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Ahtman wrote: Actually, almost none of them have 'bombed'. They weren't blockbusters (though this is what I have been saying) but I don't think any of them were ever meant to be. Tree of Life, Moneyball, Burn After Reading, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Inglorious Basterds all did well and made money. I'm not sure if I should count the voicework in Megamind or not. The only film that didn't make money was The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, which was an amazing movie and the fact it underperformed is criminal. The closest thing to generic Hollywood action films are the Ocean's films, and those all did we, economically.
Troy ring a bell?. None of those (possible exception IB which was - indeed - awesome) are action oriented.
But you're actually supporting my point. Those are effectively non-action semi-independent films that show off his acting chops.
Didn't you just love him as the airhead workout coach in Burn After Reading?
-"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!
Frazzled wrote: Troy ring a bell?. None of those (possible exception IB which was - indeed - awesome) are action oriented.
But you're actually supporting my point. Those are effectively non-action semi-independent films that show off his acting chops.
Didn't you just love him as the airhead workout coach in Burn After Reading?
I have to think that somewhere you go confused. My point was that he hasn't made a generic action film in some time, and here you come thinking you have one-upped me by pointing out that, yes, indeed he hasn't made a generic action film in some time. I'm not quite sure where Troy specifically fits into this, though it was no bomb either, as it grossed almost 500 million. If he has been consistent in doing non-Hollywood stereotypical films (barring voice work in family films) over the last seven or eight years, why would he start now? I have no doubt it will be marketed as an action film though, as marketing departments tend to fall back on the easy sell, sometimes to a film's detriment.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Frazzled wrote: Troy ring a bell?. None of those (possible exception IB which was - indeed - awesome) are action oriented.
But you're actually supporting my point. Those are effectively non-action semi-independent films that show off his acting chops.
Didn't you just love him as the airhead workout coach in Burn After Reading?
I have to think that somewhere you go confused. My point was that he hasn't made a generic action film in some time, and here you come thinking you have one-upped me by pointing out that, yes, indeed he hasn't made a generic action film in some time. I'm not quite sure where Troy specifically fits into this, though it was no bomb either, as it grossed almost 500 million. If he has been consistent in doing non-Hollywood stereotypical films (barring voice work in family films) over the last seven or eight years, why would he start now? I have no doubt it will be marketed as an action film though, as marketing departments tend to fall back on the easy sell, sometimes to a film's detriment.
Oh I think this will be heavily done as an action movie-thats what the clip is.
Troy made $500mm? Really? I may have to adjust my thinking. I must redeem myself. A nice little clip with an excellent bonus of the oh so easy on the eyes Kruger
-"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!
Do I want to see a close to the source adaptation of WWZ? Yes.
Does this trailer look as if it is such a thing? Not really.
Will I go and see this movie anyway? Absolutely.
There have been a slew of low-budget, crappy, boring zed flicks released over the last 5 years. I haven't enjoyed a single Romero release. There's a pretty good French flick about a bunch of cops and robbers fighting their way out of an apartment block that I can't remember the name of but was pretty good. Otherwise as far as Z movies go I feel inundated with sub-par showings.
So I anticipate good things from a big money production, and from a talented and well respected actor like Pitt.
And above all I'm thankfull that this doesn't have Will Smith or any of his kids involved in it.
Veteran Sergeant wrote:Oh wait. His fluff, at this point, has him coming to blows with Lionel, Angryon, Magnus, and The Emprah. One can only assume he went into the Eye of Terror because he still hadn't had a chance to punch enough Primarchs yet.
Albatross wrote:I guess we'll never know. That is, until Frazzled releases his long-awaited solo album 'Touch My Weiner'. Then we'll know.
warboss wrote:I marvel at their ability to shoot the entire foot off with a shotgun instead of pistol shooting individual toes off like most businesses would.
Mr Nobody wrote:Going to war naked always seems like a good idea until someone trips on gravel.
Ghidorah wrote: You need to quit hating and trying to control other haters hating on other people's hobbies that they are trying to control.
ShumaGorath wrote:Posting in a thread where fat nerds who play with toys make fun of fat nerds who wear costumes outdoors.
Marshal2Crusaders wrote:Good thing it wasn't attacked by the EC, or it would be the assault on Magnir's Crack.
Lint wrote: There's a pretty good French flick about a bunch of cops and robbers fighting their way out of an apartment block that I can't remember the name of but was pretty good.
My first thought was [Rec], but then remembered it was Spanish. The Horde?
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
I made Vitruvian and Soladrin watch it, it was bizzare. The old man in it called all the zombies "Chinamen".
Prestor Jon wrote: Because children don't have any legal rights until they're adults. A minor is the responsiblity of the parent and has no legal rights except through his/her legal guardian or parent.
It's like they gave Matt Ward to write the script...
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The universe has many horrors yet to throw at us. This is not the end of our struggle. This is just the beginning of our crusade to save Humanity. Be faithful! Be strong! Be vigilant!
It's like they gave Matt Ward to write the script...
Well, not that far.
It Matt Ward was involved, the Zombies would not only attack in waves, but also be able to psychically attack their victims, causing them to be bodily paralyzed and easy to roll over.
