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Update: Who Could Be the New SPIDER-MAN? - May 28, 2008 - 04:43pm
Isn't it obvious, Shia Labeouff or Zac Ephron? At this point, any other choices would be crazy, and I think, a box office disaster!!!
Isn't it obvious, Shia Labeouff or Zac Ephron? At this point, any other choices would be crazy, and I think, a box office disaster!!!
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL - May 23, 2008 - 02:47am
This movie is horrible. I could expand my comments but I'm exhausted criticizing this movie. Besides, I'm having girl problems right now...so my mind is on that, not this lacking movie which is a messy mesh-mash of all of the other previous Indy films. I will say this though...Cate Blanchett was well known before, but this film threatens to make her a over night mega star!!! She stole any good parts of the film...and is the movie's only positive!!! Damn that woman is sexy in a S&M dominatrix "Beat me with a whip with no mercy please" sort of way!!!
This movie is horrible. I could expand my comments but I'm exhausted criticizing this movie. Besides, I'm having girl problems right now...so my mind is on that, not this lacking movie which is a messy mesh-mash of all of the other previous Indy films. I will say this though...Cate Blanchett was well known before, but this film threatens to make her a over night mega star!!! She stole any good parts of the film...and is the movie's only positive!!! Damn that woman is sexy in a S&M dominatrix "Beat me with a whip with no mercy please" sort of way!!!
Mumbling Kitsune: Mega Man: The Future Brings the Past - May 18, 2008 - 04:37pm
Is this based upon the cartoon series??? If it is, I find the cartoon to be a lot of fun. Again...it would have made a better property for the Wachowski Siblings to adapt, than Speed Racer, given the audience and the look they were aiming for.
Is this based upon the cartoon series??? If it is, I find the cartoon to be a lot of fun. Again...it would have made a better property for the Wachowski Siblings to adapt, than Speed Racer, given the audience and the look they were aiming for.
IRON MAN Takes Checkered Flag - May 12, 2008 - 08:26pm
Hi Hoobs. The Wizard of Oz did fail initially, was pulled from release, and some 10 years later found an audience, and only then was it praised as a classic.
Hi Hoobs. The Wizard of Oz did fail initially, was pulled from release, and some 10 years later found an audience, and only then was it praised as a classic.
IRON MAN Takes Checkered Flag - May 12, 2008 - 04:33pm
Thanks Joey and to Almost Unbiased for pointing that out!!! You guys rock!!!
Thanks Joey and to Almost Unbiased for pointing that out!!! You guys rock!!!
IRON MAN Takes Checkered Flag - May 12, 2008 - 02:32pm
Official weekend box office numbers have now come in, Speed Racer is number 3 for the weekend...with 18.5 million dollars in box office receipts.Although a flop, I am reminded that The Wizard of Oz, Willie Wonka, and Tron, were all considered to be flops when they were first released. The Wizard of Oz only became a hit exactly a decade after it's initial release and the other two films became hits on television, video, cable, and later DVD...so there is an afterlife for fallen movies if they are truly great films. Is Speed Racer one of those films, I don't know, but I look forward to finding out in the years to come???Joey Baloney...don't you have something to say to me???
Official weekend box office numbers have now come in, Speed Racer is number 3 for the weekend...with 18.5 million dollars in box office receipts.Although a flop, I am reminded that The Wizard of Oz, Willie Wonka, and Tron, were all considered to be flops when they were first released. The Wizard of Oz only became a hit exactly a decade after it's initial release and the other two films became hits on television, video, cable, and later DVD...so there is an afterlife for fallen movies if they are truly great films. Is Speed Racer one of those films, I don't know, but I look forward to finding out in the years to come???Joey Baloney...don't you have something to say to me???
Mumbling Kitsune: Go Speed Racer - May 12, 2008 - 01:29pm
Speed Racer should have been seated in a world similar to that of what the 1938 World's Fair predicted that our near future society would resemble, sort of the 1950s meets modern Tokyo. In fact, the movie would have felt better, production design wise, if they had filmed it entirely on location in Tokyo, Japan.Regarding the film's color scheme, the colors in the original anime were muted, not day-glow bright, and that is the way the film should have looked...with colors somewhat washed-out, ala Sky Captain...but not to that extreme.Finally, I noticed that the Wachowskis were using a fast film setting in their final film rendering. The problem with such a look is that it creates a strobe effect which delivers a herky jerky feel to the proceedings, like crude stop motion animation. The over all effect...appears cheap and amateurish. When a race car should have a flowing movement, it instead has a stop-start motion which the eye can detect--this is especially clear when the Mach 5 and other cars leap, twist, and flip in the air. It just appears clumsy and awkward.The vehicles have no weight to them when they hit the ground or impact each other in wrecks--the brain senses this lack of realism...when that occurs, instantly robbing the viewer of any tangible sense of danger: And if there is no danger, you can't feel fear for the characters...thus any chance for drama is lost in all realms of storytelling. That is the failure of the movie. The Wachowskis should have seen these flaws in their initial SFX R&D tests and corrected them. Instead, they plunged right into the look, destroying any possibilities of connecting with the audience from a dramatic standpoint. They lost their audience with the sheer look of the film, which should have been the primary selling point to lure audiences: something that the reaction to the first trailer should have informed them of, and hence, it is something they should have adjusted the film's CGI to address when they still had time.As you know, when one is working in the digital realm, you can change FX renderings like colors, camera frame rates, lighting, shading, etc., at will. The whole visual design of a film can be changed with the push of a button. The Wachowskis could have made those changes without issue, but they failed to back-off their vision of Speed Racer meets Jason Pollack, meets The Wizard of Oz...and now they are paying for it.
Speed Racer should have been seated in a world similar to that of what the 1938 World's Fair predicted that our near future society would resemble, sort of the 1950s meets modern Tokyo. In fact, the movie would have felt better, production design wise, if they had filmed it entirely on location in Tokyo, Japan.Regarding the film's color scheme, the colors in the original anime were muted, not day-glow bright, and that is the way the film should have looked...with colors somewhat washed-out, ala Sky Captain...but not to that extreme.Finally, I noticed that the Wachowskis were using a fast film setting in their final film rendering. The problem with such a look is that it creates a strobe effect which delivers a herky jerky feel to the proceedings, like crude stop motion animation. The over all effect...appears cheap and amateurish. When a race car should have a flowing movement, it instead has a stop-start motion which the eye can detect--this is especially clear when the Mach 5 and other cars leap, twist, and flip in the air. It just appears clumsy and awkward.The vehicles have no weight to them when they hit the ground or impact each other in wrecks--the brain senses this lack of realism...when that occurs, instantly robbing the viewer of any tangible sense of danger: And if there is no danger, you can't feel fear for the characters...thus any chance for drama is lost in all realms of storytelling. That is the failure of the movie. The Wachowskis should have seen these flaws in their initial SFX R&D tests and corrected them. Instead, they plunged right into the look, destroying any possibilities of connecting with the audience from a dramatic standpoint. They lost their audience with the sheer look of the film, which should have been the primary selling point to lure audiences: something that the reaction to the first trailer should have informed them of, and hence, it is something they should have adjusted the film's CGI to address when they still had time.As you know, when one is working in the digital realm, you can change FX renderings like colors, camera frame rates, lighting, shading, etc., at will. The whole visual design of a film can be changed with the push of a button. The Wachowskis could have made those changes without issue, but they failed to back-off their vision of Speed Racer meets Jason Pollack, meets The Wizard of Oz...and now they are paying for it.
IRON MAN Takes Checkered Flag - May 12, 2008 - 12:20pm
Thanks Monkey Foot!!!That Mom and Son reminded me of what movies are all about. She and her Son seemed to need that bonding period. There was no mention of the Father, and the obvious thought that this was a single Mother keeps entering my mind, she posted just one day before Mother's Day. I think it was lovely that she had this moment to bond with her child...and I recognized that the Wachowskie helped to create the circumstance where that could happen...and suddenly, I found no joy in bashing them anymore. Rather, I thank those two for giving that Mom and her Son such a moment.
Thanks Monkey Foot!!!That Mom and Son reminded me of what movies are all about. She and her Son seemed to need that bonding period. There was no mention of the Father, and the obvious thought that this was a single Mother keeps entering my mind, she posted just one day before Mother's Day. I think it was lovely that she had this moment to bond with her child...and I recognized that the Wachowskie helped to create the circumstance where that could happen...and suddenly, I found no joy in bashing them anymore. Rather, I thank those two for giving that Mom and her Son such a moment.
IRON MAN Takes Checkered Flag - May 12, 2008 - 04:24am
Thanks Mia Forcer!!!I read PH's site on Saturday...and a mother posted some comments on his page...she used the sign on name "Mom and Son" to express the feelings of herself and her young child. Speed Racer, she said, really made her and her son feel good. He was happy afterward acting like Speed Racer and she felt just as happy as they both performed Speed like poses. I wrote back to her using another screen name of mine...and I said something like this: "In the end, if the film made you feel good, I suppose that is all that matters". Regardless of how I feel about the manner in which the movie was handled, and how it could have been better...the bottomline is simple to understand: If the Wachowskis can bring that kind of happiness to a family, then I am glad they did. And if indeed this is a good movie as many people who posted on this, and other sites, claim, it will be quickly rediscovered on DVD, cable/satellite and broadcast television, giving Speed Racer the "Austin Powers Effect"--thus breathing new life into the property as a potential film franchise...and perhaps leading to more movies ala Austin Powers--only time will tell.God knows, the family audience does need movies that are worthy of them...and if Speedy Racer is one of those films...then God Bless the people who made it.
Thanks Mia Forcer!!!I read PH's site on Saturday...and a mother posted some comments on his page...she used the sign on name "Mom and Son" to express the feelings of herself and her young child. Speed Racer, she said, really made her and her son feel good. He was happy afterward acting like Speed Racer and she felt just as happy as they both performed Speed like poses. I wrote back to her using another screen name of mine...and I said something like this: "In the end, if the film made you feel good, I suppose that is all that matters". Regardless of how I feel about the manner in which the movie was handled, and how it could have been better...the bottomline is simple to understand: If the Wachowskis can bring that kind of happiness to a family, then I am glad they did. And if indeed this is a good movie as many people who posted on this, and other sites, claim, it will be quickly rediscovered on DVD, cable/satellite and broadcast television, giving Speed Racer the "Austin Powers Effect"--thus breathing new life into the property as a potential film franchise...and perhaps leading to more movies ala Austin Powers--only time will tell.God knows, the family audience does need movies that are worthy of them...and if Speedy Racer is one of those films...then God Bless the people who made it.
IRON MAN Takes Checkered Flag - May 11, 2008 - 08:48pm
Thanks Hanso...and thanks Monkey Foot!!! You rock and rule!!!Mia Forcer...as far as Speed Racer goes, I called this one, all the way down the line. The Wachowski Siblings had the wrong take on the movie...scheduling aside, I even called this months ago, although I began to sharpen my critism four weeks ago!!! As of a week ago, Gauley Boy has been hiding, refusing to post and or to say anything about our bet, which he lost. Finally, another web site, PH is its initials, stole my analysis of Speed Racer's many Achillies Heels, which I posted Saturday, a week ago, on Mania.com--It's a shame, when PH has to steal and not pay someone for their work, but I'll take it as a compliment that he took my analysis so very seriously, and posted it, albeit without crediting me.As for the quality of the movie, and whether it is a good film or not, as Mia Forcer insists was the thrust of my original critique of Speed Racer, well, only 32% of the critics rated on Rotten Tomatoes gave the film good reviews. And the truth is, I blasted this film on all vistas, from its chances based upon its lack of substance and lack of quality, to its lack of audience interest, etc., due to such issues, among others. My point was always this main fact, if you serve people up trash, they can either accept it, or turn away and say no thank you. However, and thankfully so, people agreed with me and sent a message to Warner Brothers that we demand something truly worthy of our hard earned money...and buying-off all the reviewers at Ain't It Cool News.com, save for one, isn't going to cut it!!!
Thanks Hanso...and thanks Monkey Foot!!! You rock and rule!!!Mia Forcer...as far as Speed Racer goes, I called this one, all the way down the line. The Wachowski Siblings had the wrong take on the movie...scheduling aside, I even called this months ago, although I began to sharpen my critism four weeks ago!!! As of a week ago, Gauley Boy has been hiding, refusing to post and or to say anything about our bet, which he lost. Finally, another web site, PH is its initials, stole my analysis of Speed Racer's many Achillies Heels, which I posted Saturday, a week ago, on Mania.com--It's a shame, when PH has to steal and not pay someone for their work, but I'll take it as a compliment that he took my analysis so very seriously, and posted it, albeit without crediting me.As for the quality of the movie, and whether it is a good film or not, as Mia Forcer insists was the thrust of my original critique of Speed Racer, well, only 32% of the critics rated on Rotten Tomatoes gave the film good reviews. And the truth is, I blasted this film on all vistas, from its chances based upon its lack of substance and lack of quality, to its lack of audience interest, etc., due to such issues, among others. My point was always this main fact, if you serve people up trash, they can either accept it, or turn away and say no thank you. However, and thankfully so, people agreed with me and sent a message to Warner Brothers that we demand something truly worthy of our hard earned money...and buying-off all the reviewers at Ain't It Cool News.com, save for one, isn't going to cut it!!!
Mumbling Kitsune: Go Speed Racer - May 11, 2008 - 01:25pm
Hi Nadia, I'm glad you are back!!!I love Speed Racer...it breaks my heart however, that the Wachowski Brother's raped it for a check. They are clearly not fans of the original series despite being anime fans. Astro Boy should have been the film that they made...it would have fit the Spy Kids atmosphere that they were looking to create.The greatest anime ever was the one which inspired Star Wars, that would be Space Cruiser Yamato aka Star Blazers. The original movie was a hit in Japan 3 years before Star Wars was released in America, and even before the movie itself was even shot. George Lucas was seen in Japan at that time viewing various anime and it is assumed that much of the look of Star Wars as well as some story elements came from Yamato...a contention forwarded by Glen Larson, creator of Battlestar Galactica amid a lawsuit Lucas filed against him for trademark infringement. Larson enlisted the aid of Yamato's creator to prove that both he and Lucas stole ideas from Yamato which pre-dated both Star Wars and Battlestar. Lucas later lost his lawsuit!!!Like Yamato, Gundam is also a great work, featuring a Roman-esque space empire where a Prince worships the ancient German ruler Hitler, and where his family ascend in the rankings of Royal leadership via assassination within the family itself.
