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Lucasfilm Gives Details on New SW Books - Oct 03, 2008 - 09:30am
Actually, acidsquall, I think Ralph McQuarrie had done some sketches of Coruscant during the early planning stages of Return of the Jedi, so Zahn didn't create that world. But that original trilogy by Zahn was something else. Nothing since has quite measured up.
Actually, acidsquall, I think Ralph McQuarrie had done some sketches of Coruscant during the early planning stages of Return of the Jedi, so Zahn didn't create that world. But that original trilogy by Zahn was something else. Nothing since has quite measured up.
Spielberg Readies More Sci-Fi in CHOCKY? - Sep 25, 2008 - 06:47am
I remember a time when I was hardpressed to figure out who I worshipped more -- Spielberg or Lucas. Now, there's no contest, of course. Spielberg still is doing a fantastic job with movies. I think he tends to show a bit more passion for his serious films, but Minority Report was an excellent movie IMO. Indy 5 wasn't quite up to the original trilogy (except maybe Temple) but I enjoyed watching it, and I suspect Lucas was responsible for the aspects that didn't quite measure up. I know Spielberg and Harrison would have gone a different route with the movie had they had their way. As for CHOCKY, that sounds interesting-right up Spielberg's alley.
I remember a time when I was hardpressed to figure out who I worshipped more -- Spielberg or Lucas. Now, there's no contest, of course. Spielberg still is doing a fantastic job with movies. I think he tends to show a bit more passion for his serious films, but Minority Report was an excellent movie IMO. Indy 5 wasn't quite up to the original trilogy (except maybe Temple) but I enjoyed watching it, and I suspect Lucas was responsible for the aspects that didn't quite measure up. I know Spielberg and Harrison would have gone a different route with the movie had they had their way. As for CHOCKY, that sounds interesting-right up Spielberg's alley.
Bekmambetov Reworking MOBY DICK and Developing WANTED 2 - Sep 24, 2008 - 05:26pm
Ughh. We can all guess what "updated" means -- 1. The whale is actually angry because of global warming and the melting of the polar ice caps. That's why it's blowing up ships. 2. Somehow, the changes to the environment have given the whale special cloaking abilities like a Klingon Bird of Prey. Also, the whale is now psychic, so it can now genuinely get inside Ahab's head and tease him mercilessly. "Suck my massive whale unit, Ahab!" This also makes Ahab more relatable, because who would want a whale constantly trash talking at them, 24/7? 3. The crew of the Pequod realize the only way to kill a monster sperm whale is with a giant squid! (actually, I would pay to see this, although you'd know it'd be schlocky). 4. CGI, CGI, CGI! The whale will look about as believable as that recent Clone Wars cartoon that bombed.
Ughh. We can all guess what "updated" means -- 1. The whale is actually angry because of global warming and the melting of the polar ice caps. That's why it's blowing up ships. 2. Somehow, the changes to the environment have given the whale special cloaking abilities like a Klingon Bird of Prey. Also, the whale is now psychic, so it can now genuinely get inside Ahab's head and tease him mercilessly. "Suck my massive whale unit, Ahab!" This also makes Ahab more relatable, because who would want a whale constantly trash talking at them, 24/7? 3. The crew of the Pequod realize the only way to kill a monster sperm whale is with a giant squid! (actually, I would pay to see this, although you'd know it'd be schlocky). 4. CGI, CGI, CGI! The whale will look about as believable as that recent Clone Wars cartoon that bombed.
Governator Ready to Rejoin PREDATOR? - Sep 22, 2008 - 02:18pm
Even though right now this is little more than speculation, I think a new Predator movie is long overdue. Referencing the AVP movies is just an awful, awful idea though -- no offense, but it's just a bad idea to ever mention those two execrable embarrassments to filmmaking ever again. If you're Goodyear with their blimp, why would you ever want to bring up the Hindenburg? Having Arnie in the new film would be great for making sure it gets the right publicity and attention, but I think Arnie doesn't even have to be the main character the Predator fights. He could now be the general who organizes a special team to take out a ship full of Predators...or something else that takes the franchise in a bigger and different direction than just a reprise of the first movie. Oh, and I almost forgot -- if there are no more AVP movies ever this would be WONDERFUL news! Can it really be true? I thought Jarrod had reported last year that Fox was promising a third movie was definitely in the works. Hopefully this summer's dismal performance by Fox at the box office led to a suite of execs being canned, including whatever genius(es) were responsible for AVP.
Even though right now this is little more than speculation, I think a new Predator movie is long overdue. Referencing the AVP movies is just an awful, awful idea though -- no offense, but it's just a bad idea to ever mention those two execrable embarrassments to filmmaking ever again. If you're Goodyear with their blimp, why would you ever want to bring up the Hindenburg? Having Arnie in the new film would be great for making sure it gets the right publicity and attention, but I think Arnie doesn't even have to be the main character the Predator fights. He could now be the general who organizes a special team to take out a ship full of Predators...or something else that takes the franchise in a bigger and different direction than just a reprise of the first movie. Oh, and I almost forgot -- if there are no more AVP movies ever this would be WONDERFUL news! Can it really be true? I thought Jarrod had reported last year that Fox was promising a third movie was definitely in the works. Hopefully this summer's dismal performance by Fox at the box office led to a suite of execs being canned, including whatever genius(es) were responsible for AVP.
HITCHHIKERS GUIDE Continues Without Douglas Adams - Sep 21, 2008 - 11:48am
I have mixed feelings about this project. On the one hand, I would love to see another Hitchiker's book, because Mostly Harmless was such a downer and really in my mind doesn't match the feel of the other books at all. I think Adams himself came to acknowledge this eventually and explained that it was because he was in a dark mood at the time, and also I suspect it was a point where he was just sick of being asked to do anything more with the franchise. But like many other posters here, I have to wonder could ANYONE do it right? Think of all the other attempts to write a sequel to famous work, whether it's sequels to Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, the James Bond books or even Sherlock Holmes stories. None of them have EVER exactly captured the feel of the original works, even though you suspect somebody could, if they tried hard enough to capture the original writers' style and voice. But Douglas Adams is an entirely different thing altogether. It was his utterly bent perspective on the world along with his unique style of humor that made Hitchhiker's what it was. There was a casualness to his approach to humor too that I really haven't seen anyone else match - he never came across as working hard to make you laugh, but you'd bust a gut laughing anyway. I dunno. I'll probably wind up picking this thing up anyway, because I really do want more Hitchhiker's. But really, the chances for success would defy even the Infinite Improbability Drive's power.
I have mixed feelings about this project. On the one hand, I would love to see another Hitchiker's book, because Mostly Harmless was such a downer and really in my mind doesn't match the feel of the other books at all. I think Adams himself came to acknowledge this eventually and explained that it was because he was in a dark mood at the time, and also I suspect it was a point where he was just sick of being asked to do anything more with the franchise. But like many other posters here, I have to wonder could ANYONE do it right? Think of all the other attempts to write a sequel to famous work, whether it's sequels to Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, the James Bond books or even Sherlock Holmes stories. None of them have EVER exactly captured the feel of the original works, even though you suspect somebody could, if they tried hard enough to capture the original writers' style and voice. But Douglas Adams is an entirely different thing altogether. It was his utterly bent perspective on the world along with his unique style of humor that made Hitchhiker's what it was. There was a casualness to his approach to humor too that I really haven't seen anyone else match - he never came across as working hard to make you laugh, but you'd bust a gut laughing anyway. I dunno. I'll probably wind up picking this thing up anyway, because I really do want more Hitchhiker's. But really, the chances for success would defy even the Infinite Improbability Drive's power.
Mania on this Day: Campbell Tep, Talent Crime and Aliens Battle - Sep 21, 2008 - 10:26am
I was only a casual fan of the X-Files at best, but I was also puzzled by Fox's decision to release the movie during the summer. It'd just been too long since the tv show was on, and the series didn't exactly go out on a high note either. The movie was gone from the theaters before I even had a chance to see it! And Predator29 (aka "Pussyface"), where were you when I and countless other moviegoers would have preferred a plasma cannon shot to the head rather than sit through another second of the horrible AVP franchise? I agree with Fan1 though - the video game looks like they got it right.
I was only a casual fan of the X-Files at best, but I was also puzzled by Fox's decision to release the movie during the summer. It'd just been too long since the tv show was on, and the series didn't exactly go out on a high note either. The movie was gone from the theaters before I even had a chance to see it! And Predator29 (aka "Pussyface"), where were you when I and countless other moviegoers would have preferred a plasma cannon shot to the head rather than sit through another second of the horrible AVP franchise? I agree with Fan1 though - the video game looks like they got it right.
Mania on this Day: Campbell Tep, Talent Crime and Aliens Battle - Sep 20, 2008 - 12:41am
$129 million for AVP-R(ejected)? C'mon Sarafin, that's got to be worldwide plus DVD plus tie-in merchandise all put together...along with the $127 million the Strause brothers promised to pay Fox over their lifetimes in order to be able to direct this so-called "movie." Whatever the situation is for Fox, taking the Aliens franchise in this direction is a bad move. It's like the people at Fox decided the way to dig themselves out of the hole they made with Alien3 and Alien Resurrection was...to just keep on digging. At some point they'll hand the reigns to Uwe Boll, who'll film the whole thing on a Flip Ultra camcorder to keep costs down. The notoriety of Boll alone will be enough to ensure a profit! Such geniuses, those Fox execs. Though I guess they were so busy planning their brilliant moves with this franchise, they forgot they needed to release a blockbuster this summer.
$129 million for AVP-R(ejected)? C'mon Sarafin, that's got to be worldwide plus DVD plus tie-in merchandise all put together...along with the $127 million the Strause brothers promised to pay Fox over their lifetimes in order to be able to direct this so-called "movie." Whatever the situation is for Fox, taking the Aliens franchise in this direction is a bad move. It's like the people at Fox decided the way to dig themselves out of the hole they made with Alien3 and Alien Resurrection was...to just keep on digging. At some point they'll hand the reigns to Uwe Boll, who'll film the whole thing on a Flip Ultra camcorder to keep costs down. The notoriety of Boll alone will be enough to ensure a profit! Such geniuses, those Fox execs. Though I guess they were so busy planning their brilliant moves with this franchise, they forgot they needed to release a blockbuster this summer.
Bungie Losing HALO 4 to Gearbox? - Aug 28, 2008 - 08:10am
I just checked out the screenshots for that Aliens FPS. It looks fantastic! You just know they're going to include that "Game over, man! Game over!" line somehow... Maybe this is the closest we get to a true Aliens sequel...but hey, I'll take it.
I just checked out the screenshots for that Aliens FPS. It looks fantastic! You just know they're going to include that "Game over, man! Game over!" line somehow... Maybe this is the closest we get to a true Aliens sequel...but hey, I'll take it.