Plus they'd shoot lasers from their eyes and fly in outer space while making rocket noises.
In the book, I think they were one of the few bad ass countries who took care of that gak.
Isreal sealed off its border with a big arse wall. Also, they actually accepted the Palestinians into their country. And the Ultra-orthodox Jews revolted to poor results.
To me it almost looks like someone came up with a cool-looking special effect, and that then became the basis of making the movie rather than any adherence to the book (which, to be honest, would have probably made a better documentary series than a movie anyway).
As others have said however directors walking out and halts in production are often a bad sign.
Well the movie as a series of vignettes would have been an interesting idea, plus it keeps the "unkillable hero" thing down.
-"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 blame Max Brooks for this. He either OKed the decisions of this movie or he sold it and absolved himself of any responsibility for the decisions made.
ProtoClone wrote: I blame Max Brooks for this. He either OKed the decisions of this movie or he sold it and absolved himself of any responsibility for the decisions made.
Besides having the movie based on his book, he didn't have much of anything to do with this film. The rights to the film were bought, and without Brooks being directly involved, he has no say. He did read the screenplays that were submitted though...
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Yup still crap, just with more BWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
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Rick Priestley said it best:
Bryan always said that if the studio ever had to mix with the manufacturing and sales part of the business it would destroy the studio. And I have to say – he wasn’t wrong there! The modern studio isn’t a studio in the same way; it isn’t a collection of artists and creatives sharing ideas and driving each other on. It’s become the promotions department of a toy company – things move on!
The full trailer loses the 'one man to save the world' line and push. The character is asked to help out with something, but he doesn't appear to be alone, and we still don't quite know what it is that he is being brought along for.
I thought the trailer did decent job of setting up that it just happened all of a sudden, with most people caught by surprise, and that the dead just got up hungry and ready to eat. It also seems to really show zombies that don't care about personal safety at all, what with jumping off buildings just for a snack. Some of the FX still don't quite seem to mesh quite right.
It looks like it would be fun and I imagine I will see it at some point.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
Yup still crap, just with more BWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
And now im in the mood for a zombie RPG survival game.
But how that begins is truly epic-Remain in your vehicle si-BWOOOOOOM!!!!! And then everyone caught like that and trying to flee...... Now i want to read the books.
Just hope the actual zombie outbreak is more walking dead style zombies though
Free from GW's tyranny and the hobby is looking better for it
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Yup still crap, just with more BWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Well except for the zombie wave it looks a lot better (not like the book though - at least the Wiki synopsis). I still can't hang with the wave thing though. As someone said, being dead shouldn't make you a superhero.
-"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!
Bromsy wrote: Seriously, with the success of the walking dead and the general zombie high going on right now, making a good zombie action flick wouldn't be hard. Put Brad Pitt in there and you have a sure home run.
That doesn't mean you have to take an existing IP and change basically everything about it.
Make an Ex Heroes movie and ride the Avengers wave too. Pitt could make a great Dragon.
Ahtman wrote: The full trailer loses the 'one man to save the world' line and push. The character is asked to help out with something, but he doesn't appear to be alone, and we still don't quite know what it is that he is being brought along for.
I thought the trailer did decent job of setting up that it just happened all of a sudden, with most people caught by surprise, and that the dead just got up hungry and ready to eat. It also seems to really show zombies that don't care about personal safety at all, what with jumping off buildings just for a snack. Some of the FX still don't quite seem to mesh quite right.
It looks like it would be fun and I imagine I will see it at some point.
The suicide zombies are actually part of the book. There is a scene in the book where zombies walk off the top of a building because they see a character in another building.
As far as the whole "OH NO Change!" argument just reference The Walking Dead, it stays faithful to the comic book but is also very different. I don't see people having a cow about it because it is still very much inspired by the original story line enough that it is recognizable. The changes that were made to The Walking Dead source material are actually quite good and allow fans to watch without knowing exactly what is going to happen. They play with the original story very well too, all the fans knew that Carl shoots Shane in the book, but very early in the story, the show teased us with that for so long, it was awesome, something you would probably not pick up on if you did not read the book.
This season has been amazing, I did not expect television to allow the story to get as dark as the comic, but after last week, it looks like they are willing to take it possibly even darker, which is pretty amazing that they have the balls at AMC.
Spoiler:
Lori's death in the comic book is not even close to being as dark and F^%$ up as it was on the show. To force Carl to shoot his own Mother was pretty ballsy. In the book the story only gets darker as the mental stress really begins to take its toll. One of the things I caught last week was that in the room Lori died in there was a telephone........
World War Z however looks like it really has almost nothing to do with the original source material. This appears to be a full out "Cash in" on Zombies movie, which is fine, but its not World War Z.
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One can only assume he went into the Eye of Terror because he still hadn't had a chance to punch enough Primarchs yet. 
Holy Terra.... 
The universe has many horrors yet to throw at us. This is not the end of our struggle. This is just the beginning of our crusade to save Humanity. Be faithful! Be strong! Be vigilant! 
That was....er.....different....
