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Alice's avatar

I found it amusing to imagine Johnny Depp's conversation with Roman Polanski when they talked about the film. As follows:

DEPP. "I see this book dealer as a pirate. I'd like to play him as a pirate."

POLANSKI. "Now, Johnny, we talked about this. It's an interesting take, but it doesn't have the feel I'm going for."

DEPP. "...with eye makeup. Lots of eye makeup..."

POLANSKI. "NO"

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<The best way to do this is to resist signing up for the Cursed Book Club, despite the two free volumes.>>

OH NO! Not ME, buddyboy!

I'm still paying Columbia House for that 1¢ Backward Masked CD collection!

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<However, the sect has degenerated into a club for bored billionaires who need excuses to dress up in black robes and have orgies.>>

Was this before or after Eyes Wide Shut?

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

Carl...I just checked...

they were both made...

THE SAME YEAR!

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Carl Salonen's avatar

<<she’s a herpetologist>>

Boy, once you catch the herpes, you never lose it, do you?

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Scott Clevenger's avatar

Ask your herpetologist if herpes if right for you.

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Decarceration's avatar

Cracked up at every moment of this movie where all these rare book collectors pour through ancient tomes like they're flipping through a Tijuana Bible. Johnny, put out the cigarette, these pages are flammable, dude.

Fromtheyardtothearthouse.substack.com

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B-Movie Tea's avatar

Imagining Ernest Borgnine at the head of a satanic schism made me laugh out loud.

Thank you again for your service, proving it is a good decision to avoid turn-of-the-millennium devil movies. Have you ever, or do you plan to review End of Days?

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