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SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS
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kentona
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CloseThis is a little late (or a little early?), but I was wondering if anyone here is planning on seeing any of the summer blockbusters slated to be released this year?
The "summer" blockbuster season seems to start earlier and earlier every year, seeing as how we've already had a slew of releases so far:
Up
Terminator Salvation
Angels & Demons
Monsters vs. Aliens
Star Trek
X-Men Oranges: Tangerine
Night at the Museum 2
...probably others. You might even count Watchmen.
I've seen X-Men, Star Trek, Monsters vs. Aliens and, just last night, Up. M vs. A and Up are by far my two favorite (so far). Both are quite excellent and amusing movies. Star Trek was an awesome sci-fi flick, but wasn't very "trekky" (Trekkies bash new film as 'fun, watchable'). X-men was EXACTLY what you'd expect it to be. It was...okay.
I plan on seeing Terminator eventually...probably in the cheap theatres. I've seen M vs. A twice already, and might go see Up again.
I'm looking forward to watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Astroboy. The rest of the summer slate looks decidely 'meh'.
How about you?
The "summer" blockbuster season seems to start earlier and earlier every year, seeing as how we've already had a slew of releases so far:
Up
Terminator Salvation
Angels & Demons
Monsters vs. Aliens
Star Trek
X-Men Oranges: Tangerine
Night at the Museum 2
...probably others. You might even count Watchmen.
I've seen X-Men, Star Trek, Monsters vs. Aliens and, just last night, Up. M vs. A and Up are by far my two favorite (so far). Both are quite excellent and amusing movies. Star Trek was an awesome sci-fi flick, but wasn't very "trekky" (Trekkies bash new film as 'fun, watchable'). X-men was EXACTLY what you'd expect it to be. It was...okay.
I plan on seeing Terminator eventually...probably in the cheap theatres. I've seen M vs. A twice already, and might go see Up again.
I'm looking forward to watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Astroboy. The rest of the summer slate looks decidely 'meh'.
How about you?
Blind
2262
I went to X-Men Origins and was kind of embarrassed watching it, honestly! I am apparently one of the few who actually enjoyed the third film, but man, this was just pretty intolerable. Everything about it was sloppy, dumb and amateurish.
Star Trek was an exciting and well-made movie, but I'm not completely convinced that it deserved as much praise as most people have given it. I felt as though it lacked the marvel and grandeur of Star Wars (which in many respects it tried to emulate), and a lot of sequences were actually pretty forgettable. Maybe it's simply because I'm not really a fan, but given that it was A REBOOT, wasn't the entire point to attract a new audience? =/
I've already posted about Terminator Salvation, but I'll reiterate that I have absolutely no idea why it's so horribly criticized. The film was extremely well done for what it endeavored to do, the visuals are astonishing, and while it lacked the emotional depth of the second film, I kind of half-expected it to. I really have no idea why it's performing so horribly at the box office! =[
(That said, Harry Potter looks better than all three. <3)
Star Trek was an exciting and well-made movie, but I'm not completely convinced that it deserved as much praise as most people have given it. I felt as though it lacked the marvel and grandeur of Star Wars (which in many respects it tried to emulate), and a lot of sequences were actually pretty forgettable. Maybe it's simply because I'm not really a fan, but given that it was A REBOOT, wasn't the entire point to attract a new audience? =/
I've already posted about Terminator Salvation, but I'll reiterate that I have absolutely no idea why it's so horribly criticized. The film was extremely well done for what it endeavored to do, the visuals are astonishing, and while it lacked the emotional depth of the second film, I kind of half-expected it to. I really have no idea why it's performing so horribly at the box office! =[
(That said, Harry Potter looks better than all three. <3)
I was pleasantly surprised with Monsters vs. Aliens. I thought it was going to be a kiddie movie, with some lame cultural reference jokes for the adults (and there were plenty), but it was very enjoyable. I just loved how they handled the scales of the various monsters, alien robots and ships. It was magnificent to see Insectosaurus squaring off against the giant robot probe at the Golden Gate bridge.
"HUUUAARHGGUARRRHHHH!"
"Good idea, Insectosaurus!"
"HUUUAARHGGUARRRHHHH!"
"Good idea, Insectosaurus!"
I saw Monsters vs. Aliens 3D with my daughter about a month or so ago. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be; we had originally decided to see it just because it was OMG 3D. It ended up being fun for what it was -- a fairly mindless kid's movie. I plan on taking her to see UP in 3D soon.
