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[x007AceOfSpades]

I read the book as well. I'll still see the film, though, as the author has completely re-written the third act for the screenplay.

The only thing missing from the film is basically little minor details. Nothing changed in the third act. Fincher has confirmed this. 

[Call Billy Bob]

Ok, I stand corrected.

[x007AceOfSpades]

For me, knowing I greatly disliked the book, I'm fairly certain I will dislike the film, even if David Fincher is behind it. So why bother?

[Call Billy Bob]

I agree, if you don't wish to see it then don't. I'm willing to give it a chance, since I recently enjoyed an adaptation of a book I wasn't too hot on - The Giver.

[Iceskater101]

Really I haven't watched the film because I loved the book so much (The Giver)

 

That's understandable, if you don't like a certain book you probably wouldn't like the movie version.

[Call Billy Bob]

Which is why The Giver shocked me! I HATED that book as a kid, but gave the film a shot because of Jeff Bridges - glad I did!

[x007AceOfSpades]

Gone Girl - 2014 - 5/5 - Directed by David Fincher - starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.

"I'm so sick of being picked apart by women."
This review reportedly contains spoilers.

 

Prior to seeing this film, almost two to three months in advance, I was preparing myself for the film by reading the novel by Gillian Flynn, who also happens to be the screenwriter. I rarely do this, and if I do, I usually do it after the film adaption has come out. Anyways, I wasn't a fan of the novel, I didn't really find it entirely engaging, and I thought it was tedious to get through and I didn't like the narrative structure of the novel. I then held off on seeing the film adaption because for me, what's the point in seeing it, especially if I didn't like the book? Well, there's a great point. In a surprising turn of events, Gone Girl has completely surprised me in pretty much ways I cannot even speak of.

 

Based on the novel, Nick Dunne and Amy Elliot Dunne (Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, respectively) are happily married. Nick is a former journalist who loses his job due to the financial crisis of 2008, and him and his wife move to Nick's hometown of North Carthage, Missouri after his mother becomes ill. On the eve of their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick gets a call from his neighbor and when he returns home, he find his wife missing, their cat wondering outside, blood spatters, and a broken glass table. Detectives Rhonda Boney and Jim Gilpin (Kim Dickens and Patrick Fugit, respectively) are called to the scene and treat this as a missing persons case. However, not all seems right, as Nick begins lying and more clues unravel, and then we ask if Nick and Amy really were happily married.

 

I thought it would be impossible to enjoy a film adaption of a book that I didn't enjoy. Fifty pages into the book, and I already had a pretty damn good guess regarding what happened to Amy and what Nick is hiding. The more I read, the less surprising it became and the more tedious it became. Watching the film, it was like the opposite. Sure I knew everything going into this, but it was all done so eloquently. Flynn's screenplay is structured just like her novel, well for the most part. In the novel we get the usual introductory chapters and we don't really get to Amy going missing until around the thirty page mark. Here, it opens up almost immediately, and we find out more about Nick and Amy through flashbacks from Amy's diary.

 

The only thing that was really missing from Flynn's screenplay was little minor details, which I actually love, because it, for viewers who have not read the book, and hell for those who have, adds an ambiguous tone to the film. We know basic stuff about Nick and Amy and further go more into them from the diary flashbacks, but still, something seems incredibly off. Fincher plays off of this so fucking brilliantly. You know something is up, and Fincher takes the screenplay and twists it from a mystery, whodunit thriller, to practically a suspense film about the deceits of marriage. Leave it to David Fincher, a man I so very much admire, to make this film be much more engaging and interesting than Flynn's novel was. Fincher takes a novel centered around a broken marriage, and equally unlikable people, and a crazy ridiculous idea, and makes them work, much than the novel.

