You should watch the Bourne films and Inside Man. Judging Jodie Foster by Contact would be like judging Michael Caine by Jaws: Revenge.
Summer SciFi Thread
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You've got to try Nell, though she's certainly had some stinkers.
Felt like posting this, although it is really old:
Link to video.
I still remember one of its episodes. I do not think any other major animation series i have seen had so much cruelty-oriented gore. Also some other things in it were rather alarming as well, such as some person living inside a biomechanical obese humanoid...
"You can't give it, can't even buy it, and you just don't get it"
Link to video.
I still remember one of its episodes. I do not think any other major animation series i have seen had so much cruelty-oriented gore. Also some other things in it were rather alarming as well, such as some person living inside a biomechanical obese humanoid...
"You can't give it, can't even buy it, and you just don't get it"
I've never seen Nell, but heard goood things. Basically any actor that's been around as long as Foster is bound to have been in some terrible roles. De Niro did Little Fockers.
Leifmk
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Yah, if it had been canceled early it might have achieved a geekdom status similar to Firefly; as it was, the later seasons made even the first look worse and the whole thing is close to forgotten.
Riddick: Rule the Dark
September 6th
Riddick, the latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000's hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick reunites writer/director David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway, The Fugitive) and star Vin Diesel (the Fast and Furious franchise, xXx). Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without Riddick's head as their trophy.
Directed by David Twohy
Vin Diesel
Karl Urban
Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck)
Youtube trailer
September 6th
Riddick, the latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000's hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick reunites writer/director David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway, The Fugitive) and star Vin Diesel (the Fast and Furious franchise, xXx). Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without Riddick's head as their trophy.
Directed by David Twohy
Vin Diesel
Karl Urban
Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck)
Youtube trailer
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This is a really good point and I agree with you though I disagree that this covers the full impact of the changes made to the Trek franchise with 2009's Star Trek.
What I'm getting is you are predisposed to like something before you've even seen it because of personal biases and only grudgingly accept that it's good - if you even get around to seeing it, which isn't a given.
Not really. You're opinionated and it's pretty clear to me where you're coming from. I could be totally off, but I don't think I'm presumptuous to base my opinion off of what you've said here and in similar threads. As for presuming to know what the other hardcore trekies thing, yeah I am presuming on that.
Yeah, I suppose that's possible. Then again they had 2 movies after First Contact to turn it around (plus Enterprise [the Show]) and failed. Do you know they were the same writers involved as with the old series/movies?The spinoffs suffered from being controlled by the same basic team of people who hit creative burnout. That doesn't mean some other creative people couldn't do something wonderful with continuing on the original storylines. There were certainly enough loose ends left unexplored. And it wouldn't even require any cast from TNG, DS9, or Voyager (ESPECIALLY MICHAEL DORN, WHO ATE NOT ONE, BUT TWO SERIES!!!).
Which is what happened in Into Darkness, fwiw.
They were the result of recklessness, bravado and dereliction of duty. It's in his nature as a character, always has been and it shows up in the remake movies. He's not a cartoonish jackass no matter how hard you think it so.
Damn, now I am disappoint.
I'm excited about that one as well. It looks like another hard sci fi movie, which is awesome and kind of rare.Europa Report
June 27th VOD
August 2nd (USA)
Directed by Sebastián Cordero
Sharlto Copley
Michael Nyqvist
Embeth Davidtz
Daniel Wu
EUROPA REPORT follows a contemporary mission to Jupiters moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europas icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discoveries that may lie in the Europan ocean. After a near-catastrophic technical failure that leads to loss of communication with Earth and the tragic death of a crewmember, the surviving astronauts must overcome the psychological and physical toll of deep space travel, and survive a discovery on Europa more profound than they had ever imagined.
Youtube Trailer
Riddick: Rule the Dark
September 6th
Riddick, the latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000's hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick reunites writer/director David Twohy (A Perfect Getaway, The Fugitive) and star Vin Diesel (the Fast and Furious franchise, xXx). Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, a dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. The infamous Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he's encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won't leave the planet without Riddick's head as their trophy.
