Who the fuck was Benicio Del Toro’s character after the credits ?
The guy who looked like a bad Elvis Presley who stuck his finger in an electric socket, called the Collector, who was that ?[/quote]
That was a essentially a teaser for Guardians of the Galaxy. The Collector is an immortal who travels the universe in a giant ark, which houses the last two members of every dying species he can find. [/quote]
Given that we’ve seen Thanos teased, and now have seen 2 infinity gems, are they looking way forward(like Avengers 3-4) towards some serious shit? A huge part of me hopes not, because I always get mad at fantasy devices that are literally god-like, but at the same time I’m sure it could make for some entertaining visuals on the big screen.[/quote]
I think that as long as they save the really powerful villains for the Avengers, where they have no choice but to team up to defeat them, it should work out fine. Each phase is going to end with some world-threatening crisis, so the Avengers movies are by design always going to be the largest in scale.
What did Odin really think of what Thor did??? And where is Odin? [/quote]
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Anthony Hopkins and Alan Taylor both said he was dead. Although, it’s not the first time that somebody directly involved with a movie lied to put the audience off the scent (remember JJ Abrams saying Khan wasn’t in Star Trek: Into Darkness?).
Now, with Alan Taylor wanting to bring some of the darker visuals and mood of Game of Thrones to Asgard, it is possible that he killed Odin. After all, Game of Thrones is famous for the shocking and unexpected deaths of characters who apparently were set up for the long run.
I prefer to think that Odin is alive in the Odinsleep, locked in the very same cell where Loki was imprisoned as payback ( a very Loki thing to do). Maybe this will erupt into a GoT style battle for the throne in Thor 3. I see more potential in that than in simply killing Odin for shock value. Then again, Loki might not have usurped the crown at all; Odin might just have nipped off to the john and Loki took the chance to punk Thor.
Edit: And if Odin does turn up dead, it wasn’t very well explained.
FWIW I realized my post said nothing about Thor 2 itself: I thoroughly enjoyed it. Standard “some parts miffed me a bit” that comes out of pretty much every comic adaptation movie, but it was fantastic entertainment value. I’m digesting whether or not I liked the use of 3d for the movie(tons of forced perspective in like every scene on top of all the standard in-action 3d effects) though.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
Thor was so fucking awesome. [/quote]
I liked Thor 2.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Although I was really annoyed that Thor couldn’t beat the crap out of that “Kursed” molten giant dude. I mean wtf is Mjolnir for if it can’t overcome normal weapon restrictions?[/quote]
SPOILERS (CONT.)…
There was a line about cursed dark elves being immune to Asgardian weaponry. It’s something to do with the Dark Elves being the older race.
[quote]roybot wrote:
Anyone seen Prisoners?[/quote]
Prisoners was awesome, loved it.
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It’s one of my top movies of the year. Only real problems were making that pendant so obvious to the audience but invisible to one character in particular, and casting Melissa Leo as a caring mother. She plays ‘nice’ convincingly, but she’s so defined by playing bitter or dysfunctional women that the misdirection collapsed in on itself (exactly what happened in Oblivion).
Much Ado About Nothing - Joss Whedon filmed his adaptation of the Shakespeare play over a 12-day period in his own home.
I enjoyed it, but it’s unlikely to turn your average Joss Whedon fan onto the Bard (nary a vampire or Reaver in sight). Worth watching to see Whedon’s pad and for the cast, almost all of whom have worked with Whedon before: you’re sure to get a kick out of watching Agent Coulson, Mal Reynolds and Topher in the same movie.
[quote]roybot wrote:
Anyone seen Prisoners?[/quote]
Yes…it was good but the ending was depressing. The title of the movie really did it justice.[/quote]
I liked the bleakness of it, but I’m on the fence about the ending.
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SPOILER ALERT!
Do you think he would have found him? The dad was pretty resilient…I bet he would have kept blowing for a while.[/quote]
SPOILERS (cont.)