THE DARK KNIGHT: The Joker's Wild! - Jul 18, 2008 - 07:25pm
Just saw it, and I have to say, this film IS a masterpiece! I'd never have thought a major studio would let anyone make a superhero movie this dark, this threatening, this on the edge, but wow, it's all here. Anyone who wants jokey, comics-are-for-kids Batman, or wants to indulge in a trip down nostalgia lane is going to hate this film, so don't even go. But anyone who liked Batman Begins? This movie is FAR superior, and joins the likes of Empire Strikes Back, where the sequel outshines the original. Fantastic. It is the best Batman movie ever made, and it makes Tim Burton's original movie (which I liked at the time) look like the campy 60s TV show.
Just saw it, and I have to say, this film IS a masterpiece! I'd never have thought a major studio would let anyone make a superhero movie this dark, this threatening, this on the edge, but wow, it's all here. Anyone who wants jokey, comics-are-for-kids Batman, or wants to indulge in a trip down nostalgia lane is going to hate this film, so don't even go. But anyone who liked Batman Begins? This movie is FAR superior, and joins the likes of Empire Strikes Back, where the sequel outshines the original. Fantastic. It is the best Batman movie ever made, and it makes Tim Burton's original movie (which I liked at the time) look like the campy 60s TV show.
Sigourney Weaver Up for ALIENS 5 - Jul 05, 2008 - 09:49am
I saw "Be Kind Rewind" and while Weaver is starting to show her age a little she is still beautiful and I think she could be great in a new Aliens film. Maybe she shouldn't be the central kick-butt character, but if the franchise is going to be brought back to greatness, we definitely need her... Notice how other big franchises with aging main characters have brought in younger sidekicks. Live Free or Die Hard and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull both did it, so I think it only makes sense Ripley has a younger person alongside her to battle the alien hordes. This then gives us a perfect scenario in which to reverse the damage of Alien3 and Resurrection, and bring back an older Hicks and now grown up Newt (Rebecca)! I would definitely not go with a continuation of the Resurrection plotline though. No need to bring back Wynona (when's the last time she appeared in anything?)
I saw "Be Kind Rewind" and while Weaver is starting to show her age a little she is still beautiful and I think she could be great in a new Aliens film. Maybe she shouldn't be the central kick-butt character, but if the franchise is going to be brought back to greatness, we definitely need her... Notice how other big franchises with aging main characters have brought in younger sidekicks. Live Free or Die Hard and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull both did it, so I think it only makes sense Ripley has a younger person alongside her to battle the alien hordes. This then gives us a perfect scenario in which to reverse the damage of Alien3 and Resurrection, and bring back an older Hicks and now grown up Newt (Rebecca)! I would definitely not go with a continuation of the Resurrection plotline though. No need to bring back Wynona (when's the last time she appeared in anything?)
THE COMPLETE MAKING OF INDIANA JONES - Jul 03, 2008 - 01:55pm
I went out and bought this book just because of this review. It looks fantastic! Really looking forward to reading through it...
I went out and bought this book just because of this review. It looks fantastic! Really looking forward to reading through it...
TERMINATOR Trilogy Begins Production - May 23, 2008 - 06:18pm
I'm worried about these movies. But hey, if they work out we can get that "Terminator Babies" movie like we all want. How cute would it be to see little Terminator endoskeletons running around, with tiny plasma rifles in their hands? Some of them could even be covered in plush fur, like deadly teddy bears...
I'm worried about these movies. But hey, if they work out we can get that "Terminator Babies" movie like we all want. How cute would it be to see little Terminator endoskeletons running around, with tiny plasma rifles in their hands? Some of them could even be covered in plush fur, like deadly teddy bears...
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL - May 22, 2008 - 06:57pm
I saw it this afternoon, and it's a lot of fun. The beginning of the movie is fantastic. But honestly, I agree it's not quite up there even with Temple of Doom, the worst of the original three. Kinda bogs down in the middle. And I would have liked to see Indy interact more with Marion before they go zooming through the jungle. The ending is different from the kind of endings we've seen before with the Indy films, too. But beforehand I was worried about too much CGI, and was pleased to see the special effects didn't detract from the movie. And I don't know if the score by John Williams was great, but it at least seemed to fit with the music from the first two movies--I've always felt that the music in Last Crusade felt a little thin, for whatever reason. I'd definitely go see it again. I'll buy the DVD when it comes out, as well.
I saw it this afternoon, and it's a lot of fun. The beginning of the movie is fantastic. But honestly, I agree it's not quite up there even with Temple of Doom, the worst of the original three. Kinda bogs down in the middle. And I would have liked to see Indy interact more with Marion before they go zooming through the jungle. The ending is different from the kind of endings we've seen before with the Indy films, too. But beforehand I was worried about too much CGI, and was pleased to see the special effects didn't detract from the movie. And I don't know if the score by John Williams was great, but it at least seemed to fit with the music from the first two movies--I've always felt that the music in Last Crusade felt a little thin, for whatever reason. I'd definitely go see it again. I'll buy the DVD when it comes out, as well.
MGM Planning New ROBOCOP & RED DAWN? - May 19, 2008 - 09:58pm
Robocop definitely could use some better sequels. Even the second film wasn't that great. But no ROBOCOP VS. ANYTHING. We know what happens when people come up with that kind of garbage.
Robocop definitely could use some better sequels. Even the second film wasn't that great. But no ROBOCOP VS. ANYTHING. We know what happens when people come up with that kind of garbage.
TERMINATOR 4 is PG-13? - May 05, 2008 - 06:33am
McG! PG-13! Oh, boy... Let me just say the PG-13 rating for Live Free or Die Hard didn't bother me. But I've long wanted to see the full-on apocalyptic war with the machines on the big screen, and somehow, I just don't think we're really going to see how overwhelmed the humans are if this is a PG-13 movie. It means the film probably won't be as dark. We won't get the full sense of how ruthless the terminators can be. The universe will feel "safe." And "safe" isn't Skynet's world at all.
McG! PG-13! Oh, boy... Let me just say the PG-13 rating for Live Free or Die Hard didn't bother me. But I've long wanted to see the full-on apocalyptic war with the machines on the big screen, and somehow, I just don't think we're really going to see how overwhelmed the humans are if this is a PG-13 movie. It means the film probably won't be as dark. We won't get the full sense of how ruthless the terminators can be. The universe will feel "safe." And "safe" isn't Skynet's world at all.
Exclusive: New INDY Trailer For Iron Man? - Apr 30, 2008 - 04:36am
Nice! I'm really looking forward to seeing both these movies. Probably more than any others coming out this summer, offhand. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to catch Iron Man until next week.
Nice! I'm really looking forward to seeing both these movies. Probably more than any others coming out this summer, offhand. Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to catch Iron Man until next week.
Scott and Affleck Like The KIND ONE - Apr 17, 2008 - 10:49pm
All the AVP ad crap now festooning this website needs to go away NOW!
All the AVP ad crap now festooning this website needs to go away NOW!
Alten's MEG Eating The Big Screen Soon? - Apr 11, 2008 - 09:57am
I read the book years ago and was astounded by how something got published with writing that bad. I think Hollywood got excited because of the one scene in the book where Jaws eats the T.rex--that was back when CGI was just taking off and people thought it would be cool to put that battle on screen. But now it turns out that battle would never have happened, any more than Jaws eating Fred Flintstone. And with CGI all over the place now, I don't know that it would be as fun to watch as it would have been back then.
I read the book years ago and was astounded by how something got published with writing that bad. I think Hollywood got excited because of the one scene in the book where Jaws eats the T.rex--that was back when CGI was just taking off and people thought it would be cool to put that battle on screen. But now it turns out that battle would never have happened, any more than Jaws eating Fred Flintstone. And with CGI all over the place now, I don't know that it would be as fun to watch as it would have been back then.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Apr 11, 2008 - 09:29am
I agree with irascible and Redheaven. Dumbing down the series to stupid slasher pic level really misses out on what made either franchise (especially Aliens) great. When you read the AVP graphic novels and realize the concept could have been made into a fantastic film - well, the lost opportunity speaks volumes about the boneheadedness of everyone involved in this mess.
I agree with irascible and Redheaven. Dumbing down the series to stupid slasher pic level really misses out on what made either franchise (especially Aliens) great. When you read the AVP graphic novels and realize the concept could have been made into a fantastic film - well, the lost opportunity speaks volumes about the boneheadedness of everyone involved in this mess.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Apr 11, 2008 - 12:32am
This movie was MISTAKE through and through. My grade: F-. Everyone associated with this project should have been let go during the strike.
This movie was MISTAKE through and through. My grade: F-. Everyone associated with this project should have been let go during the strike.
AvP Sequel Talks Continue at Fox - Mar 10, 2008 - 08:00pm
WHY WHY WHY?!! Has Fox decided it doesn't want to be a major studio anymore? Why not just announce Fox is going to make nothing but cheap schlock and soft core porn from here on out? I'd much rather see a sequel to Serenity than anything else in this completely bankrupt series that just robs creatively from the original franchises without offering anything good on its own. Actually, I'd rather see a movie version of Cleopatra 2525, as excruciating as that would be, than anymore of your indulgent, so-cheap-it-can't-fail POS waste of celluloid productions for spoiled amateurs. DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE WORLD FOR ONCE MURDOCH AND FIRE EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AWFUL SERIES.
WHY WHY WHY?!! Has Fox decided it doesn't want to be a major studio anymore? Why not just announce Fox is going to make nothing but cheap schlock and soft core porn from here on out? I'd much rather see a sequel to Serenity than anything else in this completely bankrupt series that just robs creatively from the original franchises without offering anything good on its own. Actually, I'd rather see a movie version of Cleopatra 2525, as excruciating as that would be, than anymore of your indulgent, so-cheap-it-can't-fail POS waste of celluloid productions for spoiled amateurs. DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE WORLD FOR ONCE MURDOCH AND FIRE EVERYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AWFUL SERIES.
Last Poster for IRON MAN - Mar 07, 2008 - 08:25am
Now that's a REAL movie poster. I'm so tired of seeing movie posters that are basically a closeup of the star's face, and everything's got a blue or grey tinge to it. This one you'd want to have up on your wall.
Now that's a REAL movie poster. I'm so tired of seeing movie posters that are basically a closeup of the star's face, and everything's got a blue or grey tinge to it. This one you'd want to have up on your wall.
Worthington Leads TERMINATOR Trilogy - Feb 13, 2008 - 07:30am
While Cameron may not have officially blessed T3, he did say nice things about the movie in public. More so than he did about *ahem* AVP... I'd be excited for this new film series except for McG. I don't know, maybe if there's somebody really looking over his shoulder and making sure he doesn't go overboard with silliness.
While Cameron may not have officially blessed T3, he did say nice things about the movie in public. More so than he did about *ahem* AVP... I'd be excited for this new film series except for McG. I don't know, maybe if there's somebody really looking over his shoulder and making sure he doesn't go overboard with silliness.
