Author Topic: Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread (Read 5392805 times)

cool breeze · « **Reply #15900 on:** January 14, 2013, 03:07:41 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 14, 2013, 03:02:59 PM

What other classic films could use a Star Wars retelling? I'm down for a To Kill a Mockingbird with wookies instead of black people

it can be the first part of star wars' eighth trilogy. driving miss daisey will be the basis for part two, aka the darkest entry in the trilogy. it ends with the uplifting guess who's coming to dinner.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15901 on:** January 16, 2013, 12:49:03 AM »

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_stand_2013/

Looks like this one's gonna be a winner.

chronovore · « **Reply #15902 on:** January 16, 2013, 02:14:05 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 14, 2013, 03:05:18 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on January 14, 2013, 03:04:30 PM
Well, Episode 3 was already Casablanca, right?

Episode 4 was The Hidden Fortress.

Yes, I seem to recall that R2D2 and C3PO are modeled after the two peasants who get caught in the wake of the happenings, too.

Eric P · « **Reply #15903 on:** January 16, 2013, 08:09:30 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 16, 2013, 12:49:03 AM

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_stand_2013/

Looks like this one's gonna be a winner.

wait, what?

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #15904 on:** January 16, 2013, 08:19:30 AM »

I only saw the trailer for that a few weeks ago and thought it looked awesome. Genuinely excited

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15905 on:** January 16, 2013, 08:37:33 PM »

Even the movie poster is awesome:

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #15906 on:** January 16, 2013, 08:38:42 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on January 14, 2013, 03:00:08 PM

2038, disney releases a new film to merge its 29 star wars films with its 57 marvel comics films to create the one ultimate 'cosmic kingdom' timeline.

Kingdom of Sucks

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #15907 on:** January 16, 2013, 08:39:45 PM »

I honestly thought The Last Stand looked shitty, but when I learned who the director is I thought I'd at least keep an open mind. Genuinely interested in seeing it's reaction.

chronovore · « **Reply #15908 on:** January 17, 2013, 12:50:14 AM »

Rented John Dies at the End through iTunes. It may or may not appear on video in Japan in a year or four. When it does, it will likely enjoy cult status.

I liked it a lot. It falters a bit toward the end, but then so did the book. The effects were really uneven, but I appreciated staying with latex creatures, even though they did a lot of greenscreen sets. The tone of the movie nicely keeps that whole WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING feeling from start to finish. The feeling of dread and overarching doom are not quite present enough, though the few scenes where the reality of the situation is being debated are taut and engaging.

It's going to tank if it hasn't already, but it deserves praise in the same way that Bubba Ho Tep and Big Trouble in Little China do. It takes chances and tries interesting stuff. I'll see it again at some point, and it made me want to re-read the book(s).

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15909 on:** January 17, 2013, 01:47:14 AM »

So, apparently three prominent Korean directors have their first English-language movie out this year:

Joon-ho Bong [Memories of Murder, The Host] - Snowpiercer
Chan-wook Park [Vengeance Trilogy, Thirst, JSA] - Stoker
Jeen-woon Kim [The Quiet Family, A Tale of Two Sisters, I Saw the Devil, The Good The Bad And The Weird] - The Last Stand

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #15910 on:** January 17, 2013, 04:16:54 AM »

I'm going to see that in the theater soon-ish (whenever it gets here, which is eventually)
I like Don Coscarelli's films quite a bit, but that guy is severely allergic to any sort of mainstream success.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #15911 on:** January 17, 2013, 05:41:18 AM »

Is that the official poster for The Last Stand? Because it fucking rules.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15912 on:** January 17, 2013, 10:41:17 AM »

There's several posters actually, here's another one:

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #15913 on:** January 17, 2013, 03:06:09 PM »

that is shit

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15914 on:** January 17, 2013, 03:26:31 PM »

I kinda like it, reminds me of GTA. The first one is obviously superior, though.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #15915 on:** January 17, 2013, 03:49:34 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on January 14, 2013, 03:07:41 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 14, 2013, 03:02:59 PM
What other classic films could use a Star Wars retelling? I'm down for a To Kill a Mockingbird with wookies instead of black people

it can be the first part of star wars' eighth trilogy. driving miss daisey will be the basis for part two, aka the darkest entry in the trilogy. it ends with the uplifting guess who's coming to dinner.

