caulfield12 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Green Lantern, not as good as Thor, but the complete disaster that critics are falling all over themselves to describe. Still, odds are at least 50/50 that the suggest sequel at the end of the movie never gets made....not with that $300 million plus budget. My first thoughts when the movie started 1) aren't there just one too many superhero movies in the marketplace this year? and 2) I can't believe audiences are putting up with the 3-D upcharges without significant viewing experiencement enhancement. Overall, I thought Reynolds was pretty close to the perfect actor to cast in that role. Blake Lively, I found myself wishing she went back to blonde hair...I guess fighter pilots/corporate executives with blond hair can't be taken seriously unless they're Pepper Potts. It kind of felt like a cross between Thor, the Star Wars movies (the Jedi training sequences) and Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystall Skull. I also couldn't believe that the same director responsible for CASINO ROYALE put this movie out there, with an immense budget. The four screenwriters working together (one of them originally was going to direct) kind of turn this whole thing into a hodge-podge, but it was still "watchable." I wasn't thinking it was Speed Racer or something that was just immensely, egregiously bad. Overall, the international box office and opening weekend might save the franchise, but don't count on it. With all that said, I think Reynolds (like Hemsworth as Thor) did as good a job as possible with the material in front of him. He has qualities that an actor like Chris Evans doesn't possess on screen, although perhaps Captain America will change my mind. At least in Fantastic 4, he really irritated me. Reynolds, like George Clooney, has that way of being smug and overconfident...but still being likeable at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1588-cou...itts-blind-side MONEYBALL TRAILER Wish they would have picked someone besides Jonah Hill as the DiPodesta character, and Hoffman as Howe? Well, it looks like it COULD be pretty decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddleCoastBias Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 07:18 AM) http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1588-cou...itts-blind-side MONEYBALL TRAILER Wish they would have picked someone besides Jonah Hill as the DiPodesta character, and Hoffman as Howe? Well, it looks like it COULD be pretty decent. Yeah I'm definitely intrigued by this one. Very interested to see how the casting works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Haha, I like how Royce Clayton is playing Miguel Tejada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 09:08 AM) Haha, I like how Royce Clayton is playing Miguel Tejada. Both are short, I'll give them that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 14, 2011 -> 01:53 AM) Super 8 was amazing. It was a complete and blatant rip-off of E.T., sure, but I fail to see how that is a bad thing. I liked it, but wasn't hoping to love it. I just wish there was maybe 10-15 more minutes added to the story about the monster part of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (The Baconator @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 07:47 AM) Yeah I'm definitely intrigued by this one. Very interested to see how the casting works out. Brad Pitt is a great actor...sort of inexplicably, but he is...he's just one of those actors where if he is in the movie, no matter how bad it should seem to be, it will at least be worth your time. Same with Denzel, Tom Hanks, etc. I'm pretty stoked for this now actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 11:20 AM) I liked it, but wasn't hoping to love it. I just wish there was maybe 10-15 more minutes added to the story about the monster part of the movie. Yes, I would've liked more about the monster. With regards to showing the monster, they did it perfectly. At first you saw nothing but knew it was there, then extremely quick glimpses followed by slightly longer shots, and then the full look at it. I could've just used a quick explanation or theory as to why it was there and perhaps why the Air Force was so hell-bent on not letting it leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 11:29 AM) Brad Pitt is a great actor...sort of inexplicably, but he is...he's just one of those actors where if he is in the movie, no matter how bad it should seem to be, it will at least be worth your time. Same with Denzel, Tom Hanks, etc. I'm pretty stoked for this now actually. I really don't like Mark Wahlberg, but my brother made me realize that I like almost everything he's in. So, I don't know why I dislike him so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 11:38 AM) I really don't like Mark Wahlberg, but my brother made me realize that I like almost everything he's in. So, I don't know why I dislike him so much. I think Andy Sambergs lampooning of his tendencies in movies sums up why I dont like him for the most part. Although I loved him in the other guys. Especially the parts where he is in total disbelief at how women throw themselves at Will Ferrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 14, 2011 -> 03:08 PM) http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2011/06/scene-...l-as-ice#page/1 Quite possibly the best movie breakdown ever. Boom Pregnant. Boom Twins. I was cracking up at this, and now I laugh everytime I see your avatar. Though, the dancing one may be even funnier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 01:25 PM) I was cracking up at this, and now I laugh everytime I see your avatar. Though, the dancing one may be even funnier. The dancing one was extremely funny, but I loved the strut. Really though, the comments on that movie breakdown had me in tears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 01:18 PM) I think Andy Sambergs lampooning of his tendencies in movies sums up why I dont like him for the most part. Although I loved him in the other guys. Especially the parts where he is in total disbelief at how women throw themselves at Will Ferrell Or the Family Guy skit. Mark Wahlberg is confused and angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 http://www.boxofficemagazine.com/reviews/2011-06-bad-teacher Thankfully, another summer movie coming out soon (before Transformers, Harry Potter and Twilight show up in the marketplace) that looks like it will be a surprise sleeper hit. Unfortunately, I've never taught in a school where any of the teachers are able to afford getting boob implants before...or with a co-teacher who looked like Cameron Diaz. Although there's always hoping. Is this Kasdan that's directing the son of Lawrence Kasdan? Has to be. That is one of my all-time favorite directors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 03:06 PM) Unfortunately, I've never taught in a school where any of the teachers are able to afford getting boob implants before...or with a co-teacher who looked like Cameron Diaz. Although there's always hoping. Are you kidding? It's a union job. I'm sure those health care plans cover implants. Unions are destroying the world to get teachers boob jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Kasdan Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 01:38 PM) Are you kidding? It's a union job. I'm sure those health care plans cover implants. Unions are destroying the world to get teachers boob jobs. Maybe the MLBPA can get Juan Pierre a boob job so we can transition him to another line of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Never knew Soderberg left MONEYBALL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 08:07 AM) Never knew Soderberg left MONEYBALL. Aaron Sorkin's certainly a great pick-up for the project as one of the screenwriters. Usually, everything he touches is gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Finally got around to watching American History X last week. Great movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 QUOTE (farmteam @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 08:59 PM) Finally got around to watching American History X last week. Great movie. Been busy for the past 15 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Get Him to the Greek was mildly entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 get him to the greek was ok. the "jeffrey" scene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 "Your Highness" might be the worst movie ever made with such a strong cast. Don't think Mr. McBride will be writing any more screenplays for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Super 8 was quite good. Maybe not as awesome as I had hoped, but still a well above average film. X-Men, I really don't get why people liked it. The dialogue was beyond clunky, the plot lines so very predictable, the characters often shallow and not believable (I don't mean the mutations, I mean the personalities). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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