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[x007AceOfSpades]

Jurassic World looks interesting, though I'm not holding my breath for it. It didn't really hit home with me. Plus I think it's too long, it pretty much explained nearly the entire thing in 2 minutes. Pan on the other hand looks like fun. More so than I thought it would be.

 

As a fan of the original Jurassic Park, I'm sure I'll see Jurassic World just for the hell of it. I know I'll be seeing Pan in IMAX 3D. Rooney Mara in 3D... That's going to be great to see.

[thecasinoroyale]

Rooney Mara in 3D? Ace couldn't GET closer if he tried! Looks a fun trailer.

 

As for 'Jurassic World'? Not impressed. Too much CGI (as is the case for big summer films today), in so many obvious shots that the original managed to do with general set building and model work for the park etc.

 

The dinosaurs look...fine, but it's been done and so that part doesn't thrill me as it did nearly 20 years ago as every film has some CG monsters of some sort.

 

I THINK this will rely a lot of nostalgia and offering something fresh with an already basic template, but as I found Chris Pratt very irritating in 'GOTG' and so did here with that typical "smart-ass-turned-brave-hunk" role so many heroes are today, and with Raptors running by a motorbike? Nah, didn't win me over this time.

 

Shame.

[SecretAgentFan]

Well, "Jurassic World" in general seems to be basically a remake of the first one - and frankly, the formula is so set, what else can it be?  Dinosaurs running amok in an amusement park.

 

This time, they have a slight twist with the new creature - but again, what else can that one do but hunt down the guests?

 

So, this is basically fast food filmmaking 101 - we know what we´re going to get, and it might be fun (I do like Chris Pratt), but it can hardly be very special.

 

The teaser, however, was intriguing to me.  But it just is a teaser - so, let´s wait for more to... gulp down.

 

 

 

"Pan", by the way, was made interesting to me by one element only: Hugh Jackman´s performance.  He really seems to have embraced the villain part, looking and sounding very different and having fun with it.

That's a great hair piece Arnold has.

 

Oh, yes - at least the lighting in that picture does it no favors.  Or Arnold on the whole.  I wonder why he allowed that unflattering portrait to be used for PR.

 

I´m very doubtful about the whole thing, by the way.  The nostalgic part of me is thrilled to get a reboot that incorporates the classic elements - the realist, however, says: what can this be but more of the same... and worse?

 

But maybe all these reboots have to fail so that Hollywood concludes that it has to introduce new original stuff.  Otherwise - what will they reboot in 10 years?

 

By the rate old concepts get remade Hollywood will offer a remake of "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" in a few years.  And when "Star Wars IX" is done - I would not be surprised if Disney announced:  And now, we are remaking the first and the second trilogy again so that it will fit with the modern standard of effects audiences have grown accustomed to!

Edited by SecretAgentFan, 26 November 2014 - 10:50 AM.

[SecretAgentFan]

I have just seen a very weird poster for Ridley Scott´s upcoming "Exodus".

 

There is a quote on it, in huge letters - as if the first review is printed on it.

 

But the quote is not by a reviewer, it is by Ridley Scott himself.  And it says "It´s epic in scale!"

 

Um...  first, why does a movie poster need the director to say it´s worth your bucks?  And second - couldn´t they have found a quote that is actually interesting -  Instead of saying: YES, THIS FILM ABOUT MOSES IS... EPIC!" ?

 

It´s like having Sam Mendes saying about Bond 24 "IT´S A SPY FILM WITH ACTION!"  Or Michael Bay being quoted about "Transformers" with "WE HAVE GIANT ROBOTS!"

 

 

Not a good sign, is it?

Edited by SecretAgentFan, 26 November 2014 - 11:52 AM.

[seawolfnyy]

The dinosaurs look...fine, but it's been done and so that part doesn't thrill me as it did nearly 20 years ago as every film has some CG monsters of some sort.

 

I think that's actually part of the story. Colin Trevorrow has stated that park attendance has been waning and something needs to be done to drum up interest. Enter the "new" dinosaur, that ends up reaking havoc. So, it may be a pseudo-remake/boot of the first film, but honestly that is fine with me. The first film is a classic and this looks to finally be a sequel more in line with the JP1 than the other 2 abysmal sequels. Also, Bryce Dallas Howard already seems to be better than Laura Dern who is the only blight on the first film (she is just god-awful). Seriously, every time I watch Jurassic Park I keep hoping that the T-Rex would arrive a split-second late at the end, just after the raptors have eaten her.

