point about using one of the D&D novels to base the movie off of.

D&D is pretty much a set of rules to help move along the cooperatively created plot between GM and players. Its too generic to make a movie from. The original Dragonlance novels probably are good enough though.

If you want to make a movie about D&D, make a documentary about the culture of roleplaying.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Sorry, Mouse -- didn't mean to single you out there, just point out that from pretty much it's inception the idea has been that Paris Hilton = bad because Paris Hilton = flavor of the month in pop culture.

'sokay. I'm pretty much on a hair trigger these days. I've been dealing a lot with the White Wolf boards--specifically, the one about the New World of Darkness--recently. It's enough to get under anyone's skin.

 

[Celtavian]

Sorry, Mouse -- didn't mean to single you out there, just point out that from pretty much it's inception the idea has been that Paris Hilton = bad because Paris Hilton = flavor of the month in pop culture.

I think that is an elitist attitude, and one that logically doesn't make much sense.

It makes plenty of sense if you prefer the "old" way of doing things where acting was considered a profession where a person would earn their place. I'm partial to the "old" way of doing things. I don't like seeing people cast in movies because they are the current "pop" culture thing. I would prefer they were cast because they had some acting training, experience, and a degree of talent. This is especially true of movies I would like to see done well.

I think you are taking your current stance just to be contrary to the popular opinion on the thread. You wouldn't know what an elitist attitude was if it hit you on the head. Most people are stating their opinion based on seeing Paris Hilton on T.V.

If she were some unknown, this wouldn't be an issue. Plenty of people have seen her face splashed across the media and heard her speak much to their chagrin. If you have some information to the contrary, then why don't you post it. Where has she received her theatrical training? Has she any background in theatre? Does she taking acting seriously or is she doing it because her agent recommended it? Acting is a profession to me, not something to be tried by every person who manages to get a moment of the spotlight.