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Year: 1991
Director: James Cameron
Plot: A sequel to the low-budget sci-fi action thriller that made him and star Arnold Schwarzenegger A-list Hollywood names, writer/director James Cameron upped the ante with this follow-up by employing a more sweeping storyline and cutting-edge special effects. Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor, now a single mother to rebellious teen John Connor (Edward Furlong), during the late nineties. Having been informed by a time-traveling soldier in the first film that John will one day grow up to become humanity's savior from a computer-controlled Armageddon, Sarah has responded by becoming a muscle-bound she-warrior bent on educating John in survival tactics and battle strategies. Her ranting about humankind's future has landed Sarah in an insane asylum and John in the foster care system. The rebellious John has responded to his situation by getting into scrapes with the law. When a new and improved Terminator android called the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) arrives from the future to eliminate John, an older model T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is sent to protect the boy. The T-1000, however, has the ability to morph itself into any shape it desires, allowing it chameleon-like powers and near indestructibility. The T-800 saves John's life and helps break Sarah out of the institution. Staying only one step ahead of the dogged T-1000, Sarah leads her son and the T-800 to the headquarters of Cyberdyne Systems, the company that will invent a robotic intelligence that will eventually take over the world. There, they attempt to convince inventor Miles Dyson (Joe Morton) to help them stop the future from ever occurring by destroying his work. Dyson sacrifices himself in an explosion to save the world, leading to a final showdown between the two Terminators at a steel foundry. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which won four Oscars in technical categories for its groundbreaking effects, was followed by a short sequel filmed exclusively as an attraction for theme parks, Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time (1996). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:59:58 GMTTerminator 2: Judgment Day1991James CameronA sequel to the low-budget sci-fi action thriller that made him and star <a href="/players/P___110501/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Arnold Schwarzenegger</a> A-list Hollywood names, writer/director <a href="/players/P____10397/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>James Cameron</a> upped the ante with this follow-up by employing a more sweeping storyline and cutting-edge special effects. <a href="/players/P____29969/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Linda Hamilton</a> returns as Sarah Connor, now a single mother to rebellious teen John Connor (<a href="/players/P____25376/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Edward Furlong</a>), during the late nineties. Having been informed by a time-traveling soldier in the first film that John will one day grow up to become humanity's savior from a computer-controlled Armageddon, Sarah has responded by becoming a muscle-bound she-warrior bent on educating John in survival tactics and battle strategies. Her ranting about humankind's future has landed Sarah in an insane asylum and John in the foster care system. The rebellious John has responded to his situation by getting into scrapes with the law. When a new and improved Terminator android called the T-1000 (<a href="/players/P___105784/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Robert Patrick</a>) arrives from the future to eliminate John, an older model T-800 (Schwarzenegger) is sent to protect the boy. The T-1000, however, has the ability to morph itself into any shape it desires, allowing it chameleon-like powers and near indestructibility. The T-800 saves John's life and helps break Sarah out of the institution. Staying only one step ahead of the dogged T-1000, Sarah leads her son and the T-800 to the headquarters of Cyberdyne Systems, the company that will invent a robotic intelligence that will eventually take over the world. There, they attempt to convince inventor Miles Dyson (<a href="/players/P____50922/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Joe Morton</a>) to help them stop the future from ever occurring by destroying his work. Dyson sacrifices himself in an explosion to save the world, leading to a final showdown between the two Terminators at a steel foundry. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), which won four Oscars in technical categories for its groundbreaking effects, was followed by a short sequel filmed exclusively as an attraction for theme parks, Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time (1996). ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide54Tag Target (>10)8810114http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t78353v0qph.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Terminator_2_Judgment_Day/34473/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2009/1/28/40022.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: We don’t ask much from science fiction movies: entertaining plot lines, competent acting, huge explosions, and accurate predictions of the future. Many films fail to deliver on that final request, prognosticating about the world to come and screwing it up again and again. Many of these movies rely on the believability of their premise, but when that premise involves a prediction about the state of the world at a specific future date, they’re setting themselves up for failure when that day comes to pass without incident. Here are five films that forecasted doom and gloom that did not happen. The Time Machine - 1966 Nuclear War H. G. Wells’ 1895 novel, The Time Machine, was made into a feature film in 1960, and again in 2002. While the story has changed somewhat in each incarnation, it’s always involves a Victorian scientist traveling to the distant future where he finds humanity has devolved into two distinct groups, one savage, the other hopelessly apathetic. In the 1960 version, George, the scientist, makes several stops before ending up in the distant future. He happens to stop during World War I, World War II, and a nuclear war in 1966. The prediction that London would be nuked in ‘66, causing lava to flow in the streets, was clearly wrong, but it wasn’t a very outlandish idea. Just two years after the film’s release, in October, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis nearly caused the United States and The Soviet Union to engage in an all-out nuclear war. If that happened, you would not want to be in Miami, and London wouldn’t be much safer. Death Race 2000 - Homicidal Road Race One of the finer Roger Corman-produced cult classics, this 1975 film stars David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone as race car drivers in the dystopian future of the year 2000. The Transcontinental Road Race is won not only by speed, but also by running over innocent civilians for points. The race is the only remaining sport, and one of the ways the oppressive American regime distracts the populace from government corruption. The film was remade last year by Paul W. S. Anderson, with the race taking place in a prison, where the racers are only trying to kill one another. Needless to say, this completely ruined the original concept of the film. While there weren’t any murderous car races in 2000 (that we know of), both films do cite a financial collapse as the cause of the dystopia that makes the race possible. In the case of last year’s remake, it was a little spooky when the stock market crashed about a month and a half after the film’s premiere. Escape From New York - 1997 New York Prison Colony John Carpenter’s 1981 film predicted that World War III, between the United States and the Soviet Union, would result in economic hardships and a skyrocketing crime rate. By 1997, the year in which the film is set, New York City is a prison colony. When Air Force One crashes in Manhattan, special ops soldier turned criminal Snake Plisskin has 24 hours to rescue the captured president and save himself and the world! Predicting in 1981 that crime would rise exponentially could’ve seemed like a safe bet. Violent crime was a growing problem throughout the 70s and 80s, in New York and elsewhere. But in the 90s New York started getting a lot safer, the violent crime rate fell 75% from 1993 to 2003. If the president were trapped in New York now, it would probably be in a long line to get discount Broadway tickets in Times Square, not held hostage by warring criminal gangs. Terminator - Self Aware Machines by 1997 In the world of the Terminator films, humanity struggles against killer robots created by Skynet, a self-aware automated defense system. In Terminator 2: Judgement Day, it is revealed that Skynet became aware in 1997 (a bad year, apparently), starting a massive nuclear war shortly after. In the 2003 sequel, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, we learn that the nuclear holocaust was delayed until 2004. Then, in 2008, the premiere episode of The Sarah Conner Chronicles revealed that Judgement Day was actually delayed until 2011. As much as I love the Terminator franchise, that’s not a very good track record of future predictions. It also reveals a curious phenomenon shared by all the films on this list so far, I call it revisionist futurism. When a prediction doesn’t pan out, simply remake the