Jet_Engine1 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I would love for Disney to disavow the Prequels and redo the complete prequel backstory.....and do it before I'm 80. The CGI is terrible. The ONLY things remotely worth saving are.....well, nothing really. Just recast Ewan McGregor in 10 years, get a guy in his early 20s to play Anakin Skywalker the FIGHTER PILOT-aoon to be Jedi Knight, make the clones the ENEMY in the Clone War conflict and not one, not a single "battle droid" to be seen ever, eliminate the whole religious order/monk crap and make the Jedi Knights KNIGHTS. Lose the Tatooine garb for all Jedi (wtf?), Midichlirians? Never heard of her. Yoda would NEVER have or need a lightsaber. Neither would Palpatine. And no, Chewbacca isn't anywhere to be found here, he's busy doing wookie stuff... LOL And on, and on, and on.... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 On 12/17/2016 at 6:27 PM, JohnJ said: Just watched 'The Drop' with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini. It was an okay indie crime noir I loved this movie. Great ending. Hardy is so good in that third act. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 13 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: I loved this movie. Great ending. Hardy is so good in that third act. Yeah, he was really good, as was, Gandolfini[in his Jets jacket], Noomi Rapace, and Matthias Schoenaerts as Deeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I was cleaning out DVDs and VHSs (yep, still have 'em). What a ride. Haha, I forgot that I had 'Scream and Scream . . . Again!'. What a fun flick. I've only seen it 20 times in my life. Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing. Talk about three kings in the same room. I have a major soft spot for all of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Magnificent seven, what a disappointment that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 On 14/12/2016 at 5:31 AM, drdetroit said: People who hate Batman v. Superman are the same people who start websites and youtube channels dedicated to trying to convince the world Michael Bay is the anti-Christ. His work on the Transformers films makes the Antichrist seem like a nice caring person who has actually a positive effect on society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 7 hours ago, Panzer Division Marduk said: His work on the Transformers films makes the Antichrist seem like a nice caring person who has actually a positive effect on society. Wah!!!! He didn't make the alien robots who transform into cars and tanks seem realistic enough!!! Wah!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 12 hours ago, rillo said: Magnificent seven, what a disappointment that was. Looks horrible. Let's get Chris Pratt and Denzel together with no script yay! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 On 12/18/2016 at 9:31 PM, Jet_Engine1 said: I would love for Disney to disavow the Prequels and redo the complete prequel backstory.....and do it before I'm 80. You will be getting your wish in about 6 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 12 hours ago, drdetroit said: You will be getting your wish in about 6 years. Is that conjecture or something actually being planned?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 15 hours ago, drdetroit said: Wah!!!! He didn't make the alien robots who transform into cars and tanks seem realistic enough!!! Wah!!! No, he just made a complete abortion of it. sh*t characters, sh*t looking robots, sh*t story. And sh*t Le Bouef. Bay's the American Uwe Boll, just with the budget for humongous pyrotechnics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 5 hours ago, Panzer Division Marduk said: Bay's the American Uwe Boll, just with the budget for humongous pyrotechnics. ok Have you ever seen an Uwe Boll film? Comparing the two is like comparing Rich Kotite to anyone decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 8 hours ago, Jet_Engine1 said: Is that conjecture or something actually being planned?! Justin Bieber is playing Anakin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 13 hours ago, drdetroit said: Justin Bieber is playing Anakin If this ever becomes true? I jump headlong into a threshing machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I'll be watching 'Christmas Slay' and the original 'Black Christmas' late tonight. 'Cause ya know, Jets fan, baby Jesus, warm fuzzies . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdetroit Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 9 hours ago, munchmemory said: If this ever becomes true? I jump headlong into a threshing machine. You're not a Belieber? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 24/12/2016 at 1:28 AM, drdetroit said: ok Have you ever seen an Uwe Boll film? Comparing the two is like comparing Rich Kotite to anyone decent. Sadly yes. I've seen a few of them. He's gotta be the only guy in the planet who thinks that Burt Reynolds should play a king fighting orc knock offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 On 12/18/2016 at 10:31 PM, Jet_Engine1 said: I would love for Disney to disavow the Prequels and redo the complete prequel backstory.....and do it before I'm 80. The CGI is terrible. The ONLY things remotely worth saving are.....well, nothing really. Just recast Ewan McGregor in 10 years, get a guy in his early 20s to play Anakin Skywalker the FIGHTER PILOT-aoon to be Jedi Knight, make the clones the ENEMY in the Clone War conflict and not one, not a single "battle droid" to be seen ever, eliminate the whole religious order/monk crap and make the Jedi Knights KNIGHTS. Lose the Tatooine garb for all Jedi (wtf?), Midichlirians? Never heard of her. Yoda would NEVER have or need a lightsaber. Neither would Palpatine. And no, Chewbacca isn't anywhere to be found here, he's busy doing wookie stuff... LOL And on, and on, and on.... Lol This would be great... but at this point, I'd just settle for them re-issuing the original trilogy without all of the Lucas updates. Holy ****, what a bunch of unnecessary crap. I just saw Rogue One and wanted to roll right into Star Wars. It's amazing how well than hand-off to each other... but those scenes that Lucas added in Mos Eisley make some of the best parts of that film almost unwatchable... and that ******* scene where Han is talking to Jabba... ugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 7 minutes ago, Integrity28 said: This would be great... but at this point, I'd just settle for them re-issuing the original trilogy without all of the Lucas updates. Holy ****, what a bunch of unnecessary crap. I just saw Rogue One and wanted to roll right into Star Wars. It's amazing how well than hand-off to each other... but those scenes that Lucas added in Mos Eisley make some of the best parts of that film almost unwatchable... and that ******* scene where Han is talking to Jabba... ugh Yeah, but I would love a set of Prequels that actually pay attention to the dialogue of the OT....and then make them movie that not only provide hours of terrible fanservice, but stand on their own without spoiling the twists of the later movies. So someone could actually watch them in chronological order and have them not only make sense, but not ruin the