For the rest, I feel sick to my stomach that I will be agreeing with Blindmind.
I saw Star Trek a couple of weeks after it came out, mostly for the novelty of seeing Zachary Quinto of Heroes play Spock. I am not a big Star Trek fan and knew pretty much nothing about the original series outside those things that are pretty common knowledge. It was a decent film but I have no idea what all the fuss was about. I felt it was way overhyped. I think the scenes with Spock Prime were particulary awkward.
Terminator Salvation, however, I absolutely loved. I have no idea why everyone is hating on it. I guess they expected the series to continue to be "evil cyborg from the future comes back in time to kill John Connor." I did think the pacing was a little fast. However, I consider Marcus to be a very memorable character -- he easily outshined Christian Bale's performance as John Connor. I also like all of the very subtle references to the 1st movie that weren't so blatant as to make them feel awkward. But yeah, I pretty much dug Marcus.
I saw Star Trek and Terminator Salvation back-to-back on the same day. I was thinking about T4 the rest of the day. I was trying to forget most of Star Trek.
For the rest, I feel sick to my stomach that I will be agreeing with Blindmind.
I saw Star Trek a couple of weeks after it came out, mostly for the novelty of seeing Zachary Quinto of Heroes play Spock. I am not a big Star Trek fan and knew pretty much nothing about the original series outside those things that are pretty common knowledge. It was a decent film but I have no idea what all the fuss was about. I felt it was way overhyped. I think the scenes with Spock Prime were particulary awkward.
Terminator Salvation, however, I absolutely loved. I have no idea why everyone is hating on it. I guess they expected the series to continue to be "evil cyborg from the future comes back in time to kill John Connor." I did think the pacing was a little fast. However, I consider Marcus to be a very memorable character -- he easily outshined Christian Bale's performance as John Connor. I also like all of the very subtle references to the 1st movie that weren't so blatant as to make them feel awkward. But yeah, I pretty much dug Marcus.
I saw Star Trek and Terminator Salvation back-to-back on the same day. I was thinking about T4 the rest of the day. I was trying to forget most of Star Trek.
Orig
44
DRAG ME TO HELL
Me: One for Drag Me to Hell.
Ticket Guy: Uh, what was that?
Me: Drag Me to Hell?
Ticket Guy: Sounds like a question.
It was like Evil Dead, but with a budget.
I watched it with two of my buddies and because of all the screamers one eventually had to cover his eyes nearly every scene . There were quite a few FUCK YEAH moments (main girl staples old lady in the eye, jams a ruler down her throat, drops an anvil on her), more than quite a few UGH JESUS CHRIST moments (all I'll say is that the main girl is forced to swallow a number of disgusting fluids), and at the end probably the worst OH OH JESUS FUCK NO moment I've ever seen.
Oh yeah, I saw Star Trek too. My opinion is pretty much Holbert's. Only I'll have to add, I wish Winona Ryder had a bigger role. Since seeing Girl, Interrupted I've had something of a crush for her.
Want to see Up. Me gusta las peliculas de Pixar. And 500 Days of Summer, because it's got the kid from Brick and The Lookout.
Me: One for Drag Me to Hell.
Ticket Guy: Uh, what was that?
Me: Drag Me to Hell?
Ticket Guy: Sounds like a question.
It was like Evil Dead, but with a budget.
I watched it with two of my buddies and because of all the screamers one eventually had to cover his eyes nearly every scene . There were quite a few FUCK YEAH moments (main girl staples old lady in the eye, jams a ruler down her throat, drops an anvil on her), more than quite a few UGH JESUS CHRIST moments (all I'll say is that the main girl is forced to swallow a number of disgusting fluids), and at the end probably the worst OH OH JESUS FUCK NO moment I've ever seen.
Oh yeah, I saw Star Trek too. My opinion is pretty much Holbert's. Only I'll have to add, I wish Winona Ryder had a bigger role. Since seeing Girl, Interrupted I've had something of a crush for her.
Want to see Up. Me gusta las peliculas de Pixar. And 500 Days of Summer, because it's got the kid from Brick and The Lookout.
author=kentona link=topic=3901.msg77876#msg77876 date=1243871233
X-Men Oranges: Tangerine
LOL, but I don't get it.
