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Title: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on April 25, 2008, 12:58:11 AM
Guillermo del Toro to direct The Hobbit.

Also: god damn Peter Jackson lost a lot of weight.

Also also: apparently there will be a FIFTH movie bridging the gap between Hobbit and LotR.  Not sure how I feel about that -- what happens in those years that isn't already implied in the FotR movie?  Granted, I haven't read through The History of The Lord of the Rings (I made it through the FIRST five posthumously-published Middle Earth books, but conked out somewhere after the fourth version of The Children of Hurin, which apparently is not enough as THERE IS ANOTHER VERSION COMING (http://www.cinematical.com/2007/04/17/new-tolkien-book-to-rival-the-hobbit/)), but between the LotR appendices and Unfinished Tales I don't remember enough material in that timeframe to justify a whole movie.  I'd ask for anyone who's read The Treason of Isengard to chime in, but I'm guessing I'm the only person here who made it as far as The Lays of Beleriand.

If all the minutiae were cut out and it were boiled down to its essential elements, The Silmarillion could actually make a pretty damned amazing epic under the right writer and director.  But the odds of it coming out as something watchable compared to the odds of it being a huge clusterfuck are not good, which I assume is why Jackson and New Line are more comfortable with putting together a Hobbit sequel instead.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on April 25, 2008, 01:50:01 AM
Ian Holm as Bilbo?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on April 25, 2008, 03:58:50 AM
Guillermo del Toro to direct The Hobbit.

Also: god damn Peter Jackson lost a lot of weight.

Also also: apparently there will be a FIFTH movie bridging the gap between Hobbit and LotR.  Not sure how I feel about that -- what happens in those years that isn't already implied in the FotR movie?  Granted, I haven't read through The History of The Lord of the Rings (I made it through the FIRST five posthumously-published Middle Earth books, but conked out somewhere after the fourth version of The Children of Hurin, which apparently is not enough as THERE IS ANOTHER VERSION COMING (http://www.cinematical.com/2007/04/17/new-tolkien-book-to-rival-the-hobbit/)), but between the LotR appendices and Unfinished Tales I don't remember enough material in that timeframe to justify a whole movie.  I'd ask for anyone who's read The Treason of Isengard to chime in, but I'm guessing I'm the only person here who made it as far as The Lays of Beleriand.

If all the minutiae were cut out and it were boiled down to its essential elements, The Silmarillion could actually make a pretty damned amazing epic under the right writer and director.  But the odds of it coming out as something watchable compared to the odds of it being a huge clusterfuck are not good, which I assume is why Jackson and New Line are more comfortable with putting together a Hobbit sequel instead.

I have read basically all of the extraneous material (I R HUEG TOLKEEN NURD), but it's been a LONG FREAKING TIME since I read THoME 1-12 and (more importantly) I don't really like the movies at all, so I'll forebear to comment.

P.S. The Children of Hurin came out over 6 months ago, if not a year. I have a copy and it's fairly lame in that you're basically paying $35 for a hardcover of just the Narn i Hin Hurin.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on April 25, 2008, 10:38:52 AM
Tangent: do books still have a higher dollar price in Canada than the US, even though your dollar's better than ours now (or was at least about even last I heard)?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 25, 2008, 12:41:16 PM
Yes they do. Most of the books I've seen in stores still have a markup.  It's to do with shipping or stocking or some nonsense.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Misha on April 25, 2008, 12:45:30 PM
I'm curious as to how he'll fit things in jars into it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on April 25, 2008, 02:21:55 PM
Tangent: do books still have a higher dollar price in Canada than the US, even though your dollar's better than ours now (or was at least about even last I heard)?

When I came back from visiting my parents in Canada on New Year's Day and went to change twenty Canadian dollars to US currency at the border, I got back less than twenty dollars US, so I think the US dollar is just the slightest bit stronger at the moment.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on April 25, 2008, 02:37:08 PM
According to oanda.com's currency converter (http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic), 1 Canadian dollar is worth 98 US cents today. That's not counting the conversion fees you'd get at a bank or such.

And it still doesn't account for how hard Canadians are being raped at retail right now.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on April 25, 2008, 02:45:35 PM
I don't get raped at all. If a product is artificially marked up here I buy it from an american place online now and gladly pay the shipping. If all Canadians who could do this did so. The problem would go away very quickly.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on April 25, 2008, 07:06:32 PM
Ah, Warner Brothers. Simultaneously cutting a fantasy movie in half, claiming to fans it is to ensure the integrity of the story, and not a milking tactic at all (see also: Deathly Hollows).

Meanwhile, Wildly Popular 'Iron Man' Trailer To Be Adapted Into Full-Length Film (http://www.theonion.com/content/video/wildly_popular_iron_man_trailer) (!)

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on April 25, 2008, 11:13:14 PM
Technically this would be appear to be adding an unnecessary sequel, not cutting the movie in half.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cannon on April 28, 2008, 11:29:02 AM
Blargh! Here's a Narnia movie!

...Huh? :whut:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 01, 2008, 11:11:01 PM
New Incredible Hulk trailer. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/theincrediblehulk/index.html)

[spoiler]Includes Lonely Man.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 05, 2008, 10:58:54 PM
Not coming THAT soon, but per Nrama (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=155942), Marvel's shooting for Iron Man 2 and Thor in '10, and then Cap and Avengers in '11.  (Also, Punisher 2 later this year, Wolverine next year, Ant-Man TBD.)

Marvel uniting all its characters under one banner and trying to create a film "universe" is plenty ambitious.  Of course, everybody loves crossovers, and that's part of how Marvel made it big in the '60's, by having its characters meet regularly.  Obviously this is a lot trickier in movies than comics, especially if you want to maintain a consistent cast (which I suspect is the biggest reason the Justice League movie got shitcanned; if you can't get Routh and Bale, what's the point?).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 05, 2008, 11:38:12 PM
When I went to see Iron Man, it was like a fucking powerhouse of previews.

I actually forgot what movie I was going to see by the end of them.

First they hit me with Hulk. I was like, cool. Gonna see that.

And then they were all DARK KNIGHT and I was all WELL NO FUCKING SHIT I'M GONNA SEE THAT

And then Narnia and I was like hey that's cool wow three movies in a row

and THEN it was like HOLY SHIT INDIANA JONES and it was like four fucking movies in a row I want to see

this is unheard of, really

and then it was all M NIGHT FUCKAFACE'S THE HAPPENING

WHAT IS HAPPENING

I DON'T KNOW

MARK WALBERG IS LOOKING SHOCKED FOR 2 HOURS I GUESS

and then on the way out I saw a poster for fucking X Files and I was ok shit that's 5 fucking movies I want to see damn them
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 06, 2008, 12:08:34 AM
...all of which are sequels.

I mean, I intend to see them all too.  It'd just be nice to see fewer remakes and sequels.  And adaptations of TV shows (though Carell and Arkin are absolutely perfect for Max and the Chief).

Nice to see superhero movies getting taken seriously, though.  Ten years ago, I don't think anybody would have figured Downey for Iron Man and Norton for Hulk.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Burrito Al Pastor on May 06, 2008, 12:37:44 AM
Actually, the strongest thing going for the X-Files move is that it isn't really a sequel - it's a sequel in the same way that Serenity was a sequel to Firefly.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Guild on May 06, 2008, 01:52:05 AM
The Incredible Hulk isn't a sequel.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on May 06, 2008, 04:31:45 AM
(http://kazz.rooms.cwal.net/semanticd.PNG)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on May 06, 2008, 07:25:00 AM
The Incredible Hulk isn't a sequel.

Judging from the trailer, Banner begins the story in South America, so there is continuity. However, I've read the flashbacks tell of a different origin story than the 2003 flick.


The Happening isn't a sequel.

FTFY, although it'll be apart of the Tweest Saga all the same.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Koah on May 06, 2008, 09:57:37 AM
So I've been keeping tabs on this indie movie in production called Iron Sky (http://www.ironsky.net/site/).  It's about Nazis on the moon, which... yeah, you can't argue with a premise like that.

I mean, it's not a huge summer blockbuster, but still.  Nazis on the moon.  Even if it were the worst movie ever it would still be the best movie ever.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 06, 2008, 10:38:37 AM
As usual, Dr. McNinja beats that idea to the punch.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ocksi on May 06, 2008, 10:50:45 AM
I didn't get an M. Night preview in my Iron Man.  I got a The Spirit trailer, so I got five that I'm seeing.  And technically a sixth IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on May 06, 2008, 12:54:09 PM
Instead of the new Dark Knight trailer before Iron Man, for some reason we got the original TEASER trailer from last year (the one with the breaking Batman symbol). Weak!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on May 06, 2008, 01:56:13 PM
We didn't get any Batman Continues trailer.  We got Love Guru and You Don't Mess With The Zohan instead.

 :sadpanda:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Guild on May 06, 2008, 02:41:23 PM
It's not semantics, it's Marvel breaking ties with a bad movie.

I'm hoping The Incredible Hulk is the Grey Hulk story arc, in which Hulk gains control of himself while in Hulk form. From the trailers it looks like it is.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 06, 2008, 11:53:31 PM
...Okay, you just started debating the semantics of the word "semantics".

You realize I am filing this away for the next time you accuse ME of nitpicking.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 07, 2008, 12:03:56 AM
Oh, shit.

I completely forgot about The Spirit. It must have been shoved out of my mind by Dark Knight or something.

Goddamn.

Six.

And yeah, I got the previews for the next Mike Myers and Adam Sandler shit, too.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on May 07, 2008, 01:06:59 AM
Yeah, there seriously hasn't been a summer like this in a long while. Actually, I think the last summer that had nearly this many movies that I wanted to see (and actually enjoyed) was 2003: Finding Nemo, Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men 2, Hulk (shut up, I liked it)... and that's only four off the top of my head. This summer, there are seven movies that I HAVE to see... well, if you include Iron Man, which I've already seen, and the other two movies coming out this month. Hell, there are even a few other movies that don't come anywhere near my main list but I wouldn't mind seeing... but considering the cash I'll be spending on the "important" ones, I think I'll wait until they're on DVD.

Switching gears a little bit... does anyone else agree that the latest WALL-E trailer gives away too much? I was anxious to see the movie just based on the teasers, but the full trailer is so chock-full of stuff that I wish I could have just been exposed to during my actual viewing of the movie. But I suppose complaining about spoileriffic trailers is old hat by now.  :slow:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 07, 2008, 03:41:58 AM
Hulk (shut up, I liked it)...

You're not alone.

My viewing of Iron Man had only 4 trailers.  Incredible Hulk is a toss up for me right now, as I really liked the first one and wished they'd stuck with it.  Dark Knight has been a must see since forever.  Prince Caspian is meh, and the Spirit is meh.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on May 07, 2008, 11:03:18 AM
Iron Sky Teaser (http://io9.com/387775/nazi-moonbase-launches-stealth-attack)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on May 08, 2008, 09:30:07 PM
I dunno, this could work (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985365.html?categoryid=13&cs=1).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Fredward on May 08, 2008, 09:37:50 PM
I'm curious as to how they're going to approach the whole mute, nameless protagonist thing.

EDIT: It has come to my attention that John Waters would make a perfect Sander Cohen.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on May 09, 2008, 01:02:53 AM
Holy shit. Yes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 09, 2008, 08:24:37 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mI808JK6-Q
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on May 09, 2008, 08:40:26 PM
yo quiero una muerta rapida
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Guild on May 09, 2008, 11:16:26 PM
CG Animated Star Wars

This looks like an excuse to even more intricately intertwine the more beloved characters of Star Wars. Jabba's son/daughter (Hutts are asexual) is kidnapped and Dooku is behind it. Anakin must save the sector by rescuing Jabba's son blah blah hutts are people too blah blah fate of the galaxy.

I'm going to watch for it but I'll be repressing hopes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 09, 2008, 11:23:49 PM
...Link please?

I've Googled for the trailer and all I've found is a crappy bootleg that I can't bring myself to sit through.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Guild on May 09, 2008, 11:32:10 PM
I watched it during the trailers for Speed Racer, so I have no link. Not being very e-saavy I think you'd probably be better at finding one than I.

BTW Ninja? More like NONja.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 10, 2008, 12:01:57 AM
So it's probably not online yet.  I'm sure I'll catch it eventually; thanks anyway.

I'm sure it'll still be better than the last 4 movies.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on May 10, 2008, 12:03:17 PM
Need a trailer here! (http://movies.yahoo.com/summer-movies/Star-Wars-Clone-Wars/1809991325/trailers/133/880)

The robots, aliens, and generally everything non-human look pretty good.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on May 10, 2008, 12:43:58 PM
Hey, dead padawan.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on May 10, 2008, 01:05:35 PM
I don't mind the way the humans look. I'd rather see a stylized approach like this than to watch them try to leap over the uncanny valley on a skateboard.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on May 10, 2008, 01:18:55 PM
:lol: Holy hell, that was a dozen flavors of awful.

Hats off to the Lucas Film rep who convinced exhibitors this was worthy beyond a scant Cartoon Network Premiere and same week DVD release.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on May 10, 2008, 02:46:17 PM
I looks like it's just a natural progression of the old Clone Wars cartoons that they had on CN after Attack of the Clones came out. The stylization seems to borrow from the anyway. But as much as I loved the Clone Wars shorts, this doesn't really look all that great. The CG looks poorly done to the point that they might as well have just stuck with the cel animation of the Clone Wars, that fit the stylization better anyway.

All of that said, It looks alright, maybe worth pirating or something long after the fact like I did with Clone Wars since it took them forever to show them up here. Does that one Sith woman look like Asajj Ventress to anyone. She seemed to use two light sabers and not a double sided one like the character in this does, but it does resemble her. Also, I thought that Anakin killed her near the end of the Clone Wars.

Edit: Looking up Asajj to see how to spell her name I discovered that she doesn't die when Anakin knocks her off that cliff and that her curved sabers can actually be connected into an S-shaped double sided one. So that may be her in the trailer after all Also she isn't actually a Sith because Dooku never trains her as one. She just has Dark force powers due to her constant anger. Wow, there's lore nerds on the interwebs that know everything.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on May 10, 2008, 03:01:40 PM
Gendy Tartakovski makes Lucas look bad, so Lucas goes and remakes the whole thing as subpar CGI. What a shit pile.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on May 10, 2008, 03:13:18 PM
why does anyone think we want to see anything involving the prequel timeline ever again

does lucas just hate the books that much

i don't even know what is in most of them but i am down with luke's creepy cgi jedi children
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 10, 2008, 03:37:07 PM
Apparently by law you're not allowed to do anything worthwhile with 2D animation anymore.

All existing works of awesome found to be 2D are to be Fahrenheit 451'd immediately and recreated as CG.

Thank you for your cooperation.  Please stay tuned for the computer-generated version of "Rejected".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on May 13, 2008, 07:23:09 AM
:victory: They. Will. Rock You. (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985529.html?categoryid=13&cs=1)


I dunno, this could work (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117985365.html?categoryid=13&cs=1).

Gore's involvement throws this into the "Didn't Know I Wanted It Until I Wanted It" pile. For some reason I had thought he was attached to the Jerry Bruckheimer Prince of Persia flick coming out next summer, but that's actually Mike Newell's (Goblet of Fire) project.

Vidjagame adaptations are at the same point FuunyBook adaptations were placed a decade ago, and one of these two projects could conceivably be the breakout the genre needs.

:wheeeee: like Tomb Raider amirite
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 13, 2008, 10:49:45 AM
...Hey guys, the fact that I can't get the Variety site up should serve as a reminder that maybe you could, you know, not rely on links to external sites to tell people what the fuck you're talking about.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on May 13, 2008, 02:45:57 PM
Would you kindly... (http://www.latinoreview.com/news/from-pirates-to-bioshock-gore-verbinski-bringing-videogame-to-bigscreen-4608)

...Dance your cares incompatibilities away, Worry's for another day? (http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/685414/Fraggle_Rock_Flick_AGoGo.html)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on May 16, 2008, 12:10:18 PM
M. Night's The Happening was rated R this week by the MPAA (a first for Night), and now we know why. (http://www.joblo.com/video/player.php?video=redbandhappening)

:omg: [spoiler]IT'S A LION! IT'S HUGE![/spoiler]

Meanwhile, looks like Punisher: War Zone is no longer a September release...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 20, 2008, 11:31:30 PM
Caught the following in a Hollywood Reporter article (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ic93424cac69485c2991839259acb78d7) about Moffat taking over Doctor Who:

Quote
He recently penned the screenplay to "Tintin," to be directed by Steven Spielberg for DreamWorks

Huh.  Probably going to have to catch that, then.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on May 23, 2008, 09:42:20 AM
What really annoys me about the Tatsunoko X capcom thing is that Chun-li in that looks WAY FUCKING BETTER than she does in SF4

Or her little Legend flick (http://www.joblo.com/chun-li-1st-look), for that matter.

From the blog (http://streetfightermovie.net/):

Quote
For this week’s exclusive first-look, feast your eyes on the beautiful Moon Bloodgood as Det. Maya Sunee. The character probably won’t sound familiar to you die-hard SF fans out there. And it shouldn’t. Maya’s new to the Street Fighter universe.

Thank you for simultaneously talking up and down to me in one fell swoop there, crappy movie blog.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 23, 2008, 06:13:26 PM
Quote from: Joblo
Notice that Chun has abandoned her traditional dual-bun hairstyle and her blue frock with spike bracelets, and has instead gone for a more demure, peasant girl look. What do you guys think?

I hate the movie already. All I hear in my head when I see that image is a mud-splattered Austrian screaming for her to get to Deepak Chopra or something.

All they need to do now is announce that the plot of the movie actually revolves around her trying to keep up the appearance of holding down an honest job while fighting in the Street Fighter tournament to make rent money for the apartment she shares with Matt Leblanc, who has a crush on her or something.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 23, 2008, 07:09:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehCnIwsX7hg
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on June 03, 2008, 02:14:47 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tEDPZNWG4o
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on June 03, 2008, 03:34:12 PM
Wall-e is a poor unfortunate soul forced to clean up after humanity's mess, and it's obviously the most depressing thing ever to him.
 ::(:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on June 03, 2008, 03:53:03 PM
Quote
$3 Billion, Worldwide.

That trailer came on when I went to see Indy. (I had seen it previously when I saw Caspian.)

Since I knew what was coming, I noticed that each time the robot did something cute, the crowd I was with (pretty rowdy, as it was opening day, and mostly my age with some older folks) did the awwwwwwww thing.

It got so bad that I eventually said, out loud:

"Stimulus, expected response. Stimulus, expected response."

After that they kinda shut up.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on June 05, 2008, 03:58:06 AM
nerrrrrrrd.

ATTN:
SUPER MARIO BROS: THE MOVIE II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQIERSvp03w

go to 1:00 for the worst special effects in film history
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on June 05, 2008, 06:29:12 AM
Quote from: Joblo
Notice that Chun has abandoned her traditional dual-bun hairstyle and her blue frock with spike bracelets, and has instead gone for a more demure, peasant girl look. What do you guys think?

This seems like a pretty retarded blog to me. I mean, he has one picture of the main character and because she has dirt on her face he says that she won't be wearing anything resembling her trademark outfit and that she looks like a peasant girl.

You know, cause no one ever has a dirty face at any point in an action movie, and we were all expecting Chun-li to walk around with her spiked bracelets on at all times throughout the entire movie, and all peasant girls wear western-style collared shirts and gold necklaces. What a retard.

Actually what she is wearing in that picture, the 5 millimeters that we can see of it, actually sort of looks like something she wore in the old cartoon movie thing. You know, when she shoots that fireball after her shirt gets torn off and she's in her bra.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 02, 2008, 01:24:24 PM
The Goon, optioned by David Fincher to become a CGI animated flick by the guys who did this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCP2qbHDGIs

I'm like gonna go die of happiness.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Guild on July 02, 2008, 01:35:50 PM
I go out of my way to make people feel bad for media self-immersion.

D:

I laugh loudly on cue during movies. Call me simple minded if you feel it necessary/it makes you feel smart.

Other people usually start to join in, seeing that nobody's calling me on it. I have a skill for getting others to let down their hair. Some movies I've been to we all started laughing so much people cried.

Just making sure you still hate me.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: MadMAxJr on July 10, 2008, 11:04:13 AM
Max Payne (http://kotaku.com/5023693/the-first-max-payne-hollywood-film-trailer) (Warning: Slowtaku)

Isn't this kind of overdue?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cannon on July 10, 2008, 11:16:53 AM
For a pretty generic Sin City-inspired movie port?

Yeah. Apparently.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 10, 2008, 01:10:30 PM
It doesn't actually look too bad.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Detonator on July 10, 2008, 03:33:05 PM
It looks incredibly deadpan and over-the-top.

In other words, exactly what it should be.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cannon on July 10, 2008, 03:34:50 PM
I suppose the process of making takes, stopping, and getting another cut over and over to get the scene simulates rapid quicksave abuse, too.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 10, 2008, 03:39:39 PM
It has Mila "That 70s Meg" Kunis as Mona Sax.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on July 10, 2008, 06:30:15 PM
40 minutes of the movie will be the fucking red line walk.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 21, 2008, 08:38:39 AM
(http://www.joelconstantine.com/gallery/d/182-1/gokubigposter.jpg)

We are through the looking glass, people.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on July 21, 2008, 09:29:20 AM
 :disapprove: :serious:  :humpf: :;-(: :sarcasm: :HUGE: :wrong: :khaaan: :enraged: :angry: :THATWAY: :objection: :goggles: :endit: :gasp: :omg: :scanners: :gameover: :shrug:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on July 21, 2008, 09:44:10 AM
...

...

...

:profit:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Doom on July 21, 2008, 09:56:28 AM
YOUNG GOKU VS JACKIE CHUN

YOUNG GOKU VS JACKIE CHUN

YOUNG GOKU VS JACKIE CHUN

YOUNG GOKU VS JACKIE CHUN

YOUNG GOKU VS JACKIE CHUN

 :vampire: Best fight in the three series', bar none.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on July 21, 2008, 12:31:16 PM
BUTBUTBUT WHAT ABOUT THE FIVE MINUTES TO DEATH OF NAMEK THAT LASTED LIKE EIGHTY EPISODES THAT WAS GREAT WASNT IT :?:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Koah on July 21, 2008, 01:20:06 PM
Can something be ruined FOREVER if it was already in a ruined state for the latter half of its existence?

We may find out soon enough.

But perhaps...

...too soon.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 21, 2008, 01:49:55 PM
As bad as that looks, I think it's safe to say that everyone here will have to see it anyway on principle alone.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on July 22, 2008, 08:08:08 AM
Yes, and this is the unfortunate part.  We should do an Outer Heaven marathon when this gets pirated for the old crappy HK ripoff dragonball movie, Sailor and the Seven Balls, and this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on July 22, 2008, 09:43:05 AM
Is there any movie more irrelevant than the new X-Files movie? Could any human actually be excited for it? The series has been off the air coming on ten years, and the last movie, released when the series was at it's absolute height as cultural icon, was a colossal failure. Not only that, but the promotion has been terrible (I didn't even know it was coming out until a couple weeks ago), and it's coming out right in the middle of the strongest movie summer in probably a decade. What a pointless endeavor.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 22, 2008, 09:45:00 AM
Can something be ruined FOREVER if it was already in a ruined state for the latter half of its existence?

(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd145/Brentai/news.jpg)

Yes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: MadMAxJr on July 22, 2008, 10:03:38 AM
If wiki is to be believed, the x-files movie was delayed since 2004 (2001?) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_want_to_believe#Development), and they're still going through with it now.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 22, 2008, 10:46:56 AM
The series has been off the air coming on ten years

Wha--?

(Looks it up)

...Jesus Christ, Bal, I'm ALREADY in a "my God time is slipping away from me" frame, and you had me scared for a minute there.

Six years is NOT what I would call "coming on ten years".

and the last movie, released when the series was at it's absolute height as cultural icon, was a colossal failure.

Colossal failure in what sense?  It wasn't movie of the year, but it didn't bomb.

If you mean more in terms of whether it worked as an X-Files story, though, I'm inclined to agree.  Not only did it fail at that, it brought the show down with it.  Once X-Files got popular, it was never quite the same.

Not only that, but the promotion has been terrible (I didn't even know it was coming out until a couple weeks ago), and it's coming out right in the middle of the strongest movie summer in probably a decade. What a pointless endeavor.

Those two things are related.  Who's going to bother to promote it when it comes out the week after Dark Knight and the same week as the new Will Ferrell movie?

Anyway.  I've seen pretty much everything else I want to see (except the new Will Ferrell movie and Pineapple Express), so I'll probably give it a look; why not?  I wouldn't say I'm excited about it, but it's something to do.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on July 22, 2008, 11:12:07 AM
I tend to think of X-Files ending around 99, I guess because that's the last time it was watchable. Didn't mean to set off your pacemaker, grandpa.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Norondor on July 22, 2008, 11:16:11 AM
Absolutely everyone i know around here is planning to see the new x-files movie. We all spent like a month going through the DVD box set and came to the conclusion that season seven is probably the best, ever.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on July 22, 2008, 11:19:41 AM
check out your local magazine stand for heavily airbrushed cover photos of Gillian Anderson

you know so she looks like a robot instead of 40
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 24, 2008, 07:05:23 PM
Captain Jack Harkness to become Captain America? (http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7531)

Currently just a rumor, but he actually might be a good fit.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on July 25, 2008, 09:40:29 PM
Is it just me, or does The Spirit's mask look completely ridiculous?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 25, 2008, 10:30:20 PM
Is it just me, or does The Spirit look completely ridiculous?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 25, 2008, 11:46:36 PM
Is it just me, or does something with Frank Miller's name on it look completely ridiculous?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on July 25, 2008, 11:47:43 PM
Is it just me, or is everything with Frank Miller's name on it completely ridiculous?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 25, 2008, 11:50:14 PM
...No, you broke it.  Batman: Year One is pretty good.

And I hear good things about Ronin and Daredevil, even from the biggest Frank Miller hater I know.  I should probably get around to reading those someday.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on July 26, 2008, 12:28:25 AM
Ehh, while not as offensively bad as most of his stuff it still struck me as pretty bland.

Which I guess isn't the same as "completely ridiculous", true.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 26, 2008, 12:55:52 AM
I hear he was mugged in the early 1980's but haven't found a source for that.

It WOULD explain a lot.

(Nothing about it on Wikipedia.  But I did go in and slap a "citation needed" on the alleged Alan Moore "tough guys" quote.  Because I've seen the goddamn thing referred to in dozens of places but never once seen the full quote or a primary source.  AFAIC it's approaching "640k should be enough for anybody.")
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on July 26, 2008, 12:57:40 AM
A lot, yes, but not everything.  What about the omnipresence of prostitutes?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Norondor on July 26, 2008, 12:58:13 AM
SURPRISE, everyone saw the new x-files movie but me. I profitted ten dollars and not having to see a bad movie, from the sound of it!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 26, 2008, 01:04:53 AM
A lot, yes, but not everything.  What about the omnipresence of prostitutes?

Maybe he was mugged by a prostitute.

Then again, I know a dude who was mugged by a prostitute, and it only BRIEFLY turned him into an unhinged Libertarian.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Guild on July 26, 2008, 01:19:20 AM
i want to believe was a cool title

too bad it apparently sucks

i miss x-files :(
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 26, 2008, 05:05:37 AM
i hear that i want to believe is a perfectly fine middle-of-the-road episode of the x-files that somehow ended up in 2008

but x-files is retarded so don't look at me.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 26, 2008, 10:12:26 AM
Quote
prostitutes

I had to stop myself from jumping on here and posting about how he somehow manage to make the male lead a sort of prostitute as well.  But you fuckers broke it.  YOU FUCKERS BROKE IT!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on July 26, 2008, 12:27:00 PM
Tron 2 - er, TR2N  :facepalm: - low-quality, bootleg teaser. (http://gizmodo.com/5029479/tron-2-trailer-video-makes-pants-wet-worldwide)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on July 29, 2008, 06:00:04 PM
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Trailer Now Online (http://www.moviefone.com/movie/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince/27063/main)

:kowhyee: I came.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on July 29, 2008, 09:01:04 PM

:kowhyee: I came.
:kowhyee: ditto
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on July 30, 2008, 06:08:37 AM
What can I say? I have a thing for 1930's gay pyromaniac pimps wizards.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on September 08, 2008, 10:31:55 PM
Kick-Ass movie news. (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090808-MillarMovies.html)  The big name in the cast is Nicolas Cage as Big Daddy; the only other recognizable name is McLovin as Red Mist.  The rest (at least so far) are unknowns, which is as it should be.  Millar is very closely involved.

Highlight of the interview:
Quote
NRAMA: Tell me about the casting process, especially for the unknowns. How did you end up, for instance, figuring out who, among a couple dozen little girls can swear like a sailor – or worse than a sailor, while committing acts of horrific violence?

MM: That was one of the funniest things we did. I don’t know if we’re going to be able to show this on the DVD extras, but every night, I would log on to a special website with a password, and they had uploaded the casting sessions with the prospective little girl and Dave [“Kick-Ass”]. That was always my favorite part – to log on and watch these kids...

NRAMA: Swear and get all angry?

MM: [laughs] You had all these kids who looked like Disney Channel people – cute as a button, just swearing like sailors. It was my favorite thing in the whole world – it was just hilarious. And then I would be wracked with pangs of guilt, thinking “My God, what are we doing?” But pretty spoon I’d find it all very funny again, and end up showing my friends.

The day we found Chloe Moritz...it was unbelievable. Everybody in the room just got really excited – the other little girls were good, but Chloe just knew how to swear. She put her heart and soul into it. She’s a brilliant actress. She gives you the same feeling that you got when you saw Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver when she was 12. You just can’t believe that a child is capable of pulling off this stuff. It’s amazing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on September 19, 2008, 01:20:19 PM
Stephen Chow to direct & star in Green Hornet. (http://www.joblo.com/chow-directs-hornet)

wow wow wee waa
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on September 28, 2008, 11:38:24 AM
Professor Layton, coming to the big screen, both animated & live-action. (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-09-28/professor-layton-games-gets-animated-film-project)

I say, I believe I have the vapors.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kayma on September 28, 2008, 11:42:14 AM
Hokey voices aside, I  :wuv: Professor Layton.. and Luke, my dear boy!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: EmaWii on September 29, 2008, 04:54:32 PM
I was going to go as Luke for Halloween, but I'm not sure if I'm actually going anywhere anymore, so...haha. And obviously it'd be better if I had a tall guy in a top hat to go with.

I'm all for a movie. I liked the characters and the animation better than the game, anyhow. Live action would be great, too, as long as they actually get an adorable little boy to play Luke and not a petite teenage girl. (Yeah, I know that's a tad hypocritical...)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on October 10, 2008, 09:09:56 AM
...So I saw the trailer for The Spirit, and, uh...so, what, guys, is Frank Miller, like, 15...?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 10, 2008, 10:03:22 AM
Consider this:

Frank Miller
(http://www.joelconstantine.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=198&g2_serialNumber=1)

The Spirit (in Frank Miller's The Spirit)
(http://www.joelconstantine.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=200&g2_serialNumber=1)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Catloaf on October 10, 2008, 11:06:57 AM
So Frank Miller either Dresses like the Spirit, IS the spirit, or the Spirit is ... oh fuck... what's the word for when someone self-inserts into a fanfic?

NOTE:  I Know nothing about The Spirit, other than it's a comic book.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kayma on October 10, 2008, 12:00:25 PM
oh fuck... what's the word for when someone self-inserts into a fanfic?