movie (or make a sequel) that places the date further in the future, buying more time. This happened with Time Machine and Death Race, and they’re trying to get a remake of Escape From New York off the ground. If they do, you can bet that it won’t be set in 1997. Strange Days - Dystopian Los Angeles of 1999 In this 1995 cyberpunk sci-fi film, Ralph Fiennes play Lenny Nero, a dealer of erotic recordings of brain waves which makes the listener feel as if they are experiencing the recorded events. Set against the backdrop of a tense, dystopian Los Angeles of 1999, it failed to predict exactly how technology would mediate sexual pleasure, but it still serves as an interesting barometer of the mid-90s. The film’s vision of a Los Angles suffering under a brutal police state, and the murder of a prominent hip-hop artist and anti-police activist, is clearly reflective of the race riots of a few years prior. The brain wave recordings, while not yet a reality, do illustrate the way that the porn industry is a driving force in development of new technology. If smut ever does get that realistic, learn from the mistakes of Lenny Nero and stay away from snuff films. —- There are plenty of films whose futures have yet to play out. We won’t really know, for example, if the flying cars from Back to the Future Part II will exist in 2015 for another six years. We could just wait to see if this and other predictions come true, or we could try something else: sending a e-mail to the future with the hope of hearing back about the veracity of near-future predictions! Tune in next week, where (hopefully) the future me will respond with a list of five more movies whose predictions haven’t happened yet, but are still doomed to fail. Hopefully the future me will explain how and why they didn’t work out. See you in the future! Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:01:23 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com1/28/2009 11:01:23 AMWe don’t ask much from science fiction movies: entertaining plot lines, competent acting, huge explosions, and accurate predictions of the future. Many films fail to deliver on that final request, prognosticating about the world to come and screwing it up again and again. Many of these movies rely on the believability of their premise, but when that premise involves a prediction about the state of the world at a specific future date, they’re setting themselves up for failure when that day comes to pass without incident. Here are five films that forecasted doom and gloom that did not happen. The Time Machine - 1966 Nuclear War H. G. Wells’ 1895 novel, The Time Machine, was made into a feature film in 1960, and again in 2002. While the story has changed somewhat in each incarnation, it’s always involves a Victorian scientist traveling to the distant future where he finds humanity has devolved into two distinct groups, one savage, the other hopelessly apathetic. In the 1960 version, George, the scientist, makes several stops before ending up in the distant future. He happens to stop during World War I, World War II, and a nuclear war in 1966. The prediction that London would be nuked in ‘66, causing lava to flow in the streets, was clearly wrong, but it wasn’t a very outlandish idea. Just two years after the film’s release, in October, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis nearly caused the United States and The Soviet Union to engage in an all-out nuclear war. If that happened, you would not want to be in Miami, and London wouldn’t be much safer. Death Race 2000 - Homicidal Road Race One of the finer Roger Corman-produced cult classics, this 1975 film stars David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone as race car drivers in the dystopian future of the year 2000. The Transcontinental Road Race is won not only by speed, but also by running over innocent civilians for points. The race is the only remaining sport, and one of the ways the oppressive American regime distracts the populace from government corruption. The film was remade last year by Paul W. S. Anderson, with the race taking place in a prison, where the racers are only trying to kill one another. Needless to say, this completely ruined the original concept of the film. While there weren’t any murderous car races in 2000 (that we know of), both films do cite a financial collapse as the cause of the dystopia that makes the race possible. In the case of last year’s remake, it was a little spooky when the stock market crashed about a month and a half after the film’s premiere. Escape From New York - 1997 New York Prison Colony John Carpenter’s 1981 film predicted that World War III, between the United States and the Soviet Union, would result in economic hardships and a skyrocketing crime rate. By 1997, the year in which the film is set, New York City is a prison colony. When Air Force One crashes in Manhattan, special ops soldier turned criminal Snake Plisskin has 24 hours to rescue the captured president and save himself and the world! Predicting in 1981 that crime would rise exponentially could’ve seemed like a safe bet. Violent crime was a growing problem throughout the 70s and 80s, in New York and elsewhere. But in the 90s New York started getting a lot safer, the violent crime rate fell 75% from 1993 to 2003. If the president were trapped in New York now, it would probably be in a long line to get discount Broadway tickets in Times Square, not held hostage by warring criminal gangs. Terminator - Self Aware Machines by 1997 In the world of the Terminator films, humanity struggles against killer robots created by Skynet, a self-aware automated defense system. In Terminator 2: Judgement Day, it is revealed that Skynet became aware in 1997 (a bad year, apparently), starting a massive nuclear war shortly after. In the 2003 sequel, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, we learn that the nuclear holocaust was delayed until 2004. Then, in 2008, the premiere episode of The Sarah Conner Chronicles revealed that Judgement Day was actually delayed until 2011. As much as I love the Terminator franchise, that’s not a very good track record of future predictions. It also reveals a curious phenomenon shared by all the films on this list so far, I call it revisionist futurism. When a prediction doesn’t pan out, simply remake the movie (or make a sequel) that places the date further in the future, buying more time. This happened with Time Machine and Death Race, and they’re trying to get a remake of Escape From New York off the ground. If they do, you can bet that it won’t be set in 1997. Strange Days - Dystopian Los Angeles of 1999 In this 1995 cyberpunk sci-fi film, Ralph Fiennes play Lenny Nero, a dealer of erotic recordings of brain waves which makes the listener feel as if they are experiencing the recorded events. Set against the backdrop of a tense, dystopian Los Angeles of 1999, it failed to predict exactly how technology would mediate sexual pleasure, but it still serves as an interesting barometer of the mid-90s. The film’s vision of a Los Angles suffering under a brutal police state, and the murder of a prominent hip-hop artist and anti-police activist, is clearly reflective of the race riots of a few years prior. The brain wave recordings, while not yet a reality, do illustrate the way that the porn industry is a driving force in development of new technology. If smut ever does get that realistic, learn from the mistakes of Lenny Nero and stay away from snuff films. —- There are plenty of films whose futures have yet to play out. We won’t really know, for example, if the flying cars from Back to the Future Part II will exist in 2015 for another six years. We could just wait to see if this and other predictions come true, or we could try something else: sending a e-mail to the future with the hope of hearing back about the veracity of near-future predictions! Tune in next week, where (hopefully) the future me will respond with a list of five more movies whose predictions haven’t happened yet, but are still doomed to fail. Hopefully the future me will explain how and why they didn’t work out. See you in the future! Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_The_Problem_with_Time_Travel/4/39727/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mythman
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Post Date: 1/20/2009 8:31:44 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="rjsprague"]... treatment of time travel ...[/quote] ... 12 Monkeys was one of the most interesting Time Travel movies. I was always amused by the Back to the Future movies how they always tried to break down time travel and the ramifications and explain it to the audience, and then it would go right ahead and break all of the rules it set up. [/quote]I agree that 12 Monkeys was good to time-travel, and that the Back to the Future series was first-and-foremost a comedy. Another one that was good to time-travel was the Terminator series - most-notably Terminator 3 which (like 12 Monkeys) presented a logical truth about Time-Travel. The Butterfly Effect (2004) might've done that too--I don't remember. Bluntly, that truth is that there are some things you can't prevent (just like there are some you can't predict.) It makes me think of Rubik's Algorhythms---sets of four twists that, when repeated, move a selected square to the 'front' without radically changing any of the other squares on the 'front' (I saw in a Squidoo-lens a while ago). Likewise, time travel can't change the 'present future' (the 'face'), it seems it can only make sure that a selected being moves into it.
