We went to see Big Fish last night, which was very enjoyable.  It was a different movie than I was expecting, but just as good.

Once again, though, I was intrigued by a preview.  It was for a new Coen brothers film “The Ladykillers”.  I immediately recognized it as a remake of the 1955 version starring in one of his earliest roles...none other than...Peter Sellers.  In the new version, Tom Hanks plays the role played by Alec Guiness in the original.  Herbert Lom (A.K.A Chief Inspector Dreyfus) also stars in the original.

I love the Coen brothers, and to see this classic renewed will be very interesting, especially the choice of modern day actors to be cast.  They've changed the screenplay enough that there's not a 1-to-1 correspondence to the original characters, but Marlon Wayans plays one of the gang members, which should lead to some interestingness.

Anyway, Big Fish was excellent.  I recommend it.  On another note, I saw the League of Extraordinary Gentleman, which was a very imaginative story.  Not an excellent movie, but it could have been.  I was thoroughly entertained.  I thought it was interesting to learn from the special features than Sean Connery had turned down roles in The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand them.  He took the role in TLOEG because he didn't understand it either and didn't want to miss another opportunity.

I was trying to figure out who he would have played in the Matrix and LOTR.