Topic: Movies in the Theater (Read 106587 times)

Cannon · « **Reply #140 on:** December 05, 2008, 11:50:18 AM »

Yeah, guess which movie me and my uncle MSTied on Thanksgiving.

Amusingly enough, I thought Valentina (i.e. unsympathetic Eurotrashy rich wench) was putting on an accent, but apparently the "actress" is Russian. Luc Besson needs to stop casting women he meets in techno clubs.

The American villain (I don't care about his name; his title shall always be "Crazy Gun Guy" to me) was a source of much hilarity, because very little of what he said wasn't undermined by what he did. It puzzles me that he rose to such a level of power by being so consistently contrary.

If you want to see what Bond flicks mostly once were, go see Transporter 3, and then go see Quantum of Solace for a bit of contrast. Personally, I'd wait for the former to hit the DVD bargain bin, then assault it with friends and booze.

Arc · « **Reply #141 on:** December 05, 2008, 01:57:51 PM »

Quote from: Cannon on December 05, 2008, 11:50:18 AM

Luc Besson needs to stop casting women he meets in techno clubs.

Regarding casting venues, that would be an improvement for him.

Cannon · « **Reply #142 on:** December 05, 2008, 02:08:17 PM »

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Transporter 3 Beauty Natalya Rudakova Discovered Street Walking

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[...]was discovered on the street going to work at a hair salon in New York[...]

Brentai · « **Reply #143 on:** December 05, 2008, 02:36:08 PM »

They keep using that term. I do not think it means what they think it does.

Kayma · « **Reply #144 on:** December 05, 2008, 09:06:45 PM »

Quote from: Thad on December 04, 2008, 11:40:42 PM

I think most people in this crowd would share my view that Repo: The Genetic Opera is awesome. If it's playing in your town, go see it.

Full blog to follow.

I NEED to see this. It looks bawls awesome. I think bawls is a good adjective.

Thad · « **Reply #145 on:** December 05, 2008, 09:30:53 PM »

Thad · « **Reply #146 on:** December 05, 2008, 10:45:47 PM »

Quote from: Thad on December 04, 2008, 11:40:42 PM

I think most people in this crowd would share my view that Repo: The Genetic Opera is awesome. If it's playing in your town, go see it.

Full blog to follow.

Posted.

Kashan · « **Reply #147 on:** December 06, 2008, 07:29:49 AM »

Quote from: Thad on December 05, 2008, 09:30:53 PM

Glad to see somebody else using that thing.

Büge · « **Reply #148 on:** December 07, 2008, 06:46:24 AM »

I found out it was playing at the Bloor Cinema...

And now it's not.

Rupert Giles, Christine Daaé and Henry Kissinger in a post-apocalyptic rock opera? Why couldn't they have gone for a wider release?

Thad · « **Reply #149 on:** December 07, 2008, 10:32:49 AM »

Put simply, test audiences and critics hated it.

Of course, test audiences probably hated it because they were told to expect "a fresh horror from the director of Saw 2-4". Which it really, really isn't.

As for critics -- most of the reviews posted on the Repo website are fair (including several that say "It's not for me but I see its appeal"), but the Rolling Stone one I linked says fuck-all about the movie except that it has Paris Hilton in it. The comments thread is full of people accusing Travers of not even seeing the movie, and frankly his review doesn't give much indication that he did.

The director mentioned one review that said he's worse than Uwe Boll. I haven't been able to find that one, but I can categorically state that Repo! The Genetic Opera is a better movie than House of the Dead.

Anyway. All that is why there's a limited release. Lionsgate refused to distribute it and now the creators are touring it around the country themselves, one theater at a time.

Friday · « **Reply #150 on:** December 09, 2008, 04:53:08 PM »

Finally got around to seeing Bond like a day before it leaves or something.

[spoiler]Was mildly annoyed that they ended the previous movie with Mr. White's capture, was pleased to see him almost immediately turn the tables on them.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Poor Ms. Fields. I was really hoping they wouldn't kill her off, though I knew they would the moment I fucking saw her. Does every bond movie have to have two girls? One to die, and one to fuck?[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Was happy to see the one to fuck did not actually get fucked. It would have felt artificial, like most goddamn ham fisted romance subplots.[/spoiler]

By the way, M is basically the best character by like a factor of 10.

Büge · « **Reply #151 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:06:02 PM »

In my local paper, on the ad for The Day The Earth Stood Still, was a little seal which said "The only place to see the world premier of the trailer: X-Men Origins Wolverine"

They're actually advertising trailers now.

Rosencrantz · « **Reply #152 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:07:59 PM »

Typically only when the movie sucks.

Brentai · « **Reply #153 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:13:27 PM »

...the one showing the trailer, or the one the trailer is previewing?

Rosencrantz · « **Reply #154 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:15:01 PM »

The one showing the trailer.

Thad · « **Reply #155 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:22:04 PM »

Let's be fair, guys -- Gort is the perfect role for Keanu Reeves.

Rosencrantz · « **Reply #156 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:28:11 PM »

I agree, but they have him playing Klaatu instead.

Thad · « **Reply #157 on:** December 13, 2008, 10:38:53 PM »

...dammit.

Mongrel · « **Reply #158 on:** December 14, 2008, 07:21:10 PM »

Speaking of which...

I don't normally link (or even look at) 'celebrity pages', but I think you'll all agree this is too good.

Detonator · « **Reply #159 on:** December 14, 2008, 07:28:15 PM »

Quote from: Iron_Mongrel on December 14, 2008, 07:21:10 PM

Speaking of which...

I don't normally link (or even look at) 'celebrity pages', but I think you'll all agree this is too good.

Sounds like he was making a joke. Is there any point to making a story of this?

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