Ryan Gosling as JACK RYAN? - Jan 25, 2008 - 06:05am
Man, Tom Clancy hasn't written anything in years, has he? I agree with what others said, his books have been going downhill. And I do think John Clark would be a good character to use if you're going to make movies that aren't based on the books. As far as Ryan Gosling goes...I don't have anything against him, but he always seems like the soft, sensitive type as opposed to the sharp analyst Jack Ryan in the books. I think young Alec Baldwin captured the character best, but then the guy ditched the franchise so he could one day be a star on Thirty Rock.
Man, Tom Clancy hasn't written anything in years, has he? I agree with what others said, his books have been going downhill. And I do think John Clark would be a good character to use if you're going to make movies that aren't based on the books. As far as Ryan Gosling goes...I don't have anything against him, but he always seems like the soft, sensitive type as opposed to the sharp analyst Jack Ryan in the books. I think young Alec Baldwin captured the character best, but then the guy ditched the franchise so he could one day be a star on Thirty Rock.
Stallone Opens up on RAMBO and DEATH WISH - Jan 23, 2008 - 06:32am
Back when the last Rocky film came out, I read an article about him where he admitted he "sold out" for a while in the 80's and 90's when a lot of the films mentioned above came out. But he said he was hoping for a second chance, and I think he's gotten it. Certainly the guy who came up with the original Rocky has talent and guts, no matter what else.
Back when the last Rocky film came out, I read an article about him where he admitted he "sold out" for a while in the 80's and 90's when a lot of the films mentioned above came out. But he said he was hoping for a second chance, and I think he's gotten it. Certainly the guy who came up with the original Rocky has talent and guts, no matter what else.
Update: Ledger's Autopsy Is Inconclusive - Jan 23, 2008 - 06:27am
The first movie I ever saw Ledger in was The Patriot. He was a fine actor and an inspired choice to play the Joker. Sad news, this.
The first movie I ever saw Ledger in was The Patriot. He was a fine actor and an inspired choice to play the Joker. Sad news, this.
And the Oscar Nominations Are... - Jan 23, 2008 - 06:24am
Well, I think the question whether the Oscars will go on this year is now a moot point. I doubt most of the moviegoing public has even seen any of these films, although some of them were quite good. Would it have killed the Academy to at least put an American Gangster in the list of best pictures? Low ratings again for the Oscars, I predict...
Well, I think the question whether the Oscars will go on this year is now a moot point. I doubt most of the moviegoing public has even seen any of these films, although some of them were quite good. Would it have killed the Academy to at least put an American Gangster in the list of best pictures? Low ratings again for the Oscars, I predict...
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 08:09pm
Thanks to Merin for at least acknowledging I'm not behaving like a troll, even though he thinks I'm obnoxious. But even he pointed out that this whole argument isn't my doing. Quite frankly, I think I've tried to be civil, until others have been rude to me. Then I fire back in kind, which ought to be fair by any definition. Once again, I've never doubted that Cloverfield is going to be a greatly profitable film, by any way you do the math. But Jarrod went a little too far in claiming "pure profit" by day 4. All I did was point that out. People have repeatedly tried to twist my words to try to save face for themselves, but if you read my posts I think it's obvious that's all my intent was. Why does any of it matter? Only because when we discuss other films we toss around budget and box office numbers and use them to justify our point of view, like on whether a film deserves a sequel or not. Then we blast the studio for making the "wrong" decision, such as by not making another sequel to Serenity or whatever. I certainly didn't want to see this thread devolve into a discussion of profitability numbers, though, because I have to agree, that is indeed boring. And if you'll notice, I've tried to steer this thread back on track several times. But when others came after me and said I got it all wrong, what was I supposed to do? I wasn't wrong. So if there's _any_ guilty party here, I'm certainly not the only one, at the very least. By the way, Jarrod certainly isn't the only one to fall into this kind of fallacy with the numbers. Major publications like Entertainment Weekly still make the same kind of mistake. But with all the attention paid to box office these days, people are slowly gaining a greater awareness as to who actually gets what part of your ticket dollar.
Thanks to Merin for at least acknowledging I'm not behaving like a troll, even though he thinks I'm obnoxious. But even he pointed out that this whole argument isn't my doing. Quite frankly, I think I've tried to be civil, until others have been rude to me. Then I fire back in kind, which ought to be fair by any definition. Once again, I've never doubted that Cloverfield is going to be a greatly profitable film, by any way you do the math. But Jarrod went a little too far in claiming "pure profit" by day 4. All I did was point that out. People have repeatedly tried to twist my words to try to save face for themselves, but if you read my posts I think it's obvious that's all my intent was. Why does any of it matter? Only because when we discuss other films we toss around budget and box office numbers and use them to justify our point of view, like on whether a film deserves a sequel or not. Then we blast the studio for making the "wrong" decision, such as by not making another sequel to Serenity or whatever. I certainly didn't want to see this thread devolve into a discussion of profitability numbers, though, because I have to agree, that is indeed boring. And if you'll notice, I've tried to steer this thread back on track several times. But when others came after me and said I got it all wrong, what was I supposed to do? I wasn't wrong. So if there's _any_ guilty party here, I'm certainly not the only one, at the very least. By the way, Jarrod certainly isn't the only one to fall into this kind of fallacy with the numbers. Major publications like Entertainment Weekly still make the same kind of mistake. But with all the attention paid to box office these days, people are slowly gaining a greater awareness as to who actually gets what part of your ticket dollar.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 09:59am
Classless, Merin. Shame on you. I'm not the one who made a big deal out of this--just pointed out that DJ was factually incorrect. In his position, that kind of thing can be embarrassing. Since you're so keen on reviewing the posts, you'll see LOTRSUXS and DJ both scoffed and pulled that 95-98% to the distributor number. I merely replied both were wrong, and was willing to leave it there. Then other people got outraged that I turned out to be right and tried different attacks. And now you're trying to tell me what I'm saying isn't somehow "germane to the discussion?" Weak sauce, Merin. Weak sauce. I didn't take the discussion here. I just stood up for myself and happened to be right, in every way. Some of you ought to take a chill pill and accept that's what happened. Stupid Foxbots...guess you're still mad I depressed AVP2's numbers at the box office. :-)
Classless, Merin. Shame on you. I'm not the one who made a big deal out of this--just pointed out that DJ was factually incorrect. In his position, that kind of thing can be embarrassing. Since you're so keen on reviewing the posts, you'll see LOTRSUXS and DJ both scoffed and pulled that 95-98% to the distributor number. I merely replied both were wrong, and was willing to leave it there. Then other people got outraged that I turned out to be right and tried different attacks. And now you're trying to tell me what I'm saying isn't somehow "germane to the discussion?" Weak sauce, Merin. Weak sauce. I didn't take the discussion here. I just stood up for myself and happened to be right, in every way. Some of you ought to take a chill pill and accept that's what happened. Stupid Foxbots...guess you're still mad I depressed AVP2's numbers at the box office. :-)
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 09:41am
Hanso-- Use DJ's marketing budget numbers (20-25 million, again, just scroll up and see for yourself) instead of your measly 6 million if you're going to try to make Jarrod's case for him. He was wrong, any way you do the math, because he was presuming the distributor got virtually 100% of the take. That's all I was pointing out. Numbers may not lie, but you've changed the numbers. You've had to change the playing field (you sneaky weasel) to prop up an indefensible argument. Not fooling anybody who can count, though. Back to remedial math for you.
Hanso-- Use DJ's marketing budget numbers (20-25 million, again, just scroll up and see for yourself) instead of your measly 6 million if you're going to try to make Jarrod's case for him. He was wrong, any way you do the math, because he was presuming the distributor got virtually 100% of the take. That's all I was pointing out. Numbers may not lie, but you've changed the numbers. You've had to change the playing field (you sneaky weasel) to prop up an indefensible argument. Not fooling anybody who can count, though. Back to remedial math for you.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 09:39am
Re 59: What are you talking about, LOTRSUXS? Mum threw you out after she caught you taking it in both major orifices from ponyboy and hanso. ;-)
Re 59: What are you talking about, LOTRSUXS? Mum threw you out after she caught you taking it in both major orifices from ponyboy and hanso. ;-)
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 09:28am
Well, being a gracious winner, I'm going to let LOTRSUXS have the last--albeit truly lame--word on that whole nonsense. Back to Cloverfield, eh? I will say that when I saw the movie, the theater was about half full. At the end when the credits started to roll there was definitely a sizeable minority of the audience that started groaning, and a few "That sucked!" type exclamations. So the movie's definitely not for everybody. In some ways, it's not even _really_ a monster movie, because ****SPOILER?***** the monster isn't even featured to any prominent degree, and in the end we don't know any more about it than at the beginning. So I suppose fence sitters might want to wait for the DVD if they get frustrated by that sort of thing.
Well, being a gracious winner, I'm going to let LOTRSUXS have the last--albeit truly lame--word on that whole nonsense. Back to Cloverfield, eh? I will say that when I saw the movie, the theater was about half full. At the end when the credits started to roll there was definitely a sizeable minority of the audience that started groaning, and a few "That sucked!" type exclamations. So the movie's definitely not for everybody. In some ways, it's not even _really_ a monster movie, because ****SPOILER?***** the monster isn't even featured to any prominent degree, and in the end we don't know any more about it than at the beginning. So I suppose fence sitters might want to wait for the DVD if they get frustrated by that sort of thing.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 09:19am
C'mon, LOTRSUXS! I guess by your reasoning, whenever three retards tell you you're wrong, you go along with them and follow them onto the little bus. Not that I'm calling any of you retards or anything. I'm going to let people who read your comments come to that conclusion for themselves. ;-)
C'mon, LOTRSUXS! I guess by your reasoning, whenever three retards tell you you're wrong, you go along with them and follow them onto the little bus. Not that I'm calling any of you retards or anything. I'm going to let people who read your comments come to that conclusion for themselves. ;-)
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 09:13am
Lame, hanso. What you failed to mention is that 20% is the low end. Who knows what the exact split was for this movie...but I suspect it might have been higher than 20% for the theaters, because Cloverfield wasn't a guaranteed box office smash like say, a Spider-Man or Shrek sequel. And Jarrod was estimating 20-25 million for the marketing budget (just scroll up, you can see the figure for yourself!), so your 6 million dollar marketing budget is _way_ off from his estimates. One--or both--of you is wrong. Also, I said from the beginning that Cloverfield was doing great. It's clearly going to make some serious dough. So stop with the straw man arguments, already. Man, what is it with this site? Some of the folks here can't admit they lost an argument...they just try to pretend the guy who won was arguing something else! Pretty pathetic.
Lame, hanso. What you failed to mention is that 20% is the low end. Who knows what the exact split was for this movie...but I suspect it might have been higher than 20% for the theaters, because Cloverfield wasn't a guaranteed box office smash like say, a Spider-Man or Shrek sequel. And Jarrod was estimating 20-25 million for the marketing budget (just scroll up, you can see the figure for yourself!), so your 6 million dollar marketing budget is _way_ off from his estimates. One--or both--of you is wrong. Also, I said from the beginning that Cloverfield was doing great. It's clearly going to make some serious dough. So stop with the straw man arguments, already. Man, what is it with this site? Some of the folks here can't admit they lost an argument...they just try to pretend the guy who won was arguing something else! Pretty pathetic.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 08:50am
I understand that you're trying to save face, LOTRSUXS, but NOBODY claimed theaters made most of their money from ticket sales. The argument was, how much of the box office does the theater take? You and Jarrod were arguing that distributors got 95-98% or something like that. That was just wrong. I'm all for buying popcorn and soda in the theater, and I'm all for a great viewing experience. I love movie theaters, and there's something about it that watching a movie by yourself on a massive HDTV just can't replicate.
