Chay got priapism from Tron: Legacy - Upcoming Films thread

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Agreed with all three above posts.  However, since it's a fictional subject, you can make up whatever you want.... I just find some made up things to be more able to suspend my disbelief than others... and some just feel right.  Shooting webs from your wrists just feels right....

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There's no way that deserves to be at the bottom of the page. Dammit, when will they make a Venture Bros theatrical release?

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13 Assassins

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Matrix 4 and 5 is coming.

The sour taste in your mouth is to be expected.

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This just reinforces my disgust with the movie industry as a whole.  No point in rehashing my opinion of studio executives...

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hey, it's not entirely the movie industry's fault.  They keep making stupid movies because we keep watching them. 

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Awesome, I hope they finally explain what the Matrix actually is.

[Reply #127 on:]

Matrix 4 and 5 is coming.

The sour taste in your mouth is to be expected.

how could anyone, anywhere, ever think this was a good idea?

Awesome, I hope they finally explain what the Matrix actually is.

skynet but with a holodeck, flying squidbots, and a giant babyface robot made out of other robots.

[Reply #128 on:]

Will that be canon?  If so, awesome!  I was wondering when we were going to get sequel. ^_^

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Also, a modern futuristic take on Robin Hood starring Will Smith? I'm more surprised that Warner's dropped $5m for the script rights...

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How can something be modern and futuristic? Unless you meant modern as in "the movie is being made in the modern time".

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No idea, that's what it said on the AIC website...

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Ugh; another robin hood movie.

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Will Smith (along with Jay-Z) is also planning a remake of Annie for his daughter, Willow to star in, way to go Will Smith... first Karate Kid now this?!
Blacken up all our best white movies why don't ya?!
What's next? A remake of Beethoven starring your Labradoodle Fleur?!?

Wait...

[Reply #134 on:]

Well, a collective sigh of relief, perhaps?

[Reply #135 on:]

I'm rather disappointed.  A new sequels to the Matrix could have finally explained the story.

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Enthiran
Ridiculous Bollywood Michael Bay-ish Terminatrix!
Just amazing.

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Do you think it will live upto Inception?

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Enthiran
Ridiculous Bollywood Michael Bay-ish Terminatrix!
Just amazing.

Major disappointment; I assumed Terminatrix meant a female terminator not just a mix of The Terminator and The Matrix

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The idea of Bollywood & Michael Bay together in anything makes my stomach want to heave.

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If they re-do Spiderman, they better make sure that Parker builds gadgets to shoot webs this time, instead of shooting semen from his wrists.

I disagree.  I think that was the most logical change when they movie'd up that franchise, and it's one of the few things I actually thought was rather decent.

Agreed with winna. This modification was adapted from the Spiderman 2099, the only comic in marvel's whole 2099 universe that was actually pretty solid (at least, it was, until it got tied in with all the rest in the culminating 2099 crossover event). It was actually better, I thought, than the three other spidey comics they had going at the time.

re: the reboot, it seems incredibly stupid to me. You're adapting comic books. Do what the comics do. When they give the comics an overhaul every couple of decades, they don't feel the need to throw out everything that's happened before and start over, they just tweak around the edges and brush over any inconsistencies.  I don't see why the movies can't just do the same.

Of course, these are the people who cast Topher Grace as venom and non-ironically gave dark spidey emo bangs through half of 3, so clearly they're all idiots.

Matrix 4 and 5 is coming.

The sour taste in your mouth is to be expected.

Please, people, stop giving the Wachowski brothers philosophy books.

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Agreed with winna. This modification was adapted from the Spiderman 2099, the only comic in marvel's whole 2099 universe that was actually pretty solid.

I disagree only with the "only", cause I enjoyed Doom 2099 as well, but only up to the point where they dropped the ball on the whole thing. It was a fun approx 2 years, if you ignored the other titles (especially Ravage, WTF?)

As far as web fluid/shooters go, that means you have to make Peter a total inventive genius who can't see the potential of his formula to make money, or if he wants to keep it for himself (Spider-Man), can't see the benefits of modifying it for monetary gain. And he's always short of cash. I'm prepared to buy it in the comics, but I doubt movie audiences are so forgiving.

And as far as "dark spidey" goes, that was the biggest cop out of the franchise. Sorry, but Spidey wasn't a bad guy when he wore the alien costume, just constantly tired cause it took him out for web-slinging jaunts in his sleep. The alien doesn't make people inherently bad, it just hates Spidey for spurning it. That was what annoyed me most about Spider-Man 3.

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Ridiculous Bollywood Michael Bay-ish Terminatrix!

That's hilarious. I want to see it all now.

Please, people, stop giving the Wachowski brothers philosophy books.

It's merely a rumour, see the link I posted above.

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Agreed with winna. This modification was adapted from the Spiderman 2099, the only comic in marvel's whole 2099 universe that was actually pretty solid.

I disagree only with the "only", cause I enjoyed Doom 2099 as well, but only up to the point where they dropped the ball on the whole thing. It was a fun approx 2 years, if you ignored the other titles (especially Ravage, WTF?)

As far as web fluid/shooters go, that means you have to make Peter a total inventive genius who can't see the potential of his formula to make money, or if he wants to keep it for himself (Spider-Man), can't see the benefits of modifying it for monetary gain. And he's always short of cash. I'm prepared to buy it in the comics, but I doubt movie audiences are so forgiving.