AznChipmunk
4613
x-men origins: wolverine. oranges + tangerines go to together. origins sounds like oranges. thus x-men oranges: tangerine. woo.
I don't go out to watch very many movies in the Theaters. I did watch Star Trek with a few friends and enjoyed it. I will most likely go and watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince when that comes out. Other than that I will probably just wait until the movies come out on DVD.
So I noticed a LARGE number of "End of the World" type movies are coming out this year.
2012 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz86TsGx3fc
- Some disasterous event fucks up the earth, and people are trying to evacuate to some ships to survive, Noah-style.
The Road - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLgszfXTAY&feature=channel
- Some disasterous event fucks up the earth, and a family make their way down the east coast to survive the winter
District 9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjihaK7HfGs
- Some alien refuges arrive on earth in 1989 but can't leave because humans have captured their ship. 30 years later, a shitstorm ensues.
9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoJecu9e7c&feature=related
- Some disasterous event kills all humans, so the cast of Little Big Planet must save the earth from the Matrix.
Couple that with Terminator Salvation (robo-apocalypse), Knowing (burning death), and Mutant Chronicles (mutants attack humans in post-apoc landscape) and we are seeing a LOT of the End of the World. Is this the artistic fallout (lol) from all of the doomsday global warming reports we've been bombarded with for the past 5-10 years?
(District 9 looks pretty cool)
2012 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz86TsGx3fc
- Some disasterous event fucks up the earth, and people are trying to evacuate to some ships to survive, Noah-style.
The Road - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbLgszfXTAY&feature=channel
- Some disasterous event fucks up the earth, and a family make their way down the east coast to survive the winter
District 9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjihaK7HfGs
- Some alien refuges arrive on earth in 1989 but can't leave because humans have captured their ship. 30 years later, a shitstorm ensues.
9 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoJecu9e7c&feature=related
- Some disasterous event kills all humans, so the cast of Little Big Planet must save the earth from the Matrix.
Couple that with Terminator Salvation (robo-apocalypse), Knowing (burning death), and Mutant Chronicles (mutants attack humans in post-apoc landscape) and we are seeing a LOT of the End of the World. Is this the artistic fallout (lol) from all of the doomsday global warming reports we've been bombarded with for the past 5-10 years?
(District 9 looks pretty cool)
Yeah, this new Harry Potter movie looks pretty good. I'm not looking forward as much to the 7th book though Harry Potter Goes Camping. Wasn't as good as the others in the series.
Relyt
1242
I saw a preview of 9 in the theatres and it looks incredible. I'm really looking forward to going to see it.
deboo
85
post=85989
my uncle is an extra in the new harry potter. film's gonna be great.
woooah, really? Tell me what he looks like - i'll look out for him, and feel the self-satisfaction of "knowing" an extra from someone i know.
My mates are gonna be jealous.
The last HP was a letdown...though the line 'IM NOT AN OWL, RONALD!' cracked me up so bad.
Orig
44
Up was cute, not the best Pixar movie though.
It sounds like 500 Days of Summer is a really good movie.
"This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 Days of Summer, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true-to-life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man's no-holds-barred love affair.
Tom, the boy, still believes, even in this cynical modern world, in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love. Summer, the girl, doesn't. Not at all. But that doesn't stop Tom from going after her, again and again, like a modern Don Quixote, with all his might and courage. Suddenly, Tom is in love not just with a lovely, witty, intelligent woman â€" not that he minds any of that -- but with the very idea of Summer, the very idea of a love that still has the power to shock the heart and stop the world." --© Fox Searchlight
Quixotic romantic in love with cold-hearted cynic? This movie was made for me.
Nothing else looks any good. Myeh.
It sounds like 500 Days of Summer is a really good movie.
"This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 Days of Summer, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true-to-life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man's no-holds-barred love affair.
Tom, the boy, still believes, even in this cynical modern world, in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love. Summer, the girl, doesn't. Not at all. But that doesn't stop Tom from going after her, again and again, like a modern Don Quixote, with all his might and courage. Suddenly, Tom is in love not just with a lovely, witty, intelligent woman â€" not that he minds any of that -- but with the very idea of Summer, the very idea of a love that still has the power to shock the heart and stop the world." --© Fox Searchlight
Quixotic romantic in love with cold-hearted cynic? This movie was made for me.
Nothing else looks any good. Myeh.
