Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Himu]

I like star trek reboot but I want a new tv series

[Great Rumbler]

Let's talk about this instead:

A court martial sends a veteran soldier to a distant planet, where he has to destroy the remains of an alien race. The arrival of an unexpected traveler causes him to question what he knows about the planet, his mission, and himself.

[cool breeze]

Only thing really disappointing about that that Trek trailer is that it's focused on Earth.  Mass Effect 3 had this problem too.  You create a universe that spans across...the universe.  Forget Earth.  Making it the New York of the universe and shit.

Ultimately trailers don't mean much.  Or it is a teaser? whatever. 

[Great Rumbler]

I was checking Netflix Instant today and I saw that they'd added a bunch of Disney movies.

-The Rescuers Down Under
-James and the Giant Peach
-Alice in Wonderland [animated version, natch]
-The Fox and the Hound
-The Muppet Movie [from 1979]
-The Nightmare Before Christmas
-The Tigger Movie
-Dumbo
-The Great Mouse Detective
-The Thief and the Cobbler

I know what I'll be watching this weekend. 

[Steve Contra]

Also that trailer is the most I've ever seen of Star Trek, I might have to rectify that.

Compare that trailer to this:

Yeah, that trailer had shots in, you know, space.  Where stars are. 

[Eric P]

http://movies.netflix.com/NewWatchInstantlyRSS?fdvd=true

that should help

[Momo]

I.. hope they make a joke at Randal's expense about Disney owning the trilogy

[G The Resurrected]

Let's talk about this instead:

Lets talk about its awesome trailer!

http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/must-watch-kosinskis-sci-fi-oblivion-trailer-starring-tom-cruise/

check it out before it gets nuked

[Great Rumbler]

That's nuked already. Try this page:

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MovieManiac/news/?a=71032

Looks good. I love me some imaginative, futuristic scifi.

[fistfulofmetal]

olga kurylenko is pretty to look at but people need to stop casting her in movies.

[G The Resurrected]

olga kurylenko is pretty to look at but people need to stop casting her in movies.

I agree she was a big problem for me in QoS and I'm sure she'll be more of the same in this movie.

But damn if it doesn't have a beautiful look/feel to it. That director sure does know how to create some very nice visuals. Loved that shit in Legacy and I think it shines through even more with the stark contrast of old earth.

Funny I didn't even know a damn thing about this movie this morning and now I'm all super hyped for it.

PS teaser trailer for Elysium is gonna be out before Xmas.

[Verdigris Murder]

The most recent RE has one of the best opening action sequences to watch juiced.

TDKR is actually a deeply shit film, it's almost as if Nolan spunked away a creative load on Inception, because TDKN feels like a lazy, disinterested handjob.

[Great Rumbler]

PS teaser trailer for Elysium is gonna be out before Xmas.

Nice. I'm keen on seeing that.

2013 is shaping up to be a pretty good year for science-fiction:

-Oblivion
-Star Trek Into Darkness
-After Earth [Shyamalan lol]
-The Purge
-Pacific Rim
-Elysium
-Ender's Game
-The Host [I'm only listing this because it's written/directed by Andrew Niccol]

[ManaByte]

The Hobbit trailer line up is looking awesome:

Man of Steel
Oblivion
Star Trek
PACIFIC RIM

[Himu]

thank god sci-fi, the best genre next to historical films, is back.

bet you guys you can thank avatar for this.

[Sho Nuff]

I was checking Netflix Instant today and I saw that they'd added a bunch of Disney movies.

-The Rescuers Down Under
-James and the Giant Peach
-Alice in Wonderland [animated version, natch]
-The Fox and the Hound
-The Muppet Movie [from 1979]
-The Nightmare Before Christmas
-The Tigger Movie
-Dumbo
-The Great Mouse Detective
-The Thief and the Cobbler

I know what I'll be watching this weekend. 

Rescuers Down Under is so fuckin awesome

[Eric P]

Watching the Resident Evil movies. I have no idea why but they're pretty fun.

[fistfulofmetal]

Afterlife is the best.

[Joe Molotov]

James Cameron, Third Best Alien Franchise Director Ever

[Eric P]

holy crap the second one was SO BAD.  horrible direction

[ManaByte]

HD Oblivion: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/oblivion/

[Great Rumbler]

[Mupepe]

2 is the worst. Stick with it. I gave up long ago after 2 and when I caught up I wished I hadn't.  but the others are good fun.

[Joe Molotov]

holy crap the second one was SO BAD.  horrible direction

That's because it wasn't directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, 5th Best Aliens Franchise Director.

[ManaByte]

Seeing The Hobbit tomorrow night. Hoping for a Supes trailer.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Got tickets for the Hobbit opening on Thursday

[chronovore]

The tech looks like Portal/Aperture 'bots, but I mean it as a compliment.

The "court martialed soldier" angle doesn't seem to be present in the trailer.


Also, let's talk about THIS:

Could be a lot of fun; I am never a fan of "zombies being cured," but it does look like a good romp.

[BlueTsunami]

Gonna go watch the 48fps version and barf into my clenched hands

[Cormacaroni]

Morgan Freeman manages to compress Magical Negro-ism into just a few lines there - 'Looking for the truth? I can help you find it!' (or whatever it was)

[cool breeze]

huh? there's already a sequel to Oblivion?

[Joe Molotov]

Are they trying to do accents? Because they're bad.

Ask Garry Whitta if it was him or M. Night Shyamalan that decided on the accents.

[Himu]

rofl

why would someone like will smith hitch onto someone like shyamalyan's train?