I understand that you're trying to save face, LOTRSUXS, but NOBODY claimed theaters made most of their money from ticket sales. The argument was, how much of the box office does the theater take? You and Jarrod were arguing that distributors got 95-98% or something like that. That was just wrong. I'm all for buying popcorn and soda in the theater, and I'm all for a great viewing experience. I love movie theaters, and there's something about it that watching a movie by yourself on a massive HDTV just can't replicate.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 08:04am
Wrong as usual, ponyboy! Hitting the bong as frequently as you must may be fun, but it does dull those crucial mental faculties necessary for understanding what's going on. What I said in my first post was, "Popcorn and soda apparently isn't enough for the theater chains anymore." Nowhere in there is it implied that popcorn and soda isn't crucial to the theaters--because they always have. The only way you get to what you thought I said is through lazy reading. Check my post again...it'll only take a few clicks. And I suspect LOTRSUXS _worked_ in a theater several years ago, but doesn't now. But Cloverfield is definitely going to turn a profit, and it's a solid win for Abrams and Paramount.
Wrong as usual, ponyboy! Hitting the bong as frequently as you must may be fun, but it does dull those crucial mental faculties necessary for understanding what's going on. What I said in my first post was, "Popcorn and soda apparently isn't enough for the theater chains anymore." Nowhere in there is it implied that popcorn and soda isn't crucial to the theaters--because they always have. The only way you get to what you thought I said is through lazy reading. Check my post again...it'll only take a few clicks. And I suspect LOTRSUXS _worked_ in a theater several years ago, but doesn't now. But Cloverfield is definitely going to turn a profit, and it's a solid win for Abrams and Paramount.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 21, 2008 - 06:06am
Congrats, metalwater. You have found The Truth. Snackage, of course, has always been the huge profit source for the theater. I mean, popcorn's practically pure profit--it's mostly air! But as we can all see now, the theater's take of the box office is not neglible, as it was in days of yore. By the way...regarding Cloverfield itself, I liked it, would probably catch it again on DVD. Anyone who visits this site might well get a kick out of it.
Congrats, metalwater. You have found The Truth. Snackage, of course, has always been the huge profit source for the theater. I mean, popcorn's practically pure profit--it's mostly air! But as we can all see now, the theater's take of the box office is not neglible, as it was in days of yore. By the way...regarding Cloverfield itself, I liked it, would probably catch it again on DVD. Anyone who visits this site might well get a kick out of it.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 20, 2008 - 09:41pm
Hey, if that's what you want to believe, fine. But I'm not wrong. Anyone who wants to find the truth, can. I'll leave it at that.
Hey, if that's what you want to believe, fine. But I'm not wrong. Anyone who wants to find the truth, can. I'll leave it at that.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 20, 2008 - 09:13pm
LOTRSUXS and DJ-Jarrod: Fine. Live in ignorance for all I care. LOTRSUX being mistaken is probably understandable, but DJ, as someone who supposedly covers the industry, I'd think you'd want to at least get it right once in a while. Like I said, that old formula is outdated and has been for years. 1-3% my ass. Yeah, back when "Waterworld" was in first run, sure. Not so much recently. Check around. See if I'm wrong. Or don't. And keep making claims about profitability that makes real insiders snicker... Just trying to help you out, hombre.
LOTRSUXS and DJ-Jarrod: Fine. Live in ignorance for all I care. LOTRSUX being mistaken is probably understandable, but DJ, as someone who supposedly covers the industry, I'd think you'd want to at least get it right once in a while. Like I said, that old formula is outdated and has been for years. 1-3% my ass. Yeah, back when "Waterworld" was in first run, sure. Not so much recently. Check around. See if I'm wrong. Or don't. And keep making claims about profitability that makes real insiders snicker... Just trying to help you out, hombre.
CLOVERFIELD Monster Attacks January Records - Jan 20, 2008 - 07:57pm
DJ/Jarrod, you need to do some research into how the box office take gets split. While I agree Cloverfield is off to a great start, and I personally liked the movie, Paramount does not get all of that box office take. So to say the movie's already profitable after 4 days is incorrect. The theater gets its cut too. And as far as how that split goes, I just want to say the old formula where the theater only gets to take some of the box office after the movie's been out for 10 weeks or something like that has not been in play for years. Popcorn and soda apparently isn't enough for the theater chains anymore.
DJ/Jarrod, you need to do some research into how the box office take gets split. While I agree Cloverfield is off to a great start, and I personally liked the movie, Paramount does not get all of that box office take. So to say the movie's already profitable after 4 days is incorrect. The theater gets its cut too. And as far as how that split goes, I just want to say the old formula where the theater only gets to take some of the box office after the movie's been out for 10 weeks or something like that has not been in play for years. Popcorn and soda apparently isn't enough for the theater chains anymore.
Top 5 Genre Films of 2007, Top 5 Anticipated Films of 2008 - Jan 01, 2008 - 10:26am
Despite the fact DJ has unfairly attacked me here in the past, I have to admit he's created a decent list. Not so sure about whether Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will live up to the rest of the series, though--but at least with Spielberg directing, I hope we won't get a "Phantom Menace" level cheese-fest. Why do people here have such a problem with The Dark Knight? That movie is going to be awesome! How some here can say anything even remotely positive about a POS like that awful movie that just got released with Predators in it and then in the same breath bash Dark Knight is just unfathomable. Iron Man looks good as well. Star Trek...we'll have to wait until we see the first REAL trailer. The one that's going to be attached to Cloverfield is going to be one of those where the footage we see doesn't even wind up in the movie, it seems.
Despite the fact DJ has unfairly attacked me here in the past, I have to admit he's created a decent list. Not so sure about whether Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will live up to the rest of the series, though--but at least with Spielberg directing, I hope we won't get a "Phantom Menace" level cheese-fest. Why do people here have such a problem with The Dark Knight? That movie is going to be awesome! How some here can say anything even remotely positive about a POS like that awful movie that just got released with Predators in it and then in the same breath bash Dark Knight is just unfathomable. Iron Man looks good as well. Star Trek...we'll have to wait until we see the first REAL trailer. The one that's going to be attached to Cloverfield is going to be one of those where the footage we see doesn't even wind up in the movie, it seems.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 11:10am
DarkJedi's posts were a misrepresentation of my actions. Notice how he says I "accused" him of being a paid Fox flunkie, the way Spider accused him of being paid off by Universal. When in fact all I did was ask him a question. For a person who likes to throw words like "ad hominem" around, the difference between an accusation and a question should be clear! A troll is somebody who deliberately riles people up for the sake of riling them up and to bring attention to themselves. Clearly, if you read my posts here and elsewhere, that's not what I'm trying to do. My posts all clearly reflect the fact this AVP franchise is in a bad and sorry state, and that I'm not happy where it's going. As far as the verbal jousting goes...mostly everybody here does it, and nobody really has a problem with it. DJ just brought it up to create a strawman issue with which to attack me, since I wasn't furnishing him and daforce with ammunition on my own. Enough's enough. Back to AVPR. I hate it. Anyone feel differently, feel free to speak up and say why. I might disagree with you, but that's why we have discussions, after all.
DarkJedi's posts were a misrepresentation of my actions. Notice how he says I "accused" him of being a paid Fox flunkie, the way Spider accused him of being paid off by Universal. When in fact all I did was ask him a question. For a person who likes to throw words like "ad hominem" around, the difference between an accusation and a question should be clear! A troll is somebody who deliberately riles people up for the sake of riling them up and to bring attention to themselves. Clearly, if you read my posts here and elsewhere, that's not what I'm trying to do. My posts all clearly reflect the fact this AVP franchise is in a bad and sorry state, and that I'm not happy where it's going. As far as the verbal jousting goes...mostly everybody here does it, and nobody really has a problem with it. DJ just brought it up to create a strawman issue with which to attack me, since I wasn't furnishing him and daforce with ammunition on my own. Enough's enough. Back to AVPR. I hate it. Anyone feel differently, feel free to speak up and say why. I might disagree with you, but that's why we have discussions, after all.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 10:33am
Honestly, people, unless you have evidence to the contrary, enough with the troll crap. I haven't said anything in this thread or others that other posters haven't said in the same or worse degree. I'm passionate about expressing my point of view, that's all. And again, it's all just the kind of baseless personal attack you claim to despise. Hypocrites. Mckracken: we'll see ya after you get back from seeing the awful movie. Sounds like you're going alone, which is good, because I don't think anyone would forgive you for dragging them along.
Honestly, people, unless you have evidence to the contrary, enough with the troll crap. I haven't said anything in this thread or others that other posters haven't said in the same or worse degree. I'm passionate about expressing my point of view, that's all. And again, it's all just the kind of baseless personal attack you claim to despise. Hypocrites. Mckracken: we'll see ya after you get back from seeing the awful movie. Sounds like you're going alone, which is good, because I don't think anyone would forgive you for dragging them along.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 08:51am
Re 81: Uh-oh! Someone said something nice about the movie! Am I going to attack the guy troll-style like DJ and a few others would have you believe? Heck no. Enough with this stupid "troll" argument already. The truth is AVPR sucks and people who can't defend the movie are just attacking me personally instead.
Re 81: Uh-oh! Someone said something nice about the movie! Am I going to attack the guy troll-style like DJ and a few others would have you believe? Heck no. Enough with this stupid "troll" argument already. The truth is AVPR sucks and people who can't defend the movie are just attacking me personally instead.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 08:48am
Merin, somehow I just know your comments are all about me. But labeling me a troll is also an "ad hominem" attack, and it's unfair. I've been on this forum for sometime. I don't go around creating inflammatory posts on every topic. I do have an opinion regarding this franchise, and as DJ has noted, I've expressed myself in the past regarding AVPR. No one accused me of being a troll then, but only now that the movie's actually out and is in fact proven to be pretty worthless does misdirected fan anger get focused on me. Take it out on the studio, take it out on the Strause brothers for AVPR's failure, people. I'm the messenger. I'm not the reason it's bad. I'm happy to keep expressing myself without people continuing to throw personal attacks my way, and I assure you I won't just "fade away" troll style, because I was never a troll to begin with. Of course, if you really do think I'm a troll, I'm hopeful you'll actually stand by your own advice and not respond to this post at all. Or try anything cutesy like pretending to address someone else while really attacking me. Not going to work.
