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[maplesyrup]

Watched 3 flicks today...

Cowboys and Aliens; Meh... I was pretty disappointed.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Everyone was telling me how good it was so I watched on a few recommendations. - Better than Cowboys for sure but still just okay.

Hall Pass; OMG! As good and Horrible Bosses... and I LOVED Horrible Bosses.

 

[Tigger]

Paul was pretty good, Sigourney Weaver against type, Jason Bateman is couched nicely ( Jeffrey Tambor, hello arrested development... ), Bill Hader ( some kind of superbad relation with Seth Rogen on board ) and Joe Lo Truglio are fair, Jane Lynch as her usual spot on self and of course Nick Frost and Simon Pegg.

Edit to add, Kristen Wiig is pretty, pretty good as well.

Also saw 13 Assassins, worth a watch too.

Colin Farrell was a nice surprise in Horrible Bosses.

 

[Boston Leaf]

saw Planet of Apes and didn't think it was any great shake. okay but nothing like all the hype Ive heard for me

 

[Tigger]

saw Planet of Apes and didn't think it was any great shake. okay but nothing like all the hype Ive heard for me

The 'hype' might be due to extremely lowered expectations from the last attempt at a Planet reboot. I liked it, thought Andy Serkis was, again, pretty genius but while I wouldn't ask for my money back I also didn't think it was a masterpiece or anything.

 

[Tigger]

Looking at the cast for 'Prometheus', Ridley Scott's next installment attached to the Alien universe, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender and Guy Pearce seem like a pretty fair cast. Can't wait to see what Scott has up his sleeve as the movie was originally intended to be a prequel but, according to the director, has turned into something else.

 

[mustacheman]

Watched an Aussie crime drama last night called "Animal Kingdom" with Guy Pierce a stunning film that left me breathless. AMAZING!!!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Looking at the cast for 'Prometheus', Ridley Scott's next installment attached to the Alien universe, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender and Guy Pearce seem like a pretty fair cast. Can't wait to see what Scott has up his sleeve as the movie was originally intended to be a prequel but, according to the director, has turned into something else.

He also recently signed on to direct some sort of new Blade Runner movie.

 

[Mr. Leaf]

I went and saw Captain America on Thursday night and loved every second of it!  It was a great movie that I would highly recommend to anyone.

 

[bustaheims]

Looking at the cast for 'Prometheus', Ridley Scott's next installment attached to the Alien universe, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender and Guy Pearce seem like a pretty fair cast. Can't wait to see what Scott has up his sleeve as the movie was originally intended to be a prequel but, according to the director, has turned into something else.

He also recently signed on to direct some sort of new Blade Runner movie.

I'm a little concerned about both of them, to be honest. Ridley Scott hasn't directed a sci-fi movie since . . . well, since Blade Runner, really, and things have changed pretty dramatically since then. I just hope he doesn't end up going the way of James Cameron - who went all sizzle, no steak with his return to the genre.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Looking at the cast for 'Prometheus', Ridley Scott's next installment attached to the Alien universe, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender and Guy Pearce seem like a pretty fair cast. Can't wait to see what Scott has up his sleeve as the movie was originally intended to be a prequel but, according to the director, has turned into something else.

He also recently signed on to direct some sort of new Blade Runner movie.

I'm a little concerned about both of them, to be honest. Ridley Scott hasn't directed a sci-fi movie since . . . well, since Blade Runner, really, and things have changed pretty dramatically since then. I just hope he doesn't end up going the way of James Cameron - who went all sizzle, no steak with his return to the genre.

He's also got a lot of making up to do after Robin Hood.

 

[bustaheims]

He's also got a lot of making up to do after Robin Hood.

Well, there's that too. He and Russell Crowe took the amazing concept that was 'Nottingham' and turned it into another mediocre Robin Hood movie. As much good as he's done over his career, there's a lot he has to make up for - like Robin Hood, Legend, G.I. Jane, etc.

 

[Tigger]

With The Duellists, Alien and Blade Runner as his first 3 flicks I can give him some grace, Robin Hood wasn't that bad...

His greatest trick in Alien, aside from playing up a very 'gritty' angle in the feel and sets, was casting and I think it looks pretty fair. Funny, when you think about movies you can rent in corner store Alien still sells 30 years later.

Another interesting casting choice, Martin Freeman will be playing Bilbo in The Hobbit. I liked his work in Sherlock ( British tv series ) though in this neck o the woods he might be better known for his take on Arthur Dent in the Douglas Adams classic.

 

[bustaheims]

With The Duellists, Alien and Blade Runner as his first 3 flicks I can give him some grace, Robin Hood wasn't that bad...

When you compare what Robin Hood was to what it was supposed to be . . .

Nottingham would've been the single most original Robin Hood movie in history. The original script (written by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris) so excited studios when it turned up in 2007 that it became the subject of a fierce bidding war (Universal wound up paying freaking $1.5 million for it). It was a totally different take on the story -- the Sheriff of Nottingham is the main character and protagonist. "Stuff" gets real once the sheriff investigates a string of grisly murders in the area. The sheriff then pursues "a jerkish" Robin Hood (Russell Crowe) for the crimes only to find out that Robin, while a "jerk", was actually being framed.

The film was to climax with an epic siege of the city of Nottingham between Prince John and King Richard, all while the Sheriff tries to discover the identity of the real killer using 12th century detective techniques (Reiff is a history buff and researched how actual killings in that era were investigated).

