What's that, you say? When asked what's the most recent sequel film that Stan the Man appears in, you say "Spider-Man 2?"
More fool you.
Stan told me about it at San Diego, but said he wasn't sure it was going to be in the final print. So I didn't want to say anything until I saw it myself. But yes, by gosh, folks who sit through "Princess Diaries 2" and actually remain conscious until the last twenty minutes will see Stan himself trading bon mots with Julie Andrews. His character makes a ham-handed, strangely accented pass at Andrews' queenly character, punctuated by loud "Whoop whoop whoop" noises. The flummoxed Andrews is informed by the young woman accompanying Stan, "Please excuse my Uncle. He learned all his English from watching Three Stooges movies."
Personally, I think the film needed much more Stan. But Ariel liked it, as did the movie audience which was almost entirely little girls and their moms, so I hardly think I was the target audience.
Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
PAD
Posted by Peter David at August 17, 2004 03:10 PM | TrackBack | Other blogs commentingWait, you mean he wasn't dodging debris in Princess Diaries 2? I'm so disappointed.
I took my daughter, Katie, to see it and when I saw Stan I got very excited. I always miss his cameos. My husband and son have to point him out to me. So naturally I would spot him right away in this movie.
I've got two little girls of my own (ages 5 and 6 currently) and I took them to see Princess Diaries 2. When the first movie came out my wife and I anxiously took them to see it as an opportunity to get the family out of the house (we saw most "kids" movies at the time as long as they were age appropriate) and we were pleasantly surprised that it turned out to be a pretty good movie.
This one, though, had us groaning in our seats, embarassed on behalf of the actors forced to play out the horrible roles on screen. Utter crap.
Even the younger of my two girls was bored to tears by the end, yawning and repeatedly stretching in her seat as though in a perpetual state of waking up from a nap.
I did catch the Stan Lee cameo and thought that it was oddly out of place; is he going to start randmly appearing in more non-Marvel related movies?
-Phinn
My nieces were up from North Carolina last week, and my folks were suckered into taking them to see this thing. One of the girls slept the entire time. My folks returned expressing a wish to die, or, failing that, to slowly disembowel Garry Marshall with something rusty. They also commented on the fact that the country of Genovia apparently exists entirely within Burbank.
Maybe in Princess Diaries 3, she'll be revealed as a mutant, and Stan will appear again.
Well, that's awesome. You still couldn't get me to that movie with a cattle prod pointed at my naughty bits, but still, awesome.
"Well, that's awesome. You still couldn't get me to that movie with a cattle prod pointed at my naughty bits, but still, awesome."
You know what? I've given it some thought, and I bet that if you had a cattle prod pointed at your naughty bits, that probably would get you into that movie.
PAD
Check http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0498278/ and scroll down.
He's listed as "Three Stooges Wedding Guest"
My 23 year old wife is very excited to see this movie. She won't be taking me along...not even with a cattle prod near my naughty bits.
Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but with a cattle prod pointed at my naughty bits, you'd be able to get me to go see frelling Gigli (or whatever that bomb was called), or even Catwoman, never mind this.
"You know what? I've given it some thought, and I bet that if you had a cattle prod pointed at your naughty bits, that probably would get you into that movie."
I suppose it's ultimately a question of range.
Stan Lee's wasn't even the oddest cameo in the movie. That distinction would probably go to Paul Williams. I was positive I'd never see him again... so imagine my surprise when he popped up in Princess Diaries 2! Also, Tom Poston. I'm sure all of the 12 year old girls in the audience loved seeing Stan Lee, Paul Williams, and Tom Poston in the same film. What, Orson Bean and Dennis Weaver were too busy to make an appearance?
Stan Lee: Personally, I think the film needed much more Stan.
Luigi Novi: I think the movie needed much scenes with Anne Hathaway topless.
What? Wrong Anne Hathaway movie?
Darn.
:-)
We haven't seen PD2 yet. Our family (me, wife, 10-year-old daughter - I guess we're the target) really enjoyed the first flick. This one seems to be getting mixed reviews, but I want to see it for one reason only: to see Julie Andrews sing again. I think it's criminal that she's gone from four octaves to four notes because of some idiot surgeon, but no matter how limited she is, I figure that alone is worth the cost of admission (even if it is little more than a handoff to some other young Disney overmarketed girl).
God Bless him. I think that Stan is in his seventies and is still going strong. I hope that I have his stamina when I reach that number.
Regards:
Warren S. Jones III
Well,
I must have no taste, cause I enjoyed it. Yes it was fluff, but my daughter was excited and enjoyed it, and if she does I do. I loved seeing Paul Williams. I swear, I thought he had died years ago.
how utterly odd. i didn't know they had bald people in hollywood movies anymore
Aww, c'mon. I'm 45 and it was no worse than some of the live action Disney films I saw growing up. My 7 year old SON wanted to see YUGIOH-THE MOVIE but we went with my 21 yea-old purple haired friend and she insisted on PRINCESS DIARIES and we all enjoyed it. I was so proud and surprised when my son actually recgnized Stan (so did our young lady friend!)
Aww, c'mon. I'm 45 and it was no worse than some of the live action Disney films I saw growing up. My 7 year old SON wanted to see YUGIOH-THE MOVIE but we went with my 21 year-old purple haired friend and she insisted on PRINCESS DIARIES and we all enjoyed it. I was so proud and surprised when my son actually recognized Stan (so did our young lady friend!)
We finally saw this Saturday evening. Yes, it was fluff, and not as good as the first, but we enjoyed it. There was a trailer for "National Treasure" before the movie and Michelle (my daughter) recognized Sean Bean ("Boromir!"), though I had to point out that John Rhys-Davies was Gimli during the movie. We're pretty sure there must be an outtake somewhere of JRD proclaiming: "There's one dwarf still in Genovia who still draws breath!"
I saw it last night. I'm sad to say it was the most painful cinematic ordeal I've been through since sitting through Uptown Girls last year. Princess Diaries 2 had me up until the orphans showed up, and from that moment on I just wanted it to end. Too bad that moment wasn't even halfway through the flick...
Stan's cameo was fascinating though...I can't help but wonder how he landed the role.