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[Cliff Clavin]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

That bothered me a bit. He went from being viewed as a two bit criminal to 5 years later he is freaking Robin Hood.

 

[Chaka]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

 

[hooter311]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

Stevenson seems to keep drawing the short straws when it comes to his film career. Titus Pullo is one of the greatest total bad ### TV characters in history.

 

[saintfool]

Baby Mamma:

For whatever reason this hit the spot. Not amazing, but had just enough cleverness and humor to keep me going. I am sure that a lot of people passed this one over, but fans of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will probably have a good time with it. 6/10

2 Days in Paris:

Rom/com written and directed by Julie Delpy that has her and Adam Goldberg stopping over in Paris to have an uncomfortable couple days meeting family, friends, and ex-boyfriends. Overdid it a little bit with the snarkiness, but still was fairly good. You can do a lot worse in this genre lately with all the Just Go With It, et al coming out. Came out 3-4 years ago, but still worth looking out for. 6/10

I used to have a bit of a thing for Delpy. She's french.

 

[Chaka]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

Stevenson seems to keep drawing the short straws when it comes to his film career. Titus Pullo is one of the greatest total bad ### TV characters in history.

I tend to be more forgiving of his characters/films because I am so fond of Rome. Such a great show, pity it only lasted two seasons.

 

[hooter311]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

Stevenson seems to keep drawing the short straws when it comes to his film career. Titus Pullo is one of the greatest total bad ### TV characters in history.

I tend to be more forgiving of his characters/films because I am so fond of Rome. Such a great show, pity it only lasted two seasons.

One of my favorites as well.

 

[Gr00vus]

Powergirl.

promising. like the idea of a Kryptonean inferiority complex and the possibility of a programmer alias

Not to mention she has a ginormous rack. With the right casting you can guarantee every fanboy alive would go see it.

Exactly. I'm thinking Amanda Seyfried, maybe a bleached Kat Dennings (she might need a little gym time 1st, but she can do it). Definitely needs to be in 3DDD.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps - 6.5/10

Money might never sleep, but I nearly did. It's too long by at least 20 minutes. And very heavy handed.

But I really like Carey Mulligan, so it wasn't a total loss.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I don't see Pixar movies as heavy-handed, but I know what you mean.

Again, probably not the best best use of words. Usually trouble conveying what I am thinking. Maybe that Pixar plays with your emotions more or the movies themselves are heavier emotionally. If I want to pop in a fun movie to watch with the son (while it's a great movie) crying at Toy Story 3 loses it's appeal for me. Up was beautiful, but it was the same way. Dreamworks, while not looking quite as good (definitely catching up in that department though), seems to be a lot better at having a lot of stuff in the movies, but not lingering on the sad/emotional elements quite as long. How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda are just more fun to watch, especially with kids and multiple times.

I understand. For me, no one does emotional stuff better than Pixar. And the stuff in Pixar movies, while sometimes very powerful, makes me feel good. Like the scene in Toy Story 2 with Jessie and her owner with the Sarah McLaughlin song. Yes, that scene hurts to watch. But that kind of pain feels good to me. Don't know why.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Saw Hot Tub Time Machine via Netflix instant streaming. I thought it was pretty good, definitely better than I expected. A lot of the humor is of the gross out variety if that's your thing.

I'm in the minority, but I enjoyed this movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

What makes them good? An entertaining story. Not a story about a guy with a speech impediment.

There was a bit more too it than that. But whatever.

Such as? Thought this was a safe, dull film that really didn't dig very deep into the main characters. Also, the guy came off as a whiny tool so it became hard for me to get behind his plight. It was a good movie, but didn't think it was worthy of all the hype.

Of course he was a whiny tool. But that's part of the point. The British Empire needed him to get over himself and succeed at rising above his stammering problem in order to be the monarch that they needed. With Hitler taking over Germany and his older brother sullying the crown, The Empire needed George to rise to the occasion and be an example for all of them so as to not dispair. It was so much more than being able to give a good talk.Look, I didn't think it was the greatest movie either and it IS a bit overhyped. But you guys are minimizing the story by focusing only on the speech itself and disregarding the importance and impact.

Going to watch this blu ray tonight.I know that a speech impediment isn't important the way that war or slavery is important. But just set aside the macro view and focus on the individual for a moment. Could you imagine how difficult it would be to have a speech impediment? People can be quite cruel. Now imagine that you're in a position of power and you need to calm a nation.That's pretty powerful stuff to me

 

[Time Kibitzer]

What makes them good? An entertaining story. Not a story about a guy with a speech impediment.

