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Post by Paste Pot Paul on Nov 6, 2014 1:51:09 GMT -5
I saw Dracula Untold with a friend last night and we both really liked it, despite the poor reviews it's had. Vlad defends his country by volunteering to become a vampire and pretty much single-handedly saving Transylvania from the Turks, but at a high cost for him. Has anyone else seen it ? Saw it with my lady a couple of weeks ago. She loved it, I thought it was ok. It would have been better if they hadnt tried to paint Vlad Tepes (that was Vlad The Impaler's name wasnt it?) in a sympathetic light, and if someone could explain how someone ran down the cliff, from the castle above, with his son, in the time it took him and his wife to fall from the castle. I know, just being picky, she said that too, but they annoyed me. |
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Post by hondobrode on Nov 6, 2014 10:12:15 GMT -5
Suspension of disbelief. I wish there was a little closer attention paid to scenes like that cause it's so obvious it can break the mood.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 6, 2014 15:32:25 GMT -5
Interstellar had less than stellar trailers initially but the latest ones had a stronger hard SF vibe. I love a SF movie without ray guns or rebels in it.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 6, 2014 16:40:47 GMT -5
Interstellar had less than stellar trailers initially but the latest ones had a stronger hard SF vibe. I love a SF movie without ray guns or rebels in it. It's a trap!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2014 18:08:51 GMT -5
There's a spoilery review on CBR which isn't even lukewarm about it. I'm not wildly optimistic - everyone raved over the Nolan Bat-films which I thought were poor (first 2 anyway, haven't seen DKR) so a film with lukewarm reviews is either really terrible or (opposite zone!) I'm going to really like it!
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Post by berkley on Nov 6, 2014 22:32:12 GMT -5
I'm not getting my hopes up too much for Interstellar. The best you could say for Nolan's Batman movies is that they were big, dumb, sprawling superhero flicks, and worked to a certain extent on that level, though some heavy editing should have been in order, especially for the last two. Memento and Inception were decent efforts, though, by Hollywood's depressingly low standards, and if Interstellar is as good as those, that's about as much as I think one can expect from Nolan.
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Post by Jesse on Nov 7, 2014 5:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 7, 2014 9:13:17 GMT -5
I'm not getting my hopes up too much for Interstellar. The best you could say for Nolan's Batman movies is that they were big, dumb, sprawling superhero flicks, and worked to a certain extent on that level, though some heavy editing should have been in order, especially for the last two. Memento and Inception were decent efforts, though, by Hollywood's depressingly low standards, and if Interstellar is as good as those, that's about as much as I think one can expect from Nolan. To my memory/knowledge, I've never watch a Nolan movie other than the first two Batman and that was enough for me. I'd give him a chance if the subject matter were something that would interest me, but other than that, he's in the "meh" category for me. Bale on the other hand (based on more than just Batman)... no thank you. |
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Post by Jesse on Nov 7, 2014 14:16:34 GMT -5
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)  Watched it this morning and wow just wow! The most influential movie never made. It's kind of heart breaking that it doesn't actually exist on film. The tremendous talent that was assembled to try and make this film is mind blowing and includes Jean Giraud, H. R. Giger, Salvador Dalí, Mick Jagger and Pink Floyd among others. I would love to read through one of the pre-production books with the storyboards and all the concept art. I hope one day that someone invents a way to travel to the parallel dimension where this film exists!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Nov 8, 2014 8:51:28 GMT -5
I watched it a couple weeks ago. It's pretty good. Quite entertaining. different and unique if nothing else. If subject matter sounds like something you'd be drawn to then you'll most likely enjoy it. As you can imagine from the subject matter and synopsis it's rather bleak with some depressing and kindve gross moments but some interesting and good performances. If you like it or movies of this type, I'd also suggest "the day" and "the colony" (under the radar movies) or "the Road" which you've probably heard of. This did turn out to be two great hours of entertainment. I would suggest this movie to anyone that cares for action, drama, science-fiction or dystopian settings. It appeals on a lot of levels in its scope. I would make only one minor complaint as to an aspect of the movie. But it's not enough to make it less entertaining, just something easily looked over. I was yelling at the screen for the bad guys to die! Good time. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 8, 2014 9:03:43 GMT -5
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013) Watched it this morning and wow just wow! The most influential movie never made. It's kind of heart breaking that it doesn't actually exist on film. The tremendous talent that was assembled to try and make this film is mind blowing and includes Jean Giraud, H. R. Giger, Salvador Dalí, Mick Jagger and Pink Floyd among others. I would love to read through one of the pre-production books with the storyboards and all the concept art. I hope one day that someone invents a way to travel to the parallel dimension where this film exists! That's Philippe Druillet's art on the poster! Great! I look forward to learn more about what might have been, even if Jorodowsky's description in an interview was far away from Herbert's story. The man is amazing, so the film probably would have been too. |
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Post by berkley on Nov 8, 2014 16:49:54 GMT -5
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013) Watched it this morning and wow just wow! The most influential movie never made. It's kind of heart breaking that it doesn't actually exist on film. The tremendous talent that was assembled to try and make this film is mind blowing and includes Jean Giraud, H. R. Giger, Salvador Dalí, Mick Jagger and Pink Floyd among others. I would love to read through one of the pre-production books with the storyboards and all the concept art. I hope one day that someone invents a way to travel to the parallel dimension where this film exists! That's Philippe Druillet's art on the poster! Great! I look forward to learn more about what might have been, even if Jorodowsky's description in an interview was far away from Herbert's story. The man is amazing, so the film probably would have been too. is one of the most enjoyable films I've seen the past year or so. Fascinating subject, well presented, and Jodorowsky himself is such a great interview subject. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 8, 2014 17:32:10 GMT -5
That's Philippe Druillet's art on the poster! Great! I look forward to learn more about what might have been, even if Jorodowsky's description in an interview was far away from Herbert's story. The man is amazing, so the film probably would have been too. is one of the most enjoyable films I've seen the past year or so. Fascinating subject, well presented, and Jodorowsky himself is such a great interview subject. He's quite a character, isn't he? A well-known Media personality here in Quebec is a huge fan of Jorodowsky and when he had the opportunity to conduct a long interview with him a while ago he was like a kid in a candy shop. As for Joro himself, you never know when he's serious about his outlandish concepts or just pulling your leg. I really look forward to this documentary! |
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Post by berkley on Nov 8, 2014 17:39:38 GMT -5
Jodorowsky's Dune is one of the most enjoyable films I've seen the past year or so. Fascinating subject, well presented, and Jodorowsky himself is such a great interview subject. He's quite a character, isn't he? A well-known Media personality here in Quebec is a huge fan of Jorodowsky and when he had the opportunity to conduct a long interview with him a while ago he was like a kid in a candy shop. As for Joro himself, you never know when he's serious about his outlandish concepts or just pulling your leg. I really look forward to this documentary! He definitely has a sense of humour about himself but I think he's serious at some level about the ambitions he expresses for his art. For example, I don't think he's so self-delusional that he really beleives his Dune film would have "changed the world" and lifted the entire human race to a higher state of consciousness but I do think he was serious about making a film that embodied those ideas, at least in a metaphorical sense. And if nothing else, his enthusiasm is so infectious that you can't help cheering for him and wishing him success. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2014 2:03:14 GMT -5
Are you ready for Dr. Doom-the anti-social blogger... all the makings of a 21st century arch villain right? link to full articleThe more I hear about this version of the FF the more afraid I become it will make the Roger Corman version look like a beloved masterpiece... -M |
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