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[SecretAgentFan]

That might sometimes be the better alternative... 

 

But seriously, you should think about writing something.

[Dustin]

Yeah, one entertains the thought...

But you know how it is, currently I'm giving those who write advice how to do better - without having much to show for myself.

[SecretAgentFan]

That´s how every writer is starting out.  

 

Just keep doing it.  Eventually, you will have something to show.

[Dustin]

Working on it...

[thecasinoroyale]

[SecretAgentFan]

Hmm.  Eyecandy for sure.  Singer can do this stuff very well.  

 

But at the moment, I feel a little bored by this franchise.  Looking forward to "Batman v Superman" - just because I´m a Superman-nut.  And also "Captain America: Civil War" - but even the Marvel stuff is getting... um... predictably tiresome.

 

Too many super-heroes, for my taste.  Not just in general, but in every film.  The real world in those films seems to disappear.

[dtuba]

Very good point on the whole Gwen Stacy storyline, Dustin. That bugged (pun intended?) me too.

 

My main problem with the Raimi films were that they made NYC look too colorful and too many stereotypes. Yes, I'm a fan of grit. More importantly, the thing I like about Marvel Comics is that they exist in the "real" world. No Gotham's or Metropolis here. They live in the same New York that you or I might. Therefore I like it when the films place the heroes in ordinary-looking locales. This is one thing that the Garfield films did better IMO.

Edited by dtuba, 18 March 2016 - 02:05 AM.

[thecasinoroyale]

Fans of Ricky Gervais and the UK show 'The Office' will be pleased to know Brent Is Back...



Cumin this August.

[S K Y F A L L]

I really needed a good laugh, thanks for posting

[thecasinoroyale]

And not even a hint of the iconic theme tune...

[SecretAgentFan]

Wow, another shoot ´em up with Denzel Washington.  He´s such a great actor - but he is so slumming it for years now.

 

Also, violence porn, this one seems to be.

 

Pass.

[thecasinoroyale]

We just don't seem to get good Westerns as much as we should. The genre is being confused with mindless violence and action, and it's so much more than that.

[Dustin]

Could they not have left the title alone? The target audience won't bother either way and those interested in the classic will hardly get warm with this stuff...

[Matt_13]

Yeah that's not what I was hoping this reboot would look like. Shame.

[Dustin]

If they were just out to do a modern action "Western" they should just have done so without touching one of the milestones of the genre. Frankly, this looks like nothing but fluff and effects, a shame.

[thecasinoroyale]

Seems like 'The Jungle Book' is getting a sequel, along with the sub-par 'Maleficent'. Along with a Tim Burton 'Dumbo' adaptation, a Tinker Bell project and 101 Dalmations spin-off 'Cruel'.
 
The Disney live-action train is in full throttle!

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-36137808

[Professor Pi]

I just saw a commercial for Alice: Through the Looking Glass.  What?!

[thecasinoroyale]

Been up for hours and already gained over 100% more dislikes than likes.

This could be one of the most despised summer films ever.

[sharpshooter]

I just saw a commercial for Alice: Through the Looking Glass.  What?!

There's basically no hype whatsoever for that film. 

[SecretAgentFan]

Been up for hours and already gained over 100% more dislikes than likes.

This could be one of the most despised summer films ever.

 

I hated the first trailer.  But this is better.

 

Still, without being sexist, racist or any -ist - the idea behind this reboot is not working for me.

[thecasinoroyale]

It's a shame if people don't like this for any reason, because everyone then slams them and says it's about race or sex.

 

I mean...come on. We aren't in the stone age.

[Agent 76]

it's not about sex or race. it doesn't look funny at all.

[thecasinoroyale]

Exactly, Agent 76 - sorry my point wasn't made very clear. It's like we're not allowed to find it painfully unfunny because if we do then we are being sexist or racist. Pffft.

[The Dove]

As if the Ghostbusters crappy remake isn't enough, for those of you who are Rocky Horror Picture Show fans (I'm not much of one myself), here is the trailer for Fox network's remake... Tim Curry will be playing The Criminologist (formerly played by our very own Blofeld-in-Drag, from DAF, Charles Gray..) Adam Lambert is cast as Eddie, formerly played by Meat Loaf.

 

Even I think this looks like it'll be just AWFUL!! Reminds me more of an episode of Glee..

[Dustin]

Words. Escape. Me.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Seems like 'The Jungle Book' is getting a sequel, along with the sub-par 'Maleficent'. Along with a Tim Burton 'Dumbo' adaptation, a Tinker Bell project and 101 Dalmations spin-off 'Cruel'.
 
The Disney live-action train is in full throttle!

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-36137808

Yet no Tron 3 "because the studio could not find a place on its crowded slate".

[Professor Pi]

 

Seems like 'The Jungle Book' is getting a sequel, along with the sub-par 'Maleficent'. Along with a Tim Burton 'Dumbo' adaptation, a Tinker Bell project and 101 Dalmations spin-off 'Cruel'.
 
The Disney live-action train is in full throttle!

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-36137808

Yet no Tron 3 "because the studio could not find a place on its crowded slate".

 

 

Tron 3 got canceled shortly after Tomorrowland's box office receipts.

[SecretAgentFan]

But the official statement - and it does make sense - is that with the Marvel movies AND the Star Wars films, another franchise that deserves that kind of marketing attention is not feasible right now.

 

Maybe it needs just as long a pause between installments as between 1 and 2...

[thecasinoroyale]

And let's not forget the box-office receipts....we still have another 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' on the way from Disney, but if a franchise however panned generally with the waning quality of films, yet the last still grossed over $1bn, you're going to shift films that NEED a sequel and ones that DON'T REALLY around.

 

'POTC' doesn't really need one, but the dollar signs are just too tempting.

[Royal Dalton]

John Carpenter to executive produce 'Halloween' reboot: http://halloweenmovi...s-to-halloween/