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Someone at the weekend mentioned how Arnold Schwarzenegger wouldn't be making any more films, and I told him about how he's playing a foreign prince in the new version of Around the world in 80 days, with Steve Coogan as Phileas Fogg, and Jackie Chan as Passepartout.

"This sounds like the best movie ever! Owen and Luke Wilson must be involved somewhere!"

"Wilbur and Orville Wright"

So, will this actually be the ultimate cinematic experience?

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― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 9 February 2004 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

It will be worse than the Medallion.

Mind you, Kathy Bates as Queen Vic.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

From the director of 'The Waterboy'? Lemme attem!

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

It should at least set a record for having six living screenwriters with one good film (The Iron Giant) between them.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 9 February 2004 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't like Steve Coogan is straight roles. Or am I pigeon-holing Phileas Fogg without knowing the whole story?

― Lara (Lara), Monday, 9 February 2004 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

uh oh. here's the site's write-up of the flick:

Fabulous adventures, hilarious predicaments, and exhilarating action await an all-star international cast as three unlikely heroes attempt to settle an outrageous wager in the new spectacle from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media for the whole family, “Around the World in 80 Days.” An eccentric London inventor, Phileas Fogg (STEVE COOGAN), has come up with the secrets to flight, electricity, and even rollerblades, but the world has dismissed him as a crackpot. Desperate to be taken seriously, Fogg makes an outlandish bet with Lord Kelvin (JIM BROADBENT), the head of the Royal Academy of Science: to circumnavigate the globe in no more than 80 days! With his two sidekicks – Passepartout (JACKIE CHAN) and femme fatale Monique (CECILE DE FRANCE) – Fogg is headed on a frantic, heart-pounding round-the-world race that takes our heroes to the world’s most exotic places by land, sea, and air. Along the way, our heroes face many adventures and obstacles from an all-star cast including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathy Bates, Owen and Luke Wilson, and Rob Schneider. Frank Coraci (“The Wedding Singer,” “The Waterboy”) directs. Screenplay by Michael Weiss and David Benullo & David Goldstein.

I'd see this if Coogan pretty much played it the same way as he did Tony Wilson...

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:06 (twenty-two years ago)

INVENTOR? MONIQUE? CRACKPOT?

Where is the vicious Transfer?

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:08 (twenty-two years ago)

hahaha -- as Tony Wilson -- brilliant -- 'Doesn't matter if you've heard of Edward Said, doesn't matter if you haven't. But you should probably read more.'

Jackie Chan -- not promising in a comic role that doesn't involve fights. Patrick Marber should have been given the role.

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Passepartout's role has been expanded to include battling vicious oriental assassins and warlords.

Phileas Fogg does appear to be a bit of a twat, which is nice. Though he may learn a lesson come the end, which is a shame.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:18 (twenty-two years ago)

This will either be a) grebt or b) the worst thing ever. I am betting on the latter.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't he called Phineas Fogg anyway? Or am I getting him confused with Lixi's little brother?

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Hopefully it'll be better than most other summer blockbusters, and it ought to be at least spectacular. If Owen Wilson starred it would be k-lassic.

Or the crisps?

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

He even invented rollerblades. I bet Orville and Wilbur will kick themselves when they see that.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Phileas wins the google-fite, though I'm not sure its right.

There's a Phileas Fogg travel company!

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Richard Branson? Macy Gray?? Someone called Mars whose credit in the videogame Mutant From Mars was "Itself"?

They're making this up.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

here's the Rotten Tomatoes entry which is not too informing, yet.

― Kingfish Funyun (Kingfish), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

The forum comments at RT are great:

"Jules Verne is screaming in his grave while they rape his corpse" was sweet.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Posters of a certain age will recall the mid-late eighties '80 Days' cartoon on the BBC, which, much like 'Ulysee-e-e-e-es' and 'Cities of Gold' and 'Dungeons and Dragons', had no end and is probably still running. I think they were all animals in '80 Days'.

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Willy Fogg and Rigadon, aye.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

And the vicious Transfer (I sometimes wonder why I bother).

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, Pete, my cultural references radar thingummy isn't what it was, and I don't have total recall of this series that I watched as a seven year old.

Moderator, please delete my above post!

Pete, talk us through 'Transfer'.

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

He was a wicked wolf whose job it was to hamper the progress of WIlly, Rigadon (not to mention Tico the Mascot), which he did by dressing up in ludicrous costumes and mising lots of boats. Whenever he thought of something k-evil, his eye would light up for no obvious reason. He, of course, eventually got his comuppance.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought he was 'cunning' rather than 'vicious'.

― robster (robster), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Sometimes he was cunning, sometimes he was vicious. All round bad egg certainly.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

This sound like a different cartoon to the one I used to watch on Irish TV in mid to late seventies. The one I remember always started with Fogg telling Passepartout to bring various unlikely things with them on their days journey. These would then turn out to be exactly what our heroes needed to escape from their various difficulties.
Anybody else remember this? Can't remember if it was American or British.

― Joe Kay (feethurt), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Baran is talking about a cartoon, and I think all the characters were animals. It seemed quite 'international,' I have no idea where it originated.

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Spanish I believe. It smells like a BRB production.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

BRB??

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

The one I remember must be a different, earlier one. Feeling very old now.

― Joe Kay (feethurt), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Preferred Dogtanian and the 3 Muskahounds myself.

― Madchen (Madchen), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Which was also a BRB production. Dogtanian went on a bit to be fair.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

dogtanian omg!!

― g--ff (gcannon), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

This is my point: they all went on a bit. I've thought about this a lot -- did time pass slower when I was younger? Yes, but these still ran like mamas, for years and years...

― Enrique (Enrique), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

(i grew up in the uk at this age, my opportunities for nostalgia are slim, forgive me)

― g--ff (gcannon), Monday, 9 February 2004 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Phileas, Phileas, Phileas. That's his name. Just ask Jules. Original with D. Niven & S. MacLaine was recently on TV. What a boring dawg.

― Skottie, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 07:02 (twenty-two years ago)

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