]]>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:31:44 GMTmythmansci-fi1/20/2009 8:31:44 PM[quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="rjsprague"]... treatment of time travel ...[/quote] ... 12 Monkeys was one of the most interesting Time Travel movies. I was always amused by the Back to the Future movies how they always tried to break down time travel and the ramifications and explain it to the audience, and then it would go right ahead and break all of the rules it set up. [/quote]I agree that 12 Monkeys was good to time-travel, and that the Back to the Future series was first-and-foremost a comedy. Another one that was good to time-travel was the Terminator series - most-notably Terminator 3 which (like 12 Monkeys) presented a logical truth about Time-Travel. The Butterfly Effect (2004) might've done that too--I don't remember. Bluntly, that truth is that there are some things you can't prevent (just like there are some you can't predict.) It makes me think of Rubik's Algorhythms---sets of four twists that, when repeated, move a selected square to the 'front' without radically changing any of the other squares on the 'front' (I saw in a Squidoo-lens a while ago). Likewise, time travel can't change the 'present future' (the 'face'), it seems it can only make sure that a selected being moves into it. http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_The_Problem_with_Time_Travel/4/38621/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 12/19/2008 2:30:13 PM
Body: For my money, nothing beats the original The Terminator for a good time travel story that solves the whole paradox problem. It uses what's called the circular causality explanation of time travel, which means that it's not possible to change the course of history. You can travel back in time, but it will not result in any changes to history because everything you did in the past has already happened. This is a particularly popular time travel theory and makes for great stories with wonderfully ironic endings, such as the aforementioned The Terminator, in which Skynet sends back a robot to kill the mother of its enemy, but neglects to consider that the rebels will send back Reese, who ends up fathering their enemy! Furthermore, Skynet only comes into existence because of the remains of the terminator that got sent back. This is a theory that has been used in other films as well. Someone already mentioned 12 Monkeys, which uses the same theory. Interestingly enough, so does Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (though I don't know if I would say they did a very rigorous job, towards the end, they do make good use of this theory). Annoyingly, Terminator 2 kinda takes the opposite view and features a bunch of people attempting to stop the future. The more I think about it, the less I like T2.
]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:30:13 GMTmcioccosci-fi12/19/2008 2:30:13 PMFor my money, nothing beats the original The Terminator for a good time travel story that solves the whole paradox problem. It uses what's called the circular causality explanation of time travel, which means that it's not possible to change the course of history. You can travel back in time, but it will not result in any changes to history because everything you did in the past has already happened. This is a particularly popular time travel theory and makes for great stories with wonderfully ironic endings, such as the aforementioned The Terminator, in which Skynet sends back a robot to kill the mother of its enemy, but neglects to consider that the rebels will send back Reese, who ends up fathering their enemy! Furthermore, Skynet only comes into existence because of the remains of the terminator that got sent back. This is a theory that has been used in other films as well. Someone already mentioned 12 Monkeys, which uses the same theory. Interestingly enough, so does Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (though I don't know if I would say they did a very rigorous job, towards the end, they do make good use of this theory). Annoyingly, Terminator 2 kinda takes the opposite view and features a bunch of people attempting to stop the future. The more I think about it, the less I like T2. http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_Recast_ONE_FLEW_OVER_THE_CUCKOO_S_NEST_1975/563/37320/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Post Date: 11/14/2008 3:07:53 PM
Body: The t-shirt goes to seven-ate-9, who really knocked this one out of the park. Everyone had some great picks. Like pippin says, Elijah Wood could do great as Billy Bibbitt. And benthams_head, I love Paul Giamatti as Cheswick, and Roberto Begnini as Martini.seven-ate-9 offered two great choices for McMurphy, and though I love the idea of Ryan Gosling in the role, I think Sam Rockwell is one more degree of perfect. I recommend you check out seven-ate-9's full post; here's why I love his choices:Jack Nicholson ... R.P. McMurphy ... Sam Rockwell Sam is hugely talented, and he hits the right note between charming & smarmy. Favorite Sam roles, anyone? I'll go with Charlie in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.Louise Fletcher ... Nurse Mildred Ratched ... Linda Hamilton Whoa! The tough chick who's institutionalized in T:2 turns to the other side! Brilliant.William Redfield ... Dale Harding ... Sam Waterston Sydney Lassick ... Charley Cheswick ... Kevin Spacey I'm imagining Spacey playing this like his character in The Usual Suspects, but it would be great to see him play someone who's not hiding a wolf-like cunning.Brad Dourif ... Billy Bibbit ... James Van der Beek It would be wild to see this former teen sex symbol become terrified of the thought that his mother would discover he lost his virginity. Christopher Lloyd ... Taber ... Elias Koteas seven-ate-9 said "Does anyone out there currently play a better nutter?" I don't have an opinion on that, but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Mr. Koteas. Remember him as the compassionate Captain Staros in The Thin Red Line? And who can forget him as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.William Duell ... Jim Sefelt ... Michael Jeter Poor Michael Jeter. I didn't even know he was gone until I read seven-ate-9's post. Since he's the only one we'd have to resurrect, what do you guys think of benthams_head's choice, Dylan Baker? He's one of those "Oh, that guy. I like that guy!" kind of actors.Vincent Schiavelli ... Fredrickson ... Steve Buscemi Will Sampson ... Chief Bromden ... Ron Perlman seven-ate-9 is right on: "While not preserving the American Indian vibe, I'm convinced he could bring the strong and silent like he did in The City of Lost Children (1995)."Danny DeVito ... Martini ... Colin Farrell Wow. Farrell can pull off a boyish charm (did you see In Bruges?) but playing that cute meatball, Martini, would be a challenge. If he pulled it off, he should star in a modern remake of Tom Hanks's Big. Dean R. Brooks ... Dr. John Spivey ... J.K. Simmons Nice! The guy who played Juno's dad would be perfect here. I can see himplaying it similar to how he played the CIA boss in Burn After Reading. He and Brad Pitt were my two favorite things about that film. Scatman Crothers ... Turkle the Janitor ... John Witherspoon
