Cinematic Confabulation v2

[PrfktTear]

Its totally plausible, but I just can't believe they would delay a film 9 months after the marketing for the film is already in full-force just to render it in 3D so it will do well internationally.

[twofisted]

Perhaps they're not confident in their film and are trying everything they can to "polish a turd". If its a bomb its a bomb. 9 months of polishing isnt going to help it.

I personally am over the 3D trend. Too many crappy, overpriced movies. The only movies i thought were really good in 3D were Avatar and John Carter. To me everything else was just unnecessary.

I was really looking foreward to see Retalliation. I thought Rise of Cobra was fun...but not a Joe movie. They could have called that movie anything other than GI Joe and it would have probably been better. My inner pain in the ass couldnt stop the nitpicking hehe.

Has anybody seen Driver? Saw it last night. I really liked it

[PrfktTear]

I enjoyed Rise of Cobra. I was entertained and I wasn't bored, so win-win. Was it the best possible adaptation of GI Joe? Maybe not so much, I think they tried to fill it with too many gimmicks, like the Robo-Cop suits and "Jason X" Cobra Commander.

Everything I have seen and heard about Retalliation points to the flick being a balls-out action flick packed with tons of mind numbing goodness.

I never really bought into the whole 3D craze. I've only seen one film in 3D and it wasn't by choice --- it was the last Harry Potter movie on opening night and we (stupidly) did not buy our tickets ahead of time, so the only showing left was in 3D.

Its just a gimmick. Movie studios are trying to say "come-on, don't stay in the comfort of your own home and watch this on your 80" hi-def plasma with 7.1 surround sound, come out and watch in three dee". Movie theatres like it because its an excuse to charge an extra few bucks for a regular ticket.

[NoisyDvL5]

I enjoy the 3D as long as the screen is bright. My theatre has a couple 3D setups, but only one has it bright enough (I'm nitpicky, okay?). I don't view it as gimmicky like the 3D of old. I'm not a fan of the prices, but it's a cool illusion that I enjoy. When Sil switched from glasses back to contacts, I got a chance to witness the marked difference between in how much she enjoyed the 3D before and after so there is something to it, even more than I notice with my naked eyes I think. I also don't think 3D is going to "go away" since a driving force this time is the artists wanting to use it (while the companies/theatres gladly indulging them and cashing in).



I was happy with Rise of Cobra. I found it entertaining in the theatre and I'm looking forward to catching it on cable now that it's going to be on regularly. I have a laundry list of things they could've done better (well, more "not done at all" really), but I enjoyed it and am always a little saddened that so many folks didn't.

[PrfktTear]

I have a laundry list of things they could've done better (well, more "not done at all" really), but I enjoyed it and am always a little saddened that so many folks didn't.

Same! Its like Battleship. Everyone is trouncing upon it but I actually enjoyed it.

[PrfktTear]

I watched The Green Hornet (2011) last night. For an action/comedy flick it was just meh. I was entertained but overall it lacked a certain je ne sais quoi. I can’t decide whether or not Seth Rogen was horribly miscast or if he saved the film. I think when he was cast he was at the heighth of his popularity --- riding off the coat tails of 40-Year-Old-Virgin and Superbad with a ton of other “meh-diocre” films like Pineapple Express and Zach & Miri Make A Porno.

Christoph Waltz felt restrained. I guess I just wanted him to reprise his role from Inglorious Basterds (maybe I would have been better off just watching that again). The biggest question in my mind is what the hell was Edward James Olmos doing in this film? By all rights this film was lucky to “get” him. I’m thinking that he was either a huge fan of The Green Hornet as a boy or he was just looking for a paycheck. Or maybe he just wanted to portray a successful Hispanic newspaper editor.

I enjoyed the film more than say Kick-Ass, and it succeeded in keeping me interested but that was mostly owed to the flashy car stuff and esplosions. If you like superhero genre (and lets face it, who here doesn’t?) then its worth a look. I borrowed this flick from the public library so I paid zero dollars for it and I certainly got my money’s worth.

[dayraven]

I watched The Green Hornet (2011) last night. For an action/comedy flick it was just meh. I was entertained but overall it lacked a certain je ne sais quoi. I can’t decide whether or not Seth Rogen was horribly miscast or if he saved the film. I think when he was cast he was at the heighth of his popularity --- riding off the coat tails of 40-Year-Old-Virgin and Superbad with a ton of other “meh-diocre” films like Pineapple Express and Zach & Miri Make A Porno.

Christoph Waltz felt restrained. I guess I just wanted him to reprise his role from Inglorious Basterds (maybe I would have been better off just watching that again). The biggest question in my mind is what the hell was Edward James Olmos doing in this film? By all rights this film was lucky to “get” him. I’m thinking that he was either a huge fan of The Green Hornet as a boy or he was just looking for a paycheck. Or maybe he just wanted to portray a successful Hispanic newspaper editor.

I enjoyed the film more than say Kick-Ass, and it succeeded in keeping me interested but that was mostly owed to the flashy car stuff and esplosions. If you like superhero genre (and lets face it, who here doesn’t?) then its worth a look. I borrowed this flick from the public library so I paid zero dollars for it and I certainly got my money’s worth.

i went into it pretty open minded, but i didn't really care for the revamp. the TV series, while it turned out that kato was the reason we were watching, britt wasn't a complete loser. that was a retcon. kato was good at what he did, he wasn't a mega-superhuman cyborg barista... that was a retcon. and the kid playing kato, despite getting some good lines, and being "responsible" for every cool moment in the film, was about as charismatic as a dried herring. for me, the film was very dull... i likewise saw it for free, and just barely felt i got my money's worth.

[dayraven]

so... how long is decorum before we can talk about DKR? i know there's a spoilers banner, but that's extra work.

[Lay Ze-Man]

For those who haven't seen it yet, do splurge on the IMAX if you can.

Makes for a pretty awesome, sensory-overload (in a GOOD, non-Michael Bay way) experience!

[PrfktTear]

Could just make its own thread --- I think The Dark Knight is significant enough to warrant its own talk box!

Personally I have yet to see it. I thought it would be great to go to the midnight showing of its premiere but I bitched out, having to get up for work the next day. Plus the only people I knew who were going are a 45+ minute ride away so on top of getting out at almost 3AM I wouldn't have got home til nearly 4AM. I really should have taken the day off.

This weekend was a blur --- Rocky Horror on Friday night, a wedding and a cookout on Saturday, and work & a party on Sunday --- so I really didn't even have time to go if I wanted to. I've been putting out feelers to see if anyone wants to see one night this week, but anyone I've asked has already seen it or can't. I was going to just go all by my onesie selvsie last night but I was just too darn tired. I'll quite possibly try to catch a matinee this weekend and see if I can drag anyone out. I never used to mind going to the movies alone, I've done it plenty of times --- but lately it just seems kind of depressing.