There was a bit more too it than that. But whatever.

Such as? Thought this was a safe, dull film that really didn't dig very deep into the main characters. Also, the guy came off as a whiny tool so it became hard for me to get behind his plight. It was a good movie, but didn't think it was worthy of all the hype.

Of course he was a whiny tool. But that's part of the point. The British Empire needed him to get over himself and succeed at rising above his stammering problem in order to be the monarch that they needed. With Hitler taking over Germany and his older brother sullying the crown, The Empire needed George to rise to the occasion and be an example for all of them so as to not dispair. It was so much more than being able to give a good talk.Look, I didn't think it was the greatest movie either and it IS a bit overhyped. But you guys are minimizing the story by focusing only on the speech itself and disregarding the importance and impact.

Meh. It's My Left Foot and not done nearly as well. From the opening scene it was heavy handed and obvious. Geoffry Rush was obviously going to be a miracle worker, Rush and Firth were obviously going to grow to become friends, have a pointless falling out and reconcile in time for Rush to help save the day. Everyone learns an important lesson as Britain is saved from the Nazis...oh wait.The acting was quite excellent (even if Helena Bonham Carter's character was basically useless to the film) but they did that in spite of a story was mediocre at best not because of it. This was no Gandhi and for an "overcoming adversity" film it's not even Forrest Gump.

Too Disney for my liking.

 

[saintfool]

why am i a little happy that there is a new muppet movie coming soon?

 

[Chaka]

why am i a little happy that there is a new muppet movie coming soon?

How could one not be happy about that?

 

[saintfool]

why am i a little happy that there is a new muppet movie coming soon?

How could one not be happy about that?

i'm really pretty jazzed that i have a little boy at home to watch episodes of the "muppet show" with.

 

[wikkidpissah]

Let's agree right now not to let Tyler Perry anywhere near the project.

I dunno - Madea v. Medea sounds promising.Speaking of which, have any of the Greek gods gotten the superhero/graphic novel treatment? I'd love to develop something that would give me the chance to feature the ultimate dysfunctional family that is the Olympians. Really thought "Troy" would have been a fun movie had they included the gods swooping in & interfering they they always did. Hercules F0cker, perhaps?

The labors of Heracles hasn't been done to my knowledge.

I agree, but i checked & apparently the repugnent Brett Ratner has had a Hercules movie in development for over a decade & no one will touch the subject til that's resolved.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

This was no Gandhi and for an "overcoming adversity" film it's not even Forrest Gump.

Too Disney for my liking.

Geeze. Sounds like you guys' idea of a good time is to curl up in a dank cabin with a good read of Ambrose Bierce while sucking on a lemon.Bitter, bitter people.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Saw 13 Assassins over the weekend. It was OK.

Dammit! Really? I was so looking forward to seeing this movie.

It's not bad, but there's almost no character development. The villain is pretty cool and there are some nice scenes early on. The big fight scene everyone raves about is good. It just didn't live up to my expectations overall. There's so much potential and so many pitfalls with doing what's basically a Seven Samurai homage; this film ended up falling on the pitfall side.

I see. That's too bad.Maybe this movie will make up for it

 

[jdoggydogg]

Anyone seen Trollhunter? I want to watch the hell out of that.

Not yet, but I've heard a lot of good things.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

Stevenson seems to keep drawing the short straws when it comes to his film career. Titus Pullo is one of the greatest total bad ### TV characters in history.

Have you seen Punisher: War Zone? It's one of the greatest B movies of the last 10 years. Awesome. Stevenson's not young or handsome enough to get better roles.

 

[jdoggydogg]

why am i a little happy that there is a new muppet movie coming soon?

#### happy. I'm totally stoked.

 

[El Floppo]

I don't see Pixar movies as heavy-handed, but I know what you mean.

Again, probably not the best best use of words. Usually trouble conveying what I am thinking. Maybe that Pixar plays with your emotions more or the movies themselves are heavier emotionally. If I want to pop in a fun movie to watch with the son (while it's a great movie) crying at Toy Story 3 loses it's appeal for me. Up was beautiful, but it was the same way. Dreamworks, while not looking quite as good (definitely catching up in that department though), seems to be a lot better at having a lot of stuff in the movies, but not lingering on the sad/emotional elements quite as long. How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda are just more fun to watch, especially with kids and multiple times.

