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TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #8220 on:** October 08, 2010, 08:55:35 PM »

It was aight

lordoftherink · « **Reply #8221 on:** October 08, 2010, 10:31:06 PM »

Nice to know Tangled won't be terrible. Everything from the name change to the trailers screamed dogshit. Kind of seems like a kneejerk reaction to Princess and the Frog's underperformance.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8222 on:** October 08, 2010, 10:36:06 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on October 08, 2010, 01:40:27 PM

No one likes Aladdin anymore. The DVD sold so poorly they replaced it in the Diamond line with Fantasia/Fantasia 2000.

Beauty and the Beast is so superior to Aladdin it's not even funny. It's like comparing a classic Disney animated movie (Beauty) to a Saturday morning cartoon (Aladdin).

Holy shit

I haven't seen Aladdin in years but you're right

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8223 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:50:37 AM »

Quote from: Diunx on October 08, 2010, 03:22:49 PM

Tim Burton should just get a fucking haircut already, isn't he like 60?

and didn't his last movie gross like a billion dollars? why does he still look like some bum teaching editing at the NY Film Academy

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #8224 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:40:32 PM »

Secret of Kells. You have netflix instant streaming? Watch it. Don't question me. Little short but awesomely paced. Kinda reminds me of tartakovsky's art except not bad.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8225 on:** October 09, 2010, 10:01:24 PM »

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on October 09, 2010, 09:40:32 PM

Secret of Kells. You have netflix instant streaming? Watch it. Don't question me. Little short but awesomely paced. Kinda reminds me of tartakovsky's art except not bad.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on October 07, 2010, 11:05:52 PM

The Secret of Kells

The story and characters are a bit thin here, but that's more than made up for the music and the overall look of the movie [which are both just absolutely astounding]. The way it looks and animated actually reminds me of something like Samurai Jack, but far less restrained and with more money to work with. It moves along at a nice pace, although the ending comes a bit too fast [could have used another 10 or 15 minutes, I think], but that's a minor gripe and really the only one that I could even think of leveling at it. The fusion of Irish mythology and religious undertones is great and allows the animators to do some great imagery, especially in the forest scenes where the movie truly shines [and in the Viking attack towards the end, which is far darker than any other part of the movie]. And you can't go wrong with a lots of Celtic music. It's nothing deep, but it is really, really good.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #8226 on:** October 09, 2010, 10:30:14 PM »

Hi5 dude, what's weird is that I did read the last page during the past few days and didn't see your post.
I just looked up what else these guys did and put the Triplets of ... something something in my queue. Really looking forward to that.

Eric P · « **Reply #8227 on:** October 10, 2010, 10:22:48 AM »

MacGruber.

well, ok, Willco if that's what you're into...

Prince of Darkness. this movie is filled with squirters.

muckhole · « **Reply #8228 on:** October 10, 2010, 10:28:53 AM »

MacGruber was hit/miss for me, long periods of not laughing, then gasping for air during the awkward sex scenes.

I have a feeling it will be much more fun to watch with with a group and a few drinks, as opposed to solo.

Diunx · « **Reply #8229 on:** October 10, 2010, 11:37:49 AM »

Demons, pretty awesome stuff is the sequel worth a watch?

bud · « **Reply #8230 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:07:35 PM »

Quote from: muckhole on October 10, 2010, 10:28:53 AM

MacGruber was hit/miss for me, long periods of not laughing, then gasping for air during the awkward sex scenes.

I have a feeling it will be much more fun to watch with with a group and a few drinks, as opposed to solo.

i quit watching after about 30 minutes. my lips moved when he said he'd suck his dick or whatever, but that was about it.

robo, you have disappointed me greatly.

chronovore · « **Reply #8231 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:09:36 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on October 08, 2010, 10:42:28 AM

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499 US DOLLARS

Elfman looks so old. My hopes for a Boingo reunion tour just collapsed like Danny's jawline.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8232 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:39:02 PM »

He should keep the glasses on

Bloodwake · « **Reply #8233 on:** October 10, 2010, 03:09:52 PM »

Tim Burton has realized that he can continually put less and less effort into his films while still getting large box office revenues. He's on cruise control now and will be for a long, long time until people finally realize he's probably the most overrated director in Hollywood.