Hi Nadia, I'm glad you are back!!!I love Speed Racer...it breaks my heart however, that the Wachowski Brother's raped it for a check. They are clearly not fans of the original series despite being anime fans. Astro Boy should have been the film that they made...it would have fit the Spy Kids atmosphere that they were looking to create.The greatest anime ever was the one which inspired Star Wars, that would be Space Cruiser Yamato aka Star Blazers. The original movie was a hit in Japan 3 years before Star Wars was released in America, and even before the movie itself was even shot. George Lucas was seen in Japan at that time viewing various anime and it is assumed that much of the look of Star Wars as well as some story elements came from Yamato...a contention forwarded by Glen Larson, creator of Battlestar Galactica amid a lawsuit Lucas filed against him for trademark infringement. Larson enlisted the aid of Yamato's creator to prove that both he and Lucas stole ideas from Yamato which pre-dated both Star Wars and Battlestar. Lucas later lost his lawsuit!!!Like Yamato, Gundam is also a great work, featuring a Roman-esque space empire where a Prince worships the ancient German ruler Hitler, and where his family ascend in the rankings of Royal leadership via assassination within the family itself.
SPEED RACER - May 11, 2008 - 02:30am
BREAKING NEWS:Perhaps the biggest bomb in the modern history of film, besting even Ishtar and Heaven's Gate, Speed Racer will only make 19 to 20 million this weekend. Opening-up in a day in date release, world wide, the film is currently number 6 in England, number 9 in Germany...and, although slightly better, the film is doing meager business in Latin America. Currently, in the US and Canada, the film is battling for the number 2 spot with What Happens In Vegas...which appears to have the edge. Speed Racer will likely come in at number 3 in the box office rankings for the weekend. Speed is dead!!! RIP!!! According to Nikki Finke Speed Racer only made 7.6 million dollars on Saturday, only up a mere 25% from Friday. Mother's Day, Sunday church services, and pro sports broadcasts will likely cut further into Speed Racer's profits, lowering its possible Sunday box office returns greatly.Don't believe me, see for yourselves:http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/
BREAKING NEWS:Perhaps the biggest bomb in the modern history of film, besting even Ishtar and Heaven's Gate, Speed Racer will only make 19 to 20 million this weekend. Opening-up in a day in date release, world wide, the film is currently number 6 in England, number 9 in Germany...and, although slightly better, the film is doing meager business in Latin America. Currently, in the US and Canada, the film is battling for the number 2 spot with What Happens In Vegas...which appears to have the edge. Speed Racer will likely come in at number 3 in the box office rankings for the weekend. Speed is dead!!! RIP!!! According to Nikki Finke Speed Racer only made 7.6 million dollars on Saturday, only up a mere 25% from Friday. Mother's Day, Sunday church services, and pro sports broadcasts will likely cut further into Speed Racer's profits, lowering its possible Sunday box office returns greatly.Don't believe me, see for yourselves:http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/
SPEED RACER - May 10, 2008 - 01:27pm
Thanks Wise Guy!!! According to Nikki Finke, Speed Racer officially pulled in 6.1 million dollars on Friday, down from an initial 6.7...while some rival studios estimate that the film only made 5.7 million dollars Friday. At this point, Nikke, along with other industry analysts, speculate that the film will struggle to even make 20 million dollars this weekend. In terms of studio flops, with an estimated budget of between 140 to 185 million dollars, Speed Racer has become, this century's first Heaven's Gate and Ishtar. This is one for the history books!!!
Thanks Wise Guy!!! According to Nikki Finke, Speed Racer officially pulled in 6.1 million dollars on Friday, down from an initial 6.7...while some rival studios estimate that the film only made 5.7 million dollars Friday. At this point, Nikke, along with other industry analysts, speculate that the film will struggle to even make 20 million dollars this weekend. In terms of studio flops, with an estimated budget of between 140 to 185 million dollars, Speed Racer has become, this century's first Heaven's Gate and Ishtar. This is one for the history books!!!
SPEED RACER - May 10, 2008 - 01:40am
I don't plagerize...although that is a wonderful compliment. When I was in college I received the same compliment when a printer told my journalism instructor that I must have plagerized a review that I wrote because it was too good. I had the biggest smile on my face. I was so happy because somebody said my article was pro level and I'm a dyslexic.Breaking News!!!I called this one months ago...and reasserted my views weeks ago and then spelled the weaknesses of this movie Speed Racer last saturday in detail. The following information just came in from Nikki Finke's web site. She is claiming that Speed Racer only made 6.6 million dollars on Friday for the number 3 position at the box office, as compared to 15 million plus for Iron Man which remains at number 1. Nikke says Speed Racer has now officially bombed!!! The Wachowski Brothers are finished and Joel Silver had better go looking for new golden boys before he goes down with them!!! Joss Whedon anyone??? Back to Speed racer bombing at the box office. Whether this is true or not, I will have to check the numbers tomorrow, to confirm. Here is a link so you can all see it for yourselves!!! Somebody ought to give me a job calling all this stuff!!!:http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/
I don't plagerize...although that is a wonderful compliment. When I was in college I received the same compliment when a printer told my journalism instructor that I must have plagerized a review that I wrote because it was too good. I had the biggest smile on my face. I was so happy because somebody said my article was pro level and I'm a dyslexic.Breaking News!!!I called this one months ago...and reasserted my views weeks ago and then spelled the weaknesses of this movie Speed Racer last saturday in detail. The following information just came in from Nikki Finke's web site. She is claiming that Speed Racer only made 6.6 million dollars on Friday for the number 3 position at the box office, as compared to 15 million plus for Iron Man which remains at number 1. Nikke says Speed Racer has now officially bombed!!! The Wachowski Brothers are finished and Joel Silver had better go looking for new golden boys before he goes down with them!!! Joss Whedon anyone??? Back to Speed racer bombing at the box office. Whether this is true or not, I will have to check the numbers tomorrow, to confirm. Here is a link so you can all see it for yourselves!!! Somebody ought to give me a job calling all this stuff!!!:http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/
SPEED RACER - May 09, 2008 - 04:30pm
Speed Racer does have a rich story...one with great depth, but I am talking about the animated series. As the show started, there was a hidden mystery within the Racer family...an older brother with deep emotional conflicts with his overbearing father. Rex, who ran away from home, is seemingly killed in a auto crash, emotionally devastating the family. Later, Speed followed in his brother's foot steps, suffering from a sense of survivor's remorse and dealing with a reluctant over proctective father afraid to lose yet another son to auto racing...and eventual death.Meanwhile, Pops Racer, a successful auto engineer presence a revolutionary auto design to his superiors dubbed the Mach 5 but is undermined by an unscrupulous rival, more corporate criminal than anything else, who engages in corporate esbionage to advance his position. He wants the Mach 5's plans...and is willing to kill to get it. With theb henchmen of the villian desperate to steal the Mach 5 or its plans, the family is the victim of threats and a series of violent attacks...prompting Pops to hide the plans for the Mach 5 optically in the car's windshield.Entering the world of auto racer against his father's wishes, Speed steals the Mach 5 in order to enter it in a race which his father had forbad him to enter. Unable to seize the plans, the villains target Speed during the race. Unware that he carries the plans for the Mach 5, Speed must evade the murderous thugs while attempting to win the race. There are not booby trapped cars here, just ruthless rival drivers and a team of henchmen out to get Speed by any means necessary...leaving Sopead in a fight for his very life...and putting Trixie, Sprittle and Chim Chim in mortal danger through no fault of their own.It was a cool pilot episode, but instead of remaking it, the Wachowskis choose to do a alternative world version of that premise...one partly influenced by the upcoming remake of Death Race 2000, turning the movie into something almost unrecognizable...as compared to the original anime. And if it couldn't get any more degraded, they decided to dumb it down for kids. This movie should have been made for a general audience...not children. As a result we got Spy Kids, not Speed Racer which was a ultra violent cartoon with deep emotional story arcs were people get killed in every race and the racing world is infultrated by international conspiracies...oens that draw in a mysterious driver know as Racer X who is secretly Speed's older brother Rex Racer, who has now become a deadly and skilled spy/assassin. His younger brother, often in the way of many of these conspiracies, if only as an innocent bystander, Racer X must come to his aid to protect his brother.In the last episode, akin to the Darth Vader-Luke I am your Father sequence in Empire Strikes Back...begins to suspect that Racer X is his brother. As he approaches him and asks, desperately, emotionally demanding answers, Racer X turns and punches him, knocking Speed out. Racer X leaves as Speed's loved ones find him on unconscious on the side of the road. Speed is left wondering, is Rex still alive...is he Racer X. There is a sad truth which he comes to realize--he may never know. He's eyes in tears he calls out to Rex as the others look on.The EndThat is the real Speed Racer that the Wachowskis and Joel Silver raped in order to get more money over story authorship issues and merchandizing, hence the reason we got the Mach 6 (toy sales), uneccessary costume changes, character alterations, and story alterations, etc. This story had impact, but the Wachowskis robbed the story of its rich grounding James Bond like tone, violence, emotional core, and viciousness and replaced it with something that is pure science fiction fantasy with absolutely no real threat or logical rules within the realm of physics. This movie is an abortion of the original series!!! Now you know why JK Rowling is so protective of her Harry Potter books when it comes to Hollywood involvement in the making of the Potter movies!!!The film's main problems??? The kid cast as the young Speed can't act. Next Emile Hirsh doesn't work here. Zac Efron should have played Speed Racer. And Susan Sarandon's own daughter actually looks exactly like Trixie--she should have played her. And what is with a 45 year old Aussie playing Sparkie??? Sparkie is a teenage kid just like Speed and Trixie??? This, these changes, and strange casting decisions make no sense???
Speed Racer does have a rich story...one with great depth, but I am talking about the animated series. As the show started, there was a hidden mystery within the Racer family...an older brother with deep emotional conflicts with his overbearing father. Rex, who ran away from home, is seemingly killed in a auto crash, emotionally devastating the family. Later, Speed followed in his brother's foot steps, suffering from a sense of survivor's remorse and dealing with a reluctant over proctective father afraid to lose yet another son to auto racing...and eventual death.Meanwhile, Pops Racer, a successful auto engineer presence a revolutionary auto design to his superiors dubbed the Mach 5 but is undermined by an unscrupulous rival, more corporate criminal than anything else, who engages in corporate esbionage to advance his position. He wants the Mach 5's plans...and is willing to kill to get it. With theb henchmen of the villian desperate to steal the Mach 5 or its plans, the family is the victim of threats and a series of violent attacks...prompting Pops to hide the plans for the Mach 5 optically in the car's windshield.Entering the world of auto racer against his father's wishes, Speed steals the Mach 5 in order to enter it in a race which his father had forbad him to enter. Unable to seize the plans, the villains target Speed during the race. Unware that he carries the plans for the Mach 5, Speed must evade the murderous thugs while attempting to win the race. There are not booby trapped cars here, just ruthless rival drivers and a team of henchmen out to get Speed by any means necessary...leaving Sopead in a fight for his very life...and putting Trixie, Sprittle and Chim Chim in mortal danger through no fault of their own.It was a cool pilot episode, but instead of remaking it, the Wachowskis choose to do a alternative world version of that premise...one partly influenced by the upcoming remake of Death Race 2000, turning the movie into something almost unrecognizable...as compared to the original anime. And if it couldn't get any more degraded, they decided to dumb it down for kids. This movie should have been made for a general audience...not children. As a result we got Spy Kids, not Speed Racer which was a ultra violent cartoon with deep emotional story arcs were people get killed in every race and the racing world is infultrated by international conspiracies...oens that draw in a mysterious driver know as Racer X who is secretly Speed's older brother Rex Racer, who has now become a deadly and skilled spy/assassin. His younger brother, often in the way of many of these conspiracies, if only as an innocent bystander, Racer X must come to his aid to protect his brother.In the last episode, akin to the Darth Vader-Luke I am your Father sequence in Empire Strikes Back...begins to suspect that Racer X is his brother. As he approaches him and asks, desperately, emotionally demanding answers, Racer X turns and punches him, knocking Speed out. Racer X leaves as Speed's loved ones find him on unconscious on the side of the road. Speed is left wondering, is Rex still alive...is he Racer X. There is a sad truth which he comes to realize--he may never know. He's eyes in tears he calls out to Rex as the others look on.The EndThat is the real Speed Racer that the Wachowskis and Joel Silver raped in order to get more money over story authorship issues and merchandizing, hence the reason we got the Mach 6 (toy sales), uneccessary costume changes, character alterations, and story alterations, etc. This story had impact, but the Wachowskis robbed the story of its rich grounding James Bond like tone, violence, emotional core, and viciousness and replaced it with something that is pure science fiction fantasy with absolutely no real threat or logical rules within the realm of physics. This movie is an abortion of the original series!!! Now you know why JK Rowling is so protective of her Harry Potter books when it comes to Hollywood involvement in the making of the Potter movies!!!The film's main problems??? The kid cast as the young Speed can't act. Next Emile Hirsh doesn't work here. Zac Efron should have played Speed Racer. And Susan Sarandon's own daughter actually looks exactly like Trixie--she should have played her. And what is with a 45 year old Aussie playing Sparkie??? Sparkie is a teenage kid just like Speed and Trixie??? This, these changes, and strange casting decisions make no sense???
First Seven Minutes of RACER Online - May 08, 2008 - 10:12pm
Correction, Speed Racer is at 500 less movie theatres than Iron Man...but Speed Racer is a 2 hour plus film...meaning it will have less performances than the average kid film...thus that will also serve to hurt its box office.
Correction, Speed Racer is at 500 less movie theatres than Iron Man...but Speed Racer is a 2 hour plus film...meaning it will have less performances than the average kid film...thus that will also serve to hurt its box office.
First Seven Minutes of RACER Online - May 08, 2008 - 08:34pm
Forget what the critic said, a top studio exec at Warner claimed last week that the movie was not tracking well and would only take in 30 to 35 million dollars on its opening weekend. Was he lowering expectations, knowing that it will take in a higher amount than he is claiming in order to hedge his bets??? I don't know??? There is one thing that I do know, Speed Racer will be playing at a 1000 less theatres than Iron Man...and the audience will be broader for Iron Man and more narrow for Speed Racer, who's primary audience is children. The price of tickets for those children will be much less than the type of prices teens and adults ar paying for Iron Man.Worse yet, as a vote of no confidence in the film, Warner Brothers has failed to do Thursday night shows for paying audiences, a sign that they are afraid of bad word of mouth getting around about this movie among the public!!!
Forget what the critic said, a top studio exec at Warner claimed last week that the movie was not tracking well and would only take in 30 to 35 million dollars on its opening weekend. Was he lowering expectations, knowing that it will take in a higher amount than he is claiming in order to hedge his bets??? I don't know??? There is one thing that I do know, Speed Racer will be playing at a 1000 less theatres than Iron Man...and the audience will be broader for Iron Man and more narrow for Speed Racer, who's primary audience is children. The price of tickets for those children will be much less than the type of prices teens and adults ar paying for Iron Man.Worse yet, as a vote of no confidence in the film, Warner Brothers has failed to do Thursday night shows for paying audiences, a sign that they are afraid of bad word of mouth getting around about this movie among the public!!!
First Seven Minutes of RACER Online - May 08, 2008 - 07:59pm
Check my post last Saturday, my analysis is right there for you to read. Since then, Perez Hilton has run with it...and now Box Office Guru.