]]>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:07:53 GMTSkyPilotFilmgaming11/14/2008 3:07:53 PMThe t-shirt goes to seven-ate-9, who really knocked this one out of the park. Everyone had some great picks. Like pippin says, Elijah Wood could do great as Billy Bibbitt. And benthams_head, I love Paul Giamatti as Cheswick, and Roberto Begnini as Martini.seven-ate-9 offered two great choices for McMurphy, and though I love the idea of Ryan Gosling in the role, I think Sam Rockwell is one more degree of perfect. I recommend you check out seven-ate-9's full post; here's why I love his choices:Jack Nicholson ... R.P. McMurphy ... Sam Rockwell Sam is hugely talented, and he hits the right note between charming &amp; smarmy. Favorite Sam roles, anyone? I'll go with Charlie in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.Louise Fletcher ... Nurse Mildred Ratched ... Linda Hamilton Whoa! The tough chick who's institutionalized in T:2 turns to the other side! Brilliant.William Redfield ... Dale Harding ... Sam Waterston Sydney Lassick ... Charley Cheswick ... Kevin Spacey I'm imagining Spacey playing this like his character in The Usual Suspects, but it would be great to see him play someone who's not hiding a wolf-like cunning.Brad Dourif ... Billy Bibbit ... James Van der Beek It would be wild to see this former teen sex symbol become terrified of the thought that his mother would discover he lost his virginity. Christopher Lloyd ... Taber ... Elias Koteas seven-ate-9 said "Does anyone out there currently play a better nutter?" I don't have an opinion on that, but I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for Mr. Koteas. Remember him as the compassionate Captain Staros in The Thin Red Line? And who can forget him as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.William Duell ... Jim Sefelt ... Michael Jeter Poor Michael Jeter. I didn't even know he was gone until I read seven-ate-9's post. Since he's the only one we'd have to resurrect, what do you guys think of benthams_head's choice, Dylan Baker? He's one of those "Oh, that guy. I like that guy!" kind of actors.Vincent Schiavelli ... Fredrickson ... Steve Buscemi Will Sampson ... Chief Bromden ... Ron Perlman seven-ate-9 is right on: "While not preserving the American Indian vibe, I'm convinced he could bring the strong and silent like he did in The City of Lost Children (1995)."Danny DeVito ... Martini ... Colin Farrell Wow. Farrell can pull off a boyish charm (did you see In Bruges?) but playing that cute meatball, Martini, would be a challenge. If he pulled it off, he should star in a modern remake of Tom Hanks's Big. Dean R. Brooks ... Dr. John Spivey ... J.K. Simmons Nice! The guy who played Juno's dad would be perfect here. I can see himplaying it similar to how he played the CIA boss in Burn After Reading. He and Brad Pitt were my two favorite things about that film. Scatman Crothers ... Turkle the Janitor ... John Witherspoon http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/11/37218.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/11/2008 3:01:25 PM
Body: Terminator Salvation, due in May of next year, stars Christian Bale as John Conner. The film will be a quasi-reboot of the series, picking up after the machines have destroyed civilization and Conner is leading a small band of survivors in a war against the machines. The following is an open letter to McG, the director of the film. Dear McG, Lots of people have been talking about your new movie this week. Several sites have posted some leaked material featuring the work of production designer Martin Laing. Many sites had a behind the scenes featurette with Laing and a gallery of concept art, most of which were taken down at the request of the studio. One of the only ones to survive at time of this writing is on io9. Ain’t it Cool News reported that while James Cameron did not have a hear-to-heart with you, as you claimed in July, he still has high hopes for the film. When I saw you at Comic-Con in July, I was very pleased with the early footage and what you and the cast had to say about the film. One thing you said was that you were interested in what we thought about the early images and the direction the film was heading. I hope it’s not too late, because I have a few suggestions. First of all, bravo on hiring Martin Laing. This guy doesn’t have a huge list of credits, but his work on City of Ember was great, and the concepts for new the Terminators look really good. In the leaked featurette he seems very tuned in to the fact that this film takes place at a very particular time in the story line of the Terminator universe: after the nuclear holocaust, but before any machines are sent back in time to meddle with the Conners. So while the machines are really badass, they’re actually less advanced than Arnold’s T-800. Also, they have no need to be disguised as humans, so we’re treated to Terminators that take the form of motorcycles, snakes, and a huge Transformer-like behemoth called a Harvester. While the images of these new (or is it old?) Terminators have me salivating, they also raise some concerns. I’d like to know that you’re going to avoid what I call The Matrix Revolutions Problem. The first Matrix was a great movie, the second one was alright, but The Matrix Revolutions was a steaming pile of crap. There are many reasons for this, but there are three I’d like to focus on here: One, the plot felt like it was on autopilot, the conflicts previously set up were being worked out without any convincing new conflicts being introduced. Two, the battle between the humans and the machines became epic to the point of feeling bloated and silly. Three, the Matrix sequels were completely inside the rabbit hole. Rather than being about the incursion of an fantastic reality upon the real world, they were fully immersed in that fantastic reality. The first of these concerns, that the plot will feel locked in place, could be a real problem for the Terminator series because of the use of time travel. (Spoilers of the existing three Terminator films ahead.) We know that Kyle Reese has to survive up to the point where he’s sent back to save Sarah Conner and father John Conner. We also know that John Conner survives long enough to send him, that the machines will send three Terminators to kill the Conners, and that the resistance will send two Terminators to protect them. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines did show that the timeline can be altered, as Judgment Day was delayed from when it was originally predicted to happen. Also, Christian Bale’s line in the teaser trailer, “This isn’t the future my mother warned me about, I’m not sure if we can win this war,” indicates that you and the writers have realized this is a concern. My advice is this: If you have to amend the timeline, fine. The important thing is that a sense of urgency and dread permeates the film. The original films, especially the first two, succeeded because they created a tension between inevitability and resistance. The second concern, that the need to one-up previous villains will make the new film outlandish, parallels the trouble the Matrix films encountered. The set-up of the first Matrix was so cool: you’re plugged into a machine, but you can free your mind and fight, and the machines send agents after you. Simple enough. But in the second and third films, we were introduced to computer viruses and architects and all kinds of complicating crap. All of which probably looked really good on paper, but when inserted into the movies they really just distracted from what was great about the first film, namely that technology is a means of control that we have the power to resist. As much as I’m looking forward to seeing Christian Bale and Sam Worthington destroy a 50 foot tall Harvester, don’t forget what made the action sequences in the first two films work so well, a sustained feeling of desperate survival. The heroes didn’t really fight, rather they tenaciously avoided extermination like cockroaches. The third concern could be a blessing or a curse. What the first Matrix shares with all three existing