And as far as "dark spidey" goes, that was the biggest cop out of the franchise. Sorry, but Spidey wasn't a bad guy when he wore the alien costume, just constantly tired cause it took him out for web-slinging jaunts in his sleep. The alien doesn't make people inherently bad, it just hates Spidey for spurning it. That was what annoyed me most about Spider-Man 3.

I disagree.  Although the original incarnation of the alien suit didn't make Spiderman evil per se, it has been established throughout the comics that it altered him in an alien way, so as to be perceived as having moral quandries more quickly.  In fact, with the original story, they did a what if comic where all the superheroes ended up staying on the planet and spidey kept the costume.... eventually he became paranoid of all the others and crept about while the suit consumed him.

The problem with that movie is that Venom is one of the best villain characters in comic books and that they did a shite job of portraying that in any aspect for that movie, which should have been the major focus, upto and including deciding to cast Topher Grace as Eddie Brock.  Add to that the fact there was too much going on in that movie and the decision to make Peter Parker an emo fagbag, complete with shite dance number, and you can easily see why the movie pretty much blew chunks.  If they do an Apocalypse storyline in the current X-Men movie franchise, I hope they have enough respect to do it justice.

Also, awesome to see Gopher around!

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Just to add to that Winna because you're 100% spot on with why Spider-Man 3 makes me so incredibly angry, I would like to say I absolutely hated Sandman. The whole dying daughter backstory was so beyond bullshit, and I know that they were trying to strike lightning again because it worked with Doc Ock but I could not believe it for a second. Mainly because Sandman is not a pussy-ass in the comics. I mean really his daughter is dying so it's ok for him to be a criminal, it's ok for him to run away from his responsibilities and not at least try to be there when she may die any day. And really are you fucking serious he is the one who killed Uncle Ben? No. No no no no no no no no no. Fuck you Sandman, fuck you fuck you!

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You're all wrong. Spider-Man 3 was a shit movie because Peter didn't go to Mr. Fantastic at the end and become the Amazing Bagman, paving the way for the Amazing Bagman movie.
What a wasted opportunity.

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Spider-Man 3 was a shit movie.  We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

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Indeed. Enough about that cinematic abortion. I was responding to last page when I brought it back up; disculpe.

Also, a modern futuristic take on Robin Hood starring Will Smith? I'm more surprised that Warner's dropped $5m for the script rights...

My first  thought reading that bit was "$5 million is the most they've ever paid for a script?" Given how huge movie budgets can get I'm rather surprised. That means some sitcom stars have been paid more per week, 26 episodes a year,  than any writer has ever been paid for a script by a studio. Granted, there's always royalty deals, which probably push writers of many major hits over the $5mil mark,  but the sitcom stars get royalties too.

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When Shane Black got over $1 million for the script of "The Last Boy Scout", that was supposedly the first time a scriptwriter had been paid into 7 figures for a script (he held the record for the highest script price ($4 Million) until this one).  They're typically comparitively underpaid & treated like crap; many times, the script that the studio morons greenlight is barely recognizable when it's shot, due to requirements of the studio, the director and many times the actors (who demand that their character is more fully featured; Sylvester Stallone is notorious for this).  Dropping $5 Million for a futuristic robin hood script is laughable, given that it's based on a previous idea; it was probably Will Smith talking the studio into it.

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coming this year:

X-Men : First Class - according to the director,he wants to do to the xmen series what the latest Star Trek movie did for Star Trek. Also, starring Kevin Bacon.

Captain America : The First Avenger - the most patriotic character in comic book history, in an era when most people aren't really feeling that patriotic. Also, the guy playing his sidekick has been signed for a "5 or 6 movie deal."

Thor: ... 'nuff said.

I might have to skip the movie theater this year.

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There's this dude who stands near the market center dressed up as Captain American promoting smartphones. I fail to see the connection.

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Capitalism, the quintessential American value!

edit: Alternative reply, including a pun: Smartphones are wireless, the connection is invisible.

edit2: The only real I dislike I have about Spider-Man 3 is the presence of Gwen Stacey. Her inclusion was pointless and little more than throwing in a name people would recognize. I also spent several nerve-wracking minutes expecting her to fall from that skyscraper and then have Spidey try to save her...

edit3: Oh, and Peter and MJ really need to talk more about their relationship. Seriously, every single problem they've ever had in the films could have been easily resolved by coming clean with each other in the beginning. Or at least as soon a complication arose.

edit4: Fixed spelling.

[Reply #152 on:]

I do not care about the new Spider-man, balls to it I say!

I am excited about Ridley Scotts alternative Alien-universe movie Prometheus.
It's supposed to be a different story but the xenomorphs and Space Jockey appear, so yay.

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Ooo... the Space Jockey.  And if Ridley Scott is doing it, then neato I say!

Probably a lot better than the shit story-writing for the AvP movies!

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Enthiran
Ridiculous Bollywood Michael Bay-ish Terminatrix!
Just amazing.

Instantly the best movie I've never seen.  If you're going to have a ridiculous movie, you'd better ridiculous the shit out of it.

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http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/joseph-gordon-levitt-in-talks-to-join-the-dark-knight-rises/



?????

[Reply #156 on:]

They wouldn't.

[Reply #157 on:]

Nolan said he wouldn't, although I already speculated JGL as the Joker a million posts ago, before he said NO JOKER!

[Reply #158 on:]

Recasting joker doesn't bother me that much. But having joker, catwoman, and bane, all in the same movie? Why keep rebooting franchises if you're just gonna keep repeating the same mistakes? Pick a villian. Focus, people.

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Combine them all into one!