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Post by BathTub on Apr 6, 2007 15:48:26 GMT -5
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Post by samtaco on Apr 6, 2007 15:57:24 GMT -5
What!! Why not the crappy remake!?!?  |
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Post by TarlCabot on Apr 6, 2007 16:00:15 GMT -5
Neil Patrick Harris?!?!
Wow! What other big stars (of the VH1 variety) can they get?
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Apr 6, 2007 16:15:27 GMT -5
Neil Patrick Harris? Really? Or is this a belated April Fool's joke?
Gosh, but I loved Gene Wilder in that movie. Loved loved loved him.
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Post by TarlCabot on Apr 6, 2007 16:40:12 GMT -5
Well...he was a fan of MST. I remember him saying so in one of the specials.
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Post by BathTub on Apr 6, 2007 19:17:28 GMT -5
Well...he was a fan of MST. I remember him saying so in one of the specials. Exactly! Mike knew he was a fan, the show was This is MST3K back in the Comedy Channel days. Mike asked NPH and he said Yes! And then NPH chose 'Willy Wonka' as the film he wanted to riff on. |
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Post by Jackie Frost on Apr 6, 2007 20:18:24 GMT -5
What!! Why not the crappy remake!?!? I agree! I actually have some affection for the seventies version. Oh well ...I'm looking forward to hear Neil's riffing. I admit I didn't like the last guest riffer. Maybe because I never heard of him before. But I'm definitely familiar with Doogie Howser M.D.  |
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Post by Broadsword on Apr 6, 2007 20:54:05 GMT -5
I don't know about this one. I am not a fan of Neil Patrick Harris at all and love the film. As The Dude said why this one and not the crappy Johnny Depp one.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Apr 6, 2007 21:09:05 GMT -5
I think Neil Patrick is hilarious. He was great in "Harold & Kumar...", and "Undercover Brother". I haven't seen his sitcom, but I've heard good things.
I have high hopes for this. I imagine it'll be like listening to a couple of guys having fun, instead of the highly scripted takes Mike & Kevin do. And if Neil is the one who picked the film, all the better.
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Post by Famous Mortimer on Apr 7, 2007 3:03:55 GMT -5
This is the sort of news that gets me excited about this project again. Great stuff, and long may guests of this calibre continue.
Mr. Atari, I definitely recommend "How I Met Your Mother". One of the funniest sitcoms on TV today.
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Post by mst3ktemple on Apr 7, 2007 7:53:14 GMT -5
I think this sounds like fun. Neil Patrick Harris is one of the few child stars that has been able to keep a fairly sustained career, mostly by not taking himself too seriously.
I like the Gene Wilder version of Willy Wonka too, but Mike and the guys can riff any movie and be funny. That doesn't mean I'll like the unRiffed movie any less.
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Post by mightyjack on Apr 7, 2007 10:27:18 GMT -5
They've established long ago that they weren't just riffing on bad movies. LOTR was a fav for Mike and Kev and they still made it funny. So I got no prob with this. and I agree with Mr. Atari, some new blood can be a good thing (as with Troll 2), I'm looking forward to Neil's work, I've always liked the guy too.
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Post by Hugh Beaumont on Apr 7, 2007 14:21:55 GMT -5
I can't believe people are dissing Burton's "Wonka" remake. I thought he did a great job with it, all things considered.
I'm quite startled by ol' Doogie Howser's appearance. I think it's great, though. Looking forward to it.
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Post by mystyfan on Apr 7, 2007 15:00:34 GMT -5
I can't believe people are dissing Burton's "Wonka" remake. I thought he did a great job with it, all things considered. I'm quite startled by ol' Doogie Howser's appearance. I think it's great, though. Looking forward to it. I agree... I think though to some it's more of a matter of nostalgia, not so much how coherent and rather good any remake was. At least the new one actually went along in some similance to the book. I'll be looking foward to this  |
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Post by Hugh Beaumont on Apr 8, 2007 2:43:51 GMT -5
Yeah, of course, I still prefer Wilder's original interpretation, but I thought the new one was delightful in its own right.
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