I understand. For me, no one does emotional stuff better than Pixar. And the stuff in Pixar movies, while sometimes very powerful, makes me feel good. Like the scene in Toy Story 2 with Jessie and her owner with the Sarah McLaughlin song. Yes, that scene hurts to watch. But that kind of pain feels good to me. Don't know why.

Pretty sure this is the M.O. for animated feature length films going back to Disney's classics like Bambi. There's typically something emotionally catalytic and then the film deals with overcoming it.

 

[Chaka]

This was no Gandhi and for an "overcoming adversity" film it's not even Forrest Gump.

Too Disney for my liking.

Geeze. Sounds like you guys' idea of a good time is to curl up in a dank cabin with a good read of Ambrose Bierce while sucking on a lemon.Bitter, bitter people.

Do you feel like that every time someone disagrees with your opinion?

 

[El Floppo]

why am i a little happy that there is a new muppet movie coming soon?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

This was no Gandhi and for an "overcoming adversity" film it's not even Forrest Gump.

Too Disney for my liking.

Geeze. Sounds like you guys' idea of a good time is to curl up in a dank cabin with a good read of Ambrose Bierce while sucking on a lemon.Bitter, bitter people.

Do you feel like that every time someone disagrees with your opinion?

Lighten. Up.

 

[El Floppo]

Let's agree right now not to let Tyler Perry anywhere near the project.

I dunno - Madea v. Medea sounds promising.Speaking of which, have any of the Greek gods gotten the superhero/graphic novel treatment? I'd love to develop something that would give me the chance to feature the ultimate dysfunctional family that is the Olympians. Really thought "Troy" would have been a fun movie had they included the gods swooping in & interfering they they always did. Hercules F0cker, perhaps?

The labors of Heracles hasn't been done to my knowledge.

I agree, but i checked & apparently the repugnent Brett Ratner has had a Hercules movie in development for over a decade & no one will touch the subject til that's resolved.

Didn't Lou Ferrigno play Hercules in a feature film?

 

[hooter311]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

Stevenson seems to keep drawing the short straws when it comes to his film career. Titus Pullo is one of the greatest total bad ### TV characters in history.

Have you seen Punisher: War Zone? It's one of the greatest B movies of the last 10 years. Awesome. Stevenson's not young or handsome enough to get better roles.

Of course, I pimp it is hard and just as often as you do, GB. But it's $8 million gross at the box office on a $35 million budget sure didn't help him.He's not young or handsome, but like I said, he can sell a hard ### as well as anyone.

 

[Chaka]

This was no Gandhi and for an "overcoming adversity" film it's not even Forrest Gump.

Too Disney for my liking.

Geeze. Sounds like you guys' idea of a good time is to curl up in a dank cabin with a good read of Ambrose Bierce while sucking on a lemon.Bitter, bitter people.

Do you feel like that every time someone disagrees with your opinion?

Lighten. Up.

Really? Just because I think The King's Speech is only an okay film?I'll try. I guess noon on a Tuesday isn't too early for my first shot of tequila.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Lighten. Up.

Really? Just because I think The King's Speech is only an okay film?I'll try. I guess noon on a Tuesday isn't too early for my first shot of tequila.

No. Because anytime someone uses Ambrose Bierce while taking a shot at someone it's at least mildly humorous.

 

[Chaka]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

Stevenson seems to keep drawing the short straws when it comes to his film career. Titus Pullo is one of the greatest total bad ### TV characters in history.

Have you seen Punisher: War Zone? It's one of the greatest B movies of the last 10 years. Awesome. Stevenson's not young or handsome enough to get better roles.

Of course, I pimp it is hard and just as often as you do, GB. But it's $8 million gross at the box office on a $35 million budget sure didn't help him.He's not young or handsome, but like I said, he can sell a hard ### as well as anyone.

I agree wholeheartedly, then again he didn't bring much to Volstagg in Thor.

 

[Jutz]

Y'know, this superhero thing has me intrigued. Since my health has semi-invalided me, pretty much what i do with my days is write offerings for the blackhole known as spec. I just completed my intended 2011 sale projects and am back to the longform prose stuff i've been working on for years, so i have room for something new.What would y'all say to helping me select a superhero to attempt a movie script on and making suggestions of story, feature & scene elements while i'm in the outline part of the process? Just for grins, for now anyway. I STILL dont think it's ever been done right, so it might be worth a try....