Directed by David Twohy
Vin Diesel
Karl Urban
Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck)
Youtube trailer
Crap, the last Chronicles of Riddick movie was awful (and I think they made an even worse straight to DVD cartoon movie after that). Vin Diesel wrote it or was somehow tied up in the creation of the sequel to Pitch Black and he absolutely destroyed really good source material. He made up a fictional universe that was clichéd and impossible to care about and took Pitch Black in a weird direction.
What's funny as hell to me is that when Pitch Black 2 came out, Vin Diesel did an interview where he blasted sequels for being formulaic and cash-cows and stupid but that he got involved in Pitch Black 2 because he just really believed in the story and it was so awesome blah blah blah and then vowed never to do sequels again.
How many pointless Fast & Furious sequels are we at now?
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Jewel Runner
The sixth entry came out this summer. And if made all the money, somehow.
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How much "deep space" is there between Earth and Jupiter?
nuKirk acts like a total tool. OldKirk never did, with the exception of one episode - Obsession - where his toolish-ness was actually a key plot-point.
The new Riddick film looks awful. I'm sure Karl Urban will enter a good performance again though. He was the only bright spark in that last film.
The new Riddick film looks awful. I'm sure Karl Urban will enter a good performance again though. He was the only bright spark in that last film.
Well, we just saw World War Z - nothing like the book, but an edgeofyourseat action thriller. There's a lot of cheap Zombie flicks these days. All you need is a digital camera, some willing friends and some Holloween makeup. But WWZ had pretty good special fx, CG, heavy weapons, a nuke or two and lot's of extras. And it was the raging fast Zombies, with very scary credibility.
'World War Z' is actually the story of Brad Pitt
Warning; more spoilers.
Spoiler :
'World War Z' is actually the story of Brad Pitt
Warning; more spoilers.
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Well, we just saw World War Z - nothing like the book, but an edgeofyourseat action thriller. There's a lot of cheap Zombie flicks these days. All you need is a digital camera, some willing friends and some Holloween makeup. But WWZ had pretty good special fx, CG, heavy weapons, a nuke or two and lot's of extras. And it was the raging fast Zombies, with very scary credibility.
Spoiler :
That sounds just awful considering how great the book was.
'World War Z' is actually the story of Brad Pitt
Warning; more spoilers.
Between 600 and 900 million kilometers.
According to the latest numbers, so far this Summer, Iron Man 3 is the biggest money-maker, Star Trek the most popular, and After Earth the biggest flop.
Spoiler :
Took the wife to see Man of Steel today, and I have to say, that in the seemingly endless movie remakes of all the basic modern Heroes - Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Kirkman, etc. - that this one was better than most.
Clark Kent grows up in a typical "Hollywood-Bigot" small town, a bullied outsider and freak, and yet grows up into a fine young man, presumably as a result of the positive influences of two good fathers (and mothers). He's a straight arrow, and when trouble comes calling, his moral compass is ready.
The Kryptonian technology and architecture are creative and compelling, and everpresent, as the arrival on earth of General Zod and his minions continue to display. And yet, as advanced and sophisticated as these aliens are, their disputes always come down to raw, brutal fisticuffs.
This story is so well known, I hardly need to resort to spoilers, but;
Clark Kent grows up in a typical "Hollywood-Bigot" small town, a bullied outsider and freak, and yet grows up into a fine young man, presumably as a result of the positive influences of two good fathers (and mothers). He's a straight arrow, and when trouble comes calling, his moral compass is ready.
The Kryptonian technology and architecture are creative and compelling, and everpresent, as the arrival on earth of General Zod and his minions continue to display. And yet, as advanced and sophisticated as these aliens are, their disputes always come down to raw, brutal fisticuffs.
This story is so well known, I hardly need to resort to spoilers, but;
Spoiler :
Ender's Game
November 1st
In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
Directed by Gavin Hood
Asa Butterfield
Harrison Ford
Ben Kingsley
Viola Davis
Hailee Steinfeld
Abigail Breslin
Youtube trailer
November 1st
In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race.
Directed by Gavin Hood
Asa Butterfield
Harrison Ford
Ben Kingsley
Viola Davis
Hailee Steinfeld
Abigail Breslin
Youtube trailer
I just can't see how it can be made into a movie ...
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Jewel Runner
Yeah, especially since they've cast quite a bit older. One of the most interesting aspects of the book was realizing just how young these kids are when being subject to all this. Not that 12 is a prime time for soldiering, but it's sure as hell better than starting at six.
