HessStation Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I was enjoying it, until I started to suspect what might be going on - then when it was revealed that my suspicion was accurate, I wanted to throw up. The scene where he kicks the crap out of all those guys with the hammer is cool though. Yep, it definitely contains it's highs and lows. Not sure why Spike Lee felt the need to remake it. Why is it so hard for Americans to just read subtitles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Riddick just got picked up for another sequel. I don't care if it's at the hands of Vin Diesel, all hail gratuitous R-rated violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Riddick just got picked up for another sequel. I don't care if it's at the hands of Vin Diesel, all hail gratuitous R-rated violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 OK FINE AND BARBARELLA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Watched Oldboy last night. Nice octopus and some good hammer action. That prison owner did not get his money's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) So as I was saying before, and just wanted to reiterate, due to Netflix I've been giving some anime a chance and although some of it has been lame I found this gem. Attack on Titan. They are supposedly making it into a movie soon. The anime series is superb. Edited January 30, 2014 by HessStation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Watching The Thing on HBO GO. I will never understand how Carpenter completely fell off a cliff. Dude was just brilliant in his prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It's a long first half, but the payoff is tremendous. Just watched it, the whole thing was AWESOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Just watched it, the whole thing was AWESOME. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 SHINZAEMON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 HANBEI!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 SHINZAEMON! Some call it elegance. Some call it cruel. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 HANBEI!!! I'll kick your head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 No sword? Use a stick. No stick? Use a rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Jesse Eisenberg is Lex Luthor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Jesse Eisenberg is Lex Luthor. East Brunswick ftw bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 East Brunswick ftw bitch. I know even you are nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I know even you are nervous. Not at all. Snyder's the guy who cast Leonidas, Rorschach, and Supes. I know everyone likes to rush to be internet critics that review movies before they're even made, but the one thing that Snyder has certainly earned the benefit of the doubt with is casting. Besides, people don't know sh*t. This is the same constituency that flipped their anuses because that guy from Brokeback Mountain got cast as The Joker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) I know even you are nervous. Also the thing I'll say about Lex is that you need someone with an incredibly commanding screen presence to play that part, even moreso than Superman, because Lex is the smartest man in the room no matter who he's around, (excepting Bruce Wayne). The only role that Eisenberg's had for anything remotely in that arena is The Social Network, and I have no idea if his ability to grasp Zuckerberg was his natural inclination towards that actual personality or maybe that he's just really that good of an actor. I personally don't think it's the former based on some of the other flicks he's been in. Edited February 1, 2014 by RutgersJetFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Ok well, I'm still nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Also the thing I'll say about Lex is that you need someone with an incredibly commanding screen presence to play that part, even moreso than Superman, because Lex is the smartest man in the room no matter who he's around, (excepting Bruce Wayne). The only role that Eisenberg's had for anything remotely in that arena is The Social Network, and I have no idea if his ability to grasp Zuckerberg was his natural inclination towards that actual personality or maybe that he's just really that good of an actor. I personally don't think it's the former based on some of the other flicks he's been in. In every movie, he's the frantic, twitchy guy. Lex Luther is supposed to be as cool as blue steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Not at all. Snyder's the guy who cast Leonidas, Rorschach, and Supes. I know everyone likes to rush to be internet critics that review movies before they're even made, but the one thing that Snyder has certainly earned the benefit of the doubt with is casting. Besides, people don't know sh*t. This is the same constituency that flipped their anuses because that guy from Brokeback Mountain got cast as The Joker. You, sir, are a true believer. Kudos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 Also the thing I'll say about Lex is that you need someone with an incredibly commanding screen presence to play that part, even moreso than Superman, because Lex is the smartest man in the room no matter who he's around, (excepting Bruce Wayne). The only role that Eisenberg's had for anything remotely in that arena is The Social Network, and I have no idea if his ability to grasp Zuckerberg was his natural inclination towards that actual personality or maybe that he's just really that good of an actor. I personally don't think it's the former based on some of the other flicks he's been in. I will admit to being really, really excited at the thought of Cranston's Luthor. Could have had the same franchise-making impact as Ledger's Joker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) You, sir, are a true believer. Kudos. I'm just a comic lover. These movies are what they are. I think anyone who goes into these flicks expecting Kubrick is setting themselves up to be a cynic right off the bat. Every now and then you'll get one that transcends beyond the genre (The Dark Knight, History of Violence, Captain America 2 certainly looks like it'll be in that category), but for the most part they're just a good way of reinterpreting the guys who have spent decades entertaining through comic panels. There's been far more Dredds and