Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread

[Great Rumbler]

Looper is a better movie, but Dredd is a darn fine action flick.

[Beezy]

And that's exactly why I can't choose!

[Great Rumbler]

Flip a coin?

[Phoenix Dark]

only one has Bruce Willis. that is your answer

[Beezy]

Yeah, I think I'll just flip a coin later tonight.

[Mupepe]

Dredd is far more entertaining.

Looper is good but Dredd is just more entertaining.

[Verdigris Murder]

Looper is basically a hipster time travel film, Dredd however has the best headshot effects I've ever seen. And Marlow from The Wire is in it as well.

[Beezy]

Looper is basically a hipster time travel film, Dredd however has the best headshot effects I've ever seen. And Marlow from The Wire is in it as well.

A decision has been made.

[fistfulofmetal]

It's actually Barksdale, not Marlow.


DREDD IS THE BEST MOVIE OF 2012

[Cerveza mas fina]

Fuck Last Stand and Schwarzennegers comeback.

Bullet to the Head with Stallone looks good.

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[Dickie Dee]

Clone Wars cgi cartoon is legit good

[Himu]

JJ Abrams is a great choice. Star Trek was practically a Star Wars film anyways.

[Eric P]

the outfit - nasty little piece of work based on the Parker book of the same name.  Not as good as the book, but Duvall does a good Parker (though not named that in this film)
slither - a heist comedy that is not more a black comedy than the light and breezy Ocean's 11 or The Thieves type film

[chronovore]

I saw Zero Dark Thirty last night. Pretty good, but I was disappointed to learn that there is no actual Maya. The whole time I was watching it, I thought that there actually was a gorgeous, genius, ginger CIA agent who set the whole thing up.

BUT THERE IS!

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His name is Patrick. 

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[chronovore]

Clone Wars cgi cartoon is legit good

meh. I wanted to like it, but its all over the place, edited like the Prequels.

[Cormacaroni]

I keep hearing the 2nd season of that is good but not sure if i want to chew through the 1st season. Maybe I don't have to though? The kid might like it I guess.
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[Dickie Dee]

The arcs are very, very self-contained, I'm not even sure if they're told completely chronologically, and each episode comes complete with old serial style recap at the start.

[Cormacaroni]

It's actually Barksdale, not Marlow.


DREDD IS THE BEST MOVIE OF 2012

Avon, to be precise

[Cerveza mas fina]

Expendables 2: Tries way too hard, Van Damme was cool but all the OLD GUYZ AMIRITE jokes are a bit lame. You can't fake 80's camp.

Hurt Locker: Good watch, but I know this army types irl and they are just fucked up people. So annoying, just like the main character.

[Phoenix Dark]

I saw Zero Dark Thirty last night. Pretty good, but I was disappointed to learn that there is no actual Maya. The whole time I was watching it, I thought that there actually was a gorgeous, genius, ginger CIA agent who set the whole thing up.

Doesn't she kind of exist though? There was a CIA agent/analyst who believed Bin Laden was definitely in the compound and provided intel. I remember reading she's currently having a salary dispute with the CIA or something

[Stoney Mason]

Watched the Total Recall remake last night. Too safe. Too much of a copy without injecting its own reason to exist.

[Great Rumbler]

Samsara

Nobody does it like Ron Fricke. If you've seen any of this previous works [Chronos and Baraka], then you know what to expect. It is a dazzling display of the dichotomies that make up our world: creation and destruction, life and death, beauty and ugliness, past and present, and so on. And it's handled with a deft hand by a veteran photographer that knows exactly what he wants out of every scene, even though he's mostly just capturing the world around him. It's really too bad that Godfrey Reggio went off the deep end with Naqoyqatsi back in 2002 and hasn't come back yet, because these two guys need to be competing with each other.

[Great Rumbler]

Didn't know about this movie until today, but I really wanna see it now.

[Cormacaroni]

that is perhaps the most obvious 'hang a great fucking lantern on it' metaphor i have ever seen

[fistfulofmetal]

the concept is intriguing but everything else seems super sappy.