Then, director Ridley Scott came on board and said, "What is this "crap"? We're making a Robin Hood movie! Get all that standard Robin Hood stuff back in there. That's what everybody wants to see." The movie was renamed Robin Hood and lots more scenes with people shooting bows and arrows were added. A few rewrites later, very little of the original screenplay remained. Today, Nottingham is a cautionary tale for every young, aspiring screenwriter out there. It doesn't matter what you write: the director and the star will decide what makes it onto the screen.

I had to make some edits for language, but, man, how much cooler would have movie have been? That's what he has to make up for - not making a rather pedestrian Robin Hood movie, but taking an absolutely fantastic concept for a Robin Hood movie and turning into a pedestrian Robin Hood movie.

 

[Tigger]

With The Duellists, Alien and Blade Runner as his first 3 flicks I can give him some grace, Robin Hood wasn't that bad...

When you compare what Robin Hood was to what it was supposed to be . . .

Nottingham would've been the single most original Robin Hood movie in history. The original script (written by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris) so excited studios when it turned up in 2007 that it became the subject of a fierce bidding war (Universal wound up paying freaking $1.5 million for it). It was a totally different take on the story -- the Sheriff of Nottingham is the main character and protagonist. "Stuff" gets real once the sheriff investigates a string of grisly murders in the area. The sheriff then pursues "a jerkish" Robin Hood (Russell Crowe) for the crimes only to find out that Robin, while a "jerk", was actually being framed.

The film was to climax with an epic siege of the city of Nottingham between Prince John and King Richard, all while the Sheriff tries to discover the identity of the real killer using 12th century detective techniques (Reiff is a history buff and researched how actual killings in that era were investigated).

Then, director Ridley Scott came on board and said, "What is this "crap"? We're making a Robin Hood movie! Get all that standard Robin Hood stuff back in there. That's what everybody wants to see." The movie was renamed Robin Hood and lots more scenes with people shooting bows and arrows were added. A few rewrites later, very little of the original screenplay remained. Today, Nottingham is a cautionary tale for every young, aspiring screenwriter out there. It doesn't matter what you write: the director and the star will decide what makes it onto the screen.

I had to make some edits for language, but, man, how much cooler would have movie have been? That's what he has to make up for - not making a rather pedestrian Robin Hood movie, but taking an absolutely fantastic concept for a Robin Hood movie and turning into a pedestrian Robin Hood movie.

First off I don't understand why a murder mystery would make for a 'better' Robin Hood movie, second and probably more important, did you ever hear Matt Stone and Trey Parker talk about being invited to listen to Crowe's musical endeavors? Suffice to say I think Crowe could have been equally or more guilty however, that aside, I didn't hate the movie though it was kind of unnecessary.

Hard to fault a guy who makes bank at the box office, especially after some genius rides... what it was 'supposed to be' didn't turn my crank all that much, fwiw. I'd rather see a prequel to Se7en than a twisted up Hoodie Whodunnit, making up for that doesn't dissuade my interest in what he might bring with a real cast and original project to the Alien universe, though if I'm wrong I will proclaim it loudly.

Not sure what to make of the Blade Runner attempt/revisit, one of the few scifi movies the US Congress put in the library.

Maybe they should have tried to sell it to the guys who produced 'Sherlock'?

 

[Bullfrog]

I'm not sure if this should be in the movie thread or complaint thread, but I heard on a movie show today that they're contemplating a remake of the The Crow.

I really don't see that as a movie that needs to be remade. It was awesome. the sequels were not (though admittedly I only saw the second one.)

 

[bustaheims]

I'm not sure if this should be in the movie thread or complaint thread, but I heard on a movie show today that they're contemplating a remake of the The Crow.

I really don't see that as a movie that needs to be remade. It was awesome. the sequels were not (though admittedly I only saw the second one.)

They're not so much contemplating it, as much as they're doing so with Bradley Cooper in the lead role . . . or, at least, that's the last I heard about it.

 

[L K]

I'm not sure if this should be in the movie thread or complaint thread, but I heard on a movie show today that they're contemplating a remake of the The Crow.

I really don't see that as a movie that needs to be remade. It was awesome. the sequels were not (though admittedly I only saw the second one.)

Hollywood's response to the criticism "let's make a sequel to every successful movie" has become "let's make a re-make of every successful movie". 

 

[Newbury]

I'm not sure if this should be in the movie thread or complaint thread, but I heard on a movie show today that they're contemplating a remake of the The Crow.

I really don't see that as a movie that needs to be remade. It was awesome. the sequels were not (though admittedly I only saw the second one.)

They're not so much contemplating it, as much as they're doing so with Bradley Cooper in the lead role . . . or, at least, that's the last I heard about it.

Boom.

http://www.newsinfilm.com/2011/08/17/bradley-cooper-exits-crow-remake-whos-in/

 

[Sucker Punch]

I think a new Crow movie would make a ton of money.  Media outlets rehashing the Brandon Lee story will give it a bunch of free publicity, and there's a new generation of emo Twilight tweens who haven't seen it.

EDIT: How come all the pirate ships in Pirates of the Carribean have ragged holes torn through all their sales?  That strikes me as incredibly inefficient.

 

[TheMightyOdin]

It can't rain all the time..