Check my post last Saturday, my analysis is right there for you to read. Since then, Perez Hilton has run with it...and now Box Office Guru.
First Seven Minutes of RACER Online - May 08, 2008 - 07:29pm
Agreed Iracible, but I had to expose that guy for stealing my thesis!!!
Agreed Iracible, but I had to expose that guy for stealing my thesis!!!
First Seven Minutes of RACER Online - May 08, 2008 - 06:32pm
I ran an analysis on the movie Speed Racer weeks ago actually, but as of last weekend, supplied with additional information, I was able to identify a huge weakness in the movie and its release date--a speculation I posted on Mania.com last Saturday. Some of my analysis I am certain was pilfered by Perez Hilton's web site over the last few days. No matter, here is my analysis for your inspection. According to Warner Brother's internal tracking numbers Speed Racer will make between 30 to 35 million dollars in its opening weekend. Well, with Iron Man making 98 million dollars last weekend, even if the film sees a 65 percent drop at the box office this weekend, it could still come in at number one at the box office, that is, if Warner's tracking numbers for Speed Racer are indeed accurate.Worse still, Speed Racer is only garnering a 32% approval rating from national critics, which has fluctuated from as low as 29% to as high as 38%. That is compared to 93% for Iron Man--this according to Rotten Tomatoes.com. Shockingly, Speed Racer's low critics' approval is one of the lowest, if not the lowest, for an expected block buster film release that I have ever witnessed being printed on Rotten Tomatoes charts. Making matters worse, Speed Racer is sandwiched between Iron Man and the Narnia sequel...thus forcing it to share the family and teen audience. The result? The available audience will be split 3 ways when the latter film is released, hence, Speed Racer will have to make the bulk of its money during its debut weekend...or it will be a complete failure for Warner. Should the film's opening be meager, the film will quickly sink at the box office and fade away rapidly under the crush of its competition. This film looks to be headed in the direction of being a major flop and embarrassment for producer Joel Silver and directors, The Wachowski Brothers--one that will serve to damage their collective reputations, perhaps, for years to come...and certainly, it will derail Speed Racer as a franchise property as it was being forwarded by Warner Brothers and Joel Silver!!! Signed, Metal Water
I ran an analysis on the movie Speed Racer weeks ago actually, but as of last weekend, supplied with additional information, I was able to identify a huge weakness in the movie and its release date--a speculation I posted on Mania.com last Saturday. Some of my analysis I am certain was pilfered by Perez Hilton's web site over the last few days. No matter, here is my analysis for your inspection. According to Warner Brother's internal tracking numbers Speed Racer will make between 30 to 35 million dollars in its opening weekend. Well, with Iron Man making 98 million dollars last weekend, even if the film sees a 65 percent drop at the box office this weekend, it could still come in at number one at the box office, that is, if Warner's tracking numbers for Speed Racer are indeed accurate.Worse still, Speed Racer is only garnering a 32% approval rating from national critics, which has fluctuated from as low as 29% to as high as 38%. That is compared to 93% for Iron Man--this according to Rotten Tomatoes.com. Shockingly, Speed Racer's low critics' approval is one of the lowest, if not the lowest, for an expected block buster film release that I have ever witnessed being printed on Rotten Tomatoes charts. Making matters worse, Speed Racer is sandwiched between Iron Man and the Narnia sequel...thus forcing it to share the family and teen audience. The result? The available audience will be split 3 ways when the latter film is released, hence, Speed Racer will have to make the bulk of its money during its debut weekend...or it will be a complete failure for Warner. Should the film's opening be meager, the film will quickly sink at the box office and fade away rapidly under the crush of its competition. This film looks to be headed in the direction of being a major flop and embarrassment for producer Joel Silver and directors, The Wachowski Brothers--one that will serve to damage their collective reputations, perhaps, for years to come...and certainly, it will derail Speed Racer as a franchise property as it was being forwarded by Warner Brothers and Joel Silver!!! Signed, Metal Water
MISSION Not So Impossible? - May 07, 2008 - 04:16pm
I can easily fix this franchise. Bring in Mark Harmon as the brother of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) who went rogue from the MIF agency years before, going as far as faking his own death. We'll learn that the older brother recruited Ethan into the agency before something strained their relationship. Now, Hunt's deadly brother has re-emerged to threaten him...and it is up to an old friend to both brothers, a character to be played by Will Smith to come to the rescue. With a background in the special forces, Smith's character joins the MIF Team to assist Hunt in bringing down his brother berfor all is too late. Smith being added to the cast alone, will guarantee major box office for the film, and serve to protect Cruise from attacks from the media, the critics, and the public--regarding the character assassination issues aimed at cruise over his involvement with Scientology. This will be the only way to make certain this film is a hit, and when that occurs, Tom's star will shine again!!! Following that, his next piece of work should be back to back sequels to Top Gun--all sure to be major hits!!!
I can easily fix this franchise. Bring in Mark Harmon as the brother of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) who went rogue from the MIF agency years before, going as far as faking his own death. We'll learn that the older brother recruited Ethan into the agency before something strained their relationship. Now, Hunt's deadly brother has re-emerged to threaten him...and it is up to an old friend to both brothers, a character to be played by Will Smith to come to the rescue. With a background in the special forces, Smith's character joins the MIF Team to assist Hunt in bringing down his brother berfor all is too late. Smith being added to the cast alone, will guarantee major box office for the film, and serve to protect Cruise from attacks from the media, the critics, and the public--regarding the character assassination issues aimed at cruise over his involvement with Scientology. This will be the only way to make certain this film is a hit, and when that occurs, Tom's star will shine again!!! Following that, his next piece of work should be back to back sequels to Top Gun--all sure to be major hits!!!
Hill Out of TRANSFORMERS 2 - May 07, 2008 - 04:02pm
Thank God!!! Someone at Dream Works is obviously reading my posts!!!
Thank God!!! Someone at Dream Works is obviously reading my posts!!!
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 05, 2008 - 05:03pm
Thanks Ckshark!!! According to Rotten Tomatoes.com, on their critics meter Speed Racer only scored a 38 percent approval rating, one of the lowest, if not the lowest score, I have ever seen on their chart. BTW...Iron Man received a 93% favorable rating. I invite all who post here to see for yourselves: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_racer/
Thanks Ckshark!!! According to Rotten Tomatoes.com, on their critics meter Speed Racer only scored a 38 percent approval rating, one of the lowest, if not the lowest score, I have ever seen on their chart. BTW...Iron Man received a 93% favorable rating. I invite all who post here to see for yourselves: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_racer/
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 04, 2008 - 11:32pm
I never said that they are good, bad or indifferent reviews. In fact, I never commented on the context of the reviews, and I never commented at all...I simply presented them for all of you to read. Trust me, I found worse reviews, but I decided to post the most trusted sources in the industry...and I think clearly the reviews are fair, neither blasting, embracing or applauding the film. However, the "Plant" filled bogus reviews presented at Ain't It Cool News have been clear advertisements for the movie. I thought I'd simply present reviews that seemingly have no agenda. To that end, you agree with the basis of what I presented...and I thank you for that MiaForcer.
I never said that they are good, bad or indifferent reviews. In fact, I never commented on the context of the reviews, and I never commented at all...I simply presented them for all of you to read. Trust me, I found worse reviews, but I decided to post the most trusted sources in the industry...and I think clearly the reviews are fair, neither blasting, embracing or applauding the film. However, the "Plant" filled bogus reviews presented at Ain't It Cool News have been clear advertisements for the movie. I thought I'd simply present reviews that seemingly have no agenda. To that end, you agree with the basis of what I presented...and I thank you for that MiaForcer.
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 04, 2008 - 03:28pm
And here is Variety's review: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936990.html?categoryid=1263&cs=1
And here is Variety's review: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936990.html?categoryid=1263&cs=1
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 04, 2008 - 03:15pm
Here is the first non plant review of Speed Racer...posted by The Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=11040
Here is the first non plant review of Speed Racer...posted by The Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=11040
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 03, 2008 - 11:45pm
Tick-toc--Tick Toc. You have 5 more precious days until it's all over!!! Apologize now...and I'll drop the subject. I'll never mention it again--but if you don't, well...??? The clock is still ticking. Tick-toc--Tick-Toc...
Tick-toc--Tick Toc. You have 5 more precious days until it's all over!!! Apologize now...and I'll drop the subject. I'll never mention it again--but if you don't, well...??? The clock is still ticking. Tick-toc--Tick-Toc...
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 03, 2008 - 11:05pm
Less than one week to get your personal affairs in order. Doomsday is coming in the form of Speed Racer's demise!!! I gave you a handicap on the first weekend and still you are looking for wiggle room??? Just apologize now, and I'll let you two off the hook--or suffer the coming embarrassment. Allow me to let you in on a little information, the execs at Warner Brothers are now saying they expect Speed Racer to take in only 30 million dollars in its first weekend. Well, if the tracking numbers for Iron Man hold-up, it will make between 85 to 95 million this weekend. Should that occur, and should the tracking for Speed Racer be correct, even with a 65 percent drop of in box office...Iron Man could come in at number one at the box office next weekend, thus beating Speed Racer. Will that happen??? I don't know??? Are the Warner execs just holding their cards tightly against their chests just in case Speed under performs by giving us intentionally low balled tracking numbers--this, so that they can later claim to be surprised by its first place finish at the weekend box office next week??? Probably, but...the 2nd weekend will prove Speed's undoing as the sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia is coming out on that very weekend...and Iron Man will still be in release. The effect??? They will drain each other's available audience, and Speed Racer will get the most banged-up between the 3 movie releases. My guess is this is no accident. I believe that Warner is dumping Speed in heavy traffic because they have no confidence in the film and are trying to quickly bury it between the other major releases hoping that no one will notice that it bombed and that their golden boys, The Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver screwed-up and are now damaged goods!!!
Less than one week to get your personal affairs in order. Doomsday is coming in the form of Speed Racer's demise!!! I gave you a handicap on the first weekend and still you are looking for wiggle room??? Just apologize now, and I'll let you two off the hook--or suffer the coming embarrassment. Allow me to let you in on a little information, the execs at Warner Brothers are now saying they expect Speed Racer to take in only 30 million dollars in its first weekend. Well, if the tracking numbers for Iron Man hold-up, it will make between 85 to 95 million this weekend. Should that occur, and should the tracking for Speed Racer be correct, even with a 65 percent drop of in box office...Iron Man could come in at number one at the box office next weekend, thus beating Speed Racer. Will that happen??? I don't know??? Are the Warner execs just holding their cards tightly against their chests just in case Speed under performs by giving us intentionally low balled tracking numbers--this, so that they can later claim to be surprised by its first place finish at the weekend box office next week??? Probably, but...the 2nd weekend will prove Speed's undoing as the sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia is coming out on that very weekend...and Iron Man will still be in release. The effect??? They will drain each other's available audience, and Speed Racer will get the most banged-up between the 3 movie releases. My guess is this is no accident. I believe that Warner is dumping Speed in heavy traffic because they have no confidence in the film and are trying to quickly bury it between the other major releases hoping that no one will notice that it bombed and that their golden boys, The Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver screwed-up and are now damaged goods!!!
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 03, 2008 - 09:45pm
The only pedophiles here are those who like to see my avatar with a pedophile's eyes...and that is you and your cohorts. The countdown has begun for Speed Racer to go down the tubes!!! You now have less than one week before you're exposed as idiots!!! Now again..to be fair, I gave you the first weekend...but the second weekend, Speed Racer is French Toast, and so are you!!!
The only pedophiles here are those who like to see my avatar with a pedophile's eyes...and that is you and your cohorts. The countdown has begun for Speed Racer to go down the tubes!!! You now have less than one week before you're exposed as idiots!!! Now again..to be fair, I gave you the first weekend...but the second weekend, Speed Racer is French Toast, and so are you!!!
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 03, 2008 - 07:26pm
One more week until Judgement Day!!! I gave you guys the first weekend of Box Office for Speed Racer, but after that, this turkey is going down in flames in its 2nd weekend, and you two turkeys are going down with it!!! That was our bet, but if you phonies want to back down while you still have a chance to keep your panties on, then here is your out--or you can suffer the consequences and crash and burn instead. Your choice!!! Personally, I hope you choose the latter!!!
One more week until Judgement Day!!! I gave you guys the first weekend of Box Office for Speed Racer, but after that, this turkey is going down in flames in its 2nd weekend, and you two turkeys are going down with it!!! That was our bet, but if you phonies want to back down while you still have a chance to keep your panties on, then here is your out--or you can suffer the consequences and crash and burn instead. Your choice!!! Personally, I hope you choose the latter!!!
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 03, 2008 - 03:04pm
And have you all noticed The Mach 6 and all the character redesigns...even an altered look and car for Racer X??? Well, that has nothing to do with trying to translate the original cartoon to a live action movie...no--rather, it had everything to do with getting a bigger cut of the royalties from toys sales and other film related merchandising. You see, the reason why the Mach 5 isn't being played up a lot or Speed Racer's original look is this: the studio, the producers and the Wachowskis would have to share more mechandising profits with the creators and owners of Speed Racer, hence, they created a sort of alternatrive world of Speed Racer that looks more like that cheap Monster car populated american sequel series to Speed Racer back in the 90s. What was cool about the original Speed Racer--well, it was more about a kid who was a dedicated race car driver out of tribute to his brother--a kid who accidently found himself increasingly pulled into a James Bond like world of international intrigue through no fault of his own...one that attracted his brother, who was assumed dead, back into his life...as Racer X--Speed's makeshift and accidental guardian angel, who is on his own missions as a spy, that just so happened to intersect with the lives of his brother and family...and the racing world which he abandoned years before. That was the cool thing about the series...which was more often brutal, violent, vicious, romantic, dramatic and very emotional at times, than anything else. This was the first cartoon on television with a true story arc and individual character arcs ever. It changed the perception of animation and what you could do with it story wise. Previously, cartoons featured two dimensional characterization. You knew nothing about the heroes or their personal lives...save for the setting and maybe their jobs or identification. Other than that, nothing. Speed Racer changed destroyed that paradigm!!! However, the Wachowskis have seemingly committed to a devolution of such grand ideas and placed their interpretation of Speed Racer squarely in the realm of most American cartoons of that era which tended to be empty nothing commercials, about nothing but selling toys!!! In this effort, the Wachowskis, have seemingly stripped Speed Racer of its grittier, dramatic and emotional real world integrity and replaced them with a video game friendly world, that plays up the sillier aspects of the series...which were used only as story filler and comedy relief therein. That is their ultimate failing. These guys are not fans of the original anime, as it is obvious they don't and didn't understand it...no--they were brought in as economic hired guns, and they missed the target!!!