[Steve Contra]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1270411036/the-death-of-superman-lives-what-happened

Please god let this get made

[Diunx]

http://www.slashfilm.com/paul-giamatti-to-play-the-rhino-in-the-amazing-spider-man-2-felicity-jones-also-in-talks/

Whaaaaa!

[cool breeze]

Shame
threads like that spice up your masturbation life one dulled the impact it otherwise would've had.

[Groogrux]

Bradley Cooper is rumored to be in the new Star Wars movie.

I could be on board with this very easily.  He would make a decent Solo or Skywalker.

[ManaByte]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1270411036/the-death-of-superman-lives-what-happened

Please god let this get made

Take Kevin Smith's script and remove the John Peters bullshit (giant fucking spider, Brainiac's gay robot sidekick, polar bear guards at the Fortress of Solitude) and you have a better Superman movie than what Man of Steel would be. Hell, you even get a Batman cameo.

[TakingBackSunday]

Bradley Cooper is rumored to be in the new Star Wars movie.

I could be on board with this very easily.  He would make a decent Solo or Skywalker.

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[Diunx]

The script is complete garbage don't listen to manabyte.

[Diunx]

http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/superman-lives-script.html

[Phoenix Dark]

Actually he's right - Smith's ORIGINAL script was good.

[Groogrux]

I won't lie, he's one handsome motherfucker.  He'd be a great replacement for Harrison Ford.

Also, JJ Abrams is saying that 2015 may be a bit too soon for the film to come out.

[ManaByte]

Actually he's right - Smith's ORIGINAL script was good.

Damn right.

Here's the summary of how awesome it was. If they had someone make it today it'd be the best DC movie by far:

The first script to be titled Superman Lives. This film treatment was considered, by many fans, to be the most faithful to the mythos:

The story opens in space. Brainiac's Skull Ship, piloted by his mechanical aide, L-Ron destroys another alien craft to drain it, and its passengers of their energy. This is only a temporary "fix". Brainiac is seeking out a mysterious Kryptonians battery with which he could sustain himself indefinitely. The Skull Ship comes into contact with intergalactic greeting probe created by Lex Luthor. The greeting extends a warm welcome to any-and-all intelligent life outside of Earth, inviting them to Luthor's planet. Brainiac ignores the message until Luthor reveals that Earth is the home to "a visitor to this planet of Kryptonian descent." Brainiac believes that this may be the source of energy he has long sought. The Skull Ship immediately sets course for Earth.

Back on Earth, a Nightline-type program based in Metropolis is discussing a controversial voter's bill that would effectively outlaw superheroes. A "point/counter-point" debate opens up between the show's two guests: Metropolis entrepreneur Lex Luthor, in favor of the bill, and Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, against it. The debate becomes heated and Lois winds up physically assaulting Lex.

At this same time, the Governor and her son are making a public appearance at restaurant in one of the less-glamourous neighbourhoods of Metropolis when they are attacked by Deadshot. The villain and his gang kidnap the Governor's son and make a hasty escape. Before they know it, their kidnapping is foiled by the appearance of Superman. (It should be noted that rather than describing him as "flying", his actions are described as a lightning-fast "red blur"; similar to the way he is shown in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns.) Our hero defeats the villains and returns the Governor's son. Unbeknownst to anyone, all of this is being observed by Brainiac and L-Ron as the Skull Ship hovers outside of Earth's orbit.

Still reeling from being punched on live television by Lois Lane, Luthor and his valet/bodyguard/lover, Misty, retreat to the LexCorp building. Superman confronts Lex and accuses him of being responsible for the attack on the Governor and her son. Lex smugly points out that any evidence proving his involvement vanished when Superman defeated Deadshot. An angry Superman intimidates and humiliates Lex before leaving. When Lex regroups in his office, he and Misty are confronted by Brainiac and L-Ron. After a rocky introduction—during which Brainiac absorbs a few of Luthor's guards—the villains realise they have a common enemy in Superman. They formulate a plan to destroy him, beginning with Brainiac commandeering a LexCorp satellite.