Terminator films is that a fantastic reality comes into conflict with the normal worldt. The prospects that the world is an elaborate computer program or that a man who saved your life is a warrior from the future are much easier to swallow when we share in the initial disbelief of Neo or Sarah Conner, respectively. The Matrix sequels suffered because the outlandish state of the world was a given. The Terminator films, up to this point, have always been careful to include characters that are in the same frame of mind as Sarah was in the first film, unable to believe that a war with the machines is possible. This tension over the acceptance of the future is the driving force of conflict in the first three Terminator films. Sarah Conner exemplifies this in T2, she’s a prophet betrayed by those she’s trying to save. The harder she tries to convince people that the nuclear holocaust is coming, the more they think she’s crazy. Terminator Salvation can still be a great movie, McG — don’t listen to the haters. You just need to focus on the elements of the previous films that can thrive in this new premise, and let go of the ones that cannot. There’s nothing in the previous films that indicates how John’s war against the machines ultimately turns out. Godspeed, McG, and remember: “the future is not set, there is not fate but what we make for ourselves.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:01:25 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/11/2008 3:01:25 PM Terminator Salvation, due in May of next year, stars Christian Bale as John Conner. The film will be a quasi-reboot of the series, picking up after the machines have destroyed civilization and Conner is leading a small band of survivors in a war against the machines. The following is an open letter to McG, the director of the film. Dear McG, Lots of people have been talking about your new movie this week. Several sites have posted some leaked material featuring the work of production designer Martin Laing. Many sites had a behind the scenes featurette with Laing and a gallery of concept art, most of which were taken down at the request of the studio. One of the only ones to survive at time of this writing is on io9. Ain’t it Cool News reported that while James Cameron did not have a hear-to-heart with you, as you claimed in July, he still has high hopes for the film. When I saw you at Comic-Con in July, I was very pleased with the early footage and what you and the cast had to say about the film. One thing you said was that you were interested in what we thought about the early images and the direction the film was heading. I hope it’s not too late, because I have a few suggestions. First of all, bravo on hiring Martin Laing. This guy doesn’t have a huge list of credits, but his work on City of Ember was great, and the concepts for new the Terminators look really good. In the leaked featurette he seems very tuned in to the fact that this film takes place at a very particular time in the story line of the Terminator universe: after the nuclear holocaust, but before any machines are sent back in time to meddle with the Conners. So while the machines are really badass, they’re actually less advanced than Arnold’s T-800. Also, they have no need to be disguised as humans, so we’re treated to Terminators that take the form of motorcycles, snakes, and a huge Transformer-like behemoth called a Harvester. While the images of these new (or is it old?) Terminators have me salivating, they also raise some concerns. I’d like to know that you’re going to avoid what I call The Matrix Revolutions Problem. The first Matrix was a great movie, the second one was alright, but The Matrix Revolutions was a steaming pile of crap. There are many reasons for this, but there are three I’d like to focus on here: One, the plot felt like it was on autopilot, the conflicts previously set up were being worked out without any convincing new conflicts being introduced. Two, the battle between the humans and the machines became epic to the point of feeling bloated and silly. Three, the Matrix sequels were completely inside the rabbit hole. Rather than being about the incursion of an fantastic reality upon the real world, they were fully immersed in that fantastic reality. The first of these concerns, that the plot will feel locked in place, could be a real problem for the Terminator series because of the use of time travel. (Spoilers of the existing three Terminator films ahead.) We know that Kyle Reese has to survive up to the point where he’s sent back to save Sarah Conner and father John Conner. We also know that John Conner survives long enough to send him, that the machines will send three Terminators to kill the Conners, and that the resistance will send two Terminators to protect them. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines did show that the timeline can be altered, as Judgment Day was delayed from when it was originally predicted to happen. Also, Christian Bale’s line in the teaser trailer, “This isn’t the future my mother warned me about, I’m not sure if we can win this war,” indicates that you and the writers have realized this is a concern. My advice is this: If you have to amend the timeline, fine. The important thing is that a sense of urgency and dread permeates the film. The original films, especially the first two, succeeded because they created a tension between inevitability and resistance. The second concern, that the need to one-up previous villains will make the new film outlandish, parallels the trouble the Matrix films encountered. The set-up of the first Matrix was so cool: you’re plugged into a machine, but you can free your mind and fight, and the machines send agents after you. Simple enough. But in the second and third films, we were introduced to computer viruses and architects and all kinds of complicating crap. All of which probably looked really good on paper, but when inserted into the movies they really just distracted from what was great about the first film, namely that technology is a means of control that we have the power to resist. As much as I’m looking forward to seeing Christian Bale and Sam Worthington destroy a 50 foot tall Harvester, don’t forget what made the action sequences in the first two films work so well, a sustained feeling of desperate survival. The heroes didn’t really fight, rather they tenaciously avoided extermination like cockroaches. The third concern could be a blessing or a curse. What the first Matrix shares with all three existing Terminator films is that a fantastic reality comes into conflict with the normal worldt. The prospects that the world is an elaborate computer program or that a man who saved your life is a warrior from the future are much easier to swallow when we share in the initial disbelief of Neo or Sarah Conner, respectively. The Matrix sequels suffered because the outlandish state of the world was a given. The Terminator films, up to this point, have always been careful to include characters that are in the same frame of mind as Sarah was in the first film, unable to believe that a war with the machines is possible. This tension over the acceptance of the future is the driving force of conflict in the first three Terminator films. Sarah Conner exemplifies this in T2, she’s a prophet betrayed by those she’s trying to save. The harder she tries to convince people that the nuclear holocaust is coming, the more they think she’s crazy. Terminator Salvation can still be a great movie, McG — don’t listen to the haters. You just need to focus on the elements of the previous films that can thrive in this new premise, and let go of the ones that cannot. There’s nothing in the previous films that indicates how John’s war against the machines ultimately turns out. Godspeed, McG, and remember: “the future is not set, there is not fate but what we make for ourselves.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_WEDNESDAY_Eagle_Eye_Challenge/563/35523/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: RaeRae84
