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The 10 deadliest movies, the hemoglobin budget has exploded!

sivertime — Tue, 09 May 2017 15:54:46 +0000

If you’re in a macabre mood and you’re kissing the cinema, then you’ve always asked yourself this question: what are the films where it zigouille most?
Cinema has always kissed torrents of blood. Death in cinema is a bit like lying in politics: indissociable. And to prove it, here is the list of the 10 most deadly movies, established by the site moviebodycounts.com. Mass murder movies that made the hemoglobin budget fart!
PS: Only the dead visible on the screen are counted, so exit the planet’s destruction coughs cough.
10. “We were Soldiers” by Randall Wallace
In the movie We Were Soldiers with Mel Gibson released in 2002, you could witness the death of no fewer than 305 people. Just that.
9. “Titanic” by James Cameron
Titanic is not only the film that makes you chialer, it is also one of the films that counts the greatest number of deaths (ah bah both so linked in fact …). There are 307 deaths in this film!
8. John Woo’s “Foolproof”
In Hard Boiled , the film directed by John Woo we are witnessing the death of 308 people.
7. “The Boulevard of Death” by Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino is a bloody director. The proof, in his film Boulevard de la mort , it ends the days of no less than 310 people.
6. “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” by Peter Jackson
It dies of phew in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers . There are no less than 468 deaths in this second installment of the Lord of the Rings saga.
5. “The Last Samurai” by Edward Zick
The Last Samurai released in 2003 is a bloody film. The casualties amount to 558. Small anecdote: Tom Cruise almost died on the set. In fact, the actor did not decapitate during the filming of one of the scenes of combat of the film (that of the beginning in the fog) . The actor was on a robotic horse supposed to tilt him back at the time of a sword thrust. The system did not work, but the actor Hiroyuki Sanada managed to stop his blade a few centimeters from the star’s neck. Phew.
4. “Troy” by Wolfgang Petersen
Deaths, deaths everywhere in this film with Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger and Sean Bean. There are 572 people who die in this film.
3. “300” by Zack Snyder
300×2 = 600. It is the pile-hair the number of deaths that count in this film.
2. “Kingdom of Heaven” by Ridley Scott
The movie Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott with Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson counts 610 deaths, OKLM.
1. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” by Peter Jackson
The film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King directed by Peter Jackson not only has the record of the number of Oscars (cucou the 11 statuettes). No, the work can also claim to count the greatest number of deaths with its 836 victims.

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If ever a buddy balances that a Batman movie is tearing inevitably, temp it with this info on “Batman and Robin”

sivertime — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:21:19 +0000

Released in 1997, with Joel Schumacher on the controls, the film had made a flop. Not much met expectations. The proof with these anecdotes.
Time is still working. With hindsight, it is possible to laugh at everything. If so, really. The director, the actors, the spectators: everyone has had time to digest the disappointment and we can talk about it quietly. Including these things, by turns surprising, embarrassing, amusing.
George Clooney made muscu by wearing his costume
Interpreting the role of Bruce Wayne / Batman, the future DILF (according to women, apparently), Georgie was lugging tens of pounds on her back during the shoot. The rubber suit weighed alone 23 kg. It’s manageable, we agree. Except that you add the cape, weighing 18 kg. And there, it’s more the same game! And the worst thing was that he had so much gallanty to remove it, that he frequently did not have time to get to the pits of comfort, we will say.
Very few Batman master plans
If you look good, you’ll see that most of the time Batman is framed to the legs … and not below. From the close-up on the Italian face up to mid-thighs, passing by the chest, waist and American plans, one sees it well. Except his feet! Aber warum? Simply because Clooney wore as little as possible his boots . He wanted to be flex to walk around or play basketball on the set. So, hop, feigned the Armorican, we do not frame down. Unhealthy assassin (in this case Joel Schumacher)!
Coolio as an actor rather than a rapper
So in full hype, notably thanks to his title “Gangsta’s Paradise” released two years earlier (1995), the rapper appears in the film, as Banker. This apparition surprised. But what is even more surprising is that the native of Compton did not contribute to the soundtrack of the film. What did not prevent this one from being sacred platinium disk and to constitute the major success of the film. Thanks to The Smashing Pumpkins, REM, R. Kelly or Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
Go to the room can pay big, watch Schwarzenegger
We all know the course of the Austrian, who took as a model a bodybuilder from his adolescence before becoming Mister Universe and reaping roles in cinema, on the other side of the Atlantic. For the role of Doctor Victor Fries aka Mr Freeze, Joel Schumacher wanted a big and strong actor . Here is a rather simplistic portrait-robot. So the choice was obvious: Schwarzy. Only things to accept: shave your head, wear blue contact lenses and support the glitter on your body. When you pay $ 25M in exchange, you do it. Everyday. That pays off the annual dues, I think.
Clooney has not kiffe
But not at all. And nothing at all. Neither his performance nor the film as a whole . Ugly horrible fright, for George. Regarding him, he said he had “ruined the franchise” . As for the film, he had not gone there either: “a loss of money” or “a disaster” . After, of necessity, when you have pissed on it several times because of the costume, you are necessarily a little jaded. In any case, it will not be resumed there.
Failure attested
All other films received nominations for the Awards. The best direction for “Batman The Challenge”, special effects and makeup for “Batman Returns”, photography, music and special effects for “Batman Forever” … And for this one? A slew of Razzie Awards nominations! Worst film, director, remake or suite, couple, second roles (masculine and feminine). Balance: a good big misfire, and a 73rd place in the Allociné list of the worst movies of all time.
Plans abound on … buttocks and nipples
Will know why, guys have multiplied the (big) plans on some very specific parts of the anatomy of the characters. So, ok, they were well molded in their costume, well developed. The air sharp, trimmed. This does not mean that the camera should be attached to the buttocks and nipples at the slightest opportunity. The shooting may have fallen during a special period for the director and his assistants … Failing to be interesting, this film is at least funny, is not it?