Batmans than there have been Daredevils and Fantastic Fours lately, which means Hollywood is finally starting to get what works and what doesn't. Edited February 1, 2014 by RutgersJetFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) I will admit to being really, really excited at the thought of Cranston's Luthor. Could have had the same franchise-making impact as Ledger's Joker. Same here. But that's really just because I'm a diehard Breaking Bad lover and it wouldn't have been a difficult role to pull off. My guess is they wanted someone younger who could grow with the role over time, because this is a 10-15 year franchise that they're building. You have to remember this isn't just Lex for Superman 2, this is Lex for the Justice League movies, future Batman movies, and probably even some internet one-shots along the way. Marvel's only in Phase 2 of their schema and the first Iron Man is like 7 years ago now, so the long duree is probably more of a priority with a casting choice made like this. The last thing anyone at that studio wants to deal with is what Marvel went through with Edward Norton. Edited February 1, 2014 by RutgersJetFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) I'm just a comic lover. These movies are what they are. I think anyone who goes into these flicks expecting Kubrick is setting themselves up to be a cynic right off the bat. Every now and then you'll get one that transcends beyond the genre (The Dark Knight, History of Violence, Captain America 2 certainly looks like it'll be in that category), but for the most part they're just a good way of reinterpreting the guys who have spent decades entertaining through comic panels. There's been far more Dredds and Batmans than there have been Daredevils and Fantastic Fours lately, which means Hollywood is finally starting to get what works and what doesn't. I think the core issue is that they're ******* around with characters that people invested a lot of themselves into during the developmental phases of our lives. Many of us learned morality not through religion, but from Batman and Superman, etc., so the misses are near-sacrilege. There's nothing worse that the critic who despises a project simply because it crosses mediums (the Alan Moore Freakout Society, as an example), but it's dicey when they Hollywood starts screwing around with these things. It's so easy to end up Schumachering these projects. Edited February 1, 2014 by T0mShane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) In every movie, he's the frantic, twitchy guy. Lex Luther is supposed to be as cool as blue steel. He's an actor, you never know what someone's capable of until they're given the right break for a role. Like I said, Snyder's certainly not a director without flaws, but one thing he really seems to have a grasp on casting. If he didn't read well for the part I highly doubt he would have gotten it. Edited February 1, 2014 by RutgersJetFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 So as I was saying before, and just wanted to reiterate, due to Netflix I've been giving some anime a chance and although some of it has been lame I found this gem. Attack on Titan. They are supposedly making it into a movie soon. The anime series is superb. Livestock complacency? False prosperity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Many of us learned morality not through religion, but from Batman and Superman, etc., so the misses are near-sacrilege. Absolutely. That's the point. Snyder hasn't really been guilty of this in any prior instances. Say what you may about Watchmen but every single one of those assigned for the roles were spot-on. And The Comedian is not an easy role to cast for by any means. I think the core issue is that they're ******* around with characters that people invested a lot of themselves into during the developmental phases of our lives. Dude honestly how can you even possibly say this with such confidence. The movie just started production. Nothing is even made yet. Edited February 1, 2014 by RutgersJetFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Absolutely. That's the point. Snyder hasn't really been guilty of this in any prior instances. Say what you may about Watchmen but every single one of those assigned for the roles were spot-on. And The Comedian is not an easy role to cast for by any means. Dude honestly how can you even possibly say this with such confidence. The movie just started production. Nothing is even made yet. I meant it in general, as in all movies based on comics, when they're in pre-production, with "******* around" being used as shorthand for subjecting the casting/writing process to the Hollywood marketing machine. Eisenberg is a talented dude and I'm sure he'll bring an interesting angle to the role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) I meant it in general, as in all movies based on comics, when they're in pre-production, with "******* around" being used as shorthand for subjecting the casting/writing process to the Hollywood marketing machine. Eisenberg is a talented dude and I'm sure he'll bring an interesting angle to the role. I don't think it's Hollywood's fault that the thing that people use the Internet most for is to bitch about movies. Edited February 2, 2014 by RutgersJetFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 so my sister has mentioned how awesome kurasawa is if I were to watch one movie of his to lose my kurasawa virginity, which one should it be ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 so my sister has mentioned how awesome kurasawa is if I were to watch one movie of his to lose my kurasawa virginity, which one should it be ? This isn't even up for debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I've got to hand it to you guys, there's a lot of movies I've had in my queue, or that I've wanted to re-watch, that I've made an effort to squeeze in this past week because of the suggestions in the past few pages of this thread. This is actually the best conversation going on this site right now. Kudos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 13 Assassins last night, btw. I really, really liked it. I was drowsy when it started and the initial reading sub-titles with tired eyes thing was getting the better of me, but I rallied and fought off a nap, and am glad I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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