#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Unlike this place!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yeah we're middle-aged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I'm 40 as of today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Congrats, now you just need to make it to 80! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Oh God... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: I'm 40 as of today! The beginning of the end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The one who is many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I am the Steef! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 3 hours ago, Stefancos said: I am the Steef! 40! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Ridley Scott calls Michael Bay's Transformers movies "digital masterpieces" ... ... and that he doesn't have the patience to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Pushing 80, and still working. Retirement is for wusses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Talking about "patience". Watch how Scott doesn't know what to do with himself when Fassbender is talking. A severe case of ADHD? ADHD keeps people young? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The Alien franchise! Every sequel is less essential than the last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,303 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I get the feeling the only reason he keeps banging on about franchising the series is because it's the message he's been getting from Fox execs, and he wants to be in charge (hence tanking Blomkamp's film). DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Indeed! If he doesn't do it, somebody else will. And that is something he can't let happen. Scott shoots every scene with 5 or 6 cameras so he can poop them out in a record time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Given the box office returns for Covenant, FOX's dreams of an Alien franchise might prove to be as short lived as a Hadley's Hope colonist. I wish they would have just made the Bloomkamp film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Cameron! (instead of them Avatar movies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Give Peter Jackson an Alien movie. Who doesn't want to see a farting xenomorph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,303 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Covenant cost under $100m so its break-even threshold isn't particularly high. $300m worldwide should be profitable for Fox, not including streaming and home video revenue. The series has always been a money maker. In this case, keeping the series ongoing and part of pop culture is probably more important for Fox than any individual film being a mega-hit, because of all the residuals these franchises provide long-term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 This was a dumb and pointless movie. Prometheus is the superior film. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Not that it really matters, but it really sucks that the now canon "explanation" for the precise origin of the xenomorphs is so... dull. God prequels are the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I find it kind of fascinating that all these people that hated Prometheus went out in droves to see this film. I feel like at this point it's just something people love to hate. Not dissimilar to the end of Shyamalan's career before his "indie" resurgence. People loved to go out and pay to see his movies just to hate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I find it kind of fascinating that all these people that hated Prometheus went out in droves to see this film. But looking at how underachieving its performance is at the box-office, I think many have learned their lesson as well. 4 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I feel like at this point it's just something people love to hate. Not dissimilar to the end of Shyamalan's career before his "indie" resurgence. People loved to go out and pay to see his movies just to hate them. I think the fuel that drives people to vocalize their opinion comes from their fondness for the first couple of movies. It's somewhat comparable to Star Wars where fans love to praise or complain about the franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Koray Savas said: I find it kind of fascinating that all these people that hated Prometheus went out in droves to see this film. I feel like at this point it's just something people love to hate. Not dissimilar to the end of Shyamalan's career before his "indie" resurgence. People loved to go out and pay to see his movies just to hate them. I was genuinely curious, actually. I didn't go in expecting shit. And while I disliked Prometheus, I would have been interested in an intelligent expansion of its core ideas and mythology. With that said, Alien: Covenant takes all that and shoves it down the toilet to produce the blandest variation of the familiar franchise formula yet. It's basically a bunch of uninspired death stunts loosely tied together by some watered-down Prometheus babble. 6 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Not that it really matters, but it really sucks that the now canon "explanation" for the precise origin of the xenomorphs is so... dull. God prequels are the worst. In-fucking-deed. At least Prometheus left some things to the imagination. That Hobbit-style flashback in the middle of the film made me cringe. This film is redundant, and offers nothing that we, as an audience could not have pieced together ourselves when it comes to the events that supposedly transpired between Prometheus and the original Alien. That there's another film coming up, meaning to take place somewhere in this timeline, baffles me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 7 hours ago, KK said: This was a dumb and pointless movie. Prometheus is the superior film. That is all. Still .. why is it dumb? Is it the script? Again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Not really, no. Some people went for that reAson, sure, but not everyone. Some went to see it, because they were willing to give the movie a chance: they didn't assume that because Prometheus was shit, Covenant was bound to be shit as well. Others went because their friends wanted to see it, so they just rolled with it, hoping that said friends will remember they owe them something after that. And then a few others went because that's one of the "movies event of the year" everyone is going to watch and be talking about (plus, it's an Alien movie, a franchise with an important cultural impact), so watching it is the best way to join the conversation and give one's own opinion on it. You didn't like The Phantom Menace, yet you still watched its sequels, didn't you? I was 9 when I saw The Phantom Menace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 7 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Not that it really matters, but it really sucks that the now canon "explanation" for the precise origin of the xenomorphs is so... dull. God prequels are the worst. Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,689 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 The 9 year old in me died when I saw The Phantom Menace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 4 hours ago, BloodBoal said: Not sure what your point is, but OK. I liked double-sided light sabers and pod racing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 It's why you liked the Ewoks in ROTJ or that mine cart chase in TOD when you were 9, Steef. All your favorite movies are based on your own nostalgic memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 It's true. In 20 years, people who were obsessed with Marvel movies when they 10 will be calling the next generation idiots for liking whatever the popcorn entertainment du jour is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 In 10 years popular movies will probably be Marvel and DC mashups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 12 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: It's why you liked the Ewoks in ROTJ or that mine cart chase in TOD when you were 9, Steef. All your favorite movies are based on your own nostalgic memories. I never cared for the Ewoks, and I didn't see ROTJ when I was 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 That doesn't mean it isn't true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Anything you love from age 9, Alex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Yes, the movie Cameron, Lucas, Spielberg and David Lynch all swear by ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Heh, the Special Editions came out when I was 9 and I have no love for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 9 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Still .. why is it dumb? Is it the script? Again? Well there are dumb characters and certain questionable moments in the script, yes, but on the surface, the script does not seem as "dumb" as Prometheus'. But the way it treats its core concepts and tries to fool the audience into thinking we're watching something truly "important" was insulting to the audience' intelligence I think. Like I said, everything here has been done better before. The deaths are gimmicky, the pacing is all over the place and the way it presents its own mythology is messy and rather laughable. Gone is the mystique of the alien. It's no longer scary, no longer fascinating or exciting. Fassbender was good. And there were some interesting sets and ideas that were flirted with. Music was also not bad, but unremarkable. Overall a shallow, pointless affair. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: It's why you liked the Ewoks in ROTJ or that mine cart chase in TOD when you were 9, Steef. All your favorite movies are based on your own nostalgic memories. That mine cart chase is still fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I find this statement by the interviewer utterly ludicrous: If anything, I found Franco's presence distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Yowch. How locked down is that third movie again? http://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=covprom.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Hardly surprising considering how generally loathed Prometheus is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Yes, the fan enthusiasm was there for Prometheus (adjusted for inflation it's the highest grossing one behind the first two) and they squandered it. Covenant is not winning them back, seemingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Now if only high-powered artistic integrity from the movie-going public would work for the Transformers franchise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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