After his row with Luthor, Superman secretly meets Lois Lane at the Daily Planet building. The two give a short, flirtatious exchange before she addresses him as "Clark", making it apparent that the two are romantically involved and that Clark Kent has informed Lois about his dual identity quite some time before. The two spend the rest of their evening having a picnic atop Mount Rushmore. During the meal they discuss their relationship, which Clark would like to take to the next plateau (i.e. marriage). Lois is cautious about taking such a step, as she would not want to be responsible for guilt he would likely feel by ignoring a major emergency to fulfill marital obligations. At this same time, Brainiac uses LexCorp to partly block out the sun. The effect leaves Clark Kent momentarily powerless and he nearly falls off the face Rushmore. He simply shakes it off.

The next day, Lois and Clark meet up with Jimmy Olsen and Perry White, where the latter gives the former three their assignments for the day. During a private moment, Lois and Clark briefly continue the previous evening's conversation. The conversation is cut short by the rumbling of a creature causing destruction in the city. Superman meets the creature and they battle, but Superman is weakened as the sun has now been completely blocked off by the satellite. From the Skull Ship, Brainiac and L-Ron watch Superman battle the creature, which was created by Brainiac, called Doomsday. The fierce battle continues in the city sewers and then on the city streets as both combatants wear one another down. They deliver their final blows and Doomsday falls down dead. Lois rushes to the collapsed Superman and cradles him just long enough for him to die in her arms.

Days later, a national funeral is held for the fallen Man of Steel in Metropolis (featuring a brief appearance by Batman) that is interrupted by Lex Luthor and Brainiac. Lex presents Brainiac as an ally of Superman now intent on carrying out his ideals. They say that Brainiac blocked out the sun for the world's protection from an alien armada, which the mass populi "see" hovering above them. Brainiac promises the world will be safe under his protection, to which the audience cheers.

At this time, Superman's body is teleported from his crypt to the Fortress of Solitude where his body is healed and revived (without powers) in a black ressucitation suit by the Eradicator, a living Kryptonian cyborg and the source of the energy Brainiac had been seeking. The Eradicator, who was created by Jor-El, explains who he is and how Brainiac was responsible for the destruction of Krypton and is likely to do the same to Earth. He suggests that he and Kal-El leave the humans to their fate, a decision Superman does not accept. The two take off to foil Brainiac's plans. Once they're gone, Brainiac and L-Ron show up outside the Fortress. After defeating two polar bears that guard the entrance, they enter and discover that they've just missed Superman and the Eradicator.

Back in Metropolis, Lex Luthor has just uncovered Brainiac's plans to betray him at the earliest convenience (just as Luthor himself had planned the reverse), but decides not to act on it yet. He agrees to an interview for the Daily Planet with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. When Misty leaves the three alone, Lois drugs Lex while Jimmy hacks into his computer, where they discover what Luthor and Brainiac are really up to. Luthor regains consciousness and orders his guards to kill the two reporters as they escape. At this same time, Superman and the Eradicator's plan to destroy the satellite fails and they crash back to Earth in Coast City, where the powerless Man of Steel rushes in to save a family in a burning building. With the help of the Eradictor—who can mimic Superman's powers—Superman flies back to Metropolis, where Lois and Jimmy have just exposed Brainiac's true intentions to the world.

His "armada" hoax now revealed, an angry Brainiac turns his wrath on the public and kidnaps Lois Lane. The citizens are saved by the incognito Superman who heads to the Skull Ship where Brainiac, L-Ron, Lex Luthor, and the hostage Lois Lane have gathered. The Eradicator reveals himself to Brainiac, who inadvertently reveals the flaw in the satellite's technology. The Eradicator retreats into space with Superman in tow, separates from him, and destroys both the satellite and himself. The now-abundant sunlight instantly restores Superman's powers. He returns to the Skull Ship to confront Brainiac, who has assimilated himself into the body of a spider-like alien creature called a "Thanagarian Snare Beast" that is about to eat Lois. Superman fights and destroys the creature, as well as the Brainiac element inside it. He is reunited with Lois and the two deliver Jimmy Olsen's computer evidence to the police, leading to Lex Luthor's arrest. The final scene is L-Ron in the damaged Skull Ship picking up the remains of Brainiac.

