Hello everyone.
I just got a heads up from a friend of mine about some pretty cool tools for 4E. Check them out HERE.
Also... there official erratta posted on June 11. They make some clarifications and some rule changes. Check em out.
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Ahh yes.
July 11th was a good day.
1859 - A tale of two cities is published.
Tijuana Mexico was founded on this day in in 1889.
1914 - Babe Ruth made his debut in baseball.
1955 - The phrase In God We Trust is added to all U.S. currency.
2008 - Bolgrim get pec implants and starts using Botox injections. His forehead is unnaturely smooth and he always looks suprised.
I'd like to take a moment to speak about the on of the most underrated and overlooked actor of our time.
Gary Oldman.
Whoops. Sorry I guess I pounced the keyboard too fast, I meant to say Gary Coleman.
You know, the little kid from Diffent Strokes.
I don't think he has been given a fair opportunity to display his abilities.
In fact, I'd like to digitally replace every movie that Gary Oldman (you know the person Johnny Depp ripped off from the 80s, more on that later) has been in with Gary Coleman.
First off, we redo 'Sid and Nancy'. You know the qaint punk rock story of Sid Viscious. It'd be tough as seeing as he's so young but it would be a great break through role for a 6 year old. It's like Home Alone. Except with dump trucks full of heroin.
We'll continue with Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.. Yes, you read that right. I think lil' 'Whatcha talking about Willis needs some quality time to display his Shakespearian inner thespian.
On second thought, he'd demand the coin flip be tails every once in a while screaming that his coin is busted.
Next up, a small Cameo in 'Henry and June'. Umm. Nope, too reminicing of the sex tape from Screech of Saved by the Bell. Or Vin Troyer. Yeesh.
I think we'll leave the small cameo parts out for the sake of keeping my lunch down.
JFK. He'd get to play Lee Harvey Oswald. Remember on the Simpsons episode where Bart comes up to Milhouse during a Presidential school play and say, terminator voice, 'Hasta la Vista, Abe."?
Same thing almost, except little Arnold Jackson would be the liquid terminator, running up to Johnny's carpool and he'd be screaming "Drive, dammnit!"
Dracula. Yet another movie where Winona rider doesn't let the ladies out but her co-worker girlfriend goes sauntering nude into the night.
Man that red head chick was hot.
Oh yea, Coleman might have problems with this flick, but at least he wouldn't have to worry about being upstaged by Keanu Reeves. Uh, dude.
Fifth Element. He'd kickass explaining the need for chaos in the universe and choking on cherry pits.
Then the Harry Potter flicks as Sirius Black. Yeah, he'd lose some of the intimidation factor but with all the extra money saved by hiring him, Voldemort could get a prosthetic nose and there could be more succubus in the movie. What? they're not in the books? Pfft.
Then there's the Batman flicks. Since by now, Coleman has aged and probably trying to still milk everything, he'd probably be spouting "Whatcha talkin' about, Batman?" every chance he'd get.
Okay I'm done, lunch is over.
Well, would you look at the time?
Okay, I mentioned earlier that Johnny Depp basically is a rip off from Gary Oldman.
I mean I look at the roles that Oldman has done throughout his career and how he approaches his characters. The guy is really an actor.
I mean, not just a title "actor", but he transforms himself into the character, he's probably one of the most versitile people I've seen onscreen.
Man, can you imagine a DnD session with him?
Me:"I approach the king's guard at the gate.."
*dramatic pause*
Gary:"I was sheriff of this county when I was twenty-five years old. Hard to believe. My grandfather was a lawman; father too. Me and him was sheriff's at the same time; him up in Plano and me out here. I think he's pretty proud of that. I know I was. Some of the old time sheriffs never even carried a halberd."
Okay. maybe something like that. I dunno.
(That was a tag from No Country for Old Men, btw)
Anyways, I think Oldman really outshines a lot of his actors from his generation. Even DeNiro.
Yes.
I said that.
Why? Three words,"Meet the Parents"
It's something sort of tragic to watch DeNiro do something from "Raging Bull" to "The Deer Hunter" and even "Heat" and then try and do some slap stick comedy.
I know your thinking sure the guy took a break from his "serious" roles. Yeah, I could see that, but wouldn't it make sense to do a comedy that would make you think a little more?
Heck, even Gary's stunt in "Fifth Element" was a little more of a thinking role than "Meet the parents"
And while it seems he can do slap sticky comedy, he never really cornered himself into the "tough guy" role that DeNiro did.
So back to Depp.
Do I think Depp can become a Gary Oldman type actor?
No.
Why?
Because while he did some fantastic work like Gilbert Grape and Finding Neverland, he's also starting to become a character of himself, like DeNiro has his tough guy personnae.
Pirates of the Caribbean. The first one was fun, and I remember Jack Sparrow and he stepped onto the docks as his ship sank.
The other two PotC movies? Meh. Nice special effects, but Sparrow got lost as a character and Depp was doing a rendition of something played to death.
Plus, I'd like to see something and go,"Holy crap that was Depp?"
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