Thor 7,495 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 This film is one of the big events me for this year -- not only because director Morten Tyldum is Norwegian, but also because I love the premise. The trailer was just released: I think it looks absolutely fantastic -- exceeding my expectations. Hopefully, the film is able to live up to the trailer. Also extremely curious about what Thomas Newman can do for a project like this, of course. WALL-E was hardly a traditional space sci fi, so this requires something else altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 The premise looks interesting. But this trailer does not. Arpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,285 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 What the hell is with this trend now of putting a 5 second trailer for the trailer before the trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Its the teaser for the trailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Lawrence and Pratt doing serious s-f? Please... Karol Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 The look of the film is sterile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antovolk 95 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 54 minutes ago, mrbellamy said: What the hell is with this trend now of putting a 5 second trailer for the trailer before the trailer? it's so when this YT link is used for ads on YT or it's on FB or any sites with autoplay, you see the cast and logo first and it'd count as a 'view'. 48 minutes ago, crocodile said: Lawrence and Pratt doing serious s-f? Please... Karol this is anything but big fun date movie blockbuster.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 What were you guys expecting? Hadn't you read in advance that it was a 'romantic movie' set in space? Did you think it was a horror movie? Be that as it may, it seems to have a very gripping, suspenseful third act -- there's definitely a tone change going on at that point. I think it looks wonderful in all acts; so many details and turns going on here. Bring it on, Morten! It's the biggest Hollywood movie ever directed by a Norwegian (no offense to Harald Zwart's KARATE KID movie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 59 minutes ago, Thor said: buggest Hollywood movie ever directed by a Norwegian And starring a Norwegian-American. We're taking over Hollywood... slowly but surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 9 hours ago, Sharkus Malarkus said: And starring a Norwegian-American. We're taking over Hollywood... slowly but surely. I didn't realize you were Norwegian too -- or are you talking about the Nordic people in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I didn't know Newman was scoring this. I guess that's one thing to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 9 hours ago, Thor said: I didn't realize you were Norwegian too -- or are you talking about the Nordic people in general? Half-Norwegian, on my mum's side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I thought you were British? You foreign scum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 But I am British! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Tell that at home in Copenhagen, you foreign dosser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 On 20-9-2016 at 9:55 PM, Stefancos said: The look of the film is sterile. Did you pick up the reference to the king of sterile, also known as Stanley Kubrick? Why didn't they get Joe Turkel for the part?! And yes, as an expert trailer reader, this film is going to suck big time. Of course, this opinion will not be shared by those who love cliché disaster movies (Gravity, The Martian, ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Kubrick's sterility is different though. There's a point to it. The premise could have worked if they cast "real", more normal looking people and made sets that didn't look fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I believed the hotel in The Shining, I believed the Nostromo, ... but this? It looks like a commercial and not like a practical environment. Didn't they learn anything? Then there's that awful music, the boring disaster with explosions. It's too Thor-like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Pratt and Lawrence cost money, they probably couldn't afford better sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 You know Lawrence is the star, not the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: I believed the hotel in The Shining, I believed the Nostromo, Nostromo wasnt Kubrick though. This actually looks like Prometheus more then Alien. Thor will loooove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Yes, but both movies have large spaceships, right? The first thing any movie should do is to make you believe in its world. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 They should have made it look more like Star Trek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 6 minutes ago, Stefancos said: They should have made it look more like Star Trek! It's not only the actors or the background, it's the whole commercial-like way it feels. Scott shot more than 2000 commercials before he made his first movie but he always created a credible world. Talking about credible worlds, please give this man a lightsaber! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,516 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Right, Alex. In commercials, you have 90 seconds, at most, to create a world that is credible, or, at least, plausible. Look at Scott's Hovis ads; not only are they just wonderful to look at, they also manage to present a point of view. As regards to PASSENGERS, this will make good beer-and-pizza viewing, as befitting its two beer-and-pizza leads. If a film wants to present itself as beautiful-looking, but patronizing about its subject-matter, and acting ability, then I am happy to treat it in the same way. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Yeah, I love the sterile look! No doubt inspired by things like 2001 or LOGAN'S RUN, just as the look of the android bartender seems clearly molded on the bartender in THE SHINING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Maybe sci-fi in cinema can only move forward if people stop referencing old classics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 References in sci fi will always be there (and I'm thankful that they are); I doubt we're going to see something that completely redefines the genre in every possible aspect. The key is to instill the material with your own voice, and "embrace" the references as such. Heck, there has been references in sci fi ever since the first one, VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE in 1902. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 19 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Maybe sci-fi in cinema can only move forward if people stop referencing old classics? I don't think the makers of Passengers had the aspiration to move forward. To me it seems like the next big disaster movie exploiting the success of Gravity and The Martian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 So much cynicism penetrating this board, it's hard to keep a conversation going at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 It's just experience talking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Indeed! Remember our comments for reviewers over at RT will only repeat our words once the movie is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 RT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Rotten tomatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 I see. Well, it seems like most of you have made up your mind already. For my part, I'm optimistic based on the trailer -- there are so many elements to be enthusiastic about here (Tyldum, Newman & sci fi, the premise, the visual ideas, the suspenseful third act etc.), but I'll reserve proper judgement untill I've seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Based on the trailer, there is no need for me to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 To be honest, I think the "suspenseful third act" will be the most boring one, just like with a Kosinski film. Before that, it will be watchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I think it looks good Thor!http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/16439-the-official-future-films-thread/&page=299#comment-1276431 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Oh dear.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,495 Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 36 minutes ago, Jay said: I think it looks good Thor!http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?/topic/16439-the-official-future-films-thread/&page=299#comment-1276431 Awesome! Very refreshing to read a positive comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Coming Friday Decembe 16th on Sony Masterworks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MCWBC3N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I take it this is not Thomas Newman music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Definitely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,352 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I assume this isn't Newman either right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 While I can't say the film looks any good I'm looking forward to Giacchino's score. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Thank god he's tied up with Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Don't jinx this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Hoping to jinx the new King Kong movie though. I don't want Henry Jackman any near this picture. In those desperate times, Gia would be a godsend. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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