 

Nick and Amy were very much in love, but there's a part of Amy he didn't know. The fact that she's a very manipulative person and has a history of ruining other's lives and reputations (This is present if you read the book). She was practically born with the silver spoon in her hand, and the "Amazing Amy" books, only further attributes to her arrogance. She's a person you don't want to cross or upset. She's not a very nice person. We are also safe to assume that Nick is an honest guy, but alas, he isn't! His lies come out, including cheating on his wife with a younger woman and not being able to provide his wife with the life she truly wants. She sets out to literally destroy his life because of this. Is it right? No. Is it wrong? Yes. Indeed, what Nick did was wrong, but can you really blame the guy? Cheating isn't the answer to your marriage problems. Sure it made him feel better, but it pretty much cemented him being in his own hell, and Amy was just going to further push him in. He used her, she used him. They're both equally bad people, and in the end, forced to live together, in their own hell that they have created for each other.

 

The acting here was absolutely outstanding, by far some of the best, and the one that really surprised me was Rosamud Pike. She's an actress I always thought had potential, but never really liked her in anything. Here, she's like two different people. In the diary flashbacks she's that sweet, perfect girl. When you find out her motives and how she just changes into a different person is absolutely terrifying and brilliant. Her cute smile, turns into a cold eyed, stone face psychopath, and Pike's acting is just outstanding. Ben Affleck is also great here, playing what appears to be a great guy, but quickly fades into a smug, liar as more skeletons come out, Affleck fully embraces the role much like Pike. The rest of the acting is wonderful! Carrie Coon is great as Margo Dunne, Nick's sister, and Tyler Perry and Neil Patrick Harris, two actors I'm not particularly fond of, turn in great performances, especially Perry.

 

Three straight collaborations, three straight masterpieces of music. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross turn in another beautiful soundtrack, and probably their most haunting yet. What I love about their scores is how well they contribute to the film and the experience. Reznor is a musical genius. Reznor and Ross are easily my favorite composers now, and the Reznor/Ross/Fincher combo is just absolutely awesome. The film has the usual Fincher style touch to the film. The beautiful, yet, mysterious and haunting, and so many other adjectives can describe the cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth. Kirk Baxter's editing is just as crisp as his other collaborations with Fincher, and the film flows so well and presented in a great way. Gone Girl is just a visually appealing film, like all of Fincher's other films.

 

I love the way the media was played out in the film (just like how I like everything in the film over the book). The media was just able to right away point the finger at Nick as the prime suspect and just paint Amy as this angel. During her days gone, and upon her return. She planned everything out so well, and no one wants to second guess or look further into it. The know Amy was abducted and raped, and nearly killed, and that's all that matters. You see it all the time on the news now. The media is such a powerful thing today. Oh and f*** Nancy Grace and the Nancy Grace inspired character. Oh and that one scene with Rosamund Pike and Neil Patrick Harris was absolutely horrifying.

 

So there I am. Sitting there, realizing that David Fincher has done it again. Only Fincher can take Flynn's novel and screenplay and turn it into sheer cinematic brilliance, like he has done so many countless times, in his twenty-two year plus career. This is a film, only David Fincher can make. This is another Fincher masterpiece, and just further cements him as one of the greatest directors in this generation and in the history of cinema. He is a master of his art. Fincher really made me enjoy the hell out of this film, which is crazy, considering how I've felt so indifferent about it.

You don't know what you've got till it's...

Thank you, David Fincher. You are absolutely incredible.

 

"I'm the c*** you married. The only time you liked yourself was when you were trying to be someone this c*** might like. I'm not a quitter, I'm that c***."

 

Wolf Creek 2 - 2014 - 3.5/5 - Directed by Greg McLean - starring John Jarratt and Ryan Corr

Film 8 in the 2014 Halloween Film Fest
"In this world, there's people like me, there's people like you. People like me EAT people like you for breakfast, and S*** 'em out."

 

It's rare if a horror film sequel is actually good. Most of them usually end up repeating the same thing, or at least trying to, or they just simply suck. That's why it's rare if they're actually good. For the most part, I liked Wolf Creek up until the last half hour when it just became a big cliche mess (at least for me). I wasn't expecting much with this sequel, like I usually do with most sequels to horror films, but Wolf Creek 2 actually surprised me a lot.