Merin, somehow I just know your comments are all about me. But labeling me a troll is also an "ad hominem" attack, and it's unfair. I've been on this forum for sometime. I don't go around creating inflammatory posts on every topic. I do have an opinion regarding this franchise, and as DJ has noted, I've expressed myself in the past regarding AVPR. No one accused me of being a troll then, but only now that the movie's actually out and is in fact proven to be pretty worthless does misdirected fan anger get focused on me. Take it out on the studio, take it out on the Strause brothers for AVPR's failure, people. I'm the messenger. I'm not the reason it's bad. I'm happy to keep expressing myself without people continuing to throw personal attacks my way, and I assure you I won't just "fade away" troll style, because I was never a troll to begin with. Of course, if you really do think I'm a troll, I'm hopeful you'll actually stand by your own advice and not respond to this post at all. Or try anything cutesy like pretending to address someone else while really attacking me. Not going to work.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 06:32am
When you have to come up with explanation after explanation on your own to come up with some logical conclusion for why things happened in a movie the way they did, that's not good moviemaking. That's crappy plotting and story execution. Sure, there's a place for crappy films. I don't mind if someone takes stuff like Freddy and Jason which were never that good to begin with and cranks out Freddy vs. Jason. But anyone who was a fan of the first two Alien films and Predator is aghast at where the franchise has turned. You might as well argue that Phantom Menace is a fantastic movie and Jar Jar is the greatest character ever, because hey, we're not getting anything else. That's BS. This movie is unwatchable. Check out any number of better films out there. The AVP franchise has nowhere to go as they keep making them cheaper and cheaper anyway. Yeah, maybe by the time the Strause brothers are making them as free 5 minute videos you can check out on YouTube, take a look at them...but even then they'll probably be too dark and blurry to know what's going on.
When you have to come up with explanation after explanation on your own to come up with some logical conclusion for why things happened in a movie the way they did, that's not good moviemaking. That's crappy plotting and story execution. Sure, there's a place for crappy films. I don't mind if someone takes stuff like Freddy and Jason which were never that good to begin with and cranks out Freddy vs. Jason. But anyone who was a fan of the first two Alien films and Predator is aghast at where the franchise has turned. You might as well argue that Phantom Menace is a fantastic movie and Jar Jar is the greatest character ever, because hey, we're not getting anything else. That's BS. This movie is unwatchable. Check out any number of better films out there. The AVP franchise has nowhere to go as they keep making them cheaper and cheaper anyway. Yeah, maybe by the time the Strause brothers are making them as free 5 minute videos you can check out on YouTube, take a look at them...but even then they'll probably be too dark and blurry to know what's going on.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 01:49am
Re 70: And let that be your final (and I mean really final, not like the fake final word you had earlier) word on the subject for the night. Please! You've contributed very little to this discussion, anyway. Actually, folks, I do have to get some shuteye as well. Can't stop you all from making scurrilous and baseless attacks while I'm gone (and knowing your moral fiber, I know you'll take all the cheap shots while you can), but I'll try to check in again sometime tomorrow. It's been a pleasure. 14%! Squawk!
Re 70: And let that be your final (and I mean really final, not like the fake final word you had earlier) word on the subject for the night. Please! You've contributed very little to this discussion, anyway. Actually, folks, I do have to get some shuteye as well. Can't stop you all from making scurrilous and baseless attacks while I'm gone (and knowing your moral fiber, I know you'll take all the cheap shots while you can), but I'll try to check in again sometime tomorrow. It's been a pleasure. 14%! Squawk!
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 01:43am
DarkJedi, I know you're affiliated with the website. Pardon me if I don't genuflect. I didn't ask if you gained INCOME from merchandising. I asked if you benefited from a relationship with Fox, say by gifts, merchandise, free DVDs, T-shirts, whatever. And what's causing you to focus so much on me, anyway? Good ol' Spider never got you so worked up. Like you say, I'm entitled to my opinion, so let me say it, without you having to butt in and mischaracterize what I say. My posts are all there, people can decide for themselves what they think about what I wrote. You shouldn't try to tell them what to think. Unless you think I'm some kind of threat.
DarkJedi, I know you're affiliated with the website. Pardon me if I don't genuflect. I didn't ask if you gained INCOME from merchandising. I asked if you benefited from a relationship with Fox, say by gifts, merchandise, free DVDs, T-shirts, whatever. And what's causing you to focus so much on me, anyway? Good ol' Spider never got you so worked up. Like you say, I'm entitled to my opinion, so let me say it, without you having to butt in and mischaracterize what I say. My posts are all there, people can decide for themselves what they think about what I wrote. You shouldn't try to tell them what to think. Unless you think I'm some kind of threat.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 01:37am
Thanks, daforce. At least now I know some of what I'm saying is getting through, even to you. 14%, indeed.
Thanks, daforce. At least now I know some of what I'm saying is getting through, even to you. 14%, indeed.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 01:32am
Re 63: Well, gotta defend the good Sleeper name against the trolls. And apparently, the trolls come out at night. ;-)
Re 63: Well, gotta defend the good Sleeper name against the trolls. And apparently, the trolls come out at night. ;-)
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 01:29am
Re 61: Wait a minute. "That was just weak" was something I said WAY before post 59. If you're going to play, at least do me the courtesy of responding to the right post. Also, 14% isn't "fanboy opinion".
Re 61: Wait a minute. "That was just weak" was something I said WAY before post 59. If you're going to play, at least do me the courtesy of responding to the right post. Also, 14% isn't "fanboy opinion".
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 01:25am
Ugh. Seems you're getting a bit heated there, DarkJedi. By the way, I never accused you of being a Fox executive, I didn't make you for being that high up (why would an exec post here?). Do you benefit from a relationship with the studio, though, in terms of merchandise, kickbacks, or anything else of that ilk? As for the rest of your obsessive cataloguing of my posts, I think you've gone out of your way to mischaracterize what I've written. Yes, I play a little hardball here. Seems like most people here do, so why I should get called on that, I don't know. But you're going a little too far with your claims. Also, you have no idea whether or not I've seen the movie, so I suggest you stop claiming that I haven't. Now back to the topic at hand--14% is pretty damn low, even over at Rotten Tomatoes. And since it is a meta-critic site, you can't just dismiss the number as being the result of some hi-falutin' critic. This is consensus.
Ugh. Seems you're getting a bit heated there, DarkJedi. By the way, I never accused you of being a Fox executive, I didn't make you for being that high up (why would an exec post here?). Do you benefit from a relationship with the studio, though, in terms of merchandise, kickbacks, or anything else of that ilk? As for the rest of your obsessive cataloguing of my posts, I think you've gone out of your way to mischaracterize what I've written. Yes, I play a little hardball here. Seems like most people here do, so why I should get called on that, I don't know. But you're going a little too far with your claims. Also, you have no idea whether or not I've seen the movie, so I suggest you stop claiming that I haven't. Now back to the topic at hand--14% is pretty damn low, even over at Rotten Tomatoes. And since it is a meta-critic site, you can't just dismiss the number as being the result of some hi-falutin' critic. This is consensus.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 01:12am
Still not "leaving me to my trollishness," daforce. And stop trying to change the subject. The 14% at Rotten Tomatoes is real. Yes, it matters.
Still not "leaving me to my trollishness," daforce. And stop trying to change the subject. The 14% at Rotten Tomatoes is real. Yes, it matters.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 12:56am
I hope this movie tanks so bad it's on DVD next week.
I hope this movie tanks so bad it's on DVD next week.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 12:35am
I've made plenty of legitimate arguments DJ, which you've ignored in favor of making your own hypocritical ad hominem attack against me, that I'm just some bashing troll. I've talked about the plot holes and the poor cinematography and I answered Dalton's question as to what a better story choice for this movie might have been. These so called "attacks" you say I went into were all legitimate counterarguments. One, pointing out that daforce's bashing of I Am Legend and No Country For Old Men was a transparent ploy to validate liking AVP without actually having to back that stance up was me revealing a tactic, not criticizing daforce himself. And me "attacking" Dalton was done to point out (erroneously, as it happens, and for which I apologized) the hypocrisy in having such a ridiculously high standard for Live Free or Die Hard and such a low one for AVP. You, on the other hand, repeatedly call me a troll, and tried to imply the fact I respond fairly quickly to posts is a sign I'm just hell-bent on bashing my fellow posters. Even though I respond fairly quick to all posts. What makes matters worse is that you don't really believe I'm a troll at all. Otherwise, why do you keep "feeding the troll"? And are you on Fox's payroll, or do you benefit from some relationship with the studio/corporation? Unlike daforce's question, mine isn't a trap. If you answer "no," then there's no way I can use that as ammo against you. Others here have engaged in far more trollish behavior than I have. Not a peep from you about them. If you're really all about "fair is fair" as you claim, I gotta wonder why. Not that I'm attacking you personally, mind you. But it's a legitimate inquiry.
I've made plenty of legitimate arguments DJ, which you've ignored in favor of making your own hypocritical ad hominem attack against me, that I'm just some bashing troll. I've talked about the plot holes and the poor cinematography and I answered Dalton's question as to what a better story choice for this movie might have been. These so called "attacks" you say I went into were all legitimate counterarguments. One, pointing out that daforce's bashing of I Am Legend and No Country For Old Men was a transparent ploy to validate liking AVP without actually having to back that stance up was me revealing a tactic, not criticizing daforce himself. And me "attacking" Dalton was done to point out (erroneously, as it happens, and for which I apologized) the hypocrisy in having such a ridiculously high standard for Live Free or Die Hard and such a low one for AVP. You, on the other hand, repeatedly call me a troll, and tried to imply the fact I respond fairly quickly to posts is a sign I'm just hell-bent on bashing my fellow posters. Even though I respond fairly quick to all posts. What makes matters worse is that you don't really believe I'm a troll at all. Otherwise, why do you keep "feeding the troll"? And are you on Fox's payroll, or do you benefit from some relationship with the studio/corporation? Unlike daforce's question, mine isn't a trap. If you answer "no," then there's no way I can use that as ammo against you. Others here have engaged in far more trollish behavior than I have. Not a peep from you about them. If you're really all about "fair is fair" as you claim, I gotta wonder why. Not that I'm attacking you personally, mind you. But it's a legitimate inquiry.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 12:18am
I thought you were going to "leave me to my trollishness", daforce. By the way, you're displaying all the troll-like behavior, here. I've been relatively civil during all of this.
I thought you were going to "leave me to my trollishness", daforce. By the way, you're displaying all the troll-like behavior, here. I've been relatively civil during all of this.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 27, 2007 - 12:10am
Re 48: Fascinating charge, DJ, considering you started off your comments by accusing me of being an irrational basher as opposed to addressing or even acknowledging any of the points I was making, yourself. I don't see you calling daforce or mckracken on any of their bashist and personal attacks. Interesting. You never answered my question of whether or not you're on Fox's payroll, either.