I think it's called The Dark Tower
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cannon on October 10, 2008, 12:01:44 PM
...Way too easy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: sei on October 10, 2008, 04:12:39 PM
what's the word for when someone self-inserts into a fanfic?
Term.  Self-insertion.  You might be thinking of a Mary Sue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue), which doesn't by necessity involve self-insertion, but sometimes does.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on October 10, 2008, 04:31:41 PM
 :wuv: (http://www.corporate-sellout.com/katestory/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Catloaf on October 10, 2008, 04:35:15 PM
I was thinking of Mary Sue, Thankyou Flash Tran.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on October 10, 2008, 04:45:26 PM
I like mine better.  :wuv:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: sei on October 10, 2008, 05:07:08 PM
I don't hover over icons unless they're obvious (http://boards.pyoko.org/Smileys/classic/rolleye.gif) (http://www.corporate-sellout.com/katestory/)s.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on October 10, 2008, 05:12:23 PM
Mary Sue is really more throwing a new character into an existing work and playing it up to absurd levels.  Self-insertion is throwing in a new character that is or represents the author.  You can have both at once, but you don't need one to have the other.

This is more of an example of taking an existing character, completely redesigning it to serve the purpose of an author-avatar, and then playing it up to ridiculous levels.  It's common enough that I'm sure there's a trope name for it, but I don't care to go digging for it right now.  Let's just call it The Goddamn Batman, for now.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Detonator on October 10, 2008, 05:18:23 PM
This is more of an example of taking an existing character, completely redesigning it to serve the purpose of an author-avatar, and then playing it up to ridiculous levels.  It's common enough that I'm sure there's a trope name for it, but I don't care to go digging for it right now.
Quote
The term "canon-Sue" (also written as canon!Sue) or "Possession Sue" is used to describe canon characters who are changed significantly from their original canon characterization and sometimes even divorced from their original context completely. Such characters are seen as having been heavily idealized to the point of being more of a stand-in for the author's wish fulfillment than being the original canon character.

Wikipedia really does have all the answers.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on October 10, 2008, 05:26:53 PM
...if I ever finish a work of fiction I am so including a character named "Cannon Sue".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 10, 2008, 05:30:28 PM
Cannon Sue is so funny, delightful, handsome, sexy and intelligent with no flaws
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on October 10, 2008, 06:25:04 PM
Is there a name for a Canon Sue who actually BECOMES canon for the next two decades?

I mean, besides Batman.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cannon on October 10, 2008, 06:53:50 PM
Yo'. You guys summoned me?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on October 10, 2008, 08:03:43 PM
I... I don't have the heart to tell him. He looks so happy he "got called".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on October 10, 2008, 08:43:29 PM
I'm still inclined to give the win to Family Guy, just because - at least until its failure is indeed complete - its skits are still funnier than Robot Chicken's.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 10, 2008, 08:47:21 PM
CAPTAIN PLAN-ahh that joke got old real fast.


Hey guys, did you see the one about Star Wars?  Hilarious!  Star Wars jokes!  How novel those guys are.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on October 10, 2008, 09:03:35 PM
I liked it when they pointed out that there were no guard rails.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on November 02, 2008, 07:34:01 PM
Haha, the new Bond movie is called "Quantum of Solace". Is he fighting Dracula in that one?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on November 10, 2008, 08:39:31 AM
(http://www.comingsoon.net/nextraimages/chunliphoto.jpg)

Fighting evil by moonlight,
Winning love by daylight,
Never running from a real fight,
She is the one named Sailor Moon!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 10, 2008, 09:08:23 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/buge/rickrll9085.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on November 12, 2008, 09:18:35 PM
Jeffrey Tambor: Arrested Development movie is "a go!" (http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/11/12/jeffrey-tambor-on-arrested-development-movie-its-a-go/)

I hope this isn't bullshit.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on November 24, 2008, 07:12:36 AM
BLACK DYNAMITE! (http://www.blackdynamite.com/trailer)

MORE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6oAPRJLbnM
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on November 26, 2008, 11:56:00 PM
New character shots of Depp + Bale in Mann's Public Enemies (http://www.movieweb.com/news/NECawFDF2gzUFL), and Depp as The Mad Hatter in Yoshitaka Amano's Tim Burton's upcoming Alice in Wonderland:

(http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/PHPweTUQ8KBETX_m.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on December 15, 2008, 07:15:16 PM
This seems like the most topical place to put it. I just bothered to start checking in on Scott Pilgrim fan culture after having been a nerdy fanboy myself for far too long and found this (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446029/), staring George-Micheal himself. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148418/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on December 17, 2008, 05:48:32 PM
From the Director of The Hills Have Eyes 2:

(http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8140.jpg) (http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8139.jpg)
(http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8138.jpg) (http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8137.jpg)
(http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8136.jpg) (http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8135.jpg)
(http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8133.jpg) (http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo22/driftycity/m_8132.jpg)

One of the executives is also producing King of Fighters. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038685/)

Truly, the Golden Age is upon us.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Doom on December 17, 2008, 07:18:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ_uNSipkyM

OH HELL YEEEESSSSS
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on December 18, 2008, 08:56:21 AM
Keanu Reeves in my Hollywood's Cowboy Bebop?

It's more likely than you think. (http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/12/17/keanu-reeves-eager-to-do-something-good-with-cowboy-bebop-movie/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on December 18, 2008, 10:40:24 AM
He plays the role of Cowboy and is frequently seen at his computer.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on December 18, 2008, 01:51:43 PM
Leading scientists have measured that there's 2% chance he does a decent job of it and 98% chance he fucks it up utterly.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: LaserBeing on December 19, 2008, 09:05:04 PM
Right now I'm more concerned about what he does to The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on December 19, 2008, 10:17:08 PM
If the promos are any indication, there isn't anything he can do that would be worse than what the script writers have already done.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: LaserBeing on December 19, 2008, 10:27:50 PM
If the movie ends up even remotely resembling the overblown Independence Day space invasion disaster the trailers present it as, I will probably jump off a bridge.

Thank Gort for my absolute faith in the fundamental and unremitting dishonesty of all Hollywood trailers.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Romosome on December 19, 2008, 11:05:48 PM
Was The Day The Earth Stood Still all that good to begin with?  I thought it was just a silly B movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on December 19, 2008, 11:08:01 PM
Oh good, I thought I was the only one staring wide-eyed at the emperor's dick.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on December 19, 2008, 11:38:28 PM
I wasn't going to say anything because I've never actually seen the original, it's just that every time I see the new one's trailer, I feel a bit of incoherent rage.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Romosome on December 19, 2008, 11:43:22 PM
If you guys want to get upset about horrible and nonsensical Hollywood adaptations, here, have something more worthwhile:

One of the executives is also producing King of Fighters. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038685/)

Synopsis (http://blog.movieset.com/2008/12/02/exclusive-king-of-fighters-details-revealed/)

Quote
It also looks like the King of Fighters movie will introduce a new science fiction spin into the setting established in the games’ universe by following the surviving members of three legendary fighting clans who are continually whisked away to other dimensions by an evil power. As the fighters enter each new world they battle that universe’s native defenders, while the force that brought them seeks to find a way to invade and infect our world.

(sorry, Arc)

But uh, it stars the guy who played Darth Maul!  Maybe it won't be that bad.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on December 19, 2008, 11:53:45 PM
From what I understand that makes much more sense and is truer to the idea of King of Fighters than the actual running plot of King of Fighters.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on December 19, 2008, 11:57:54 PM
Quote
But uh, it stars the guy who played Darth Maul!  Maybe it won't be that bad.

I will see any movie with Ray Park in it. I don't care how bad it is.

I even saw Episode One.

(Oh Burn)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on December 20, 2008, 12:53:45 AM
If anybody but an actual Jeet Kune Do master plays Keanu Reeves, I'll murder every atom in the universe, one-by-one.  With like, tweezers.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: on December 20, 2008, 04:13:57 AM
If anybody but an actual Jeet Kune Do master plays Keanu Reeves, I'll murder every atom in the universe, one-by-one.  With like, tweezers.
:wrong:
The person is Spike Speigel, the actor is Keanu Reeves.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 20, 2008, 08:40:41 AM
Oh, Lyrai.

Poor, naive Lyrai.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on December 22, 2008, 11:55:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb50GMmY5nk

:wakka: Four years in MS Paint.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on December 23, 2008, 08:52:42 AM
For the first thirty seconds all I could think of was "Dude!  KISS in Lord of the Rings!"

The sudden switch back and forth between original and actors' voices is a nice touch.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Saturn on December 29, 2008, 01:53:17 AM
 Apparently james cameron enjoys taunting us about battle angel (also i want that goddamn shirt)  (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-best-worst-fear-2009-pg,0,2096227.photogallery?index=5)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on January 18, 2009, 01:44:25 PM
Remake of The Karate Kids in the works (http://www.theinsider.com/news/1535330_Is_Jackie_Chan_The_New_Mr._Miyagi)?

With Jackie Chan possibly playing Mr.Miyagi.

I...

Hmm.

That's...

I think I don't completely hate this.

Yet.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on January 18, 2009, 01:50:14 PM
Then I present you with a desolate future.

A future... With no Crane Kick. (http://www.joblo.com/no-karate-kid-crane)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on January 22, 2009, 06:41:03 AM
The Uninvited (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815245/)? When I saw the name, I was very, very surprised, and mildly pleased. Then I was completely disappointed.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 05, 2009, 07:32:28 PM
I want Siegfried  (http://www.dargaud.com/dossiers/ba-siegfried/index.html)to be a movie. Like, more than I want my next five minutes of oxygen.

I think it's a graphic novel though.  ::(:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 05, 2009, 07:41:40 PM
I need to get this comic, clearly.  :profit:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on February 05, 2009, 07:57:14 PM
I'm wicked excited to see Coraline tomorrow.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on February 10, 2009, 09:58:54 PM
Oh it's on (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dor/objects/849547/outlander/videos/outlander_trlr1_011509.html)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on February 11, 2009, 05:44:08 AM
Outlander & Friday the 13th were both offered as sneaks last night, yet I viewed Coraline instead. The security was six officers deep, complete with metal detectors and roto-rooter technicians.

:racist: They only wanded the black folk.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on February 11, 2009, 09:08:09 AM
Who would wanna see Friday the 13th that much?  It's the same movie over and over.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Catloaf on February 11, 2009, 10:57:42 AM
 (http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg) Couple has Sex, they get killed with a machete, repeat.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Koah on February 11, 2009, 11:19:57 AM
You forgot about Jason X: Couple has sex, they get killed with a machete, repeat IN SPACE!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on February 11, 2009, 11:20:43 AM
Yeah, it's not really that different from what normal Friday does.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on February 11, 2009, 11:23:46 AM
Friday XIII is set in the modern day and has awesome sideburns though.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on February 11, 2009, 11:40:12 AM
You forgot about Jason X: Couple has sex, they get killed with a machete, repeat IN SPACE!

The best part of that movie is when Jason beats a promiscuous pot-smoking bisexual camp counselor to death with another promiscuous pot-smoking bisexual camp counselor.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on February 11, 2009, 12:42:23 PM
That makes me want to see it >:D
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on February 11, 2009, 04:43:14 PM
Could it possibly be that the joy in watching cheezy slasher flicks like Friday the 13th have little to do with the plots?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Romosome on February 11, 2009, 05:43:56 PM
You forgot about Jason X: Couple has sex, they get killed with a machete, repeat IN SPACE!

The best part of that movie is when Jason beats a promiscuous pot-smoking bisexual camp counselor to death with another promiscuous pot-smoking bisexual camp counselor.

This.  Jason X was hilariously self-aware horror campiness.  Don't attempt to take it seriously at all and you'll have a fantastic time.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on February 13, 2009, 10:44:35 AM
Huh. I just saw a commercial for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Turns out that it's coming out at the end of the month.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 13, 2009, 10:55:56 AM
Heh. Liu Kang as Gen is a nice touch.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on February 16, 2009, 03:21:18 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S451NKQl9_Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84qfk8V3R1g

Damn you, youtube, for showing titles.  It ruins the first trailer SO HARD.

I saw this trailer when I saw the Underworld prequel when I was in the UK.  Eight-thousand percent more entertaining than Underworld.  I was still chuckling to myself about it when I left the theater.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on February 22, 2009, 04:22:11 PM
Donnie Darko sequel in the works (http://io9.com/5158091/wormholey-s-darko-trailer-arrives-judge-at-will). I liked the original more than enough to say this is looking mighty intriguing, though this time I would appreciate not having to jump online and sift through a slew of online extra material to understand what the sam hell I just saw.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on February 22, 2009, 04:24:34 PM
...What the fuck kind of sequel can you make to Donnie Darko?  I love that movie a lot but....um...what would it be about?  ....Also..that doesn't look like it has Jake Gyllenhaal in it and that's lame.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on February 22, 2009, 04:29:37 PM
Probably some mixture of time travel, teen angst, god, fate, impossibly terrifying undead rabbits, and soothing 80's montages. There's a decent amount of legroom there!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on February 22, 2009, 04:31:02 PM
Mmmm, and I do like soothing 80's montages.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on February 22, 2009, 06:25:08 PM
Also the sequel has nobody who made the first one involved.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on February 22, 2009, 06:27:36 PM
This is sounding more and more lame by the minute.  And it already sounded lame since it's a sequel.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on February 22, 2009, 06:47:31 PM
Wait, are we talking about Donnie Darko 2, or Bioshock 2?

 :lol:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on February 22, 2009, 11:40:43 PM
Also the sequel has nobody who made the first one involved.

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/Ravi21/seinfield.gif)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on March 04, 2009, 01:51:56 PM
Baleout & Captain Jack Trash De Palma's Lights. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/publicenemies/)

:painful: Beginning to believe that Mann has taken shooting on his camera phone one step too far.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 14, 2009, 06:54:49 AM
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40432

:jizz:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 14, 2009, 08:20:43 AM
I keep thinking of getting into The Goon, but I'm not sure where to start. The series seems to ramble all over the place in format and publishing continuity.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 14, 2009, 08:45:45 AM
Basically, issues 1-3 (trade vol. 0) were published with someone he didn't like, issues 1-4 (trade vol. 1) were self-published, and then Dark Horse picked him up and so the next set of issues 1-4 (trade vol. 2) started off the current numbering system.

You could probably safely skip vol. 0 considering it's fairly rough and not entirely indicative of the later groove he finds.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 14, 2009, 08:49:57 AM
What about the various standalone volumes? Do they fit in the regular series?

Also, is the series really as short as it seems ( < 40 individual issues)?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 14, 2009, 08:59:40 AM
The Fancy Pants editions are trades that collect individual plotlines rather than going sequentially through the issues as far as I can tell, The Goon Noir is a standalone spin-off (as far as I know) that I haven't actually read, and Chinatown (which I have also not read yet) is considered to be vol. 6 by Dark Horse.  I've got 0-5.

And yeah, it is that short.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 15, 2009, 05:47:13 AM
The Fancy Pants editions are trades that collect individual plotlines rather than going sequentially through the issues as far as I can tell, The Goon Noir is a standalone spin-off (as far as I know) that I haven't actually read, and Chinatown (which I have also not read yet) is considered to be vol. 6 by Dark Horse.  I've got 0-5.

And yeah, it is that short.

Hm. Neat, thanks. I might just start picking it up.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 16, 2009, 11:56:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzoh5XvVVjE

 ::(: If anyone still thinks that feminism isn't necessary, show them this trailer.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 16, 2009, 12:47:18 PM
That movie could only exist in a world where uppity bitches have brainwashed society into thinking that killing girls when you fuck them is wrong.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Catloaf on March 16, 2009, 12:52:15 PM
Where the hell does the idea for punching the girl/guy you're buttfucking in the back of the head even come from?!  Looks like a horrible movie about horrible people being absolutely fucking retarded!

Which supports my ongoing theory of yacht ownership; If you own one, you there's something wrong with you in the head.

It also makes me think of a scene from MW.  [spoiler]The one where the supreme bastard that is the main character performs an act of necrophilia when that didn't start out as one.[/spoiler]

And TA, that's not even funny, dude. 
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on March 16, 2009, 01:02:35 PM
The idea is that if you surprise punch a girl in the back of the head while having sex, it makes her vagina convulse.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on March 16, 2009, 01:39:09 PM
Welp, I learned something.

Anyway, I want to see that movie just to scream "FALCKOWN!" every 5 seconds or so.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: JDigital on March 16, 2009, 04:07:48 PM
The "sexist most shocking film of the year" is only four stars?

I guess that only counts films which are both sexy and shocking, which is not unlike being first on google for a very uncommon set if words (http://www.google.com/search?q=Dan+lights+a+better+fart).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Koah on March 16, 2009, 04:28:19 PM
That movie would be a million times better if the first twenty minutes were the same and then the next eighty consisted of the cast being chased by a guy with a donkey mask and boxing gloves whose dialogue consisted entirely of Heavy voice clips.  They could even get David Lynch to direct it.  It'll be just like Silent Hill!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on March 16, 2009, 04:38:03 PM
"Have any of you heard of a Dirty Sanchez?"
"What's that?"
"It's proper hardcore"
"I'm hardcore"
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on March 16, 2009, 05:16:38 PM
That movie would be a million times better if the first twenty minutes were the same and then the next eighty consisted of the cast being chased by a guy with a donkey mask and boxing gloves whose dialogue consisted entirely of Heavy voice clips.

I could stand ninety minutes of the Pony guy from Fumoffu.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on March 21, 2009, 10:34:14 AM
Laughed my ass off at title, and then at trailer.  Have been meaning to post it.

(http://www.corporate-sellout.com/trinity/kazz-kick.png)
(http://www.corporate-sellout.com/trinity/donkeyberrypunch.png)

(I am told that Jon had "Thad got donkey-Keystoned" as his away message for some time after that night.)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on March 21, 2009, 10:27:40 PM
My goodness, the commercials for Dragon Ball Evolution are airing. It looks so terrible. So very, very terrible.

And I am going to see it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on March 22, 2009, 09:00:49 PM
It comes out on my birthday.  Luckily I'll be going to a derpy baseball game instead that night.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on March 22, 2009, 11:04:04 PM
Oh lucky you.  You managed to avoid having to watch a bunch of sweaty men looking constipated and not doing anything most of the time.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on March 22, 2009, 11:14:31 PM
Oh lucky you.  You managed to avoid having to watch pretty white teenagers rap about being yourself
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on March 24, 2009, 04:23:35 PM
Hey, I find it to be lucky.  I'd rather eat a delicious hot dog and have a soda and relax with Kazz all evening than go watch that movie with a bunch of dopey kids in the theatre being stupid and dopey like kids like to be.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on March 24, 2009, 04:35:01 PM
Oh lucky you.  You managed to avoid having to watch a bunch of sweaty men looking constipated and not doing anything most of the time.

this is the best thing ever written on this board.

this analogy is something i never, ever would have thought of.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 25, 2009, 02:47:16 PM
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/wherethewildthingsare/

holy god fuck me yes
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 25, 2009, 03:02:21 PM
omg furries
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on March 25, 2009, 05:12:07 PM
this is the best thing ever written on this board.

this analogy is something i never, ever would have thought of.

...I have no idea when the fuck you're being sarcastic anymore.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 31, 2009, 06:04:14 PM
Huh. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_(2009_film))

How are they going to get his cowlick to look right?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on March 31, 2009, 06:35:32 PM
Secret of the unicorn?

Is the secret his sexuality?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on March 31, 2009, 06:38:59 PM
Quote
We're making them look photorealistic; the fibers of their clothing, the pores of their skin and each individual hair. They look exactly like real people – but real Herge people!

You guys are a few hours early.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kayma on March 31, 2009, 06:51:22 PM
Was hoping this was a Unico movie in the vain of the new Astroboy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on April 01, 2009, 03:59:18 PM
I think you mean "vein".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on April 01, 2009, 04:08:21 PM
♪♫♪ You're so vane vein vain, I bet you think this post is about you. Don't you? Don't you? ♫♪♫
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on April 07, 2009, 05:16:24 PM
Shadow of the Colossus movie! (http://www.riskybusinessblog.com/2009/04/shadow-of-the-colossus-to-become-a-movie.html)

With the producer of The Scorpion King!

And the writer of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li!

 :painful:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on April 07, 2009, 06:04:21 PM
...is Uwe Boll going to have to choke a bitch?


Because he seriously will.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on April 07, 2009, 07:44:50 PM
If there is one line in that whole movie, I will kill unconditionally.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on April 07, 2009, 08:20:03 PM
It will star Shia LaBeouf as Wander opposite Keira Knightly as Mono who will undoubtably join Shia to fight the final colossus with a bow and arrow so that the films female lead can have a more empowered role.

There will be a ton of dialog, most of which will be a combination of snarky jabs and comebacks that the two leads will fire at eachother until they realize they love eachother with little trailer-fodder exclaimations of "HOLY SH-" before colossi clubs smash the ground, narrowly missing computer generated diving and rolling Shia LaBeouf.

In the end of the movie, the two leads who have befriended one of the more dog-like colossi, will realize that the voice in the temple is their real enemy and will lead the remaining friendly colossi in an epic attack against the bad colossi and the temple itself.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Detonator on April 07, 2009, 08:24:09 PM
If there is one line in that whole movie, I will kill unconditionally.

The game must have seemed particularly chatty to you.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on April 07, 2009, 08:27:59 PM
They get a free pass if all dialogue is in a made-up language.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 08, 2009, 05:12:40 AM
Trailer for Green Lantern: First Flight (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810077708/video/12839105).  Looks about do for the course.  Victor Garber is cast as Sinestro, which is  :perfect:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 08, 2009, 07:55:32 AM
 :8D: CHAIRSHOT
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on April 08, 2009, 07:57:06 AM
Thanks for the early review of Prince of Persia, Hermal.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on April 09, 2009, 06:07:51 PM
:victory: Toy Story 2 (3D) moved up, now a double-feature with Toy Story (3D). (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=54115)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 14, 2009, 08:41:03 PM
Michael Bay Signs $50M Deal To Fuck Up 'ThunderCats' (http://www.theonion.com/content/news/michael_bay_signs_50m_deal_to_fuck?utm_source=a-section)


:luv:

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on April 16, 2009, 03:09:14 PM
I'm taking the same stance on this that I took with Transformers: if Bay can make an good action flick out of this, he's done his job. Thundercats was never a heck of a lot more than mindless fun.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on April 16, 2009, 03:22:03 PM
... seriously?  Dude.  Kabbage.  Check the goddamn URL.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on April 16, 2009, 03:43:54 PM
Doooooooohhhhhh!   :wakka:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on April 16, 2009, 07:36:03 PM
I'm taking the same stance on this that I took with Transformers: if Bay can make an good action flick out of this, he's done his job. Thundercats was never a heck of a lot more than mindless fun.

I'm pretty sure watching a mummy throw furries into a pit would get old after the first 15 minutes. or so.   :nyoro~n:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 16, 2009, 07:56:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gsq73Xvcwc

GI Joe: Resolute: The Movie by Warren Ellis is going to air on Cartoon Network on April 24th, as well as being released in episodes on the internet as well.

Quick preview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAcg-kMC4QA
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 23, 2009, 05:35:15 AM
New Live action TMNT movie? It's more likely than you think (http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=8270)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on April 23, 2009, 05:37:42 AM
Origin story?  Man, haven't we had that before?  Or is this for the movie continuity?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on April 24, 2009, 07:41:41 PM
"Origin story" isn't actually stated in the press release and Laird's made it clear in the past that he doesn't want to rehash the plot of the first movie again.  I'd like to think the reference to the first dozen issues of the arc is thematic rather than literal.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Arc on April 27, 2009, 08:18:49 AM
Eric Bana has made a movie about his car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srI1rSORJ2E

... Can we just make him the Road Warrior and start pumping out some flicks already?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on April 28, 2009, 03:59:44 PM
Quote
First, Stryker plots Wolverine's death, first by sending a henchman capable of gunning down targets from a mile away. Only later does Stryker admit that he shouldn't have sent that guy because Wolverine is impervious to bullets.

Sounds like a winner.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on May 01, 2009, 09:47:46 AM
District 9 (http://www.d-9.com/): a movie about unwanted refugees in South Africa.

Just... just watch the trailer. :pop: :proceed:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 01, 2009, 02:05:20 PM
Quote
... Can we just make him the Road Warrior and start pumping out some flicks already?

Oh thank god. I'm not the only person who wants more Mad Max.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cyan Prime on May 04, 2009, 06:14:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gsq73Xvcwc
He looks like Batou from GITS.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on May 26, 2009, 04:05:44 PM
New Buffy movie, from the maker of the old Buffy movie, has nothing to do with anything but the old movie. (http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/quotbuffy-vampire-slayerquot-returning-big-screen-reuters)

 :lol:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 26, 2009, 05:21:41 PM
Quote
Her husband Kazz

 :wat:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 29, 2009, 08:49:42 AM
Nazi Zombies in the Snow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-KQh87_V2Q
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on June 04, 2009, 12:43:42 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8OVMKyp9k
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on June 27, 2009, 11:18:41 PM
I just saw a commercial for the live-action adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire.

When did that happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqtQJ4bUyBo
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Spram on July 03, 2009, 05:23:17 PM
District 9 (http://www.d-9.com/): a movie about unwanted refugees in South Africa.

Just... just watch the trailer. :pop: :proceed:

I saw the trailer in the theater and even though I didn't laugh it was the funniest thing ever. Comedy hit of the Summer! I think it blew up the funny portion of my brain... or maybe it's because I NEVER LAUGH.

Peter Jackson is pimping the movie.

BTW, the trailer in the quote isn't what I saw, it was this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZnpzfcMheA
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on July 06, 2009, 10:11:45 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=243ERAZR1HE
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 06, 2009, 10:17:55 AM
Well. That's what you get for selling your soul to Satan (http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=756).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 31, 2009, 07:20:44 AM
New Wes Anderson stop-motion film: Fantastic Mr. Fox (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810028004/trailer)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on July 31, 2009, 12:58:31 PM
(http://kazz.rooms.cwal.net/mrfox.png)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 31, 2009, 01:06:23 PM
Meryl Streep I would fuck your voice.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on July 31, 2009, 01:17:14 PM
(http://kazz.rooms.cwal.net/mrfox.png)

(http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/9071/ohgodahhhh.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: JDigital on July 31, 2009, 01:55:17 PM
My childhood!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 02, 2009, 12:03:15 PM
Hot damn, I finally have a spray for TF2:

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lady Duke on August 02, 2009, 06:09:09 PM
Other than the fact that that one screenshot Kazz posted looking absolutely terrifying, I want to see that movie so bad.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on August 03, 2009, 02:58:31 PM
Quote from: http://www.movietome.com/movie/364936/gamer/index.html?tag=;title;1
GAMER is a high-concept action thriller set in a near future when gaming and entertainment have evolved into a terrifying new hybrid. Humans control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online games: people play people...for keeps. Mind-control technology is widespread, and at the heart of the controversial games is its creator, reclusive billionaire Ken Castle (Michael C. Hall). His latest brainchild, the first-person shooter game "Slayers," allows millions to act out their most savage fantasies online in front of a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars with whom they fight to the death. Kable (300's Gerard Butler) is the superstar and cult hero of the ultraviolent "Slayers." Kable is controlled by Simon, a young gamer with rock star status who continues to defy all odds by guiding Kable to victory each week. Taken from his family, imprisoned and forced to fight against his will, the modern day gladiator must survive long enough to escape the game to free his family, regain his identity and to save mankind from Castle's ruthless technology.

:facepalm:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on August 03, 2009, 03:09:03 PM
Uh, no, what you're looking for is  :perfect: because it's directed by the Crank dudes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Doom on August 03, 2009, 03:30:11 PM
That sounds like the most metal movie ever.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 03, 2009, 05:30:49 PM
That sounds like the most metal movie ever.

 (http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Envy on August 03, 2009, 06:00:17 PM
That sounds like the most metal movie ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j9fEKdvSzs
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 04, 2009, 07:30:28 AM
That sounds like the most metal movie ever.
:wrong:

(http://www.metaltv.com/wotw/images/index_poster.jpg)

Quote from: http://www.metaltv.com/wotw/
In 1900, the Earth was attacked by ruthless invaders from the planet Mars. The Martian's 80 ft tall, heat-ray spewing, Tripod battle machines laid waste to the planet, but the invaders ultimately fell prey to Earth's tiny bacteria.

Fourteen years later, Man has rebuilt his shattered world, in large part by utilizing captured Martian technology. Equipped with giant, steam-powered Tripod battle machines, the international rapid reaction force, A.R.E.S., is Mankind's first line of defense against the return of the rapacious Martian invaders. Based in a massive fortress complex at the south end of Manhattan Island, the young warriors of A.R.E.S. train under the leadership of Secretary of War, Theodore Roosevelt, and the grim General Kushnirov.

And return the Martians do. The rematch finds the multinational squad of the A.R.E.S. battle Tripod 'Goliath' on the front-lines of a vicious interplanetary offensive when the Martian invaders launch their second invasion using even more advanced alien technology. In the crucible of combat, this young team helming the mighty Goliath will be tested to the limits of their endurance and courage as they fight for Mankind's very survival under the onslaught of an implacable enemy.

This is the saga of "War of the Worlds: Goliath", a 90-minute, animated, steampunk epic of war, comradeship and courage under fire.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on August 04, 2009, 07:40:52 AM
I just jizzed in my pants.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on August 04, 2009, 07:51:03 AM
:jizz:
(http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 04, 2009, 08:05:26 AM
 (http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg) (http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg) (http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg) :jizz:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Norondor on August 04, 2009, 11:56:41 AM
stopped reading at steam-powered
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 04, 2009, 12:11:48 PM
c-c-c-combo breaker
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Norondor on August 04, 2009, 01:54:00 PM
it's a cool poster but "steampunk" is only barely acceptable
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on August 04, 2009, 04:54:05 PM
Other than the fact that that one screenshot Kazz posted looking absolutely terrifying, I want to see that movie so bad.

And the trailer was SO Hollywood; slapstick, catchphrases, announcer who says "They're about to learn..."

Still have high hopes. A bad trailer does not a bad movie make, and we're talking Wes Anderson directing a stop-motion adaptation of one of my favorite Roald Dahl books.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on August 04, 2009, 05:14:32 PM
stopped reading at steam-powered

this
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on August 05, 2009, 10:09:39 PM
:jizz: at steam-powered
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on August 15, 2009, 06:00:46 AM
After more than a year of inactivity, there's a new post on the blog for Warren Ellis' Castlevania thing (http://castlevaniadraculascurse.com/page/4/). It's... a picture of a cyclops.

:shrug:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 15, 2009, 08:02:33 AM
(http://www.metaltv.com/wotw/images/index_poster.jpg)

Oh wow! I just realized... Pete Wingfield? (see top left)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_2Z3pPNM8

That Pete Wingfield?

Also: LOL @ a Baldwin brother :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Fredward on August 15, 2009, 10:09:13 AM
:wrong:

Quote
Adam Baldwin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Baldwin)

Jaaaayne, the man they call Jaaaayne...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 15, 2009, 11:43:41 AM
Ha!

Animal Mother!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on November 03, 2009, 10:55:18 AM
Uwe Boll is making a movie about the Darfur genocide. (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/uwe-bolls-darfur-movie-trailer/)  In which actual refugees from Darfur are made to reenact their rapes on-camera, to make it more real.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on November 03, 2009, 11:23:49 AM
...

what
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Doom on November 03, 2009, 12:56:12 PM
Uwe Boll: History's Greatest Troll.

Like I've been saying since the boxing thing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on November 07, 2009, 08:29:45 AM
Uwe Boll: Living the movie The Producers every day of his life.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on November 13, 2009, 12:56:00 PM
So the aliens in Avatar are called Na'Vi.

