Raptorific
I go to Temple and enjoy soda. I also like dinosaurs and Batman. I promise, I am not a child.
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Artemis Fowl sketch dump!
- Holly Short
- Mulch Diggums
- Butler
- Opal
- Artemis
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the-doctors-big-bad-wolf replied to your post: Reiteration:
I honestly hope they never ever ever make an Artemis Fowl movie. I don’t trust them not to mess it up.
Even a bad movie would be fine with me, because at least then I can move on with my life about it. Like, if they make a great movie, great. If they make a terrible movie, at least I never have to wonder what could have been. But in a series so cinematic, no movie will drive me crazy for the rest of my life.
There are situations where no movie is better than a bad movie (which is why we did not know until like last year or the year before whether or not there would even be a sequel to the Dark Knight), but sometimes that’s not the case. With the Last Airbender, it probably would have been better if they just let it go and did not make a movie. With Lemony Snicket, even though that movie was not that great, I’m glad it was made. I liked it, and for people who didn’t, it doesn’t change the books at all.
Also, the Artemis Fowl series is the one that taught me to recognize whitewashing, so that’s why I’d be most nervous. Holly’s skin is nut-brown. The author indicated that the character’s skin was brown by using the word “brown.” I don’t know how much clearer it could have been. Fan-artists (and the artist who drew the Graphic Novels), take note and stop drawing Holly with pale white skin.
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- James Bond and Batman fans have been waiting 4 years to see what happens next in their story without direct source material to fall back on. Star Trek fans will be in the same boat by the time their next movie comes out
- World War Z fans had to wait 7 years
- The Artemis Fowl movie has been “starting filming next year” for 11 years with no end in sight
- People who were young when “The Hobbit” came out have literally died of old age waiting for a feature film adaptation with no indication that they would ever be getting one
- Hunger Games fans need to calm their shit about needing to wait 18 months between movies
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Foaly and Mulch, too! Think motion capture like they're doing for Benedict Cumberbatch for Smaug.
Asked by hangthebloodycode-deactivated20
Ooh, good call on those guys!
I kind of picture Foaly as being a half-horse version of Jeff Winger, so Joel McHale?
Everyone seems to cast Mulch as Danny DeVito, and I’m inclined to agree.
Oh, and Peter Dinklage as Root. Picture him with a gray buzz cut and cigar.
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Butler and Holly from the Artemis Fowl series. And Mulch and Foaly. Go!
Asked by hangthebloodycode-deactivated20
Butler is canonically half-Asian, which somewhat narrows the pool of actors further than my field of knowledge. Unfortunately, I don’t know of any middle-aged half-Asian action stars off the top of my head, but whoever plays him, this would be important in the casting.
For Holly, right now I’m feeling Gina Torres.
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Artemis Fowl.
Asked by spectralsheep
I don’t know any 12-year-old male actors, but if you could de-age Cillian Murphy by 20 years: Perfection.
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Post reblogged from Raptorific
There’s no prize for MTV polls. Even if the win was legitimate, a random poll on an online magazine means nothing. The whole purpose of this is to “beat Twilight,” but why? It’s so important to everyone that nobody anywhere thinks Twilight is better than the Hunger Games that everyone’s swarming to prove how good it is by sabotaging a poll, but in doing so they’re becoming as rabid and insufferable as Twilight fans.
“The Hunger Games” was published in 2010, and the movie is being released in 2012. To give everyone a sense of scale, here are some book-to-film adaptations that are probably more anticipated:
- “The Dark Knight Rises.” The last movie was released in 2008 with a cliffhanger ending and no word on whether or not the director planned to make a third movie. Almost no details of the film surfaced until Spring of 2011. Fans waited almost three years to find out the name of this film, then learned what actors were in it months later, then didn’t find out what characters those actors were playing for months after that.
- “Skyfall” continues the James Bond series started with “Casino Royale.” Since a lot of people didn’t like “Quantum of Solace,” which came out in 2008, diehard Bond fans have been waiting four years for a new film to take the bad taste from their mouths.
- “World War Z.” The book was published 6 years ago, and in that time has come to define the zombie genre. It is considered by many to be the most realistic scenario (that includes zombies) told in literature to date. Because of the nature of the book (short stories taking place around the world rather than direct narrative), many fans believed this book to be unfilmable, and never thought a movie would get made. 6 years.
- “Artemis Fowl” Published in 2001, with an upcoming film that’s been “in pre-production” and “coming out next year” for the past 11 years, with no sign of any of these things changing.
- “Les Misérables” the musical was released in 1980 with no film adaptations until this year. 32 years.
- “The Avengers.” The Avengers first appeared in 1963, and are one of the most iconic superhero teams ever. Some fans have been waiting 49 years for a major motion picture adaptation.
- “The Hobbit.” Published in 1937, there has never been a major motion picture adaptation of this novel. Animated TV specials notwithstanding, some fans have been waiting for 75 years. Fans who were babies when the book came out have literally died of old age waiting for this movie to be made and released.
Consider that before you insist everyone bomb the “most anticipated polls.” Consider that when you scold people for admitting they’re looking forward to one of these films more than the Hunger Games. And consider that before you post about how we’re not getting any information on the film. I love the Hunger Games, but when enthusiasm turns to venom, I get uncomfortable with the enthusiastic.