Re 48: Fascinating charge, DJ, considering you started off your comments by accusing me of being an irrational basher as opposed to addressing or even acknowledging any of the points I was making, yourself. I don't see you calling daforce or mckracken on any of their bashist and personal attacks. Interesting. You never answered my question of whether or not you're on Fox's payroll, either.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 11:50pm
Is this the best you two can do? Daforce, it's already clear that your question is a false inquiry. How I answer is irrelevant, because your real goal is to have me hand you the ammunition to bash me with, regardless of what my answer is. So why the hell should I play your game? You're bashing actual decent films like No Country For Old Men and I Am Legend anyway, so your point of view is already skewed. And mcracken's just gotten to that point in the evening where he's hitting the crack pipe, hard.
Is this the best you two can do? Daforce, it's already clear that your question is a false inquiry. How I answer is irrelevant, because your real goal is to have me hand you the ammunition to bash me with, regardless of what my answer is. So why the hell should I play your game? You're bashing actual decent films like No Country For Old Men and I Am Legend anyway, so your point of view is already skewed. And mcracken's just gotten to that point in the evening where he's hitting the crack pipe, hard.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 10:40pm
Ha. Did I call it, or what? Don't jump to any conclusions, daforce, it could come back to bite you in the ass. But I suspect you're often wrong, and are pretty used to getting bitch-slapped in the face by life in general. I will say I didn't add any money to this POS's box office total, though. I'll say that proudly. 14%, folks. 14%.
Ha. Did I call it, or what? Don't jump to any conclusions, daforce, it could come back to bite you in the ass. But I suspect you're often wrong, and are pretty used to getting bitch-slapped in the face by life in general. I will say I didn't add any money to this POS's box office total, though. I'll say that proudly. 14%, folks. 14%.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 10:18pm
Re 40: How does it matter? If I have, then some of you will just say I went in biased. If I didn't, then you'll say I'm talking out of my ass. The important point here is the consensus of other, non-biased people's opinions is clear--AVPR SUCKS. 14%--that's 14 ABYSMAL percentage points--on Rotten Tomatoes. Ouch.
Re 40: How does it matter? If I have, then some of you will just say I went in biased. If I didn't, then you'll say I'm talking out of my ass. The important point here is the consensus of other, non-biased people's opinions is clear--AVPR SUCKS. 14%--that's 14 ABYSMAL percentage points--on Rotten Tomatoes. Ouch.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 10:04pm
There's always such a thing as denial, too. Not that I'm "attacking" anyone, or anything. Not me.
There's always such a thing as denial, too. Not that I'm "attacking" anyone, or anything. Not me.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 09:32pm
Really? No fooling? If that's true, Dalton then I owe you a bit of an apology. Just a small one because you still did act like a complete tool in another thread. But your estimation has gone up in my eyes if you didn't write that piece of crap review for Live Free or Die Hard here. P.S. Go check out the Dark Horse graphic novels, to see what some people with talent can do with the monster vs. monster concept.
Really? No fooling? If that's true, Dalton then I owe you a bit of an apology. Just a small one because you still did act like a complete tool in another thread. But your estimation has gone up in my eyes if you didn't write that piece of crap review for Live Free or Die Hard here. P.S. Go check out the Dark Horse graphic novels, to see what some people with talent can do with the monster vs. monster concept.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 09:16pm
Whatever. The point is, this film stinks, and everyone here who kept going on the past few months about how "This thing is going to kick ass!" is now painfully embarrassed. Hey, you don't have to read the posts if you don't want to, mckracken. Likewise, I don't have to give two figs about what you think. I'm still going to post, though, in case you're interested. Unless Fox's minions censor me. That's always a possibility. If it happens, you'll know they think of me as a threat! How that can be, when Fox is the one making all the bombs, I can't understand....
Whatever. The point is, this film stinks, and everyone here who kept going on the past few months about how "This thing is going to kick ass!" is now painfully embarrassed. Hey, you don't have to read the posts if you don't want to, mckracken. Likewise, I don't have to give two figs about what you think. I'm still going to post, though, in case you're interested. Unless Fox's minions censor me. That's always a possibility. If it happens, you'll know they think of me as a threat! How that can be, when Fox is the one making all the bombs, I can't understand....
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 09:04pm
Well, gee, theCollector, it doesn't even sound like you've seen it at all, if you can't understand why people think it's too amateurishly dark! Oops, I better stop before DarkJedi comes after me again for "attacking" people!
Well, gee, theCollector, it doesn't even sound like you've seen it at all, if you can't understand why people think it's too amateurishly dark! Oops, I better stop before DarkJedi comes after me again for "attacking" people!
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 08:28pm
Re 27: Regarding Dalton, it's on the record I really, really disliked his review of Live Free or Die Hard. As did just about everybody else. He did, after all, essentially bash the film for not accurately showing us the world of hackers, because the movie didn't show how hard it is to hook up peripherals to computers. Then a week later he raved about Transformers, a film where a hacker deciphers an encrypted, ALIEN code by essentially using some sort of glorified zoom-in function. Because I've criticized his reviews, Dalton's gone after me on this topic of AVPR before, in another thread, in the most immature way possible, of course. But I've been pretty fair in addressing his weak claims that AVPR couldn't possibly be better than it is. DarkJedi, not sure what your point was in showing that I've posted on this topic before. What, you can post multiple times if you like something, but you can't if you don't? Don't try to make out like I'm that Spider guy who used to post the same, multi-post rant every time someone ran something about Battlestar Galactica. I'm a huge fan of the first two Alien movies, along with the original Predator. Heck, like Dalton, I'm even kind of fond of Predator 2. Because of that, I think what's happened with the AVP series is a travesty. How can there be anything wrong with having that opinion? On a forum where people routinely bash much better films (people here have a problem with The Dark Knight because they don't like the way Batman's motorcycle looks??!) why do you feel a need to target me about this? Unless of course, you're on Fox's payroll. Since Dalton asked me the question, let me ask you the same. Are you beholden to the man, DJ? And why is all this being brought up now, anyway? I suspect because the proof's finally in the pudding and it's now clear that this film sucks through and through, as I predicted all along. No need to bash me because I got it right. If anything some of you should just feel sheepish that you totally got it wrong.
Re 27: Regarding Dalton, it's on the record I really, really disliked his review of Live Free or Die Hard. As did just about everybody else. He did, after all, essentially bash the film for not accurately showing us the world of hackers, because the movie didn't show how hard it is to hook up peripherals to computers. Then a week later he raved about Transformers, a film where a hacker deciphers an encrypted, ALIEN code by essentially using some sort of glorified zoom-in function. Because I've criticized his reviews, Dalton's gone after me on this topic of AVPR before, in another thread, in the most immature way possible, of course. But I've been pretty fair in addressing his weak claims that AVPR couldn't possibly be better than it is. DarkJedi, not sure what your point was in showing that I've posted on this topic before. What, you can post multiple times if you like something, but you can't if you don't? Don't try to make out like I'm that Spider guy who used to post the same, multi-post rant every time someone ran something about Battlestar Galactica. I'm a huge fan of the first two Alien movies, along with the original Predator. Heck, like Dalton, I'm even kind of fond of Predator 2. Because of that, I think what's happened with the AVP series is a travesty. How can there be anything wrong with having that opinion? On a forum where people routinely bash much better films (people here have a problem with The Dark Knight because they don't like the way Batman's motorcycle looks??!) why do you feel a need to target me about this? Unless of course, you're on Fox's payroll. Since Dalton asked me the question, let me ask you the same. Are you beholden to the man, DJ? And why is all this being brought up now, anyway? I suspect because the proof's finally in the pudding and it's now clear that this film sucks through and through, as I predicted all along. No need to bash me because I got it right. If anything some of you should just feel sheepish that you totally got it wrong.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 04:14pm
Please. I've disagreed with a couple people here on a few points, and I think I've stated explicitly why. That's hardly bashing anyone and everyone.
Please. I've disagreed with a couple people here on a few points, and I think I've stated explicitly why. That's hardly bashing anyone and everyone.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 03:24pm
Re 21: I'm sorry, but trying to validate watching AVP-R by bashing I Am Legend and No Country for Old Men is a transparent ploy, not to mention pathetic. Both those films were WAY better than AVPR can even hope to be, and quite frankly, mentioning them in the same breath as AVP-R is an insult to both of them.
Re 21: I'm sorry, but trying to validate watching AVP-R by bashing I Am Legend and No Country for Old Men is a transparent ploy, not to mention pathetic. Both those films were WAY better than AVPR can even hope to be, and quite frankly, mentioning them in the same breath as AVP-R is an insult to both of them.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 01:46pm
Re 16: 1) Obviously, you've never read any of the Dark Horse graphic novels, which were much better thought out and respectful of the original franchises than either of these two crappy flicks. Otherwise you'd never have asked such a ridiculous question. 2) Who's payroll am I on? No one's, tool! I'm just a fan who's still dumbfounded that Fox chose AVP and Paul WS Anderson, rather than going with James Cameron and his idea for an Aliens movie. 3) Classy. Clearly, your license to review movies ought to be revoked, if it hasn't already.
Re 16: 1) Obviously, you've never read any of the Dark Horse graphic novels, which were much better thought out and respectful of the original franchises than either of these two crappy flicks. Otherwise you'd never have asked such a ridiculous question. 2) Who's payroll am I on? No one's, tool! I'm just a fan who's still dumbfounded that Fox chose AVP and Paul WS Anderson, rather than going with James Cameron and his idea for an Aliens movie. 3) Classy. Clearly, your license to review movies ought to be revoked, if it hasn't already.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 01:27pm
"and overwrite the script from both with something intelligent that respects the continuity of the two franchises and replace all the actors with actual actors..." You mean, turn these into real movies worth watching? Now THERE'S a concept I wish Fox would look into...
"and overwrite the script from both with something intelligent that respects the continuity of the two franchises and replace all the actors with actual actors..." You mean, turn these into real movies worth watching? Now THERE'S a concept I wish Fox would look into...
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 01:15pm
Ugh. Dalton, aren't you the guy who wrote that godawful review for Live Free or Die Hard here? Can't believe you're defending this POS. Actually, it all makes sense now--you're from the bizarro world! Guys, don't even bother picking this dud up on DVD. Use the alternatives if you have to watch it at all, or better yet, don't watch it and use the time you save to e-mail Fox and demand that whatever studio executive who decided to greenlight this thing be sh*t-canned ASAP.
Ugh. Dalton, aren't you the guy who wrote that godawful review for Live Free or Die Hard here? Can't believe you're defending this POS. Actually, it all makes sense now--you're from the bizarro world! Guys, don't even bother picking this dud up on DVD. Use the alternatives if you have to watch it at all, or better yet, don't watch it and use the time you save to e-mail Fox and demand that whatever studio executive who decided to greenlight this thing be sh*t-canned ASAP.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 11:50am
Stuff a sock in it with that "I'm not trying to start anything" crap, joeybaloney. It's clear what I meant.
Stuff a sock in it with that "I'm not trying to start anything" crap, joeybaloney. It's clear what I meant.