I think this is what happens if you jack one of those info feeds from The Matrix into someone and download the entirety of gaming culture into their brain in one burst.  You get some sort of garbled zeitgeist that's going for who knows what the fuck.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: JDigital on November 13, 2009, 05:54:08 PM
Wikipedia says the script dates back to 1994. In The version I have is undated, but the aliens in it were already called the Na'Vi.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 16, 2009, 09:36:11 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9POCgSRVvf0

This looks exactly like what the shitty, shitty Looking Glass Wars should have been.  I am so fucking hot for this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 16, 2009, 11:04:49 AM
Doggone it. Now I want to play American Mcgee's Alice again.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Miss Cat Ears on December 16, 2009, 11:27:12 AM
I finally beat that game last year.  I bought it when it came out. When I was 14.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 16, 2009, 11:59:36 AM
I don't actually know what Scott Pilgrim is, and I wasn't even aware that the comic was so popular that it was actually getting made into a movie by the same guy who directed Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

But hey, there you go (http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/12/scott_pilgrim_and_the_angled_cast_photo.php).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 16, 2009, 12:19:36 PM
The early buzz on the movie is really damn good.  I have high hopes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 16, 2009, 01:15:23 PM
Scott Pilgrim makes me SO ANGRY
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 16, 2009, 02:37:52 PM
Scott Pilgrim makes me SO ANGRY

I'm not really a huge fan of TORONTO HIPSTER: THE (obviously Canadian Torontonian) COMIC BOOK, but it doesn't exactly make me rage.

Any particular reason why?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 16, 2009, 03:18:01 PM
I don't like stories that mess with my vision of uncomplicated romance.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on December 16, 2009, 04:13:22 PM
So basically you hate being challenged by works of art?

Also what do you do when life messes with your vision of uncomplicated romance?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 16, 2009, 06:15:56 PM
So basically you hate being challenged by works of art?

And I call myself an artist. Hypocrisy of the lowest order.

No, the truth is, I don't think I'm particularly fond of the cuckolding that seems to be alluded to in the last two books. Cheating is one of my triggers.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Miss Cat Ears on December 16, 2009, 06:18:46 PM
Yea, I have a hard time watching and reading things that revolve around realistically bad relationships (even non-romantic relationships between characters).  It's depressing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 16, 2009, 07:29:30 PM
How is it realistic? He has has to have SUPER ENERGY COSMIC KUNG-FU FIGHTS with each of his girlfriend's ex-boyfriends. I want to know what kind of romances you've been having.

Note that I don't purchase the book, but then I'm not really for or against it. The silliness of SUPER KUNG FU HIPSTER FIGHTS has made me curious enough to think about maybe picking it up, but never got past the whole TORONTO HIPSTER ROMANCE COMIC bit enough to actually pick it up.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 16, 2009, 07:31:38 PM
Yea, I have a hard time watching and reading things that revolve around realistically bad relationships (even non-romantic relationships between characters).  It's depressing.

This is one of the reasons I hated A Serious Man. It's a lovingly rendered picture of someone getting fucked hard by circumstance in equisitely realistic detail, just like I have to watch happen to most people I know every day of my life.

I'll happily admit to enjoying my escapism in fiction. If I need a dose of reality, I'll just... go to work. Or stay home.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Miss Cat Ears on December 16, 2009, 08:05:42 PM
How is it realistic?
Actually I haven't read or watched or whatever this particular thing.  I already forgot what we were talking about.  I was just kind of agreeing in general.

I find it difficult to watch Nurse Jackie for example because the whole nurse addicted to drugs who cheats on her husband just hits a little too close to home for comfort. 

And when I read a Handmaid's Tale for the first time I ran away from home.  That was going to be another example but I just took some benadryl and am having trouble explaining myself or thinking in straight lines
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 16, 2009, 09:13:58 PM
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/

today is awesome fucking trailer day
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on December 16, 2009, 09:28:00 PM
I hope they adapt the Iron Man 2 trailer into a film like they did for the first trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwIUAYZVMs8
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: yyler on December 16, 2009, 09:40:59 PM
okay, but

(http://i48.tinypic.com/15oedqs.png)(http://i48.tinypic.com/335420j.png)

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 16, 2009, 09:43:53 PM
How is it realistic?

It's not. But seeing the cracks forming in a relationship - real or fictional - is a depressing and unpleasant experience for me, no matter how quirky the comic/movie/other is. This is why I couldn't watch Chasing Amy a second time.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 16, 2009, 09:45:59 PM
http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/clashofthetitans/

okay guys seriously GIANT SCORPIONS POUNDING THE GROUND IN TIME TO THE SOUNDTRACK

what the fuck is 12/16 some kind of trailer day or something
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on December 16, 2009, 10:11:19 PM
It has a scene where a character tries to look intimidating and says "Release the kraken".  This seems familiar.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 16, 2009, 10:13:47 PM
It has a scene where a character tries to look intimidating and says "Release the kraken".  This seems familiar.

You probably remember it from the original Clash of the Titans.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on December 16, 2009, 10:38:15 PM
Its Liam Neeson, he's awesome. Also, It was just about 1/4 of a second worth of a scene so he could have been saying more. Also, trailers generally use any footage that will sell, even footage that wont be in the movie's final cut.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 23, 2009, 07:52:55 PM
It has a scene where a character tries to look intimidating and says "Release the kraken".  This seems familiar.

Waaaaait a minute.

Quote
kra·ken    (krä'kən)   
n.  A huge sea monster in Norwegian legend.

[Norwegian dialectal : krake, kraken + Norwegian -n, suffixed definite article.]

Quote from: the myth of Perseus
Cassiopeia, having boasted herself equal in beauty to the Nereids, drew down the vengeance of Poseidon, who sent an inundation on the land and a whale, Cetus, which destroyed man and beast.

Something smells fishy here.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 23, 2009, 09:09:11 PM
Also, Andromeda is an Ethiopian princess, so technically she should be a sister.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 24, 2009, 09:01:02 AM
Perseus has jungle fever, I guess.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 27, 2009, 11:20:14 AM
http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/ironman/

today is awesome fucking trailer day

I think it looks pretty schlocky, to be honest.  Pretty, but schlocky.

Which doesn't mean it won't be good!  But I wouldn't describe the trailer as awesome.

trailers generally use any footage that will sell

Yes, this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 29, 2009, 08:53:39 PM
So hey, in the upcoming Solomon Kane movie, James Purefoy gets into a swordfight with a man on fire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3SuxYsBTc8
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on December 31, 2009, 09:12:58 AM
so um basically I want to have sex with the remake of clash of the titans

I would probably turn to stone or something but that is ok
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on December 31, 2009, 11:26:22 AM
If you're into wearing a blindfold all of the time I think you're safe from being turned into stone. The real trick is to avoid hugging someone. Did they change that for the remake?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on December 31, 2009, 11:39:20 AM
So hey, in the upcoming Solomon Kane movie, James Purefoy gets into a swordfight with a man on fire.
I thought you were just saying Denzel Washington was in the movie until I actually watched the clip.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on January 06, 2010, 08:15:11 AM
I think this might officially be the best movie ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx0GaB2EHUs&feature=player_embedded
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on January 06, 2010, 09:00:04 AM
I hope that movie is even half as good as its premise, actually.  The trailer is just okay.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on January 06, 2010, 04:51:25 PM
As I've said before, Alan Tudyk is one of the greatest character actors in the business right now (along with Gary Cole and Stephen Root).  Even if the movie doesn't live up to its premise (and I think it'd make a great 22-minute TV show but a 90-minute film is stretching it quite a bit), it'll be worth seeing him do his thing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on January 06, 2010, 08:16:33 PM
I hope that movie is even half as good as its premise, actually.  The trailer is just okay.

trailers generally use any footage that will sell
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on January 06, 2010, 09:35:33 PM
i know how trailers work shut up i can still have hope
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on January 07, 2010, 09:23:48 AM
I will note that they're claiming quite liberally across the bottom that it is an early production teaser. I'm sure it'll be better looking, at least, despite the fact that it didn't look bad to me at all!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on January 07, 2010, 09:44:19 AM
It is not the technical quality of the image that they are referring to.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on January 07, 2010, 09:53:21 AM
I know, but early production also means that there are a lot of things they're going to iron out, or even reshoot, possibly even screen and reshoot and stuff like that.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on January 09, 2010, 12:39:16 PM
MORE BLOOM
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on January 09, 2010, 04:33:03 PM
my favorite part of uncharted was an unlockable "Next-Gen Filter" that made the game almost entirely brown and added extra bloom
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on February 02, 2010, 08:42:31 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_MG8R7pjiw
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 04, 2010, 02:44:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hAkwcHEAo8

At first I thought it was a film version of Star Wars on Trial, but it'll probably be more like Trekkies.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on February 07, 2010, 08:49:00 PM
So I had no idea the Prince of Persia movie was coming out so soon.

And it actually looks... good?  Yeah, it actually looks GOOD.

...huh.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on February 09, 2010, 03:53:13 PM
From the upcoming GANTZ movie. Not much else to say except that... well, that is a very tight outfit. Like, I didn't think it was physically possible tight.

Spoilers! She's going to get melted in half.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on February 09, 2010, 04:18:52 PM
her breasts are not nearly the size of the moon enough
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on February 22, 2010, 02:09:46 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CVu-AzMnDY&feature=related
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 22, 2010, 04:11:07 AM
Hm.... since Nic Cage isn't a beefy or particular physically imposing dude, this might actually work out better than the comic.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I gave up on the comic after about issue 5, because of excessive LAME.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 22, 2010, 04:43:38 AM
On your part or the comic's?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 22, 2010, 06:16:30 AM
The comic's.

The whole point of the series was to show what it would be like if some fool kid decided to emulate comic book superheroes Only For REALS In The Real World, but it rapidly became just another retarded superhero comic PLUS LOTS URRV BLURRD! BLOOD MAKES IT BELIEVEABLE! AND "GRITTY"!

Yeah, a lack of actual superpowers didn't save the book from huffing its own fumes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Catloaf on February 22, 2010, 08:42:35 AM
So it's Batman but a stupid kid?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 22, 2010, 08:47:03 AM
Pretty much.

WITH BLOOD LOTS OF BLOOD BLOOD BLOOD. AND GRUESOME INJURIES.













AND TEN YEAR OLD GIRL NINJAS.




THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW ITS REAL.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on February 22, 2010, 08:58:14 AM
If you're going to be a douche bag about something, why even talk? Your shtick is wearing thin. I'm starting to wish I could just mute you here too, like on ShMo.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 22, 2010, 09:11:20 AM
What are you even talking about?

I'm making fun of some stupid comic book.

Maybe you think it's a shit joke or I'm overdoing it or whatever (fair) or that I'm a giant douchebag in general (probably also fair), but what the hell does that even have to do with this thread or anything said in it?

EDIT: For the record, I actually think the trailer looks good and I'm mildly hopeful the movie will pull off what the comic failed to do.

EDIT2: Wait... you do realize that the trailer you linked is for a movie based on a recently-published comic book, right? Because I'd like to assume you know that I was talking about the comic book and not the trailer you posted.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on February 22, 2010, 09:48:48 AM
Wow. So you feel justified in being a complete douche bag about something simply because you had a problem with it? OK. Fine.

My point isn't not to dislike something. Not even to say you don't care about it.

My point is, what the fuck is the point of you saying more than, "I didn't like the comic but the movie looks like it might be fun"?

My point is you don't HAVE to be an insufferable sarcastic dick, ALL THE TIME.

I'm not trying to niku you up. Mind. You asked me and that's what I think. You know I think you're ok. You know I love your voice, your cool and even your dynamic MOST of the time. But it gets a bit thin, especially at 9 AM on a monday.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 22, 2010, 10:12:23 AM
Well, I was just being a little hyperbolic in my sarcasm about a comic book.

I didn't expect everyone to "enjoy my sarcasm" but at the same time, I expected silent responses that ranged from mild chuckles to rolled eyes - if I really bothered to think about it at all. Because, again, it's some blathering reply about a comic book. there was no response I was expecting or fishing for. It's just... not important.

Anyway, it's 1 in the afternoon here. I don't think I'd make that my first post of the workweek either. So if you think that was excessive and it ruined your work morning (or whatever), by all means, I apologise. Without sarcasm.  
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Detonator on February 22, 2010, 04:40:03 PM
I didn't see any particular douchebaggery in Mongrel's post.  He was poking fun at the comic he didn't really like, he wasn't shitting on you personally, Joxam.  You posted a video, Mongrel made some comments, and responded honestly to other people's questions, and that makes him a douche?

And believe me, I'm one of the last people who will come rushing to Mongrel's defense.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kazz on February 22, 2010, 05:54:50 PM
Joxam's life is hard ok

it's real hard

so he gets to yell at people
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Detonator on February 22, 2010, 06:10:05 PM
Mongrel's life is hard too!  Don't you even READ the work thread?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 22, 2010, 07:57:50 PM
I don't really think there's any useful reply I can make here.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on February 22, 2010, 08:09:28 PM
thanks for letting us know
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 22, 2010, 08:22:41 PM
Anytime. :shades:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on February 23, 2010, 10:11:02 AM
I was having a bit of a shitty day yesterday. Sorry about that, mongrel. I wasn't really mad at you and I didn't mean to come off as 'yelling' at you. I'm sorry it went on for as long as it did. I'm sorry to everyone who commented on it and who spent any amount of time thinking about it. I'm sorry to kazz because I don't want him to think I randomly yell at people just because I had a bad life. Shit happens but I'd like to think I got through it well enough.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 23, 2010, 10:14:52 AM
Aw piffle, don't worry about it man.

Hope whatever it was is better today than it was yesterday.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on February 23, 2010, 10:17:31 AM
I was just sick, everything is fine now.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on February 24, 2010, 08:25:32 AM
DEFENDOR (http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/defendor/feature-trailer)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on February 24, 2010, 08:40:59 AM
I would watch this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 24, 2010, 09:00:30 AM
(http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/Bon_Bon_2009/scruffy-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on February 24, 2010, 10:16:56 AM
the next live action / animated hybrid travesty is speedy gonzales starring george lopez

because of course it is
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 24, 2010, 10:18:00 AM
the next live action / animated hybrid travesty is speedy gonzales starring george lopez

because of course it is

Jesus biscuit-eating Christ
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on February 24, 2010, 04:03:45 PM
I thought that they surgically retconned Speedy out of existence.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 24, 2010, 04:21:37 PM
Oh come on now, what could possibly be offensive about a Mexican known for being a fast runner? [/deadpan]
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on February 24, 2010, 06:28:33 PM
The best part of Looney Tunes: Back in Action was Speedy and Porkey's cameo, where they complained about political correctness.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 24, 2010, 07:43:06 PM
What did Porky have to complain about? Is he Jewish or something?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 24, 2010, 07:48:08 PM
Yeah, if anything he'd get PC points for working in broadcast despite a horrendous speech impediment.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on February 24, 2010, 09:39:53 PM
You'd think so, but apparently he's one of the characters on the back burner because of the way he talks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG2iDJhX1_I\

It's at 8:37.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on February 24, 2010, 10:01:38 PM
You'd think so, but apparently he's one of the characters on the back burner because of the way he talks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG2iDJhX1_I\

It's at 8:37.

Oh wow. That was TERRIBLE, Until the focus shifted to Brendon Fraiser.
Then it became only watchable.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on February 24, 2010, 10:49:27 PM
like i needed any more proof that you have no taste
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on February 27, 2010, 02:07:52 PM
Looney Tunes Back in Action is like a masterpiece. There is no reason that movie should be as good as it is but it absolutely rules.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on February 27, 2010, 08:33:19 PM
lethal weapon fucking babies
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on February 27, 2010, 08:46:33 PM
So given that this article is dated August 2009 (http://screenrant.com/predators-production-start-date-ross-21763/), I am unclear as to how this is the first time I've heard of the Rodriquez produced Predators.

Predators is being said to be about a “very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors – that are not always from outside their group.”

IT HAS LAURENCE FISHBUUUUUUUUURNE (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424381/)

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on March 08, 2010, 09:58:41 PM
Newest Iron Man 2 Trailer (http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=33862)

And it has suitcase armor!

:glee:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on March 09, 2010, 09:12:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P78pl1FUXfA&feature=player_embedded

Holy shnikies this looks sweet
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 10, 2010, 10:11:25 PM
Motherfuckers I fucking had this idea two fucking years ago (http://gawker.com/5490020/will-critics-spoil-the-ridiculous-end-of-remember-me)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Detonator on March 10, 2010, 10:21:06 PM
Motherfuckers I fucking had this idea two fucking years ago (http://gawker.com/5490020/will-critics-spoil-the-ridiculous-end-of-remember-me)

It's an ending you'll never forget!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 10, 2010, 10:41:46 PM
guys

guys

my chest hurts i am laughing so hard

you guys
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on March 10, 2010, 11:36:18 PM
Good god
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on March 11, 2010, 12:13:09 AM
It is definitely this generation's Titanic.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 11, 2010, 12:42:45 AM
I must admit I could not have picked a better male lead.  If I were making that movie that is EXACTLY the actor I'd have chosen.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on March 11, 2010, 09:29:18 AM
guys

guys

my chest hurts i am laughing so hard

you guys
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on March 14, 2010, 06:51:49 PM
So it turns out that Machete from that Grindhouse trailer parody is actually coming out (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete_%28film%29).

Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete_%28film%29
Trejo also plays a character by the name of "Machete" in Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids films. It is unclear whether the two characters are the same.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 14, 2010, 07:02:10 PM
Yeah, been hearing about that one for some time. Hopefully it will actually be keen and not another SNAKESONAPLANE.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on March 15, 2010, 07:13:20 AM
What? Look man, Snakes On A Plane fucking delivered and then some.

I mean, all I wanted was snakes on a plane and then they went and added in that hilarious not actually gay male flight attendant.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 15, 2010, 07:19:51 AM
Yeah, Snakes on a Plane was exactly what I was expecting it to be, and that's not a bad thing.  Enjoyable and just the right amount of goofy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 15, 2010, 07:25:43 AM
I suppose I'm just a SNAKES ON A PLANE heretic. :shrug:

Also: I eat babies.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on March 15, 2010, 09:15:15 AM
So given that this article is dated August 2009 (http://screenrant.com/predators-production-start-date-ross-21763/), I am unclear as to how this is the first time I've heard of the Rodriquez produced Predators.

Predators is being said to be about a “very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors – that are not always from outside their group.”

IT HAS LAURENCE FISHBUUUUUUUUURNE (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424381/)


Followup trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me22hkFkXhk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me22hkFkXhk)

Looks decent enough to see in theaters, really.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 15, 2010, 01:27:38 PM
You just know at the end, Fish is gonna be all, "screw this. I'm gonna go on that deep-space rescue mission with Sam Neill."
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on March 17, 2010, 10:00:46 AM
(http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo297/BBLegs/pilgrimposter2.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on March 17, 2010, 10:40:31 AM
Quote
"An epic of epic epicness."

:pfff:

NO, THAT IS NOT FUNNY.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 17, 2010, 03:31:03 PM
:mahboi: It's Scott Pilgrim. It's not supposed to be funny.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on March 17, 2010, 04:00:09 PM
Quote
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World starring actor Michael Cera

I guess you're right.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 17, 2010, 04:16:42 PM
I just want to know how did anyone ever expect that "Toronto Hipsters: The Movie" would be funny as anything but a documentary in the first place?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 17, 2010, 04:38:55 PM
Fuck everyone who doesn't have faith in Edgar Wright.

When he breaks it for the first time, possibly with this very movie, then and only then can you naysay his upcoming pictures.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on March 17, 2010, 04:46:24 PM
A friend of mine insulted Hot Fuzz in the same sentence in which he declared Super Troopers to be, "Absolutely fucking brilliant.  It's high brow!"

He also insulted Anchorman, saying it was too lowest common denominator, again while defending a film where cops try and push a dead hookers head through a wall and another cop tries to have sex on the hood of a car with the wife of a guy he pulled over for speeding.


These are the kinds of people who diss Edgar Wright.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 17, 2010, 04:48:37 PM
I just want to know how did anyone ever expect that "Toronto Hipsters: The Movie" would be funny as anything but a documentary in the first place?

I thought they were removing all references to Toronto.

Or at least the fight in Honest Ed's.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 17, 2010, 04:59:15 PM
See, keeping it actually situated in Toronto is one of the few things that would actually interest me in the movie. That's one of the things that makes the comic distinct. Losing the references to Toronto (or any city - I'm trying not to be biased even though I live here), just make it kind of generic and lame.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on March 22, 2010, 08:50:25 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6djPGS3RCA&feature=player_embedded
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 22, 2010, 09:40:46 AM
They're making an Adele Blanc-Sec movie?!

HOLY SHIT. DO WANT DO WANT DO WANT

(Adele Blanc-Sec is a famous comic series written by Jaques Tardi - one of the finest comics artists in Europe - in the early and mid-70's. At turns sardonic, dark, silly, and adventurous Tardi wrote a strong female lead for a comic long before it became fashionable to do so).

Also, I hear more of Tardi's work is going to be translated into English (largely irrelevant to me, but at least I can finally recommend Tardi books to people besides The Bloody Streets Of Paris).

EDIT: Also, anybody else spot the shout-out to Tintin? The wooden idol floating off the floor right at the beginning is almost certainly the Arumbaya fetish from Tintin and the Broken Ear. Heheheheh.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 22, 2010, 01:15:27 PM
Also, anybody else spot the shout-out to Tintin? The wooden idol floating off the floor right at the beginning is almost certainly the Arumbaya fetish from Tintin and the Broken Ear. Heheheheh.

Just you.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 22, 2010, 03:06:05 PM
Yeah, I figured  :nyoro~n:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 22, 2010, 03:18:17 PM
Actually, in explaining what the comics were to Starr, I realized the best way to explain what the series is to someone unfamiliar with French comics:

Adele Blanc-Sec is Hellboy, only in WWI era France, with an incredibly forthright woman as the lead instead of a big friendly Demon. And it was written 25 years earlier.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 22, 2010, 06:23:26 PM
Actually, in explaining what the comics were to Starr, I realized the best way to explain what the series is to someone unfamiliar with French comics:

Adele Blanc-Sec is Hellboy, only in WWI era France, with an incredibly forthright woman as the lead instead of a big friendly Demon. And it was written 25 years earlier.

(http://www.chrisandkate.com/images/GO-ON_500.jpg)

Tardi wrote a strong female lead for a comic long before it became fashionable to do so

(http://www.nexternal.com/dreamland/images/modestyBlaiseV91.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 22, 2010, 07:15:16 PM
Hehe. Modesty Blaise. Whatta viper. :itsmagic:


As for more info, what else do you want to know about Adele?

The plots are half dry wit, half ADVENTURE (very Tintin-like there... but that's something common to many European comics featuring independant adventuring heroes) and half WTF (wun hunnert fiddy per-cent!).

The books as a whole are comparable to standard Euro-adventure fare, but have a sort of sardonic, cynical feel to them which is kind of at odds with the ludicrous mad scientists, hibernation chambers, mummies, steampunk ape-men, etc. that populate the pages. Probably on account of Adele's general attitude.

I mean, the books are still good fun, but they're much less... "cheerful" than Hellboy. The ones set after WWI ([spoiler]Adele actually misses the war, she's stuck in a hibernation chamber for the duration, between two books[/spoiler]) are kind of darker, for what I imagine are obvious reasons.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 25, 2010, 10:34:54 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdwAIs5ARGk&feature=player_embedded

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on March 25, 2010, 01:12:20 PM
I thought the comics were "pretty good", but that trailer does make the movie look like a lot of fun. I have to admit that what I'm looking forward to most is the director being done with this and going back to making original movies [spoiler]by which I mean "movies that have homages to a million other movies but are totally great anyway"[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on March 25, 2010, 01:25:02 PM
YEAHHHH![url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznsEcZlM2I] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznsEcZlM2I)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on March 25, 2010, 01:45:32 PM
The trailer actually disappoints me a little. O'Malley himself kept saying how the movie was basically going to be the books line-for-line, and that's definitely not what it turned into.

I'm still totally pumped and am actually going to make an attempt to see it on opening night though.

Oh, and total spoilers about [spoiler]the sword level up and ex girlfriend[/spoiler] in there.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 25, 2010, 05:41:21 PM
Having just sat down and read the whole thing to date I feel like this is a story that would work a lot better as a two hour movie than as 1200 pages of comic.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 25, 2010, 06:44:47 PM
Well, that confirmed my suspicion that Michael Cera won't make a good Scott Pilgrim. A doe-eyed milquetoast does not a compelling protagonist make.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on March 25, 2010, 06:49:52 PM
That trailer was bitchin
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 25, 2010, 06:54:49 PM
Well, that confirmed my suspicion that Michael Cera won't make a good Scott Pilgrim. A doe-eyed milquetoast does not a compelling protagonist make.

Is Scott Pilgrim really what you would call a "compelling protagonist", though?  Doe-eyed milquetoast seems like fairly good descriptors.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 25, 2010, 07:21:11 PM
He's ignorant and hotheaded and therein moves the plot along. You're supposed to root for him...? I just don't buy Michael Cera as bullish buy any stretch of the imagination.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on March 25, 2010, 08:23:13 PM
Bullish isn't what I'd think of when describing Scott. He's definitely hotheaded, but no more than Micheal Cera can portray, and honestly I can't think of a contemporary actor that I like more for the role.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on March 26, 2010, 11:36:37 AM
Better than the Beef, right?
I mean, Scott doesn't say "Nononononononononononononononononono" all the time I don't think.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on March 26, 2010, 08:23:53 PM
Several brontos have either lost their jobs, can't find jobs, or have taken the most lowly jobs they can imagine just to make ends meet.  I've had friends who worry about bills and whether they'll be able to make rent.  This recession is a trying time, and real people are suffering.  People with talent, creativity, intelligence and ambition.

With that in mind, consider the salaries of the people who have made this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ORYKvqPgE

and for support

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jafd97yJFOI
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 26, 2010, 08:53:36 PM
Response from a friend of mine:

Quote
those who pay to see that will be first against the wall
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 27, 2010, 05:11:19 AM
Has... Marmaduke ever been funny? Or has it always just been "Get off the couch! Dogs aren't people! Stop pulling on the leash, etc." situations drawn by a Parkinson's victim?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on March 27, 2010, 11:38:09 AM
I dunno guys.

I mean, I love trainwrecks.  I love glorious, glorious trainwrecks.

That looks like... like the heavens just parted, and ol' Casey Jones himself just drove his car right off the divine rails, doing a mean locomotive backflip in the air before smiling and waving and smashing straight into an oil tanker, tooting his horn happily before impact.  I was moved, moved I tell you.

I might have to get dangerously drunk.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Romosome on March 27, 2010, 12:49:31 PM
Response from a friend of mine:

Quote
those who pay to see that will be first against the wall

the guilt-free thing to do is pay for a different/good movie and sneak into the awful one
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on March 27, 2010, 03:23:59 PM
The fact that it's OWEN WILSON who voices the doglike cgi thing is really the final cherry atop the horrible, horrible cake.

...

ok, I did laugh at the dog barking squirrel or whatever.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: SCD on March 27, 2010, 03:54:33 PM
Owen Wilson, NoooOOOoo!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 27, 2010, 07:09:03 PM
I dunno guys.

I mean, I love trainwrecks.  I love glorious, glorious trainwrecks.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/buge/herpaderp/bill2.gif)

Me too. :3
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on March 27, 2010, 09:38:40 PM
I'm just surprised Jason Lee isn't involved in it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on March 28, 2010, 07:35:57 AM
If you're not paying attention, Owen Wilson actually sounds a little like Jason Lee.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on March 28, 2010, 05:43:05 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt4RjOhWE_U

I thought this was going to make me mad, but it actually looks kind of fun.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on March 28, 2010, 05:50:06 PM
What's next for Frocto, the Marmaduke trailer?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on March 28, 2010, 05:57:13 PM
Hey hey hey, you know Frocto can't go back whole pages. That'd be craziness.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on March 28, 2010, 06:02:40 PM
But, but, he's an admin.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on March 28, 2010, 06:05:23 PM
thankfully now I can dekarma myself
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on March 30, 2010, 06:21:42 AM
... Classic dekarmaed me for dekarmaing myself. This is new.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on March 31, 2010, 06:13:32 AM
You know, I actually thought there couldn't be anything worse than a Marmaduke movie.

Guess what? I was wrong. (http://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/exclusive-20th-century-fox-developing-an-etrade-talking-baby-movie-no-im-not-making-this-up-.php)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 31, 2010, 06:23:56 AM
Quote
Can we get Uwe Boll to direct this?

:lol:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on March 31, 2010, 02:52:53 PM
There was an ad for Kick-Ass before the article.

I was ready to punch you.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 31, 2010, 06:07:33 PM
Welcome BACK to earf. (http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/03/29/rumor-will-smith-on-board-for-two-independence-day-sequels/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on April 05, 2010, 02:14:59 AM
Oh, so apparently there's a Neverhood movie coming out? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1058777/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Zach on April 05, 2010, 08:50:56 AM
Oh, so apparently there's a Neverhood movie coming out? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1058777/)

Probably not. (http://tennapel.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11061#p175923)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on April 05, 2010, 08:45:51 PM
fffffffffffff
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 06, 2010, 07:15:05 AM
If that's the sequel to Hoodwinked, then I'm very disappointed in you all. I thought you liked GOOD movies.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on April 06, 2010, 07:35:09 AM
so disappointed in you right now
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 06, 2010, 07:55:34 AM
Hoodwinked was a terrible film. I don't see the issue here.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on April 06, 2010, 08:16:10 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aDh_O3FQWY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozqdqnyusjw&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y13Ffjqwamk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1qb6d_i3To&feature=related

Don't they have Doug TenNapel in Canada?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 06, 2010, 08:57:46 AM
:O
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on April 06, 2010, 02:05:42 PM
Fun fact about the bonus room: there actually were monsters in it later on.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 08, 2010, 06:21:10 PM
http://www.starkexpo2010.com/accutech/
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 13, 2010, 09:10:51 PM
Marvel takes steps to ensure Avengers movie will never happen (http://www.newsarama.com/film/joss-whedon-avengers-100413.html)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on April 15, 2010, 05:13:45 AM
YOU CAN'T TAKE THE SKY FROM ME :rage:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 20, 2010, 09:02:27 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLEg6gxzxRk

No.

No. No.  No no no no no nonononononono.  There goes the voice I had in my head for Warren Ellis, replace with his real voice.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on April 26, 2010, 09:08:59 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6dZtNYGlLM
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on April 26, 2010, 11:10:15 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8H20SBRFA&feature=player_embedded

addendum: it's a movie called "Hobo with a Shotgun".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on April 26, 2010, 08:29:54 PM
Whedon did a pretty great job with X-Men.  Granted he owes a shit-ton of it to Cassaday.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on April 27, 2010, 06:16:39 AM
http://www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/04/paramount-moving-forward-on-third-ring-film-in-3d-exclusive-.html

 :bam:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on April 27, 2010, 08:10:34 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZwkcHCVkE
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Miss Cat Ears on April 27, 2010, 09:47:41 AM
1. My first thought was that something terrifying was going to happen at 13 seconds.  My heart jumped.

2.  Then huggie bear became a dictator?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 27, 2010, 12:36:13 PM
I don't understand. What does the bear have to do with upcoming mov

Ohhhh, I see. Before you die, you see the Tails Dollbear.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on April 27, 2010, 01:51:56 PM
(http://www.nikumatic.com/images/lotsohuggin.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 27, 2010, 02:17:23 PM
I like my hypothesis better.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on April 27, 2010, 03:53:12 PM
Er.

