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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
With the sound off it looks like another Mission Impossible until the BG monster appears.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
I had to turn it off at the Tom Cruise Scream that lasted seemingly forever to me.
Also, does it seem London gets destroyed more than any city in movies recently?
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"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Trondheim wrote: Normal Hollywood garbage, makes one wonder what will come along next?
Possibly a Jekyll and Hyde movie. Russell Crowe's character is named Jekyll. I read somewhere this is supposed to be part of the modern versions of the "classic" Universal monster movies.
"Through the darkness of future past, the magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds: Fire, walk with me." - Twin Peaks
"You listen to me. While I will admit to a certain cynicism, the fact is that I am a naysayer and hatchetman in the fight against violence. I pride myself in taking a punch and I'll gladly take another because I choose to live my life in the company of Gandhi and King. My concerns are global. I reject absolutely revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method... is love. I love you Sheriff Truman." - Twin Peaks
Trondheim wrote: Normal Hollywood garbage, makes one wonder what will come along next?
Possibly a Jekyll and Hyde movie. Russell Crowe's character is named Jekyll. I read somewhere this is supposed to be part of the modern versions of the "classic" Universal monster movies.
It is part of Universal's attempt at the Avengers but with their monsters, so Monster Squad but probably not as cool. This is actually the second movie as Dracula Untold was the first one. So I guess we have Dracula, Dr. Jekyll, and a mummy at this point. I wonder if they are going to make Cruise count as the mummy or have him be something of a Frankenstein's monster since the whole reanimated dead thing.
I'm also thinking about it way more than I want to but this thread got the ball rolling now it won't stop.
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
I saw some Tom Cruise fluff piece for this on the TV this morning. As the interviewer was gushing over Tom Cruise like it was still 1987 or something, they kept showing bits of this new Tom Cruise movie with 'The Mummy' written at the top. I assumed 'The Mummy' was the name of the lady doing the interview or something, I know that wasn't particularly sensible, but it never occurred to me that they could be remaking The Mummy with Tom Cruise. What an incredibly strange property to reboot at this time, and with Tom Cruise.
That said, bouncing around the airplane actually looked pretty good. One thing you have to hand to Cruise is that he's never let off on the stuntwork and quality in action scenes. The films he's made have been hit and miss, and include a really weird amount of him running, including this one, but the action scenes have always been really good.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: They keep trying to restart the Universal Monsters thing. It's not going to happen.
Monster Squad. Van Helsing. Dracula Untold. I, Frankenstein. The Mummy (with Brendan Frasier). All failed.
The Mummy was a big, surprise hit. It made $400m on a budget of Brendan Fraser plus a bunch of CGI effects that were put together in someone's basement over a weekend (which is somehow $80m in Hollywoodland). There's a reason they made a string of increasingly terrible sequels, and also gave Stephen Sommers a greenlight to follow basically the same model with Van Helsing - second tier lead actor, and a boatload of CGI effects that focus more on quantity than quality.
It only really worked the once, with The Mummy, of course.
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“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
To be fair, Brendan Frasier's 3 Mummy movies were all big commercial hits.
And I forgot all about Monster Squad. I loved it as a kid, gotta find it.
Ninja 'd.
And Van Helsing was gak, but Wikipedia says it pulled $300 million.
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"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
Looks good - big fan of the previous Mummy films and this looks different but still good.
Van Helsing was a great film.
I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
Ahtman wrote: It is part of Universal's attempt at the Avengers but with their monsters, so Monster Squad but probably not as cool. This is actually the second movie as Dracula Untold was the first one. So I guess we have Dracula, Dr. Jekyll, and a mummy at this point. I wonder if they are going to make Cruise count as the mummy or have him be something of a Frankenstein's monster since the whole reanimated dead thing.
I'm also thinking about it way more than I want to but this thread got the ball rolling now it won't stop.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
BobtheInquisitor wrote: They keep trying to restart the Universal Monsters thing. It's not going to happen.
Monster Squad. Van Helsing. Dracula Untold. I, Frankenstein. The Mummy (with Brendan Frasier). All failed.
Huh? You got some iffy's in there, mister. Monster Squad was a great, dumb kids movie. Van Helsing was a fantastic action flick, as was Dracula Untold.
The Mummy movies (the first 2) were great films; how dare you.
The second Mummy movie pushed my suspension of disbelief a little hard. That was the one with the rocket boosted airship, right?
The first one was a classic though. Great movie. I also like Van Helsing. It’s not a good movie in any classic sense, but it is a fun one. Beer and Popcorn.
I actrually liked the idea behind VanHelsing, its just that instead of "fast paced" the movie was "crack paced" and I tagged out.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
I liked it, I am bias towards Kate Beckinsale films but for me the main plus points were:
I enjoyed the homage to the Hammer films,
I enjoyed the imagery
I really liked the Frankensteins monster story.
It was great fun
The sense of a greater world of strangeness
Kate Beckinsale.
So to me its a "great film", but its my opinion and so no more (or less) valid than anyone else. Any and all opinions on films are subjective.
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
Not bad enough that you should feel bad for liking it - or calling it 'great' - but...it's close!
Nope, you think its a bad film - that's valid. However my view that's its great is equally valid Neither view carries more weight although I did explain my reasons for liking it.
Going back to the Mummy trailer - loved the aircraft bit where Mr Cruise still manages to save the girl whilst being flung about in zero G
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I AM A MARINE PLAYER
"Unimaginably ancient xenos artefact somewhere on the planet, hive fleet poised above our heads, hidden 'stealer broods making an early start....and now a bloody Chaos cult crawling out of the woodwork just in case we were bored. Welcome to my world, Ciaphas."
Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Ordo Xenos
"I will admit that some Primachs like Russ or Horus could have a chance against an unarmed 12 year old novice but, a full Battle Sister??!! One to one? In close combat? Perhaps three Primarchs fighting together... but just one Primarch?" da001
Anyway, what's also interesting is that Tom Cruise might actually already be a member of the Undead - he looks way to good to be (x) years old, and hasn't seemed to age in...a long, long time!
Frazzled wrote: I actrually liked the idea behind VanHelsing
The idea behind it was really good but the execution? Boy did it stink.
100% correct.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!