Random Movie Talk Twelve (no, not that horrid Schumacher movie)

[GirlsAloudFan]

Has there ever been a good film version of Moby Dick?

 

[deep]

Melville's was ok, a bit long.

 

[Lancemc]

The Niles Files: Terrence Malick's Song of Himself V - The Tree of Life: Los Demiurgos

 

[powerhour24]

Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Aims To Shoot Spring 2012 As Paramount Comes Aboard With New Regency > The Playlist

He's been talking about it for years, and I never thought it'd get off the ground, the news earlier this year was reassuring, but now: .

 

[deep]

good luck
wrangling all the animals up

 

[Hewson]

Especially the unicorns.

 

[powerhour24]

 

[powerhour24]

Best. Casting. Ever. Werner Herzog To Play The Villain In ‘One Shot’ With Tom Cruise > The Playlist

 

[bono_212]

Hell yes, X-Men and Spiderman animated shows from the 90s are streaming on Netflix. No Batman, though, which would absolutely destroy any life I might have.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Man, I f'ng loved those shows. All three of 'em.

 

[bono_212]

They are all three probably my favorite incarnations of those comic book characters. I'm not positive about that, but it's very possible.

 

[bono_212]

What in the hell is Tower Heist?

 

[LMP]

X-Men and Batman, absolutely. The '60s Spidey series is on Instant and that's absolutely worth the watch.

 

[WinnieThePoo]

do they have duck tales ?

 

[bono_212]

X-Men and Batman, absolutely. The '60s Spidey series is on Instant and that's absolutely worth the watch.

Not a fan of 90s spidey?

 

[powerhour24]

Ridiculously over saturated trailer or not, I find it entertaining how surprised people were to find Scorsese's Hugo to be a worthwhile film in the end. It comes from a stunning, original type of book, in the hands of one of the greats, puts him in the sandbox of a completely new genre for his career, and gives us the opportunity to see a serious filmmaker tackle 3D in a narrative. Sure it was kind of gamble, but no one should be surprised by the result.

The title still sucks though.

 

[LMP]

Not a fan of 90s spidey?

I dig it, but I wouldn't put it in as high esteem as the other two series.

 

[lazarus]

Ridiculously over saturated trailer or not, I find it entertaining how surprised people were to find Scorsese's Hugo to be a worthwhile film in the end. It comes from a stunning, original type of book, in the hands of one of the greats, puts him in the sandbox of a completely new genre for his career, and gives us the opportunity to see a serious filmmaker tackle 3D in a narrative. Sure it was kind of gamble, but no one should be surprised by the result.

The title still sucks though.

People are idiots. I knew the film couldn't possibly be as bad as that trailer suggested, and this seemed like it was going to be a gem as soon as I read about the story.

 

[Dragonfave]

The Avengers (2012) watch the Official Teaser Trailer | HD - YouTube

 

[bono_212]

Hoooly shit

 

[Lancemc]

People are idiots. I knew the film couldn't possibly be as bad as that trailer suggested, and this seemed like it was going to be a gem as soon as I read about the story.

Aye. The reactions from NYFF have certainly restored my faith. Sounds like a great cinematic experience.

 

[powerhour24]

Avengers trailer was a little long for a teaser that's light on story, but from what we see Whedon has at least managed the talent and set pieces, but left any visual flair on the sidelines. Might as well have been Louis Letterier back on set for Marvel.

I love the exchange between Tony Stark and Banner at the end though.

 

[bono_212]

Most of the trailer appeared to consist of shots from ONE scene. You're drawing pretty sweeping conclusions from that.

 

[powerhour24]

Sure the exploding cars recurred a lot, but there were plenty of other shots. I'm making comments based on what's available, I'm not condemning it or assuming that's all there is, I'm excited either way.

 

[bono_212]

I was referring more to the fact that any scene in which all of the Avengers were in the same room appeared to be from the exact same scene, or sequence at any rate.

 

[bono_212]

Finally, FINALLY, have Thor in my possession. Tonight. Blu-Ray. Let's do this shit.

 

[deep]

I did see Take Shelter last night

yes, it does have a nice look to it, but the story is not that compelling at all, it does build some suspense, but the ending is not fulfilling at all.

some people did not like Meek's Cutoff because of the ending, but there is enough going on in that movie.

 

[bono_212]

Finally, FINALLY, have Thor in my possession. Tonight. Blu-Ray. Let's do this shit.

Loved it. In spite of a thin plot and some horrendous CGI, it was a funny, awesome movie and I'm more pumped than ever for next...summer? Sometime next year anyways.

 

[lazarus]

This is the most promising review of Hugo I've come across:

Will Scorsese's "Hugo" redeem the 3-D fiasco? - Movies - Salon.com

One of his 5 best?? Hyperbole alert, but I'm pretty damned excited now.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Javier Bardem has been cast as the next Bond villain? Is this old news, new news, not even true?

I'm down with it. He's already portrayed one of the most iconic modern screen villains, so we'll see.