Tell me Niku is lying/joking? Or is the whole thing a comical viral ad camapaign with a made-up toy? Cause that's actually kind of cool, even though the idea is no longer new.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on April 27, 2010, 05:51:11 PM
Nope, it's Pixar's viral introduction of the character and I am their shill (plz pay me, pixar)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on April 27, 2010, 06:30:08 PM
At least they're fully aware that the movie's core audience is going to be aging hipsters.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Detonator on April 27, 2010, 07:30:42 PM
At least they're fully aware that the movie's core audience is going to be aging hipsters.

If they weren't marketing towards people who were a kid 15 years ago (when the first one came out), I would be highly disappointed.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on April 27, 2010, 07:38:55 PM
Eh, in spite of Pixar's ability to shit bricks of pure platinum, I'm going to remain skeptical until I hear some reviews, or at least more info.

Fake viral campaigns are a nice touch, but they're already old hat (to a degree). it's going to take more than that to get me interested in a third episode that - so far - looks like an older, crankier rehash of the exact same themes of the 2nd movie.

And this is from a guy who loves movies with those themes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 30, 2010, 05:54:27 AM
Well, I was excited about Jonah Hex:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTrfcSJFO60
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 03, 2010, 09:26:24 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD0YQoAqmrU
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: SCD on May 05, 2010, 08:52:33 PM
Oh shit, september 3rd!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKhChMHhBN8&feature=player_embedded
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 06, 2010, 02:59:49 AM
Opening night, I'ma be there.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 12, 2010, 10:14:30 AM
(http://www.septimovicio.com/datos2/febrero2009/Yattaman_doronjo.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIhZffs-fPo
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on May 12, 2010, 04:16:15 PM
They couldn't find a blonde woman anywhere.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on May 12, 2010, 07:19:35 PM
Maybe they should have looked :america:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Burrito Al Pastor on May 12, 2010, 10:40:02 PM
With the exception of the exceedingly creepy mecha-bestiality scene, it's an excellent movie, and I look forward to seeing it in higher quality and good localization.

Any idea when that's supposed to be coming out, or who's releasing it domestically?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on May 18, 2010, 10:23:42 AM
Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking in the works, allegedly (http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/news/exclusive-script-review-chronicles-riddick-dead-man-stalking).

I for one unironically hope this happens.  I liked Pitch Black, I liked Chronicles of Riddick, and I enjoy Vin Diesel.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on May 18, 2010, 10:51:21 AM
I wish he would be in more movies - it's not like he's a bad actor. Luckily he seems to have a lot in production (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004874/) at the moment. We've seen so little of him recently, it's kind of.. Riddickulous?

:whoops: ... :endit:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Envy on May 25, 2010, 04:26:53 AM
Why is Maichel Bay allowed to exist still. I watched the new Nightmare on Elm and despite it being a new record him he couldnt help him self. There was  a chain explosion at an hour and a half for some random reason. I didn't really expect it to be good but it didn't even meet my low grade expectations.

The most redeeming thing was the Joanah Hex trailer and Resident Evil trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dc5iiT0f1s
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on May 25, 2010, 04:35:28 AM
Alice is still the worst character ever made, I see
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 25, 2010, 04:49:17 AM
I'm confused about that review!  He hates on Nightmare on Elm Street, but then goes on to praise the trailer for Jonah Hex and the one for Resident Evil!  So confusing!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Envy on May 25, 2010, 04:55:19 AM
I wasnt really praising them so much as saying they were the only redeeming thing about the movie.



Edit: What I mean is the previews were better then the actual movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on May 25, 2010, 06:47:12 AM
Oh my God!



I just noticed that the Resident Evil movies are just fanfics.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on May 25, 2010, 06:58:48 AM
self-insert fanfics
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on May 25, 2010, 06:59:10 AM
in the same way he self-inserts his penis into his wife who he then inserts into the fanfics
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 26, 2010, 05:16:03 PM
http://io9.com/5513761/scott-pilgrim-creators-brace-for-a-fan-backlash
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on May 26, 2010, 05:28:58 PM
Fans are always backlashing against something. That's what makes them fans.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 31, 2010, 05:12:13 AM
There's a new Scott Pilgrim trailer hidden behind this hyperlink I made right here (http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/scottpilgrimvstheworld/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on May 31, 2010, 08:01:02 AM
I like it. I like it a lot.

It seems like transdimensional pathways are out in the movie. I can totally live with that, it kind of stood out being one of the more crazy things about the universe and being introduced earliest.
There were a disproportionate amount of sexy times shots for the length of the trailer, and I don't know if want.

 :8D: Young Neil
 :wuv: Kim Pine
 :MENDOZAAAAA: Wallace Wells is not nearly sexy or manly enough.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 31, 2010, 11:19:41 PM
The Hobbit's pretty much in Development Hell. (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10792798)
Title: GET OVER HERE AND CHECK THIS OUT MORTAL KOMBAT
Post by: Disposable Ninja on June 08, 2010, 11:29:40 AM
I don't... I don't know what this is.

MORTAL KOMBAT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_MqZn7E-mk&feature=player_embedded#ws)

Makes me oddly happy, though.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on June 08, 2010, 11:44:34 AM
 :jizz:

i wish i had something else to say but this about sums it up
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on June 08, 2010, 12:41:09 PM
Ok, it does not take itself too seriously, they make fun of the last Mortal Kombat movie in the trailer, and it stars Scorpion. I'm sure this movie will be fucking awful, but I think I'll pay the price of admission.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on June 08, 2010, 02:30:17 PM
Looks more like a viral for a new game to me.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on June 08, 2010, 07:06:43 PM
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b149/Rygaron/subprotoss.png): My life for Aiur!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on June 08, 2010, 08:52:07 PM
According to Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/08/mortal-kombat-rebirth-footage-gets-over-here/), it's actually a pitch. They're actually trying to sell this to Warner Brothers in order to get this reimagined movie made.

I'm hoping they get it. It's too ridiculous that I hope they get it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on June 29, 2010, 02:44:32 PM
Didn't much care for the next DC animated movie, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, until Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly and Summer Glau were announced as voices. (http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/06/29/superman-batman-apocalypse-gets-kevin-conroy-tim-daly-and-summer-glau/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on June 30, 2010, 10:18:54 AM
'Rango' Official Full Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-48ujEK4mwY#ws)

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/CX-Neo/1277266799165.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 30, 2010, 11:01:42 AM
'Rango' Official Full Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-48ujEK4mwY#ws)

holy jesus what are these goddamn animals
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 30, 2010, 02:16:46 PM
Sir Billi Sizzle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04l1dC7Nz9M#ws)

Sean Connery came out of retirement for this???

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/buge/reaction/peppy.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 30, 2010, 05:10:08 PM
Wow... that looks like it was made in 1992.

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on June 30, 2010, 08:25:40 PM
Did Veggie Tales jump onto the other wing?

Because it looks exactly like Veggie Tales jumped onto the other wing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 20, 2010, 04:49:28 PM
The Goon Teaser Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyg0QlQcaQw#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 20, 2010, 05:52:49 PM
I just wish he'd release more issues.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 22, 2010, 05:29:57 AM
(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5yo4kfgOD1qa0a67o1_500.jpg) (http://blog.newsarama.com/2010/07/20/thor-and-captain-america-concept-art-movie-posters/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 22, 2010, 03:59:30 PM
RELATED: Marvel On Track to Cancel Avengers Film (http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/22/joss-whedon-officially-directing-the-avengers-movie/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 23, 2010, 10:13:48 PM
Fillion as Ant-Man, too.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Romosome on July 24, 2010, 01:32:37 AM
I've been reading that's deconfirmed. Which is frustrating.

<Whedon> Nathan Fillion as Ant Man!

Gosh that's brilliant I can't think of anyone else better suited to portraying a comical hero without being cheesy, while still being capable of moments of badassery

<Whedon> It was a joke!

oh okay I guess the movie will fail as expected
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on July 24, 2010, 01:38:57 AM
I want to see Fillion as  Wonder Man.

I cannot be alone in this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 24, 2010, 05:51:30 AM
You are, but because nobody actually wants Wonder Man.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 24, 2010, 06:34:44 AM
alan tudyk for voice of vision
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 24, 2010, 06:43:57 AM
Adam Baldwin would make a serviceable Hawkeye...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 24, 2010, 12:41:33 PM
A trailer for that Machete movie based on the fake trailer from Grindhouse also it has tits so don't look at this at work. (http://youtu.be/liEmaDwNV18?hd=1)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on July 24, 2010, 12:50:35 PM
How did you notice the tits with DAT ASS?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on July 26, 2010, 02:34:20 AM
some peoples a titsman, some peoples an assman

dont be hatin'

some peoples like tha feets or whatever i dont even know

just sayin'
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on July 26, 2010, 10:52:55 AM
Jack Sparrow's Comic-Con Announcement (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qh5LrQNZZg#ws)

:omg:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 26, 2010, 03:43:51 PM
I've always liked Jack Sparrow because Disney is so squeaky-clean and yet have managed to base a bestselling franchise around somebody who is singularly obsessed with drinking and stealing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on July 26, 2010, 03:52:03 PM
And fucking! Don't forget the fucking.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 26, 2010, 04:04:02 PM
I've always liked Jack Sparrow because Disney is so squeaky-clean and yet have managed to base a bestselling franchise around somebody who is singularly obsessed with drinking and stealing.

obligatory link (http://www.lamag.com/featuredarticle.aspx?id=7016&source=rss).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 26, 2010, 05:27:56 PM
Quote
I had a lady who wrote on a comment card that her son had seen me and said, “Look, it’s Jack Sparrow!,” and Jack Sparrow had turned around and said, “No shit.” My manager said, “I don’t think you would say this, but where’d they get the idea?” I said if they’re in a stroller I say, “Nice ship.” She told me to say “Nice boat” from now on.

Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 27, 2010, 07:17:54 AM
Honestly, they should just call this movie Nerdgasm. (http://trailers.apple.com/movies/wb/suckerpunch/suckerpunch-tlr1_480p.mov)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 27, 2010, 07:48:21 AM
So that's what the culmination looks like.

Hm. Might actually be good.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 27, 2010, 08:54:39 AM
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 27, 2010, 09:49:55 AM
A movie. One with... interesting potential.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 27, 2010, 02:38:37 PM
Generic genre elements helmed by Zack Snyder?  I'm vomiting already.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 27, 2010, 02:58:10 PM
I don't think you watch it because of "plot", you watch it because it's gong to try and one-up every CGI-splosion movie of the last ten years that was trying to one-up the previous CGI-splosion. All at the same time.

Basically, I think it'll work if they don't try and make excuses or justify anything, and just focus on making the most comically over-the-top visual conflagration they can.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 27, 2010, 07:24:27 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4836678898_244fc9556e_b.jpg) (http://www.atheists.org/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on July 27, 2010, 07:25:27 PM
Edit: nevermind, joke got.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on July 27, 2010, 07:41:24 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4836678898_244fc9556e_b.jpg) (http://www.atheists.org/)

 :barf:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 27, 2010, 08:07:43 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4836678898_244fc9556e_b.jpg) (http://www.atheists.org/)

Jonathan Coulton - First of May (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCbD8nsxcd8#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on July 27, 2010, 08:23:15 PM
:bam:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Esperath on July 27, 2010, 10:30:45 PM
 :gameover:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on July 27, 2010, 10:39:39 PM
On the plus side, I think they're almost out of Hanna-Barbara IPs I care about to ruin!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 28, 2010, 02:45:52 AM
Heh, the website's 404'd.

Also, if real, I'm pretty sure that's one of the seven signs of the apocalypse. Watch for Wacky Racers next.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on July 28, 2010, 04:35:22 PM
Honestly, they should just call this movie Nerdgasm. (http://trailers.apple.com/movies/wb/suckerpunch/suckerpunch-tlr1_480p.mov)

Hey cool, they made F-project: The Motion Picture complete with giant Geothermal robo. I should have double deagles instead of the minigun though.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 29, 2010, 05:02:51 AM
Leaked Thor trailer (http://io9.com/5599251/check-out-the-full-thor-trailer-and-get-hammered)

Enjoy it while it's still there.  It has Thor on the ground going NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

OTHER THOUGHTS: I really hope this movie keeps up with its 80s fantasy movie vibe.  The melodramatic conversation between Thor and Odin, the large, angular hallways, the deserted town.  It's all so hokey but if they play it right it'll be great.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Envy on July 29, 2010, 03:27:17 PM
Tangled Official Trailer HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD84Uq9XVXA&feature=player_embedded#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 29, 2010, 03:37:19 PM
Oh yeah. We had a nice long discussion about that one.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on July 29, 2010, 03:54:02 PM
Leaked Thor trailer (http://io9.com/5599251/check-out-the-full-thor-trailer-and-get-hammered)

Enjoy it while it's still there.  It has Thor on the ground going NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Here's (http://www.straight.com/article-336589/vancouver/thor-extended-trailer-leaked-online) one that still works.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 29, 2010, 06:41:17 PM
'Yogi Bear' - Trailer |HD| (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aai40StyE30#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 29, 2010, 07:01:24 PM
Everything else aside, the CGI looks at least five years out of date and is painfully not-integrated (you might even say it's dis-integrated, dohohoho).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on July 29, 2010, 11:18:11 PM
It's impressive how bad Akroyd is at doing Yogi. Considering how "retro" the booboo voice is...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on July 30, 2010, 04:54:44 AM
So what happened to the guy that voiced Yogi in those Spumco shorts?  He seems pretty spot on.

Besides, isn't Dan too busy being crazy* to act?


*tin-foil-hat, not bury-you-in-the-rose-garden
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 30, 2010, 08:03:40 AM
Which is more profitable?

Star of Ghostbusters/guy from spumco shorts
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on July 30, 2010, 09:04:44 AM
Is Dan Akroyd a selling point?  Anyone that knows who he is would be cringing at the thought of a Yogi Bear CGI-fest in the first place.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on July 30, 2010, 11:02:34 AM
When we've reached a point where Justin Timberlake does a better job in his role than Dan Aykroyd I don't know if I want to watch movies anymore.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 30, 2010, 07:02:23 PM
Is Dan Akroyd a selling point?  Anyone that knows who he is would be cringing at the thought of a Yogi Bear CGI-fest in the first place.
Okay, allow me to rephrase that:

You are a movie producer. You have not thought of an original idea since the late eighties. Your favourite comic strip, Garfield, has been adapted into a pair of unreasonably profitable films, and you must get a piece of this success. WHAT DO YOU DO?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 30, 2010, 07:08:18 PM
Make a live action Beetle Bailey film starring Michael Cera and Seth Rogen?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 30, 2010, 07:31:28 PM
The scariest thing is that not only is that plausible, I'd lay damn good odds that a pitch like that is floating around Hollywood right now (or has been for some time).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 10, 2010, 06:25:14 PM
My face when M. Night Shaymalan's next movie is about an elevator that goes to hell:

(http://img.listal.com/image/863259/350full.jpg)



Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on August 10, 2010, 06:28:37 PM
not interested unless it's called Hellevator
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on August 10, 2010, 06:40:27 PM
also:

You’d think that after I posted that crowd-reaction shot of an entire audience laughing and jeering when “from the Mind of M. Night Shyamalan” flashed across the screen during a trailer for Devil, that Universal might take the hint and stop using his name to advertising a movie that he neither wrote nor directed.  A similar experience was reported to me by at least 20 separate people and according to reports, also happened when the trailer played Comic-Con.  The distributor is clearly aware of this phenomenon, since they had both my videos pulled.  (I can’t imagine a clearer case of fair use than reposting an advertisement for a movie in order to discuss it, but I digress). (http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2010/08/devil-riding-m-night-shyamalan-straight-to-hell)

Facts: get them.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 10, 2010, 06:55:31 PM
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2gtozvd.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 10, 2010, 07:58:03 PM
(http://www.alicia-logic.com/capsimages/a_014BillPaxton.jpg)

Image is bork. ::(:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on August 20, 2010, 07:41:12 PM
Apparently X-Men: First Class is going to be set in the 1960s. (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/106051-major-x-men-first-class-details-emerge)  It's also going to have a smaller cast and feature Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw.  I suddenly find myself interested in a film I couldn't have given two shits about previously.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 20, 2010, 08:05:46 PM
Can he really do the mutton-chop dandy look justice, though?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on September 10, 2010, 07:43:41 PM
Trailer: The Illusionist (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPdLrxxo4mg#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on September 10, 2010, 07:52:32 PM
No fat statue of liberty looming over a city entirely comprised of hugely obese americans = no sale
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on September 20, 2010, 04:50:37 AM
(NSFW?)
Sexy animation - Goutte d'Or - trailer (http://vimeo.com/12047543)

And the producers need donations (http://www.gouttedor.com/Front.html).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on September 23, 2010, 06:10:39 AM
Gnomeo and Juliet Trailer 2010 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7riZzwgwZQ#ws)

They had better die at the end
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on September 23, 2010, 06:18:46 AM
That could either be really good or really awful.

Elton John gnome makes me hopeful for some reason.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on September 23, 2010, 06:51:43 AM
It's not like playing a wee fairy is a stretch for him.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on September 23, 2010, 09:29:48 AM
(http://www.marksimpson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/inman.jpg)

"You don't say?"
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on September 23, 2010, 01:18:20 PM
are you having a laugh (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SK3y1a8TYs#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on September 27, 2010, 05:42:23 PM
True Grit Trailer 2010 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uco41pOKeJg#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on September 27, 2010, 06:33:27 PM
Oh thank god I thought that was Brendan Fraser at first
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on September 27, 2010, 08:41:49 PM
Well that looks fuckin' swag.  I am always a sucker for a good western.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on September 28, 2010, 05:48:21 AM
Reserving judgment until I see more. But I am tentatively hopeful?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on September 29, 2010, 07:24:03 AM
Trouble in The Shire (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118024737.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&ref=vertfilm)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on September 29, 2010, 07:45:43 AM
Why do actors get to the unionize again?

Can somebody explain this incredible bullshit to me?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on September 29, 2010, 08:12:43 AM
... why the hell wouldn't they be able to unionize?  Why shouldn't they?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on September 29, 2010, 09:10:27 AM
It's not like they're professionals with any technical skill.

BUUUURN!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on October 04, 2010, 08:37:39 AM
The Warrior's Way Trailer (2010) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Qi9QaL0Lg&feature=player_embedded#ws)

Geoffrey Rush.

Ninjas.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Frocto on October 04, 2010, 09:03:28 AM
b-b-but ninjas and cowboys should get along :(
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on October 04, 2010, 10:01:01 AM
... why the hell wouldn't they be able to unionize?  Why shouldn't they?

Because actors would be, in almost all cases, well paid, with good benefits and well protected in an industry that is neither dangerous nor damaging to their bodies? I get stuntmen and actual crew workers on the set unionizing, I could even see actors in positions where they're easily screwed unionizing, but if you have an agent to speak for you and look out for you anyway, unionizing does not make a world of sense to me, esp. when you're doing an incredibly easy dream job. If you get screwed on DVD royalties or whatever as an actor, that should be something you take up with your agent, not a union boss. On top of it all, it makes it seem absurd to people who actually work for a living when actors go on strike over the lack of food and accommodations on set. It's one of those things that gets brought up every time I get into an argument with somebody about why unions are a good thing.



Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on October 04, 2010, 10:03:12 AM
The Warrior's Way Trailer (2010) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Qi9QaL0Lg&feature=player_embedded#ws)

Geoffrey Rush.

Ninjas.

I just want to point out that it's a dream of mine to be able to say "Ninjas... Damn." at least once in my life.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on October 04, 2010, 10:12:53 AM
... why the hell wouldn't they be able to unionize?  Why shouldn't they?
It's one of those things that gets brought up every time I get into an argument with somebody about why unions are a good thing.

The actor's unions started forming towards the dawn of movie studios where actor abuse and self-abuse was mandated by people who felt that "fame" was a suitable replacement for money, health care, or job security.

Which is basically what unions exist for, to protect low-to-un-skilled workers who are given the choice of accept extreme personal risk or be fired.

I think I remember hearing that there are some legal limits that would functionally bar some professions from unionizing, but I don't know what those are or if that memory is even true.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on October 04, 2010, 03:43:15 PM
I know that salaried employees can't unionize.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on October 04, 2010, 03:57:08 PM
I'll be sure to tell my mom that her teacher's union doesn't exist, then.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kashan on October 04, 2010, 05:41:15 PM
Some state's have laws preventing state employees from having collective bargaining, which technically makes them not a union apparently.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on October 04, 2010, 07:10:53 PM
I'll be sure to tell my mom that her teacher's union doesn't exist, then.

I thought teachers got contracts, not salaries.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 04, 2010, 07:27:35 PM
Union members get contracts, yes it's true.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on October 04, 2010, 08:40:25 PM
So uhh...yeah. Zack Snyder directing Superman. Discuss.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on October 05, 2010, 08:44:52 AM
The Deadliest Warrior (http://www.spike.com/blog/deadliest-warrior-is/99844)



Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on October 05, 2010, 11:24:59 AM
Warren Ellis' Red (http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/red-2010/feature-trailer)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on October 05, 2010, 11:55:39 AM
Wake me up when they make Nextwave: The Movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on October 05, 2010, 05:53:07 PM
What ever happened to that Castlevania movie Ellis was writing?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on October 05, 2010, 10:06:41 PM
Because actors would be, in almost all cases, well paid, with good benefits and well protected in an industry that is neither dangerous nor damaging to their bodies?

Shinra, you're stupid.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on October 12, 2010, 06:31:27 PM
Was that thing where Captain Jack Sparrow showed up at an elementary school to discuss mutiny with a class (http://www.inquisitr.com/87358/johnny-depp-proves-how-cool-he-really-is-for-the-kids/) posted yet? Because it's awesome.

Posted here 'cause On Stranger Tides is coming out in May and the two are probably related.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on October 27, 2010, 10:03:02 AM
Shocking news: the highest grossing movie ever made becomes a trilogy (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-cameron-set-make-avatar-32844).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on October 27, 2010, 12:29:10 PM
So is this where we get to see humanity boil off the planet's atmosphere and start to mining the fuck out of some bullshit metal?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on October 27, 2010, 12:38:06 PM
Well, this is "a single private company", not "all of Humanity".  So that's not really an option, in the story.  Same reason they didn't start off with boiling off the atmosphere.

If you look at the original script for Avatar, it was a lot more involved in terms of guerrilla activity and shit.  Presumably, Cameron decided to simplify and sanitize the story because he couldn't convince the studio to spend $texas on a movie that's any riskier than it needs to be.  But now, Avatar is a proven success, and Cameron has the room to get a lot darker with the sequel because he doesn't have to convince anybody that it'll make money like a midget hooker under a tablecloth.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on October 27, 2010, 01:56:20 PM
WHERE'S MY BATTLE ANGEL ALITA, JAMES CAMERON

YOU SAID THERE WOULD BE BATTLE ANGEL ALITA

GET TO IT, CHOP-CHOP

EMILY BROWNING'S NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 01, 2010, 05:21:22 AM
Ten thousand thundering typhoons! (http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29355)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on November 01, 2010, 05:57:44 AM
I might... I might just like this!

We shall see.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Norondor on November 01, 2010, 12:51:14 PM
Ten thousand thundering typhoons! (http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=29355)

!!!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Burrito Al Pastor on November 01, 2010, 03:31:53 PM
I saw that and I was like "Oh god no, it's The Polar Express" all over again, do not want!" and then I looked at that screen of Haddock and saw the cast (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as Thompson and Thompson? :perfect:) and then I saw that screen of Capt. Haddock.

Now? Sort of want!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on November 01, 2010, 04:03:40 PM
Yeah, that's not immediately awful!

I don't have much memory of the old live action movies, but I don't remember them being particularly bad...

(http://zedpower.dreamhosters.com/images/misc/tintin.jpg)

Though Haddock kinda sorta looks like he's about to kick a Persian messenger down a well.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on November 01, 2010, 06:24:07 PM
There few things indeed from my childhood that are more sacred to me than Tintin, so call me pleasantly surprised so far.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on November 02, 2010, 10:31:27 AM
I thought Moffat was writing this?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Burrito Al Pastor on November 06, 2010, 10:48:44 AM
Wikipedia says he wrote the first draft, before the writer's guild strike, and then they got somebody else to finish it because he was by then busy doing Doctor Who.

Then that Writer's Guild strike happened and then Moffat was busy with Doctor Who, so they got Edgar Wright (director and co-writer of "Shaun of the Dead", "Hot Fuzz", "Scott Pilgrim") to finish it.

Every single name I see attached to this movie makes me more and more excited. Peter "I Don't Fuck Up Motion Capture" Jackson is co-producing, for god's sake. (See also: Andy "King of Motion-Capture Acting" Serkis as Haddock.)

Oh, and pictures of Thompson and Thomson. (http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2010/11/picture_5_01.png)

This is now a day-zero, avert-eyes-from-trailers, pre-order-tickets movie for me. And that never happens for me with movies.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on November 06, 2010, 01:45:16 PM
:jizz:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 06, 2010, 05:50:19 PM
This is now a day-zero, avert-eyes-from-trailers, pre-order-tickets movie for me. And that never happens for me with movies.

Yeah, but can you last for a year?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Burrito Al Pastor on November 06, 2010, 08:34:44 PM
Sure.

The secret is that I'll forget about it for six months.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on November 16, 2010, 08:48:57 PM
"Your Highness" (http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/11/16/must-watch-epicly-hilarious-red-band-your-highness-trailer/)

It's nice that one of these movies won't bother to take itself seriously at all. Might feel way too much like a pack of idiots' D&D session, but then again, it might actually turn out to be good.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on November 16, 2010, 09:00:52 PM
Well, Danny McBride created and stars in Eastbound and Down, which is basically perfect, and seeing that he wrote the script and is starring is a very very good sign.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on November 17, 2010, 03:32:54 PM
Green Lantern Trailer HD 1080p (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCEcYg3lNR4#ws)

THOUGHTS:

1. Ryan Reynolds makes a pretty convincing Hal Jordan!
2. Looks like they pretty much nailed the origin. This is usually a good sign; or rather, if they totally fuck up the origin, it's a sign that they don't give two shits about the character, and the movie usually suffers for it. See: Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Catwoman, Hulk, and pretty much every other bad comic movie.
3. FUCK YEAH OA
4. FUCK YEAH KILOWOGG
5. Sinestro looks appropriately dickish.
6. The villain. I don't know who this guy is supposed to be, but isn't GL supposed to be fighting big cosmic threats? Evil Scientist Dude seems a bit down to earth, doesn't it?
7. The mask. In some bits it looks like an actual mask, but in that last bit, it looks like CG, which is weird, and sort of distracting. I get that the suit is supposed to be made of light, and therefore shiny, but having a big blob of fake-looking CG right in the middle of your lead actor's face is probably not the best decision. Hopefully they'll iron that one out before release.

All in all, it looks like it could be pretty good! DC's live-action films have been hit-or-miss(especially if you include the Vertigo-based ones), but it seems like they're finally starting to figure it out. And no matter what, just remember: it could have been worse. (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652484/20101117/story.jhtml)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 17, 2010, 03:37:13 PM
Hector Hammond's supposed to be a minor villain; the big bad's going to be Parallax, probably in its giant yellow monster version.

Given that Parallax is known for possessing people, it's possible it'll bond with Hammond.  Or Hal, or somebody else.  Probably not Sinestro, obvious though that'd be, as they're supposedly holding off on having him go bad until the sequel.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on November 17, 2010, 03:43:33 PM
This looks like they are making a very very smart move, that has been made before and been a good idea every time someone's had the opportunity to do it - taking Hal's decent origin, pitching Hal's shitty uninteresting characterization, and sticking Kyle's interesting personality in there instead.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on November 17, 2010, 03:47:18 PM
Hector Hammond's supposed to be a minor villain; the big bad's going to be Parallax, probably in its giant yellow monster version.

Given that Parallax is known for possessing people, it's possible it'll bond with Hammond.  Or Hal, or somebody else.  Probably not Sinestro, obvious though that'd be, as they're supposedly holding off on having him go bad until the sequel.

Ah, that would explain Hammond's yellow eyes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 17, 2010, 04:32:26 PM
Ah, right.  Hadn't actually seen the trailer when I wrote that (firewall'd); consider that "possible" upgraded to "pretty much certain".

@TA: I admit I haven't read much Silver Age GL, but this characterization of Hal is pretty much in keeping with how he's been portrayed in the past few years' worth of retcons.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on November 17, 2010, 04:37:02 PM
Most of my Green Lantern knowledge is from having read basically from the start of Volume 3 up to around when they did that post-IC miniseries where Kyle was Ion - not really Silver Age- but Hal was always really dour and serious and the closest he came to having anything happening was when he was limited to being "I am a military man who says orders".  Emerald Twilight and Zero Hour might have sucked, but at least Hal Jordan had some character when he was being completely out of character.

If "Rip out Hal's lack of personality and put in Kyle's goofy personality" is how they've been writing him the last couple years, then that's just another example of it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on November 17, 2010, 04:40:54 PM
I read Silver Age GL. Hal was a cocky playboy as far as I recall. A bit dramatic, like all the guys, but he was a lot more fun loving and care free before the whole... you know... Star City thing. Then he got all... Hal as he is today.

EDIT: Star City? Coast City? I know he lived/lives/whatever in Coast City but was that the one that was destroyed and he went all evil trying to fix? Or was it Star City?
See, this is why the need to have someone from Cheboygen or something.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 17, 2010, 04:51:17 PM
Coast City.

Though I think they did a big let's-fuck-up-Star-City thing earlier this year in the other Green guy's book.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on November 17, 2010, 05:07:12 PM
Right. Star City has been destroyed a few times. Couldn't remember if that's what set off Hal.
Arrow lives in Star City. And now there is a giant star shaped forest there.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on November 17, 2010, 05:18:03 PM
Last time Coast City appeared I think it was around Sinestro War, and it had become "The City Without Fear" after having been destroyed by crazy alien shit and rebuilt people wouldn't move back for awhile, and then they wouldn't leave even in the face of the Sinestro Corps. I haven't read Blackest Night though, so maybe something happened then.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 17, 2010, 05:34:57 PM
Seems like it musta been in Blackest Night, but they all start to blur together after awhile.

(Haven't read the books in awhile, but...Soranik Natu is Sinestro's daughter?  :facepalm:)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on November 17, 2010, 05:55:52 PM
It's DC comics.  "All purple people are related" is marginally less offensive than "all lesbians know each other".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on November 17, 2010, 06:14:53 PM
Last Tron Legacy trailer before release. I still love the first movie, and this looks a lot like that, but with a score by Daft Punk, so sign me up twice.

Tron: Legacy Final Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIwXwVJZ3BY#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on November 18, 2010, 12:32:51 AM
That reminded me to finally add Tron to my Netflix queue, because I haven't seen it in 18 years or so and Catherine never has. You'd think that, with a highly anticipated sequel coming out, Netflix would have the original on Instant because a lot of people would otherwise request the DVDs at once. (Even though they didn't do that with Toy Story 2 this summer when 3 came out, and I had to wait almost two months to get it. Thank god I'm getting the trilogy for Christmas.)

...Except that Netflix doesn't have Tron AT ALL. Rumor has it that Disney pulled it in order to sell it on Blu-Ray before the sequel's release.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on November 18, 2010, 08:35:38 AM
I suggest you take your case to The Pirate's Bay.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on November 18, 2010, 10:37:04 AM
I keep meaning to do that.  I've never actually seen Tron so all this hype for the sequel is just kind of going over my head.

I did play Kingdom Hearts 2 though, so if it doesn't have Donald Duck in it I may just wind up disappointed.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on November 19, 2010, 06:36:50 PM
"Source Code" Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4niWLnhqQ0#ws)

By Duncan Jones, director of Moon
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on November 19, 2010, 07:11:57 PM
Did the words "Commit Suicide" flash across the screen there?

OK. Time for a break!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on November 19, 2010, 07:14:07 PM
When a Scott Bakula and a Bill Murray love each other very much...

