- The Hunger Games
- Hunger Games
- This is going to make me unpopular
- My prediction is that I'll be unfollowed by 3 or 4 smallish Hunger Games blogs that follow me but have never talked to me
- And that I'll get at least one anon in my ask box saying I'm ''ungrateful''
- Or facetiously asking if this is REALLY important
- And then one anon who says that based on my tumblr posts they don't think they'd like me very much
- The Dark Knight Rises
- twilight
- breaking dawn
- Skyfall
- world war z
- Artemis Fowl
- Les Misérables
- The Avengers
- the hobbit
- I included the professor because what he's trying to say is ''I'm a professor! Why isn't anyone listening to me?!''
- Reblogging for my daytime followers
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There’s no prize for MTV polls. Even if the win was legitimate, a random poll on an online magazine means nothing. The whole purpose of this is to “beat Twilight,” but why? It’s so important to everyone that nobody anywhere thinks Twilight is better than the Hunger Games that everyone’s swarming to prove how good it is by sabotaging a poll, but in doing so they’re becoming as rabid and insufferable as Twilight fans.
“The Hunger Games” was published in 2010, and the movie is being released in 2012. To give everyone a sense of scale, here are some book-to-film adaptations that are probably more anticipated:
- “The Dark Knight Rises.” The last movie was released in 2008 with a cliffhanger ending and no word on whether or not the director planned to make a third movie. Almost no details of the film surfaced until Spring of 2011. Fans waited almost three years to find out the name of this film, then learned what actors were in it months later, then didn’t find out what characters those actors were playing for months after that.
- “Skyfall” continues the James Bond series started with “Casino Royale.” Since a lot of people didn’t like “Quantum of Solace,” which came out in 2008, diehard Bond fans have been waiting four years for a new film to take the bad taste from their mouths.
- “World War Z.” The book was published 6 years ago, and in that time has come to define the zombie genre. It is considered by many to be the most realistic scenario (that includes zombies) told in literature to date. Because of the nature of the book (short stories taking place around the world rather than direct narrative), many fans believed this book to be unfilmable, and never thought a movie would get made. 6 years.
- “Artemis Fowl” Published in 2001, with an upcoming film that’s been “in pre-production” and “coming out next year” for the past 11 years, with no sign of any of these things changing.
- “Les Misérables” the musical was released in 1980 with no film adaptations until this year. 32 years.
- “The Avengers.” The Avengers first appeared in 1963, and are one of the most iconic superhero teams ever. Some fans have been waiting 49 years for a major motion picture adaptation.
- “The Hobbit.” Published in 1937, there has never been a major motion picture adaptation of this novel. Animated TV specials notwithstanding, some fans have been waiting for 75 years. Fans who were babies when the book came out have literally died of old age waiting for this movie to be made and released.
Consider that before you insist everyone bomb the “most anticipated polls.” Consider that when you scold people for admitting they’re looking forward to one of these films more than the Hunger Games. And consider that before you post about how we’re not getting any information on the film. I love the Hunger Games, but when enthusiasm turns to venom, I get uncomfortable with the enthusiastic.
- The Hunger Games
- Hunger Games
- This is going to make me unpopular
- My prediction is that I'll be unfollowed by 3 or 4 smallish Hunger Games blogs that follow me but have never talked to me
- And that I'll get at least one anon in my ask box saying I'm ''ungrateful''
- Or facetiously asking if this is REALLY important
- And then one anon who says that based on my tumblr posts they don't think they'd like me very much
- The Dark Knight Rises
- twilight
- breaking dawn
- Skyfall
- world war z
- Artemis Fowl
- Les Misérables
- The Avengers
- the hobbit
- I included the professor because what he's trying to say is ''I'm a professor! Why isn't anyone listening to me?!''
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What is your favorite book/ series of books and why do you like it?
Asked by Anonymous
My favorite book changes on almost an hourly basis, but I can give you a couple books and series that have had profound impacts on my life!
- Harry Potter- Harry Potter made me realize how much I could love reading. I’ve always been very smart, and as a child, I actively worked against that. When I read Harry Potter, though, it suddenly became cool to read books. Whereas carrying around a 200 page book would have previously branded me a nerd, having read the 700 page “Goblet of Fire” was seen as something honorable, like you’d completed some great task. Harry Potter brought about a fundamental shift in my development that has overall made me a better person.
- Lemony Snicket- Gave me an appreciation for dark fiction that made it possible for me to read things like The Metamorphosis, Elie Wiesel’s Night, and Of Mice and Men without wanting to kill myself.
- Artemis Fowl- The Artemis Fowl series brought me some of the closest friends I’ve ever had, and for that it will always be special to me.
- The Hunger Games- Got me through my last breakup, brought me relative notoriety on tumblr, and it’s all-around a pretty awesome series.
- Jurassic Park- Dinosaurs and Chaos Theory team up against Scientists, and it ended up being not terrible.
- The Dead Zone- Because I keep making wild, random guesses about people that turn out to be correct and if I say “I’ve read the Dead Zone” they might assume I can’t actually see what they’re thinking and I won’t end up burned at the stake.
- Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune- It’s what “Avatar” was aiming for but didn’t quite hit the mark. These three books are, to me, the science fiction equivalent of Lord of the Rings. (All other books in the series are the Science Fiction equivalent of Tolkien’s works that were not “Lord of the Rings.”)
- V for Vendetta- Because having a copy of this book in 2007 is an amazing conversation piece, and it really helped me understand the divide between source material and adaptation, and how an adaptation that is not 100% faithful to the source material can still be just as good.
- Watchmen- Taught me the value of a Graphic novel as a legitimate medium, and how good source material does not necessarily make a good movie.
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