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One “did you know” very WTF on South Park, to stick to the series

sivertime — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:58:32 +0000

Created by two friends a little stamped, the series “South Park” has already marked history with its history. About which, there are plenty of stories.
And bim, put in abyme. #Keskiya, # boiling … #enflammade? Ok. Well, to come back to the fact, South Park has always been carbureted for years, and necessarily, there are things to tell. Aside from the fact that the two creators only complete each episode a few days before the broadcast, they are tearing it apart, as you do with your assignments, their adventures contain a lot of anecdotes and details. Fans is for you.
The creators do not remember certain episodes
At the time of season 3, the two companions, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, worked at the same time on the film that was going to go out to the cinema. As a result, their agenda was full, they never stopped working and writing. To the point of swinging episodes in the gas, to write to feel, limits in a second state . The episode where a panda is sexually harassed, among others. They have no memory of it. But according to their comments in their dvd, they find the idea funny anyway.
The screenwriters of “Game Of Thrones” were influenced by the parody of South Park
For Black Friday, they swung an episode in which they repeatedly tapped their characters in gardens. When David Benioff and DB Weiss saw this, they understood the message and calmed down on the scenes of that style , as they themselves confessed in the DVD of Season 4. Besides, in a scene , Olga Tyrell tells Margaery: “If I have yet another walk through the gardens, I throw myself off the cliff .” The power of South Park my guy.
George Clooney made the voice of a character
Go ahead, I’ll let you go. For fun. Frankly it’s impossible to know! Why ? For you can not recognize his voice . Chelou huh? It’s simple: Clooney interpreted Stan’s dog, in season 1. So he only barked. Here. Inevitably, it’s hot.
The association Gilles de La Tourette congratulated them
This episode is mythical. Cartman makes believe that he has Gilles de La Tourette’s syndrome in order to insult everyone tranquillou, normal, covered. And instead of being shocked, in automatic indignation as too often the association that deals with this disease in the United States explained to have adored the episode, that the creators had well transcribed the symptoms.
There are often hidden aliens in the background
Since the first episode where Cartman is removed and probed, the extratrestrats are present in the plot. There is even an episode where life on earth is presented as a vulgar reality television, organized by the aliens. And according to counts, you can see aliens encrusted in the background hundreds of times . In the crowd, in front of a tree …
Scientology has tried to intimidate creators
Some lack humor and retreat, can not laugh at themselves. A random example of the Church of Scientology. After the first (and not the last) episode in which Trey Parker and Matt Stone mocked them, the Church launched an investigation into them. Listening to communications, tracking bank statements, digging trash to find out about their diet and drinking … That’s it, anything. To find nothing in the end. And continue to get pruned. And bim, in the teeth. What anecdote makes you laugh the most?