... and get very drunk...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 19, 2010, 07:30:44 PM
(http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/INF5261/v05/Studentgrupper/RFID%20Deichman/Ummear/MinorityReport_wpeE.jpg)

"Dad?"
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Burrito Al Pastor on November 19, 2010, 11:55:00 PM
Honestly, you had me at "By Duncan Jones", but... yeah, I'm sold.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on November 22, 2010, 10:49:32 AM
Cowboys and Aliens Trailer HD 2011- Jon Favreau - Daniel Craig - Harrison Ford (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKU9WU_wLo#ws) wat?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on November 22, 2010, 01:03:23 PM
I don't know, all I do know is DO WANT.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on November 22, 2010, 04:06:13 PM
If you thought you'd seen Asperger's rage before... (http://io9.com/5696522/its-really-happening-warner-brothers-reboots-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-without-joss-whedon)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on November 22, 2010, 06:27:47 PM
Joss Whedon responds. (http://io9.com/5696762/joss-whedon-and-angel-react-to-the-new-buffy-reboot)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Koah on November 22, 2010, 06:48:48 PM
Can't help but wonder if his being so pissy and upset at this turn of events is connected somehow to his current disdain for producing shows and films purportedly for everyone but only really attracting Joss Whedon fans and, (kind of) by extension, for making anything for a wide consumer market.  Not that my word is worth anything, but I hear tell that after Dollhouse is over he's going to give television and movies a pass and start doing direct-to-Internet stuff like Dr. Horrible exclusively.  Easiest way to deal with criticism is to go where the critics aren't and to surround yourself with your sycophants, I always say.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on November 22, 2010, 06:56:44 PM
Is that a real statement or a parody?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on November 22, 2010, 06:58:24 PM
Can't help but wonder if his being so pissy and upset at this turn of events is connected somehow to his current disdain for producing shows and films purportedly for everyone but only really attracting Joss Whedon fans and, (kind of) by extension, for making anything for a wide consumer market.  Not that my word is worth anything, but I hear tell that after Dollhouse is over he's going to give television and movies a pass and start doing direct-to-Internet stuff like Dr. Horrible exclusively.  Easiest way to deal with criticism is to go where the critics aren't and to surround yourself with your sycophants, I always say.

Are you dense?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 22, 2010, 09:17:08 PM
Is that a real statement or a parody?

Wait, are you asking about Whedon's statement, or Koah's?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on November 22, 2010, 11:21:17 PM
I... yes.

I really have no yardstick for how batshit either of these people actually are personally.  And yes I know Koah is O. Hakubi.

Wait... Xenogears... okay, I have a yardstick for how batshit one of these people are.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 23, 2010, 09:09:29 AM
I am fairly confident the E-Mail is really from Joss Whedon.  But that doesn't mean it's not parody.

As for whatever-his-name-is-this-week, I like to think it's some sort of sarcasm that's over my head and that he really doesn't think Joss Whedon is taking his ball and going home and catering to his tiny niche audience of existing fans with small arthouse projects like a gigantic superhero summer blockbuster repeatedly hyped across five films over the course of four years.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on November 24, 2010, 10:47:17 AM
Mars Needs Moms - Official Trailer #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWYVQzG0rYk#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 24, 2010, 08:25:11 PM
Mars Needs Moms - Official Trailer #1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWYVQzG0rYk#ws)

Huh. I pictured more moms kicking martian ass and less moms being an objective for sons to recover. As it stands, the theme is way too Oedipal.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Eponymous Bosch on November 24, 2010, 08:42:38 PM
I'm glad they had that little robot bug react to every scene in the trailer or I wouldn't have known how to feel.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on November 24, 2010, 09:12:28 PM
So are the humans supposed to look strange and alien or...

(http://hundredcoins.org/brentai/images/oh.png)

Oh.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 09, 2010, 01:29:15 PM
real-steel.mov (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAhQA5gT62w#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 09, 2010, 02:13:52 PM
(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/01/24/ericjoyner_2.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 09, 2010, 02:18:48 PM
Requiem For a Heavyweight-Rod Serling-Part One (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNlWflC3-YA#)

Part 2 (http://tinyurl.com/283yjes)
Part 3 (http://tinyurl.com/23w73yr)
Part 4 (http://tinyurl.com/25pgs5q)

Wait, that's not the episode with the robot fighters.

Aw well... can't remember the right one. :/
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on December 10, 2010, 05:47:04 PM
First official Thor trailer! (http://io9.com/5711787/the-thor-trailer-takes-us-to-asgard-+and-ass+kicking-school)

IN EYE POPPING THOR-D
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on December 11, 2010, 11:34:43 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6U938auvg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb6U938auvg) The right Twilight Zone
Weird, that was the first thing I thought of, too.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 11, 2010, 12:14:03 PM
Yeah! That's the one!

EDIT: Shame part 2's missing. :/
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 11, 2010, 12:35:26 PM
Supposedly both the movie and that episode are based on the same short story, so there you go.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on December 14, 2010, 12:47:10 AM
Yogi Bear Parody: "Booboo Kills Yogi" ending (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6w0r-ScEG4#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on December 14, 2010, 05:23:49 PM
A day late and a dollar short.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 25, 2010, 07:31:00 AM
Well, uh, alright then. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1352388/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on December 25, 2010, 08:33:09 AM
Quote
the merciless motorcycle gang the "Los Muertos"

:oic:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on January 21, 2011, 09:40:40 PM
(http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo297/BBLegs/spider-man-575.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on January 30, 2011, 11:29:15 PM
The filming of Spider Man the upcoming new movie . (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08uhebIMm80#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on January 30, 2011, 11:33:28 PM
in this scene, spider-man web-slings onto a ceiling fan
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on January 30, 2011, 11:44:04 PM
Those are everywhere in New York.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on February 11, 2011, 01:58:03 PM
Is this for real?

Atlas Shrugged Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W07bFa4TzM#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on February 11, 2011, 02:04:53 PM
That actually looks pretty interesting.  Which is weird.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 12, 2011, 12:44:59 AM
I wouldn't say it's impossible to make a good movie out of that book, but that the overall negative consequences for doing so will largely outweigh the positives of redeeming a bad book with a decent movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 12, 2011, 01:10:01 AM
Actually, I changed my mind.

We can only benefit from increased scrutiny of Rand's work.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on February 12, 2011, 01:20:58 AM
I wouldn't say it's impossible to make a good movie out of that book, but that the overall negative consequences for doing so will largely outweigh the positives of redeeming a bad book with a decent movie.

Is it possible that before it turns into a 90-page rant, there's a vaguely interesting story underneath the awful prose?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on February 12, 2011, 01:35:30 AM
It looks like a complete and utter rip-off of The Dark Knight. Which I guess makes sense, given that The Dark Knight was about a war of philosophies, and much of the conflict came from the characters actually explaining the meaning of their actions to each other.

Of course, it's never really any fun listening to conservatives explain their selfish, childish philosophies. And this movie doesn't seem particularly different.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on February 12, 2011, 02:41:56 AM
I wouldn't say it's impossible to make a good movie out of that book, but that the overall negative consequences for doing so will largely outweigh the positives of redeeming a bad book with a decent movie.

No, probably not (http://www.buffalobeast.com/?p=3903)

Based upon that reviewers description, it sounds like Twilight but replace vampires with objectivists.
Is it possible that before it turns into a 90-page rant, there's a vaguely interesting story underneath the awful prose?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 12, 2011, 03:08:54 AM
Wow. They've actually taken a plot ostensibly about business and made it look more boring than actual business.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on February 12, 2011, 03:27:21 AM
When I saw "Part One" in the trailer, I could feel myself slipping into a coma.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on February 12, 2011, 03:30:17 AM
made it look more boring than actual business.

Arguably a victory for the movie, expressing that unique facet of capitalism. But then again, it's pretty late to the party, we already have Monopoly.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 12, 2011, 05:23:01 AM
Monopoly.

... the Motion Picture?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on February 12, 2011, 05:30:11 AM
Y-You- Th-...
... Hrm.
I have a picture to pitch. I'll be... I'll be back in a jiffy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on February 12, 2011, 05:48:06 AM
Too late. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204976/)

Actually, I'm not going to lie: "Tron meets Wall Street" is a pretty awesome high concept.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 12, 2011, 06:16:52 AM
Funny, this came up this morning.

When you strip off all of the Ayn Rand, the underlying seed idea behind Atlas Shrugged is a very simple one. "Hey workers go on strike all the time. What if the owners went on strike?"

Now, in and of itself, that's not actually a bad premise. It might have actually been a decent book, or at least something that made for an interesting read - had someone besides a misanthropic autistic narcissist written it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 12, 2011, 09:13:53 AM
"Hey workers go on strike all the time. What if the owners went on strike?"

If you had told me they were making a movie with this plot ten years ago, I would have guessed it to be an Adam Sandler film. Because, really, it sounds too much like a zany parody.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 13, 2011, 12:22:05 AM
I will say this about Atlas Shrugged. Including Quark from DS9 in the cast was a stroke of genius.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on February 13, 2011, 12:33:12 AM
I will say this about Atlas Shrugged. Including Andrew Ryan in the cast was a stroke of genius.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on February 13, 2011, 02:44:45 PM
I may need someone to physically restrain me or I may spend all night making fun of that Atlas Shrugged trailer. It looks like a b-movie made on a shoestring budget, and every character looks like a jackass in just the trailer.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 22, 2011, 01:36:54 PM
http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/175307/ (http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/175307/)[Movies]-D.J.-Caruso-to-Direct-Preacher.htm

The guy who directed Disturbia is going to direct Preacher.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Envy on February 23, 2011, 02:49:51 AM
Reminder that Sucker Punch is coming out on March 26th.
Sucker Punch - Official Trailer [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G68fHZig9nA#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 05, 2011, 12:00:01 PM
Quote
6. Have you decided how you’ll tackle John Galt’s epic speech in part three?

    Well, I’m looking at a number of different things. Having John Galt give that speech, it might be in a casino environment. It might be that he is at a mountain retreat, rather than being where he is captured, not…that violent scene at the end. But we’re going to take a look. It doesn’t have to copy just that.

    No, it absolutely will be a concentrate of entertaining words with a total, philosophic…But, you know, part three could be a musical…like a Les Miserables kind of a musical. That’s part of the impact and I guess I haven’t said this publicly yet, but I’m looking at it completely different if part three is a musical with quality music that’s done in a certain way that people will like. I mean, if you saw the play Les Miserable without the music, and then with the music, you may go in there saying, ‘oh hell, I would never want to see that great book in a musical.’ That’s going to shock a lot of people to see part three be a musical, and part two may be very different from part three and very different from part one. It has to be new, you know…We get a freshness, a vitality about it, and yet it has the same, rock-solid principles and philosophies that we all know and love.

Source (http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/04/10-questions-with-the-producer-of-atlas-shrugged-john-aglialoro/)

:lol:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on March 08, 2011, 01:29:05 PM
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/03/guillermo-del-toro-madness-has-gone-dark.html)

 :hellamad:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on March 08, 2011, 02:15:37 PM
Oh good god that movie sounds incredible WHY DID YOU FORCE ME TO DISCOVER THIS AND FEEL SUCH LOSS
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: jsnlxndrlv on March 09, 2011, 03:50:29 AM
Yeah, I was tempted to post that under the obituaries thread last night, but wound up leaving the house before I got around to it. It's a real shame, since I feel like nobody currently working could do Lovecraft like Del Toro, but then again: That is not dead, which can eternal lie. I do think it's a bit unrealistic to expect a budget like that without also getting profitability requirements like mandating age accessibility.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 09, 2011, 05:43:03 AM
So Dreamworks is releasing some CGI Easter movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on March 09, 2011, 10:28:29 AM
Pity, but yeah, I doubt we've heard the last of it.  This is del Toro's dream project.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 09, 2011, 11:23:47 AM
That was my comment elsewhere. He's going to pitch it to other studios, so there's a chance yet.

I mean, I wasn't sure how I felt about it, seeing as I'm well-known as one of those guys who invariably winds up hating movie adaptations of books he likes. And Lovecraft books seem harder to adapt than most books by like, an order of magnitude at least.

But this sounds like it might be really good. And I totally agree with GDT's opinion that Hollywood is LONG overdue for another horror movie that's good enough to be called a great movie straight-up, rather than yet another low-budget genre flick.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 09, 2011, 12:06:17 PM
Ironically, the execs won't greenlight the project because they are afraid of it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on March 09, 2011, 02:46:15 PM
They are afraid of it because it is impossible for them to comprehend.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 11, 2011, 01:24:31 AM
Świteź - Zwiastun (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-PTtGpBzMk#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 14, 2011, 07:17:37 AM
TRON: The Next Day - Flynn Lives Revealed (TR3N Teaser 1) [1080p] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUbJWR-VCj0#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 14, 2011, 03:48:21 PM
Haha, already it's gone.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 14, 2011, 06:21:02 PM
OH NO

THEY'RE ON TO MEEEEE
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on March 16, 2011, 05:58:38 AM
It's up here as well (http://www.youtube.com/user/Madblaster89).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on March 23, 2011, 07:21:18 AM
The Smurfs Theatrical Trailer 3D 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1tTwpPNGk#ws)

BREAKING HEADLINE:

GROSSLY OVER-BUDGETED FILM WITH LAUGHABLE DIALOGUE, EXTENSIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT, AND ENDING THAT GOES NOWHERE BEING REMADE BY HOLLYWOOD
PEOPLE SOMEHOW EXPECT FILM TO BE DIFFERENT FROM SOURCE MATERIAL

God damn, do you really not like Akira?

Plot wasn't anything new but that was hardly the point of the manga or the movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on March 23, 2011, 07:24:11 AM
"All we know is that it's real, and it's happening"

God that is a perfect description.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 23, 2011, 02:26:44 PM
That looks horrible.

I mean, really I don't think there was anything else to be expected, but that manages to somehow be worse than anything I had envisioned.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 23, 2011, 07:38:31 PM
You envisioned a live-action 3D Smurfs film?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 23, 2011, 08:01:47 PM
When I heard they were making one, yes.

The existence of this movies is old news. The trailer (and NPH's involvement) is what's new to me.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on March 23, 2011, 08:10:38 PM
Is there a website that will allow me to play the Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Yogi Bear and Marmaduke trailers all at once? I want to get high.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on March 23, 2011, 10:16:05 PM
It has a good cast, including a pretty friggin' incredible makeup job on Hank Azaria to make him look just like the toon Gargamel.

It still, of course, looks legitimately awful.

Of course, Smurfs is one of those things that I'm not entirely sure can be made any worse than it was in the first damn place.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on March 24, 2011, 11:24:44 AM
'The Beaver' Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttv-gvOzaPw#ws)

Well now.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on March 24, 2011, 11:47:10 AM
So ... it's a documentary?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on April 02, 2011, 10:56:09 PM
4 minutes of Green Lantern. (http://video.comicbookresources.com/movies/super-heroes/green-lantern-wondercon-footage/)

The CG is damned distracting but it looks like it could be good.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on April 06, 2011, 07:53:22 PM
So, Malcolm McDowell is going to be in the Silent Hill sequel (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/06/carrie-anne-moss-malcolm-mcdowell-join-cast-of-silent-hill-rev/).

I don't think they're going to use him to his full potential, but still, they cast him as the insane, possibly undead, daughter-beating religious fanatic. That's the type of role McDowell will make sweet, sweet love to.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 08, 2011, 05:42:54 AM
Beastie Boys have a new album coming soon, it will contain this:

Fight For Your Right - Revisited (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBa5qp9sUOY#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on April 08, 2011, 05:49:19 AM
Oh wow.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on April 08, 2011, 06:56:59 AM
That is amazing. How did they get all of those people to... I mean, I can understand most of them, but Susan Sarandon!? hahahahahaha
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on April 08, 2011, 07:02:08 AM
Yo I don't hang out with those guys. I ain't got NOTHIN' to do with those dudes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 14, 2011, 12:05:26 PM
The Hobbit Start of Production Video from the Set (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGu8I4tnvWs#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 16, 2011, 10:26:50 AM
Iron Sky Teaser 3 - We Come In Peace! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNDaOFQ6g2I#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on May 17, 2011, 04:09:46 AM
you guys

you guys




TINTIN



(http://i.imgur.com/HGqI4.jpg)


It's finally happening you guys! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlm3eLRut0#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 17, 2011, 06:28:21 AM
Ohhhhh man, so hopeful.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on May 17, 2011, 07:06:37 AM
Not going to lie: that's a pretty fucking boss trailer right there.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 17, 2011, 10:15:20 AM
I'm not so sure. Those stories you love, done by such bland creators as Spielberg and Jackson, and using that horrifying CGI motion tracking stuff? Ehh.....
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 17, 2011, 10:17:51 AM
Yeah, but look at the names on the BOTTOM of the poster.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on May 17, 2011, 11:46:40 AM
Edgar Wright is cowriting and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are playing Thompson and Thomson, sooooooo...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on May 17, 2011, 12:35:25 PM
I just realized I've never been excited about a CG movie, ever.

Until now.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 17, 2011, 01:38:17 PM
Nobody - and I mean NOBODY - I know is more cynical about film adaptations than I am. You name any film adaptation and I invariably thought that it not only didn't measure up to the book, but it was outright insulting to the source material.

And yet, I have yet to see a single cue in the material seen so far that would trigger my cynicism. And Tintin is precious to me like few other things.

The proof may be in the pudding, but for now at least I remain dizzyingly hopeful.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on May 17, 2011, 03:46:20 PM
I've never been huge on Titin, but I can say with no shred of doubt that this movie is going to be absolutely fucking incredible
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on May 17, 2011, 04:53:05 PM
especially the part where tintin finds the robot angels and gets to see his mom one last time
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on May 17, 2011, 05:02:01 PM
It's kind of silly, especially since this is as far from the point of the character as you can get, but one of the parts that makes me confident is that Tintin stone-cold clocks a guy in the face. Because sometimes you gotta deck a goon. He doesn't particularly enjoy it, and it's not what he's about, but the fact that it was allowed to happen says something. You'd think (you'd fear!) that sort of thing would be cut as a compromise to modern sensibilities, but there it is! Pow!

...on the other hand, didn't they rip off that typography from the Watchmen flick?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 17, 2011, 07:05:46 PM
I know just what you mean. I thought it was very significant that he's got a proper gun in a couple of those shots.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 19, 2011, 06:02:06 PM
Neuromancer film rights secured (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/05/william-gibsons-cyberpunk-classic-neuromancer-may-finally-get-to-screens.html)

Can Snow Crash be far behind?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 19, 2011, 06:10:05 PM
Also, it seems that James Cameron wants to be George Lucas. (http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/3d-restored-titanic-released-worldwide-april-6-2012/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 19, 2011, 08:25:34 PM
"Nothing can possibly make this movie a bad idea!"
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 19, 2011, 10:58:49 PM
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and launched the careers of stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet

...the year after DiCaprio starred in a $150M-grossing goddamn Shakespeare adaptation, yes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 20, 2011, 04:57:32 AM
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and launched the careers of stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet

...the year after DiCaprio starred in a $150M-grossing goddamn Shakespeare adaptation, yes.

...and four years after his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 20, 2011, 05:09:52 AM
Haha, I actually had to look that one up.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 20, 2011, 05:17:54 AM
Before I hit the Wiki, I'm guessing.. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 20, 2011, 05:18:25 AM
HA HA, YES
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 20, 2011, 05:18:33 AM
EAT IT, DICRAPRIO!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on May 22, 2011, 08:31:57 PM
MORE LIEK DICK-CRAP-IO AMRITE?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: the asshole you hate on May 22, 2011, 10:02:28 PM
I liked Inception and Catch Me If You Can.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 23, 2011, 07:12:09 PM
"Green With Envy" - Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CloKbXtD28#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 27, 2011, 04:25:38 PM
Legolas will appear in The Hobbit. (https://www.facebook.com/PeterJacksonNZ/posts/10150265634081558)

I don't know who will scream harder, Orlando Bloom fangirls or Tolkien purists.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 27, 2011, 07:08:06 PM
Good thing I hate those movies already!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 27, 2011, 07:29:24 PM
There's nothing weird about Legolas being in Mirkwood at the time of The Hobbit, other than the fact that he is now mentioned by name.

It beats the hell out of Arwen suddenly becoming Gandalf.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 27, 2011, 11:57:13 PM
Yeah, the Elven King who imprisons the Dwarves in Mirkwood is Thranduil, Legolas's dad.  Jackson is really taking absolutely no liberties in putting Legolas there.  Hell, he and Gloin get in a big bitchy argument about it at the Council of Elrond.

It beats the hell out of Arwen suddenly becoming Glorfindel.

Not really.  Glorfindel is one of those "who the fuck is this guy?" guys in LOTR, one of the ones who's got some huge backstory but is really only there for one scene and then is referenced a few more times as being a Big Deal.

Arwen, likewise, is a blink-and-you'll-miss-her background character who then shows up at the end and is treated like she's really important.  She's huge in the subtext of Aragorn's motivations, but her role is small-time to a casual reader.

Combining the two of them into one character so that Arwen is more important to the story makes good sense.

But I won't defend all that "Oh yeah, she's dying now for some reason" bullshit in the third movie.

(As for Gandalf's role in the Flight to the Fords, it's stated that he and Elrond are in Rivendell casting the spells that cause the river to swell and sweep away the Ringwraiths.  Gandalf takes credit for shaping the waves like horses.  We see Elrond casting the spell in the movie, and we see the horses; I don't think it's particularly important that we don't see Gandalf until the next scene.)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 28, 2011, 08:33:33 AM
Arwen gets a whole Appendix about her though, I think.  That's something.

Meanwhile I thought Glorfindel was the elf who shows up at Helm's Deep and everyone's like "who the fuck is this guy?", but I guess that's Haldir.  Kind of hard to keep your glowing blonde douchebags straight, especially when they're not supposed to be blonde.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 28, 2011, 09:00:26 AM
I'm fine with Legolas being in the Hobbit, since he would have actually been around. I was also fine with Glorfindel being replaced by Arwen.

See, it's not changes to the original text that make me angry; when they're done for good reasons (see: giving Arwen more screentime/development) I have no problem with them. Hitchhiker's Guide was changed in some way for each and every adaptation: this makes sense. Some things work better in a radio play, a tv show, a movie, a book, etc.

It's when they go full Filmamir that it starts to irritate me.

Glorfindel was an elf lord named after the elf lord who killed a Balrog in Gondolin. That's... pretty much the extent of his background. Haldir didn't show up at Helm's deep in the book, either (no elves did). He was put in to show the elves were contributing something, while in the book it was explained (later on) that they were busy fighting off forces from Mirkwood.

The thing about Tolkien is that most of everything is explained in the appendixes, because LotR is from the point of view of the Hobbits except briefly when it's just Aragorn/Gimli/Legolas alone. Nobody told the Hobbits what was going on in the state of the world, they were basically just baggage. So if you want to know why the elves never sent anyone to help at Helm's Deep or Gondor, you have to read the appendixes. Trouble is, most people can't even stand the boring pace of the actual books, much less an index of info dump.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 28, 2011, 09:05:29 AM
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I don't know who will scream harder, Orlando Bloom fangirls or Tolkien purists.

The fangirls, by far. I don't know how much exposure you've actually had to real life full blown fangirls, but they are basically the noisiest thing on earth.

Meanwhile, the fat neckbeards who want everything 100% the way it was in the book because they are stupid and do not understand how adaptations work will only be able to mutter and post bitterly before having to brb my larping group is here and I am almost finished with my Huan costume Pete's gf is playing Luthien and she is going to ride me around
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 28, 2011, 10:43:02 AM
The thing about Tolkien is that most of everything is explained in the appendixes, because LotR is from the point of view of the Hobbits except briefly when it's just Aragorn/Gimli/Legolas alone.

Well, that or someone tells the character about what happened after the fact. Case-in-point: Gandalf telling Frodo about his battle with Saruman, or Boromir telling Aragorn in his dying breath about how he fought off six million orcs.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on May 28, 2011, 10:57:53 AM





NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 28, 2011, 11:58:05 AM
There is actually no (or exceedingly little) action in Tolkien. Every fight is told as if someone was actually telling the story.

i.e. "Aragorn slew the orc."

This is starkly opposed to, say, Salvatore, who writes fighting like this:

"Drizzt brought both swords up in a quick flashing movement, slicing them by Artemis' face. In the moment Entreri was blinded, Drizzt quickly slammed both swords down, only to find Artemis had anticipated this ruse and had trapped both blades there with his own. Before Drizzt could react, Artemis lashed out with one boot, connecting squarely in the face. Drizzt's whole world exploded in red as he staggered back. He knew Artemis was moving in for the kill, and began to whirl his swords in front of him, expecting to feel steel on steel any second. But nothing came, and as Drizzt regained his vision only lost for a second, he saw Artemis moving quickly to the left. Too late, Drizzt began to turn to parry. The sharp bite of Artemis' blade, only partially dulled by Drizzt's mail, brought a sudden burst of fury to Drizzt's movements. He countered quickly, spinning his whole body as he slammed into Artemis' defenses too quickly for the assassin to do anything but parry."

I think the only time I can even remember Tolkien writing anything more complicated than "and then Gimli killed five more orcs" was during the fight between Eowyn and the Witch King.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 28, 2011, 12:02:06 PM
I actually kept track, once: Salvatore spent almost three pages describing events that count not have taken more than ten seconds, while Tolkien will spend the same amount of pages describing the trees and then skip an entire battle in a sentence.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 28, 2011, 12:02:30 PM
The whole point of Gimli and Legolas comparing scores was to give the reader a sense of scale as to what was going on.

Which turned into a pretty funny moment in the movie when their scores turned out to be the exact same 40-something as in the book when they were clearly taking out like a fucker every two seconds for half an hour.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on May 28, 2011, 01:14:28 PM
Hughes walks out as director of Akira movie (http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/05/26/albert-hughes-walks-from-live-action-akira).

This is kind of a good thing, considering the man directed fucking Book of Eli.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 28, 2011, 01:54:06 PM
Glorfindel was an elf lord named after the elf lord who killed a Balrog in Gondolin. That's... pretty much the extent of his background.

Also, he's the one responsible for the prophecy that the Witch King can be killed by no man.

Well, that or someone tells the character about what happened after the fact. Case-in-point: Gandalf telling Frodo about his battle with Saruman, or Boromir telling Aragorn in his dying breath about how he fought off six million orcs.

Gandalf also doesn't explain what the Nazgul are until Frodo makes it to Rivendell.

I actually quite like that storytelling device as it makes rereading the books a completely different experience than reading them for the first time; on the first read-through you're as in-the-dark as Frodo and just know that there are horrible things chasing him, while on subsequent readings you know what's really going on and it's a whole different kind of scary.

There is actually no (or exceedingly little) action in Tolkien. Every fight is told as if someone was actually telling the story.

i.e. "Aragorn slew the orc."

This is starkly opposed to, say, Salvatore

Martin has a very interesting mix of the two, because of his very deliberate choice of POV characters.  Tyrion ends up in the middle of a couple huge battles and so they're narrated as they happen; meanwhile, while the results of Robb's battles are very important to the development of the story, we generally only hear about them after the fact when someone reports them to Caetlyn, because she's a POV character and Robb's not.  Indeed, [spoiler]none of the eponymous clashing kings are POV characters (unless you count Dany)[/spoiler], and that's a very deliberate and very interesting decision.

Of course, TV is a visual medium and I expect we'll see a lot more of those battles next year than we "see" in the books.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on May 28, 2011, 02:05:04 PM
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Of course, TV is a visual medium and I expect we'll see a lot more of those battles next year than we "see" in the books.

Oh yeah. Looking forward to [spoiler]Beorn vs Bolg[/spoiler] assuming they don't change anything, or just simply have [spoiler]Thorin kill him[/spoiler] instead.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 28, 2011, 06:31:33 PM
Now, I do shave only once a week, but I'll happily lay in with the neckbeards on Tolkien stuff.

That said, the fact that movie adaptations exist never bothered me in and of itself. I understand that a lot of things need to be altered for a movie adaptation and I generally try to be kind to them. Truth be told, Legolas being in Mirkwood doesn't bug me at all. It makes sense for pretty much the exact reason Thad mentioned and hell, it's something Tolkien himself might've added if he could have.

What always bugs me is not when scenes are cut or changed around or that the scenery doesn't look the way I want it too. I actually think the LotR movies do an excellent job of nailing most of the visual stuff: costumes, landscapes, etc. I'm not upset that Bombadil was cut, or things like that (though I think he's great and totally belongs, but hey, it's a blindingly easy thing to cut for the movie and a loss that easier to live with than many other things). What bugs me about book adaptations is when the whole theme and meaning is disrupted, undermined, or just thrown wholesale out the window; when characters' personalities undergo wholesale changes; and when the underlying tone of the writing is lost.

It bugs me ten times more with Tolkien, because the guy actually wrote a lengthy (but not THAT lengthy)introduction which is included with every copy of the damn book ever that explains his feelings and themes as clear as day. He was a man who longed nostalgically for a world he remembered from his youth and tried to capture that in a fantasy setting.

It's not something complicated or esoteric. You don't need academics to debate to possible intentions of a long-departed author. The man came right out and said it! Lord of the Rings is the story of the last hurrah of the fantasy world he's worked on his whole life, which doubles as a sort of metaphor for the loss of the supposedly more idyllic world of his youth. I mean, Friday already pointed it out - it's not about battles or swordplay, it's about lingering impressions of nature, about homely meals, and long voyages on foot in true wilderness, it's about the fading away of the last vestiges of fantastic and magical things that were once to great for imagining. It's not a fistfight, it's that last moment just before you completely forget a beautiful dream you had.

But instead we got a trilogy about comedy dwarves and surfing elves and a bunch of characters who kinda go through the motions without really ever having any of the depth that makes LotR more than just a bunch of elves and dwarves and other stock fantasy races beating the crap out of each other. It's why the loss of the scouring does bug me where Bombadil doesn't: It shows in the most visceral fashion that even for the isolated Hobbits in their idyllic Shire, the world has changed irreversibly. It's the clincher, the object lesson for the slow. It's a crucial scene for the theme of the books and a huge and final bit of character development.

The whole failure to understand is disappointing because it seems like no one really understands what fantasy used to mean, back before it was utterly fossilized in the 60's from tropes created in the 30's. They key here is that Tolkien is often lumped in with writers who came in in the 40's 50's and 60's (or later), but really, he fits much more with an earlier breed, with Mervyn Peake, with Kenneth Grahame, with TH Whyte. And even (in a way) with others like Lovecraft or R.E. Howard.

That doesn't mean I want to roll back time to the old Weird Tales pulp days, just that there was a time when all of this was NEW! When Lovecraft wrote of unspeakable horrors and no one had really done anything quite like it, when Hyperborean barbarians walked the dream lands of twisted ancient mythologies, when pixies and fairies were more commonly remembered as they are in say Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell (ironically, one of the very few truly original fantasy works of our era) as house-spirits or dangerous creatures of active folklore. When goblins and orcs and elves and dwarves as we know them now were almost entirely new ideas - a massive feat of reinvention of Tolkien's, that is so enduring it persists to the degree that it has drowned out everything else. But it was once new! There was a lot of cross-fertilization between these guys in ways that most folks don't realize and they're similar in many surprising ways, but ultimately they each created worlds that were uniquely imaginative and deeply personal - and they shared them. Now that to me is true Fantasy.

What do we get now? D&D sourcebooks and Star Wars Novels, and stories so derivative it boggles the mind to think that there was ever a time when the word "Fantasy" could be taken at face value rather than as hideous mockery of its own meaning.

But I guess movie adaptations are not where you look for originality anyways.