 

Set in present day Australia (I'm assuming based on present technology, vehicles, etc), a young German couple, Rutger and Katarina are hitching rides and backpacking throughout the Australian Outback. One night while sleeping, they come across everyone's favorite psycho Aussie, Mick Taylor (John Jarratt). Mick kills Rutger and brutally mutilates Rutger's body, while Katarina escapes. As Mick chases her in his truck throughout the Outback, She is rescued by a young British man, Paul (Ryan Corr). Mick chases Paul down, eventually killed Katarina, while Paul escapes. After that, it's a deadly game of cat & mouse throughout the Australian Outback.

 

This one doesn't really repeat the same formula from the first film. It's largely Mick and Paul, but the only thing that might be pertained from the first film is the whole backpacking couple. Other than that, it doesn't need to set up the film, as from the opening scene it just flows. The car chase and horse chase scenes are easily among the best, as they are shot, edited, and scripted very well. The gore is amped up in comparison from the last film, but it's nothing we haven't seen from other films of a somewhat similar nature. The original film was a beautifully shot horror film, whereas this is more of a gritty, horror-thriller, almost to the point where its nearly an exploitation film. Also worth noting that the film has more sadistic humor from Taylor and actually educates you on Australia (you'll know what I mean when you see the film.)

 

It's been nearly ten years in between films, and John Jarratt embodies Mick Taylor like it was only yesterday. His portrayal is much more sinister, but still has that great Aussie smile and scary, yet funny sense of humor. Ryan Corr is a good lead, opposite Jarratt and the ten questions scene between them is absolutely terrific. It's a very fast paced horror-thriller. Michael Myers, Jason Vorhees, Freddy Kruger, The Collector, The Ghostface Killer (not the rapper), Norman Bates, Mick Taylor. Taylor is just as crazy as those mass murdering psychopaths and has cemented his place as one of the greats easily with this sequel alone.

 

If you in the mood for a good cat & mouse horror-thriller, definitely check out Wolf Creek 2.
 

"Now your little mate's right, I am a PIG SHOOTER! Ya know what I do to pigs when they start squealin'? I make 'em stop!"

 

Stretch - 2014 - 4.5/5 - Directed by Joe Carnahan - starring Patrick Wilson and Chris Pine

"Has anyone ever referred to you as a 'punk-ass, motherf*****'?"

I've been waiting far too long to see Joe Carnahan's Stretch to finally be released. I had been following Joe's twitter practically religiously as he was filming it a while back, and I was absolutely gutted when the film was dumped momentarily by Universal Pictures. Maybe Universal thought the film was too much of a gamble, which is crazy, considering this film was shot on a low budget, and even the lowest possible expectations at the box office would've turned this film into a profit. I'll talk more on that later, but for now, I just want to know what the hell did I watch? Majority of comedies are designated for pretty much young audiences, especially if Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, and/or Channing Tatum are your leads. But in comes Stretch which says "F*** that" and is a comedy that doesn't entirely revolve around dick and fart jokes, and is just absolutely trashy and gross, and is just a pure, bat-s*** adrenaline rush.

 

Patrick Wilson plays "Stretch" a limousine driver in Los Angeles, California, suffering from a break-up where his girlfriend (Brooklyn Decker) dumped him for a football player and has a bad gambling bet. After he is told he has until midnight to come up six thousand dollars, of which he doesn't have, he shows up late to picking up David Hasselhoff where The Hoff is taken by a rival company led by Jovi (Randy Couture). Stretch decides to step up and take one of Jovi's clients, Ray Liotta (Raymond Liotta), where Ray entrusts him to return a prop back to the studio lot, but Stretch's co-worker, Charlie (Jessica Alba) says Stretch has to meet a crazy, eccentric billionaire, Roger Carros (Chris Pine,) where he is then told that the money he requires for his bookie will be taken care of. Stretch is then thrust into a crazy night that involves hookers, an angry boss, Jovi's right hand man, Boris, the ghost of Karl with a K (Ed Helms), and an undercover FBI agent (James Badge Dale) looking to bring Carros down.