I have no idea why I thought of this. But Mr. Magoo came to mind. But give him superpowers I guess? I dunno. Just something with Mr. Magoo. Maybe he could save people by 'accidently' catching criminals due to clumsyness caused by blindness. Like there could be a bank robbery, and you could show him driving a car, and he just smashes into the getaway car and is a hero. Or he walks into a bank that is being robbed, and everyone is on the floor, criminals are holding guns... BUT DUDE CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE HE'S BLIND. So he runs into a ladder, which hits a bunch of stuff in succession (like the honda commercial or old Tom and Jerry cartoons) and it eventually drops a big potted plant on the robbers head.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I don't see Pixar movies as heavy-handed, but I know what you mean.

Again, probably not the best best use of words. Usually trouble conveying what I am thinking. Maybe that Pixar plays with your emotions more or the movies themselves are heavier emotionally. If I want to pop in a fun movie to watch with the son (while it's a great movie) crying at Toy Story 3 loses it's appeal for me. Up was beautiful, but it was the same way. Dreamworks, while not looking quite as good (definitely catching up in that department though), seems to be a lot better at having a lot of stuff in the movies, but not lingering on the sad/emotional elements quite as long. How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda are just more fun to watch, especially with kids and multiple times.

I understand. For me, no one does emotional stuff better than Pixar. And the stuff in Pixar movies, while sometimes very powerful, makes me feel good. Like the scene in Toy Story 2 with Jessie and her owner with the Sarah McLaughlin song. Yes, that scene hurts to watch. But that kind of pain feels good to me. Don't know why.

Pretty sure this is the M.O. for animated feature length films going back to Disney's classics like Bambi. There's typically something emotionally catalytic and then the film deals with overcoming it.

 

[wikkidpissah]

Y'know, this superhero thing has me intrigued. Since my health has semi-invalided me, pretty much what i do with my days is write offerings for the blackhole known as spec. I just completed my intended 2011 sale projects and am back to the longform prose stuff i've been working on for years, so i have room for something new.What would y'all say to helping me select a superhero to attempt a movie script on and making suggestions of story, feature & scene elements while i'm in the outline part of the process? Just for grins, for now anyway. I STILL dont think it's ever been done right, so it might be worth a try....

I have no idea why I thought of this. But Mr. Magoo came to mind. But give him superpowers I guess? I dunno. Just something with Mr. Magoo. Maybe he could save people by 'accidently' catching criminals due to clumsyness caused by blindness. Like there could be a bank robbery, and you could show him driving a car, and he just smashes into the getaway car and is a hero. Or he walks into a bank that is being robbed, and everyone is on the floor, criminals are holding guns... BUT DUDE CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE HE'S BLIND. So he runs into a ladder, which hits a bunch of stuff in succession (like the honda commercial or old Tom and Jerry cartoons) and it eventually drops a big potted plant on the robbers head.

Oh, Jutz, you've done it again!!

 

[jdoggydogg]

Kind of surprised at the praise Kill the Irishman is getting. I thought it kind of sucked, despite liking most of the cast. It failed to build any momentum for me and came off as just another wannabe of the genre.

2.5/5

I thought it was uneven but for me it played out more like a flick than a biopic. Some of the dialogue, particularly the sequence towards the end between Pullo and Private Pyle were laughably bad and I always have reservations when a film has to resort to using Robert Davi as the bad guy but overall I found it to be entertaining. Perhaps not worth repeat viewings but good enough for a once over.

What totally lost me is, an hour into the movie they jump ahead 5 years. What kind of hack crap is that?

Yeah it was a clumsy use of time jumping. I am not saying it's high art, but entertaining enough not to avoid. Again the way it played out for me was that I really just wanted to see who Stevenson was going to pummel into submission next. Mind you that going in I didn't even realize it was a biopic and I was expecting some kind of Guy Ritchie knock off. I think that tempered my expectations and helped my appreciation of it.

Stevenson seems to keep drawing the short straws when it comes to his film career. Titus Pullo is one of the greatest total bad ### TV characters in history.

Have you seen Punisher: War Zone? It's one of the greatest B movies of the last 10 years. Awesome. Stevenson's not young or handsome enough to get better roles.

Of course, I pimp it is hard and just as often as you do, GB. But it's $8 million gross at the box office on a $35 million budget sure didn't help him.He's not young or handsome, but like I said, he can sell a hard ### as well as anyone.

Absolutely. He's one of my favorites.

 

[Chaka]

Thor caught the 4:20 show (seriously) last Wednesday. I was the only person in the theater. It was entertaining enough.