:tldr: I like stories how about you.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 28, 2011, 07:09:45 PM
Which I think is part of why Martin's such a breath of fresh air: he's NOT stock Tolkien/Howard/White fantasy (though there are a few recognizable bits of each), he pretty much took feudal Europe and threw in some extinct dragons and made the scary things beyond the borders of the known world literal.  And there's only one dwarf, and he's not a fantastical creature.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 28, 2011, 07:55:38 PM
Yanno, it seems like Fantasy has supplanted Sci-Fi as the genre of choice for speculative fiction. Modern fantasy can usually be summarized as "It's like story X but with twist Y," or "What if culture A had magical thingy B?"
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 28, 2011, 08:46:52 PM
Which I think is part of why Martin's such a breath of fresh air: he's NOT stock Tolkien/Howard/White fantasy (though there are a few recognizable bits of each), he pretty much took feudal Europe and threw in some extinct dragons and made the scary things beyond the borders of the known world literal.  And there's only one dwarf, and he's not a fantastical creature.

See, I'm not saying Martin is a bad writer - I haven't read near enough of him to make that kind of statement anyway. But that's not what I'm looking for.

It's not realism per se I'm looking for, it's that pure unbridled imagination that fantasy once represented. Lots of magic can be just as keen as almost no magic (or none at all!). It's only crap like the magepunk worlds of Magic, D&D, WoW, etc. that are really stomach-churning.

Saying something is just like medieval europe... just makes me want to catch up on the real history of medieval europe. Say, on that subject, you know what's really cool? Medieval eastern europe. There's so much wildly untapped stuff there it's crazy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 28, 2011, 09:15:29 PM
LotR struck a resonant chord in its time because it was about a massive worldwide war and its irrevocable effect on the world's innocence, nary a decade after that exact thing had happened.  It's never going to strike the same chord in this generation no matter how hard you try, because we were all born in the fourth age.  We can only think of  time when people could believe that legends existed as itself a legend.

Any attempt to write a similar story in the modern day is going to come out as a tedious cynical trudge through a gallery of once-respected entities now reduced to their true colors and generally being less than impressive.  In other words, modern fantasy.

Kick the emo out of Gen-X, Gen-Why and Gen-iPod and maybe you'll get your old childlike innocence back in your stories.  Or just learn to work in the context of what the world is.  Whatever, I'm gonna go watch TV.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 28, 2011, 09:51:02 PM
LotR struck a resonant chord in its time because it was about a massive worldwide war and its irrevocable effect on the world's innocence, nary a decade after that exact thing had happened again.

You know, the Scouring of the Shire is based on Tolkien's feelings upon returning from the FIRST World War.

It's never going to strike the same chord in this generation no matter how hard you try, because we were all born in the fourth age.  We can only think of  time when people could believe that legends existed as itself a legend.

Maybe it won't strike the SAME chord, but it's proven pretty popular with the two generations since it was published.  There are a whole lot of other themes to draw out of it besides just "oh, right, it's like the War" -- as Tolkien said in the aforementioned introduction, it is not a damn allegory; it's INTENDED to hit on themes that are universal.

Any attempt to write a similar story in the modern day is going to come out as a tedious cynical trudge through a gallery of once-respected entities now reduced to their true colors and generally being less than impressive.  In other words, modern fantasy.

Kick the emo out of Gen-X, Gen-Why and Gen-iPod and maybe you'll get your old childlike innocence back in your stories.  Or just learn to work in the context of what the world is.  Whatever, I'm gonna go watch TV.

I don't think cynicism is responsible for what's wrong with modern fantasy -- indeed, my favorites of the last few years have been extremely cynical works like The Witcher and Game of Thrones.  (Hell, cynical fantasy was hardly unheard of even around Tolkien's time -- the first Conan story was published more than 20 years before LotR, and the first Elric story just a few years after.)  I'd say it's more that the genre's so incestuous, derivative, and repetitive.

Really it's the old "90% of everything is crap."
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 29, 2011, 02:53:42 AM
It's also worth pointing out the fact that Tolkien explicitly states (in that same introduction) that his book is not supposed to be an allegory for WWII, and even described how the plot would have been different if it was.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 29, 2011, 11:55:43 AM
Yes, guys, I read the foreword too.  Did I say that's what he wrote?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on May 29, 2011, 12:06:28 PM
TV Tropes dot org slash Applicability
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 29, 2011, 12:56:27 PM
Yes, guys, I read the foreword too.  Did I say that's what he wrote?

Did I say you said that's what he wrote?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on May 29, 2011, 12:59:14 PM
Did I say you said he said that's what he said you said he wrote?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on May 29, 2011, 12:59:28 PM
I honestly can't recall. Somebody help me
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 29, 2011, 04:19:04 PM
(http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2005/news/051010/dadams2.jpg)

"Could you ah... could you repeat that, Chief?"
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 29, 2011, 04:48:16 PM
It's also worth pointing out the fact that Tolkien explicitly states (in that same introduction) that his book is not supposed to be an allegory for WWII, and even described how the plot would have been different if it was.

Quote from: Mark Twain
NOTICE:
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted;
persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished;
persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.
By Order Of The Author,
Per G.G., Chief of Ordnance.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: patito on May 29, 2011, 05:03:24 PM
well, according to death of the author it doesn't really matter what meaning Tolkien or Mark Twain intended for their work.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on May 29, 2011, 05:32:10 PM
Yes, but that's retarded.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on May 29, 2011, 11:58:32 PM
How else will we gauge if they succeeded!?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on May 30, 2011, 11:48:36 AM
Just saw a commercial for insurance.
Please tell me that's not what Beast looks like in the new movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on May 30, 2011, 12:37:53 PM
Looks like a furry?  'Cause that's what he looks like in the comics, last I checked.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on May 30, 2011, 12:40:26 PM
Found the commercial

Farmers Insurance/X-Men: First Class -- X-Change Student: University of Farmers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOEApFa_7-4#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 30, 2011, 12:43:37 PM
That is a REALLY FUCKING WEIRD crossover.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 30, 2011, 01:06:17 PM
Why is that class being taught by Bald Jonah Jameson?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on May 30, 2011, 01:24:50 PM
Just saw a commercial for insurance.
Please tell me that's not what Beast looks like in the new movie.
Couldn't care. But here's what Emma Frost looks like in the movie:

(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa34/disponi/X_Men_First_Class_13064698786144.jpg)

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 30, 2011, 03:20:09 PM
That's her costume right?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 30, 2011, 03:46:47 PM
Actually that's a rather conservative look for her.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 11, 2011, 06:49:34 AM
Risk: The Motion Picture (http://screenrant.com/risk-board-game-movie-john-hlavin-sandy-119165/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 14, 2011, 05:54:15 PM
Hmmm, apparently reviews for Green Lantern are being kept under wraps until the day before its release. (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=39343)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Rosencrantz on June 14, 2011, 05:59:09 PM
Hmmm, apparently reviews for Green Lantern are being kept under wraps until the day before its release. (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=39343)

Out of curiosity, has there ever been a time when something that had embargoed reviews turned out to be really good? Or just pretty good?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 15, 2011, 09:51:57 AM
Here's the Captain America poster you WON'T see in public! (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167533-captain-americas-crew-poster-unveiled)

Even though it's about seventy thousand times better.

JOXAM EDITED YOUR LINK :D
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on June 15, 2011, 10:14:15 AM
I'm assuming you just copy-pasted that link, so I'm not sure how it got so screwed up.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on June 15, 2011, 10:28:52 AM
The problem is that people link it like they would in html but the boards url tag isn't like html.

Code: [Select]
The tag is just [url=blah blah] not [url="blah blah"]
Also people tend to type in [url=http://"http://blah blah"] which is just completely right out.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 15, 2011, 11:30:55 AM
I thought I did it right. Oh well, thanks, Jox.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 15, 2011, 08:16:13 PM
The Green Lantern reviews are starting to leak out and they're well south of 30%.

This is my, etc.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 15, 2011, 08:20:21 PM
face when I'm fucking you in the ass?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on June 15, 2011, 09:02:48 PM
YTPMV: Ganon Says Your Face While I Play VERY Fitting Music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vxyh4ctGHw#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 16, 2011, 05:26:26 AM
And an unexpected roundhouse from THAD. NICE.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 17, 2011, 08:27:53 PM
Benedict Cumberbatch voicing both Smaug and Sauron, according to Deadline (http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/benedict-cumberbatch-to-voice-smaug-in-the-hobbit/).  Deadline is a real thing, right?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 17, 2011, 08:51:30 PM
Benedict Cumberbatch

First of all, HA that name is so stereotypically British. Second, who?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 17, 2011, 08:58:10 PM
Benedict Cumberbatch voicing both Smaug and Sauron, according to Deadline (http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/benedict-cumberbatch-to-voice-smaug-in-the-hobbit/).  Deadline is a real thing, right?

Forget Deadline, the name "Benedict Cumberbatch" is a real thing?

EDIT: Dammit Buge!   :MENDOZAAAAA:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 17, 2011, 09:03:26 PM
Of Sherlock (http://brontoforum.us/index.php?topic=5412.0).  Along with Martin Freeman, who is playing Bilbo.

Sherlock is on Netflix Streaming (http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Masterpiece_Mystery_Sherlock_Series_1/70151278?trkid=2361637).  You should watch it.  There are 3 episodes, 90 minutes each.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 27, 2011, 09:24:28 AM
Brave Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYg0VgPy6Uk#ws)

 :want: :8D: :victory: ::D: :8V: :scanners:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on June 27, 2011, 09:33:59 AM
DAT HAIR

Also: now I don't have to go see Cars 2!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on June 27, 2011, 10:28:36 AM
I'm just. I can't imagine being excited for Cars.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on June 27, 2011, 10:32:38 AM
... I kind of liked Cars, actually. I'm a sucker for Small Town flavored Americana in general, though, so I'm not particularly interested in Cars 2.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on June 27, 2011, 11:40:03 AM
I saw Cars 2. It aims for a younger demographic than all their other movies, and it really nails that particular mark. However, all the development that those characters could ever have undergone was exhausted (har!) before the first Cars ended, leaving the sequel to be a movie constructed primarily out of hijinks. And, well. As hijinks go, they're quite good, because with or without subtlety and tenderness they're still Pixar, but if you're thinking about seeing it you should know what you're getting into: a movie whose main character is the tow truck voiced by Larry the Cable Guy and whose A-plot is a spy thriller pastiche held together by an idiot plot.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on June 27, 2011, 02:40:16 PM
i still like "The Bear and the Bow" better as a title than "Brave" but still i am so stoked
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 27, 2011, 03:04:08 PM
"Brave" lends itself better to taglines.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on June 27, 2011, 03:32:57 PM
Nonsense!  You could be Team Bear or Team Bow.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on July 01, 2011, 05:06:04 AM
Attack The Block - Official HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD0gm7dHKKc#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on July 01, 2011, 08:10:05 PM
Attack The Block - Official HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD0gm7dHKKc#ws)
Aliens vs. Chavs
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 05, 2011, 06:34:01 PM
Three Musketeers - Official Trailer 2 [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38an1IAG1TA#ws)

I can't even...

I, what?...

...What IS THIS?!?!

EXPLOSIONNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSS EVERYWHAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! I can't even decide if this is flat-out awesome or unbelievably horrible.

Actually, what I thought of most was:

(http://www.pbfcomics.com/archive_b/PBF209-Now_Showing.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 05, 2011, 07:37:31 PM
I would not expect great things from Paul W.S. Anderson.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on July 05, 2011, 07:40:01 PM
The man made Event Horizon.  We know he can do great things.  And this looks positively delightful!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 05, 2011, 07:57:15 PM
Will it be better than the reprehensible The Musketeer?

Absolutely!

Will it outdo the somewhat okay The Man in The Iron Mask?

Chances are!

Will it best the camp Disney version?

Never! Two reasons why:

1. Tim.
2. Curry.

The Three Musketeers (1993): D'Artagnan Meets the Cardinal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKudT1bM68#noexternalembed-ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 05, 2011, 08:55:02 PM
I just wonder who I would have to murder to get an actual faithful adaptation with good acting.

The better part of the planet, I would guess.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on July 06, 2011, 06:45:15 AM
Well the actual unmodified story of the book wouldn't make for a good movie, largely because it didn't make a good book either.  Puttering around for a while doing nothing before having a total non-ending is not a good thing to do in a film.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 06, 2011, 05:43:51 PM
largely because it didn't make a good book either.

;____;

Well, I always liked it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 06, 2011, 07:00:34 PM
Dumas was nothing if not thorough. However, the great swathes of characterization and plot of The Count of Monte Cristo that was excised in the 2002 film should have led James Caviezel to actually be imprisoned in a dungeon and horsewhipped.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 11, 2011, 06:53:11 AM
The Secret Of The Unicorn Full Movie Trailer.flv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEj3UsAl0K8#ws)

 :jizz: :jizz: :jizz: :jizz: :jizz:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 11, 2011, 07:15:14 AM
It....

It...

IT LOOKS TEN TIMES BETTER WITH EVERY TRAILER.

 :cake: :cake: :cake: *SQUEEEEEEEEEE*   :cake: :cake: :cake:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on July 11, 2011, 08:57:44 AM
Goddddd that looks gorgeous
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 11, 2011, 10:09:51 AM
Kind of strange how every other character EXCEPT Tin-tin avoids the uncanny valley.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on July 11, 2011, 10:33:36 AM
They might have spent a little too much time trying to get him to look "right", compared to the other characters.

It certainly isn't enough to put me off though!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 11, 2011, 10:35:13 AM
Tin-tin always looked a little scary to me even when he was ink, so I'd say that's a job well done.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 11, 2011, 12:06:04 PM
I think it's those baby-as-in-one-year-old blue eyes. He looks creepy because he has the body of a young man (as he should), but the eyes of a cherub.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 14, 2011, 05:51:06 AM
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS - 28/03/2012 au cinéma/in de bioscoop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnYpfvbmGGo#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 14, 2011, 06:45:09 AM
:cake:

I was wondering when Aardman was going to make something again!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 18, 2011, 09:37:23 AM
The Pirates! Band of Misfits Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laIHcJQBYj8#)

It just gets better  :omg:

(this is a different trailer before some smugface replies without clicking on it)

and according to IMDB it has david tennant as charles darwin :omg: :omg: :omg:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on July 18, 2011, 08:17:42 PM
Screw MML3, The Dark Tower (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/19/us-darktower-idUSTRE76I06Q20110719) got canceled also.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on July 18, 2011, 09:54:36 PM
Screw MML3, The Dark Tower (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/19/us-darktower-idUSTRE76I06Q20110719) got canceled also.
This is probably for the best.  There's basically no way this could have turned out good.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 19, 2011, 03:19:42 PM
http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/leaked-amazing-spider-man-swings-its-way-online (http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/leaked-amazing-spider-man-swings-its-way-online)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on July 19, 2011, 03:59:17 PM
Oh wow hey Spider-Man's origin story this'll be different!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 21, 2011, 12:16:07 PM
Latest videoblog for The Hobbit! (http://www.thehobbitblog.com/?p=3133)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on July 21, 2011, 12:51:23 PM
Screw MML3, The Dark Tower (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/19/us-darktower-idUSTRE76I06Q20110719) got canceled also.
This is probably for the best.  There's basically no way this could have turned out good.

I agree, but goddamn what if it had been good
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Cthulhu-chan on July 21, 2011, 01:52:10 PM
I agree, but goddamn what if it had been good
im sorry i cant hear you over how hard im not thinking about it
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Envy on July 21, 2011, 03:24:38 PM
Ok I love Woody Harrelson, but come on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uDuReyaNZo&feature=player_embedded#at=29 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uDuReyaNZo&feature=player_embedded#at=29)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on July 22, 2011, 02:12:16 PM
The Flaming C Movie Trailer (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol16wEJUkBc#ws)


yup.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 25, 2011, 08:34:17 AM
This... is a...

In Time - Officiele filmclip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnGHQokMhZ0#ws)

This is a thing that has been made.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on July 25, 2011, 08:47:32 AM
I like the meta marketing plan of showing you the whole movie in four minutes so you don't waste your time.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on July 26, 2011, 11:35:12 AM
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Official Trailer (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Z_D9Grh18#ws)

When I searched the forum to see if this was posted, I noticed Thad posted something about it in the "hey Kids free comics thread", so I have to wonder: Was this a comic first or did the comic come after as a promotion for the movie?

In any case, it's an interesting concept.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 26, 2011, 11:58:11 AM
The comic's a promo for the movie; I assume that's why it's free.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on July 26, 2011, 12:04:11 PM
You know, when you say it like that, I just sound really stupid.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 26, 2011, 02:31:55 PM
So, the thing about Rise of the Planet of the Apes is... well, we already kind of know how it's going to end. It's in the fucking title. However, since the original Planet of the Apes is so famous for its ending plot twist, so one would assume that that probably means that Rise is going to have itself a pretty mind-blowing twist, too. Right?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on July 26, 2011, 04:13:19 PM
Thing is, I thought Planet of the Apes was at least somewhat specific about apes evolving and becoming the dominate species all on their lonesome, with humans just kind of dying off.

Soooo, maybe it's supposed to be a story about what was happening in an alternate dimension while the popularity of the original movie was rising.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on July 26, 2011, 04:25:09 PM
Well maybe some guy will bring his kids, who have never seen the original Planet of the Apes, and they'll be totally blown away by the way this movie about a monkey rebellion actually ended with the fall of man.

I mean that would be some pretty crazy shit if you were 10
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on July 26, 2011, 04:30:16 PM
I actually wish they had called it like, "The rise of the apes", and then have the twist ending be that it's related to planet of the apes. That would have been worth watching.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on July 26, 2011, 04:39:45 PM
In the grim future of 2011 no movie is allowed to be subtle.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 26, 2011, 04:53:46 PM
I hate to break it to you guys but this is pretty much a remake of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, except instead of being walking political statements the apes are now just particularly hairy Fast Zombies.

But there is a possibility of the TWEEST being that this particular movie isn't tied to any partiular canon and the rebellion fails when the last humans discover a way to give the apes reverse AIDS...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 27, 2011, 05:51:27 AM
Calling it now: The tweest will be the movie ending in some sort of Independence Day battle bonanza, with the humans seemingly winning. Our plucky heroes get a happy ending etc etc, until we get a shot (possibly after the credits) of a single intelligent chimp hiding somewhere, the military having missed him. Bonus points if he's in a zoo or jungle trying to make other monkeys smarter. Double bonus points if it's a baby monkey that's actually the child of one of the intelligent ones (and implied to have inherited the trait), but born from a regular mother ape.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 27, 2011, 09:17:25 AM
...that was Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 27, 2011, 11:10:00 AM
http://www.movieweb.com/news/battleship-trailer (http://www.movieweb.com/news/battleship-trailer)

This is a thing

A thing that is happening
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Misha on July 27, 2011, 11:15:26 AM
I want the twist to be that humans and apes actually make peace and live together as two intelligent species, until one day in the future humans kill themselves off, leaving only apes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on July 27, 2011, 12:17:38 PM
Maybe it turns out the REAL apes here

are man
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on July 27, 2011, 12:59:30 PM
The ape rebellion is quelled and drug is introduced into society, but actually just turns humans into slightly-smarter-than-average apes too.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on July 27, 2011, 02:19:27 PM
The twist is there is no twist and the apes brutally murder everyone in a series of graphic shots filled with the screams of the dying

The twist is the apes brutally murder half the humans and put the other half into the Matrix

The twist is King Kong shows up at the end and has a rematch with Godzilla
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on July 27, 2011, 02:20:14 PM
(Godzilla wins this time, hurray the earth is saved, queue Godzilla victory dance)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on July 27, 2011, 02:32:59 PM
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/123768/godzillawins.gif)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 27, 2011, 04:03:07 PM
The twist is halfway up the gorilla's penile shaft.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 27, 2011, 05:27:55 PM
The twist is that it WASN'T EARTH ALL ALONG
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on July 27, 2011, 05:46:01 PM
The twist is that the humans win, but only after resorting to a massive nuclear strike that destroys most of the world's landmarks and eradicates all normal apes on the planet.  As a means to show remorse and in rememberance of his catastrophic event, the surviving humans don ape masks to wear at all times, and pass this tradition on to their children.  Those who refuse to partake of this ritual are shunned and cast out of society.

Nearly 2000 years later, a group of time-travelling astronauts find themselves on a planet where the last vestiges of regular humanity have gone savage, and civilization has been supplanted by a bunch of people in shitty mass-produced masks who have come to think of themselves as descendants of the original apes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on July 27, 2011, 05:52:57 PM
The twist is at the end all the apes and humans turn into a giant liquid Rei

The twist is Ocelot was a good guy all along

The twist is the Apes are actually Hinamori at what point did you think you were not watching Bleach
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on July 27, 2011, 06:06:48 PM
The twist is it's not a Planet of the Apes movie. It's another Seth Rogen "comedy" that they are showing a different trailer for as a social experiment.
It's stupid, but that's the twist.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 27, 2011, 06:54:40 PM
The twist is that it's the Troy McLure musical version.

So I went to see Harold Potter and the Significant Plot Device Part The Second tonight. Trailers included:

-Arthur Christmas: I have no idea what this crappy movie is, but it was the best trailer by sheer virtue of not being a sequel.
-Spy Kids 4D: Robert Rodriguez continues to pander to his kids, who must be like nineteen by now. When I heard my coworkers talking about "Aromascope" I thought it was a joke. I was sadly mistaken.
-Happy Feet Two:
Happy Feet 2 - Official Teaser Trailer [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twYq5QkNPKw#ws)

(http://i.imgur.com/J9tUy.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 27, 2011, 06:58:09 PM
Little known fact: the Happy Feet movies are directed by the same guy who Directed the Mad Max movies. 

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 27, 2011, 06:59:58 PM
Oh and Cowboys and Aliens was there too.

That actually looked kind of neat.

At least Harrison Ford seems fairly lucid in the trailer.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 27, 2011, 08:16:49 PM
-Arthur Christmas: I have no idea what this crappy movie is, but it was the best trailer by sheer virtue of not being a sequel.

...and possibly because it's goddamn Aardman, philistine.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 28, 2011, 08:13:09 AM
The last time Aardman made a CG feature they themselves were unsatisfied with the result.

Also it had elves parodying the military or something and eeeeeenh
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 28, 2011, 08:23:45 AM
... What movie was that? The Aardman reference page says Arthur Christmas will be the first CGI movie they've done. They did make a caveman CGI feature in partnership with Dreamworks, but really that was a Dreamworks movie (they currently hold full rights to it and the partnership is over).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 28, 2011, 08:54:17 AM
Flushed Away.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 28, 2011, 10:11:30 AM
Yeah, that was pretty much a Dreamworks movie with Aardman character designs too, though.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: teg on July 28, 2011, 10:18:12 AM
It was an Aardman movie that Dreamworks kept changing until it was a Dreamworks movie, which is why they don't work with Dreamworks anymore.
It was originally supposed to be about pirates, of all things.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on July 28, 2011, 10:22:02 AM
Pirates you say?

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) Exclusive New Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzddJ-yxaqY#ws)

ADDENDUM: Yeah, I know Niku already posted a trailer, but this is just so wonderful I think we should enjoy more of it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 28, 2011, 07:00:02 PM
So basically Aardman wanted to make a pirate fun times movie, then Dreamworks ruined it completely, and they held on to that dream so long that they're now actually making the movie they really wanted to all along?

This just makes The Pirates sound even better.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 29, 2011, 11:34:59 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/Wlb9d.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 29, 2011, 04:58:15 PM
Arrest Development (http://laist.com/2011/07/25/will_arnett_confirms_arrested_development_movie.php)

Usual grains of salt and all that.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 01, 2011, 08:23:20 PM
You know that Horrifying Battleship movie coming soon? This article explains a hell of a lot about the why's and wherefores (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/11/ron_meyer_may_be_out_at_univer.html)

Universal's logic still sounds fucking cuckoo though. I'd just eat the fucking five mil penalty and tell Hasbro to go fuck themselves with a combine harvester.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on August 01, 2011, 09:59:07 PM
If they have a good enough marketing team they can still turn it around with a Snakes on a Plane-esque "somehow we ended up taking this completely retarded idea completely seriously and it's incredible" thing.  Probably not though.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on August 01, 2011, 10:04:23 PM
Honestly? Battleship looks like a fun military porn movie. It's been a while since we had an enjoyable naval combat flick, and the fact that it doesn't really take itself too seriously and has a relatively big budget are generally what something like this needs.

When was the last time we actually saw a destroyer blow something up anyways
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on August 01, 2011, 11:43:45 PM
I do like how bright and daytime-y it is. That's honestly refreshing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ocksi on August 02, 2011, 05:15:46 AM
Daytime-y AND daytime-x
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on August 02, 2011, 05:34:00 AM
you are hitler sir
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on August 02, 2011, 08:11:02 AM
There is a Total Recall update in the works and it has a chick with three boobs (http://www.avclub.com/articles/dont-worry-the-new-total-recall-will-have-a-threeb,59811/).
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 02, 2011, 09:04:05 AM
aw yiss
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 02, 2011, 10:05:07 AM
Get ready for a surprise!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on August 02, 2011, 06:12:39 PM
Super Boob (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOzmq9C6aos#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on August 11, 2011, 06:08:19 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/Wlb9d.jpg)
Okay it has been annoying me since it was posted. Who is that replacing Bombur's face?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Norondor on August 11, 2011, 06:15:10 AM
magni bronzebeard from wow
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 16, 2011, 06:29:27 AM
So much for The Lone Ranger. (http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/shocker-disney-scraps-johnny-depps-lone-ranger/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 16, 2011, 07:32:31 AM
Tom Cruise was going to star in At The Mountains of Madness? Holy Shit.

I suddenly feel a lot better about that having being cancelled.

On the borders of reality, there exist horrors no man can see without shattering their sanity.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 16, 2011, 08:04:04 AM
(http://www.thefatlossninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/riskybusiness.jpg)

Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 16, 2011, 08:15:18 AM
Coulda been worse I guess. Coulda been.

(http://mimg.ugo.com/200812/8031/keanu-reeves.jpg)

"Wilmarth. I'm insane."
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Caithness on August 16, 2011, 10:12:40 AM
Arrest Development (http://laist.com/2011/07/25/will_arnett_confirms_arrested_development_movie.php)

Usual grains of salt and all that.

Jason Bateman also said on this week's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me that it was moving forward satisfactorily.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 19, 2011, 06:24:26 PM
So, for three or four generations now, Canada has been absorbing higher proportions of immigrants than just about any other country in the world.

It's long past time that we started seeing some of the incredibly bizarre fruits of this fact.

'Speedy Singhs' Official Theatrical Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFlzYCkRG5M#ws)

I don't know about you guys, but this looks awesome.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on August 19, 2011, 06:32:45 PM
That has less than zero chance of showing anywhere near here.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 19, 2011, 06:45:39 PM
So, for three or four generations now, Canada has been absorbing higher proportions of immigrants than just about any other country in the world.

It's long past time that we started seeing some of the incredibly bizarre fruits of this fact.

'Speedy Singhs' Official Theatrical Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFlzYCkRG5M#ws)

I don't know about you guys, but this looks awesome.

Somehow, in the light of the fact that Toronto just played host to the International Indian Film Academy Awards, this doesn't seem all that surprising.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 19, 2011, 08:58:30 PM
I think they actually mentioned it there!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on August 19, 2011, 11:59:44 PM
Dang but Canada needs less white people. Then I might be okay with staying.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 20, 2011, 05:31:52 AM
Not a day goes by that I don't curse the legacy of bland mediocrity and mild failure that white folks have bequeathed on this country. If creativity or daring is needed, don't call a Canadian. Hell, look at RIM. They're already ready to dither their way into being the next Nortel.

Ahhhhh I grumble too much about this kind of thing. This is more a Pet Peeves kind of post anyway.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on August 20, 2011, 08:22:39 AM
No no, you're quite right. I mean, Mon Oncle Antoine is widely considered The Greatest Canadian Film Ever Made and it's about a small mining town where nothing happens.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 20, 2011, 03:23:04 PM
Rob Ford.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 11, 2011, 11:59:25 AM
Oh hey there's this thing:

Marvel's The Avengers- Trailer (OFFICIAL) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrNdBpGMv8#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on October 13, 2011, 11:01:04 AM
Steve Jobs's body isn't even cold and they're already looking for an actor to portray him. (http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/13/tech/innovation/casting-steve-jobs-movie/index.html)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on October 13, 2011, 02:19:34 PM
ADRIANBRODY

A-DRI-AN-BRO-DY
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Zach on October 15, 2011, 01:52:30 AM
IQ84, a new Murakami novel (http://www.amazon.com/1Q84-Haruki-Murakami/dp/0307593312/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1SCPZ8DCH3M9W&colid=3M83UCHYLEWYY) is coming out on the 25th. Next month, it's Don Delillo Time with The Angel Esmerelda (http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Esmeralda-Nine-Stories/dp/1451655843/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3R7IQN8XNF15L&colid=3M83UCHYLEWYY).

The only option is to read every other book before then.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on November 11, 2011, 12:31:50 PM
ParaNorman Trailer 2012 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N617SL1ZcM#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Pacobird on November 11, 2011, 01:05:34 PM
Melancholia is out today, but I have to wait until my fiancee comes back from Boston to go see it. :(
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on November 11, 2011, 02:23:47 PM
ParaNorman Trailer 2012 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N617SL1ZcM#ws)

Haha, holy shit Season of the Witch. Nice.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on November 11, 2011, 04:20:36 PM
Melancholia is out today, but I have to wait until my fiancee comes back from Boston to go see it. :(

I'M SAD I'M SAD I'M SAD

THE END

there i just saved you two hours
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on November 11, 2011, 04:29:13 PM
I see they remade Kieslowski's Bleu.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on November 11, 2011, 05:39:26 PM
so i just saw that they're remaking Snow White DARKER AND EDGIER just like I guess every fairy tale

at first I was just angry and sort of amused but then I saw it had Thor so now I am torn

on the one hand I want to have sex with Thor

on the other hand I am filled with a terrible rage that I have to see this movie
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on November 11, 2011, 05:53:01 PM
Uuuh is having sex with Thor included with a ticket to this movie?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on November 11, 2011, 05:54:38 PM
so i just saw that they're remaking Snow White DARKER AND EDGIER just like I guess every fairy tale

at first I was just angry and sort of amused but then I saw it had Thor so now I am torn

on the one hand I want to have sex with Thor

on the other hand I am filled with a terrible rage that I have to see this movie

whatever chica it has charlize theron turning into flocks of ravens and thor and fucking ian mcshane, nick frost, toby jones, and bob hoskins as dwarves

it will ALMOST manage to overcome kstew and alice in wonderland syndrome because of this
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on November 11, 2011, 06:22:59 PM
Quote
ian mcshane
Quote
bob hoskins

ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffine you're right

Quote
Uuuh is having sex with Thor included with a ticket to this movie?

no but it's the closest I can get :(
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on November 11, 2011, 06:28:08 PM
i'm just throwing this out there but you know around the time Thor came out I remember seeing these plastic Thor hammers with moderately sized handles and maybe they're still selling them? i don't know but it might be worth looking into i'm gonna stop talking now
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 11, 2011, 06:31:04 PM
i'm just throwing this out there but you know around the time Thor came out I remember seeing these plastic Thor hammers with moderately sized handles and maybe they're still selling them? i don't know but it might be worth looking into i'm gonna stop talking now

Whosoever holds the hammer, if they be worthy...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on November 11, 2011, 08:19:23 PM
Djildo.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on November 11, 2011, 08:24:18 PM
Doesn't Mjolnir have a horse or goat's hair tassel at the pommel?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on November 11, 2011, 08:58:09 PM
Down South we call that a Mexican Tickler.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 16, 2011, 10:47:36 AM
:0

Brave Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEHWDA_6e3M#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on November 16, 2011, 11:01:43 AM
More movies need to use the word decorum.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 30, 2011, 07:37:48 AM
Bleedingcool visits Aardman studio (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/11/30/snooping-around-inside-aardman-bleeding-cool-goes-on-an-adventure-with-pirates/)

Man, I love Aardman.  Is there anybody else that dedicated to their art and craft?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Guild on November 30, 2011, 05:47:41 PM
Coming soon to online video games if it isn't already here: Ads in loading screens or televisions inside windows on streets showing 'real world' commercials.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on November 30, 2011, 10:47:55 PM
Been here for a while. (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/15/star-wars-ads-find-their-way-into-deus-ex-human-revolution-load/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on December 01, 2011, 11:50:01 AM
Alan Wake:

Alan Wake Verizon Commercial Brings the House Down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raLd8t04UYs#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 07, 2011, 03:01:01 PM
The Three Stooges Trailer 2012 HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAsKdgORKds#ws)

(http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd363/AraHamako/nope.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 07, 2011, 03:13:51 PM
Wow. That was tragic.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on December 07, 2011, 04:00:43 PM
I could almost see something like this work in something that wasn't a feature film. But no, it's going to be awful instead.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 07, 2011, 04:14:35 PM
I really, really want to live in the timeline where Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Jim Carrey held onto their positions as the stooges for this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on December 07, 2011, 04:45:50 PM
You know, it doesn't look any less funny than the original Stooges.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on December 07, 2011, 05:23:46 PM
they had me at sister bernice
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 07, 2011, 06:05:26 PM
I really, really want to live in the timeline where Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro and Jim Carrey held onto their positions as the stooges for this.