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM - Dec 26, 2007 - 10:53am
Once again, we fans have gotten the shaft with a sub-par product. And I do mean product, because Fox clearly wants to just pump these out by the numbers, and hopes we'll all just eat it up the way dung beetles eat what they eat. The logical inconsistencies and plotholes abound (The movie's pretty much one big WTF?), but seeing that Paul WS Anderson had a role in writing the script, it could be no other way. This movie sucks, and in the end it isn't even fun on a bad level, because you know with the source material it could have been so much more. It's official now, kids. No need to see this thing in the theaters. Go check out "Walk Hard" instead--at least there the laughs are intentional. In space, no one can hear you scream...but in AVP-R, everyone can hear them laugh at you in derision.
Once again, we fans have gotten the shaft with a sub-par product. And I do mean product, because Fox clearly wants to just pump these out by the numbers, and hopes we'll all just eat it up the way dung beetles eat what they eat. The logical inconsistencies and plotholes abound (The movie's pretty much one big WTF?), but seeing that Paul WS Anderson had a role in writing the script, it could be no other way. This movie sucks, and in the end it isn't even fun on a bad level, because you know with the source material it could have been so much more. It's official now, kids. No need to see this thing in the theaters. Go check out "Walk Hard" instead--at least there the laughs are intentional. In space, no one can hear you scream...but in AVP-R, everyone can hear them laugh at you in derision.
Strause Bros. Talk About AVP:REQUIEM - Dec 20, 2007 - 05:54am
Hell no. May this glorified direct-to-video die an ingnominious death at the box office. A movie set in space before Alien? That means people are again contacting the Alien before the first movie. The Predator as well. Remember the line in Aliens where Ripley gets accused of seeing something the likes of which hasn't been seen in countless documented worlds? And that's 150 years after Alien! Don't be fooled by the Strause brothers statements, either. They really have no control or say where the "next movie" goes. They may well get canned the same way Anderson did. See how they specifically added the disclamer "for us"? That means Fox isn't on board. AVP-R = POS-BIG TIME. The marketing campaign for this thing can't even sell anything beyond the R. That tells you it's SH**. No need to buy a ticket, or buy the DVD, folks. If you have to watch it, there are other methods you can use that won't provide so much money back to the turkeys that made this thing. I suggest you use them. But be warned...people who have already seen it, regret it.
Hell no. May this glorified direct-to-video die an ingnominious death at the box office. A movie set in space before Alien? That means people are again contacting the Alien before the first movie. The Predator as well. Remember the line in Aliens where Ripley gets accused of seeing something the likes of which hasn't been seen in countless documented worlds? And that's 150 years after Alien! Don't be fooled by the Strause brothers statements, either. They really have no control or say where the "next movie" goes. They may well get canned the same way Anderson did. See how they specifically added the disclamer "for us"? That means Fox isn't on board. AVP-R = POS-BIG TIME. The marketing campaign for this thing can't even sell anything beyond the R. That tells you it's SH**. No need to buy a ticket, or buy the DVD, folks. If you have to watch it, there are other methods you can use that won't provide so much money back to the turkeys that made this thing. I suggest you use them. But be warned...people who have already seen it, regret it.
Special Screenings Planned for AVP:REQUIEM - Dec 19, 2007 - 08:58pm
It doesn't matter when it comes out. It sucks regardless of your time frame, state of mind, or level of intoxication. Give it a pass. Find something else to do. Don't listen to paid studio flaks who have nothing better to do than post the same thing over and over again on behalf of their studio executive boss. The movie has already been seen in select venues. Plus, people who have an eye for this sort of thing have spoken and the word is is uniformly bad.
It doesn't matter when it comes out. It sucks regardless of your time frame, state of mind, or level of intoxication. Give it a pass. Find something else to do. Don't listen to paid studio flaks who have nothing better to do than post the same thing over and over again on behalf of their studio executive boss. The movie has already been seen in select venues. Plus, people who have an eye for this sort of thing have spoken and the word is is uniformly bad.
Special Screenings Planned for AVP:REQUIEM - Dec 19, 2007 - 08:17am
The word is already out, this movie is terrible. The holidays can be depressing enough as it is. So why cause yourself misery by watching this trash?
The word is already out, this movie is terrible. The holidays can be depressing enough as it is. So why cause yourself misery by watching this trash?
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE - Dec 15, 2007 - 04:54am
The show is not what it once was, perhaps, but the movie was good. It made me laugh. Better than a C, for sure.
The show is not what it once was, perhaps, but the movie was good. It made me laugh. Better than a C, for sure.
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 12, 2007 - 06:01pm
Dalton, you need to get your panties out of that twist. Besides, arguing that the movie's SUPPOSED to be bad is stupid. Good to see that most people here who aren't just happy to sneak into an R-rated movie, or are a paid flack for Fox, have come to the same sane, rational conclusion like the rest of us--it's just not going to be worth the price of a ticket. And hey...powers that be! You're not fooling anybody by not updating the comment counter on the front page!
Dalton, you need to get your panties out of that twist. Besides, arguing that the movie's SUPPOSED to be bad is stupid. Good to see that most people here who aren't just happy to sneak into an R-rated movie, or are a paid flack for Fox, have come to the same sane, rational conclusion like the rest of us--it's just not going to be worth the price of a ticket. And hey...powers that be! You're not fooling anybody by not updating the comment counter on the front page!
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 12, 2007 - 05:53am
We've only seen the first few minutes of this and already the plot holes are starting to pile up. Some of you are irritated at me for calling it early, but none of you can hate me for getting it wrong. Look, it's nice to want to be optimistic in the face of reality, but let's face it, you're all starting to get that sinking sensation in the pit of your stomach.
We've only seen the first few minutes of this and already the plot holes are starting to pile up. Some of you are irritated at me for calling it early, but none of you can hate me for getting it wrong. Look, it's nice to want to be optimistic in the face of reality, but let's face it, you're all starting to get that sinking sensation in the pit of your stomach.
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 11, 2007 - 09:33pm
Damn. I can't believe you're this naive, Filch. You've swallowed every one of the 20th Century Fox publicity department talking points, haven't you? Schumacher got to keep making crappy Batman films that focused on rubber nipples so long as people went and watched them. When "Batman & Robin" tanked, Schumacher got shown the door and Nolan finally made a good movie with "Batman Begins." The people behind Star Trek got to keep making crappy movies like Insurrection and Nemesis and even worse series like Enterprise...so long as the fans watched them. Once Nemesis bombed at the box office and Enterprise tanked in the ratings, THAT'S only when Paramount decided to shell out the big money to get J.J. Abrams and Leonard Nimoy and finally make a big budget Star Trek movie. "Trust the studios." That's your attitude?!! "If you trust the big conglomerates, eventually they'll reward your loyalty, out of love, not profit." Oh please. I bet you're hoping to see 100 million dollar budget pornos in the near future, too.
Damn. I can't believe you're this naive, Filch. You've swallowed every one of the 20th Century Fox publicity department talking points, haven't you? Schumacher got to keep making crappy Batman films that focused on rubber nipples so long as people went and watched them. When "Batman & Robin" tanked, Schumacher got shown the door and Nolan finally made a good movie with "Batman Begins." The people behind Star Trek got to keep making crappy movies like Insurrection and Nemesis and even worse series like Enterprise...so long as the fans watched them. Once Nemesis bombed at the box office and Enterprise tanked in the ratings, THAT'S only when Paramount decided to shell out the big money to get J.J. Abrams and Leonard Nimoy and finally make a big budget Star Trek movie. "Trust the studios." That's your attitude?!! "If you trust the big conglomerates, eventually they'll reward your loyalty, out of love, not profit." Oh please. I bet you're hoping to see 100 million dollar budget pornos in the near future, too.
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 11, 2007 - 07:51pm
"I'll live with theses AVP movies if some time down the line we finally get what we want." Comments like these just piss me off. If you're willing to eat sh**, you're going to continue to be fed sh** every day for the rest of your lives. Cause it's cheaper and easier to make sh** than something that's actually good. I agree with the above poster who said this footage has probably been chopped down. But the fact that the studio would let this rushed-feeling, crappily edited sequence out into the world just tells you everything about what they think of this movie's audience: moron fanboys who don't give a crap about production value or quality, and will eat up any ol' steaming turd pile you place in front of them, so long as you show a few shots of gore and a chestburster sequence or two. We're not getting anything good as long as AVP continues. No one here can even really deny that this intro sequence sucks. Don't see this thing in the theater, people. Wait to netflix the damn thing if you have to. But this AVP series HAS to go.
"I'll live with theses AVP movies if some time down the line we finally get what we want." Comments like these just piss me off. If you're willing to eat sh**, you're going to continue to be fed sh** every day for the rest of your lives. Cause it's cheaper and easier to make sh** than something that's actually good. I agree with the above poster who said this footage has probably been chopped down. But the fact that the studio would let this rushed-feeling, crappily edited sequence out into the world just tells you everything about what they think of this movie's audience: moron fanboys who don't give a crap about production value or quality, and will eat up any ol' steaming turd pile you place in front of them, so long as you show a few shots of gore and a chestburster sequence or two. We're not getting anything good as long as AVP continues. No one here can even really deny that this intro sequence sucks. Don't see this thing in the theater, people. Wait to netflix the damn thing if you have to. But this AVP series HAS to go.
RATATOUILLE - Dec 11, 2007 - 06:22pm
This was a pretty good movie, and for once the Cinemania grade is right on. It wasn't perfect, but it was very well done and obviously heartfelt. Pixar doesn't always make them perfect, but you can always tell they're really trying. You can't say that about too many movies out there.
This was a pretty good movie, and for once the Cinemania grade is right on. It wasn't perfect, but it was very well done and obviously heartfelt. Pixar doesn't always make them perfect, but you can always tell they're really trying. You can't say that about too many movies out there.
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 11, 2007 - 06:12pm
Have any of you looked at this intro video? It is DOG SH**!!! It's a direct continuation of AVP 1...and I just want to point out it looks like Paul WS Anderson had a hand in the writing duties...great sign of quality! Choppy, amateurish footage. Did I say direct-to-video? Direct to Sci-Fi channel stuff. And if you're not already familiar with the world of Aliens and Predator, it's too fanboyish to even understand what's going on. And to top it off it's silly as hell. A big major flaming spaceship crashes down into the forest, but when the humans investigate, are there forest fires, or even smoke? Hell no. Just a tableau as pretty as when ET's ship touched down in the woods to bring him back home. The only thing missing here is the rainbow. Lame, Lame, Lame. Go ahead. Watch this crap for yourself. I dare you to do that and then come back and tell me that I'm wrong. You won't be able to, you'll be too embarrassed. Hell, even Sonyman will start praying to Jeebus to keep this movie from being released after watching this mess. AVP is a JOKE. But I'm not laughing.
Have any of you looked at this intro video? It is DOG SH**!!! It's a direct continuation of AVP 1...and I just want to point out it looks like Paul WS Anderson had a hand in the writing duties...great sign of quality! Choppy, amateurish footage. Did I say direct-to-video? Direct to Sci-Fi channel stuff. And if you're not already familiar with the world of Aliens and Predator, it's too fanboyish to even understand what's going on. And to top it off it's silly as hell. A big major flaming spaceship crashes down into the forest, but when the humans investigate, are there forest fires, or even smoke? Hell no. Just a tableau as pretty as when ET's ship touched down in the woods to bring him back home. The only thing missing here is the rainbow. Lame, Lame, Lame. Go ahead. Watch this crap for yourself. I dare you to do that and then come back and tell me that I'm wrong. You won't be able to, you'll be too embarrassed. Hell, even Sonyman will start praying to Jeebus to keep this movie from being released after watching this mess. AVP is a JOKE. But I'm not laughing.
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 11, 2007 - 03:34pm
Sonyman, why did you post up Webster's definition for "requiem"? Did you think there were people here who didn't know what the word meant? Did you have to look it up yourself and have to share? Duh, we know what it means! My point is the title's not going to have anything to do with the movie except something cheap like the project codename. And I agree that the Darkhorse comics were on the whole much better than these awful direct-to-video quality features. Although the predalien DID first make an appearance in the comics, at least it didn't show up in more than a few panels.
Sonyman, why did you post up Webster's definition for "requiem"? Did you think there were people here who didn't know what the word meant? Did you have to look it up yourself and have to share? Duh, we know what it means! My point is the title's not going to have anything to do with the movie except something cheap like the project codename. And I agree that the Darkhorse comics were on the whole much better than these awful direct-to-video quality features. Although the predalien DID first make an appearance in the comics, at least it didn't show up in more than a few panels.
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 11, 2007 - 01:19pm
mckracken, you clearly must not have seen the first Predator movie, because we see a quick glimpse of a ship there too. Of course, if I had only watched Predator 2 and thought it was great like you I might give this new POS a chance too. I'm not saying everything should look exactly the same on the Predator planet, that'd be stupid. But the fact there's NOTHING to suggest any continuity with the original movies shows you how much "respect" these video directors have for the classics they're just basically strip-mining for a dollar. And hey, does anybody wonder why the movie's named "Requiem?" Given the lackluster evidence so far, I bet somebody just said, "Dude, Requiem sounds like a cool name for a movie!" 'Cause it makes this POS sound more classy and intelligent than it really is, see? But it'll just turn out the military has a project or secret weapon code named "Requiem" or some other cheap copout. This movie's going to SUCK. Harder than Paris Hilton in a home video.
mckracken, you clearly must not have seen the first Predator movie, because we see a quick glimpse of a ship there too. Of course, if I had only watched Predator 2 and thought it was great like you I might give this new POS a chance too. I'm not saying everything should look exactly the same on the Predator planet, that'd be stupid. But the fact there's NOTHING to suggest any continuity with the original movies shows you how much "respect" these video directors have for the classics they're just basically strip-mining for a dollar. And hey, does anybody wonder why the movie's named "Requiem?" Given the lackluster evidence so far, I bet somebody just said, "Dude, Requiem sounds like a cool name for a movie!" 'Cause it makes this POS sound more classy and intelligent than it really is, see? But it'll just turn out the military has a project or secret weapon code named "Requiem" or some other cheap copout. This movie's going to SUCK. Harder than Paris Hilton in a home video.
Updated: AvP Intro & look at the PREDATOR Planet - Dec 11, 2007 - 03:37am
This POS is going to suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! First off, that planet doesn't show any of the same design elements we saw in the Predator ships from the original movies. Second, why do they insist on showing all these lame photos of the Predalien? That one where it's leering over a screaming woman looks hilarious--it's like it's got little crab claws and it's saying "Rrrrowwrrr! I'm going to PINCH you! PINCH you! Rrrowwrr!" If someone just had a crab mallet and some butter, that woman would be saved!
This POS is going to suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! First off, that planet doesn't show any of the same design elements we saw in the Predator ships from the original movies. Second, why do they insist on showing all these lame photos of the Predalien? That one where it's leering over a screaming woman looks hilarious--it's like it's got little crab claws and it's saying "Rrrrowwrrr! I'm going to PINCH you! PINCH you! Rrrowwrr!" If someone just had a crab mallet and some butter, that woman would be saved!
DIE HARD Debuts On Top of DVD Charts - Nov 29, 2007 - 01:29am
Awright! Live Free or Die Hard was great and everybody knows it, that's why it's at the top of the charts. Not bad for a movie that was essentially called an unredeemable piece of crap by this website's official review!
Awright! Live Free or Die Hard was great and everybody knows it, that's why it's at the top of the charts. Not bad for a movie that was essentially called an unredeemable piece of crap by this website's official review!
HITMAN - Nov 24, 2007 - 03:03pm
Those three movies were hardly critical successes. Tomb Raider was the best of that bunch...but then when they made the movie, they just had to rip off Indiana Jones, which of course the games were inspired from. AVP started out as a graphic novel, not a video game...but it might as well have been based on a game, what with the completely craptastic plotline that only mouth breathing wastrels could enjoy!
Those three movies were hardly critical successes. Tomb Raider was the best of that bunch...but then when they made the movie, they just had to rip off Indiana Jones, which of course the games were inspired from. AVP started out as a graphic novel, not a video game...but it might as well have been based on a game, what with the completely craptastic plotline that only mouth breathing wastrels could enjoy!
New REQUIEM Images & New Clip - Nov 01, 2007 - 03:16pm
Are you daft? Do you know the difference between a zoom-in and a close up? Go watch Aliens again.
Are you daft? Do you know the difference between a zoom-in and a close up? Go watch Aliens again.
New REQUIEM Images & New Clip - Nov 01, 2007 - 10:48am
That fight scene looks like crap. What's with the cheesy quick zoom-ins? That's not Alien or Aliens at all! I've seen better fight scenes on Robot Chicken.
That fight scene looks like crap. What's with the cheesy quick zoom-ins? That's not Alien or Aliens at all! I've seen better fight scenes on Robot Chicken.
Shatner Talks STAR TREK Snub - Oct 27, 2007 - 12:35pm
Boston Legal's numbers are irrelevant. Just because people will watch you on TV doesn't mean they'll flock to see your movies. David Caruso, anybody? That's why there's such a difference in prestige and pay between "TV star" and "movie star". And before anybody talks about how Shatner was a movie star in the past...just gonna point out that was IN THE PAST, over a decade ago. He's not a surefire box office draw now, any way you look at it.
Boston Legal's numbers are irrelevant. Just because people will watch you on TV doesn't mean they'll flock to see your movies. David Caruso, anybody? That's why there's such a difference in prestige and pay between "TV star" and "movie star". And before anybody talks about how Shatner was a movie star in the past...just gonna point out that was IN THE PAST, over a decade ago. He's not a surefire box office draw now, any way you look at it.
Shatner Talks STAR TREK Snub - Oct 27, 2007 - 05:55am
I'm bewildered by how many times you here Trekkies bash the prequel because "Trek is about the future, not the past." Umm....the era of the prequel IS the future. OUR future. Actually, updating The Original Series to better reflect what we now know about science, technology, and moral issues will make Star Trek more relevant than ever. Making more crappy series won't.
I'm bewildered by how many times you here Trekkies bash the prequel because "Trek is about the future, not the past." Umm....the era of the prequel IS the future. OUR future. Actually, updating The Original Series to better reflect what we now know about science, technology, and moral issues will make Star Trek more relevant than ever. Making more crappy series won't.
New Photo of PREDALIEN Appears Online - Oct 27, 2007 - 01:38am
If these guys can't even tell Alien and Aliens apart--both are great, but they're completely different--that tells you all you need to know about how "sincere" they are about making AVP2 "just as serious and dark as the originals."
If these guys can't even tell Alien and Aliens apart--both are great, but they're completely different--that tells you all you need to know about how "sincere" they are about making AVP2 "just as serious and dark as the originals."
New Photo of PREDALIEN Appears Online - Oct 26, 2007 - 10:15am
Bah. That predalien looks like it's wearing a Spider-Man alien symbiote suit. Isn't it so obvious these two brothers are just being coached every step of the way by the marketing people in what to say? But there's just no real creativity or effort here.
Bah. That predalien looks like it's wearing a Spider-Man alien symbiote suit. Isn't it so obvious these two brothers are just being coached every step of the way by the marketing people in what to say? But there's just no real creativity or effort here.
New INDY 4 Set Pics and Video - Oct 17, 2007 - 10:36pm
You do realize with that flight map we won't see those romantic images of the Pan Am Clipper, but Indy boarding jetliners. Hmmm. Maybe we'll even see Indy have to take his shoes off to pass the checkpoint for Homeland Security. And then he finds out he can't bring his whip onboard as a carry-on....
You do realize with that flight map we won't see those romantic images of the Pan Am Clipper, but Indy boarding jetliners. Hmmm. Maybe we'll even see Indy have to take his shoes off to pass the checkpoint for Homeland Security. And then he finds out he can't bring his whip onboard as a carry-on....
RAMBO Doesn't Go to Hell - Oct 16, 2007 - 11:57pm
Now if we can only convince 20th Century Fox to drop AVP2 altogether, we fans will have everything we want!
Now if we can only convince 20th Century Fox to drop AVP2 altogether, we fans will have everything we want!
The Halo Movie is 'Entirely Dead' - Oct 06, 2007 - 06:01am
Let's face it, even though the original Halo was a great game, movies made from video games pretty much always suck. Hey, even the video game sequels lost some of the magic. So this is no great loss.
Let's face it, even though the original Halo was a great game, movies made from video games pretty much always suck. Hey, even the video game sequels lost some of the magic. So this is no great loss.
New ALIENS VS. PREDATOR:REQUIEM Trailer - Oct 03, 2007 - 12:17pm
We've all been down this road before...movie looks semi-promising from the trailer, even though there are still clues to the ultimate box office disaster that awaits...then we go see the "movie" and find out it's terrible. The comments here are just like the ones before AVP 1 got released. "Trailer looks promising...I just wanna see some good action...blah blah blah." Don't let them sucker us again! Wait for DVD if you have to see it. But don't buy it, Netflix it!
We've all been down this road before...movie looks semi-promising from the trailer, even though there are still clues to the ultimate box office disaster that awaits...then we go see the "movie" and find out it's terrible. The comments here are just like the ones before AVP 1 got released. "Trailer looks promising...I just wanna see some good action...blah blah blah." Don't let them sucker us again! Wait for DVD if you have to see it. But don't buy it, Netflix it!
New ALIENS VS. PREDATOR:REQUIEM Trailer - Oct 03, 2007 - 10:34am
BLEH. Don't be fooled, people! Avoid, avoid, avoid.
BLEH. Don't be fooled, people! Avoid, avoid, avoid.
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What a revolting development. I saw the trailer for Chihuaha and thought, "That's a perfect example of creatively bankrupt, corporate driven garbage." Have I seen the movie? I'm proud to say I haven't. But c'mon...anyone who saw the trailer and thought they wanted to see that is probably the same kind of person who has posters of cats plastered all over their workspace. You know, the kind where a cat clings to a wash line and there's the line "Hang In There" at the top. Terrible.