And have you all noticed The Mach 6 and all the character redesigns...even an altered look and car for Racer X??? Well, that has nothing to do with trying to translate the original cartoon to a live action movie...no--rather, it had everything to do with getting a bigger cut of the royalties from toys sales and other film related merchandising. You see, the reason why the Mach 5 isn't being played up a lot or Speed Racer's original look is this: the studio, the producers and the Wachowskis would have to share more mechandising profits with the creators and owners of Speed Racer, hence, they created a sort of alternatrive world of Speed Racer that looks more like that cheap Monster car populated american sequel series to Speed Racer back in the 90s. What was cool about the original Speed Racer--well, it was more about a kid who was a dedicated race car driver out of tribute to his brother--a kid who accidently found himself increasingly pulled into a James Bond like world of international intrigue through no fault of his own...one that attracted his brother, who was assumed dead, back into his life...as Racer X--Speed's makeshift and accidental guardian angel, who is on his own missions as a spy, that just so happened to intersect with the lives of his brother and family...and the racing world which he abandoned years before. That was the cool thing about the series...which was more often brutal, violent, vicious, romantic, dramatic and very emotional at times, than anything else. This was the first cartoon on television with a true story arc and individual character arcs ever. It changed the perception of animation and what you could do with it story wise. Previously, cartoons featured two dimensional characterization. You knew nothing about the heroes or their personal lives...save for the setting and maybe their jobs or identification. Other than that, nothing. Speed Racer changed destroyed that paradigm!!! However, the Wachowskis have seemingly committed to a devolution of such grand ideas and placed their interpretation of Speed Racer squarely in the realm of most American cartoons of that era which tended to be empty nothing commercials, about nothing but selling toys!!! In this effort, the Wachowskis, have seemingly stripped Speed Racer of its grittier, dramatic and emotional real world integrity and replaced them with a video game friendly world, that plays up the sillier aspects of the series...which were used only as story filler and comedy relief therein. That is their ultimate failing. These guys are not fans of the original anime, as it is obvious they don't and didn't understand it...no--they were brought in as economic hired guns, and they missed the target!!!
New 3 Minute Clip of SPEED RACER - May 03, 2008 - 02:11pm
That looks like a Disney Channel production filmed by the same folks who do High School: The Musical. The effects look cheap and years old--certainly not cutting edge effects!!! In that seen, I felt no tension, excitement, or fear for the characters--How can you when it is clear that all the visuals are phony??? Spy Kids and Shark Boy And Lava Girl were more realistic. This is a mess, and the Wachowski Brothers screwed this up from start to finish!!! After its first big weekend at the box office, Speed Racer will sink and falter in its second weekend...and it will be over for this movie...and the Wachowskis reputation, along with that of Joel Silver, will be immediately placed into question!!!
That looks like a Disney Channel production filmed by the same folks who do High School: The Musical. The effects look cheap and years old--certainly not cutting edge effects!!! In that seen, I felt no tension, excitement, or fear for the characters--How can you when it is clear that all the visuals are phony??? Spy Kids and Shark Boy And Lava Girl were more realistic. This is a mess, and the Wachowski Brothers screwed this up from start to finish!!! After its first big weekend at the box office, Speed Racer will sink and falter in its second weekend...and it will be over for this movie...and the Wachowskis reputation, along with that of Joel Silver, will be immediately placed into question!!!
New Full HANCOCK Trailer Online - May 02, 2008 - 01:25am
All the major movie reviewers are giving Iron Man great reviews according to Access Hollywood. Even Jay Leno said he loves it. This looks like it will be a Super Hero movie dominated summer. Hancock looks great and a lot of people have high hopes for Dark Knight.
All the major movie reviewers are giving Iron Man great reviews according to Access Hollywood. Even Jay Leno said he loves it. This looks like it will be a Super Hero movie dominated summer. Hancock looks great and a lot of people have high hopes for Dark Knight.
Superbad's Jonah Hill in TRANSFORMERS 2? - May 01, 2008 - 02:02pm
To My Critics: I seek no..."Feel sorry me" sentiments. If you wish to lower the quality of debate on this website and turn it into a situation where the crazies have the keys to the insane asylum, you are welcome to it. After all, you have been dubbed Maniacs--be proud of yourselves, the title has been appropriately choosen for you bunch of low lifes, considering your recent behavior!!! No stereo typing here. Jarrod knows you well.
To My Critics: I seek no..."Feel sorry me" sentiments. If you wish to lower the quality of debate on this website and turn it into a situation where the crazies have the keys to the insane asylum, you are welcome to it. After all, you have been dubbed Maniacs--be proud of yourselves, the title has been appropriately choosen for you bunch of low lifes, considering your recent behavior!!! No stereo typing here. Jarrod knows you well.
Superbad's Jonah Hill in TRANSFORMERS 2? - May 01, 2008 - 01:54pm
To Fft5305: Congrats on you marriage!!! It is a blessing from God!!!
To Fft5305: Congrats on you marriage!!! It is a blessing from God!!!
Superbad's Jonah Hill in TRANSFORMERS 2? - May 01, 2008 - 01:17am
Thanks Wise Guy and Todd!!! I always give my opinion as I really feel it. Now, I may be wrong or right at times, or somewhere between the two extremes...but when I am the voice of dissent or agreement, I am honest within the view which I forward. Sadly, in recent weeks, something has shifted on this site. Where there once was a since of community and tolerance, albeit, often formed of healthy debate and disagreement, something disturbing has now taken its place. If you give a contrary opinion to the commonly held group thought, you are to be targeted for vile insults. That isn't the Fan Boy community that I am use to or want to belong to. I would like to think that the genre community is better than that. Those are the guys I grew-up with, and found at comic book conventions and comic book stores...and in line waiting to see blockbusters, before it became popular culture. That stuff hadn't happened before, as it came of its own accord. It wasn't organized. There was no real studio campaign for it--No, we were just a bunch of kids who happened to find each other, individuals that had no idea that others loved genre movies, tv series, and comic books, etc.,--others, just like us. So it is sad for me to see that innocence, replaced by these kinds of sick and twisted insults--a once great refuge for the cerebral, now hijacked by those who have no respect for the greater community or themselves. This is much like the devolution of Goth, a culture that was started by really sensitive and caring kids who simply felt lost and somehow found hope by finding each other through music that spoke to that feeling, and the offering that there is always light to be discovered, even in the thickness of darkness--but once it became popular, those who had no understanding of the Goth culture, took it over and turned it into something akin to an ugly and nihilistic fad, one which lost all substance and value. Now it is populated by satanists, sickos, freaks and pleasure seekers looking for any good party, nothing more. Perhaps, just another sign that the world has lost something important too, like its heart, soul and mind?
Thanks Wise Guy and Todd!!! I always give my opinion as I really feel it. Now, I may be wrong or right at times, or somewhere between the two extremes...but when I am the voice of dissent or agreement, I am honest within the view which I forward. Sadly, in recent weeks, something has shifted on this site. Where there once was a since of community and tolerance, albeit, often formed of healthy debate and disagreement, something disturbing has now taken its place. If you give a contrary opinion to the commonly held group thought, you are to be targeted for vile insults. That isn't the Fan Boy community that I am use to or want to belong to. I would like to think that the genre community is better than that. Those are the guys I grew-up with, and found at comic book conventions and comic book stores...and in line waiting to see blockbusters, before it became popular culture. That stuff hadn't happened before, as it came of its own accord. It wasn't organized. There was no real studio campaign for it--No, we were just a bunch of kids who happened to find each other, individuals that had no idea that others loved genre movies, tv series, and comic books, etc.,--others, just like us. So it is sad for me to see that innocence, replaced by these kinds of sick and twisted insults--a once great refuge for the cerebral, now hijacked by those who have no respect for the greater community or themselves. This is much like the devolution of Goth, a culture that was started by really sensitive and caring kids who simply felt lost and somehow found hope by finding each other through music that spoke to that feeling, and the offering that there is always light to be discovered, even in the thickness of darkness--but once it became popular, those who had no understanding of the Goth culture, took it over and turned it into something akin to an ugly and nihilistic fad, one which lost all substance and value. Now it is populated by satanists, sickos, freaks and pleasure seekers looking for any good party, nothing more. Perhaps, just another sign that the world has lost something important too, like its heart, soul and mind?
Superbad's Jonah Hill in TRANSFORMERS 2? - Apr 30, 2008 - 01:49pm
Hey...Fft5305, is that your wedding picture, cause if it is, congratulations!!! You're very lucky and blessed!!!
Hey...Fft5305, is that your wedding picture, cause if it is, congratulations!!! You're very lucky and blessed!!!
Superbad's Jonah Hill in TRANSFORMERS 2? - Apr 30, 2008 - 01:46pm
Actually, no Amjiva, read some of the other comments!!!
Actually, no Amjiva, read some of the other comments!!!
Superbad's Jonah Hill in TRANSFORMERS 2? - Apr 30, 2008 - 02:25am
That boring guy will only get in the way with a lot of dumb jokes that are supposed to be funny, but aren't!!! Just because a person is acting silly, force feeding us slap-stick buffoonery, or reciting lines that are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them funny. The dude is annoying and off putting!!! He actually got in the way in SuperBad!!!
That boring guy will only get in the way with a lot of dumb jokes that are supposed to be funny, but aren't!!! Just because a person is acting silly, force feeding us slap-stick buffoonery, or reciting lines that are supposed to be funny, doesn't make them funny. The dude is annoying and off putting!!! He actually got in the way in SuperBad!!!
Superbad's Jonah Hill in TRANSFORMERS 2? - Apr 30, 2008 - 02:09am
Comic relief??? That guy isn't funny??? Better try that McLovin' kid instead!!!
Comic relief??? That guy isn't funny??? Better try that McLovin' kid instead!!!
First Look Featurette for HANCOCK - Apr 24, 2008 - 01:17pm
I have been against this movie since they changed the title and Will Smith did his usual tampering with the script. I hated the first trailer for this movie which looked very much like Super Ex-Girlfriend...but I have to admit, the new trailer showing somewhat of a story, one of change and redemption...and Smith going from a comical buffoon, to a character with seeming dramatic overtones...well, it has now gotten my interest. It also appears that Warner Brothers wants to now give a similar treatment to the next Superman, describing it as an Angry God take of the character, one who I assume will then...as with this movie, find redemption.
I have been against this movie since they changed the title and Will Smith did his usual tampering with the script. I hated the first trailer for this movie which looked very much like Super Ex-Girlfriend...but I have to admit, the new trailer showing somewhat of a story, one of change and redemption...and Smith going from a comical buffoon, to a character with seeming dramatic overtones...well, it has now gotten my interest. It also appears that Warner Brothers wants to now give a similar treatment to the next Superman, describing it as an Angry God take of the character, one who I assume will then...as with this movie, find redemption.
New SW: CLONE WARS Pics Online - Apr 22, 2008 - 09:14pm
What's up with you guys and these strange comments??? Lucas is involved with a middle aged black woman who is a famous finance expert. No wonder why he keeps so much security at Skywalker Ranch??? I use to call those guys Nazis and wonder why they were so jumpy and restrictive there???? Now I know why they were acting like that...and thus, I must give my fullest support to Lucas and his people for acting in such a zealot like manner in terms of security???
What's up with you guys and these strange comments??? Lucas is involved with a middle aged black woman who is a famous finance expert. No wonder why he keeps so much security at Skywalker Ranch??? I use to call those guys Nazis and wonder why they were so jumpy and restrictive there???? Now I know why they were acting like that...and thus, I must give my fullest support to Lucas and his people for acting in such a zealot like manner in terms of security???
New SW: CLONE WARS Pics Online - Apr 22, 2008 - 03:42pm
Lucas has a young Asian guy who works for him who does traditional Disney style hand drawn animation in the frame of Don Bluth. I believe this guy went to The Art Institute--George should have used that guy to make this film--he is that good. The computer animated stuff, as yet, does not look right when rendering human beings. This just looks like a cheap video game.
Lucas has a young Asian guy who works for him who does traditional Disney style hand drawn animation in the frame of Don Bluth. I believe this guy went to The Art Institute--George should have used that guy to make this film--he is that good. The computer animated stuff, as yet, does not look right when rendering human beings. This just looks like a cheap video game.
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 22, 2008 - 12:56pm
Watch it Gauley Boy!!! You are testing my patience. You and I, and anyone who read your slanderous comments last night know that they were fully out of line. You edited your vulgar, vile and untrue comments because they were sick and completely off-putting. If you do not like another person's comments and disagree with them...that is totally fine and encouraged. You should voice your views as you wish, just as long as they are appropriate, but when you start "Cyber Stalking" and posting falsehoods about others, that is beyond acceptable. If the commentors, including those who support your views, read what you printed last night, they would be shocked and certainly not backing you one bit. Cut out your inappropriate behavior while you still can. I will not put up with it any longer...as I am sure that the owners of this site will agree...thus not continuing to indulge your behavior. You crossed the line and you need serious mental help!!! I will not stand for threats or slanders from you or anyone else. I was prepared to let this issue alone but clearly you have not gotten a clear enough message by the powers that be here at Mania.com--Continue your efforts at your own risk Gauley Boy...or drop it, and move on!!!
Watch it Gauley Boy!!! You are testing my patience. You and I, and anyone who read your slanderous comments last night know that they were fully out of line. You edited your vulgar, vile and untrue comments because they were sick and completely off-putting. If you do not like another person's comments and disagree with them...that is totally fine and encouraged. You should voice your views as you wish, just as long as they are appropriate, but when you start "Cyber Stalking" and posting falsehoods about others, that is beyond acceptable. If the commentors, including those who support your views, read what you printed last night, they would be shocked and certainly not backing you one bit. Cut out your inappropriate behavior while you still can. I will not put up with it any longer...as I am sure that the owners of this site will agree...thus not continuing to indulge your behavior. You crossed the line and you need serious mental help!!! I will not stand for threats or slanders from you or anyone else. I was prepared to let this issue alone but clearly you have not gotten a clear enough message by the powers that be here at Mania.com--Continue your efforts at your own risk Gauley Boy...or drop it, and move on!!!
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 22, 2008 - 05:01am
Pony Boy I believe that you are a good person. I will not continue to comment on the matter that occured. It was very unfortunate and I do no wish to disrespect the good folks at Mania.com by continuing upon this line of talk. I wish you well. As for my part in this unfortunate event, if any, I apologize.
Pony Boy I believe that you are a good person. I will not continue to comment on the matter that occured. It was very unfortunate and I do no wish to disrespect the good folks at Mania.com by continuing upon this line of talk. I wish you well. As for my part in this unfortunate event, if any, I apologize.
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 22, 2008 - 12:05am
Granted...but you missed my point. If one waters down a brand name which he/she is attempting to establish in the marketplace, in this case, a Sin City film franchise, you pro-actively run the risk of watering down the value and potential, among audiences, of the very franchise which you are trying to create. This isn't an issue of what, and what not Miller has the right to do, it is an issue of should he have done it??? is this a smart business move, or a bad one??? Certainly it is good for Miller no matter what occurs as he will be well paid. either way...but will this negatively impact the development of more Sin City efforts??? Could this similarity in style and look serve to undermine both, The Spirit and any future Sin City films??? It is a worthy question to consider and debate!!!