Sasso's a good pick.  I have no idea who those other two guys are.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on December 08, 2011, 02:07:00 AM
I braced myself for something completely terrible as soon as I saw the title, but I think that actually has a chance of being watchable. The actors have clearly got the cadence of the originals down pretty well. It's all going to come down to the script, though, and that's something you can't tell from a trailer. A classical Stooges flick has a setup that is entirely a vessel for slapstick and occasionally wordplay, which is ignored altogether when it would be any kind of impediment to the comedy. I don't know if modern Hollywood is capable of writing something like that any more.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 08, 2011, 07:23:23 AM
The Stooges style also lends itself mostly to shorts.

Not that you CAN'T stretch a short style out to 90 minutes (see Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, WC Fields), but...yeah, it's been a long time.  Leslie Nielsen spoof movies had their similarities to that format, but has there been a good one of those in the past 20 years?

Anyway, I thought this was actually more of a biopic than an actual full-length Three Stooges comedy.  Are we being bait-and-switched, or am I wrong?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on December 08, 2011, 07:26:59 AM
Quote from: Wikipedia
Synopsis

While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry, and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.

Does not look like a biopic.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 08, 2011, 08:14:16 AM
Well, that explains the Jersey Shore thing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Nerd on December 08, 2011, 11:37:45 AM
The casting actually seems pretty solid, so this will probably just be forgettable and boring instead of a travesty.  Way to disappoint, Hollywood.  I would have been much more entertained if Adam Sandler played the roles of all three stooges (and a new wacky female character, also played by Adam Sandler).  That way we could have an excuse for Rob Schneider to make a cameo as a giant banana cream pie and cause all sorts of food-fight related hijinks.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on December 08, 2011, 05:44:10 PM
Fuck, man, I just learned that Jim Carrey was going to play Curly, but he backed out because he didn't want to gain all that weight.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 08, 2011, 06:04:24 PM
He could probably do it in a fat suit, but then I don't expect the producers wanted to commit to that kind of budget.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 12, 2011, 12:02:47 PM
MEN IN BLACK 3 - Official Trailer - In Theaters 5/25/12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyaFEBI_L24#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Zaratustra on December 12, 2011, 12:50:53 PM
It can't be as bad as MIIB... right?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on December 12, 2011, 01:16:11 PM
It looks better than MiB 2... I'm not ready to say more than that.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on December 12, 2011, 01:18:21 PM
I'll watch it (for free, because working at a movie theatre is awesome), but I don't know. I liked MIB and I hope this one is good!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on December 12, 2011, 01:18:41 PM
It feels weirdly lazy when scifi does time travel plotlines these days. I really hope this is not just KAY DID SOMETHING IN THE 1960'S AND EVERYTHING SINCE HAS BEEN A PLAN TO GET YOU BACK IN TIME TO DO THAT THING AGAIN
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on December 12, 2011, 01:21:01 PM
From that trailer I am going to assume that there won't be enough Tommy Lee Jones in the movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 12, 2011, 08:08:12 PM
In the first two movies, Tommy Lee Jones was just a device for Will Smith to bounce improvisation off of.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on December 12, 2011, 08:23:30 PM
Be honest though, was it the words coming out of Will Smith's mouth* or Jones's constant, unfettered "I cannot believe this guy won't shut up" expression that made those scenes?

I'd call it brilliant acting on Jones's part but I don't think it actually was.


* Yes I know that line is Chris Rock in another movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 12, 2011, 09:18:29 PM
Apparently, they had to keep doing takes because Tommy Lee Jones had trouble keeping up with Will Smith.

In other news:

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Exclusive Premiere Trailer [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSX2oxLdcWA#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 12, 2011, 09:29:16 PM
"mashinama"

Also: President Paul, is that you?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 13, 2011, 08:06:24 AM
Be honest though, was it the words coming out of Will Smith's mouth* or Jones's constant, unfettered "I cannot believe this guy won't shut up" expression that made those scenes?

It's both.  There's a reason the straight-man role is so prevalent in comedy.  John Cleese may be the first person you think of when you think of all the funniest Python bits, but try picturing them without Graham Chapman.  (Hell, swap another goofy character in -- say Eric Idle in one of the Chapman parts opposite Cleese.  Say the Dead Parrot Sketch was Cleese and Idle instead of Cleese and Chapman.  Loses a bit of its shine, doesn't it?)

Anyhow, yeah, there are much better movies right now (thinking maybe Hugo this weekend, and wondering if The Artist is playing anywhere), but I'll probably catch MIB3 eventually.  Pity about Jones sidelining himself, but Brolin's a good replacement and hey, Jemaine Clement as the villain.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Envy on December 16, 2011, 08:21:25 AM
It was only a matter of time. (http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1170677/first_poster_for_abraham_lincoln_vampire_hunter.html)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Da_Beerman on December 17, 2011, 09:45:02 AM
It was only a matter of time. (http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1170677/first_poster_for_abraham_lincoln_vampire_hunter.html)

it's no Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LRIypcaIX4#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 18, 2011, 08:36:36 PM
It's all good.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 19, 2011, 12:00:02 PM
Guerilla marketing for Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/12/19/sacha-baron-cohens-dictator-issues-statement-after-death-of-kim-jongil/):

Quote
    I am saddened to learn of the passing of my dear friend Kim Jong-Il. Our thoughts go out to his wife and 813 children. “K-Jo” was a great leader, good friend and average doubles badminton partner. He died as he live, in 3-inch lifts. An extraordinary man, he did so much to spread compassion, wisdom and uranium throughout the world.

    On behalf of myself, Ahmadinejad, Chavez and Newt Gingrich, we would like to welcome his son, Kin Jong Un into the “Axis of Evil.”
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 19, 2011, 03:58:10 PM
"Chief Ophthalmologist"

Now that's a nice touch.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 20, 2011, 08:23:35 PM
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer #1 [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqW_RsugUD0#ws)

It's gonna be a long year.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 20, 2011, 08:32:22 PM
That was... um... well that was.....


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on December 22, 2011, 01:04:55 PM
Prometheus Trailer - Official TRUE HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on December 22, 2011, 01:18:12 PM
Quote
It's gonna be a long year.

In this adaptation, Glorfindel is replaced by Galadriel and Tom Bombadil inexplicably makes an appearance
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on December 22, 2011, 01:26:09 PM
So I wonder if after they see the movie everyone will be like WHY DIDN'T THE EAGLES JUST KILL SMAUG DUH
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 22, 2011, 01:32:21 PM
Only after they finish making gay jokes.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on December 22, 2011, 01:36:19 PM
OOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooHhhhhhhhh did you see that look Fili gave Gloin looks like Gimli's got two daddies!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on December 22, 2011, 04:00:52 PM
Prometheus Trailer - Official TRUE HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU#ws)

It's gonna be a long year.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on December 22, 2011, 04:09:12 PM
Good to see Ridley Scott just straight up recreating scenes from Alien there.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 22, 2011, 05:46:08 PM
Isn't that actually supposed to be a new Alien movie?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 22, 2011, 05:55:37 PM
Kind of sort of. It takes place in the same universe, before Alien, and apparently involves the Space Jockey creatures.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on December 23, 2011, 06:45:37 AM
They've been coy up to this point on whether it is or isn't an Alien prequel.

Having blobs of goo jump on people's faces is somewhat less coy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on December 23, 2011, 06:52:57 AM
THEY WENT LOOKING

FOR A NEW WAY TO MILK THE ALIEN FRANCHISE

WHAT THEY FOUND

WAS AVATAR 2: NUKE PANDORA FROM ORBIT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO SCATTER DEM COCKROACHES
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 23, 2011, 08:32:35 PM
"Space Jockey creatures"?

:wat:

POST-GOOGLE EDIT: Oh, I see.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 14, 2012, 06:12:11 AM
Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom - Official HD Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7LBojkMo8M#ws)

Quote
Here's the official HD trailer for Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl. Directed by Anderson, and co-written with Roman Coppola. In theaters: May 25th, 2012.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on January 15, 2012, 11:48:18 PM
(http://mothra.brontoforum.us/img/Prometheus.jpg)

New Prometheus still... I cannot wait for this movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on January 18, 2012, 09:15:11 AM
FDR American Badass! OFFICIAL REDBAND TRAILER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R898wegx6Y#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on January 18, 2012, 09:25:21 AM
I'm a motorcycle of death I ain't got no sidecar
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on January 26, 2012, 08:55:26 PM
Coming Soon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHmEo0Bx7Q#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 26, 2012, 11:05:20 PM
I'd say something retarded like "Is nothing sacred?" but I think we all know the answer to that already. So I'm just going to say "Jesus Christ he must be hard up for cash." instead.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on January 27, 2012, 01:33:53 AM
Eh, probably not. He's married to Sarah Jessica Parker, AKA Horseface McHorseface, but more importantly, AKA Dat Sex in The City money.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Pacobird on January 27, 2012, 06:19:56 AM
The only suitable update is one where he ends up homeless at 25.

Actually, Shameless works, too.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on January 27, 2012, 07:04:06 AM
Buzz I'm seeing is that it's not actually a movie, it's just a Super Bowl spot.

Because we have now hit a point where people are making commercials to advertise future commercials.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: on January 27, 2012, 12:47:31 PM
INCEPTION BWONG! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLDv-fUINM#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: on January 27, 2012, 02:23:30 PM
Buzz I'm seeing is that it's not actually a movie, it's just a Super Bowl spot.

Because we have now hit a point where people are making commercials to advertise future commercials.

http://jalopnik.com/5879809/exclusive-ferris-buellers-mysterious-super-bowl-ad-is-for-honda (http://jalopnik.com/5879809/exclusive-ferris-buellers-mysterious-super-bowl-ad-is-for-honda)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kashan on January 27, 2012, 02:53:50 PM
The only suitable update is one where he ends up homeless at 25.

Actually, Shameless works, too.
No, the only suitable update is where it's revealed that Ferris Bueller was in fact Cameron's imaginary friend, used by Cameron to help him muster up the courage to confront his abusive dad.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on January 27, 2012, 03:12:01 PM
That's how I watch the movie. It's the best way.
The right way.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on January 27, 2012, 03:56:06 PM
No, the only suitable update is where it's revealed that Ferris Bueller was in fact Cameron's imaginary friend, used by Cameron to help him muster up the courage to confront his abusive dad.

...

That makes way too much sense.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Pacobird on January 27, 2012, 11:21:13 PM
The only suitable update is one where he ends up homeless at 25.

Actually, Shameless works, too.
No, the only suitable update is where it's revealed that Ferris Bueller was in fact Cameron's imaginary friend, used by Cameron to help him muster up the courage to confront his abusive dad.

Helena Bonham Carter as Sloane Peterson.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: DestyNova on January 28, 2012, 03:04:02 AM
Buzz I'm seeing is that it's not actually a movie, it's just a Super Bowl spot.

Because we have now hit a point where people are making commercials to advertise future commercials.

http://jalopnik.com/5879809/exclusive-ferris-buellers-mysterious-super-bowl-ad-is-for-honda (http://jalopnik.com/5879809/exclusive-ferris-buellers-mysterious-super-bowl-ad-is-for-honda)

For once read the comments on that page.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on January 28, 2012, 09:40:08 AM
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/26/monty-python-members-to-re-unite-for-new-film/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/26/monty-python-members-to-re-unite-for-new-film/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on January 29, 2012, 07:34:49 PM
So,  uh, Airbud and the Temple of Doom is a real thing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on January 29, 2012, 08:30:27 PM
proof

I DEMAND PROOF
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on January 29, 2012, 08:40:45 PM
Treasure Buddies Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ-4LrurxoE#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on January 30, 2012, 05:36:45 AM
SO MUCH GREEN SCREEN.  I'M GOING BLIND
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on January 30, 2012, 06:57:54 AM
Treasure Buddies Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ-4LrurxoE#ws)

somebody make me an anigif of the monkey at the end of that trailer right fucking now
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on January 30, 2012, 10:17:26 AM
I miss Wishbone. :(
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on January 30, 2012, 10:18:22 PM
God Bless America - Official RED BAND Trailer (2012) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ECeEjF-7k#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 30, 2012, 10:39:11 PM
From... director...

Naaahhhhhh, I didn't just read that.

EDIT: Okay so basically this is

Garbage Day! (high quality) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7gIpuIVE3k#ws)

Only imagine Bob Goldthwait saying the line.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on January 30, 2012, 11:41:43 PM
He is also the one that did World's Greatest Dad. He's not a bad writer/director IMO.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on January 31, 2012, 09:58:22 AM
If you like things that are very fucked up, Bobcat Goldthwait is goddamn awesome.  And I do!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 31, 2012, 10:18:43 AM
I actually liked him as a stand-up comedian (though not in excessive doses), but I always seem to be alone in that regard.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 31, 2012, 10:21:07 AM
The YouTube comments are entirely expected yet still manage to be horrifying in a way "THIS IS MY GREATEST FANTASY YEAAHHHHH!!!" etc.

Not that I'm all down on cathartic fantasy. But hopefully this will just be a sort of funny version of Falling Down and nothing more than that.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on January 31, 2012, 12:08:39 PM
I actually liked him as a stand-up comedian (though not in excessive doses), but I always seem to be alone in that regard.

Pre or post voice?

One of Bobcat's greatest regrets is doing the police academy movies, because he was stuck doing the same character most of the rest of his career. It very nearly kept him from getting into writing/producing/directing, because of shit like this:

Quote
From... director...

Naaahhhhhh, I didn't just read that.

EDIT: Okay so basically this is

 
Garbage Day! (high quality) 


Only imagine Bob Goldthwait saying the line.


The point is you're the same kind of imaginatively bankrupt individual that has been systemically ruining the entertainment industry for the last 30+ years.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 31, 2012, 12:37:26 PM
I actually forgot he was in Police Academy! I meant his stand-up stuff. Ultimately you make the choice what material to present and gimmicks are far more tolerable in comedy.

In my experience, if you want to do serious material, you should never go into comedy in the first place. Rick Moranis and Jim Carrey did some great expressive characters (and some terrible ones) but they sound like mildly unhinged clinical depressives these days. But the Pagliacci joke was already ancient when Alan Moore used it.

Doing semi-serious material or parody is particularly difficult, and you really do need to start from the beginning with that stuff.

Also, I am not a studio producer. So can it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 31, 2012, 12:39:27 PM
Anyway, Nick Gurewitch already put this better than I could:

(http://files.sharenator.com/PBF247_Catch_Phrase_The_perry_bible_fellowship_NSFW-s580x193-54320.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on January 31, 2012, 12:55:15 PM
In fairness I think shinra just needs a time out or something.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on January 31, 2012, 01:08:51 PM
Anyway, Nick Gurewitch already put this better than I could:

GEE GOLLY JEEPERS

I remember when I saw this comic and he stopped posting for a loooong time. It was a bit worrying.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 31, 2012, 03:02:26 PM
In fairness I think shinra just needs a time out or something.

Well, I AM imaginatively bankrupt, but you probably shouldn't infer that from a single ignorant throwaway meme gag.  :nosir:

It should be inferred from my collective history as an ignorant meme-spouting prick.  :whoops:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on February 01, 2012, 08:44:14 AM
2012年春全世界公開の天野喜孝監督作品『DEVA ZAN』特別映像が解禁 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLu5VSdYAg#)

Deva Zan, Yoshitaka Amano's debut as a film director. Apparently to have a worldwide release sometime this year.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 01, 2012, 09:42:06 AM
That trailer makes it look like "FIGHTING GAME: THE MOVIE"

Pretty animation style though.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on February 13, 2012, 09:37:02 AM
映画『貞子3D』特報 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jeKlkwHBJE#ws)

can you guess what else is in 3d right now
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on February 13, 2012, 10:40:29 AM
I never really thought about this but horror movies and specifically Sadako coming out of the dang theater screen could actually make some killer use out of 3D for a change.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on February 13, 2012, 10:43:01 AM
Anything that brings us closer to a future that allows for the ending of Last Action Hero.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 14, 2012, 03:21:17 PM
http://www.screened.com/red-band-trailer-the-fp/128-1101/ (http://www.screened.com/red-band-trailer-the-fp/128-1101/)

Uh. This is a thing. Like, a for-real thing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on February 14, 2012, 04:29:13 PM
... oh my god.  Best Picture.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 18, 2012, 10:00:50 AM
God Bless America Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul4CZrnEFxU#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on February 18, 2012, 10:20:32 AM
...that movie...certainly is a thing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on February 18, 2012, 02:19:18 PM
What did I just watch? Was that a creepy revenge fantasy movie with bonus pederastic undertones?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on February 18, 2012, 07:40:51 PM
The correct answer is "a thing Ziiro posted a page ago".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 18, 2012, 07:50:00 PM
Oh man, now I'm doing it.  :whoops:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Kashan on February 19, 2012, 07:48:52 AM
What did I just watch? Was that a creepy revenge fantasy movie with bonus pederastic undertones?
Not to argue semantics, but pederasty is specifically between men and boys.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on February 20, 2012, 07:50:18 AM
I've got the sneaking suspicion Project X is the side-effect from a bitter feud between Hollywood writer rivals in which, after some drinking, one writer admitted he was working on a sci-fi thriller based around the words "Project X" and that the whole move hinges on that exact phrase so the other writer decided to finish off his foe once and for all by writing a movie so bad and appalling, yet appeal to the lower masses that it couldn't help be known through history as a bad movie, permanently ruining the phrase "Project X" therefore preeminently destroying the sci-fi movie his rival would have made.

*gasp*

Its ads are annoying as well.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on February 20, 2012, 11:16:56 AM
Eh, I'm pretty sure the only thought process that went into making Project X was someone at the studio said the phrase "The Hangover, but in high school" and then that person got a raise.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on February 20, 2012, 05:22:04 PM
Raises all around! Let's go get some hookers.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on February 20, 2012, 05:40:53 PM
Movies this year look like what movies this year looked like in movies in the 80s.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on February 20, 2012, 06:51:42 PM
Getting curious and watching the trailer I can safely say that Project X is the over-embellished retelling of the time my sister threw a party where the deck got lit on fire and our mom only found out because her friends took pictures.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 20, 2012, 07:58:54 PM
Movies this year look like what movies this year looked like in movies in the 80s.

So does that mean we'll get Jaws 19 in three years?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on February 20, 2012, 08:09:16 PM
Only if the Mozilla Foundation has its way.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on February 24, 2012, 09:34:49 AM
Almost certainly NSFW

Meaning Of Robots - Trailer (OFFICIAL SELECTION 2012 SUNDANCE & SXSW FILM FESTIVALS) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZH_gfrnLMg#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 24, 2012, 11:25:26 AM
oh hey robots cool I like the design of oh my god what holy what the hell christ
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on February 24, 2012, 03:10:59 PM
I like the part where he jerked off the scale model of the War Horse puppet.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on February 24, 2012, 03:37:34 PM
It also has a fuckable butt.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on February 24, 2012, 03:45:13 PM
I guess we all now know what Santa does during the off season.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 24, 2012, 06:02:53 PM
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=55221&t=Former_WWE_Star_CHYNA_To_Play_SHE-HULK (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=55221&t=Former_WWE_Star_CHYNA_To_Play_SHE-HULK)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on February 24, 2012, 06:13:52 PM
But She-Hulk is supposed to be an attractive female!
Chyna doesn't fit either of those requirements.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on February 24, 2012, 06:28:09 PM
The publishers of Playboy would disagree.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on February 24, 2012, 06:52:19 PM
It also has a fuckable butt.


I was wondering what yesterday's Trenches was about. (http://trenchescomic.com/comic/post/justice)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on February 24, 2012, 07:29:52 PM
Wait, is it a fictional movie about a guy spending ten years to make a stop-motion robot porno, or is it a documentary about an actual guy who spent ten years to make a stop-motion robot porno?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on March 02, 2012, 06:11:15 AM
Intruders (2011) Trailer - HD Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAE9OApjBYc#ws)

From the dude who made 28 Weeks Later. It's nice to see a horror movie that actually tries to be creepy, instead of just going for LOL VIOLENCE~
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on March 02, 2012, 08:20:22 AM
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directed 28 Weeks, but he didn't have anything to do with 28 Days - Days was Danny Boyle.

Looks pretty good, though!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on March 02, 2012, 03:44:25 PM
Fixed! I thought it was the same guy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: on March 02, 2012, 04:33:56 PM
It also has a fuckable butt.


I was wondering what yesterday's Trenches was about. (http://trenchescomic.com/comic/post/justice)

That's a large-sized panel from earlier in the series? Or are you making a clumsy joke.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 17, 2012, 11:07:00 AM
Have another Prometheus trailer.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/54354 (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/54354)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 17, 2012, 07:21:48 PM
This one's better!

Prometheus - Official Full HD Trailer - Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcHYisZFLU#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Romosome on March 17, 2012, 08:15:58 PM
Apparently that Meaning of Robots documentary is a short, the whole thing is 4 minutes long.

Sort of odd to have a trailer that's a full quarter of your film.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 28, 2012, 08:17:38 AM
Prometheus Full Trailer - International Version [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGW0LtO59-E#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 28, 2012, 10:33:01 AM
Now here's something you don't see every day: a trailer trailer.

Total Recall - Teaser for the Teaser Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=746AUT0RDQ8#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Roger on March 28, 2012, 02:45:39 PM
Rise of the Guardians trailer.

Rise of the Guardians - Official Trailer #1 - Alec Baldwin MOVIE (2012) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCn-rmgECY0#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on March 30, 2012, 07:21:59 AM
Great post by Evanier (http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/03/29/knuckleheads-on-parade/) on how you can't ruin The Three Stooges.

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There's a new movie coming out in which current actors portray the Three Stooges and these Stooge fans are worried it will sully the good name of Stooge. My attitude in response is like, "Really? You're concerned about the dignity of the Three Stooges?" I submit that if you think the Three Stooges ever had any dignity to lose, you don't "get" the Three Stooges.

I'd say that worst-case scenario here is pretty much what happened with The Flintstones: movie was such a fiasco that people still remember it, but it hasn't diminished the popularity of the original series.  (Likelier case: The Beverly Hillbillies, which instead of living in infamy like The Flintstones was just bland and forgettable.  Seriously, did you remember there was a 1990's movie adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies before I brought it up?)

He also notes that the complete Three Stooges (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006WN5W5M/ref=nosim/wwwpovonlinco-20) will be released in June for $90.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 30, 2012, 07:30:23 AM
Seriously, did you remember there was a 1990's movie adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies before I brought it up?

How could I forget? Ernest P. Worrell played Jed Clampett.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on March 30, 2012, 04:07:27 PM
The Beverly Hillbillies movie was amazing.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on April 02, 2012, 09:46:03 PM
Holy shit, how had we not yet herd about The Happytime Murders (http://collider.com/the-happytime-murders-images/151847/)?

This sounds fucking AMAZING.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on April 03, 2012, 06:10:44 PM
I knew there was a Battleship movie, but I never really thought much of it

then I saw this commercial for it

Battleship [Super Bowl XLVI Commercial 2012] 1080pHD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDq6oVSrDRk#noexternalembed-ws)

I fell down laughing and coughing from laughing so hard

ADDENDUM: I kind of hurt myself, actually.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Da_Beerman on April 04, 2012, 03:42:48 PM
A reboot of the remake of The Mummy (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052291)?

I guess an almost familiar brand is better than no brand. (awaits gritty reboot of Lost in Space).

I know it's a stretch to call the 2000 film a remake but still.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on April 04, 2012, 04:12:09 PM
Does that even have a continuity to reboot?

At some point you've got to admit that sometimes it's okay to make a movie with the exact same premise as an older movie, and that giving it the same title as well is a reasonable thing to do.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Da_Beerman on April 04, 2012, 04:51:40 PM
I'm not against a new pulpy adventure film called "The Mummy".

But it feels like the last movie came out yesterday...which was 4 years ago.

actually I just remembered that Batman Begins was green-lit around 5 years after Batman & Robin, so yeah reboot away Hollywood when my memory fades I'll be like "whoa that theater is showing The Silence of The Lambs how retro" and then I'll watch it and go "I don't remember that scene where lector's mouth turns to CGI and eats CGI corpses".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on April 04, 2012, 06:13:57 PM
(awaits gritty reboot of Lost in Space).

"I love you, wife."
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on April 05, 2012, 06:19:11 AM
『ゾンビアス』 予告編≪海外版≫ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdQts9i6wdI#ws)

(totally NSFW)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 09, 2012, 09:47:46 AM
Titanic SUPER 3D (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJxj1mou03M#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: McDohl on April 09, 2012, 03:17:48 PM
Re: Zombie Ass.

Ghostbusters - I Love This Plan! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVhTDNlbsSc#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on April 12, 2012, 10:31:05 AM
ZOMBOOBIES! (OPAI-ZUKI-ZOMBIE!) 40 Sec TEASER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy6TsNNoL3w#ws)

this is becoming a theme
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on April 12, 2012, 10:33:28 AM
ZOMBOOBIES! (OPAI-ZUKI-ZOMBIE!) 40 Sec TEASER (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy6TsNNoL3w#ws)

this is becoming an erection
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on April 12, 2012, 11:47:41 AM
Oh my god BB your sig on mobile browser
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on April 12, 2012, 12:26:16 PM
Skatahs gonna skate.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on April 28, 2012, 07:44:21 PM
... they're making a movie about John Dies At The End?

Holy shit that's awesome.

John Dies at the End Teaser Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my9Pr-W92SM#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 03, 2012, 11:33:22 AM
Pretty good Whedon interview at Wired (http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/joss-whedon/all/1), which I guess I'll put here because obviously he's going around giving interviews because of Avengers.  But he talks about Firefly, Dollhouse, Buffy, Much Ado, writing and directing in general.

(EDIT: And I just noticed it doesn't have Kirby's name -- or Lee's, or Heck's -- anywhere in it.  Gross.  Though he DOES praise Claremont, Starlin, Morrison, Quitely, Millar, and Hitch, so at least he praised SOME writers and artists by name.  Just not the original creators.

Unless he did and it got cut.  Could be the editor's fault.)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on May 23, 2012, 08:11:40 AM
RUFIO
RUFIO
RU-FI-OH (http://io9.com/5912420/hooks-rufio-is-getting-his-own-movie-lets-hope-its-called-bangarang)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on May 23, 2012, 10:03:24 AM
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D-0P5Xl6qLI/TLSaWSV_l2I/AAAAAAAAABk/6T403uCTbkQ/s1600/123924751540.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 25, 2012, 06:14:30 PM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/men-in-black-3-box-office-329268 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/men-in-black-3-box-office-329268)

Quote
Sony is looking to dominate the Memorial Day holiday weekend with Men in Black 3, which returns the marquee Will Smith franchise to the big screen for the first time in a decade.

The big-budget 3D tentpole -- costing close to $230 million to produce -- is widely expected to topple monster hit The Avengers from the top spot at the domestic box office with a solid four-day gross of $80 million to $90 million (some believe it could hit $100 million). MIB 3, which also opens around the world, is predicted to clear $200 million globally through Monday.

Hahaha oh wow
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Roger on June 06, 2012, 03:33:01 PM
Wreck-It Ralph - Official Trailer #1 : John C. Reilly Intro (2012) [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHDQHVkYq4g#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 06, 2012, 03:52:07 PM
The support group part makes it look like it might be sweet. The later part looks kind of generic. This could go either way!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 06, 2012, 04:27:26 PM
It looks like the people making it know what the fuck a video game is, so that's nice.  There's real potential to the fish-out-of-water and villain-seeking-redemption elements, and "game-jumping" is a ripe source for comedy.  Contrasting old games with new ones is a bit obvious, but there's a REASON it's obvious.

Also it looks like a much more satisfying explanation of how Donkey Kong became a good guy than "the original Donkey Kong has a long white beard now because he is thirteen years old."
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on June 08, 2012, 10:57:47 AM
I'm just pissed off that John C. Reilly is voicing a character that should have so obviously been H. Jon Benjamin.

The part where Sarah Silverman is annoying him? Come on. No one plays the vulnerable angry guy who is only angry because of society shitting on him better.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 08, 2012, 11:11:08 AM
I'll buy that -- blah blah stunt casting.  OTOH, HJB is currently starring in THREE different TV series (at least, if Jon Benjamin has a Van gets another season), so he's doing all right.

But Reilly's not a bad choice.

(Silverman and Lynch are good choices too even if they're "name" actors; Silverman's done a number of animated projects, and Lynch DOES have serious chops even if she appears to just be playing Sue Sylvester in this movie.)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on June 08, 2012, 11:12:44 AM
John C. Reilly is pretty goddamn fantastic, man.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on June 08, 2012, 12:03:59 PM
Yeah. The trailer doesn't make the character seem to be "vulnerable angry man" so much as "working class guy", and John C. Reilly can do that fine.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: James Edward Smith on June 08, 2012, 12:52:46 PM
Oh, I'm totally fine with him. He's a great choice. It's just.... I guess I just want them to make a movie called Coach McGurk and Melissa have adventures or something.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on June 08, 2012, 01:54:22 PM
Well better to be disappointed now than wait until you see it to remember Sarah Silverman can only go half a line without a poop joke, anyway.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 10, 2012, 07:25:38 AM
http://collider.com/guinness-book-of-world-records-movie/171868/ (http://collider.com/guinness-book-of-world-records-movie/171868/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Zaratustra on June 11, 2012, 04:20:06 PM
thank you, writer's strike
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 14, 2012, 05:02:42 PM
Oh also a look at the IMDb credits for Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601781/filmoseries#tt0149460) reveals that he's been in animation since Mighty Mouse: New Adventures, worked on Simpsons on up through '98 with some work on The Critic in-between, then through the entire original run of Futurama.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 16, 2012, 07:29:15 AM
http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/attack-the-blocks-joe-cornish-lands-snow-crash-at-paramount/ (http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/attack-the-blocks-joe-cornish-lands-snow-crash-at-paramount/)

This is going to be interesting.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on June 16, 2012, 08:32:05 AM
God willing it will stay in development hell forever.