later ones. Wtf happened to George Lucas. Madness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 9 minutes ago, Jet_Engine1 said: Yeah, but I would love a set of Prequels that actually pay attention to the dialogue of the OT....and then make them movie that not only provide hours of terrible fanservice, but stand on their own without spoiling the twists of the later movies. So someone could actually watch them in chronological order and have them not only make sense, but not ruin the later ones. Wtf happened to George Lucas. Madness? He peaked early. As he got older, he seemed to develop a fetish for grossly disfigured alien lizards doing slapstick routines. Hence all the CGI of tripping, bumbling and stumbling creatures with zero relevancy for the story-telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 4 hours ago, Integrity28 said: He peaked early. As he got older, he seemed to develop a fetish for grossly disfigured alien lizards doing slapstick routines. Hence all the CGI of tripping, bumbling and stumbling creatures with zero relevancy for the story-telling. I disagree. THX 1138 was in 1971 and Last Crusade was in 1990. That's a pretty long period of time to be churning out classics. I think what went wrong with Lucas was he shut everyone out but himself in the process of making the prequels. That's not what happened with the original trilogy, where he had input from a ton of other producers and writers. When you shut out any and all criticism from your work, particularly work of that magnitude, it's just too difficult to discern what works and what doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 39 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: I disagree. THX 1138 was in 1971 and Last Crusade was in 1990. That's a pretty long period of time to be churning out classics. I think what went wrong with Lucas was he shut everyone out but himself in the process of making the prequels. That's not what happened with the original trilogy, where he had input from a ton of other producers and writers. When you shut out any and all criticism from your work, particularly work of that magnitude, it's just too difficult to discern what works and what doesn't. that and the plots were about senate procedure and trade tariffs, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 55 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: I disagree. THX 1138 was in 1971 and Last Crusade was in 1990. That's a pretty long period of time to be churning out classics. I think what went wrong with Lucas was he shut everyone out but himself in the process of making the prequels. That's not what happened with the original trilogy, where he had input from a ton of other producers and writers. When you shut out any and all criticism from your work, particularly work of that magnitude, it's just too difficult to discern what works and what doesn't. I know dude, I was making a wisecrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 14 minutes ago, Larz said: that and the plots were about senate procedure and trade tariffs, lol Right, and he could have still kept that stuff in there to help move the story along, but as focal points, no way. Phantom Menace actually has some great bases to work off of; Darth Maul, Qui Gon, showing Anakin as a slave being torn from his mother, the pod race...etc. And Lucas made all of that secondary to political debates over trade tariffs and showing off a level of CG that at the time may have been advanced, but aside from the pod race it hasn't held up well at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, RutgersJetFan said: Right, and he could have still kept that stuff in there to help move the story along, but as focal points, no way. Phantom Menace actually has some great bases to work off of; Darth Maul, Qui Gon, showing Anakin as a slave being torn from his mother, the pod race...etc. And Lucas made all of that secondary to political debates over trade tariffs and showing off a level of CG that at the time may have been advanced, but aside from the pod race it hasn't held up well at all. darth maul is super badass, the fight with Ben and Qui Gon is epic. with all the warts a better cast might have saved it. the lack of chemistry between anakin and amidala is the thing of legend, probably used in film school as something to avoid, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Innerspace is on HBO! INNERSPACE IS ON HBO!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Sir John Gielgud in Peter Greenaway's 'Prospero's Books' or Vincent Price in 'The Masque of the Red Death' as Prince Prospero? No contest. Vincent Price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I strongly suggest some made for TV movies. 'A Cry in the Night' with Perry King, put it on the top your list. Seeing him with his split personality running around dressed like Little Red Riding Hood while sporting a murderous knife is worth sitting through the hilariously bad sh!tty acting. The cliff-hanger totally pays off. "Mommy!" A++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotcheryifyouCan Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 dont think twice was trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 ok, finally saw the revenant, lol am I the only one who thought Hardy was better than Leo ? I can suspend my disbelief for godzilla, but nobody survives that bear attack followed by some dirt in the wounds, literally mad me happy to be born in an era with running water and central heat and I know I'm not the only one who thought, "hey look, its like when han put luke in the tauntaun !" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Only your Queen would ever draw such a parallel: Hahaha, 'Spartacus'. Don't get me started. I know that movie line for line. One of the most hilariously great movies ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirorob Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Saw "Split" I liked it. McAvoy did a real nice job, movie was well done, best thing by M Night in like, 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotcheryifyouCan Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 just watched batman:mask of the phantasm for the first time. very good. kevin conroy is great as batman/bruce wayne and mark hamil always nails the joker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I know it got ripped a bit. But watched "Girl on the Train" this weekend and really liked it. Emily Blunt is fantastic in the title role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetophile Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 21 hours ago, chirorob said: Saw "Split" I liked it. McAvoy did a real nice job, movie was well done, best thing by M Night in like, 12 years. I might check that out in honor of Perry King. 'Brotherhood of the the Wolf'. Some of the cinematography is just stellar. The fight scenes are way over the top for chop-socky fans. French shemales fighting a Native American martial arts master, it's shameless fun. Spoiler: there's a werewolf. Recommend for a rainy day. Heh. I actually really, really, like this movie. I saw it in NYC when it first came out. Good crowd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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