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Shooting and historical truth: small anecdotes about the movie “300”

sivertime — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 18:39:43 +0000

First information: yes, they were really in pants. Seriously, there are other nice things to know about this slap we took at the time.
Nearly ten years to the day. The film was released in France on March 21, 2007, and yeah! We had made an appointment in ten years, but better to be ahead than to be late. In short, to celebrate this, here are some anecdotes about the film of Zack Snyder, adapted from comic Frank Miller. Your next evening, you can do a little “Did you know?” Special 300, to tell you a little . If we do not lather ourselves, who is going to do it eh?
Normally, all Spartans wore a feathered helmet …
… And not only their leader, in this case King Leonidas, interpreted by Gerard Butler. Why should we depart from facts and history? Simply to make the protagonist easier to identify , especially during (many) combat scenes. So the director Zack Snyder found this technique as simple as it was effective. Come on, it’s a good reason.
The actors followed a sacred program to be also stock
Even if you’re part of the so-called sportsmen, typing your abs and, or, pumps every morning, going to run regularly, going on a bike ride on weekends, dropping, you’re away. The actors had to train four hours a day for seven months (6h even for Butler), under the direction of a physical trainer, without any day’s rest. And food level, misery … Michael Fassbender reported that he ate only almonds and fresh cheese curd.
Respect for land and animals
Okay, ok, I’m expanding the line but frankly, we can emphasize the efforts made . Instead of producing more kilos of plastic to create the weapons, the producers have recovered a good part of the films “Alexander” and “Troy”. As for the animals, no horse was injured or maltreated during the film.
From taf level costume, mine of nothing
One could have believed the opposite, to see the guys walking in panties and three times nothing on the body. Wrong! Leonidas owned 17 helmets , Xerxes 33 facial decorations, and overall, there was a team of more than 60 people who worked full time to create more than 600 costumes, necessary from the beginning to the end of the film.
An efficient shoot
In two months it was torched. But not like you and me when we do the dishes, eh. Not the quick done wrong. Did you see the end result? Clean . And all that in 60 days. This allowed to limit the costs and only clicked $ 69M. Another rare fact, the shooting was chronological, in the order of scenes and history.
The Spartan women really let go of this sentence …
“Come back with their shield .” Either, “Come back with their shield, or on yours” , in VF (I know you understand, I just have to do it, take it personally). This is the sentence pronounced by the Queen when Leonidas goes to confront the Persians , and it corresponds exactly to that of the Spartan women when they saw their husband and son going to fight. Basically, slash them and bring back their shield, or come back on yours. For the man killed with dignity in battle was brought back on his shield by his comrades.
Spartans are the real first hipsters
If you look good, only Astinos does not wear the beard. All the others are not shaved up close like him, completely beardless limit. And that’s normal, because shaving in the Spartans was a dishonor . Only an extreme case justified him: to be in mourning.
If your parents call you Ephialtes, it is because they do not love you too much
Just by referring to the film already, you are not super happy. To be compared to a hunchback with hardly engaging face, a scraping off, no thank you. And when you dig a little, you learn that it means “nightmare” . And in Greece, Ephialtes rhymes with traitor. Truthful. So, you want to see him again?

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The small details that kill on “Futurama”

sivertime — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:52:36 +0000

The series that mark an era and a public necessarily contain little secrets, details and other anecdotes. Examples with “Futurama”.
With Matt Groeaning and David X. Cohen in control, the success was predictable. When you created “The Simpsons”, you have a little talent. Broadcasted from 1999 in the States, and 2000 in France, the series lasted eight seasons . Either 124 episodes of 22 minutes. That is to say, a lot of material to find some stories to tell.
That almost called “Doomsville” or “Aloha Mars”
In order to stick a minimum to the subject and to the pitch, the creators wanted a name that had a relationship. Normal, there is a minimum. So at first they thought of “Doomsville” or “Alhoa Mars”. And finally they opted for “Futurama”, in reference to a 3,300m2 exhibition in New York in 1939 , in which people were supposed to see what life would look like twenty years later. I do not know the guys at the origin of this thing, if they were young, but at least they were ambitious. Sometimes vicious.
The sounds come from “Star Trek”
On first viewing, it’s hot to realize it. Then, by force, from episode to episode, you begin to ask yourself the question, to make the comparison . Not you ? Well, let’s admit, but some yes. They checked and realized that it was downright the same sounds for the automatic doors that close, the car, the lasers bright … As if by chance!
Languages created … to disturb you
If you are attentive, in the background, there are often things scribbled on pictures, posters, walls, trucks … And looking at it, it’s the same signs that come back. At first, it is simply the four letters DRINK. Ok. Then we see chelous symbols , each corresponding to a letter of the alphabet or a number corresponding to the place occupied in the alphabet, since there are 26. But then to know what to do with it, the doubt Remains. What if it was just a trap to make us think in a vacuum?
Owls are scrapings
Incredible but true, the owls have invaded the city. Usually it is the rats or the pigeons that we drink to come to attack us, but not there. They were replaced by owls. Everywhere, all the time. At first it’s just a joke . Then it becomes a running gag. Before finishing in serious stuff, where men make face-to-face with owls and capture them in bags to exterminate them.
Hermes was not to be a Jamaican, nor to be called Hermes
Yeah, that’s a lot. Basically, he was called Dexter, by the way. Will know why, the creators changed their mind during a recording , and then decided that it came from the country of Bob. As a result, they delayed the moment when they reveal its past to be well square, to build a little more seriously the character.
Howard Stern takes a tackle following a true story
Billy West is the American actor who makes Fry’s original voice, as well as those of Professor Farnsworth, Doctor Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan. In short, during an episode, Fry yells at the top of his voice: “Howard Stern is overcharged!” Why ? Just because Billy West got confused with him and did not want to work with him anymore. So, he made your little kiff, his personal revenge.
Fry is a rebel without cause
Aber warum do you want to say. So here’s the explanation. You see Fry’s outfit? His red jacket, your white t-shirt, his blue jeans? No way, you say to yourself. And it is inspired by that of James Dean, in the film … “Rebel without a cause”, which happens to be “La fureur de vivre” in VF. Tadam, mystery cleared up.