It’s more likely than not that Loki found him. He was portrayed as an extremely tenacious investigator and solved every case he’d been assigned to up until that point. They filmed the discovery of Jackman’s character, alive but opted for the cliffhanger. I don’t think they filmed a version where Loki walked away or where Keller’s dead body was discovered. I can see pros and cons to all those possibilites, which is why I’m torn over the ending : can’t decide if I wanted the comfort of seeing the little shaft of light at the end of the maze or the gut-punch that there was no exit.
Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Jennifer Lawrence flexes her acting muscles in an adaptation that succeeds in being a good movie even though the most dubious plot points of the book were retained.
The Last Stand- Arnie was past his prime before he ran for Governator. Even so, this wasn’t anywhere near the turkey shoot it was made out to be.
I didn’t take the time to read all 10 pages of this thread, so I don’t know if this movie was mentioned yet. If you haven’t seen “The Way Way Back”, you need to. Sam Rockwell is awesome in all his snarkiness, and Steve Carrell goes down a different path by playing a total prick. Allison Janney is fantastic as the drunk, newly divorced mom, and any movie with Amanda Peet has to be good. Props to Rob Corddry and Maya Rudolph in their supporting roles as well.
And speaking of Rob Corddry and Steve Carrell, if you haven’t seen “Seeking a Friend For the End Of the World”, you are definitely missing out.
[quote]scott.ross810 wrote:
I didn’t take the time to read all 10 pages of this thread, so I don’t know if this movie was mentioned yet. If you haven’t seen “The Way Way Back”, you need to. Sam Rockwell is awesome in all his snarkiness, and Steve Carrell goes down a different path by playing a total prick. Allison Janney is fantastic as the drunk, newly divorced mom, and any movie with Amanda Peet has to be good. Props to Rob Corddry and Maya Rudolph in their supporting roles as well.
And speaking of Rob Corddry and Steve Carrell, if you haven’t seen “Seeking a Friend For the End Of the World”, you are definitely missing out.[/quote]
I really liked The Way Way Back, started to really appreciate Sam Rockwell as an actor after Moon and he fits perfectly into the kind of laid-back friend/mentor type, really enjoyed his performance in that. I like that Steve Carell left his comfort zone and went for a different archetype than he’s used to, I don’t think he quite pulled it off in this one, but it gives him a lot of feedback and experience if he’s to pursue that again in future.
I think Corddry and Peet could have been written in a little better, it seems like their character’s were more a means to an end for the sake of the story rather than a dynamic write-up to push in some humour or empathy, Maya Rudolph’s character had more of an impact overall and I’d have liked to see that in the others, some more depth to the “love” triangle between the cast members, maybe allowing Corddry and Peet’s characters to shine through a little more.
I really do like a lot of the screenplay though, loved the way the opening scene is thrown in with this kind of dark, humiliation for Duncan, it sets the stage well for his growth from bottom of the barrel in an unexpected way. There’s a lot of charm in the water park scenes, Faxon and Rash work the uplifting coming-of-age feel very comfortably.
I think overall there’s a bit more to be had in Fox’s other coming of age stories, Little Miss Sunshine and Juno, but this is definitely a great watch and one I’m glad I saw.
[quote]roybot wrote:
Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Jennifer Lawrence flexes her acting muscles in an adaptation that succeeds in being a good movie even though the most dubious plot points of the book were retained.
The Last Stand- Arnie was past his prime before he ran for Governator. Even so, this wasn’t anywhere near the turkey shoot it was made out to be. [/quote]
They are making a Terminator Reboot, with “the Rock” being considered, and Arnie will have some kind of involvement.
I am just hoping Arnie won’t fuck that one up, if he was regulated to his brief cameo contributions the way he did in Terminator Salvation, I will be pleased.
[quote]roybot wrote:
Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Jennifer Lawrence flexes her acting muscles in an adaptation that succeeds in being a good movie even though the most dubious plot points of the book were retained.
The Last Stand- Arnie was past his prime before he ran for Governator. Even so, this wasn’t anywhere near the turkey shoot it was made out to be. [/quote]
They are making a Terminator Reboot, with “the Rock” being considered, and Arnie will have some kind of involvement.
I am just hoping Arnie won’t fuck that one up, if he was regulated to his brief cameo contributions the way he did in Terminator Salvation, I will be pleased.
I noticed that they are re-casting every role but Arnie’s. If it’s a true reboot they should sever all ties to the previous movies. I thought Roland Kickinger was more than up to the task replacing Arnie in Terminator Salvation, but he was only doing the motion capture:
Kickinger does a mean Arnie impersonation in See Arnold Run. Couldn’t find the clip, but I find it hard to believe that people wouldn’t accept Kickinger as a new T-800.
It’s not a coincidence that Arnie’s best movies were made when he was in his physical prime. His entire screen persona was built on him being seen as a symbol of supreme strength and power. His best movies play that angle to the max. Now that old age is catching up to him, he can’t trade on that image anymore and he’s having to rely more and more on acting ability…
Also, if you think about it, Skynet wouldn’t be churning out endless Arnie duplicates when the point is to infiltrate rebel encampments.
[quote]roybot wrote:
Much Ado About Nothing - Joss Whedon filmed his adaptation of the Shakespeare play over a 12-day period in his own home.
I enjoyed it, but it’s unlikely to turn your average Joss Whedon fan onto the Bard (nary a vampire or Reaver in sight). Worth watching to see Whedon’s pad and for the cast, almost all of whom have worked with Whedon before: you’re sure to get a kick out of watching Agent Coulson, Mal Reynolds and Topher in the same movie. [/quote]
Kenneth Brannagh, Emma Thompson, final version and what have you…
[quote]roybot wrote:
Much Ado About Nothing - Joss Whedon filmed his adaptation of the Shakespeare play over a 12-day period in his own home.
I enjoyed it, but it’s unlikely to turn your average Joss Whedon fan onto the Bard (nary a vampire or Reaver in sight). Worth watching to see Whedon’s pad and for the cast, almost all of whom have worked with Whedon before: you’re sure to get a kick out of watching Agent Coulson, Mal Reynolds and Topher in the same movie. [/quote]
Kenneth Brannagh, Emma Thompson, final version and what have you…[/quote]
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
They may replace the whole “buff dude with an accent” idea and just go with a buff dude who can act and has star power.
I am also worried that the movie industry it relying on too many remakes, it shows they are running out of original ideas. [/quote]
That’s just how Hollywood works. It’s not necessarily down to a lack of creativity. Nobody wants to be responsible for funding a commercial failure at that level. There’s a huge amount of pressure to deliver a successful movie, hence the monkey see monkey do approach to blockbusters. I wouldn’t have called Robocop a superhero but they are trying to re-invent him as one. The similarities to Iron Man go beyond
‘maimed guy in a metal suit’, although the decision to reboot probably started there.
I would nominate that comment as the 2013 nominee for the
‘‘No shit Sherlock award’’…Correct anyway, Hollywood’s creativity is all but
gone, mostly catering to crowds nowadays that are barely old enough
to cross the fuckin’ street.
And Remakes are nothing but squeezing the shit out of the snake,
I recall seeing ‘‘Manhunter’’ back in the 80’s one night
and my girl and I were the ONLY ones in the fuckin’ theater mesmerized by
how good it was and wondering where everybody else was…it
was a box office flop because, well… the masses are asses.
A mere 16 years later the almost shot for shot ‘Manhunter’ remake is done as
‘‘Red Dragon’’ made by the same bonehead that did ‘‘Rush Hour’’ and all of a sudden it’s
a box office smash… remade ONLY because they wanted to capitalize on Lector’s
popularity since SOTL.
[quote]Karado wrote:
I would nominate that comment as the 2013 nominee for the
‘‘No shit Sherlock award’’…Correct anyway, Hollywood’s creativity is all but
gone, mostly catering to crowds nowadays that are barely old enough
to cross the fuckin’ street.
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You agree and yet you can’t resist prefacing it with your usual half-assed attempts at getting under my skin. I don’t recall you posting anything on the topic so it’s far from obvious…and if it’s so obvious that it’s not worth commenting on, well, you just did.