Now I'm just imaging Darth Vader chauffering. Which is already better than Zach Snyder's movie is going to be.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15916 on:** January 17, 2013, 04:06:23 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on January 17, 2013, 03:49:34 PM

Quote from: fryinghigh on January 14, 2013, 03:07:41 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 14, 2013, 03:02:59 PM
What other classic films could use a Star Wars retelling? I'm down for a To Kill a Mockingbird with wookies instead of black people

it can be the first part of star wars' eighth trilogy. driving miss daisey will be the basis for part two, aka the darkest entry in the trilogy. it ends with the uplifting guess who's coming to dinner.
Now I'm just imaging Darth Vader chauffering. Which is already better than Zach Snyder's movie is going to be.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #15917 on:** January 17, 2013, 04:16:20 PM »

Wow, that's better than the entire original trilogy,

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #15918 on:** January 17, 2013, 05:15:17 PM »

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #15919 on:** January 17, 2013, 07:06:16 PM »

hnnnnnnng

hudgens and korine get all kinds of naked I've read

Groogrux · « **Reply #15920 on:** January 17, 2013, 09:40:15 PM »

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/11/jurassic-park-4-release-date/

Quote

Universal Pictures announced Friday that Jurassic Park 4 will roar into theaters on June 13, 2014.

Please don't let it suck!

chronovore · « **Reply #15921 on:** January 18, 2013, 10:48:32 PM »

Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 17, 2013, 04:16:54 AM

I'm going to see that in the theater soon-ish (whenever it gets here, which is eventually)
I like Don Coscarelli's films quite a bit, but that guy is severely allergic to any sort of mainstream success.

Did you read the books? I think it's one of those rare cases where the book supplements the movie viewing, rather than the movie just making everything horrible.

ManaByte · « **Reply #15922 on:** January 19, 2013, 03:34:55 AM »

The funny thing about Dredd is that it was actually filmed before The Raid but came out after it.

Dredd was filmed in back in 2010.

Vertigo · « **Reply #15923 on:** January 19, 2013, 05:21:08 AM »

Why did they hold it back?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15924 on:** January 19, 2013, 10:46:22 AM »

Quote from: Vertigo on January 19, 2013, 05:21:08 AM

Why did they hold it back?

They didn't hold it back, Dredd just took a lot longer to get through post than The Raid.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #15925 on:** January 19, 2013, 10:42:38 PM »

Headhunters

crazy movie

chronovore · « **Reply #15926 on:** January 19, 2013, 11:22:20 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 19, 2013, 10:42:38 PM

Headhunters

crazy movie

Ooh, I've been waffling on renting that for a bit now. Looks kuh-razy intense.

ManaByte · « **Reply #15927 on:** January 20, 2013, 12:50:52 PM »

Saw The Last Stand. Violent, bloody, filled with Arnold one-liners and jokes about him being old. Sucks that it bombed.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #15928 on:** January 20, 2013, 01:20:17 PM »

yeah, I saw The Last Stand on a Friday 5PM showing and there were about 8 other people in the theater.

I liked it, I didn't love it, but its hard not to get behind a film that gives its best hero moment to Luis Guzman. Its just an uncomplicated, well done genre film and I'm bummed that there doesn't seem to be a market for that. Or maybe its just gotten lost in the absolute deluge of R-rated genre films and other movies targeted towards adults that's going on at the present.

and Hyde Park on Hudson was better then I'd thought it be. There's a predictably great Bill Murray performance anchoring it, but its also funny and charming, and well, just so dang genial. It tells a minor story, but tells it well, and I'm guessing its rejection for all those shiny awards reserved for very important films is because of its very insubstantial nature. But that's what makes it fun.

Verdigris Murder · « **Reply #15929 on:** January 20, 2013, 04:40:24 PM »

Seven Psychopaths is great. It does what it does really well, and its nice to see Seamus Shamrock fuck around with a bigger budget. I saw In Bruges once, years ago, and this felt equally fresh.

And Sam Roskwells face surgeons should be applauded. He's actually almost handsome now.

Bebpo · « **Reply #15930 on:** January 21, 2013, 02:14:05 AM »

Zero Dark Thirty

Really liked it! Had great pacing & tension. The script was intelligent and the actors and actresses all brought their A game. Probably the best movie of this type I've seen since Black Hawk Down. Main girl is going to win the oscar even though I don't think she was that great. But she did a good job and cried so she'll get it.

chronovore · « **Reply #15931 on:** January 21, 2013, 03:45:59 AM »

Quote from: Groogrux on January 17, 2013, 09:40:15 PM

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/01/11/jurassic-park-4-release-date/

Quote
Universal Pictures announced Friday that Jurassic Park 4 will roar into theaters on June 13, 2014.

Please don't let it suck!

I liked Jurassic Park 3; it was better than JP2, at least!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15932 on:** January 21, 2013, 03:12:50 PM »

GET HYPE

Spurgeon · « **Reply #15933 on:** January 21, 2013, 05:58:15 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on January 14, 2013, 10:22:52 AM

Silver Lining Playbook
Pretty good movie. It's funny as hell and everyone brings their A game. And Jennifer Lawrence is crazy hot when she's crazy

I got a boner during the diner scene.

Mupepe · « **Reply #15934 on:** January 21, 2013, 06:23:48 PM »

Me too

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #15935 on:** January 21, 2013, 06:28:36 PM »

yeah I saw SLP a few days ago because I completely overlooked it when it came out. The movie has sold me on Lawrence. She looked hot as hell in it and gave a great performance. My thread now looks stupid.

Also De Niro was really fucking good in that movie. I'd like for him to win an oscar but Waltz probably already has that locked down.

chronovore · « **Reply #15936 on:** January 21, 2013, 08:40:45 PM »

I want to believe!

I wasn't a fan of Beyond Thunderdome, though.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15937 on:** January 21, 2013, 09:23:27 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on January 21, 2013, 08:40:45 PM

I want to believe!

I wasn't a fan of Beyond Thunderdome, though.

The main problem with Thunderdome, I think, was that George Miller didn't actually want to go ahead with it after Byron Kennedy died early in preproduction, though he did stay on to direct the action scenes.

Bebpo · « **Reply #15938 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:08:16 AM »

The Last Stand

This movie was depressingly bad. Fuck, RAMBO IV was better than this. Last Stand has some ups, and the last 20-30 mins of the film are fun enough, but the first 3/4ths of the film just suck and the script is horrendous. I get this feeling that sometimes when foreign directors come over to make their first American films, the language barrier stops them from seeing how fucking awful the scripts are. It's just really really bad and misses every opportunity to be a clever, campy throwback Arnold script. On top of that the acting is SO BAD. Just terrible delivery of the lines left and right.

Action direction was decent, but everything was just so bad it was

I looooooove me some Arnold, so this was pretty sad. Hope his other films in production are better.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #15939 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:35:43 AM »

Last Stand sounds awesome!

watching Dumbo atm. This shit is pretty depraved...

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #15940 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:47:47 PM »

JJ Abrams is directing Star Wars Episode VII

pack it up everyone

Mupepe · « **Reply #15941 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:48:49 PM »

Finally a good star wars!

Eric P · « **Reply #15942 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:52:27 PM »

lensflaresabers

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15943 on:** January 24, 2013, 04:56:01 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on January 24, 2013, 04:52:27 PM

lensflaresabers

Overwrought Giacchino score

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #15944 on:** January 24, 2013, 05:06:58 PM »

perfect choice

cool breeze · « **Reply #15945 on:** January 24, 2013, 05:17:00 PM »

I liked star trek and mission impossible 3. Not so much Super 8, but it wasn't bad. A nice safe pick!

Everyone else in the running will get a chance to direct Episodes 8 to 63 (and Episodes 0 to -16).

Wonder who'll take over Star Trek now. I recently read something that said Abrams was the one who didn't want a new Star Trek TV series. Or maybe he'll stay on producer over there and whateverhwatejfo mo money mo problems

cool breeze · « **Reply #15946 on:** January 24, 2013, 05:40:41 PM »

seriously, I want the guy who directed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to do the next Star Trek movie. His name is Tomas Alfredson; I just looked that up. Didn't know he directed Let the Right One In, which was great as well. Not only would it be perfect for Star Trek, the jump from Dark Knight in space to the most boring movie ever would be amazing for the audience reaction. An entire movie of people sitting around, shifting eyes, and drinking tea while discussing space politics.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15947 on:** January 24, 2013, 06:34:51 PM »

I generally like JJ Abrams okay. Wasn't the biggest fan of the Star Trek reboot, but I enjoyed it enough that I don't mind watching the sequel.

Groogrux · « **Reply #15948 on:** January 24, 2013, 07:16:04 PM »

Will there not be a conflict of interest with him directing both franchises? Or will the Fan Boys and the Trekkies have to finally unite against something?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #15949 on:** January 24, 2013, 07:35:20 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 24, 2013, 04:56:01 PM

Quote from: Eric P on January 24, 2013, 04:52:27 PM
lensflaresabers

Overwrought Giacchino score

GTFO

I'll let JJ hate go unchecked, but I won't stand by and let the John Williams of our time denigrated on the internet.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15950 on:** January 24, 2013, 07:42:01 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on January 24, 2013, 07:35:20 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on January 24, 2013, 04:56:01 PM
Quote from: Eric P on January 24, 2013, 04:52:27 PM
lensflaresabers

Overwrought Giacchino score
GTFO

I'll let JJ hate go unchecked, but I won't stand by and let the John Williams of our time denigrated on the internet.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #15951 on:** January 24, 2013, 07:48:03 PM »

The end of the Cold War has made it really hard to enjoy movies like this.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #15952 on:** January 24, 2013, 07:52:07 PM »

a white president?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #15953 on:** January 25, 2013, 11:13:13 AM »

Quote from: Exodust SoulBurn on January 25, 2013, 11:08:15 AM

Quote from: BrandNew on January 24, 2013, 04:47:47 PM
JJ Abrams is directing Star Wars Episode VII

pack it up everyone

So probably OK but nothing special? That's what the new Star Wars was going to be like anyway.

Can't wait till Abrams stans overrate it for not being horrible.

After the turdtastic prequel trilogy, it'll seem like heaven.

Momo · « **Reply #15954 on:** January 25, 2013, 03:47:00 PM »

I for one am glad Star Wars fans will undergo the pain I had to with Star Wars. Fuck your couches

Yeti · « **Reply #15955 on:** January 25, 2013, 09:42:41 PM »

Quote from: Momo on January 25, 2013, 03:47:00 PM

I for one am glad Star Wars fans will undergo the pain I had to with Star Wars. Fuck your couches

what?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #15956 on:** January 25, 2013, 10:56:47 PM »

Whatever you feel about Star Wars sequels now, you will feel about 1/100th of that feel in 10 years time after they do another 12 films and tv shows and games and comics and whatever else

Diunx · « **Reply #15957 on:** January 26, 2013, 07:51:40 AM »

Quote from: BrandNew on January 24, 2013, 04:47:47 PM

JJ Abrams is directing Star Wars Episode VII

pack it up everyone

I see they want to maintain the same post Empire Strikes Back standars.

Momo · « **Reply #15958 on:** January 26, 2013, 08:46:09 AM »

Quote from: Yeti on January 25, 2013, 09:42:41 PM

Quote from: Momo on January 25, 2013, 03:47:00 PM
I for one am glad Star Wars fans will undergo the pain I had to with Star Wars. Fuck your couches

what?

Star Trek*

Beezy · « **Reply #15959 on:** January 26, 2013, 02:09:29 PM »

I have a free FiOS On Demand movie rental. Should I use it on Dredd or Looper? I can't decide.

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