Granted...but you missed my point. If one waters down a brand name which he/she is attempting to establish in the marketplace, in this case, a Sin City film franchise, you pro-actively run the risk of watering down the value and potential, among audiences, of the very franchise which you are trying to create. This isn't an issue of what, and what not Miller has the right to do, it is an issue of should he have done it??? is this a smart business move, or a bad one??? Certainly it is good for Miller no matter what occurs as he will be well paid. either way...but will this negatively impact the development of more Sin City efforts??? Could this similarity in style and look serve to undermine both, The Spirit and any future Sin City films??? It is a worthy question to consider and debate!!!
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 21, 2008 - 10:37pm
PS-To: Gauley. If you are going to continue to post here...I want a full apology for those slanderous comments above...and I will get it. I will be contacting Jarrod if your false comments are not removed immediately. It's one thing to debate a movie and lose the debate...but another thing to slander and debase the character of another poster, regardless if you agree or disagree with their comments. You have crossed the line this time!!!
PS-To: Gauley. If you are going to continue to post here...I want a full apology for those slanderous comments above...and I will get it. I will be contacting Jarrod if your false comments are not removed immediately. It's one thing to debate a movie and lose the debate...but another thing to slander and debase the character of another poster, regardless if you agree or disagree with their comments. You have crossed the line this time!!!
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 21, 2008 - 10:20pm
You know something Gauley Boy (???)...there is one good reason for me to have created the circumstances for this conversation to take place in the manner it has now unfolded...because it has served to expose just who, and what, you really are. You really need some serious mental help...and I sincerely hope you receive it, and soon. To: Jonnie--I'm just as shocked by Gauley's behavior as you are--it is sad to see and seems completely out of character...but you never know who you are talking to on the internet.
You know something Gauley Boy (???)...there is one good reason for me to have created the circumstances for this conversation to take place in the manner it has now unfolded...because it has served to expose just who, and what, you really are. You really need some serious mental help...and I sincerely hope you receive it, and soon. To: Jonnie--I'm just as shocked by Gauley's behavior as you are--it is sad to see and seems completely out of character...but you never know who you are talking to on the internet.
FORBIDDEN Success for Lionsgate - Apr 21, 2008 - 09:40pm
I not upset with Apatow...but no one is beyond criticism. As I said...I love 40 Year Old Virgin and called it a classic. I've seen Apatow in interviews and love him--he's a nice regular guy. I love his wife even. That said, he should take some time off and really put together a movie of substance like 40 Year Old Virgin, instead of throwing together rush job movies like Knocked-Up and Super Bad. Hell, to me Knocked-Up would have worked better if it was shot as a spin-off or side-quel to 40 Year Old Virgin with the same characters from the first film. It would have been fun to see Seth Rogen's character from 40 Year Old Virgin get the slutty girl he fell for pregnant and then have her be the one who goes through remorse over whether she should carry his baby or terminate the pregancy. And some of the jokes about porn, McLovin and what not from Super Bad, could have been used in that movie, to better effect. I guess my problem with Apatow is...that he has made 1 great film, and 3 so-so rush job films, in the time that he could, and should have, slowed down and consentrated on quality not quantity--making 2 great films instead, and in the exchange cementing himself as the Steven Spielberg of comedy films. Now, he may find himself viewed as just another shmoe who shot his wad off...who's going to fade away like so many before him. Remember the guys who did Porky's or American Pie??? That's right, you don't!!!
I not upset with Apatow...but no one is beyond criticism. As I said...I love 40 Year Old Virgin and called it a classic. I've seen Apatow in interviews and love him--he's a nice regular guy. I love his wife even. That said, he should take some time off and really put together a movie of substance like 40 Year Old Virgin, instead of throwing together rush job movies like Knocked-Up and Super Bad. Hell, to me Knocked-Up would have worked better if it was shot as a spin-off or side-quel to 40 Year Old Virgin with the same characters from the first film. It would have been fun to see Seth Rogen's character from 40 Year Old Virgin get the slutty girl he fell for pregnant and then have her be the one who goes through remorse over whether she should carry his baby or terminate the pregancy. And some of the jokes about porn, McLovin and what not from Super Bad, could have been used in that movie, to better effect. I guess my problem with Apatow is...that he has made 1 great film, and 3 so-so rush job films, in the time that he could, and should have, slowed down and consentrated on quality not quantity--making 2 great films instead, and in the exchange cementing himself as the Steven Spielberg of comedy films. Now, he may find himself viewed as just another shmoe who shot his wad off...who's going to fade away like so many before him. Remember the guys who did Porky's or American Pie??? That's right, you don't!!!
FORBIDDEN Success for Lionsgate - Apr 21, 2008 - 05:55pm
Apatow releases films under his collective of co-contributors. They act as an ensemble and release each of these films as Apatow productions, credited in advertisements as: From the creators of 40 Year Old Virgin, Knock-Up...etc. It does not matter if he is the director, writer, producer, or wears a combination of these hats...he is trading off his past success in ads and promotions for every new release, and there is nothing wrong with that, but when you make promises of delivering a certain something, you had better deliver it--like the wild sex romps that keep being forwarded in promotions and ads but never materialize??? Now to the issue of me calling movies under Apatow's stable of films...well, even the media is calling every last one of these films, Apatow films--and where did they get that idea from??? Answer: The releasing studios and Apatow himself, who has appeared on Night Line and various talk shows promoting these movies as his own. I don't make this stuff up, I am simply reporting it!!! As far as Walk The Line, I myself never saw or heard of him or anyone else promoting it as one of his films--but in this case, Sarah Marshall, as well as Super Bad and Knocked Up, he certainly did. Regardless, this now makes two bombs in a row for Apatow and crew!!!
Apatow releases films under his collective of co-contributors. They act as an ensemble and release each of these films as Apatow productions, credited in advertisements as: From the creators of 40 Year Old Virgin, Knock-Up...etc. It does not matter if he is the director, writer, producer, or wears a combination of these hats...he is trading off his past success in ads and promotions for every new release, and there is nothing wrong with that, but when you make promises of delivering a certain something, you had better deliver it--like the wild sex romps that keep being forwarded in promotions and ads but never materialize??? Now to the issue of me calling movies under Apatow's stable of films...well, even the media is calling every last one of these films, Apatow films--and where did they get that idea from??? Answer: The releasing studios and Apatow himself, who has appeared on Night Line and various talk shows promoting these movies as his own. I don't make this stuff up, I am simply reporting it!!! As far as Walk The Line, I myself never saw or heard of him or anyone else promoting it as one of his films--but in this case, Sarah Marshall, as well as Super Bad and Knocked Up, he certainly did. Regardless, this now makes two bombs in a row for Apatow and crew!!!
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 21, 2008 - 05:04pm
If you must know, I am Dyslexic. That said, I like the informal spelling alot...as opposed to the correct spelling a lot. If you don't like it, and can't find a legitimate way or reason to attack what I wrote above, fine. Name call all you want, it doesn't phase me one bit. And speaking of me being a Dyslexic, so was Einstein and Da Vinci, among others. Attack my spelling all you like, really...I don't mind, as it tells me that you can't debate the points that I have made in the above text!!! Please, help yourself attack me!!!
If you must know, I am Dyslexic. That said, I like the informal spelling alot...as opposed to the correct spelling a lot. If you don't like it, and can't find a legitimate way or reason to attack what I wrote above, fine. Name call all you want, it doesn't phase me one bit. And speaking of me being a Dyslexic, so was Einstein and Da Vinci, among others. Attack my spelling all you like, really...I don't mind, as it tells me that you can't debate the points that I have made in the above text!!! Please, help yourself attack me!!!
FORBIDDEN Success for Lionsgate - Apr 21, 2008 - 02:10pm
You may not think 17 million is low...but Apatow and the industry do. To date, that is now his lowest performing film since he hit big with 40 Year Old Virgin. Apatow is releasing too much product, too many movies, too fast...based on ideas you could come with while drinking with a friend, and write it down on a napkin, without putting too much thought into them whatso ever. "Hey, wouldn't it be funny if I started dating a Cougar and she turned out to be my ex girlfriend's Mom and we only find out when she returns home from college for our wedding?" Add some immature sex and masturbation jokes in...along with a measure of bong jokes so we can pretend to be unconventional and cool...and, bang...we have Judd Apatow's next film. Of course, to make things PC, we'll add in a sub plot to show some sensitivity on the part of the characters...especially the men. Yes, they are over-sexed pigs, but, here's the hook, they really didn't mean it and are just misunderstood lovable rogues. That's the Apatow formula to a T. And in the end, the ex girlfriend meets the groom's single dad...they fall for each other, and everybody is happy. And what was billed as a comedy becomes a drama...with a fairy tale happy ending. As far as DVDs...that gravy train is starting to dry up in many respects. Again, there is now too much product, as a result, many movies are beginning to get lost in the glut of DVDs.
You may not think 17 million is low...but Apatow and the industry do. To date, that is now his lowest performing film since he hit big with 40 Year Old Virgin. Apatow is releasing too much product, too many movies, too fast...based on ideas you could come with while drinking with a friend, and write it down on a napkin, without putting too much thought into them whatso ever. "Hey, wouldn't it be funny if I started dating a Cougar and she turned out to be my ex girlfriend's Mom and we only find out when she returns home from college for our wedding?" Add some immature sex and masturbation jokes in...along with a measure of bong jokes so we can pretend to be unconventional and cool...and, bang...we have Judd Apatow's next film. Of course, to make things PC, we'll add in a sub plot to show some sensitivity on the part of the characters...especially the men. Yes, they are over-sexed pigs, but, here's the hook, they really didn't mean it and are just misunderstood lovable rogues. That's the Apatow formula to a T. And in the end, the ex girlfriend meets the groom's single dad...they fall for each other, and everybody is happy. And what was billed as a comedy becomes a drama...with a fairy tale happy ending. As far as DVDs...that gravy train is starting to dry up in many respects. Again, there is now too much product, as a result, many movies are beginning to get lost in the glut of DVDs.
FORBIDDEN Success for Lionsgate - Apr 21, 2008 - 12:49pm
Uh...the Yes Men are out in full strength today unable to form an original opinion for themselves once again? If Knocked-Up And Super Bad are so great, then where did Apatow's fans go last weekend??? I'll tell you where they went, elsewhere. Apatow's numbers should be either increasing or at least holding, however, they are now falling...which means, unlike you, the majority of people who have been known to flock to Apatow films are becoming increasingly unimpressed and decided to stay home or indulge in other activities last weekend. My prediction for this weekend, you will see a significant fall of Sarah Marshall in Box office numbers. This movie will be exposed as having no legs. Apatow has made 3 important and major mistakes: 1) Releasing too many movies in too close a time frame 2) Creating films that are too similar in theme, genre and tone...and 3) Failing to deliver the risky sex romps that his publicity and media machine has guaranteed audiences. Look, I can keep on promising my friends a sex party with whores...but if they keep showing up to my parties and all they get is a few strippers who refuse to take their clothes off...no sex and no lap dances, sooner of later they will discover that my promises are bogus...and they will go to someone else's party or stay home...and that is exactly what just happened to Apatow and his latest movie!!!
Uh...the Yes Men are out in full strength today unable to form an original opinion for themselves once again? If Knocked-Up And Super Bad are so great, then where did Apatow's fans go last weekend??? I'll tell you where they went, elsewhere. Apatow's numbers should be either increasing or at least holding, however, they are now falling...which means, unlike you, the majority of people who have been known to flock to Apatow films are becoming increasingly unimpressed and decided to stay home or indulge in other activities last weekend. My prediction for this weekend, you will see a significant fall of Sarah Marshall in Box office numbers. This movie will be exposed as having no legs. Apatow has made 3 important and major mistakes: 1) Releasing too many movies in too close a time frame 2) Creating films that are too similar in theme, genre and tone...and 3) Failing to deliver the risky sex romps that his publicity and media machine has guaranteed audiences. Look, I can keep on promising my friends a sex party with whores...but if they keep showing up to my parties and all they get is a few strippers who refuse to take their clothes off...no sex and no lap dances, sooner of later they will discover that my promises are bogus...and they will go to someone else's party or stay home...and that is exactly what just happened to Apatow and his latest movie!!!
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 21, 2008 - 12:35pm
I see the YES MEN are out today in full force Paroting each other as usual, however...although we have been promised another Sin City...it is slow in coming...and as I was pointing out, there is often alot of in-fighting behind the seens when it comes to film productions, ownership rights and people angling for more royalties. My point??? It appears that George, tired of waiting for an official start date for Sin City 2 or 3 has decided to leap frog the matter and do similar work on a property that he can control. I'll go on record, as I have in the past, and say...I love most of the look of Sin City, but some of it I don't like, for instance, the heavy and gaudy make-up effects. As for the over all movie, dramatically speaking and story wise...it was an over-rated disappointment. That said, Frank Miller had an opportunity to do something new and different here in respect to The Spirit, instead, he copies himself and Rodriguez, ultimately undermining any intended Sin City sequels by over exposing the look of Sin City--that doesn't seem wise, in fact, it is counter productive to any future success of any Sin City sequels??? That said, I would suggest that Rodriguez consider changing the look os Sin City, or evolving it...for the sequels, if they ever happen: And allow me to note that they have been post-poned several times!!! Something is amiss folks, and since Rodriguez is having problems raising financing for Barbarella, a production that was cancelled and put into turn around at Universal, well, it can't be that...something else is going on behind the scenes with the intended Sin City franchise that we have yet to be informed of.
I see the YES MEN are out today in full force Paroting each other as usual, however...although we have been promised another Sin City...it is slow in coming...and as I was pointing out, there is often alot of in-fighting behind the seens when it comes to film productions, ownership rights and people angling for more royalties. My point??? It appears that George, tired of waiting for an official start date for Sin City 2 or 3 has decided to leap frog the matter and do similar work on a property that he can control. I'll go on record, as I have in the past, and say...I love most of the look of Sin City, but some of it I don't like, for instance, the heavy and gaudy make-up effects. As for the over all movie, dramatically speaking and story wise...it was an over-rated disappointment. That said, Frank Miller had an opportunity to do something new and different here in respect to The Spirit, instead, he copies himself and Rodriguez, ultimately undermining any intended Sin City sequels by over exposing the look of Sin City--that doesn't seem wise, in fact, it is counter productive to any future success of any Sin City sequels??? That said, I would suggest that Rodriguez consider changing the look os Sin City, or evolving it...for the sequels, if they ever happen: And allow me to note that they have been post-poned several times!!! Something is amiss folks, and since Rodriguez is having problems raising financing for Barbarella, a production that was cancelled and put into turn around at Universal, well, it can't be that...something else is going on behind the scenes with the intended Sin City franchise that we have yet to be informed of.