Mupepe · « **Reply #8234 on:** October 10, 2010, 05:35:40 PM »

the whimsy in Alice is soooo grating. Not because it's so overdone but mostly because of how half-assed it is. Christ.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #8235 on:** October 10, 2010, 10:12:23 PM »

Paranormal Activity is stupid, I'm late to that conclusion by a year or two.

Cheebs · « **Reply #8236 on:** October 11, 2010, 12:22:09 AM »

Quote from: Bloodwake on October 10, 2010, 03:09:52 PM

Tim Burton has realized that he can continually put less and less effort into his films while still getting large box office revenues. He's on cruise control now and will be for a long, long time until people finally realize he's probably the most overrated director in Hollywood.

It amazes me he is still somehow going UP in terms of boxoffice success. He did some really good movies in the 80's-early 90's like Beetlejuice, Peewee, Ed Wood...etc. but it's been over 15 years since he came close to that.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8237 on:** October 11, 2010, 01:26:07 AM »

Big Fish and Sweeney Todd were great, but just about all his other new stuff has bee horrible. Didn't see Alice, looks like shit

Mupepe · « **Reply #8238 on:** October 11, 2010, 10:08:11 AM »

Glengarry Glen Ross
Um. Impeccable in pretty much every way. It felt like a stage play in how no scene is wasted. Nothing wastes your time. I was surprised at how short it was actually. I'm used to dragged out shit and when he went into the office I expected another act, but nope. Roll credits. Al Pacino was good. Jack Lemmon was amazing in this. Kevin Spacey was also fucking awesome. Just a great fucking movie in every way. Wow.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #8239 on:** October 11, 2010, 10:40:35 AM »

Watched The Town over the weekend. Great movie but the ending was a little too rosy in one aspect for me.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #8240 on:** October 11, 2010, 10:41:39 AM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 11, 2010, 10:08:11 AM

Glengarry Glen Ross
Um. Impeccable in pretty much every way. It felt like a stage play in how no scene is wasted. Nothing wastes your time. I was surprised at how short it was actually. I'm used to dragged out shit and when he went into the office I expected another act, but nope. Roll credits. Al Pacino was good. Jack Lemmon was amazing in this. Kevin Spacey was also fucking awesome. Just a great fucking movie in every way. Wow.

(It felt like a stage play because it was a play)

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #8241 on:** October 11, 2010, 10:42:44 AM »

Mupepe · « **Reply #8242 on:** October 11, 2010, 11:21:40 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on October 11, 2010, 10:41:39 AM

Quote from: Mupepe on October 11, 2010, 10:08:11 AM
Glengarry Glen Ross
Um. Impeccable in pretty much every way. It felt like a stage play in how no scene is wasted. Nothing wastes your time. I was surprised at how short it was actually. I'm used to dragged out shit and when he went into the office I expected another act, but nope. Roll credits. Al Pacino was good. Jack Lemmon was amazing in this. Kevin Spacey was also fucking awesome. Just a great fucking movie in every way. Wow.

(It felt like a stage play because it was a play)

Did not know that. Either way, Cajole fucking wins again.

Cajole

Quote from: BlueTsunami on October 11, 2010, 10:42:44 AM

Baldwin was so fucking awesome in the beginning.

ManaByte · « **Reply #8243 on:** October 11, 2010, 11:45:32 AM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Not a remake. It's a prequel set 3 days before the original and shows what happened to the original researchers.

Mupepe · « **Reply #8244 on:** October 11, 2010, 12:05:42 PM »

The Thing prequel? ehhhhhhh who's behind it?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8245 on:** October 11, 2010, 12:35:14 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 11, 2010, 12:05:42 PM

The Thing prequel? ehhhhhhh who's behind it?

Aside from Ronald D. Moore working on the script and that chick from Scott Pilgrim in one of the lead roles, a lot of nobodies.

That trailer is now gone, by the way.

Mupepe · « **Reply #8246 on:** October 11, 2010, 12:48:53 PM »

So a guy that wrote 3 episodes of Carnivale (that's all I care about on his credits

) and a chick who was in the biggest bomb of the year? I'll see it because Mary Elizabeth Winstead is sooooo fucking hot.

Cheebs · « **Reply #8247 on:** October 11, 2010, 02:49:21 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 11, 2010, 12:48:53 PM

So a guy that wrote 3 episodes of Carnivale (that's all I care about on his credits ) and a chick who was in the biggest bomb of the year? I'll see it because Mary Elizabeth Winstead is sooooo fucking hot.