[x007AceOfSpades]

As for Jurassic World, after rewatching the trailer again, I'm still on the fence with it. The ending bit with Chris Pratt riding on his motorcycle alongside some raptors doesn't exactly do wonders. Plus the overall plot of  "modified speciman goes wrong. Now we have to stop it" has been several times, plus it almost feels like an updated rehash of the first film, albeit with some new stuff thrown in to make it more different than Spielberg's film.

 

I don't know, I'm bound to watch it once it's out due to sheer curiosity, but currently I'm not sold.

Rooney Mara in 3D? Ace couldn't GET closer if he tried!

You got that right haha! It looks like a fun little adventure! That's all I'm really expecting, just going into this one to be entertained is all. Plus, Jackman looks GREAT as Blackbeard.

 

I have just seen a very weird poster for Ridley Scott´s upcoming "Exodus".

 

There is a quote on it, in huge letters - as if the first review is printed on it.

 

But the quote is not by a reviewer, it is by Ridley Scott himself.  And it says "It´s epic in scale!"

 

Um...  first, why does a movie poster need the director to say it´s worth your bucks?  And second - couldn´t they have found a quote that is actually interesting -  Instead of saying: YES, THIS FILM ABOUT MOSES IS... EPIC!" ?

 

It´s like having Sam Mendes saying about Bond 24 "IT´S A SPY FILM WITH ACTION!"  Or Michael Bay being quoted about "Transformers" with "WE HAVE GIANT ROBOTS!"

 

 

Not a good sign, is it?

For the past year or so now, I've actually been trying very, very hard to not view any sort of trailer. I know it sounds a bit hypocritical of me since I'm going end up seeing them and discussing them, but I tend to do this with films I am truly looking forward to if this makes sense. Too many trailers today leave you feeling way underwhelmed and simply give away too much. I tried to do this with Exodus and had great success until I saw it during the previews for Interstellar. I wish that didn't happen, because it nearly killed my interest. Scott is a great director, but this just looks like a disaster film, and being in 3D doesn't really help either. It's a bit of gamble to try and stay away from trailers, but you're bound to see one for it at the cinema or you finally cave in to the urge and watch it on YouTube. Thankfully, I still haven't watched a trailer for The Drop, another film of this year that I've been greatly looking forward to and will be seeing shortly, in fact. I don't how Exodus will turn out honestly. I'll still see it for the two leads of the film, Bale and Edgerton, but having a quote from the director about the film surely isn't helping in trying to sell it.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Apparently the T-800 has underwent some changes for Terminator: Genisys. It's essentially the same terminator exoskeleton, though if you compare it to the one in Cameron's original film and the subsequent sequels, you'll see some slight changes. Nothing too drastic. Also, according to a source the trailer is pretty much done and should be out sometime in December. Rumor has it that it's attached to The Hobitt: The Battle Of The Five Armies.

[Call Billy Bob]

The Terminator looks good to me... but you're just spoiling us with that second pic! Swoon

[seawolfnyy]

The Terminator looks good to me... but you're just spoiling us with that second pic! Swoon

And I'm totally fine with that!

[x007AceOfSpades]

 

The Terminator looks good to me... but you're just spoiling us with that second pic! Swoon

And I'm totally fine with that!

 

I like the terminator design.... And I like Emilia Clarke. Win/Win situation for all of us!

[Call Billy Bob]

 

 

The Terminator looks good to me... but you're just spoiling us with that second pic! Swoon

And I'm totally fine with that!

 

I like the terminator design.... And I like Emilia Clarke. Win/Win situation for all of us!

 

A man of the people, our Ace is!

[tdalton]

New entries in red

 

SEEN:

Mitt - 3

In the Blood - 2.5
RoboCop - 2
Non-Stop - 3
300: Rise of an Empire - 1
3 Days to Kill - 2
The Sacrament - 3.5
Godzilla - 0.5
Draft Day - 3
Stretch - 1

Mockingbird - 1

Oculus - 1.5

Stage Fright - 2

Mercy - 2

A Long Way Down - 3

Edge of Tomorrow - 5

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - 2

Sabotage - 1.5

A Million Ways to Die in the West - 0.5

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - 1

 

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
The November Man
Gone Girl
The Equalizer
Tusk
Stephen King's A Good Marriage
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Camp X-Ray
 

Edited by tdalton, 01 December 2014 - 05:40 PM.