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Post Date: 9/25/2008 1:48:30 AM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] Wednesday Eagle Eye Challenge Hey, you guys are good at this! Eagle Eye (2008) (1) michelle monaghan Mission: Impossible III (2006) (2) tom cruise Vanilla Sky (2001) (3) new york Ghostbusters (1984) (4) ghosts A Christmas Carol (1939) (5) christmas A Christmas Story (1983) (6) narators The Sandlot (1993) (7) omens Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (8) main character lives with aunt and uncle The Wizard of Oz (1939) (9)melting villans Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 10. In each film besides Eagle Eye and M:I3, a character has a dream. (one word answer) [/quote]
]]>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:48:30 GMTRaeRae84Filmgaming9/25/2008 1:48:30 AM[quote user="SkyPilot"] Wednesday Eagle Eye Challenge Hey, you guys are good at this! Eagle Eye (2008) (1) michelle monaghan Mission: Impossible III (2006) (2) tom cruise Vanilla Sky (2001) (3) new york Ghostbusters (1984) (4) ghosts A Christmas Carol (1939) (5) christmas A Christmas Story (1983) (6) narators The Sandlot (1993) (7) omens Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (8) main character lives with aunt and uncle The Wizard of Oz (1939) (9)melting villans Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 10. In each film besides Eagle Eye and M:I3, a character has a dream. (one word answer) [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/WEDNESDAY_Eagle_Eye_Challenge/563/35477/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Post Date: 9/24/2008 9:50:56 AM
Body: Wednesday Eagle Eye Challenge Hey, you guys are good at this! Eagle Eye (2008) (1) Mission: Impossible III (2006) (2) Vanilla Sky (2001) (3) Hint: watch the Vanilla Sky trailer. Where is Tom Cruise? Ghostbusters (1984) (4) A Christmas Carol (1939) (5) A Christmas Story (1983) (6) Hint: what would Fred Savage notice about these films? The Sandlot (1993) (7) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (8) The Wizard of Oz (1939) (9) Hint: think about the villains Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 10. In each film besides Eagle Eye and M:I3, a character has a _________ . (one word answer)
]]>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:50:56 GMTSkyPilotFilmgaming9/24/2008 9:50:56 AMWednesday Eagle Eye Challenge Hey, you guys are good at this! Eagle Eye (2008) (1) Mission: Impossible III (2006) (2) Vanilla Sky (2001) (3) Hint: watch the Vanilla Sky trailer. Where is Tom Cruise? Ghostbusters (1984) (4) A Christmas Carol (1939) (5) A Christmas Story (1983) (6) Hint: what would Fred Savage notice about these films? The Sandlot (1993) (7) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (8) The Wizard of Oz (1939) (9) Hint: think about the villains Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 10. In each film besides Eagle Eye and M:I3, a character has a _________ . (one word answer) http://www.spout.com/blogs/captainryannn/archive/2008/8/11/33880.aspx Post By: CaptainRyannn
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Post Date: 8/11/2008 9:08:45 PM
Body: Titles in bold represent a first time viewing. 346. Magnolia (Anderson, 1999)----------I thought that this was a pretty great collage-type film with the likeness of a more familiar title, Crash. Aside from Julianne Moore's performance, one of the few things I didn't like was the fact that the characters didn't connect with each other other than the bizarre finale at the end of the film. (7.5 / 10) 347. Stuck (Gordon, 2007)----------Based on a true story, stuck follows a wannabe-ghetto woman (Mena Suvari) after she hits a homeless man and drives him into her garage. The acting was terrible, the premise was good though. Towards the end, it began to pick up in terms of entertainment. (6 / 10) 348. Equilibrium (Wimmer, 2002)----------Christian Bale? Sweet. Reviews relating it to The Matrix? Awesome. This is why I initially checked out Equilibrium. The action was pretty sweet but every few minutes, I couldn't help but see a blatant plot-hole. Also, can someone answer me why do the people have dust fly out of them when they get shot? (7 / 10) 349. The New World (Malick, 2005)----------It seems that whenever Malick puts out a new movie, I become less and less interested. To me, Badlands was his best and his vast collection of movies since then have just seemed to have gone downhill. I appreciated the beautiful cinematography and music along with the great acting. But the pacing was just a little too slow for me. (7 / 10) 350. The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)----------It's funny to think that The Terminator, one of the most masculine movies of all time, came from the same guy who made Titanic, one of the most popular love stories of all time. I basically watched this for mere entertainment and it satisfied that. (7 / 10) 351. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Cameron, 1991)----------Again, I just watched this purely for entertainment. I think it did a better job at doing that than the first one. The best thing about watching these movies is just pausing it at certain testosterone-filled moments and thinking, This is the governor of California. (7.5 / 10) 352. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Mostow, 2003)----------This got quite a bit of negative reviews. I wouldn't say that it was especially bad, but rather on par with the first one. The best part was how they ended it. It got me excited for Terminator Salvation. (7 / 10) 353. A Home at the End of the World (Mayer, 2004)----------Although the subject matter may not be something many of us can relate to, the themes definitely are. The overall mood and and portrayals of friendship and love make this worth watching alone. (7 / 10) 354. Undertow (Green, 2004)----------When I first watched this, it was decent. Once I delved into some reviews and analysis' I watched it again and fell in love with it. The story follows two brothers who live with their dad out in the southern forests. Their mysterious uncle comes around and suddenly a game of cat-and-mouse begins. The tone of the film stays consistent and I think that that is it's strongest point along with great performances by Jamie Bell and Josh Lucas. (8 / 10) 355. Antikörper / Antibodies (Alvart, 2005)----------Antibodies is a film that follows closely in the footsteps of The Silence of the Lambs. Our protagonist is a village cop and the antagonist is a serial killer whose finally been caught. The cinematography was good and the acting was average. The basic story-line is something that's been done plenty of times before but the sheer intensity that this takes it to puts Antibodies a little bit above the rest. (7.5 / 10) 356. Cidade de Deus / City of God (Meirelles, 2002)----------I've seen City of God countless times as it is my favorite film along with Once Upon a Time in America. It takes us through two decades in the lives of a handful of children / teenagers in the slums of Rio de Janerio. Most grow up to be hoods and murder and robbery isn't something uncommon in their lives. Our protagonist, Rocket, is an aspiring photographer and just so happens to be there as all of the violence breaks out. If you're okay with subtitles, be sure to check this one out. (10 / 10) 357. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (Hurwitz, 2008)----------The whole 'Escape' part only really lasts about five minutes. The rest of the film is basically slapstick comedy executed in an non-comedic way. (5 / 10) 358. Shotgun Stories (Nichols, 2007)----------I have been looking forward to seeing this one for quite some time. After falling in love with the trailer, I had to see it. There are two sets of step-brothers. Their father just died. One set knew him as a loving man and the other knew him as a violent, neglecting one. A feud erupts between them and their egos don't allow themselves to stop until irreversible damage has been caused. This movie had some of the most real characters I've ever seen portrayed and it was as if I were watching this unfold in real life. (8.5 / 10) 359. My Bodyguard (Bill, 1980)-----------I rented this based off of Roger Ebert's shining review but found it to be just average in comparison to other tough-time-in-high-school films. The main kid is a rich boy who starts going to a public school. The bullys don't like this and pick on him. After getting pushed around he gets the tough-guy bodyguard and they become friends, but not after finding out a few secrets about each other. (6 / 10) 360. Kicking and Screaming (Baumbach, 1995)----------Unlike the 2005 comedy, this one is actually good. But it's not about a children's soccer team, but rather a group of friend who have just graduated from college and don't know what to do next. This has some of the most subtly humorous dialogue I've ever experienced and I couldn't help but laugh virtually the entire way through. The plot really isn't there, there's no character development or twists. This movie basically stands up on the dialogue and it's characters. The friendship that exists reminds me slightly of that of the American Pie trilogy. Great movie. Worthy of its Criterion stamp. (8 / 10) 361. Schizopolis (Soderbergh, 1996)----------What did I just watch? (?? / 10) 362. Children of Men (Cuarón, 2006)----------Featuring probably some of the best camera work and choreography in film in recent years, Children of Men was superb. To be able to shoot such busy scenes all in one shot takes a certain amount of skill. Watching the special features and commentary definitely gave me an idea of how much work went into this. Children of Men takes place about twenty years in the future where women are infertile and no one knows why. Immigrants are killed and the world is in chaos. An immigrant is found bearing a child and Theo (Clive Own) is in charge of getting her to safety. (8 / 10) 363. The Chumscrubber (Posin, 2005)----------Set in a 'Desperate Housewives' kind of neighborhood, shy-boy Dean, through a series of events, is in charge of getting drugs for the popular kids. With an all-star cast, The Chumscrubber is entertaining, dark, and comedic all at the same time. (7.5 / 10)
]]>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:08:45 GMTCaptainRyannnCaptainRyannn Blog8/11/2008 9:08:45 PMTitles in bold represent a first time viewing. 346. Magnolia (Anderson, 1999)----------I thought that this was a pretty great collage-type film with the likeness of a more familiar title, Crash. Aside from Julianne Moore's performance, one of the few things I didn't like was the fact that the characters didn't connect with each other other than the bizarre finale at the end of the film. (7.5 / 10) 347. Stuck (Gordon, 2007)----------Based on a true story, stuck follows a wannabe-ghetto woman (Mena Suvari) after she hits a homeless man and drives him into her garage. The acting was terrible, the premise was good though. Towards the end, it began to pick up in terms of entertainment. (6 / 10) 348. Equilibrium (Wimmer, 2002)----------Christian Bale? Sweet. Reviews relating it to The Matrix? Awesome. This is why I initially checked out Equilibrium. The action was pretty sweet but every few minutes, I couldn't help but see a blatant plot-hole. Also, can someone answer me why do the people have dust fly out of them when they get shot? (7 / 10) 349. The New World (Malick, 2005)----------It seems that whenever Malick puts out a new movie, I become less and less interested. To me, Badlands was his best and his vast collection of movies since then have just seemed to have gone downhill. I appreciated the beautiful cinematography and music along with the great acting. But the pacing was just a little too slow for me. (7 / 10) 350. The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)----------It's funny to think that The Terminator, one of the most masculine movies of all time, came from the same guy who made Titanic, one of the most popular love stories of all time. I basically watched this for mere entertainment and it satisfied that. (7 / 10) 351. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Cameron, 1991)----------Again, I just watched this purely for entertainment. I think it did a better job at doing that than the first one. The best thing about watching these movies is just pausing it at certain testosterone-filled moments and thinking, This is the governor of California. (7.5 / 10) 352. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Mostow, 2003)----------This got quite a bit of negative reviews. I wouldn't say that it was especially bad, but rather on par with the first one. The best part was how they ended it. It got me excited for Terminator Salvation. (7 / 10) 353. A Home at the End of the World (Mayer, 2004)----------Although the subject matter may not be something many of us can relate to, the themes definitely are. The overall mood and and portrayals of friendship and love make this worth watching alone. (7 / 10) 354. Undertow (Green, 2004)----------When I first watched this, it was decent. Once I delved into some reviews and analysis' I watched it again and fell in love with it. The story follows two brothers who live with their dad out in the southern forests. Their mysterious uncle comes around and suddenly a game of cat-and-mouse begins. The tone of the film stays consistent and I think that that is it's strongest point along with great performances by Jamie Bell and Josh Lucas. (8 / 10) 355. Antik&ouml;rper / Antibodies (Alvart, 2005)----------Antibodies is a film that follows closely in the footsteps of The Silence of the Lambs. Our protagonist is a village cop and the antagonist is a serial killer whose finally been caught. The cinematography was good and the acting was average. The basic story-line is something that's been done plenty of times before but the sheer intensity that this takes it to puts Antibodies a little bit above the rest. (7.5 / 10) 356. Cidade de Deus / City of God (Meirelles, 2002)----------I've seen City of God countless times as it is my favorite film along with Once Upon a Time in America. It takes us through two decades in the lives of a handful of children / teenagers in the slums of Rio de Janerio. Most grow up to be hoods and murder and robbery isn't something uncommon in their lives. Our protagonist, Rocket, is an aspiring photographer and just so happens to be there as all of the violence breaks out. If you're okay with subtitles, be sure to check this one out. (10 / 10) 357. Harold &amp; Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (Hurwitz, 2008)----------The whole 'Escape' part only really lasts about five minutes. The rest of the film is basically slapstick comedy executed in an non-comedic way. (5 / 10) 358. Shotgun Stories (Nichols, 2007)----------I have been looking forward to seeing this one for quite some time. After falling in love with the trailer, I had to see it. There are two sets of step-brothers. Their father just died. One set knew him as a loving man and the other knew him