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[The Dove]

https://www.yahoo.co...4408491527.html

 

Apparently, Mr. Cruise did the plane stunt FOR REAL, just like the Burj Khalifia tower climb in Ghost Protocol...

[seawolfnyy]

He's got some balls, that's for sure....

[x007AceOfSpades]

I still hold true to my previous statement. It looks just good.

 

As for Cruise, I've always enjoyed him no matter the role, and I've always had respect for him and his insistence on stunt work. Sure, he's connected to wires and harnesses from cranes, but the death defying stunts from the franchise alone (the rock climbing scene in the second film, climbing the Burj Khalifa, and the plane stunt in five) he really does have balls to do crazy stuff like that, especially when a stunt double is ready at a moments notice.

[Blofeld's Cat]

https://www.yahoo.co...4408491527.html

 

Apparently, Mr. Cruise did the plane stunt FOR REAL, just like the Burj Khalifia tower climb in Ghost Protocol...

That's why they highlighted it in the trailer. No point doing that if it was just a typical green screen job.

[seawolfnyy]

https://www.yahoo.co...4408491527.html
 
Apparently, Mr. Cruise did the plane stunt FOR REAL, just like the Burj Khalifia tower climb in Ghost Protocol...

That's why they highlighted it in the trailer. No point doing that if it was just a typical green screen job.

They did the same for the Burj Khalifa with the MI Ghost Protocol trailer.

[Mr Teddy Bear]

Trailer for Maggie. A change of pace for Mr Schwarzenegger.

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=UgjrjR42Ado

[x007AceOfSpades]

The Cobbler - 2015 - 3/5 - Directed by Tom McCarthy - starring Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi

I wasn't really expecting much from Sandler or the overall quality in The Cobbler. However, The Cobbler really isn't all that bad. It's not great, and it does jump around quite a bit and can get a little crazy, but after what feels like a decade string of terrible films, Adam Sandler and his latest film here aren't half bad.

 

Adam Sandler plays Max Simkin, a shoe repairman in New York city, working in a business and shop that has been around for generations. He lives at home with his elderly and sick mother, and is often watched over by his good friend and shop neighbor, Jimmy (Steve Buscemi). After his machine breaks down while repairing a shoe, he proceeds to fix it the old fashioned way. When he tries the shoe on he becomes that person. Max then takes any and all shoes he can repair with his new found magical power for a multitude of reasons.

 

The Cobbler definitely has an indie look and feel to it which makes the film work. Towards the middle of the second act and from then on, it does try to become a little too mainstream, where it does lose a bit of appeal magic itself. The film does have a strange quality to it with it's quirky nature and even more strangely, it's a bit charming in ways. It's definitely something different and and Sandler is quite good, despite playing Adam Sandler.

 

There's not a whole lot I can without giving too much away, but that it isn't as awful as a lot of people making it out to be. It was actually funnier too me than most shitty mainstream comedies, but that's just me. It's definitely worth a watch.

 

Black Sea - 2015 - 3/5 - Directed by Kevin MacDonald - starring Jude Law and Scoot McNairy

Jude Law plays Robinson, a submarine captain in the Navy who was relieved of his duty and receives a payment of £8,000 for his services. Divorced and nothing to look forward to, he is informed by his friend Kurstin a way to make money, lots of money. Robinson meets with a man called Lewis (Tobias Menzies) and his associate Daniels (Scoot McNairy) and is informed of a German U-Boat that has sunken deep in the black sea near Georgia that holds a cargo worth millions of dollars.

 

Robinson agrees to go into the Black Sea and acquire the gold for Lewis where he will receive a 40% split and the crew that comprises of 50% British and 50% Russian will each have an equal of $2Million. As Robinson and the crew go forth with their expedition, tensions arise amongst them between the British and the Russians, as diver Fraser (Ben Mendelsohn) ends up killing a crew member which in turn causes a ruckus and and nearly destroys the ship. Waking up 18 hours later, Robinson tries to make peace with the Russians to gain their trust and support so they can continue onwards, as they are near the German U-Boat.

 

The plot may be a little thin in areas, but Black Sea isn't too bad of a film. One of the biggest setbacks that occurs in the film is ultimately the tension between the crew members. It feels as if it was just thrown in there as a sense of trying to make this much more suspenseful and create conflict throughout. Instead, it just doesn't work at all and the littlest of reasons of which would spark such conflict between them, mainly Britain vs. Russia on the sub, is just baffling.