 

This film is just full of characters and features an electric cast. Patrick Wilson, Chris Pine, Jessica Alba, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale, Brooklyn Decker, Ray Liotta, Shaun Toub, Matthew Willig, Keith Jardine, Norman Reedus, and David  Hasselhoff. Hasselhoff and Liotta basically play smug, dick versions of themselves, and it's absolutely hilarious, especially Hoff's speech about shoving a grenade up a Vietcong General's a** over an ancestry curse. Randy Couture looks silly in his white hair wig and mean looks, Norman Reedus hanging around dead people and severed penis'. Literally this movie is full of over the top characters and performances, and Patrick Wilson proves to be a pretty damn good leading man, especially with a crazy script like this.

 

But one of the best reasons to see this film is because of Chris Pine. You'll notice that he isn't listed on any sort of promotional material, but is heavily advertised on the film's twitter page. I think Pine is an okay actor, but here, he was insane. Call it an extended cameo or whatever, but some of the best scenes were with him, and he does comedy so fucking well. A lot of the gags and jokes in this film were just off the wall and absolutely genius. From start to finish, you will laugh your a** off. The film also has a mix of a 70's and 80's vibe, with a lot of the crazy aspects drawing to those off the wall crazy genre films like say The Warriors and the films atmosphere and music being felt like it was derived from an 80's film. 

 

Universal Pictures dumped this film, and I fail to see why. Well, I can see it, as some of the stuff in the film might turn viewers off, but there are far more worse films with questionable subjects and their matters that get wide releases, and in such, make Stretch look like Sesame Street. Like I said, earlier, if this film made anywhere from $10Million to $30Million, It would've been a great profit. Carnahan made a great genre film, but Universal didn't think so. So after producer Jason Blum failed to have the film picked up for distribution, Universal sent it iTunes, Amazon Instant, VOD, and Straight To DVD and Blu Ray. This is so unfortunate, because I have no doubt this would've been a good hit with audiences, and I know the critics would've really hated this. Who cares, this movie was just crazy and Universal deserves a giant middle finger in the face.

 

Stretch is for, the little engine that could. It's a small film, with big name stars, and an epic scope and it goes out there and does what it wants to do. There's no doubt that this film will improve with viewings, and it's highly recommended to watch with others as it makes the viewing even better. Now can Carnahan get his Death Wish remake with Frank Grillo finally moving or what? I will conclude this review and ask you a fairly simply question. Are...you...a...firestarter?

 

"When the smoke clears, and you're in LA County hip deep and hardened cons who want to double park their d**** in your hind-hole, you're gonna be wishing you had this moment back."

 

Open Windows - 2014 - 3/5 - Directed by Nacho Vigalondo - starring Elijah Wood and Sasha Grey

Film 5 in the 2014 Halloween Film Fest

"It's right here, I made a copy. F*** YOU!"

 

Well, this looked like it was a suspense thriller and the right movie to watch for the season, but boy was I wrong. It is a thriller, but it isn't by any means suspenseful. I actually expected this to be pretty lackluster especially after reading user reviews for this. It's nearly a high concept thriller, but it's execution is below par. Having said that, that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy watching Open Windows. Okay, the only reason I watched it was for Sasha Grey, don't even start with me.

 

Nick Chambers (Elijah Wood) has just won a date with top and hot actress, Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey), who happens to be his favorite actress. As he prepares to meet here, his is informed by a man, Chord (Neil Maskell) claiming to be her campaign manager, that she has refused to honor the date agreement. Chord literally makes Nick an offer he can't refuse: Being able to view Jill through her computer. As Nick listens to Chord, more of Chord's true intentions unravel and and reveal a much darker and sinister scheme.

 

If you haven't see any sort of promotional material for this film or follow Sasha Grey on her twitter (Like I do[Don't judge!]) then you might think that "Open Windows" refers to say a window in an apartment. No, that's not the case, as "Opens Windows" are referring to the windows on your computers operating system. It's shot in a very different and unique way that you might attribute to say found footage, but it isn't at all related to that bland genre. This film is largely shown from the viewpoint of Nick Chamber's laptop screen's windows. We see his video streaming windows, his online calling windows, his Jill Goddard fan page windows, the whole nine yards. It's like watching a uStream.tv or Twitch.tv film, it's a actually kind of cool seeing the camera moving between windows. There's also some POV filming, first person of course, towards the end of the film.

 

Yes, I called it high concept, mainly basing it off of the way the film is presented. The actual story seems pretty interesting and promising, but quickly takes a left turn into B Movie Land, where it becomes incredibly far fetched. It's like an experimental film from writer and director, Nacho Vigalondo. It's not that the story is boring, it's just that the concept is cool, but the film is pretty unintentionally funny. Sure it's dumb, but it's actually all in a good fun this time around. R-right? The acting is all around not too bad, Elijah Wood is pretty compelling and convincing as Frodo, err I mean, Nick Chambers. Neil Maskell is great as Chord, and then there's Sasha Grey as Jill Goddard. The first film I saw her in was Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience which is an okay film, but I think she's not that bad of an actress here in Open Windows. I think she can do wonders in B-Inspired films and indie films.

 

Open Windows isn't a bad film, but it's not great. It's a pretty ridiculous film that actually warrants a watch, because it's quite hysterical.

 

"This CD is MINE. The band is 'Suicide', and they are AWESOME."

 

LOOKING FORWARD TO: (Most anticipated are highlighted in bold and red)

Inherent Vice

Exodus

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

American Sniper

Blackhat (May have limited release at the end of the year)

Hercules

The Drop

The Judge

Fury

Horrible Bosses 2

HAVE SEEN:

RoboCop - 1/5

Need For Speed - 4/5

Sabotage - 1.5/5

Nymphomaniac - 4/5

300: Rise Of An Empire - 0/5

Takedown: The DNA Of GSP - 4/5

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - 3/5

Neighbors - 0/5

Godzilla - 2.5/5

X-Men: Days Of Future Past - 5/5

The Raid 2 - 0/5

22 Jump Street - 4/5

Deliver Us From Evil - 4/5

Under The Skin - 5/5

Edge Of Tomorrow - 4.5/5

Non-Stop - 3/5

The Monuments Men - 1/5

Locke - 4/5

Enemy - 4.5/5

The Purge: Anarchy - 3.5/5

The Expendables 3 - 2/5

Lucy - 3.5/5

Joe - 4.5/5

Snowpiercer - 4.5/5

Noah - 2.5/5

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - 1.5/5

Guardians Of The Galaxy - 3.5/5

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - 3.5/5

Dom Hemingway - 3.5/5

Transcendence - 2.5/5

The Grand Budapest Hotel - 5/5

Chef - 4.5/5

The Signal - 3.5/5

3 Days To Kill - 1/5

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - 0/5

I, Frankenstein - 0/5

Boyhood - 5/5

Sin City: A Dame To Kill For - 2/5

Houdini - 3/5

Maleficent - 1/5

Brick Mansions - 2/5

Into The Storm - 0/5

Let's Be Cops - 3.5

Gone Girl - 5/5

Wolf Creek - 3.5/5

Stretch - 4.5/5

Open Windows - 3/5

[Iceskater101]

I am not sure if any of you heard about this, but it's rather interesting.

 

http://www.christian...leads/41496.htm

 

There is going to be a ghostbusters 3 but it's going to star an all female cast.

 

What do you guys think?

[SecretAgentFan]

Right now, I cannot imagine that this is a good idea.

 

I understand that without Bill Murray it would not make sense to move forward with the old team.  And I would not have minded if they had made the next generation a team of female and male ghostbusters.

 

But to choose a completely female team?  It will be a completely different approach that´s just not what the franchise was about.  Why not name it differently?

 

I also doubt that this choice will not affect the B.O.  

 

Sure, the female audience will want to check it out and turn it into a sizable hit.  But I don't think that the fans of the first two films will love this.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I have and I'm not too keen on it. Maybe because something tells me Paul Feig is going to bring on board Melissa McCarthy (whom I can't stand), but I feel this is the last resort for Sony, instead of actually trying to do a natural reboot with new actors in the original leads' roles. I don't know. The only way I'll see it is if Sarah Silverman and/or Aubrey Plaza are in it. Those are the only two female comics I actually like.

 

Pretty much what SAF said.

 

Ghostbusters III was moving along slowly, and the ones who remained optimistic about it was Harold Ramis and Bill Murray. Ramis has died, and that for me, along with many fans, and the original cast & writers & director pretty much closed the book on Ghostbusters III. You know what they say now. If you cant do a sequel, just reboot it. Another great set of films, getting rebooted. And an unnecessary 

[Call Billy Bob]

I was saddened by this news... Ghostbusters is one of my all-time favorite movies and seeing it being relegated to cash-in status makes me cringe. I'll just have to consider the highly underrated PS3 game from 2009 as GB3 and move on with my life...

[Iceskater101]

I can understand where you guys are coming from.. this would almost be like having a female James Bond or an aliens reboot with a male lead instead of Ripley.

 

The reason why I think this will work is because I am not a huge die hard fan of the Ghostbusters movies. I am not saying I hate them or dislike them, but they aren't my ultimate all time favorite movies.

I think this could work because women can hold their own. I think it really depends on who is being cast that will determine if I see this movie or not.

[tdalton]

Very disappointing news.  Feig is a terrible choice to direct this, and the fact that it's all but a certainty that Melissa McCarthy will be brought on as the lead leaves me with little optimism for this project.

 

The sad thing is that this could have all been avoided.  I know that Bill Murray is all about his "serious" roles now, but he could have garnered himself quite a bit of goodwill by not holding this project up for the past decade.  Plus, the money made off of a true Ghostbusters III could have helped bankroll some of the more prestigious projects that he wants to appear in. 

 

It's not even the all-female idea that I'm against.  I could conceivably sit down and come up with an all female cast that I would actually enjoy watching in a Ghostbusters film.  All of this talk about in the media about how this female-centric take is a "gimmick" is nothing but sexist nonsense.  The real problem is the creative team that Sony has hired for the project and the fact that this film will treat Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II as though they never happened.

Edited by tdalton, 15 October 2014 - 02:02 PM.

[Call Billy Bob]

I know full well that a competent female cast could make it work. I'm just afraid the film won't differentiate itself enough from the original: if they use things such as the theme song, uniforms, characters (Slimer, Stay Puft, etc.), Ecto 1, the same proton packs... it just makes me very sad

[tdalton]

I know full well that a competent female cast could make it work. I'm just afraid the film won't differentiate itself enough from the original: if they use things such as the theme song, uniforms, characters (Slimer, Stay Puft, etc.), Ecto 1, the same proton packs... it just makes me very sad

 

I'm not entirely sure that they're going to use all of the same trappings and iconography of the original films.  I'm sure some of it will be there, but from what I took away from an interview I read with Feig, it sounds like they'll be updating quite a bit of it.  How radical that update ultimately ends up being is anybody's guess, but at the end of the day, I don't think that this will be all that recognizable as a Ghostbusters film, other than it carrying, presumably, the Ghostbusters title.

[Iceskater101]

Yeah but let's be honest here.. if we heard that they were rebooting Ghostbusters, all of you would be groaning anyway. It's a lose lose thing here. If it's a reboot, you will say that it's pointless. If it's all females without the original Ghostbuster movies existing you would be sad too.