Let Me In saved Scott Pilgirm from the embarrassment of that title.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8248 on:** October 11, 2010, 02:55:30 PM »

Quote from: Cheebs on October 11, 2010, 02:49:21 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on October 11, 2010, 12:48:53 PM
So a guy that wrote 3 episodes of Carnivale (that's all I care about on his credits ) and a chick who was in the biggest bomb of the year? I'll see it because Mary Elizabeth Winstead is sooooo fucking hot.
Let Me In saved Scott Pilgirm from the embarrassment of that title.

Let Me In is only $10 million behind its budget and should still make a bit more money before its done [before any international release], Scott Pilgrim is $17 million in the red [even with international box office]

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8249 on:** October 11, 2010, 03:00:18 PM »

and thus another hipster annihilated

Mupepe · « **Reply #8250 on:** October 11, 2010, 03:05:51 PM »

A 30 million dollar loss vs a 10 million dollar loss (and less than that when it actually finishes its run)? I think not.

Edit: Damn

Didn't notice another page. Great Rumbler's got my back.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8251 on:** October 11, 2010, 03:40:04 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 11, 2010, 03:05:51 PM

Edit: Damn

Didn't notice another page. Great Rumbler's got my back.

Always.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #8252 on:** October 11, 2010, 08:09:39 PM »

annihilated

Mupepe · « **Reply #8253 on:** October 11, 2010, 09:33:49 PM »

Cheebs won't be showing his face in this thread until the next Michael Cera movie is released.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Cheebs

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bud · « **Reply #8254 on:** October 12, 2010, 04:37:39 PM »

i recently saw it again, and it wasn't baldwin's performance that blew me away, though; it was lemon's that did.
rarely have i seen someone act so desperate and pathetic convincingly.

also, pacino's fucking awesome in it:
[youtube=560,345]3HURJNd0J4U[/youtube]

YOU FUCKIN' CUNT

i love how he says ''cunt''

i could use one right now

Mupepe · « **Reply #8255 on:** October 12, 2010, 07:38:35 PM »

Hell yeah. Like I said in my post, Lemmon was amazing. He was so damn good I never even thought for a second he did it actually. I was just focused on his story and the way he kept spewing about them signing it. It was awesome.

Serenity
Ugh. Joss Whedon is such a terrible writer/director. So many good things about this movie but the bad is just so overwhelming. The actual plot and the beginning talking about the war was awesome but it's so downhill after that. They ruined a great chance with terrible writing. And what is Whedon's obsession with combative chicks with amnesia? Get the fuck over it, dildo.

cool breeze · « **Reply #8256 on:** October 13, 2010, 01:28:16 PM »

So they are making an Uncharted movie and Nathan Fillion wants to be Drake. Now if that happens, they can also try and get Bruce Campbell to play Sully and that woman from Veronica Mars to play Elena. It will be the ultimate nerd movie! it even has the potential to bomb harder than Scott Pilgrim!

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #8257 on:** October 13, 2010, 01:47:56 PM »

Tom Hardy is in the next Batman movie

cool breeze · « **Reply #8258 on:** October 13, 2010, 01:51:56 PM »

WHAT?!

link? I'm a bit flustered right now

Quote

While Tom Hardy's plan to play Mad Max in the George Miller-directed Mad Max: Fury Road has hit another delay, the fast-rising Hardy's in the mix for another big film at Warner Bros. I'm told that Hardy has been set by his Inception director Chris Nolan for a lead role in the next Batman film at Warner Bros. Insiders are keeping the role secret and won't even say if he's up for a villain role, but that seems a reasonable assumption. Hardy has followed up Inception with lead roles in the Tomas Alfredson-directed adaptation of the John Le Carre novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and he's currently starring with Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon in the McG-directed Fox comedy This Means War. CAA reps Hardy, who's expected to return to Fury Road when it goes

a lead role

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8259 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:10:23 PM »

Hopefully they're recasting him as Batman

cool breeze · « **Reply #8260 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:13:13 PM »

The scuttlebutt is that the film begins with people finding out that Bruce is Batman. Both him and Alfred have reconstructive surgery; this is when Hardy takes over as Batman. Alfred's operation failed and he becomes a fat black mechanic played by Prop Joe.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8261 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:19:40 PM »

Don't forget that Gordon has a beer and cheats on his wife.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #8262 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:23:31 PM »

omgomgomg

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #8263 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:34:02 PM »

I'd almost rather see him play a non-costumed role which I think would fit in Nolan's world, but to make it a "lead-role" they'd pretty much have to write out or demote Oldman/Caine/Freeman.