 

Some of the more less conflict-y scenes are terrific, such as the actually Black Sea diving scene when three crew members go out in search for German U-Boat. Of course there's the moments where it can be too sentimental, I would've liked it much more if it was solely focused on the expedition without the added conflict. The acting is probably the best part of Black Sea, particularly from Jude Law, whose Scottish Accent is pretty good. He is front and center and definitely displaying his acting chops. The rest of the acting is solid all around, and I was more surprised by how well I enjoyed Ben Mendelsohn in this, as I don't find him that great of an actor honestly.

 

Seventh Son - 2015 - 0/5 - Directed by Sergei Bodrov - starring Jeff Bridges and Ben Barnes

In some alternative, fictional (obviously) universe, Maude Lebowski (Julianne Moore) is really angry at The Dude (Jeff Bridges) and is secretly a witch and morphs into a dragon. If only that was the actual synopsis for Seventh Son, then maybe this film wouldn't have been so hard to get through.

 

Jeff Bridges plays Master John Gregory, the seventh son of a seventh son - a spook, an order of knights who defend humanity against supernatural forces. When his apprentice Jon Snow - I mean, Billy (Kit Harington) is killed by the evil witch, Malkin (Julianne Moore), Gregory goes on a search for a new one - leading himself to Tom Ward (Ben Barnes). Tom has been plagued of visions of a mysterious woman and Gregory and is the seventh son of a seventh son and is recruited by Gregory who will teach him the ways of being a spook and combat Malkin.

 

Is Seventh Son as god awful as the reviews were making it out to be? Yes and no. It's not as downright horrible as other films are, but being only an hour and a half, it is downright boring. It's another fantasy film of an evil force causing mayhem that is needed to be stopped by a man of might and his newly trustee apprentice. It's pacing is the biggest issue, next to the performances. It is keen on telling the story, especially by thinly stretching out the action scenes, but it doesn't do much to the overall film.

 

Everyone gives a phoned in performances, especially Bridges who was hammy and appeared bored throughout. Possibly just collecting a paycheck. Julianne Moore may have won an Oscar, but she isn't going to gain new fans or love with this performance as the witch Malkin.

 

I knew there was something wrong with this film when the last trailer I saw for it was when I saw Pacific Rim on my birthday back in 2013. It just suddenly disappeared. Then the distribution rights transfer from Warner Bros. Pictures to Universal Pictures as part of Legendary's new production deal with them. Changing in release dates, production delays, etc didn't do much help with Seventh Son to begin with.

 

Seventh Son is just another bad film to come from Legendary's deal with Universal Pictures. Outside of Blackhat and As Above, So Below that is.

 

Jupiter Ascending - 2015 - 1/5 - Directed by The Wachowskis - starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum

The Wachowski's seemed to be on top of the world with their coveted Matrix Trilogy, but they've never really been able to achieve that same level of success both critically and commercially. Apparently Speed Racer is hailed as a classic now, but I still see it as 135 minutes of epilepsy. I tried to watch Cloud Atlas but I just couldn't get into it. Jupiter Ascending tries to be a space opera, but instead descends into being overlong and extremely inane.

 

Earth isn't the only planet that can sustain life, as countless other planets have the capability to do so as well. These planets are for seeding for families of Alien royalty to produce a youth serum that allows them ever lasting life. A house cleaner, Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is identified as the genetic match for the matriarch of the House Of Abrasax, who was recently murdered. Balem (Eddie Redmayne) sends his agents to Earth to kill her, while a genetically modified ex-military hunter, Caine Wise (Channing Tatum) heads to Earth to save her and allow her to reach her intergalactic destiny.

 

Visually, Jupiter Ascending is a nice film to look at with impressive visual effects, lavish sets, wonderful costume and technological design. It's the overall story that fails. It starts of rather interesting actually, but it isn't until Channing Tatum comes into the picture when Jupiter Ascending becomes predictable and cliche ridden. Rather try and craft a new and interesting sci-fi film, The Wachowski's are instead fine with a third-rate blockbuster that is as noisy as they come.