[tdalton]

Yeah but let's be honest here.. if we heard that they were rebooting Ghostbusters, all of you would be groaning anyway. It's a lose lose thing here. If it's a reboot, you will say that it's pointless. If it's all females without the original Ghostbuster movies existing you would be sad too.

 

Not necessarily true.  A reboot was the only way that Ghostbusters III was getting made, given the resistance to the project that Bill Murray was demonstrating.  I'm fine with a reboot.  I'm also fine with an all female cast.  What doesn't get me excited is the creative team behind Bridesmaids and The Heat being given the reigns to the franchise that all but defined my childhood.

[Call Billy Bob]

Yes. What tdalton said.

[Iceskater101]

Okay so the groaning from most of the people on this forum is that the director of Bridesmaids is heading up the project?

[Call Billy Bob]

Mostly. And with that Melissa McCarthy likely being brought on board... I don't want to see it become a farce.

[x007AceOfSpades]

If they couldn't do a third Ghostbusters with the original cast (prior to Ramis' death) then I wouldn't necessarily have been opposed to carrying off directly from the second film with different actors just being recasted. I wouldn't even mind if they rebooted it with the original creative team involved like Aykroyd, Ramis, and Reitman along with the original cast, much like the Evil Dead remake/reboot. Granted I didn't like the new Evil Dead film, I did admire the fact that the original writer/director and producer, Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert, respectively and original star, Bruce Campbell were involved, rather some studio producer wanting to make his film.

 

For me, like I said, if you can't make the sequel, then just reboot, which is the popular trend now in Hollywood. If Sony was to get a great cast of female comics to appear in it, then sure I wouldn't mind it, but it's a huge problem now with Paul Feig on board. Bridesmaids is an absolutely overrated film and I only really enjoyed The Heat more than I should have because of Sandra Bullock. Melissa McCarthy isn't funny by any stretch. She's basically the female eqivalent to that of South Park character, Eric Cartman. Sony might as well have brought Judd Apatow on board too.

[SecretAgentFan]

Agreed completely.

[Matt_13]

I'm optimistic, but I like Melissa McCarthy and Bridesmaids. I think it'll work out just fine.

[seawolfnyy]

In other news.....

 

Javier Bardem is apparently in talks to play the villain in the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film.

 

http://www.ign.com/a...n-tell-no-tales

 

Honestly though, does anyone even care about Pirates of the Caribbean anymore?

[Call Billy Bob]

I do! (dodges rotten vegetables thrown in my direction) I think that's a good move for the franchise. And it gives him a chance to work with his wife, if her character is brought back.

[x007AceOfSpades]

After the horrible third and fourth film, it's just another Disney film. That's the way I look at it.

[Matt_13]

It's frustrating because there's so much potential for the Pirates franchise to churn out some really awesome swashbuckling adventures, but the filmmakers have yet to fully capitalize on that potential. The Adventures of Tin Tin has a more exciting pirate-based action set piece than most of what the PoC franchise has managed to cook up over the course of 4 films, and Tin Tin, as entertaining as it is, kind of shoehorned that bit into the film!

[Call Billy Bob]

Disney film

This is why I'm still into it. Unashamed Disney fan-boy my whole life. And the series is based on my second favorite Disney ride.

[Dustin]

I didn't even bother see the sequel. I'm afraid the trend to turn each and every story into a series, to be perpetuated ad infinitum, lost me when film titles turned to the format xyz/Roman-numeral/title-as-byline. What ever happened to 'happily ever after'? With Pirates of the Caribbean I found the first film entertaining enough, but not exactly calling for a sequel. The main attraction for me was Depp's character. But even Sparrow becomes a bit of a bore after a while.

[Call Billy Bob]

I actually enjoyed the fourth film more than 2 and 3. It was a stand-alone story, like the first one was, and everything I'm hearing about the fifth says it will be the same. That was the problem with 2 and 3: attempting to fashion a trilogy out of the mythology of the first film. Going to a new story each film is a better approach, imo.