Who do you think they would cast as Hiro Protagonist? Jet Li? Brad Pitt? Johnny Depp? Anyone who isn't black?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 16, 2012, 11:00:10 AM
It'll be Will Smith and you know it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 16, 2012, 11:45:28 AM
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ninja-Turtles-Reboot-Shuts-Down-Production-31428.html (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ninja-Turtles-Reboot-Shuts-Down-Production-31428.html)

Can't say I'm saddened at this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on June 16, 2012, 11:53:24 AM
It'll be Will Smith and you know it.

::(: I can imagine some scenarios where this could work really well but I know hollywood well enough to know that they'd just turn him into a wisecracking funnyman and find a way to warp it into a romantic action-comedy.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 16, 2012, 07:09:28 PM
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ninja-Turtles-Reboot-Shuts-Down-Production-31428.html (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ninja-Turtles-Reboot-Shuts-Down-Production-31428.html)

Can't say I'm saddened at this.

The bad news is they're looking for ways to trim the budget.

So it could still get made, could be just as bad, and be cheaper besides.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on June 26, 2012, 08:08:52 AM
Tartakovsky Popeye (http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/06/26/tartakovsky-on-board-for-3d-popeye/)?  Yes please.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 26, 2012, 08:35:38 AM
Oh wow. Anticipation.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 02, 2012, 07:30:18 AM
The Man With The Iron Fists - Official Trailer (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FyGHAUpSIQ#ws)

Thanks to the RZA, we're finally getting the live action Ninja Scroll every twelve year old has ever wanted.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on July 02, 2012, 11:43:25 AM
i don't see a snake coming out of anyone's vagina yet so i think the dream is still unrealized
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 06, 2012, 09:43:07 AM
New Hobbit photos (http://io9.com/5923103/11-new-images-show-off-peter-jackons-gorgeous-middle+earth-in-the-hobbit) show Bilbo, Gollum, Gandalf, dwarves in barrels, Elrond, and for some reason Galadriel.



(No, I know, they're working the Siege of Dol Guldur in there and that's why she's there.  Should be fun!)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 06, 2012, 10:23:35 AM
Martin Freeman better be careful or he'll get typecast as "easily-bewildered guy in way over his head in fantastic setting".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on July 06, 2012, 10:58:16 AM
Quote
(No, I know, they're working the Siege of Dol Guldur in there and that's why she's there.  Should be fun!)

I also heard they're replacing Bombur with Arwen and also replacing Bard with Christina Hendricks
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 06, 2012, 11:35:30 AM
I'm still kinda bummed that Ron Perlman isn't going to be Beorn.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 09, 2012, 01:26:56 PM
Big honkin' banner (http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/07/09/epic-hobbit-banner-is-full-of-new-images-and-scenes-from-the-film/) shows various iconic scenes, including Beorn!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 12, 2012, 06:03:37 PM
Oz The Great and Powerful -- Official Disney Trailer | HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyywumlnhdw#ws)

I have absolutely no defense against anything Oz related.  I could even maybe try to make excuses for why the Wicked novel isn't terrible even though it is.  Day one ticket.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Miss Cat Ears on July 12, 2012, 07:05:20 PM
I thought Wicked was a pretty okay novel but just a shitty musical.

Oh man I just watched that trailer (hadn't seen it before) and that looks awesome. I loved all those books.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on July 14, 2012, 05:37:45 PM
hey guys what's going on in th

(http://i.imgur.com/3DAp3.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 14, 2012, 05:45:41 PM
That... that is really Rocket Raccoon.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on July 14, 2012, 05:46:10 PM
Like.  No fooling. That is a talking, gun-toting raccoon to be featured in a major motion picture. With his talking tree friend.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on July 14, 2012, 06:12:30 PM
I LOVE BEING ALIVE.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bal on July 18, 2012, 12:20:15 PM
I AM GROOT

Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on July 23, 2012, 08:13:11 AM
Latest attempt at the Atlas Shrugged sequel goes fishing... for volunteers. (http://blog.atlasshruggedmovie.com/2012/07/volunteers-wanted-dallas-tx.html)

:glee:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Shinra on July 23, 2012, 08:45:56 AM
How in fuck's name did they get the funding for a sequel? The first one got a whopping 11% on Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/atlas_shrugged_part_i/). Even if they want to brush it off as hollywood elitists trying to chain the job-creators down and prevent them from going galt, 11% is a staggering number even for liberal commie jack-off exaggeration.

(can you tell I have contempt for fans of Ayn Rand)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on July 30, 2012, 09:26:32 AM
Hobbit becomes a trilogy. (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118057210)  Sure, why not?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on July 30, 2012, 10:22:13 AM
EDIT: disregard that, I suck cocks
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 02, 2012, 08:10:10 AM
Cloud Atlas Extended Trailer #1 (2012) - Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Wachowski Movie HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnAqFyaQ5s#ws)

:scanners:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on August 02, 2012, 08:11:39 AM
Quote
Hobbit becomes a trilogy.  Sure, why not?

uh, so I guess Saruman really is a Decepticon now?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on August 02, 2012, 09:37:18 AM
io9 (http://io9.com/5931001/everything-peter-jackson-added-to-the-hobbit-++-with-proof) has some well-sourced speculation on the new stuff.  Most of it sounds pretty good; this is the only real false note IMO:

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Evangeline Lily (Lost) is playing Tauriel, a Mirkwood elf, who has some sort of romantic ties to Kili (played by Aidan Turner, the vampire from BBC's Being Human).

On the plus side:

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Richard Armitage even promised a bunch more dwarf drinking songs!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on August 07, 2012, 10:47:47 AM
I've got mixed feelings about Spielberg, but holy crap Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln (http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/08/07/first-look-daniel-day-lewis-lincoln/).

Nominally it's an adaptation of Team of Rivals, but it only focuses on the last four months of Lincoln's life, starting with his push to ratify the 13th Amendment.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 16, 2012, 05:33:43 AM
Ant-Man gets 2015 release date (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/15/ant-man-2015-disney-iron-man-3_n_1967527.html)

Seems legit, with a touch of "We'll see how GotG and and the other Avengers movies do before we fully commit."
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on October 16, 2012, 09:11:08 AM
Robocop has a bike now.

(http://i.imgur.com/ncRPC.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on October 16, 2012, 09:29:29 AM
looks kind of like old robocop's head only with two eyes instead of a visor.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on October 16, 2012, 09:49:31 AM
Yeah, the bike has more of a Robocop look than Robocop does.

I mean, mostly it looks like Black Manta.  But at least it SUGGESTS Robocop.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on October 16, 2012, 10:05:08 AM
Robocop has a bike now.

I'd buy that for a dollar.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on October 24, 2012, 12:07:48 PM
Evil Dead (2013) - Official Red Band Trailer (HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxLjqazSmQo#ws)

Since this is going to be the forth time Sam Raimi told the Evil Dead story (Within the Woods, Evil Dead and Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn), so it's not exactly like the Robocop or Total Recall remakes. As such, I'm actually going to get excited for this one.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on November 20, 2012, 09:06:38 PM
Stephen Chow And Derek Kwok's Journey To The West (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eQVNKGskTU#ws)

Journey to the West, directed by Stephen Chow.

He's not playing a major role in it himself, which is sort of a pity, but that sounds pretty sweet to me.


...oh hey, OpenSUSE's version of Flash doesn't kick me out of fullscreen when I adjust the volume.  Sweet.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 24, 2012, 12:46:32 PM
Working on The Hobbit made Sir Ian McKellen cry. (http://blastr.com/2012/11/ian-mckellen-so-frustrate.php)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on December 11, 2012, 09:53:05 PM
Man of Steel - Official Trailer #2 [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVu3gS7iJu4#ws)

Each of these trailers for Zach Snyder's Man of Steel have got me feeling like

(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbyaz5v7ea1rybbj1o1_400.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Da_Beerman on December 12, 2012, 07:10:30 PM
Pacific Rim - Offical Trailer  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Vv2z-QiAI#ws)

Guillermo Del Toro making a giant robot movie, and it looks pretty awesome.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on December 13, 2012, 12:39:52 AM
Is that the same voice actress as GLaDOS?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on December 13, 2012, 02:32:35 AM
Yep. Should be a fun movie to watch.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 13, 2012, 01:03:24 PM
Pacific Rim Power Rangers Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfB09Wie6yk#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 15, 2012, 06:04:20 PM
http://www.slashfilm.com/studio-ghibli-officially-announces-hayao-miyazakis-the-wind-is-rising-and-isao-takahatas-the-tale-of-princess-kaguya-for-2013/ (http://www.slashfilm.com/studio-ghibli-officially-announces-hayao-miyazakis-the-wind-is-rising-and-isao-takahatas-the-tale-of-princess-kaguya-for-2013/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on December 19, 2012, 08:09:31 AM
John Dies at the End NSFW Red Band Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDdJu2OUN38#ws)

Warning: boobs. There are boobs in this trailer.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on December 28, 2012, 09:01:35 AM
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Official TRAILER #1 (2013) - Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde Movie HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5kx7-JrY4A#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 11, 2013, 09:06:23 AM
The Last Stand -- EXCLUSIVE Final Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc0x-jiewTE#ws)

This actually looks like a movie that's smart enough not to take itself seriously. Could be a lot of fun!
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 17, 2013, 09:23:47 AM
<Arty> the guy who wrote Gangster Squad, Will Beall, is the guy writing Justice League, Logan's Run, and Lethal Weapon 5
<Arty> so, lots to look forward to, I guess
<Milo> Lethal Weapon 5?
<Milo> Christ, how many people have to be desperate for that movie to get made?
<Arty> not really.
<Arty> everything is six now. trilogies are out.
<QED2> this time, when murtaugh says he's too old for this shit, we will really believe him
<QED2> mel gibson will play both briggs and murtaugh
<QED2> though his use of blackface will be described as 'unfortunate'


Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on January 26, 2013, 11:15:25 AM
Knights Of Badassdom Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Peter Dinklage Cosplay Movie HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyougFDZ7zU#ws)

IMAGINE. HEY HEY. IMAGINE IF. IF LIKE. YOU KNOW. YOUR GAME. YOU KNOW LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO LARP. YEAH. IMAGINE IF IT WAS LIKE REAL AND SHIT. AND LIKE THIS WIZARD DUDE CASTS A SPELL. ONLY, LIKE, ITS LIKE A REAL SPELL. AND THEY FUCK SHIT UP. SO YOU GOTTA UNFUCK IT. FUCK YEAH! FUCKIN SWEET. RIGHT?





Tell me this was made by the same guys who came up with "Your Highness", because god help me, I don't think I can deal with multiple gangs of idiots going around making movies like this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on January 26, 2013, 11:41:55 AM
Hey, man, as long as Peter Dinklage gets work, I'm okay with it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on January 26, 2013, 11:52:39 AM
What about the American remake of Death at a Funeral?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on January 26, 2013, 10:53:48 PM
周星馳《西遊.降魔篇》台灣版完整正式預告片(1080P HD) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_bzZh2JoQg#ws)

I have no idea what is going on here but it sure does look like a Stephen Chow movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on January 26, 2013, 11:04:39 PM
Well, I see a monkey-man with a staff in the freezeframe.  Without watching, I think I can say with about 90% certainty that it's a Journey to the West.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friend on January 27, 2013, 12:03:30 AM
You would be right. Based on a cursory search, (http://24-7kpop.com/2013/01/23/stephen-chows-journey-to-the-west-official-trailer-eng/) it's actually a prequel to one of Stephen Chow's older movies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Chinese_Odyssey) which itself is loosely based on Journey to the West. The trailer looked pretty crap, so I'm not going to hold high hopes for this movie. However, the source material that they have to work with is fantastic, though not necessarily suited to a movie adaptation. The story's pretty episodic in nature, so it's actually much better suited to a TV adaptation and has already been adapted plenty of times. I would recommend reading it though. Having said that, I've only read the abridged version (http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Novel-China-Wu-Cheng-en/dp/B005EP2252/) myself. It's pretty great. Basically five bros dicking around through ancient China and India while on their way to get some sacred Buddhist scriptures. (There's also the set up which is the origin story of Sun Wukong and the rest of the cast, which is rad, and then their journey home, which is less rad but mercifully short. And necessary I guess to complete the character arcs.) Not only is it fun, but it's culturally relevant to Chinese people in the way Snow White or Hansel and Gretel is to the Western world. Really, if there is any piece of Chinese culture you should absorb, it's probably Journey to the West.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on January 27, 2013, 12:27:40 AM
It's one of the Four Great Classical Novels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Great_Classical_Novels) of China so, yeah.  The problem is that all four of these things are goddam epics - it took me about a year off and on to slog through Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and that was with a lot of commentary to help follow what the hell was going on.  If Journey has any advantage over the others, it's that it's not about a war and doesn't have hundreds of characters all named Ping Pong running around doing basically the same sort of shit to each other.

Also whenever the topic comes up people tend to mention Journey, Romance and Water Margin and leave out Dream of the Red Chamber.  Apparently an epic-length adolescent fuckfest doesn't really have the traction in the West that stories of people fighting or killing each other endlessly do.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on January 27, 2013, 12:38:57 AM
I learned all I know about from Journey to the West from Dragon Ball.
That's good enough, right?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friend on January 27, 2013, 12:53:05 AM
The problem with Dream of the Red Chamber (I prefer calling it Story of the Stone because I imagine some guy writing like five thousand pages about a rock going on adventures and learning life lessons and shit. Which, I might add, is the premise of Journey to the West) is exactly as you outlined. Also you can't really make a video game out of 18th century Chinese aristocracy's melodrama.

Also, the reason I linked to the Waley translation is specifically due to its brevity; he cuts out most of the episodes in the middle, but keeps the general structure of the story intact. If you finish it and find yourself wanting more adventures, you'll know there's hundreds or thousands of pages more to read.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on January 27, 2013, 10:50:01 AM
...I cut out the line "(I've never read Journey of the West and have only seen a few episodes of Dragon Ball, but I imagine I STILL wouldn't know what was going on in this trailer even if I knew the story better)" because I thought my post would be funnier as written.  Yes, I know that's Journey to the West.  And I'm aware of its significance.

Actually realized I didn't have the Four Great Classical Novels in my ebook library after watching that trailer, and tried to dig them up.  Found a CC-licensed translation of JttW (http://spontaneousderivation.com/downloads/) but, surprisingly, haven't been able to locate a public-domain translation of Water Margin (under that title, Outlaws of the Marsh, or Shuihu Zhuan).  Kobo's got the Shapiro translation (http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Outlaws-of-the-Marsh/book-KvTF5KQE10OqTjrd9FWWLw/page1.html) for $3.50, which is a great price (especially compared to the print edition going for $30 in paperback), but it's DRM'ed and I've got a plenty-long To-Read list without downloading any Chinese epics and having to strip the DRM off them.

Looks like Project Gutenberg's got Dream of the Red Chamber in English (I (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9603), II (http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9604)) but only has the others in their original Chinese.  Presumably that's because the English translations are still under copyright (though I must admit I'm surprised by the possibility that there were no English translations until the 1920's or later).

(Also if anyone signs up for Kobo to buy a thing, if you sign up with this link (http://www.changinghands.com/kobo) my local independent bookseller gets a kickback.)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on January 27, 2013, 10:55:16 AM
I learned all I know about from Journey to the West from Dragon Ball.
That's good enough, right?

I read a Let's Play of the Playstation game Saiyuki: Journey West.  I think I'm pretty much an expert, here.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Classic on January 27, 2013, 11:01:54 AM
That version has the monkey king solving very few problems with his urine, which is, in my mind, a weakness of the adaptation.

EDIT:
Sun Wu'Kung has this habit of peeing on things to solve/create problems. I am 100% sincere in this little nothing comment.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on January 27, 2013, 01:29:22 PM
http://threekingdoms.com/ (http://threekingdoms.com/) is pretty much the only way to read Three Kingdoms because of the online commentary.  There's a fair bit of internet cluelessness (the part about people drinking untreated well-water as punishment leads a lot of people to conclude that the Chinese never drank anything besides wine) and it's obvious most of the people reading it got their ideas from Dynasty Warriors, bit it still provides infinitely more context than the text itself does.  Also make sure to read all the prefaces carefully, since they explain how the fuck third-century Chinese battles actually worked, which the novel otherwise assumes you know.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on January 27, 2013, 03:21:36 PM
Also make sure to read all the prefaces carefully, since they explain how the fuck third-century Chinese battles actually worked, which the novel otherwise assumes you know.

It's still pretty amusing to me how much closer the battles in Dynasty Warriors games are to reality than one might initially suspect. When hordes of untrained and poorly-equipped peasants come up against one another in conflicts that they barely have a stake in or even understand, victory does often come to whichever side has the best handful of stone-cold badass motherfuckers leading the charge.

Or, as amusing as anything with the body count of a century of civil war can be, anyway.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on January 27, 2013, 03:58:49 PM
I think the "army of shitty peasants" trope gets overplayed a bit when talking about early warfare.  Soldiers, especially Chinese ones, had the sort of training, discipline, and actual warfare equipment you'd expect a soldier of an army to have... they just tend to look like fodder when put up against armored lords on horseback, or a goddam curtain of arrow fire.  Consider those two things to be the tanks and napalm of antiquity.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: François on January 27, 2013, 11:48:51 PM
I don't doubt that professional soldiers of the time were a force to be reckoned with, but I was left with the impression that, during the three kingdoms era at least, the various lords ran out of professional soldiers pretty fast. Steamrolling the Yellow Scarves can't have been much of a challenge for armies that had been raised essentially before the Han fell, but the moment people got sick of Dong Zhuo's crap and the battles started involving troops with essentially the same technology, resources and traditions as one another, the turn-over ratio must have skyrocketed.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on March 06, 2013, 08:26:59 PM
The Place Beyond the Pines Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Ryan Gosling Movie HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G07pSbHLXgg#ws)

Potentially good?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on March 25, 2013, 09:38:29 AM
Riddick Teaser Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4CY5HrD71g#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ziiro on April 09, 2013, 12:27:20 PM
ELYSIUM - Official Trailer - In Theaters August 9th (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBtePb-dGY#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on April 09, 2013, 05:39:02 PM
Didn't Peter Jackson want him to direct the Halo film, but the studio bigwigs said he wasn't ready? Looks like he's doing it anyway.

Snark aside, that movie has a solid, sci-fi look to it. District 9 was a good, if a bit goofy from time to time, film that was miles away from most of what Hollywood was putting out, so I'm looking forward to this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on April 11, 2013, 12:24:01 AM
Great. Now we'll never get a Battle Angel Alita film.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Beat Bandit on April 21, 2013, 01:25:17 PM
This Is The End - Red Band Trailer #2 (2013) [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j463qtCRlxk#ws)

I could get pumped for this.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on May 06, 2013, 12:54:23 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/VcQMlde.jpg)

Dreamworks Face: The Movie
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 06, 2013, 01:59:49 AM
I see they've distilled it down into its most basic elements.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 13, 2013, 06:44:17 AM
Equestria Girls Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ta9i3YQAzM#ws)

this is a thing that is happening for real
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on May 13, 2013, 10:32:44 AM
And the Prom's Tomorrow! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTiXuqc8xr0#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on May 13, 2013, 12:52:28 PM
CONGRATULATIONS ON REACHING DEMIGODDESS STATUS TWILIGHT

POOF NOW YOU'RE A SHITTY LITTLE TEENAGE HUMAN GIRL

The "Celestia is really just a huge troll" interpretation of this show is by far my favorite.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 13, 2013, 12:59:45 PM
I would hate to be the guy cleaning up the theater after that movie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on May 16, 2013, 02:21:55 AM
Benito Cereno has an interesting little tidbit about Man of Steel (http://benito-cereno.tumblr.com/post/50558300770/in-which-i-discuss-a-possible-man-of-steel-spoiler). It's not really a plot related spoiler or anything, but maybe people want to be surprise, so I'll hide it in a spoiler tag.

[spoiler]Jimmy Olsen has been switched to Jenny Olsen[/spoiler]

While I think it's pretty cool, it leaves me with that same dissonance I get every time I think about how this is still directed by Zack Synder.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 16, 2013, 06:43:20 AM
[spoiler]Jimmy Olsen has been switched to Jenny Olsen[/spoiler]

Hey, times are tough. (http://i.imgur.com/4Gklekq.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on May 18, 2013, 08:16:17 AM
Anchorman 2 Official Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ-JX-7B3uM#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on May 22, 2013, 07:07:19 AM
http://www.themarysue.com/medieval-times-movie/ (http://www.themarysue.com/medieval-times-movie/)

 :mikey:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 08, 2013, 08:31:07 AM
(http://var.vdkimg.com/vodkaster/storage/images/media/images/chronicles-young-washington/28332497-1-fre-FR/chronicles-young-washington_scaledown_450.jpg)

BAWHAWHAWHAW
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 11, 2013, 06:16:47 AM
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug International Trailer (2013) - Lord of the Rings Movie HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGb5XGk2U0#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on June 11, 2013, 07:56:46 AM
If instead of Bard they make Legolas kill Smaug I quit
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on June 11, 2013, 07:57:36 AM
unless Saruman also turns out to be a Decepticon
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 12, 2013, 05:05:12 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/choose-your-own-adventure-movie-566228 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/choose-your-own-adventure-movie-566228)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 12, 2013, 07:38:33 AM
Also known as "Video Games".
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 13, 2013, 04:41:46 AM
It's the sequel no one asked for, with 100% fewer memes.

300: Rise of an Empire - Official Trailer 1 [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zqy21Z29ps#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on June 19, 2013, 01:26:17 AM
The LEGO® Movie - Official Teaser Trailer [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPnY2NjSjrg#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on June 19, 2013, 02:08:13 AM
I was pretty ready to assume that would be Battleship levels of bad, but it actually doesn't seem to be taking itself seriously, so... it might be funny after all?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on June 28, 2013, 03:30:58 AM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-planet-planeteers-movie-works-576490 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-planet-planeteers-movie-works-576490)

If they don't get Don Cheadle for this, I swear to god...
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on July 22, 2013, 07:47:56 AM
I suspect this will get taken down soon, but in the meantime, here you go: a brief, fuzzy shot of the new Godzilla design.

GODZILLA ENCOUNTER FOOTAGE!!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCg45R6c4TM#ws)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 02, 2013, 02:59:04 AM
MACHETE KILLS - Official Trailer #2 (2013) [HD] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1WwOQowlg#ws)

There's no way any movie could actually live up to that trailer, right?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on August 02, 2013, 03:46:14 AM
... so, Mexican Austin Powers?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Thad on August 02, 2013, 11:55:21 AM
There's no way any movie could actually live up to that trailer, right?

That's what I thought about the first one, but then...
...
...
...okay, so the first one's kind of a haze.  Dad was buying drinks that night.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on August 02, 2013, 12:04:18 PM
The most interesting thing about Machete is that, according to the actor in both and the director of both, the character of Isador "Machete" Cortez, from the Spy Kids franchise, is in fact the same Machete Cortez from Machete.  This is just ... what he does when he's not babysitting.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on August 15, 2013, 02:42:13 AM
THE WIND RISES Trailer | Festival 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhHoCnRg1Yw#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on September 07, 2013, 05:32:02 AM
Oh hello there.

ROBOCOP - Official Trailer (2014) [HQ] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INmtQXUXez8#)

"Let's make him look like batman with laser eyes"
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on September 07, 2013, 06:21:12 AM
"Let's make him look like batman with laser eyes"

I like how Michael Keaton's character basically says that right in the trailer.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on September 07, 2013, 06:23:02 AM
Of the thousands of things fundamentally wrong with this reboot, the fact that they're refocusing the story on Robocop's wife and kids (perhaps the single shittiest element of the original) seems the most morbidly promising:

(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/123768/avatars/robocopdinner.png)

Dare we hope?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Zaratustra on September 07, 2013, 07:01:22 AM
The design looks ok. It's the trailer quotes that are making me groan now.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on September 07, 2013, 07:59:51 AM
If they had any balls, they'd set it in modern-day Detroit.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on September 07, 2013, 08:13:52 AM
The problem with trailers is that they always have the BUZZIEST of buzzword quotes in them constantly. Its a game at work to see which trailer has the most one-liners strung together in a row before someone makes an actual statement, and the somewhat cringe worthy fact is the vast majority of trailers for non-animated movies are COMPLETELY made up of one-liners.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on September 07, 2013, 08:26:28 AM
I enjoy the fact that Robocop's new gun looks like a dressed up tec-9.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Joxam on September 07, 2013, 08:29:45 AM
God Robocop's gun is basically the entire reason I love guns. It pains me in ways you can't comprehend that they're changing it.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on September 07, 2013, 08:32:39 AM
He still has something that looks like his old gun, its just that he also has an SMG that it looks like he uses primarily.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Esperath on September 07, 2013, 08:59:38 AM
Looks like Robocop got upgraded from slow zombie to fast zombie.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on September 07, 2013, 09:56:41 AM
I think where they're missing the point somewhat is that the old movies weren't really about Robocop per se, they were really about the moderately exaggerated universe which happened to produce him.  This new one is like, well, it's modern-day Canada USA, and there are really big drones for some reason and there's an ED-209 walkin' around, aaaaand here's the new Motorola Droid Razr Cop.

I suppose it's hard to parody the current state of the world but... what's the point if you're not even going to try?

(Also there really needs to be a law against letting people who do reboots show the original main character's design and then be all like HA HA THAT IS SO STUPID ENJOY THIS NEW BULLSHIT WITH MORE BLACK.)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on September 07, 2013, 09:57:56 AM
"Let's make him look like batman with laser eyes"

"Let's also remove anything that makes him flawed and tragic. People don't go to the movies to see a downer of a character, even if he is a killing machine almost as invincible as Steven Segal."
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on September 07, 2013, 10:12:08 AM
I suppose it's hard to parody the current state of the world but... what's the point if you're not even going to try?

The original Robocop basically predicted the future enough that the new Robocop is set like 20 years in the future and everything looks exactly the same as it does now to balance things out.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on September 07, 2013, 11:30:23 AM
I saw the trailer in front of Riddick, and the collective response of the audience (a late night halfway sober college student granfalloon) when they said MORE TACTICOOL and then Robocop was black was a huge cheer.

So.

Yeah.

Also, the joke is Detroit now more closely resembles the Detroit from the original movie than it does itself from 20 years ago.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on September 07, 2013, 12:18:38 PM
Also PG-13, because an R rating is a death sentence.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on September 07, 2013, 12:20:51 PM
So's living in Detroit.

Dohohohohohohoho
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Disposable Ninja on September 07, 2013, 12:36:46 PM
Also PG-13, because an R rating is a death sentence.

you know now that I think about it the fact that there was robocop cartoons and toys is actually kind of fucked up. Rambo, too.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on September 07, 2013, 02:32:16 PM
Ever notice that the only time people ever cheer at movies is when it's at something really dumb? It's because only tasteless people cheer at the fucking movies.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Smiler on September 07, 2013, 03:04:49 PM
Wow way to be a joykill.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on September 07, 2013, 05:52:05 PM
Would not buy that for a dollar.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Friday on September 07, 2013, 07:24:12 PM
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Ever notice that the only time people ever cheer at movies is when it's at something really dumb? It's because only tasteless people cheer at the fucking movies.

Did you somehow manage to miss the point I was making?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Dooly on September 08, 2013, 03:05:44 PM
you know now that I think about it the fact that there was robocop cartoons and toys is actually kind of fucked up. Rambo, too.

More or less fucked up than the Mortal Kombat cartoons and toys?  Or the Aliens and Terminator toys?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Bongo Bill on September 08, 2013, 04:17:16 PM
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Ever notice that the only time people ever cheer at movies is when it's at something really dumb? It's because only tasteless people cheer at the fucking movies.

Did you somehow manage to miss the point I was making?

No, I understood you. I was just sort of saying things.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 24, 2013, 11:37:27 PM
Captain America The Winter Soldier trailer UK -- Official Marvel | HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLWsK1ZFunA#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on October 26, 2013, 05:31:24 AM
This is so terrible that it could have gone in the Religulous thread just as easily, but I guess we talked about the Atlas Shrugged movies ITT?

God's Not Dead | Official Full Movie Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjo5f9eiX8#)

With selected comments:

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featuring fat superman and gaunt hercules
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I wonder if they'll use CGI or an animal trainer for the scene where an eagle named "Small Government" flies in and sheds a single tear on the American flag.
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I'd not watched this trailer yet and oh my god this looks awful.

I looked up the writers:

Hunter Dennis has no movie credits (just a video called Redemption, loloololooloooolollololloolololololollololoollllll) but his IMDB page has some fun facts! I wonder who might have put them up there!

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He comes from a distinguished military family. His father was a Recon Marine officer, his brother a Force Recon NCO, his cousin the first female Harrier pilot and his grandfather was a ground crewman for the Enola Gay.

Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon seem to be a writing team. Last time anyone was stupid enough to buy a script from them for a movie it was in the 90s. T.N.T. only has one (rotten) review on RT, I don't think it saw a theatrical release. Point Blank on the other hand has two reviews! Both are rotten and it also went strait to DVD.

The director, Harold Cronk released two strait to video movies recently with similar Rotten Tomato situations to his writer's movies. Jerusalem Countdown and The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure?

Whoever financed this this film is a giant idiot. If you're going to pander please get better everything, this is one of if not the worst trailer I've ever seen.

Bets on it being financed by a Church or religious organization?

Perhaps they had "faith" in the crew.

Anyway, this is some painfully hilarious shit. Or maybe just painful. I think the best part is how evilly dictatorial the UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR HISSSSSS is.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Royal☭ on October 26, 2013, 05:51:42 AM
KEVIN SORBOOOOOHHHH NOOOOOOO!!!!

Is this a film version of that stupid "One day in a college class the professor..." story that floats around Facebook every now and then?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on October 26, 2013, 06:05:03 AM
Kids in the Hall did this better anyway:

Kids in the Hall - God is Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3eTsNEgmL8#)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Brentai on October 26, 2013, 06:26:41 AM
Eh.  If I can enjoy The Lord of the Rings, then why can't other people enjoy their own escapist fantasies?
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on October 26, 2013, 08:36:16 AM
Actually the best part is when you mishear the student's name and think this is the Joss Whedon origin story.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on November 18, 2013, 12:20:39 PM
It's A Wonderful Life 2 is on the way! (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/its-a-wonderful-life-sequel-in-the-works-exclusive-1200850705/)
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mongrel on November 18, 2013, 02:00:24 PM
Oh fuck off.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: TA on November 18, 2013, 02:02:17 PM
Hey, why not?  I mean, A Christmas Story 2 exists.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on November 18, 2013, 03:26:59 PM
COMING IN 2015

MEL GIBSON STARS IN...

BIRTH OF A NATION II: LABOR PAINS

THE SEQUEL A HUNDRED YEARS IN THE MAKING
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Niku on December 10, 2013, 12:02:58 PM
Godzilla - Trailer - Official Warner Bros. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECUbuBrbP1g#ws)

MY DICK MY DICK MY DICK MY DICK MY DICK MY DICK MY DICK
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Ted Belmont on December 10, 2013, 01:16:34 PM
:jizz:
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Mothra on December 10, 2013, 01:19:00 PM
cantstopcumming.avi
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Lottel on December 11, 2013, 11:11:15 AM
Hey, why not?  I mean, A Christmas Story 2 exists.

This bothers me greatly. Christmas Story already had a sequel. It took place the following summer and involved battling tops. If you ask me (and no one ever does) it's A Christmas Story, A Christmas Story 2: Christmas in July, and A Christmas Story 3: Son of A Christmas Story.
Title: Re: Coming Soon
Post by: Büge on December 17, 2013, 04:36:39 AM
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/180805-joseph-gordon-levitt-to-direct-and-star-in-neil-gaimans-sandman (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/180805-joseph-gordon-levitt-to-direct-and-star-in-neil-gaimans-sandman)

Well that doesn't sound too ba-

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David Goyer

 :getout: