The CGI is honestly subpar by today’s standards—especially considering this was a high-budget Hollywood production. Personally, I thought Jeff Bridges was solid, as usual, but Ryan Reynolds felt completely lifeless.
analoghawk13 said:Maybe we should be collecting these stories—just to get the full historical picture.
Polanski, who screws over little girls. And then they brutally massacre his wife later on.
Audrey Hepburn lying dead in a car in Paris.
Death in a car, in general: James Dean, a Porsche. The great Desmond Llewelyn. Jennifer Gray sitting in a car where the driver kills someone—all because of speed. Rowan Atkinson buys a McLaren and totals it in an instant.
Maria Trintignant—a friend beats her so badly she dies.
Pasolini was murdered by some young male slut.
Tarkovsky ends up with radioactive contamination.
German cinema has several suicides.
Günther Kaufmann kills a woman and sits in prison, or something like that.
The extras seriously offer the director a chance to finally kill that Kinski—you can see it in their faces in the movie.
Who died from alcohol? Vivien Leigh? Maybe Fassbinder? Who were all the junkies? Hopper? Rourke.
Or Eiko Matsuda, who acted so convincingly she had to flee her home country.
Anyone actually know anything about this?
You forgot the death of Alan J. Pakula... A metal pipe pierced his skull.
Laura Palmer25 said:Just saw the trailer for the movie today... they weren't kidding, Tyler Perry is playing Alex Cross 😲 This casting was definitely handled by someone who escaped from Arkham
Honestly, a garbage script is a much bigger issue here than Perry himself.
Nicholas Foster4 said:Has anyone seen this yet? It started playing today. Is it actually worth the price of a movie ticket? I’ve always been a fan of Matthew Fox; I really pulled for him back in the Lost days.
Caught it today. It’s a dud—save your money and skip it. Fox is alright, though.
Remakes have been around since the dawn of cinema. When it comes to foreign language films, almost nobody in the States sits down to watch them in theaters. It’s a simple matter of logistics—you just can't secure enough screens for a wide release—but more importantly, Americans simply aren't in the habit of sitting through subtitles. For us, it feels like some exotic novelty. That’s why they just shoot a remake instead.
Jason Barnes3 said:Does anyone happen to know where I can pick up The Lord of the Rings - extended version? Ideally, I’m looking for the full set—all three movies together would be much better—but they absolutely have to have the American English audio/subtitles included. I don't mind if it's a local shop or ordered online from somewhere else entirely, as long as it's available in the States. I've been scouring some international websites, but none of them seem to carry the version I'm actually looking for.
I think those are pretty much the only ones left with the proper English tracks.
The Elephant Man makes an appearance in Aardman's The Pirates! Band of Misfits—and if I'm not mistaken, there's even a bit of a crossover with Jane Austen. 😁
Caught it yesterday and, honestly, it caught me off guard. I went in expecting Jonze to have folded to the studio execs—given that $100 million budget—and churned out some mainstream crowd-pleaser, but he didn't. This isn't trying to please anyone; it’s not quite for adults and it’s certainly not just for kids. Visually, it's stunning, but for my taste, it feels pretty cold. That said, Jonze fans will likely love it.
Richard Johnson42 said:I haven't actually sat through a single 3D movie yet, though I’ve been itching to try one out. I had my heart set on seeing Herzog’s 'Cave' in that format, but it never even made its way to theaters over here, so that was a total bust. As for this new Scorsese flick in 3D? That's the one I'm planning to catch. Once I've seen it, then—and only then—will I be able to offer any kind of real judgment.
The Scorsese film is in 3D, and word is it's top-tier.
I caught it yesterday—it’s a solid enough film. It’s obviously nowhere near the quality of the first one, but Brad Bird did a decent job with what he had. Two hours of pure spectacle and mindless fun.
It’s a decent enough animated film—though frankly, it doesn't quite hit the heights of earlier Pixar works like Wallace & Gromit or Chicken Run—but the kids will be happy enough.