FORBIDDEN Success for Lionsgate - Apr 21, 2008 - 02:12am
Judd Apatow is starting to slide in the eyes of his audience. He burned them with Knocked-Up, a so called comedy that turned dramatic, and Super Bad, that was nothing but a two bit teen sex comedy from the 80s...but not as good. What happened to the Hard R content, so groundbreaking it would challenge the ratings system??? Well, so much for that...because it never appeared??? 40 Year Old Virgin was great...a true classic...but Knocked-Up and Super Bad(???)--please!!! Both films were over hyped and did not deliver the so-called revolution and evolution in the sex comedy genre. As a result, Judd Apatow's built in audience has now diminished, having been fooled and burned twice, they didn't come back for a third helping of YOU'VE BEEN DUPED SOUP. Apatow's ability to open a film big will soon be gone if he doesn't start delivering what he promises in his ads and promotions--if you are going to promise groundbreaking raunchy sex and nudity, you had better deliver it, or suffer the consequences when audiences catch onto the Bait and Switch marketing scams that you are presenting, as it appears they finally have with Apatow and crew. Judging by the box office numbers of Sarah Marshall, the damage is done, and it is too late to save this film or Apatow as a box office Brand which ticket buyers will flock to...simply based upon his name or film credits!!!
Judd Apatow is starting to slide in the eyes of his audience. He burned them with Knocked-Up, a so called comedy that turned dramatic, and Super Bad, that was nothing but a two bit teen sex comedy from the 80s...but not as good. What happened to the Hard R content, so groundbreaking it would challenge the ratings system??? Well, so much for that...because it never appeared??? 40 Year Old Virgin was great...a true classic...but Knocked-Up and Super Bad(???)--please!!! Both films were over hyped and did not deliver the so-called revolution and evolution in the sex comedy genre. As a result, Judd Apatow's built in audience has now diminished, having been fooled and burned twice, they didn't come back for a third helping of YOU'VE BEEN DUPED SOUP. Apatow's ability to open a film big will soon be gone if he doesn't start delivering what he promises in his ads and promotions--if you are going to promise groundbreaking raunchy sex and nudity, you had better deliver it, or suffer the consequences when audiences catch onto the Bait and Switch marketing scams that you are presenting, as it appears they finally have with Apatow and crew. Judging by the box office numbers of Sarah Marshall, the damage is done, and it is too late to save this film or Apatow as a box office Brand which ticket buyers will flock to...simply based upon his name or film credits!!!
Frank Miller's SPIRIT Teaser Online - Apr 21, 2008 - 01:48am
George Miller made this look so much like Sin City that Robert Rodriguez has to be regreting the day he gave him co-director credit on that movie. All I can assume is that the two of them are fighting over Sin City 2 and George decided to use the Spirit as a pseudo sequel to Sin City...at least visually speaking to by-pass Rodriguez and his co-producers.
George Miller made this look so much like Sin City that Robert Rodriguez has to be regreting the day he gave him co-director credit on that movie. All I can assume is that the two of them are fighting over Sin City 2 and George decided to use the Spirit as a pseudo sequel to Sin City...at least visually speaking to by-pass Rodriguez and his co-producers.
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 20, 2008 - 05:02pm
You mean, I accept your apology...and I do!!! You are so kind sometimes!!!
You mean, I accept your apology...and I do!!! You are so kind sometimes!!!
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 20, 2008 - 02:46pm
I love how you guys just conveniently moved the goal post in anticipation of this turkey flopping!!! Clearly you ran the same anaysis that i did and concluded that Speed Racer is doomed!!! Hahahhhhahahahhahhahahahhahahahhahahaahhaaa!!! I love you guys. Keep the laughs coming!!!
I love how you guys just conveniently moved the goal post in anticipation of this turkey flopping!!! Clearly you ran the same anaysis that i did and concluded that Speed Racer is doomed!!! Hahahhhhahahahhahhahahahhahahahhahahaahhaaa!!! I love you guys. Keep the laughs coming!!!
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 20, 2008 - 02:43pm
Have it your way...I wish you well anyway.
Have it your way...I wish you well anyway.
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 20, 2008 - 01:42pm
Ron Moore is a damn good writer, I give him credit as you have seen on my post. And no, Ron has never said anything ugly about Joss. In fact, Joss counts himself as the new Galactica's number one fan. All I am saying is, give credit where credit is due. And Ron has failed to credit Whedon. Ron has been studying Firefly, and for more than just the special effects, as certain dramatic beats and characters in the moral grey area populate Galactica--surprise, just like Firefly. You are well aware that I have said that all along...in addition to no aliens in space, no sound in space, toilets in space, rack focusing, camera blurs, hand held cameras...and so on. While I have been an honest broker here in this discussion, your arguments are specious at best, and at worse, intentionally disingenuous. You called me on the issue of me claiming that Ron Moore specifically studyied Firefly, and even hired the same effects company to steal the look...and I have proven it. My arguments are based solely on facts...while your arguments are based upon your own made up and self fabricated speculation, nothing else!!!
Ron Moore is a damn good writer, I give him credit as you have seen on my post. And no, Ron has never said anything ugly about Joss. In fact, Joss counts himself as the new Galactica's number one fan. All I am saying is, give credit where credit is due. And Ron has failed to credit Whedon. Ron has been studying Firefly, and for more than just the special effects, as certain dramatic beats and characters in the moral grey area populate Galactica--surprise, just like Firefly. You are well aware that I have said that all along...in addition to no aliens in space, no sound in space, toilets in space, rack focusing, camera blurs, hand held cameras...and so on. While I have been an honest broker here in this discussion, your arguments are specious at best, and at worse, intentionally disingenuous. You called me on the issue of me claiming that Ron Moore specifically studyied Firefly, and even hired the same effects company to steal the look...and I have proven it. My arguments are based solely on facts...while your arguments are based upon your own made up and self fabricated speculation, nothing else!!!
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 20, 2008 - 12:34pm
There is one thing that you will discover about me...I never lie. I would not slander Ron Moore or anyone out of common human decency. I only speak the trusth as quoted and reported by other and has gone undisputed by Moore: Source--Sci-Fi Wire (aka Sci Fi.com...which is owned by the Sci-Fi Channel, Ron Moore's bosses and the network which produces the New Galactica) 12:00 AM, 09-JANUARY-06 Firefly F/X Led To Galactica Loni Peristere, visual-effects supervisor on the SF movie Serenity, told SCI FI Wire that the movie's computer-generated visual effects mimicked hand-held camera moves and realistic lens effects, which also directly influenced the F/X on SCI FI Channel's original series Battlestar Galactica. When Galactica producer Ronald D. Moore and visual-effects supervisor Gary Hutzel saw the visual effects that had been pioneered for director Joss Whedon and Serenity's predecessor TV show, Firefly, they came to Peristere. They told him "that's the way it should be photographed, and please bring those rules to Galactica," Peristere said in an interview. "That is the way this should be shot. And now Galactica has taken on its own set of rules. But it started with appreciation for Firefly and appreciation for work Joss had begun." (Serenity is now available on DVD.) In Serenity, digital animation of the title spaceship taking off in the rain included raindrops on the camera lens. "When you have a massive ship lifting off, it would be hard for the cameraman to keep the lens clean," said Peristere, who worked with Whedon on both the TV show and movie. "We proposed this as a style to Joss, where the animation would have mounted cameras, depth of field, zoom lenses, all in CG, and he's like, 'Well, yeah, my whole movie is a documentary. Find the story in the camera design.' And we went with it." Peristere's team from his Zoic Studios created Firefly/Serenity's jerky digital style, which differs from the static style of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the more fluid F/X of the Star Wars films. The style adds a sense of realism, as if things were shot by real people and not created in computers. "It seemed sort of silly to not apply the cinematic language to digital photography as well," Peristere said. As an example, in Serenity's climactic battle scene, visual-effects designers worked as if they had three camera operators following the title ship. "Our job from an animation standpoint was to create an action that moves through the battle, rather than participating in the battle," Peristere said. "Our pilot is chasing Serenity and has to keep Serenity in frame, even though large chunks of debris and fire is coming toward him." The new Serenity DVD includes features on the creation of the movie's visual effects. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=34061
There is one thing that you will discover about me...I never lie. I would not slander Ron Moore or anyone out of common human decency. I only speak the trusth as quoted and reported by other and has gone undisputed by Moore: Source--Sci-Fi Wire (aka Sci Fi.com...which is owned by the Sci-Fi Channel, Ron Moore's bosses and the network which produces the New Galactica) 12:00 AM, 09-JANUARY-06 Firefly F/X Led To Galactica Loni Peristere, visual-effects supervisor on the SF movie Serenity, told SCI FI Wire that the movie's computer-generated visual effects mimicked hand-held camera moves and realistic lens effects, which also directly influenced the F/X on SCI FI Channel's original series Battlestar Galactica. When Galactica producer Ronald D. Moore and visual-effects supervisor Gary Hutzel saw the visual effects that had been pioneered for director Joss Whedon and Serenity's predecessor TV show, Firefly, they came to Peristere. They told him "that's the way it should be photographed, and please bring those rules to Galactica," Peristere said in an interview. "That is the way this should be shot. And now Galactica has taken on its own set of rules. But it started with appreciation for Firefly and appreciation for work Joss had begun." (Serenity is now available on DVD.) In Serenity, digital animation of the title spaceship taking off in the rain included raindrops on the camera lens. "When you have a massive ship lifting off, it would be hard for the cameraman to keep the lens clean," said Peristere, who worked with Whedon on both the TV show and movie. "We proposed this as a style to Joss, where the animation would have mounted cameras, depth of field, zoom lenses, all in CG, and he's like, 'Well, yeah, my whole movie is a documentary. Find the story in the camera design.' And we went with it." Peristere's team from his Zoic Studios created Firefly/Serenity's jerky digital style, which differs from the static style of 2001: A Space Odyssey and the more fluid F/X of the Star Wars films. The style adds a sense of realism, as if things were shot by real people and not created in computers. "It seemed sort of silly to not apply the cinematic language to digital photography as well," Peristere said. As an example, in Serenity's climactic battle scene, visual-effects designers worked as if they had three camera operators following the title ship. "Our job from an animation standpoint was to create an action that moves through the battle, rather than participating in the battle," Peristere said. "Our pilot is chasing Serenity and has to keep Serenity in frame, even though large chunks of debris and fire is coming toward him." The new Serenity DVD includes features on the creation of the movie's visual effects. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=34061
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 20, 2008 - 11:49am
I'm laughing right now Joey...funny stuff!!! I'll take your bet, but as I said...on the second weekend. If this thing loses its legs on the second weekend, I win...but, if it holds, you win Joey...and I'll kiss your Avatar!!! But if I win...it's down on your knees before me!!!
I'm laughing right now Joey...funny stuff!!! I'll take your bet, but as I said...on the second weekend. If this thing loses its legs on the second weekend, I win...but, if it holds, you win Joey...and I'll kiss your Avatar!!! But if I win...it's down on your knees before me!!!
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 20, 2008 - 02:20am
Mia Forcer, I think you have a Man Crush on me??? You are obsessed with tasting the Metal Water!!! Sorry dude, I'm into women!!!
Mia Forcer, I think you have a Man Crush on me??? You are obsessed with tasting the Metal Water!!! Sorry dude, I'm into women!!!
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 20, 2008 - 01:16am
Actually, they didn't create any special effects, best or otherwise...John Gaeta, the effects Superviser for The Matrix, did...and if you knew what you were talking about, you'd already know that- Effects like "Bullet Time" that were actually riped from Blade...a movie that came out a year or more before The Matrix!!! You defending the Wachowski Brothers over Speed Racer is a ridiculous as someone trying to defend George Lucas over the Star Wars prequels.
Actually, they didn't create any special effects, best or otherwise...John Gaeta, the effects Superviser for The Matrix, did...and if you knew what you were talking about, you'd already know that- Effects like "Bullet Time" that were actually riped from Blade...a movie that came out a year or more before The Matrix!!! You defending the Wachowski Brothers over Speed Racer is a ridiculous as someone trying to defend George Lucas over the Star Wars prequels.
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 19, 2008 - 09:09pm
To: WiseGuy. I agree with you. I have nothing against checking out Speed Racer to see if it works or not--and though, unlike you, I loved it as a kid, having special place for it in my heart...but as you said, I expected something different from the visuals. As for the Wachowskis claim of having special cameras that place everything in focus, foreground, middleground, and background--well, I guess it would look great if shot in a real world environment, but against green screen and matted in backgrounds, it would seem that any advantage to this in-camera effect, has been completely lost to the eye??? If the Wachowskis were really special effects mavens they would have instantly known that and would have shot this film entirely, or mostly, on location, rather than on virtual sets. As far as the dramatic content of the film, and other story aspects, this movie should have been handled like V For Vendetta...not Spy Kids, the Charlie's Angels movies, or a Candy or Juice commercial for kids. The movie just looks cheap and it breaks my heart!!! McG could have done better than this and he is a hack...or at least he was, until he did the tv show Chuck!!!
To: WiseGuy. I agree with you. I have nothing against checking out Speed Racer to see if it works or not--and though, unlike you, I loved it as a kid, having special place for it in my heart...but as you said, I expected something different from the visuals. As for the Wachowskis claim of having special cameras that place everything in focus, foreground, middleground, and background--well, I guess it would look great if shot in a real world environment, but against green screen and matted in backgrounds, it would seem that any advantage to this in-camera effect, has been completely lost to the eye??? If the Wachowskis were really special effects mavens they would have instantly known that and would have shot this film entirely, or mostly, on location, rather than on virtual sets. As far as the dramatic content of the film, and other story aspects, this movie should have been handled like V For Vendetta...not Spy Kids, the Charlie's Angels movies, or a Candy or Juice commercial for kids. The movie just looks cheap and it breaks my heart!!! McG could have done better than this and he is a hack...or at least he was, until he did the tv show Chuck!!!
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 19, 2008 - 08:54pm
You are cherry picking my comments and that is dishonest of you. I am talking about the situation as a whole. From the rack focusing look of the space battles, no aliens in space, hand held cameras (where did you see that in a sci-fi production before Firefly?), the no sounds in space, toilets on space ships, the A-moral and Immoral behavior of the lead characters, in addition to moments of realistic drama...and so on, and so forth. The special effects crew and other staffers said that Ron Moore was exclusively studying Firefly and adapting what he learned to his vision of the New Galactica--a fact that none of you has disputed, or called a lie, because you can't!!! Your dishonest attempts to mis-characterize my comments are obvious and insincere.
You are cherry picking my comments and that is dishonest of you. I am talking about the situation as a whole. From the rack focusing look of the space battles, no aliens in space, hand held cameras (where did you see that in a sci-fi production before Firefly?), the no sounds in space, toilets on space ships, the A-moral and Immoral behavior of the lead characters, in addition to moments of realistic drama...and so on, and so forth. The special effects crew and other staffers said that Ron Moore was exclusively studying Firefly and adapting what he learned to his vision of the New Galactica--a fact that none of you has disputed, or called a lie, because you can't!!! Your dishonest attempts to mis-characterize my comments are obvious and insincere.