ManaByte · « **Reply #8264 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:37:42 PM »

Tom Hardy is MAN BAT

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #8265 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:43:42 PM »

I foresee him being some bigname cop/lawyer to replace Dent.

Or maybe apart of the Viti family

cool breeze · « **Reply #8266 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:43:49 PM »

Black Mask, Hush, or characters like that would be cool because it would mean he would interact with both Bruce Wayne and Batman.

one issue about him playing a cop or lawyer is that Batman already had Cop and Lawyer pals in the last two movies with Gordon and Dent. I'm talking out of my ass. Anything can happen. I just want flashback scenes with Katie Holmes playing Rachael to fuck with people's heads.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8267 on:** October 13, 2010, 02:54:39 PM »

he should play Lord Death Man

ManaByte · « **Reply #8268 on:** October 13, 2010, 03:05:10 PM »

Fuck Batman, Inc.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #8269 on:** October 13, 2010, 03:05:22 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on October 13, 2010, 02:45:44 PM

Now recast Batman and the movie will be perfect

Just have Batman not talk, and have Bale still do Wayne. PERFECT

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8270 on:** October 13, 2010, 03:10:40 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on October 13, 2010, 03:05:10 PM

Fuck Batman, Inc.

Hey, Tom Hardy AND Christian Bale can BOTH play Batman. Long live Batman, Inc.!

Bebpo · « **Reply #8271 on:** October 13, 2010, 11:01:12 PM »

Facebook Movie

Perfect. Hope Eisenberg gets nominated for best actor.

David Fincher + Aaron Sorkin

Raban · « **Reply #8272 on:** October 13, 2010, 11:38:21 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 12, 2010, 07:38:35 PM

Hell yeah. Like I said in my post, Lemmon was amazing. He was so damn good I never even thought for a second he did it actually. I was just focused on his story and the way he kept spewing about them signing it. It was awesome.

Serenity
Ugh. Joss Whedon is such a terrible writer/director. So many good things about this movie but the bad is just so overwhelming. The actual plot and the beginning talking about the war was awesome but it's so downhill after that. They ruined a great chance with terrible writing. And what is Whedon's obsession with combative chicks with amnesia? Get the fuck over it, dildo.

I agree with this. The only reason I own both Firefly and Serenity is because the idea is brilliant, but the execution is awful. Joss Whedon is like the Father Mike of sci-fi films. Sorry Arvie $:-\$

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8273 on:** October 14, 2010, 12:55:20 AM »

The Good The Bad The Weird

So good. Not really a traditional western [since it's set in central China during the Japanese invasion], but it does feature and play with a lot of the tropes. Much of its run time [which is a bit on the long side] is taken up by some fairly impressive action scenes. It's nothing new, nothing that's going to break out of the genre and do something new and different, it's just good fun that moves at a quick pace from beginning to end.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #8274 on:** October 14, 2010, 02:31:09 AM »

A Korean movie that's too long?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I intend on checking this out. I'm just a hater.

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Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8275 on:** October 14, 2010, 09:41:32 AM »

Quote from: BobFromPikeCreek on October 14, 2010, 02:31:09 AM

A Korean movie that's too long?

I would be a bigger problem is the movie took itself overly seriously or had lots of melodrama, but it moves along pretty well and doesn't linger too long on the slower scenes. Some of the action scenes could've been trimmed down though.

chronovore · « **Reply #8276 on:** October 14, 2010, 09:47:06 AM »

Finally watched District 9. I thought the social stuff was ham-handed, and the mcguffin liquid was too contrived. Other than that, it was pretty good!

Mupepe · « **Reply #8277 on:** October 14, 2010, 10:08:34 AM »

District 9 was amazing for the action scenes and finally seeing a decent take on aliens. Everything outside the plot and action was merely okay. I still loved it though. I'd love to see what he can do with a serious budget and a lot of studio backing.

Robo · « **Reply #8278 on:** October 14, 2010, 10:33:15 AM »

Maybe, but hard is how we like it.

ManaByte · « **Reply #8279 on:** October 14, 2010, 10:54:45 AM »

Spider-Man reboot villain is The Lizard.

This comes after they refused to let Raimi do Lizard in Spider-Man 4.

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