Re: Future releases [2]

by bungobaggins Sat Mar 22, 2014 1:56 pm

Yes, Hollywood, continue to shit on my childhood. I enjoy it so.

The movie should be in black and white (any kid who has read the book knows this. Oh, but kids won't sit through black and white movies, think of the demographics!). Jeff Bridges, I love you, but you are miscast. You are the Dude, not the Giver.

This looks terrible.

Evil or Very Mad

by Eldorion Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:46 pm

They completely ripped off The Hunger Games movies' furutistic aesthetic, too. I have little doubt that there will be other "borrowings" from THG since The Giver is not at all blockbuster material.

by Radaghast Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:19 pm

Not sure what you mean, Eldo. HG is hardly the first work to depict a dystopian society in the future. It's not even the first to depict children battling to the death in a tournament.

by Eldorion Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:37 pm

I know (I love Battle Royale), but when I mentioned the aesthetic I was referring to visual design. The guards and their uniforms, the hover ships, etc. Granted, it's been a long time since I've read The Giver, but the movie looks very much like THG looked and very little like the way I imagined the book.

by Radaghast Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:42 pm

Interesting. Could be the same production company is involved or the same people who worked on HG. Or could be the obvious, of course; i.e. they want to duplicate the success of HG but duplicating its look.

by Eldorion Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:10 am

That's sort of what I assumed. Shrugging

Though like I said, it's been ages since I've read The Giver, so my memories of it are a bit foggy.

by Norc Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:14 am

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40586

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by Mrs Figg Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:30 pm

this looks interesting, its got Geoffrey Rush.

by Mrs Figg Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:41 pm

cant decide whether this is una grandissima cazzata or quite interesting.

by Forest Shepherd Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:53 pm

The point of The Giver isn't really the futurist elements, is it?
From what I remember reading the book several years ago, attempting a "Hunger Games" look, or feel, would be a disservice to the source.
And yeah, spot on with that criticism. Jeff Bridges, What the fuck man?!

by Forest Shepherd Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:56 pm

Mrs Figg wrote:cant decide whether this is una grandissima cazzata or quite interesting.

Why does Johnny Depp have cancer and usb ports glued to his head?

by bungobaggins Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:40 am

I wanna see Grand Budapest Hotel. I also kinda wanna see Noah, too.

by Eldorion Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:01 am

'Noah': A Remarkable Retelling of the Story of Jesus Christ - The Onion Film Standard

by bungobaggins Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:45 pm

Of all things, this steaming pile of poop is coming to my local theater. NOT The Grand Budapest Hotel. :facepalm:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gods_not_dead/

by chris63 Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:34 am

bungobaggins wrote:I wanna see Grand Budapest Hotel. I also kinda wanna see Noah, too.

Taken from bluemoon forum.

I will have to go and see this new Russell Crowe and Ray Winstone film, its got the religious nutters foaming at the mouth for some reason, in America the Christian fundamentalists have come out and said that anyone in Christendom who enjoys or supports this film should be burnt at the stake

Its now been banned in various Muslim countries, Indonesia, Quatar, Bahrain and U.A.E. have all forbidden it to be shown

If it's causing a stink like this it must be worth seeing just to find out what all the outrage is about, apparently the word God is not mentioned in the film once

by chris63 Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:39 am

This looks good

by chris63 Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:42 am

This also looks good

by Bluebottle Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:20 pm

From what I've read Aronofsky has done to the Bible what Peter Jackson is doing to the Hobbit. Razz

So maybe one should accept some reactions.

by bungobaggins Thu Apr 03, 2014 4:39 pm

Bluebottle wrote:From what I've read Aronofsky has done to the Bible what Peter Jackson is doing to the Hobbit.

So maybe one should accept some reactions.

That's what I was thinking, but I hold The Hobbit in higher regard as a piece of literature. Razz

by bungobaggins Fri Apr 04, 2014 1:07 am

Mike and Jay do a roundup of all the anticipated movies this summer.

by Eldorion Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:30 am

Hey, I'm actually looking forward to 22 Jump Street and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Both of their predecessors were far, far better than they had any right to be (since they were remakes of long-dead properties). I actually enjoyed both quite a bit. especially Jump Street. Smile

But yeah, it's hard not to be disheartened when it's looking like The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be the biggest movie of the summer. :/

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:30 am

Sounds like a good summer for smaller independent films to do well Nod

by RA Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:21 am

bungobaggins wrote:Mike and Jay do a roundup of all the anticipated movies this summer.

Damn, you beat me to the punch Razz

by bungobaggins Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:21 am

by RA Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:54 am

bungobaggins wrote:
Bluebottle wrote:From what I've read Aronofsky has done to the Bible what Peter Jackson is doing to the Hobbit.

So maybe one should accept some reactions.

That's what I was thinking, but I hold The Hobbit in higher regard as a piece of literature.

It's funny, I had my suspicions that those Bible movies were cash grabs. Turns out my suspicions were well founded. Will not be supporting that.