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Overread wrote: Honestly at this stage I'd do Last Starfighter remake because capturing the charm of the old film decades upon decades later is going to be freakishly hard to achieve.
Whilst I dislike the whole "reboot everything" if you're going to do it after this many years - sometimes - its better to just start fresh.
Agreed. Jumanji's how you do it right. Update the tech, keep the premise.
There's a space fight simulator MMO VR tournament, and our young hero manages to win it. The next day, or that evening, they are recruited to go after the Kodan armada, or if you must have continuity, a resurgent Kodan force. They proceed to battle in their top of the line Starfighters, until they get cocky, and it takes too much damage to put back in the air (space? whatever). And over the strenuous objections of the alien copilot tech specialist, the human brings out the ancient relic of the Last Starfighter from the command center museum and battles desperately before Death Blossoming their way to victory. Toss in some techno nonsense about how the outdated starfighter's emissions make it mostly invisible to modern sensors to explain how something so old stands a chance, and you're off and running. Your final shot could be a star map, showing other incursions across the galaxy, opening the door to sequels.
Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
IDK what it is, but there's something so incredibly encouraging seeing this series shape up like it's trying to be everything our edgy teen selves thought was badass and cool in early 00s. Like, if I had to peg what it is about Devil May Cry and keeps DMC3 in particular in my head even 20+ years later, it's that. That Dante embodied everything stupid teenager me thought was awesome.
Somehow, the trailer matches to capture that particular brand of nostalgia and not be utterly cringe inducing while sounding like an early youtube AMV XD
I'm still weirded out that Dante sounds just like his nephew in this
I'll be shocked if its actually good, but here's hoping. Somehow the OP song is the best and worst choice I could imagine.
Sydney Sweeney, Anna de Arnie and Vanessa Kirby discover it’s a bad idea to trap themselves on an island with Jude Law.
The Trouble with Jessica
An independent film quirky comedy about a house party gone wrong when one houseguest commits suicide at a mist inopportune moment. Whatever you feel when you hear the string of words “quirky independent film”, this looks to deliver exactly that.
An independent film quirky comedy about a house party gone wrong when one houseguest commits suicide at a mist inopportune moment. Whatever you feel when you hear the string of words “quirky independent film”, this looks to deliver exactly that.
...there's an opportune moment to do something like that?
Gamgee on Tau Players wrote:we all kill cats and sell our own families to the devil and eat live puppies.
Kanluwen wrote: This is, emphatically, why I will continue suggesting nuking Guard and starting over again. It's a legacy army that needs to be rebooted with a new focal point.
Confirmation of why no-one should listen to Kanluwen when it comes to the IG - he doesn't want the IG, he want's Kan's New Model Army...
tneva82 wrote: You aren't even trying ty pretend for honest arqument. Open bad faith trolling.
- No reason to keep this here, unless people want to use it for something...
"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
Its a "teaser" but its insane. I assume the proper trailer will be releasing soon-ish.
"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
First M3GAN snuck up on a lot of folks, hopefully lightning can strike twice.
"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
2025/04/03 20:13:10
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
Got a chuckle out of the 'Nope!' at the end of the teaser...
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
I've seen Liam in a few cameo roles in comedy movies/shows and he always kills it. Buying Trix cereal in Ted 2, I think he was a tattoo artist in one of the Hangover movies, and his improv scene in Ricky Gervais's show kills me every time I watch it.
Was kind of cynical and bored about the news of this reboot, but I'm hyped now.
"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
2025/04/03 20:57:00
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
Got a chuckle out of the 'Nope!' at the end of the teaser...
Yeah, that got me good.
Honestly, Liam Neeson is perfect for this. He absolutely embodies the same kind of deadpan, self serious delivery from someone not afraid to look ridiculous that made Leslie Nielsen an icon. This has serious potential, but we'll have to wait and see.
2025/04/03 23:13:15
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
Chill dudes, I was sold on the first trailer. Now I’m double sold:
"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
2025/04/04 07:33:02
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
Got a chuckle out of the 'Nope!' at the end of the teaser...
Yeah, that got me good.
Honestly, Liam Neeson is perfect for this. He absolutely embodies the same kind of deadpan, self serious delivery from someone not afraid to look ridiculous that made Leslie Nielsen an icon. This has serious potential, but we'll have to wait and see.
Yeah, I was very nervous about this, but now I have hope!
Zed wrote: *All statements reflect my opinion at this moment. if some sort of pretty new model gets released (or if I change my mind at random) I reserve the right to jump on any bandwagon at will.
2025/04/04 13:48:59
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
Director Edgar Wright and stars Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin all appeared on stage for Paramount’s presentation of The Running Man, a new adaptation of the Stephen King story that Wright said he loved as a kid, but felt had never been told in the way the book intended. Powell said that the film “doesn’t just have touches or flavors of things audiences love; this one is a full meal,” after which he proclaimed “I’ve never worked hard in my life.” The quartet presented the first trailer for the film, which featured Wright’s trademark sense of humor and the action ratcheted up to 10, ending with a fun scene where Michael Cera’s character helps Glen dispatch some enemies by shooting them with water while they’re standing on an electrified floor.
The Running Man will open in theaters on November 7, 2025.
Honestly of these three Hot Fuzz stands out as the absolute best. Shaun of the Dead is a neat bit of light comedy satire of zombie films with a few great gags along the way and a few that are ok.
World's End to me felt like one joke/theme that got overstretched to the extreme. The part where it got really interesting was the last few moments with the post apoc scene. That felt like it would build into an actual exciting flim.
Baby Driver is also great. None of his stuff is normal, but I find it hard to say any of it is actual crap. As long as they don’t fall prey to the Total Recall pit of retelling where they make terrible creative decisions that make absolutely no sense just to divorce it from the Arnie original.
Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
Dale Carnegie in his seminal book titled How to Win Friends and Influence People says, "Never tell someone they are wrong." He goes on to say "The best way to avoid an argument is not to have one." I am a big believer in Mr. Carnegie's work and have implemented it for my own personal and career benefit.
Therefore, I do not say this lightly, but MDG you are wrong about Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Fight me.
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