Re: UFO - Matrix SHADO Reloaded!

I watched The Matrix on Five last Wednesday night and
I began to think what a UFO movie would be like if it
was made by the makers of The Matrix ...

I can't say I was mad on the idea of Keanu Reeves as
Paul Foster but I did think that Hugo Weaving might
make a very good Jackson - his Agent Smith is very
sinister-sounding and I think that Weaving as Jackson
MIGHT work without an Eastern European accent! What
does everybody think?

I also thought Weaving might make a good Straker but
I'm really sold on the idea of him as Jackson! The
Wachowskis would probably cast Lawrence Fishburne as
Straker ... imagine a black actor playing Straker! I
think this could work, what do you lot think?

I think Carrie Ann Moss and the actors who played
members of the Nebercanezer's crew would be very good
in supporting roles as SHADO opertives, how about Moss
as Gay Ellis or Virginia Lake? Or as my favourite,
Leila Carlin?

Someone mentioned Ralph Fiennes might be good as
Straker but I couldn't see Fiennes appearing in a film
of a TV series after The Avengers! However, I don't
think Fiennes and Uma Thurman were the worst things
about The Avengers - Sean Connery and even Jim
Broadbent are far worse - and I don't think The
Avengers is as bad as it was made out to be, I'm sure
a sequel would've ironed out any initial teething
problems.

Neil

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--- In [hidden email], Neil May <neilmay2000@y...> wrote:
I think it would be way too distracting if the UFO movie used a lot
of actors from The Matrix. Stanley Kubrick did this (used a lot of
actors from A Clockwork Orange in Barry Lindon), and this was
distracting to me because I kept on thinking about the roles that
these actors had played in the other movie. It would be worst with
The UFO movie, since a lot of people would be thinking about The
Matrix and most likely they will be disappointed.

David Levine

Amazon Japan are now offering the Japanese box set at 21,080 Yen which
I believe iS lower than HMV Japan. They also offer a economy shipping
option, which both HMV and CDJAPAN do not. This is substantially
cheaper [over a 1000 Yen] than the courier shipping that HMV Japan and
CDJAPAN insist overseas customer must use.

I have bought a number of CD's from HMV Japan and they used Fedex on
all orders and ship very quickly, this is alright when ordering CD's
but the cost does ramp up on DVD box sets.

The Lunadude

My thoughts on Laurence Fishburne as Straker. There seems to be a thing in
these remakes of classic series of now casting black actors to play role that
were originally played by white actors. Perhaps it has something to do with
trying to address the problem of the lack of leading role for black actors in
films. I have no problem with it as long as the right actor is picked for the
part. In the case of Will Smith in Wild Wild West or Eddie Murphy in I Spy
they were the wrong choice. Not because they were black but because they
couldn't did play the role seriously straight. Now while Laurence Fishburne is a
fine actor and would do a very good job as Straker but he isn't the right actor
for the role. Why? For the same reason that Antonio Bandaras,
or Chow Young Fat would be wrong. The would look comical in a blonde wig.
Straker was not comical. But he was blonde. So change it you say. Sure, but
its part of the character. You change that and you might as well change his,
determination or drive and then you don't have Straker anymore!

James K.


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