2013 Films Thread

[Balta1701]

Estimated costs of the Superman/Zod battle: $2 trillion, 125,000 dead, 250,000 unaccounted for.

[clyons]

World War Z tmrw.

 

Have been swayed by all the positive reviews.

 

Same here. The reviews I've seen have been glowing.

[caulfield12]

World War Z....

 

A good summer popcorn movie, the quickness or speed of the zombies creates a different kind of tension than you're used to from the traditional zombie movies, like Dawn of the Dead, for example.

 

Pitt was good. It's pretty much a no-name cast, but that worked in its favor, IMO. David Morse was probably the 2nd most well-known actor, and that was more of a cameo, so it's all riding on Brad Pitt's shoulders. In fact, I can't remember a blockbuster movie/tentpole movie being launched with almost a completely no-name secondary/supporting cast for quite some time.

 

Not sure about "high" recommendation, but definitely a 3 out of 4 star. Saw it in 3D, not sure if it was worth it...the next movie I really am looking forward to in 3D is PACIFIC RIM.

 

 

Also a bit sad that BEFORE MIDNIGHT disappeared after one week at the multiplex. If really well-made independent movies are even going to lose out to the likes of After Earth, I don't know what it says about the movie-going public these days. Nothing good.

Edited June 21, 2013 by caulfield12

[Kyyle23]

Shailene Woodleys scenes in The Amazing Spiderman 2 as Mary Jane Watson were first cut from the movie, and now they are saying that the role of MJW is getting recast for the next two movies scheduled to come out in 2016 and 2018

[GoSox05]

Shailene Woodleys scenes in The Amazing Spiderman 2 as Mary Jane Watson were first cut from the movie, and now they are saying that the role of MJW is getting recast for the next two movies scheduled to come out in 2016 and 2018

 

They should just keep Gwen Stacy. I know what they are going to do eventually, but Emma Stone is awesome as Gwen Stacy.

[Jenksismyhero]

Worst movie of all time nominee:

 

 

 

[Soxbadger]

These all seem odd seeing as MJW is supposed to be so hot you cant even touch.

 

IE Femke Janssen as Phoenix.

 

Although Rogue was supposed to be super hot and she was cast as Anna Paquin.

 

I guess I just always assume that Mary Jane is supposed to be basically the hottest girl on the planet.

 

"Face it, Tiger... you just hit the jackpot!"

 

So she is supposed to be extremely confident in her looks.

 

(edit)

 

And you cant just keep Gwen Stacy, MJW is arguably the most important plot line of the entire Spider Man universe.

Edited June 21, 2013 by Soxbadger

[caulfield12]

Shailene Woodleys scenes in The Amazing Spiderman 2 as Mary Jane Watson were first cut from the movie, and now they are saying that the role of MJW is getting recast for the next two movies scheduled to come out in 2016 and 2018

 

 

Is that because she's having a conflict because of the shooting schedule for Divergent and The Fault in our Stars?

 

Who the heck is Sarah Gadon that's taking her place?

[Kyyle23]

They should just keep Gwen Stacy. I know what they are going to do eventually, but Emma Stone is awesome as Gwen Stacy.

 

Gwen is gonna die.

 

Caulfield, rumor is that Gordon girl is going to play Betty Brant. Plus the Black Cat(Felicia Hardy) is going to be in it. Spiderman will have a lot of hotties to choose from

[ChiliIrishHammock24]

Worst movie of all time nominee:

 

 

 

Wouldn't look as awful if they put some unknown actor in Travolta's spot. Granted, the story looks stupid too, but the worst part is seeing John Travolta play a Bosnian or Serbian or whatever he is playing. Looks too goofy.

[caulfield12]

Gwen is gonna die.

 

Caulfield, rumor is that Gordon girl is going to play Betty Brant. Plus the Black Cat(Felicia Hardy) is going to be in it. Spiderman will have a lot of hotties to choose from

Edited June 22, 2013 by caulfield12

[Kyyle23]

 

Exactly

[T R U]

 

just looking at that makes me want to masturbate

[caulfield12]

just looking at that makes me want to masturbate

 

 

You'll have to settle for a threesome with Paulina Gretzky and Jonathan Toews' g/f, haha.

 

As long as j4l isn't around to corrupt it with Snooki images or LeBron platitudes...or maybe beatitudes fits better?

Edited June 22, 2013 by caulfield12

[Kyyle23]

Lol, William Fichtner is playing shredder in the new Ninja Turtles movie. LOLMichael Bay.

 

If you didnt know, Fichtner played the crooked banker at the beginning of The Dark Knight

[CrimsonWeltall]

Worst movie of all time nominee:

 

This had to be created by drunks at a Hollywood party.

 

HEY JOHN CAN YOU MAKE ME ANOTHER DRINK?