The Editing Room pretty much nailed it

CHRIS hammers the #### out of THE ROBOT, hammers the #### out of some FROST GIANTS, hammers the #### out of TOM HIDDLESTON, and hammers the #### out of the RAINBOW BRIDGE.

CHRIS HEMSWORTH:

EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL!

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Thor caught the 4:20 show (seriously) last Wednesday. I was the only person in the theater. It was entertaining enough.

The Editing Room pretty much nailed it

CHRIS hammers the #### out of THE ROBOT, hammers the #### out of some FROST GIANTS, hammers the #### out of TOM HIDDLESTON, and hammers the #### out of the RAINBOW BRIDGE.

CHRIS HEMSWORTH:

EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL!

That's awesome.

 

[Chaka]

Thor caught the 4:20 show (seriously) last Wednesday. I was the only person in the theater. It was entertaining enough.

The Editing Room pretty much nailed it

CHRIS hammers the #### out of THE ROBOT, hammers the #### out of some FROST GIANTS, hammers the #### out of TOM HIDDLESTON, and hammers the #### out of the RAINBOW BRIDGE.

CHRIS HEMSWORTH:

EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A NAIL!

That's awesome.

The Editing Room is one of the most consistently hilarious sites out there.

 

[saintfool]

Didn't Lou Ferrigno play Hercules in a feature film?

Bill Murray ruined the Hercules myth for me in Il Ritorno de Hercules...

King Laetes: So, Hercules, once again, we meet. By the gods! Look at you! You really have let yourself go!

Hercules: Is it that noticeable, Laetes?

King Laetes: Is it noticeable?! I hardly recognized you!

Helena: Well, I think he looks fine.

King Laetes: Silence! So.. the Mighty Hercules! I don't mean to be cruel, but you have really gone downhill!

Hercules: I have not exercised much since the last Olympics. And I've learned, to my sorrow, that if you stop exercising, the muscle turns to fat.

King Laetes: I was going to feed you to the Hydra, the seven-headed dragon.. but looking at you, I have a better idea. You are said to be the strongest man to ever live. I will spare your life, if you can pass a test of strength!

Hercules: Must I pass this test of strength right away?

King Laetes: What do you mean?

Hercules: If I can have a month or two, to get into better condition..

King Laetes: No! Absolutely not! You must the test of strength now! Today!

Hercules: Very well. What is your test?

King Laetes: Do you see that boulder over there? I want you to lift it!

Hercules: That boulder is too large. I could lift a smaller one.

King Laetes: So! The Mighty Hercules!

Hercules: In six months I will be able to lift it. Right after I put an end to your despotic rule, Laetes, I plan to start a new regimen - hunting, swimming, eating better.. [ rubbing his belly ] All this will disappear.

 

[El Floppo]

Y'know, this superhero thing has me intrigued. Since my health has semi-invalided me, pretty much what i do with my days is write offerings for the blackhole known as spec. I just completed my intended 2011 sale projects and am back to the longform prose stuff i've been working on for years, so i have room for something new.What would y'all say to helping me select a superhero to attempt a movie script on and making suggestions of story, feature & scene elements while i'm in the outline part of the process? Just for grins, for now anyway. I STILL dont think it's ever been done right, so it might be worth a try....

I have no idea why I thought of this. But Mr. Magoo came to mind. But give him superpowers I guess? I dunno. Just something with Mr. Magoo. Maybe he could save people by 'accidently' catching criminals due to clumsyness caused by blindness. Like there could be a bank robbery, and you could show him driving a car, and he just smashes into the getaway car and is a hero. Or he walks into a bank that is being robbed, and everyone is on the floor, criminals are holding guns... BUT DUDE CAN'T SEE IT BECAUSE HE'S BLIND. So he runs into a ladder, which hits a bunch of stuff in succession (like the honda commercial or old Tom and Jerry cartoons) and it eventually drops a big potted plant on the robbers head.

I think you just described The Killing on AMC.

 

[cosjobs]

Anyone seen Trollhunter? I want to watch the hell out of that.

I saw it last week and did a writeup here. I liked it, but it was too long and repetitive. I still give it 3 stars and a recommendation, but it really could have been shorter, tighter and better.

 

[-arcK-]

Worse than Fantastic Four? I didn't know that was humanly possible.

Eh, maybe not. If I had to go on what little memory of FF I have left (never saw it a 2nd time), I'd probably give it a 1.5 out of 5 as well. Maybe Green Lantern is a quarter of a star worse? But that's needlessly splitting hairs... either way, they're both sub-par.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Worse than Fantastic Four? I didn't know that was humanly possible.