 

If there's a few (and I mean few) decent aspects to Jupiter Ascending it's probably the leads, Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum. I've always like Kunis and Tatum is starting to grow on me now. They really do try their best, but with laughable dialogue and poor writing, there is only so much you can do. It also doesn't help that once Tatum's Caine Wise comes into the picture, Kunis' Jupiter Jones becomes the damsel in distress in space. Like Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne may have just won an Oscar, but people are going to be talking more about his bizarre, Nicolas Cage-ques performance Jupiter Ascending until probably the end of days. Each of scenes are just so laughably bad. At least Sean Bean didn't die which was an extreme rarity to come across in this.

 

I don't recommend seeing Jupiter Ascending, as it's nearly two hours of boring drivel, overlong action scenes that seem to have no end, and some seriously bad writing.

 

LOOKING FORWARD TO - MOST ANTICIPATED ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED & BOLD

Sicario

Spectre

The Martian

Pan

Knight Of Cups

Sinister 2

Straight Outta Compton

Crimson Peak

Bridge Of Spies

Mission: Impossible 5

Jane Got A Gun

Hitman: Agent 47

In The Heart Of The Sea

Child 44

Mad Max: Fury Road

Black Mass

Midnight Special

The Revenant

Carol

HAVE SEEN

Taken 3 - 1/5

Blackhat - 4.5/5

Wild Card - 3/5

Vice - 0/5

Chappie - 1/5

Kingsman: The Secret Service - 1/5

Run All Night - 3/5

Fifty Shades Of Grey - 0/5

Focus - 2.5/5

The Loft - 2/5

The Cobbler - 3/5

Black Sea - 3/5

Seventh Son - 0/5

Jupiter Ascending - 1/5

[tdalton]

Extended TV spot for Terminator Genisys

[Messervy]

Oh boy, oh boy!

The new official Mad Max: Fury Road trailer is out: http://www.madmaxmovie.com/

 

I am speechless!

This soooo looks extreme all-out first class kick-*ss!!!

[tdalton]

Trailer and poster for the new Pierce Brosnan film, Survivor, set for release in theaters and On Demand on May 29th in the US and June 5th in the UK.

 

 

Edited by tdalton, 02 April 2015 - 07:19 PM.

[SecretAgentFan]

Hmm.  Brosnan in a villain role, that´s what interesting to me.  The rest looks rather boring and uninspired.  And I guess in the end, Jovovich will kill Brosnan - which would be absurd if he really is one of the best hitmen around.  But it seems to be that kind of movie.  

 

I guess I rather watch THE NOVEMBER MAN again (which is quite good IMO).

[x007AceOfSpades]

The November Man was quite good. Survivor looks awful.

[Safari Suit]

The scale of it seems quite impressive for a film going straight to On Demand.

[tdalton]

Another reboot is on its way:

Carl Ellsworth to write script for Gremlins reboot

Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg to produce

[Call Billy Bob]

Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg to produce

If there is ANYTHING even remotely redeeming about another unnecessary reboot like this, it's the involvement of these two.

[tdalton]

 

Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg to produce

If there is ANYTHING even remotely redeeming about another unnecessary reboot like this, it's the involvement of these two.

 

 

Ellsworth, the guy writing the film, did a pretty decent job with the remake of The Last House on the Left and Wes Craven's Red Eye, so it's possible that he could do something interesting with this.

 

Still, though, it's an entirely unnecessary film. 

[Call Billy Bob]

Ellsworth, the guy writing the film, did a pretty decent job with the remake of The Last House on the Left and Wes Craven's Red Eye, so it's possible that he could do something interesting with this.

True. Red Eye is one of my favorite films.

[tdalton]

Sony and MRC plan a massive adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series.

Will span multiple films and a TV series.

[thecasinoroyale]

New 'Terminator: Genisys' trailer released....

 

https://www.youtube....player_embedded

 

 

Apart from the final T-800 vs T-800 that looked quite exciting, this whole thing just gave me a headache with the plot twists and awful CGI still evident.

[tdalton]

I think they should have saved the trailer's biggest twist for the actual film.  I have to say, I would have genuinely been surprised by that twist had they kept it a secret.

[SecretAgentFan]

True - on the other hand, actually telling the audience now that this film has surprises might have been the best idea.  

 

At least for me.  I was not impressed by the previous trailers and thought: this is just been there, done that.  Now I do look forward to a completely wild ride.