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 19, 2008 - 12:49am
3 More Weeks Gentlemen!!! Just 3 More Weeks 'til Reckoning Day!!! I can't wait to hear you say "Metal Was Right???... Bastard???!!!" (crying, tears of defeat...falls to knees) I give you the first weekend, as I said before--but after that, it is over!!!"Damn You Metal--Damn You!!!" (shakes first, stares up at the sky, frenzied in rage)
3 More Weeks Gentlemen!!! Just 3 More Weeks 'til Reckoning Day!!! I can't wait to hear you say "Metal Was Right???... Bastard???!!!" (crying, tears of defeat...falls to knees) I give you the first weekend, as I said before--but after that, it is over!!!"Damn You Metal--Damn You!!!" (shakes first, stares up at the sky, frenzied in rage)
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 19, 2008 - 12:30am
Yes...I said that everyone has a right to an opinion, but it doesn't mean that you will be right, and my prediction is that you won't be right. Why you feel you need to call names, I don't know...but I never said that you don't have the right to your opinion, however you told me to shut up...followed by you quoting my words that everyone has the right to their opinion??? Your hypocrisy is puzzling--first you tell me to shut up, and then quote me concerning my comments about freedom of speech??? You are deeply confused??? No matter, the box office numbers will speak the truth, the 2nd weekend box office results will prove me right!!! The difference between you and me, is that I did not dismiss your words by saying or implying that you don't have the right to you feelings or opinions...I just forwarded my disagreement with your views, while encouraging everyone's right to speak their truth, no matter how errored it is, there is a difference, you know??? Regardless, we will see who in correct with regard to this discussion in about another 3 weeks. In the interim, prepare to write your apology, you'll be wanting to make it as good as an Academy Award Acceptance Speech...tears and all. And no, I never get tired of being right!!!
Yes...I said that everyone has a right to an opinion, but it doesn't mean that you will be right, and my prediction is that you won't be right. Why you feel you need to call names, I don't know...but I never said that you don't have the right to your opinion, however you told me to shut up...followed by you quoting my words that everyone has the right to their opinion??? Your hypocrisy is puzzling--first you tell me to shut up, and then quote me concerning my comments about freedom of speech??? You are deeply confused??? No matter, the box office numbers will speak the truth, the 2nd weekend box office results will prove me right!!! The difference between you and me, is that I did not dismiss your words by saying or implying that you don't have the right to you feelings or opinions...I just forwarded my disagreement with your views, while encouraging everyone's right to speak their truth, no matter how errored it is, there is a difference, you know??? Regardless, we will see who in correct with regard to this discussion in about another 3 weeks. In the interim, prepare to write your apology, you'll be wanting to make it as good as an Academy Award Acceptance Speech...tears and all. And no, I never get tired of being right!!!
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 18, 2008 - 11:10pm
You seem to forget, according to the Wachowskis and Joel Silver, this movie is made for families??? Well, since it is a family movie, according to them, and since Moms often influence the consumer choices of what they allow, and don't allow, their young children to see, then a Mom's views do weigh in here, and heavily!!! That said, if this is the common perception among Moms, that this movie is not good, based upon its previews, such preceptions could serve to harm Speed Racer's box office performance...and I expect they will!!! But you go ahead and continue to ignore me, and attack my analysis all you want, we will allow the box office numbers to prove who is right...and when I am proven right, as I assume I will be...I'll be happy to repost all of your criticisms of this Mom, her Son and Myself!!!
You seem to forget, according to the Wachowskis and Joel Silver, this movie is made for families??? Well, since it is a family movie, according to them, and since Moms often influence the consumer choices of what they allow, and don't allow, their young children to see, then a Mom's views do weigh in here, and heavily!!! That said, if this is the common perception among Moms, that this movie is not good, based upon its previews, such preceptions could serve to harm Speed Racer's box office performance...and I expect they will!!! But you go ahead and continue to ignore me, and attack my analysis all you want, we will allow the box office numbers to prove who is right...and when I am proven right, as I assume I will be...I'll be happy to repost all of your criticisms of this Mom, her Son and Myself!!!
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 18, 2008 - 05:17pm
To: Gauley Boy. I wasn't asking for sexual favors, but if that is your thing because it's the only thing you could think of apparently, well, enjoy yourself.
To: Gauley Boy. I wasn't asking for sexual favors, but if that is your thing because it's the only thing you could think of apparently, well, enjoy yourself.
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 18, 2008 - 04:31pm
All I'm saying is, Ron should openly give credit, where credit is due...as Joss openly gave credit to Lucas.
All I'm saying is, Ron should openly give credit, where credit is due...as Joss openly gave credit to Lucas.
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 18, 2008 - 03:29pm
To: Mia Forcer and Joey Baloney. That woman and her son have a right to their opinion just like anyone of us. And the fact is, after you guys finally see this movie, you'll both be writing letters to EW and Vanity Fair telling them that Metal Water...and that lady and her son, that you dissed...were right!!! And once you two finish selling out and this movie bombs, bad reviews and all, I'll allow you to get on your knees and apologize!!!
To: Mia Forcer and Joey Baloney. That woman and her son have a right to their opinion just like anyone of us. And the fact is, after you guys finally see this movie, you'll both be writing letters to EW and Vanity Fair telling them that Metal Water...and that lady and her son, that you dissed...were right!!! And once you two finish selling out and this movie bombs, bad reviews and all, I'll allow you to get on your knees and apologize!!!
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 18, 2008 - 01:07pm
Muldfeld...I appreciate your comments but I didn't make this up, I was refering directly to comments made by New Galactica staffers. They said it, I only pointed out what they said...and Ron Moore has yet to deny any of it. I will admit that the New Galactica is a good show...in fact better than good and the writing, dialogue, direction and acting is exceptional...but, we must also admit where the inspiration came from, just as we must admit that Joss Whedon's inspiration for Firefly came from Star Wars--and may I point out that Joss openly admits it, giving George Lucas his due...but Ron Moore has still to this date failed to give props to Joss even though those who work for Moore have outed him for his obsessive research Firefly and its look!!! And as far as serious story elements ans writing, I will point you to the Firefly episode Objects In Space where a sociopathic Bounty Hunter takes the crew of Serenity hostage and asks their female engineer if she has ever been raped?...while strongly implying that if she does not cooperate, he'll do just that...and rape her. Talk about scary stuff??? And there were other moments of realistic drama and violence on the show, both direct and implied, that was just as dark and gloomy...moments which clearly inspired much of the dramic direction of the New Galactica. Let's look at the episode where Mal was continually tortured to death and shocked back to life with a defibrillator...so his captors could torture him some more, just for the sake of doing it. That kind of stuff was never on Ron Moore's Star Trek...and it wasn't in Star Wars or any science fiction television series before Firefly...but within just a few years of Firefly going off the air...these kinds of themes popped up repeatedly on the New Galactica...a show Ron Moore, according to his own workers, was known to be closely studying along with other show staffers...to the exclusion of all other programs and movies??? Again, I didn't make this stuff up, I am simply paraphrasing comments made by Ron Moore's own hired employees--once again...statements that Moore has never denied to this date!!!
Muldfeld...I appreciate your comments but I didn't make this up, I was refering directly to comments made by New Galactica staffers. They said it, I only pointed out what they said...and Ron Moore has yet to deny any of it. I will admit that the New Galactica is a good show...in fact better than good and the writing, dialogue, direction and acting is exceptional...but, we must also admit where the inspiration came from, just as we must admit that Joss Whedon's inspiration for Firefly came from Star Wars--and may I point out that Joss openly admits it, giving George Lucas his due...but Ron Moore has still to this date failed to give props to Joss even though those who work for Moore have outed him for his obsessive research Firefly and its look!!! And as far as serious story elements ans writing, I will point you to the Firefly episode Objects In Space where a sociopathic Bounty Hunter takes the crew of Serenity hostage and asks their female engineer if she has ever been raped?...while strongly implying that if she does not cooperate, he'll do just that...and rape her. Talk about scary stuff??? And there were other moments of realistic drama and violence on the show, both direct and implied, that was just as dark and gloomy...moments which clearly inspired much of the dramic direction of the New Galactica. Let's look at the episode where Mal was continually tortured to death and shocked back to life with a defibrillator...so his captors could torture him some more, just for the sake of doing it. That kind of stuff was never on Ron Moore's Star Trek...and it wasn't in Star Wars or any science fiction television series before Firefly...but within just a few years of Firefly going off the air...these kinds of themes popped up repeatedly on the New Galactica...a show Ron Moore, according to his own workers, was known to be closely studying along with other show staffers...to the exclusion of all other programs and movies??? Again, I didn't make this stuff up, I am simply paraphrasing comments made by Ron Moore's own hired employees--once again...statements that Moore has never denied to this date!!!
Four New TV Spots for SPEED - Apr 18, 2008 - 12:43pm
Yep...Blue Tiger, I think this movie is going to bomb and finally put the Wachowski Brothers out of our collective misery!!! These guys have only made two good movies...Bound and The Matrix. The two Matrix sequels were horrible and now it appears that Speed Racer is even worse!!! Even a woman took the time to send a comment to the letter's section of this week's Entertainment Weekly that she and her son both looked at each other after seeing a preview for Speed Racer and said: "I think I'm going to have seizure." I think that's a bad sign.-Sabrina Vick Those are her exact comments, as I said, they are in the new edition of EW, a magazine owned by Warner Brothers, the same company that produced Speed Racer BTW. I suspect that after its first weekend of release, which will attract the curious for first views of the picture...this film will collapse in its second weekend, and be listed as Dead On Arrival at the box office!!! Can you say tax write-off??? Why would studio continue to entrust large sums of money to two brothers...one accused of being heavily involved in drug use, if we are to believe media reports, S&M, and a rumored sex change...in addition to other erratic and strange behavior???!!! And they, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers, wouldn't give Joss Whedon Wonder Woman??? Makes no sense!!!
Yep...Blue Tiger, I think this movie is going to bomb and finally put the Wachowski Brothers out of our collective misery!!! These guys have only made two good movies...Bound and The Matrix. The two Matrix sequels were horrible and now it appears that Speed Racer is even worse!!! Even a woman took the time to send a comment to the letter's section of this week's Entertainment Weekly that she and her son both looked at each other after seeing a preview for Speed Racer and said: "I think I'm going to have seizure." I think that's a bad sign.-Sabrina Vick Those are her exact comments, as I said, they are in the new edition of EW, a magazine owned by Warner Brothers, the same company that produced Speed Racer BTW. I suspect that after its first weekend of release, which will attract the curious for first views of the picture...this film will collapse in its second weekend, and be listed as Dead On Arrival at the box office!!! Can you say tax write-off??? Why would studio continue to entrust large sums of money to two brothers...one accused of being heavily involved in drug use, if we are to believe media reports, S&M, and a rumored sex change...in addition to other erratic and strange behavior???!!! And they, Joel Silver and Warner Brothers, wouldn't give Joss Whedon Wonder Woman??? Makes no sense!!!
BSG's Moore Has New Sci-Fi Trilogy - Apr 18, 2008 - 04:27am
Oh, hell no. Joss Whedon is that man!!! Now, I know Whedon has given Ron Moore props for the New Galactica--the problem??? Much of the production style of the New Galactica was based on Joss' work on Firefly...from the rack focusing to toilets in space, no aliens, no sounds in space, etc. This was all Joss vision first, and let's admit it, Ron Moore according to Joss' Firefly special effects crew, the same company, BTW, that does effects for the New Galactica, claim that Ron sat around with his production crew and writers...proactively studying Firefly...even going as far as Moore demanding that they, the FX Crew, copy the style of rack focusing shots during space battles, so on...and so forth. This is a fact, and it's on record for all to see!!! Joss maybe playing a good team player, and I can't blame him...in Hollywood you have to sometimes, but I don't have to be a team since I'm on the side of truth.
Oh, hell no. Joss Whedon is that man!!! Now, I know Whedon has given Ron Moore props for the New Galactica--the problem??? Much of the production style of the New Galactica was based on Joss' work on Firefly...from the rack focusing to toilets in space, no aliens, no sounds in space, etc. This was all Joss vision first, and let's admit it, Ron Moore according to Joss' Firefly special effects crew, the same company, BTW, that does effects for the New Galactica, claim that Ron sat around with his production crew and writers...proactively studying Firefly...even going as far as Moore demanding that they, the FX Crew, copy the style of rack focusing shots during space battles, so on...and so forth. This is a fact, and it's on record for all to see!!! Joss maybe playing a good team player, and I can't blame him...in Hollywood you have to sometimes, but I don't have to be a team since I'm on the side of truth.
Creator Doesn't Approve of HARLOCK Film - Apr 17, 2008 - 11:37am
Yes...but they need to ask for consent. This is a matter of the honor system among the Japanese. They need to ask consent and should bring the creator of Harlock on as a creative consultant. I am sure that if they show him his due respect, he will back the production.
Yes...but they need to ask for consent. This is a matter of the honor system among the Japanese. They need to ask consent and should bring the creator of Harlock on as a creative consultant. I am sure that if they show him his due respect, he will back the production.
Williams Plays in Whedon's DOLLHOUSE - Apr 16, 2008 - 11:52pm
No...no, no...you guys have got it all wrong???!!! Joss Whedon will make a great two pilot for Doll House...first, then Fox will say that it is not good enough...then demand a least one cast member be replaced and that a 2nd, more action packed, pilot be shot. Joss will do their bidding...but then they'll remind him that there is already a show called House on Fox so they'll demand a title change...like, Playing With Dolls or something? That's when they'll air the shows out of order...tell Joss to shut-up...and then pre-empt the show as much as possible before moving it to a new time and day, because they want to expand the airings of American Idol. The show will be cancelled after airing only 10 episodes and 3 of those episodes will never air on network tv--but have faith Whedonites, it's not over yet!!! Universal will buy the movie rights to the series after it becomes a fan favorite on DVD. The film will come out, failing to receive proper promotion by Universal, it'll only make 10 million dollars in its opening weekend. The movie will be viewed as a box office flop...but it will be re-found by audiences through word of mouth, DVD, and repeat showings on cable and satellite television. Fans will then demand that Fox turn it into a TV show once more...while demanding that Universal continue making Doll House (aka Playing With Dolls) movies. In the meantime, Joel Silver will once again announce Joss as the director of Wonder Woman: The Movie and take it away from him yet again, right at the last minute...just for the hell of it!!! And after the flop of the Spy Kids inspired movie version of Speed Racer, The Wachowski Brothers will make a Spy Kids inspired version of Battle Of The Planets, which will also flop. Then after claiming that he will never work with Fox again...Joss Whedon will be offered yet another show from Fox. He'll take the deal, as usual, and this whole thing will start all over again...like the movie Groundhog Day. Different series...same shit!!! You gotta admit, although he has made great television, Joss Whedon's off screen life, being constantly stabbed in the back by the industry, is better than a TV show...even better than his own series???!!! Now, Joss ought to make a series out of that...but if he does, he'll get screwed in the end, by the industry, as always!!! Damn you Fox!!!