L-Ron was the gay robot sidekick.

[ManaByte]

They should have Smith write the Justice League movie, but they'll probably give it to David Goyer who will ground it in reality. Darkseid will be a business man with 3rd degree burns.

[ManaByte]

I think WB should notice that David Goyer is basically worthless. Batman Begins was great despite his inclusion.

Kevin Smith can write it well, and is basically DC's best answer to Joss Whedon. But I don't think it will happen, hell I'm pretty sure the JL movie will suck shit and be more of a Green Lantern than a Dark Knight. I'm still surprised that The Avengers turned out well.

Yea instead of chasing Nolan to run their DC stuff they should just pick up the phone and ask Smith. He'd probably do it for nothing just to get to write big screen Batman.

[Beezy]

Watched Dredd last night. It was probably 85% action/ 15% everything else. Why can't more action movies be like this?!

[BlueTsunami]

Silver Linings Playbook Movie was fantastic and struck a couple of personal chords for me. Oh and Jennifer Lawrence 

[TakingBackSunday]

That script was written so long ago though.  Smith has been pretty shitty the last few years.

[Cormacaroni]

I remember a robot called L-Ron in some old Keith Giffen-penned comics - wasn't he in that Invasion crossover?

[ManaByte]

He's stuck to adult comedy still, which hasn't shown much variety so I don't know if I'd fault him that much.

Red State sucked something awful though, so I'll give you that.

Red State was him trying to make a statement with a movie, which he shouldn't try to do.

His comics have been good though.

[Eric P]

His comics have been good though.

Guardian Devil? Cacophony? The Widening Gyre?

[Cormacaroni]

Watched Dredd last night. It was probably 85% action/ 15% everything else. Why can't more action movies be like this?!

well, i hate to bring up the box office...

[Beezy]

Watched Dredd last night. It was probably 85% action/ 15% everything else. Why can't more action movies be like this?!

well, i hate to bring up the box office...

I wanted to see it when it was out. No one else that I knew had any interest in it.

[Cormacaroni]

it's a great film but i'd be shocked if it even gets a release in Japan

[ManaByte]

He also did a reboot of Bionic Man.

[Eric P]

i think that won an eisner

[Cormacaroni]

snort

[Phoenix Dark]

Smith definitely deserves a shot at writing it. Afterall we're in the era of nerds (Wheedon, Abrams, etc) doing thangs, and Smith is actually good at what he does.

[TakingBackSunday]

No he's not.  Not really.

[chronovore]

I want this to come out, so I can drink beer and watch it.

Summer Glau, Peter Dinklage, SCA and DnD references -- yus, pls.

[Diunx]

And Jason Stackhouse /no homo

[Diunx]

Damn you guys are fucking insane

Kevin Smith

[ManaByte]

Damn you guys are fucking insane

Kevin Smith

You liked Avatard. Your opinion is invalid.

[Mupepe]

i think that won an eisner

snort

 

[Himu]

i have the unfortunate duty to admit my love for kevin smith movies

suck my cock all of you. except mups. he can suck my tits.

[Barry Egan]

I know that some of you have issues with self-loathing, but that's no reason to spend time defending Kevin Smith  respect yo selves.

[Phoenix Dark]

Damn you guys are fucking insane

Kevin Smith

You liked Avatard. Your opinion is invalid.

Amen. Cheebs was right about it btw: no one cares about Avatar today. There's not even a particularly noteworthy rumor mill or hype fest for the sequel, even though it has been in planning for some time. It sold the public on a "new" tech that was quickly cannibalized, and I don't think the next one will garner the same "must see" hype.