[tdalton]

But, now that they've told us they're no longer surprises.

 

I think they could have accomplished something similar with the trailer while still keeping some of the mystery intact.  Maybe something like:

Spoiler

the trailer closing out with a sinister-looking shot of John Connor with Sarah Connor timidly asking "John?"

[thecasinoroyale]

I'm all for wild action, but why can't it be done in the dangerous, slick style of 'Terminator 2', rather than this OTT CGI nonsense?

 

I mean...from 'The Terminator', a dangerous, scary and thrilling sci-fi action film to THIS, something that yet again looks like the same story recycled and retold with nonsense action that belongs in an Avengers film or something.

 

So disappointed by how this is turning out more and more. The only thing I found exciting was the premise of old Arnie vs CGI young Arnie in a familiar setting that harkens to the original.

[SecretAgentFan]

But, now that they've told us they're no longer surprises.

 

I think they could have accomplished something similar with the trailer while still keeping some of the mystery intact.  Maybe something like:

Spoiler

the trailer closing out with a sinister-looking shot of John Connor with Sarah Connor timidly asking "John?"

 

That would have been clever without spoiling too much!

[tdalton]

I'm all for wild action, but why can't it be done in the dangerous, slick style of 'Terminator 2', rather than this OTT CGI nonsense?

 

I mean...from 'The Terminator', a dangerous, scary and thrilling sci-fi action film to THIS, something that yet again looks like the same story recycled and retold with nonsense action that belongs in an Avengers film or something.

 

So disappointed by how this is turning out more and more. The only thing I found exciting was the premise of old Arnie vs CGI young Arnie in a familiar setting that harkens to the original.

 

It would be nice if they could go back to the kind of action from The Terminator and T2, but seeing as how just about all of the top grossing films these days are CGI action-fests, Paramount and Skydance are clearly in a position where they have to court that crowd if this film is going to be financially successful.  They've even brought on board one of the Marvel directors to take the helm, presumably to steer it in that direction.

 

It's a shame that they have to go this route, but it's inevitable.  Sadly, there's probably a large number of people that go to the movies these days that don't know Arnold Schwarzenegger as a movie star, but rather as the governor of California.  For people roughly my age and older, Schwarzenegger is the draw here, as is the Terminator brand.  Sadly, I don't think that's enough to make it financially successful to the point they need it to be, so they've got to court the younger crowd.  Hopefully they still manage to do something good with it, even in the midst of all the potential CGI-nonsense.

[thecasinoroyale]

Arnie is the draw for me...or was.

 

I mean, over half of what I saw there was CGI Arnie. Silly OTT stunts and doubles. I KNOW he's older and can't do what Terminator could but....jeez, it's just painful to watch him become this CGI creation to compensate his age. I'd rather he not do it than try again so much older to be a character who now, in this day and age, has to be a near indestructible super-hero crashing, bashing, falling and shooting like a maniac.

 

He IS still a robot, isn't he? A clunky, heavy and dangerous killing machine like we saw in 84?

[tdalton]

 

But, now that they've told us they're no longer surprises.

 

I think they could have accomplished something similar with the trailer while still keeping some of the mystery intact.  Maybe something like:

Spoiler

the trailer closing out with a sinister-looking shot of John Connor with Sarah Connor timidly asking "John?"

 

That would have been clever without spoiling too much!

 

 

I think they could have made a pretty solid ending to the trailer had they gone that route.  End the trailer in the way I described, with something burning in the background, while the Terminator theme kicks in as they go to the title card.  IMO, a much better way to handle that twist than how they did it in the trailer.

[S K Y F A L L]

I'm looking forward to it as much as I was before, not crazy about it but wont miss out on seeing it.

[Call Billy Bob]

I'm looking forward to it as much as I was before, not crazy about it but wont miss out on seeing it.

If anything, this has now convinced me to go see it at a midnight showing. I'm now 10x more interested after seeing this new trailer.

[x007AceOfSpades]

 

I'm looking forward to it as much as I was before, not crazy about it but wont miss out on seeing it.

If anything, this has now convinced me to go see it at a midnight showing. I'm now 10x more interested after seeing this new trailer.

 

I doubt I'll be there midnight, but I will opening night. I'm liking the overall change in direction for it.