Whats the most annoying thigng for me is in that entire list, the only film that I want to see is Act of Valor and even then its more as someone curious on how the special forces operate rather then because the film sounds like it may be good.
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I'm cautiously optimistic about Dredd...well it can't be any worse than the Stallone version anyway
I know he said he had a prequel and a sequel planned when he was on The Daily Show the other day. I don't think he was joking, though he also said that this is as close as he's ever going to get to making Episode 7. That was actually quite an interesting (albeit brief) interview.Scarim Coral said:
I dunno, what if we had Kristen Stewart as the deadpan and emotionless lead girl trying to win Shia LaBeouf's heart (as Dredd, remade to be a wacky prankster), all directed under the magnanimous eyes of one Michael Bay. Now that would be a film to compete with.MetalDooley said:
Chronicles looked really interesting and I'm definitely stoked for Hunger Games. I loved Battle Royale (so sue me) and it looks like a much better version, never read the books but I've read round them and heard great things. Wanna see if it pans out in the film. Chronicles is just interesting though, I thought it would suck off it's description but played right I can see it being a great film, played badly it'll just be dull by my reckoning.
Lol fair enough that movie would make Stallone's version look like The Godfather.I guess things could always be worse.I'm quietly hoping that won't happen with the new one thoughHugga_Bear said:
I have very low expectations for The Hunger Games. I just don't see how they could possibly make the movie anywhere near as good as the book. I loved the books (except the 3rd one, Collins seemed to write herself into a corner) but I'm wary of the movie
I'm desperately hoping that John Carter of Mars comes out at least half-decent, being a fan of old sci-fi, but I've carefully avoiding looking for anything to do with it beyond looking at the banners I've seen hanging at the theater. I know that I shouldn't get too excited, I know. But I can't help it. It's Edgar Rice Burroughs! Barsoom! Blast my naive hope...
Yeah, the third book felt rushed a bit and...NovaCascade said:
I feel like when they started to kill off characters left and right was sort of for somewhat shock value, all of them felt random and uneeded. Plus did it ever explain why her Sister was where the president guy was..? I never got that, maybe I missed the explination.
Also I get the similarites to Battle Royal (Dystopian Society where kids fight to survive) but I feel like that idea is the same as any fantasy idea. Just because one is similar to the next doesn't mean they copied each other.
Hell just take Roman times, change the adults to kids, and society to Dystopian and you got Battle Royal and The Hunger Games...
Hell I have even thought of the idea before I even knew about these books. Many others have also probably aswell.
It's just one of those ideas that many get.
Are we supposed to start calling every Fantasy story a copy of Lotr just because it popularlized the fantasy genre to the way it is?
Is it just me or is Bruce Willis the only man to have aged gracefully out of the 80's action film circuit? Sly's stuck in the past, Arnold had a mid-life crisis... but Bruce? He's still kicking ass. And making geriatric quips. Yippie-kai-ay.
I liked the serial setup from the old series plus it was scarier (I remember it being scarier, might have to get the DVDs to rewatch). But, the new series had David Tennant.Sabrestar said:
I watched the trailer G.I Joe 2, puzzled to say I am looking forward to it. I liked the first one too, despite the poor acting, horrid script and oddly disconcerting special effects. By themselves none of them worked, all together and it is strangely enjoyable.
Hunger Games... not really sure. I loved the books, but I'll bet the movie gets dumbed down to appeal to a wider group of teens (the ones who can't read). Maybe not, but there's a decent chance.
I'm actually excited for G.I Joe. And that's hard to say for me because I generally hate this type of movie (didn't like the first one myself) but... it's looks like stupid fun! Good stupid fun xD
Plus, all the multicoloured ninjas make me laugh. Tip to all Cobra agents! Wearing bright colours and trying to be a ninja at the same time doesn't work well. If it does, that questioning the intelligence of the target and their guards!
Plus, all the multicoloured ninjas make me laugh. Tip to all Cobra agents! Wearing bright colours and trying to be a ninja at the same time doesn't work well. If it does, that questioning the intelligence of the target and their guards!
It's sad that a movie parodying Mexican television, casting Mexicans, and spoken in Mexican has to have an American star in the lead role, just for it to pull an US audience. It's the Snatch/Chicken Run problem all over again.
Alternatively, though it is nice to see an action movie Red Tails featuring a black pilots, it is disappointing that it seems to be specifically about black pilots. What I mean is that instead of making an action movie which happens to feature a black cast, it is a movie commenting on black people.
Unfortunately, that is the case with pretty much any historical movie that has prominent black characters. They are there just so the film can have a commentary about civil rights. We can't have them there just because they happen to be there.
Alternatively, though it is nice to see an action movie Red Tails featuring a black pilots, it is disappointing that it seems to be specifically about black pilots. What I mean is that instead of making an action movie which happens to feature a black cast, it is a movie commenting on black people.
Unfortunately, that is the case with pretty much any historical movie that has prominent black characters. They are there just so the film can have a commentary about civil rights. We can't have them there just because they happen to be there.
Guy Pearce saving the President's daughter, huh? I wonder if she's blonde and slightly jailbait-looking.
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What annoys me most about what is going on with "The Hunger Games," is that the guy directing it, is more of a "script writer" then an actual "director." He's only made two movies, and yeah one of them was alright, but it wasn't great. His filming style is nothing of what I would have expected "The Hunger Games" to be like.
I also feel like he hasn't captured the weirdness and absurdness of the capitol at all. When I read the books, it felt like the people, in the capitol, were completely alien, and different to Katniss and that she could not relate to them at all.
It's got great idea, and honestly the resemblance to Battle Royal is yes indeed their, but the only similarity is the kids killing each other to survive. That is it. It's a sick idea, that it's watched by people in the capitol who love to watch these yearly "games" as these kids kill each other. They watch it for fun.
I just hope they make it gruesome like the book is, it's horrific, it should be MA15+ at least. If it's PG, something is very wrong. It'll probably, hopefully be M.
I hope they don't make it "Tween" friendly.
I also feel like he hasn't captured the weirdness and absurdness of the capitol at all. When I read the books, it felt like the people, in the capitol, were completely alien, and different to Katniss and that she could not relate to them at all.
It's got great idea, and honestly the resemblance to Battle Royal is yes indeed their, but the only similarity is the kids killing each other to survive. That is it. It's a sick idea, that it's watched by people in the capitol who love to watch these yearly "games" as these kids kill each other. They watch it for fun.
I just hope they make it gruesome like the book is, it's horrific, it should be MA15+ at least. If it's PG, something is very wrong. It'll probably, hopefully be M.
I hope they don't make it "Tween" friendly.
The Cabin in the Woods...just watched the trailer even though you told me not to. I WILL see this when it comes out. Though I have to say, in a horror trailer, when they show only two people in what looks like the last act of the movie, you sort of know who's going to die. But this movie seems brilliant.