[Eel O'Brian]

Legendary General Cypher Raige

 

[Steve Contra]

 

There has to be a late 90s fps where the hero has that EXACT NAME

[Phoenix Dark]

Another Whitta protagonist who can't spell his own name

[Joe Molotov]

There has to be a late 90s fps where the hero has that EXACT NAME

Or possibly a 90's Dark Horse/Image comic character.

[Great Rumbler]

Looks like it might be a decent movie, but LOL @ those accents.

Cypher Raige

[Phoenix Dark]

No offense to Southern Bore but the Americans who venture to different planets and potentially discover aliens in 50-100 years won't sound like antebellum lawyers

[Groogrux]

He sounds like he's trying to impersonate Terrance Howard.

[Dickie Dee]

It almost seems like they're doing a good job of a speculative future english language accent - except the movie doesn't seem like it's good enough to accomplish that so it's just a bad accent.

[Eel O'Brian]

I think I get what they're trying to do, a composite "all countries" accent, because there's no more EARF, but it's jarring and dumb. Also, I have never heard a Southern accent like that in all my life. The weirdest accents in NC are from the Outer Banks, where they say things like "ite" for "out," "yord" for "yard," shit like that.

[BlueTsunami]

Big Will: Son, do you know where we are?...

Little Will: Na' Sir

Big Will: WELCOME TO URF

[Phoenix Dark]

I think I get what they're trying to do, a composite "all countries" accent, because there's no more EARF, but it's jarring and dumb. Also, I have never heard a Southern accent like that in all my life. The weirdest accents in NC are from the Outer Banks, where they say things like "ite" for "out," "yord" for "yard," shit like that.

Exactly though which was my point: that accent doesn't really exist much anymore.

[Robo]

The Informers.  Ugh—what a pile of shit.  It's amazing how incredibly dumb and pointless this movie is divorced from the inner narration and proper perspective.

Rules of Attraction > American Psycho >>> Less Than Zero >>> The Informers

[Great Rumbler]

The Informers.  Ugh—what a pile of shit.  It's amazing how incredibly dumb and pointless this movie is divorced from the inner narration and proper perspective.

You should have watched The Informant instead.

[Robo]

I love the Informant!  I watched The Informers because I just read the book and hot dudes and chicks.  And maybe gore and surprise vampires.  But there was no gore or surprise vampires.

[chronovore]

rofl

why would someone like will smith hitch onto someone like shyamalyan's train?

Maybe M. Night has become a born-again Scientologist?

[chronovore]

Yeah, I just don't buy Renner as an action star.

his only good role so far has been playing a psycho. Not sure why we're all supposed to be in love with the guy

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=38792.0

Yeah, I guess Hurt Locker is what launched him into near-A-list, but I haven't seen it yet.

Jason Bourne 2.0? Hawkeye? IMF Agent who can go toe-to-toe with Ethan Hunt?  He just looks like someone's layabout drunk uncle.

[BlueTsunami]

The Informers.  Ugh—what a pile of shit.  It's amazing how incredibly dumb and pointless this movie is divorced from the inner narration and proper perspective.

Rules of Attraction > American Psycho >>> Less Than Zero >>> The Informers

Should have listened to 'Informer' instead

[Phoenix Dark]

Will Smith sounds crazier than Tom CRUISE when he discusses...whatever the fuck he believes. At least with Tom I'm semi drawn in by his masculine energy, and his confidence. Will Smith sounds like a fucking crazy man with who would literally believe anything you told him.

[Great Rumbler]

Will Smith sounds crazier than Tom Hanks when he discusses...whatever the fuck he believes. At least with Tom I'm semi drawn in by his masculine energy, and his confidence. Will Smith sounds like a fucking crazy man with who would literally believe anything you told him.

CRUISE

[Phoenix Dark]

Evil Dead

Way better than the second one imo, which was too corny for me. This was more like an actual horror movie to me, although pretty over the top.

[chronovore]

Just re-watched The Mask; my son's first time seeing it. I had purchased a Tex Avery collection for him, which he liked, so... Movie held up pretty well, and the CG looked better than I remembered.

Liar, Liar didn't fare so well on its re-viewing.

[Momo]

You guys need to get jiggy with it. smh

[Groogrux]

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah.

I'm good.

[ManaByte]

Saw The Hobbit.

48fps is the revolution Cameron thought 3D would be for Avatard.

[Phoenix Dark]

Saw The Hobbit.

48fps is the revolution Cameron thought 3D would be for Avatard.

I'm gonna need more details, because reaction to the 48fps has been rather mixed. You liked it a lot?

fuck avatar

[Cerveza mas fina]

I have tickets for the normal version, more cinematic anyway, have fun with your soap opera.

[ManaByte]

Saw The Hobbit.

48fps is the revolution Cameron thought 3D would be for Avatard.

I'm gonna need more details, because reaction to the 48fps has been rather mixed. You liked it a lot?

fuck avatar

My only problem with it is that it can show off how shitty WETA's composting can be (think TTT Treebeard/Merry/Pippen), and it's more noticeable especially in the goblin city, but it made the rest of the effects look much better. The three trolls and one of the effects in Dol Guldur look amazing, and the Eagles flying over the mountains was jaw dropping. But I was sort of used to 48fps due to riding Star Tours 2 so much, so it didn't take much adjusting.

I have tickets for the normal version, more cinematic anyway, have fun with your soap opera.

It doesn't look anything like a soap opera. Anyone who says that hasn't seen it.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

If it's anything like watching a movie on a 120hz TV FUGGEDABOUDIT. Shit looks like home videos.