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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 14 2005, 10:18 AM (91 Views) | |
| Chad Matthews | Dec 14 2005, 10:18 AM Post #1 |
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Anyone else pumped about seeing this film? I'm going to see it today and I'll let you guys who might be on the fence know whether its worth it or not. Personally, I don't see how you can screw it up...although they managed to screw it up in 1974...but I feel it's real simple...Nail the scream, follow the 30's version and use sweet special effects... Reallll simple... |
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| Stinger | Dec 14 2005, 10:29 AM Post #2 |
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Right now, I'm leaning towards not seeing it (ever), but I finalize that decision according to what you and others have to say about it. I just can't get exicted about a movie with Jack Black in it, especially when it's not a comedy (and even then, it's a select few). Then again, it is Peter Jackson, so that might influence my decision. |
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| Snowman | Dec 14 2005, 11:28 AM Post #3 |
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I want to see it, but I will probably just wait til it's out on dvd...the theaters tend to piss me off. Too many rude people, too many cell phones, talking, no one has manners anymore. But the movie looks amazing! |
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| Q-BZ | Dec 14 2005, 12:27 PM Post #4 |
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Me, too. Hell, I can't tell you how much money I've saved since I stopped going to theaters regularly. No joke: That's how I've been able to save up and have a fairly nice home theater and so forth. Little things like this DO add up quickly! They're talking about how they expect this film to maybe shatter all the box office records. Here's the only two reasons that might happen. 1.) Peter Jackson. Everyone wants to see what he does next after LOTR. 2.) The movies this year, in total, have been hideous. Very lackluster year, and the box office receipts for every month prove it. Look at the lineup for the Golden Globes to get an indication. (History of Violence should have been nominated! ) People are damned near desperate for something new, something big, and something fun. So, besides the Narnia film, which is fairly solid, this is about it. And it looks pretty cool. I'm sure it'll be a fun, and ultimately forgettable romp, If PJ weren't a part of this film, I can guraantee you not nearly as many people would care. You wouldn't see near as much hype. His name alone now is a commodity now. I personally was never a big Kong fan. I couldn't care less myself. I'll probably see this on DVD when it comes out. |
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| The Sandman | Dec 14 2005, 12:40 PM Post #5 |
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It's true, I was just thinking about it the other night: What is out there to go see? And what has there been to go see? Nothing for the most part. Last time I went to the theater was in May to see Unleashed(excellent fucking movie, btw). |
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| Stinger | Dec 14 2005, 12:54 PM Post #6 |
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I haven't been to the theaters since that dreadful movie Spanglish at the beginning of the year. Sadly, I will not escape 2005 having only been to the theaters once; I've got to take the ex-gf to see The New World on Christmas Day. And yes, theaters cost way too much money. |
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| Q-BZ | Dec 14 2005, 01:03 PM Post #7 |
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Maybe this post of mine should be moved to a general movie chat thread or something. I'll leave that up to Smithy, but here goes:
Written by a good friend of mine and movie expert. Cheap plug: http://www.andyfilm.com/ Anyways:
I agree with Andy 100 percent. Here's what inspired his comments: [size=4] 'Brokeback Mountain' Leads Globe Nods By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer 35 minutes ago The cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain" positioned itself as a key Oscar competitor Tuesday, roping in seven Golden Globe nominations, including best dramatic picture and honors for actor Heath Ledger and director Ang Lee. Other best drama picture contenders were the murder thriller "The Constant Gardener," the Edward R. Murrow tale "Good Night, and Good Luck," the mobster story "A History of Violence" and "Match Point," a drama about infidelity. The Globes were a triumph for smaller budgeted films over big studio productions. "This is the first time in the history of the Golden Globes