No...no, no...you guys have got it all wrong???!!! Joss Whedon will make a great two pilot for Doll House...first, then Fox will say that it is not good enough...then demand a least one cast member be replaced and that a 2nd, more action packed, pilot be shot. Joss will do their bidding...but then they'll remind him that there is already a show called House on Fox so they'll demand a title change...like, Playing With Dolls or something? That's when they'll air the shows out of order...tell Joss to shut-up...and then pre-empt the show as much as possible before moving it to a new time and day, because they want to expand the airings of American Idol. The show will be cancelled after airing only 10 episodes and 3 of those episodes will never air on network tv--but have faith Whedonites, it's not over yet!!! Universal will buy the movie rights to the series after it becomes a fan favorite on DVD. The film will come out, failing to receive proper promotion by Universal, it'll only make 10 million dollars in its opening weekend. The movie will be viewed as a box office flop...but it will be re-found by audiences through word of mouth, DVD, and repeat showings on cable and satellite television. Fans will then demand that Fox turn it into a TV show once more...while demanding that Universal continue making Doll House (aka Playing With Dolls) movies. In the meantime, Joel Silver will once again announce Joss as the director of Wonder Woman: The Movie and take it away from him yet again, right at the last minute...just for the hell of it!!! And after the flop of the Spy Kids inspired movie version of Speed Racer, The Wachowski Brothers will make a Spy Kids inspired version of Battle Of The Planets, which will also flop. Then after claiming that he will never work with Fox again...Joss Whedon will be offered yet another show from Fox. He'll take the deal, as usual, and this whole thing will start all over again...like the movie Groundhog Day. Different series...same shit!!! You gotta admit, although he has made great television, Joss Whedon's off screen life, being constantly stabbed in the back by the industry, is better than a TV show...even better than his own series???!!! Now, Joss ought to make a series out of that...but if he does, he'll get screwed in the end, by the industry, as always!!! Damn you Fox!!!
More on HULK and Norton Rumors - Apr 16, 2008 - 06:04pm
It would also be cool to have a spell checker function to aid us in avoiding the always dreaded typos!!!
It would also be cool to have a spell checker function to aid us in avoiding the always dreaded typos!!!
More on HULK and Norton Rumors - Apr 16, 2008 - 06:01pm
Yes, I miss the edit button, which made Mania.com unique. I love to edit out typos, where I find them or to add further information to my posts. Now all you can do, is copy a comment, then delete it and repost it...that is...if the deletion doesn't completely erase one's position on the comments list.
Yes, I miss the edit button, which made Mania.com unique. I love to edit out typos, where I find them or to add further information to my posts. Now all you can do, is copy a comment, then delete it and repost it...that is...if the deletion doesn't completely erase one's position on the comments list.
Stan Lee Launches New Superheroic LEGION - Apr 16, 2008 - 03:54pm
That's why it would be great to team with him. Stan has the business acumen and connections to get things done, and deals made, while many of us have great new ideas and creations that would serve him well...it could be a win, win for everybody if Stan would team up with some unknown talent and mentor them!!!
That's why it would be great to team with him. Stan has the business acumen and connections to get things done, and deals made, while many of us have great new ideas and creations that would serve him well...it could be a win, win for everybody if Stan would team up with some unknown talent and mentor them!!!
Stan Lee Launches New Superheroic LEGION - Apr 16, 2008 - 12:58pm
I would love to work with Stan Lee!!!
I would love to work with Stan Lee!!!
McGowan is Still Set for Rodriguez's BARBARELLA? - Apr 12, 2008 - 10:56pm
To: Videocide My idea of a good soundtrack for FAKK 2 would begin like this: The Nine Inch Nails, Korn, A Perfect Circle, Snoop Dogg, Depeche Mode...Daft Punk, The Postal Service, The White Stripes, The Outcast, The Foo Fighters, Eminem, The Guerillas, Bloc Party, Lady Tron, Rage Against The Machine, and Cypress Hill. Sadly, there have been no really great new bands or rappers that have hit the market for years now, so I'd go with some of the better older acts. Have you noticed that on all the modern rock stations, most of the music that they are are playing currently, is several years old??? That's how bad the music industry has gotten. The newer acts that they are now signing are horrible, to the point that they are not selling big and hardly anyone is requesting their songs!!!
To: Videocide My idea of a good soundtrack for FAKK 2 would begin like this: The Nine Inch Nails, Korn, A Perfect Circle, Snoop Dogg, Depeche Mode...Daft Punk, The Postal Service, The White Stripes, The Outcast, The Foo Fighters, Eminem, The Guerillas, Bloc Party, Lady Tron, Rage Against The Machine, and Cypress Hill. Sadly, there have been no really great new bands or rappers that have hit the market for years now, so I'd go with some of the better older acts. Have you noticed that on all the modern rock stations, most of the music that they are are playing currently, is several years old??? That's how bad the music industry has gotten. The newer acts that they are now signing are horrible, to the point that they are not selling big and hardly anyone is requesting their songs!!!
McGowan is Still Set for Rodriguez's BARBARELLA? - Apr 12, 2008 - 12:36pm
Lindsey Lohan will not work in this role. Actually, as I have been saying in the recent past, you need somebody untarnished who is not known for partying off screen, sleeping around...on or off screen, etc. A girl nextdoor type needs to be given this role, someone we'd never suspect needs to be hired to occupy this role!!!
Lindsey Lohan will not work in this role. Actually, as I have been saying in the recent past, you need somebody untarnished who is not known for partying off screen, sleeping around...on or off screen, etc. A girl nextdoor type needs to be given this role, someone we'd never suspect needs to be hired to occupy this role!!!
McGowan is Still Set for Rodriguez's BARBARELLA? - Apr 11, 2008 - 02:18pm
I use to disagree with this project under Rodriguez direction. I hate what I saw of Planet Terror...as it is unwatchable. But I changed my mind about Rodriguez' involvement because I saw the Rodriguez Film School segment on Once Upon A Time In Mexico where he showed off his studio. He appears to be a really nice guy and a unconventional thinker, as I always thought. His studio is every kid's dream, and besides, he loves this woman. I understand that now. However, what changed my mind about this project is that I saw a way that it can be done. After viewing the movie Heavy Metal: FAKK 2 aka Heavy Metal 2000, I was convinced that this movie...if given a similar treatment would work. Sure FAKK 2 has its problems, mainly the soundtrack...and not the best animation, but there is a messy diamond in the rough there. If I was Rodriguez...I'd buy the rights to do a stand alone, none Heavy Metal related version of that movie as a launch for new Barbarella.
I use to disagree with this project under Rodriguez direction. I hate what I saw of Planet Terror...as it is unwatchable. But I changed my mind about Rodriguez' involvement because I saw the Rodriguez Film School segment on Once Upon A Time In Mexico where he showed off his studio. He appears to be a really nice guy and a unconventional thinker, as I always thought. His studio is every kid's dream, and besides, he loves this woman. I understand that now. However, what changed my mind about this project is that I saw a way that it can be done. After viewing the movie Heavy Metal: FAKK 2 aka Heavy Metal 2000, I was convinced that this movie...if given a similar treatment would work. Sure FAKK 2 has its problems, mainly the soundtrack...and not the best animation, but there is a messy diamond in the rough there. If I was Rodriguez...I'd buy the rights to do a stand alone, none Heavy Metal related version of that movie as a launch for new Barbarella.
Alexander Updates on PUNISHER - Apr 08, 2008 - 04:02pm
This woman is so hot!!! Who cares about the movie...it's all about her hotness???!!! It is so hot when a hot woman says that something is as "Funny as hell,"...now, that is hot!!! She's a director, that's hot to begin with...and she's directing an action film, based on a comic book...and she is a martial artist??? That's is oh so hot!!! And what is even hotter, is that she's hot enough to know...that's hot???!!! Last but not least, when a hot woman says..."Fuck, what if I'm crazy and I made a piece of shit film?" That is...so very hot--even hotter than hot!!! Plus she called us a bunch of sick fucks, twice...now that is hot!!!
This woman is so hot!!! Who cares about the movie...it's all about her hotness???!!! It is so hot when a hot woman says that something is as "Funny as hell,"...now, that is hot!!! She's a director, that's hot to begin with...and she's directing an action film, based on a comic book...and she is a martial artist??? That's is oh so hot!!! And what is even hotter, is that she's hot enough to know...that's hot???!!! Last but not least, when a hot woman says..."Fuck, what if I'm crazy and I made a piece of shit film?" That is...so very hot--even hotter than hot!!! Plus she called us a bunch of sick fucks, twice...now that is hot!!!
PiQ Magazine: Anime Fans' Reactions - Apr 04, 2008 - 02:04am
I just finished watching Appleseed, the 2004 edition, and if the story could be made less confusing and easier to follow....it would make a great live action film. One that hopefully, will be shot partially on location in Japan. The problem with the newer anime...beginning with the mid 80s on...is that it has lost its sense of wonder, fun and originality. It is all technical, with too much unnecessary and hard to follow exposition...and mostly populated with characters absent of soul and or personality. Appleseed seems to turn the tide on that, but only beginning midway through the movie??? Anime of today seems to now be overly influenced by American films which are inspired by anime---causing a degeneration of both. Hopefully the creators of anime will go back to the rich and inventive past of the genre and find the original spirit of anime again as seen in productions such as Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Kimba: The White Lion, Space Cruiser Yamato (Star Blazers), Captain Harlock, Gundam and Robotech.
I just finished watching Appleseed, the 2004 edition, and if the story could be made less confusing and easier to follow....it would make a great live action film. One that hopefully, will be shot partially on location in Japan. The problem with the newer anime...beginning with the mid 80s on...is that it has lost its sense of wonder, fun and originality. It is all technical, with too much unnecessary and hard to follow exposition...and mostly populated with characters absent of soul and or personality. Appleseed seems to turn the tide on that, but only beginning midway through the movie??? Anime of today seems to now be overly influenced by American films which are inspired by anime---causing a degeneration of both. Hopefully the creators of anime will go back to the rich and inventive past of the genre and find the original spirit of anime again as seen in productions such as Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Kimba: The White Lion, Space Cruiser Yamato (Star Blazers), Captain Harlock, Gundam and Robotech.
Mark Millar Confirms KICK ASS Project - Mar 30, 2008 - 02:44pm
Thanks Wise Guy. I know what it is based upon...but Hollywood will get rid of that real life super hero, with no powers, element...and just turn it into Death Wish meets The Matrix-with our hero becoming a high school kid who turns assassin instead of a wanna be hero. And when this happens...the creator of the comic...just as he did with Wanted, won't be bold enough to stand-up to the filmmakers and say..."Make my book into a movie in the spirit it was intended!!!" No, he'll just knuckle under again, and take a big paycheck!!!
Thanks Wise Guy. I know what it is based upon...but Hollywood will get rid of that real life super hero, with no powers, element...and just turn it into Death Wish meets The Matrix-with our hero becoming a high school kid who turns assassin instead of a wanna be hero. And when this happens...the creator of the comic...just as he did with Wanted, won't be bold enough to stand-up to the filmmakers and say..."Make my book into a movie in the spirit it was intended!!!" No, he'll just knuckle under again, and take a big paycheck!!!
Mark Millar Confirms KICK ASS Project - Mar 30, 2008 - 03:47am
Come on...don't we all know how this is going to end??? Some filmmaker is going to have a sudden inspiration to remove the super hero element from this movie...and if there are any villains, they have to go too. They'll turn this movie into a film about a would be assassin while managing to rip-off the imagery of The Matrix...just like what happened to Wanted and its movie translation!!!
Come on...don't we all know how this is going to end??? Some filmmaker is going to have a sudden inspiration to remove the super hero element from this movie...and if there are any villains, they have to go too. They'll turn this movie into a film about a would be assassin while managing to rip-off the imagery of The Matrix...just like what happened to Wanted and its movie translation!!!
Tobey Maguire Takes on AFTERBURN Comic - Mar 27, 2008 - 06:10am
PS-And if you want to option something Tobey...I have a hot script!!!
PS-And if you want to option something Tobey...I have a hot script!!!
Tobey Maguire Takes on AFTERBURN Comic - Mar 27, 2008 - 06:06am
Although this seems interesting, television show interesing, Tobey Maguire should do a film version of the Sci-fi novel Sunstroke by David Kagan. It is about a giant orbital satellite dish designed to bring more light to the planet to help grow more crops...giving Earth an artifical second sun...the dish, reflecting the sun's light back to Earth. Well, scientists lose control of the satellite and it begins to scorch the Earth-Think "The Day After Tomorrow" meets "Deep Impact". The scary thing about this book, it's actually based on a real plan by the Russians to put such a satellite up in orbit and the fears of scientists that it could malfunction and wreak havoc on the planet.
Although this seems interesting, television show interesing, Tobey Maguire should do a film version of the Sci-fi novel Sunstroke by David Kagan. It is about a giant orbital satellite dish designed to bring more light to the planet to help grow more crops...giving Earth an artifical second sun...the dish, reflecting the sun's light back to Earth. Well, scientists lose control of the satellite and it begins to scorch the Earth-Think "The Day After Tomorrow" meets "Deep Impact". The scary thing about this book, it's actually based on a real plan by the Russians to put such a satellite up in orbit and the fears of scientists that it could malfunction and wreak havoc on the planet.
All Hail PHARAOH Smith? - Mar 24, 2008 - 11:45pm
Chiwetel Ejiofor should play this role. He's the great new actor of his generation!!!
Chiwetel Ejiofor should play this role. He's the great new actor of his generation!!!
Berg Confirmed for DUNE - Mar 18, 2008 - 09:55pm
A review just came in to Ain't It Cool News.com on Peter Berg's film Hancock starring Will Smith, and the reviewer says that it is trash!!! I warned you it was a bad idea for them to pick Berg for Dune!!!
A review just came in to Ain't It Cool News.com on Peter Berg's film Hancock starring Will Smith, and the reviewer says that it is trash!!! I warned you it was a bad idea for them to pick Berg for Dune!!!
Berg Confirmed for DUNE - Mar 18, 2008 - 05:15am
Berg is a pedestrian director, no different than the plethora of other directors hatched of the who cares contingent of the DGA. This isn't good news, this is corporate welfare for a so-so director!!!
Berg is a pedestrian director, no different than the plethora of other directors hatched of the who cares contingent of the DGA. This isn't good news, this is corporate welfare for a so-so director!!!
Paramount Prepping New HEAVY METAL - Mar 15, 2008 - 11:47pm
Miaforcer...you seem to be doing well for yourself, despite doing drugs...so you have a good argument for doing drugs!!!
Miaforcer...you seem to be doing well for yourself, despite doing drugs...so you have a good argument for doing drugs!!!
Paramount Prepping New HEAVY METAL - Mar 15, 2008 - 10:24pm
Yeah, Sony...I guess you're right!!! Come to think of it, there was Ralph Bakshi's American Pop...but that was more 50's and early 60's influenced than anything else.
Yeah, Sony...I guess you're right!!! Come to think of it, there was Ralph Bakshi's American Pop...but that was more 50's and early 60's influenced than anything else.
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