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A few anecdotes about “Friends” that only big fans have spotted or read

sivertime — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 19:48:09 +0000

Either you retain absolutely everything, or you’ve watched the series dozens of times. In any case, it was not easy to capture these details. Come on, we’ll tell you what.
Monica and Chandler apartments change number
At first, Monica lived in apartment # 5. Except that it is not on the ground floor, so one day, the producers discreetly changed to the No. 20. Well then? Same for Chandler, going from 4 to 19 . At least they follow each other and maintain a logic. It’s already that.
The erasable painting on the door of the apartment of Chandler and Joey
In many planes, you can see the small picture with blue borders, with inscriptions on it. Sometimes, simple reminders for Joey like “calls mom”, jokes between roommates like “nice nails chandler” or highly philosophical messages like “Why?”, “Caca” or “Girls forbidden”.
Gabrielle Union was the first black woman to appear
In season 7, she interprets Kristen Lang and makes crazy Ross and Joey , who will fight for her. Like kids, they’re gonna pull out the files. Ross’s failed marriages, Joey’s mediocre career … Blasée, she goes away without they realizing it. It seems she would have chosen Joey. We always hope to have proof of this.
Jennifer Aniston nearly hung up before the end
Several reasons had led her to ask the question. His success already achieved, his promising debut at the cinema (with “Bruce Almighty”), his personal problems and the fear of tired fans, to make the season too much and finish in blood sausage. Finally, she played well in the last season and everyone was relieved.
The actors could have been quite different
First thing: Courtney Cox was to play Rachel . And yeah, on the ass ?! Producers saw it that way but it was she who explained that she was more in line with Monica after reading the script. In competition with other actresses, she was eventually retained. And Matthew Perry would never have been Chandler if Jon Favreau had accepted the role. Finally, Phoebe was to be Ellen DeGeneres. Except she said no, then Lisa Kudrow assured behind.
The characters change their age or dates of birth and it is the brothel
At the beginning, in the first season, Joey explains to be the youngest of the group, with its 25 years. Monica and Rachel follow, one year older. Except that later, when Rachel turns 30, Joey has already blown them … At the same time, Rachel was supposed to be born in May, then in season 7 it is a fish, so came into the world in January or February. And Ross is 29 for three consecutive seasons. Do you have other things in stock?

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Keanu Reeves is still a cool guy