[Iceskater101]

I saw Horrible Bosses 2 and I thought it was absolutely hilarious. I might post a review but it was super funny

[S K Y F A L L]

The student becomes the master! Jean-Claude Van Damme joins the KICKBOXER remake

 

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/69651

[seawolfnyy]

So does this mean, Sarah Connor will have dragons?

[Call Billy Bob]

Dragon Terminator... make it happen.

[x007AceOfSpades]

FIRST LOOK: The teaser poster for Terminator: Genisys. Trailer rolls out Thursday. Same day we get our long awaited Bond 24 announcement! This last week has just been crazy!

Also, a glimpse of Jake Gyllenhaal's dramatic transformation between his last two roles. Losing thirty pound to play the driven, sociopath, Lou Bloom in Nightcrawler, to Billy Hope, Junior Boxing Middleweight champion in Southpaw. Gyllenhaal packed on fifteen pounds of pure muscle and worked out twice a day, every day including training In boxing for the film.

[S K Y F A L L]

Thuresday will be a good day. 007 press conference and a Terminator trailer. It has been a good week for sure with the Star Wars teaser coming out too.

[S K Y F A L L]

Terminator teaser

 

[tdalton]

Wow.  So it seems like teasers for teaser trailers is really becoming a thing now. 

 

Really, they could have simply told me that a trailer was coming tomorrow and that would have sufficed.

[thecasinoroyale]

I do hate teasers for teasers.

 

Take note studios...'The Force Awakens' is how to do it.

[S K Y F A L L]

I wasn't impressed with that clip of Arnold.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Teasers for Teaser aren't a bad thing. It's gets the early buzz going beforehand. It only works if it's a good teaser. If it isn't -- into the trash

I wasn't impressed with that clip of Arnold.

It's only like two seconds...

[seawolfnyy]

Teasers for Teaser aren't a bad thing. It's gets the early buzz going beforehand. It only works if it's a good teaser. If it isn't -- into the trash

I wasn't impressed with that clip of Arnold.

It's only like two seconds...

The clip of Arnold wasn't what I was not impressed with. That would be the awful version of the Terminator theme.

[x007AceOfSpades]

There still isn't a composer working on the film, so probably within the next month or so, but I was find with it. It's not like Paramount is going to get Brad Fiedel back (retired), so sometimes, you just got to remix the original theme.

 

I like it. It's just basic. Serves it's purpose.

[tdalton]

New entries in red

SEEN:

Mitt - 3

In the Blood - 2.5
RoboCop - 2
Non-Stop - 3
300: Rise of an Empire - 1
3 Days to Kill - 2
The Sacrament - 3.5
Godzilla - 0.5
Draft Day - 3
Stretch - 1

Mockingbird - 1

Oculus - 1.5

Stage Fright - 2

Mercy - 2

A Long Way Down - 3

Edge of Tomorrow - 5

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For - 2

Sabotage - 1.5

A Million Ways to Die in the West - 0.5

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - 1

Batman: Assault on Arkham - 3.5

Sex Tape - 1

Come Back to Me - 2.5

 

LOOKING FORWARD TO:
The November Man
Gone Girl
The Equalizer
Tusk
Stephen King's A Good Marriage
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Camp X-Ray
 

[The Dove]

The official Terminator: Genysis trailer.. Looks even worse than I originally feared..

[Call Billy Bob]

I quite liked it, actually. All the nods to the first film (emerging in the back alley, the department store, etc.) really got my nostalgia meter running. Looking forward to it!

[The Dove]

Nostalgia wise, it'll be fun, I agree.. But I fear the whole screwing up the timeline even more aspect..Something T3 did badly. And I'm definitely NOT sold on Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor.. She's trying too hard to be Linda Hamilton..

[tdalton]

Looks OK, better than I was expecting actually, but as with the other released promotional materials for the film, it still looks like Emilia Clarke and Arnold Schwarzenegger are really the only things going for this film.