Eh, maybe not. If I had to go on what little memory of FF I have left (never saw it a 2nd time), I'd probably give it a 1.5 out of 5 as well. Maybe Green Lantern is a quarter of a star worse? But that's needlessly splitting hairs... either way, they're both sub-par.

I remember Daredevil being pretty awful, too.

 

[-arcK-]

Worse than Fantastic Four? I didn't know that was humanly possible.

Eh, maybe not. If I had to go on what little memory of FF I have left (never saw it a 2nd time), I'd probably give it a 1.5 out of 5 as well. Maybe Green Lantern is a quarter of a star worse? But that's needlessly splitting hairs... either way, they're both sub-par.

I remember Daredevil being pretty awful, too.

I'm sure we could come up with a long list of them... just as you mentioned earlier in this thread that there are some good straight-up action movie gems to be found among plenty of bad, the same holds true for comic adaptations.Daredevil is one I refused to see. I had Ben Affleck on my banned list for a while, along with Michael Bay and Nicolas Cage movies. I hesitantly took him off the list when I went to see The Town, but the risk payed off since I actually enjoyed that one.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Worse than Fantastic Four? I didn't know that was humanly possible.

Eh, maybe not. If I had to go on what little memory of FF I have left (never saw it a 2nd time), I'd probably give it a 1.5 out of 5 as well. Maybe Green Lantern is a quarter of a star worse? But that's needlessly splitting hairs... either way, they're both sub-par.

I remember Daredevil being pretty awful, too.

I'm sure we could come up with a long list of them... just as you mentioned earlier in this thread that there are some good straight-up action movie gems to be found among plenty of bad, the same holds true for comic adaptations.Daredevil is one I refused to see. I had Ben Affleck on my banned list for a while, along with Michael Bay and Nicolas Cage movies. I hesitantly took him off the list when I went to see The Town, but the risk payed off since I actually enjoyed that one.

Affleck is certainly not a top actor. Although I liked him as George Reeves in Hollywoodland.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Worse than Fantastic Four? I didn't know that was humanly possible.

Eh, maybe not. If I had to go on what little memory of FF I have left (never saw it a 2nd time), I'd probably give it a 1.5 out of 5 as well. Maybe Green Lantern is a quarter of a star worse? But that's needlessly splitting hairs... either way, they're both sub-par.

I remember Daredevil being pretty awful, too.

Daredevil might be the worst comic movie. Finally watched Downfall tonight. Really a great movie. A true look into the eyes of madness. The guy who played Hitler was amazing.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Worse than Fantastic Four? I didn't know that was humanly possible.

Eh, maybe not. If I had to go on what little memory of FF I have left (never saw it a 2nd time), I'd probably give it a 1.5 out of 5 as well. Maybe Green Lantern is a quarter of a star worse? But that's needlessly splitting hairs... either way, they're both sub-par.

I remember Daredevil being pretty awful, too.

Daredevil might be the worst comic movie. Finally watched Downfall tonight. Really a great movie. A true look into the eyes of madness. The guy who played Hitler was amazing.

I love Downfall. And really, who the hell wants to watch a three hour Hitler movie? But I could argue that Downfall is the best WWII movie ever made.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Finally watched Downfall tonight. Really a great movie. A true look into the eyes of madness. The guy who played Hitler was amazing.

I love Downfall. And really, who the hell wants to watch a three hour Hitler movie? But I could argue that Downfall is the best WWII movie ever made.

It's too bad that the internet meme of "Hitler reacts" blunted the greatness of this movie a bit (even though many of them are quite funny). Bruno Ganz is the very definition of "spellbinding" in this movie. As are the women who play Eva Braun and Magda Goebbels.

 

[Statorama]

Daredevil might be the worst comic movie.

Director's cut was much better than the theatrical/cable release.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Finally watched Downfall tonight. Really a great movie. A true look into the eyes of madness. The guy who played Hitler was amazing.

I love Downfall. And really, who the hell wants to watch a three hour Hitler movie? But I could argue that Downfall is the best WWII movie ever made.

It's too bad that the internet meme of "Hitler reacts" blunted the greatness of this movie a bit (even though many of them are quite funny). Bruno Ganz is the very definition of "spellbinding" in this movie. As are the women who play Eva Braun and Magda Goebbels.

I never would have even known about the film though, if not for the memes.

 

[jdoggydogg]

This is pretty cool:

Actors almost cast in iconic roles