as a violent, neglecting one. A feud erupts between them and their egos don't allow themselves to stop until irreversible damage has been caused. This movie had some of the most real characters I've ever seen portrayed and it was as if I were watching this unfold in real life. (8.5 / 10) 359. My Bodyguard (Bill, 1980)-----------I rented this based off of Roger Ebert's shining review but found it to be just average in comparison to other tough-time-in-high-school films. The main kid is a rich boy who starts going to a public school. The bullys don't like this and pick on him. After getting pushed around he gets the tough-guy bodyguard and they become friends, but not after finding out a few secrets about each other. (6 / 10) 360. Kicking and Screaming (Baumbach, 1995)----------Unlike the 2005 comedy, this one is actually good. But it's not about a children's soccer team, but rather a group of friend who have just graduated from college and don't know what to do next. This has some of the most subtly humorous dialogue I've ever experienced and I couldn't help but laugh virtually the entire way through. The plot really isn't there, there's no character development or twists. This movie basically stands up on the dialogue and it's characters. The friendship that exists reminds me slightly of that of the American Pie trilogy. Great movie. Worthy of its Criterion stamp. (8 / 10) 361. Schizopolis (Soderbergh, 1996)----------What did I just watch? (?? / 10) 362. Children of Men (Cuar&oacute;n, 2006)----------Featuring probably some of the best camera work and choreography in film in recent years, Children of Men was superb. To be able to shoot such busy scenes all in one shot takes a certain amount of skill. Watching the special features and commentary definitely gave me an idea of how much work went into this. Children of Men takes place about twenty years in the future where women are infertile and no one knows why. Immigrants are killed and the world is in chaos. An immigrant is found bearing a child and Theo (Clive Own) is in charge of getting her to safety. (8 / 10) 363. The Chumscrubber (Posin, 2005)----------Set in a 'Desperate Housewives' kind of neighborhood, shy-boy Dean, through a series of events, is in charge of getting drugs for the popular kids. With an all-star cast, The Chumscrubber is entertaining, dark, and comedic all at the same time. (7.5 / 10) http://www.spout.com/blogs/hexumonium/archive/2008/8/10/33822.aspx Post By: hexumonium
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Body: If you haven't seen this movie yet I recommend you do. It has everything except for a lot of romance so women be warned. There is a romantic scene that got cut out the theatrical version, but it is only one scene and you won't get it if you haven't seen the first movie. There is also a scene where a loving wife and kids defend their husband from almost certain death which is touching. The lack of a true love story between a woman and man shouldn't really matter though because the true love is shown between a boy and a machine/robot. Yeah... you're probably wondering how this is possible since most killing machines aren't programed with emotions; you are gonna have to see the movie to find out- I don't wanna give any spoilers here. This flick has action- and lots of it; so if thats what you are looking for then you've come to the right place. These action sequences are long and well placed throughout the movie so that the viewer may never get bored. My particularly favorite scene involves a semi truck, dirt bike, and a Harley Davidson motorcycle and an explosion. T2 is practically a comedy as well as there are lots of jokes in it too, mostly those centered around robots. You know the ones where people compare humans to robots? Like why can't this robot do "this" even though he is modeled after a human... yeah, well its hard to explain. For a movie with such a serious plot you gotta wonder how any of it can be funny. I have seen this movie more times than I can count and it never gets old and never disappoints. No matter what "genre" of movie you like you are almost sure to enjoy this one. That is of course unless you can't stand to watch people getting killed, but even that is controlled throughout the movie through a questionable choice made by one of the main characters. I can't give this movie enough props because anything I say here will just undermine the true quality that is embed in this movie. So go see it now! In fact you should probably buy it because you are going to watch it again and again and again, (like me!).
]]>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:45:07 GMThexumoniumhexumonium Blog8/10/2008 4:45:07 PMIf you haven't seen this movie yet I recommend you do. It has everything except for a lot of romance so women be warned. There is a romantic scene that got cut out the theatrical version, but it is only one scene and you won't get it if you haven't seen the first movie. There is also a scene where a loving wife and kids defend their husband from almost certain death which is touching. The lack of a true love story between a woman and man shouldn't really matter though because the true love is shown between a boy and a machine/robot. Yeah... you're probably wondering how this is possible since most killing machines aren't programed with emotions; you are gonna have to see the movie to find out- I don't wanna give any spoilers here. This flick has action- and lots of it; so if thats what you are looking for then you've come to the right place. These action sequences are long and well placed throughout the movie so that the viewer may never get bored. My particularly favorite scene involves a semi truck, dirt bike, and a Harley Davidson motorcycle and an explosion. T2 is practically a comedy as well as there are lots of jokes in it too, mostly those centered around robots. You know the ones where people compare humans to robots? Like why can't this robot do "this" even though he is modeled after a human... yeah, well its hard to explain. For a movie with such a serious plot you gotta wonder how any of it can be funny. I have seen this movie more times than I can count and it never gets old and never disappoints. No matter what "genre" of movie you like you are almost sure to enjoy this one. That is of course unless you can't stand to watch people getting killed, but even that is controlled throughout the movie through a questionable choice made by one of the main characters. I can't give this movie enough props because anything I say here will just undermine the true quality that is embed in this movie. So go see it now! In fact you should probably buy it because you are going to watch it again and again and again, (like me!). http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_29_Locked_Up/625/33164/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Body: One of my favorite incarceration sequences is in T2: Judgment Day as Sarah Connor escapes from her psych ward. She's doing it flawlessly--she takes the syringe she filled with bleach and holds it to his neck. But just the sight of Arnold makes the super-tough Sarah forget her meticulous plan.
]]>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:13:55 GMTSkyPilotWeekly Theme7/28/2008 10:13:55 AMOne of my favorite incarceration sequences is in T2: Judgment Day as Sarah Connor escapes from her psych ward. She's doing it flawlessly--she takes the syringe she filled with bleach and holds it to his neck. But just the sight of Arnold makes the super-tough Sarah forget her meticulous plan. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Classic/MemberTagFilms.aspxClassic
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