sivertime — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:50:14 +0000

At the “John Wick 2” poster, the actor is not only good in front of the camera. He is also a motivated pro and a good man. The proof in a few anecdotes.
Motivation 100% and start as it can
At 18, Keanu stopped the classes. He wants to become an actor, then boom, poker. In 1983, he interprets a cyclist in an advertisement, which drinks on arrival with a Coca. Mouai.
His personal experiences are very useful for him to fine-tune his roles
In “Youngblood,” the first film in which he plays a central character, Keanu Reeves is a Canadian who loves to practice hockey as a guardian. It’s good, he’s lived in Canada for years, and he really teased the puck when he was still in high school . Later, in “The Adventures of Bill and Ted”, he camped a musician, a guy who scratched the bass. Convincing? Normal, he plays really bass, with his group Dog Star before and then at the mercy of the opportunities now.
Music in second passion
When you refuse a $ 11M check for cool sessions with your buddies, you’re killing your band to death. In this case, it was for “Speed 2: heading for danger”. Since then, he has become entrenched when he can in lives , as with Bon Jovi in Australia or in festivals here and there.
Not stingy, he prefers to earn less to work with people
When the producers of “The Devil’s Partner” explained to him that they could not pay Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves had to lower his salary because he really wanted to play with him. Same with Gene Hackmann in “Les replaceants”, where he lowered his income by 90% . Another anecdote: for the sequel of “Matrix”, he gave 80 of his $ 140M to the technical teams of special effects and makeup so that they remain and are paid at their fair value.
It is often called “John”
Johnny Utah in “Point Break”, Jonathan Parker in “Dracula”, Don John in “Lots of noises for nothing”, John Constantine in “Constantine”, John in “Generation Um”, John Rain in Season 1 of “Rain”, John Wick (eponymous films) … In the end, he called himself John for months and months of his life , he will eventually change his first name.
He is the object of wacky beliefs
One finds everything on the internets. Even people who believe Keanu Reeves immortal. Yeah, right. Some see a striking resemblance to Charlemagne , according to the paintings. Others with a French actor from the late 19th, a certain Paul Mounet. Let us admit. But suddenly, how does it happen: does it reincarnate or just change its identity? So who wants to be a buddy with Keanu?

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These series actors saw a great white light on the set, and it was not a projo ‘

sivertime — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:48:59 +0000

Often, they add a bit to the difficulty of their job. The risks they take. But these actors can say it, downright.
The reasons vary, the risk remains the same. Some just pushed the vice a little too far, others worked on shootings with few means where the security conditions were not optimal, others just did not have a chance … Small tour Actors who have nearly dug a series.
Matthew Fox: “Lost”
During the preparation of the final scene, producers questioned the need to use a real knife and not a mere imitation. At first, false. Then no, it’s none, then we fuck a real until the moment of penetration. Next to that, an assistant insisted on a jacket with a protective vest, because even the fake knives hurt . And fortunately, because at the time of the shooting, there was maldonne and the other actor finally performed the final scene of the shot in the bide with a real knife …
Sophie Aldred and Elizabeth Sladen: “Doctor Who”
The first one was wounded and a little shocked when shooting a scene in which she was locked in an ice cube. Already, there’s stress and conditions. Then the injuries to the hands when the glass broke. Finally, the risk of high electrocution , putting its life in the hands of the technical teams to lift it from the ground when the water spilled on electronic devices in the studio. The second actress escaped from drowning in a scene where she had to get into a whirlwind, by boat. It went wrong, she had to jump and began to drink seriously when Terry Walsh dived to save her.
Richard Hammond: “Top Gear”
When you want to break records, you push the limits. So there must be some risk. What happened to Richard Hammond when a front tire of his dragster exploded when it had exceeded 450 km / h . After being dismissed from the craft, he will eventually fall into a coma during a long rehabilitation. Before returning to its full capacity and authorizing the distribution of the images.
All the cast: “The Brady Bunch”
It was the idea of a bastard, the plan of genius, the trick super cool: film the actors in full rollercoaster. For the time, it was daring and crazy. The directors were boiling: it was enough to fix the camera to the front of the vehicle, and the turn was played . Easy baby. A technician wanted to do a blank test, before, to see if the camera held well. Good idea, she flew straight. And she would have ripped off the heads of the actors if they had been present in the attraction.
Craig Charles: “Red Dwarf”
In science fiction mode, the screenplay transposes the characters to another land, where time goes backwards, backwards. And in one scene, Craig Charles had to be filmed coming out of the water, walking, gently but surely . To do this, he had weights in his pockets, to prevent him from floating and coming out too vertically and quickly. Problem: the actor stuck a foot in the mud and did not move. The response team quickly took it easy.
Aaron Paul: “Breaking Bad”
Already he had to die in the first season, as Jesse Pinkman in an original scenario where he had little importance … In addition he could seriously have passed there, still in season 1, during filming Of the sixth episode “Bluff” . In a scene where a huge pebble was holding a tarpaulin on the camper, Aaron Paul moved a few seconds, asking Vince Gilligan to try a different trick. And there, the rock fell, pile where it was, because of a squall. Hot. So, can we recognize the risks taken anyway?

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