that all of the best (dramatic) film nominees are independent movies made for under $30 million," said Philip Berk, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The Globes have a separate category for musical or comedy films. Nominated were the theater tale "Mrs. Henderson Presents," the Jane Austen costume pageant "Pride & Prejudice," the Broadway musical "The Producers," the divorce story "The Squid and the Whale," and the Johnny Cash film biography "Walk the Line." The Globes were the latest recognition for "Brokeback Mountain," a critical darling that has received top honors from critics groups in New York City, Los Angeles and Boston. Along with Ledger, who plays a family man concealing a homosexual affair from his family, best dramatic actor nominees included three actors playing real-life figures: Russell Crowe as Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock in "Cinderella Man," Philip Seymour Hoffman as author Truman Capote in "Capote," and David Strathairn as newsman Murrow in "Good Night, and Good Luck." The fifth nominee was Terrence Howard as a small-time pimp-turned-rap singer in "Hustle & Flow." "Good Night, and Good Luck" was tied for second-most film nominations with four, along with "Match Point" and "The Producers." The Murrow tale earned a best-director nomination for George Clooney, who also had a supporting actor movie nomination for the oil industry thriller "Syriana." Felicity Huffman received two nominations — best dramatic actress in a film for her role as a man preparing for sex-change surgery in "Transamerica" and best actress in a TV musical or comedy for "Desperate Housewives." Her "Desperate Housewives" co-stars Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria also were nominated. Other best dramatic film actress nominees were Maria Bello as a wife learning painful secrets about her husband in "A History of Violence," Gwyneth Paltrow as an unstable math genius' daughter in "Proof," Charlize Theron as a woman leading a sexual harassment lawsuit in "North Country" and Ziyi Zhang as a poor girl who becomes the belle of Japan's geisha houses in "Memoirs of a Geisha." Based on a short story by Annie Proulx, "Brokeback Mountain" grabbed a supporting actress nomination for Michelle Williams as Ledger's wife, who chooses to ignore his affair with a man (Jake Gyllenhaal) to hold her family together. The movie also scored a directing nomination for Lee and received nominations for best screenplay, score and song. For best actor in a movie, musical or comedy, Globe voters nominated Pierce Brosnan as a burned-out hit man in "The Matador," Jeff Daniels as a husband unglued by divorce in "The Squid and the Whale," Johnny Depp as candyman Willy Wonka in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Nathan Lane as a Broadway con man in "The Producers," Cillian Murphy as a cross-dressing Irishman in "Breakfast on Pluto," and Joaquin Phoenix as country legend Cash in "Walk the Line." Best musical or comedy film actress nominees: Judi Dench as a 1930s British dame who opens a nude theatrical review in "Mrs. Henderson Presents," Keira Knightley as the romantic heroine in "Pride & Prejudice," Laura Linney as a divorcing wife in "The Squid and the Whale," Sarah Jessica Parker as a woman hated by her fiance's relatives in "The Family Stone," and Reese Witherspoon as country singer June Carter in "Walk the Line." Besides Lee and Clooney, the directing contenders were Woody Allen for "Match Point," Peter Jackson for "King Kong," Fernando Meirelles for "The Constant Gardener," and Steven Spielberg for "Munich." In addition to Clooney, supporting movie actor nominees were "Matt Dillon for "Crash," Will Ferrell for "The Producers," Paul Giamatti for "Cinderella Man," and Bob Hoskins for "Mrs. Henderson Presents." Supporting actress nominees: Scarlett Johansson for "Match Point," Shirley MacLaine for "In Her Shoes," Frances McDormand for "North Country," Rachel Weisz for "The Constant Gardener," and Williams for "Brokeback Mountain." Two years ago, the Golden Globes correctly predicted winners in all key categories, including best-picture champ "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and actors Sean Penn, Theron, Tim Robbins and Renee Zellweger. But a year ago, the Globes missed the mark, picking "The Aviator" as best picture, an honor that went to "Million Dollar Baby" at the Oscars. Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank won lead-acting Globes and went on to earn Oscars, but Globe voters chose Clive Owen and Natalie Portman of "Closer" for the supporting-actor honors, which were won at the Oscars by Morgan Freeman for "Million Dollar Baby" and Cate Blanchett for "The Aviator." The Globes are handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a relatively small group of about 90 reporters for overseas news outlets. Yet with a nationally televised awards ceremony on NBC and a historically solid knack for picking eventual Academy Award winners, the Globes wield a fair amount of sway among the 5,800 Oscar voters. Winners of the Golden Globes will be announced Jan. 16, five days before polls close for Oscar voters. Oscar nominations come out Jan. 31, and the awards will be presented March 5. The Globes feature 13 categories for film and 11 for television. Unlike other major movie awards, the Globes have separate divisions for dramas and comedies or musicals in the best-picture and lead-acting categories. Anthony Hopkins will receive the group's Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement. [/size] I can't remember the last time I sat through an Oscars show to be honest with you. I can't even imagine some of the staunchest Hollywood marks sitting through this. The year is a complete dud. No way around it. Yeah, let's bring out a movie about gay cowboys in time for Christmas. Great call, Hollywood! At least we have Narnia and Kong for SOME kind of fun and levity during the holidays. And again: Where the love for History of Violence?! That's probably the best movie of the year, or close to it! |
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| Stinger | Dec 14 2005, 01:18 PM Post #8 |
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That's fine in here, unless you just want to make that a thread. Either way is fine with me. I also haven't sat through all of (any award show) in a very long time. I have little interest in them anymore, especially since most of the movies I think are good get passed over. Nice to see Anthony Hopkins get the lifetime achievement award though. |
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| The Sandman | Dec 14 2005, 07:05 PM Post #9 |
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There's seriously a movie about gay cowboys??? Was it inspired by that episode of South Park where they had the film festival? |
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| Q-BZ | Dec 14 2005, 08:01 PM Post #10 |
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:roflmao: Nice one. I'd forgotten about that and didn't make that connection until I read your post. Hell, probably! Excellent review: http://www.andyfilm.com/
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| The Sandman | Dec 16 2005, 11:12 PM Post #11 |
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Yeah, I was gonna try and go see that tonight after my Christmas Party/basketball game, but my date fell through and I wasn't that psyched about seeing a THREE HOUR MOVIE AT 10PM!!! |
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| Cav | Dec 18 2005, 03:04 AM Post #12 |
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I ran ball with Mickie James' father. Watch red shorts!
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I disagree with that overly-critical review of the movie after seeing it Saturday afternoon. I'd say the only weakness I noticed was the above reference to how Darrow and Driscoll maybe weren't given enough time to develop something more. Although, the groundwork for the whole movie and relationship between them was set from the start when she spoke of her admiration for Driscoll's work and how she wanted to act in one of his plays. It's not as if they just met out of nowhere on the ship and fell passionately in love. To that end, I felt like their little romance was true to that old, 1920's, 30's and 40's style of whirlwind romance. It worked well enough, I thought. As for the movie not coming down hard enough on Denham, I admit that I initially expected Kong to kill him in the final scenes in New York. However, I don't dock the movie for "not coming down hard enough on him" simply because it was obvious that he was self-destructive in his desire to make that "great film," and, most importantly, because even if he were to be portrayed fully as an evil, selfish character (I thought he came off more as passionate and overly-ambitious at best early on in the film, until things began unfolding on the ship and the island), life often doesn't see those who would seek their fortune at others' expense fully "punished." There are plenty of selfish individuals in this world. The action scenes and the relationship that developed between Darrow and Kong were just brilliant. The film went from an adrenaline rush of Kong doing battle with dinosaurs one minute to the full gamut of heartbreaking as his connection with her was strengthened and he was ultimately done in. Very good film, recreating the novelty of Depression-era New York City with the savagery of Skull Island and mixing it with great action and emotion. I'd give it about 4 1/2 stars. |
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