Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Though I'm going on a whopping 2 lines of dialogue here... I'm really excited about Bones. Urban was probably the casting choice that most made me go "Huh?". Nothing against him—he's a fine actor—but I just couldn't see it. Now that I have, though, I think he'll be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 It's hard to tell with such a "Bang! Woosh!' trailer. Guess that's what plays to the Super Bowl audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Guess that's why the GI Joe trailer started with a heels and boobs shot. That held my attention until the Quaid guy started talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I like Dennis Quaid, think he's a good actor.However the GI Joe commercial looked like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 True enough, he is a good actor. It just looks like they're turning this into a Matrix-style action movie, which is going to be lousy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I like Dennis Quaid, think he's a good actor.He is a good actor, he's one I've liked seeing in movies. I agree though the trailer made him look like crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 well the hyper editing in Star Trek is crap. pass me some ritilin.I did like the Star Trek logo, old school, thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I did like the Star Trek logo, old school, thumbs up.Is that what that was? All I saw was some quick flashes that might have been a title and credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 This is awesome enough that even if it shows up in the YouTube thread, it should be here as well.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW2-MrHNJSE...plessrobot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Yeah I saw that last weekend on Robot Chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 And I've just lost all interest in Land of the Lost, other than the score. Will Ferrell? Ugh.I'm more interested in the film with actually seeing some footage. Looks fun, Will Ferrell is not as good as he once was, but he's still hilarious if given the right material. This is a kids film, the last one he did was Elf, which was extremely funny.I like Dennis Quaid, think he's a good actor.He is a good actor, he's one I've liked seeing in movies. I agree though the trailer made him look like crap.Dennis Quaid is a terrible actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Dennis Quaid is a terrible actor. That's just your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Dennis Quaid > Will Ferrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I wonder how Dennis Quaid feels about Jerry Goldsmith.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Dennis Quaid is a terrible actor. That's just your opinion.I am aware.I wonder how Dennis Quaid feels about Jerry Goldsmith.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Dennis Quaid is a terrible actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Dennis Quaid is a terrible actor.So ya want a staring contest, eh? Bring it on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 And I've just lost all interest in Land of the Lost, other than the score. Will Ferrell? Ugh.I'm more interested in the film with actually seeing some footage. Looks fun, Will Ferrell is not as good as he once was, but he's still hilarious if given the right material. This is a kids film, the last one he did was Elf, which was extremely funny.Actually, the last one he did (live action, anyway) was Kicking & Screaming, which was atrocious.I love Elf though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I wonder how Dennis Quaid feels about Jerry Goldsmith.NeilAt least Goldsmith scored one of his films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 And I've just lost all interest in Land of the Lost, other than the score. Will Ferrell? Ugh.I'm more interested in the film with actually seeing some footage. Looks fun, Will Ferrell is not as good as he once was, but he's still hilarious if given the right material. This is a kids film, the last one he did was Elf, which was extremely funny.Actually, the last one he did (live action, anyway) was Kicking & Screaming, which was atrocious.I love Elf though.Oh yeah I forgot about that lol. As long as Will Ferrell stays away from the foul humor and keeps it at an Anchorman type level, he's fine. I liked him in Melinda And Melinda as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I think we need a 'Things we're sick of' thread, so I can put Will Ferrell and the Frat Pack in there.Although it would probably mostly be Star Wars and Indiana Jones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 A few years ago it would have been Star Trek too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 A new (and presumably final) trailer will be attached to Watchmen, which comes out March 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 well I will have to wait till its online cause Watchman looks so damn bad, I have no desire to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 well I will have to wait till its online cause Watchman looks so damn bad, I have no desire to see it.Yep.Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I read the graphic novel, wasn't anything special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 a movie doesn't have to be a masterpiece for me to go see it at the theaterSaw Underworld, Rise of the Lycans and Push so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 12 weeks and 1 day till the reboot premieres. Joe, wondering if the giacchino score will be leaked early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I read the graphic novel, wasn't anything special.The new Trek one? I've been wanting to check that out. Hastings' comic section didn't have it last time I was in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I think he was referring to Watchmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Heh, I didn't even know that was a comic. That's how comic illiterate I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 its hugely popular among the sexless crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Ah, like Twilight for teen girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I think Twilight has more of a following and sex too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Watchmen is actually not only the most celebrated graphic novel, but is one of the greatest pieces of literature from the 1980s.But yeah, pure drivel right? <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Yet no one hardly heard of it or discussed it until the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Does it have to go into the mainstream to be validated? I remember hearing about Watchmen over ten years ago.-Tom, who hasn't read it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I tried to but the artwork is pedestrian, and the storyline is inane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does it have to go into the mainstream to be validated? I remember hearing about Watchmen over ten years ago.-Tom, who hasn't read it yet.Forgive me, I used to be heavy into comics and graphic novels and frankly never heard of it until a few years ago.My apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 It's been around for a quite a long time. But comic book crowd is not that big after all. I loved it. There's no way the movie could ever work. It could stick slavishly to the graphic novel, which is no good. For a film narrative, which pretty much needs to be in motion. And Watchmen is very static. It doesn't have much of a plot, in a film kind of way. Moore said that he tried to create a sense of "simultaneous event". All these points of views and flashback. The story itself is not very important or complicated. It's how many different elements connect that matters. So the only sensible way to do a mainstream movie like this is to stick to the plot. Which would screw up everything that the book tried to achieve. Either way, it will fail.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Does it have to go into the mainstream to be validated? I remember hearing about Watchmen over ten years ago.-Tom, who hasn't read it yet.Forgive me, I used to be heavy into comics and graphic novels and frankly never heard of it until a few years ago.My apologies.It's an honest question. Confederacy of Dunces was rejected by publishers for twenty years before seeing the light of day and winning the Pulitzer award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 So what is the plot of Watchmen? A bunch of superheroes get shoved out of society and systematically rounded up and killed off by some villainous agency? That sounds like a great plot for the third or fourth installment of a film series about superheroes that we've actually heard of or care about, like Superman, Batman, and Spiderman. But to apply that rationale to superheroes we're seeing for the first time, that only a small percentage of geeks worldwide have ever heard of or can identify with -- even if they apply a Forrest Gump-style plot of heroes through time affecting historical events -- seems too risky and controversial to go mainstream with...unless they hope to augment the story with a ton of gee-whiz-bang effects and big busts in skin-tight catsuits.Yawn. Rental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,006 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Let's just say there is no superhero action in there. It's mostly talking and flashbacks. An overblown (but still serious) drama using superhero cliches. Given the fact how much special effects they show in the trailers, the audience in general will be bored and disappointed, I'm afraid.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 ...seems too risky and controversial to go mainstream with...unless they hope to augment the story with a ton of gee-whiz-bang effects and big busts in skin-tight catsuits.It'll have all that, and it'll be in slow motion to make it even cooler!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 yeah we'll save the movie with some cool slow motion. One thing is for sure the uber geek crowd may not get sex but they'll be creaming their drawers on March 6th. They won't know what happened but they'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 The more I think about it, the less I want to see it.The less I think about it, the more I want to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Joe, where'd you get your sig quote from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 You didn't hear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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