YAH OF COURSE COMRADE AHAHA

OH MAN YOUR RUSSIAN ACCENT IS SO GOOD YOU SHOULD PLAY A RUSSIAN IN A MOVIE

OKAY

[caulfield12]

This had to be created by drunks at a Hollywood party.

 

HEY JOHN CAN YOU MAKE ME ANOTHER DRINK?

YAH OF COURSE COMRADE AHAHA

OH MAN YOUR RUSSIAN ACCENT IS SO GOOD YOU SHOULD PLAY A RUSSIAN IN A MOVIE

OKAY

 

Is that from the most recent Die Hard?

 

I tried to watch the most recent one on the plane and kept falling asleep and couldn't finish it.

 

It had some decent action/set pieces, but the dialogue in-between made me miss Justin Long and Maggie Q.

 

That's one franchise that definitely pushed itself beyond the abyss. You really didn't care what happened to any of the characters.

Edited June 22, 2013 by caulfield12

[Steve9347]

Worst movie of all time nominee:

 

 

hahaha oh god that looks so terrible. thanks for taking my mind off this Hawks game for 2 minutes.

[caulfield12]

Worst movie of all time nominee:

 

 

 

 

Worst accent since Kevin Costner in Robin Hood.

 

Geez. How could the producers let this one even go out on the net?

 

 

There are so many better options for an Eastern European villain...like Dr. McCoy in Star Trek (see him in the Bourne Supremacy as a Russian) or the kid who was also the "heavy" in Harry Potter movies, Victor Krum from Bulgaria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Ianevski

[Kyyle23]

Worst accent since Kevin Costner in Robin Hood.

 

Geez. How could the producers let this one even go out on the net?

 

 

There are so many better options for an Eastern European villain...like Dr. McCoy in Star Trek (see him in the Bourne Supremacy as a Russian) or the kid who was also the "heavy" in Harry Potter movies, Victor Krum from Bulgaria.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Ianevski

 

Costner just said"f*** it" in the middle of the movie and stopped trying

[greg775]

I'm off this week. Any 2-3 movies I should go see? Not into artsy movies. Give me comedies and/or action.

[caulfield12]

Superman and World War Z are both good, albeit not "great."

 

If you like action, then Fast & The Furious 6 is the perfect movie.

 

The Great Gatsby is fine, although you might consider it artsy since it is Baz Luhrmann who directed.

 

This is The End has a ton of fans out there as well, but it's more of a comedy/satire than anything.

 

Maybe you should wait for PACIFIC RIM...

 

[caulfield12]

Placing a much bigger-than-expected #2 is Paramount’s 3D World War Z (3,607 theaters), co-financed with Skydance Productions in association with Hemisphere Media Capital and GK Films, about an epic epidemic based on Max Brooks’ plague novel. Hollywood thought its opening would flop. Instead, it received a ‘B+’ CinemaScore from audiences which helped word of mouth so it overperformed with $25.0M Friday and $23.7M Saturday for a more-than-solid $68M for the weekend after grossing a decent $3.6M in 2,600 screens for Thursday 8 PM previews and midnight late shows. That has Paramount’s moguls giddy with relief after all that pre-release bad buzz for producer and star Brad Pitt’s Plan B-bannered zombie pic – especially since statistics show only one original movie a year opens at $50+M. (“Franchises open bigger but originals play to better multiples as people start discovering them,” one exec tells me.) Paramount actually issued a press release to say this weekend’s opening is the biggest of Brad’s career – but not when 2005′s Mr And Mrs Smith ($50.3M) debut is adjusted for inflation and the 2D vs 3D ticket price. Pic also benefitted from a spot-on marketing plan savvy enough to book in advance 2 spots promoting Friday’s official debut during Thursday’s big Miami-San Antonio NBA final game. That became the 2nd most watched series end in pro basketball history.

 

World War Z also started rolling day and date Thursday into 25 countries or 30% of the international market Thursday. First grosses came in and “looked great”, according to Paramount. Australia opened with $1.1M (exactly what Inception did) and Korea with $1.5M (Inception did $941K). Argentina grossed $710K on their holiday for the 3rd best opening Thursday ever in that market. Hong Kong did $350K. The studio said there were strong openings in some of the other smaller markets as well, for a total international cume of $5.7M Thursday which comps well with Inception‘s $3.6M for the same territories. (More WWZ below)

 

Here and overseas, World War Z was in direct competition with Warner Bros’ and Legendary Pictures’ holdover 3D Man Of Steel (4,207 theaters in the widest release) which going into this weekend as still the big #1 leader in the worldwide marketplace. Now it’s #3 domestic with $12.7M Friday (-71% from a week ago) and +31% for $16.6M Saturday and another huge tally around $42.5M (-64% from a week ago) for a cume around $211.3M from just 11 days in U.S./Canadian release. It pulled in strong international numbers on Friday, grossing $19.7M from 52 markets now in release. This brings the overseas cume to date to $135.6M and a worldwide total of at least $346.9M in just its first 11 days of release. (Expect a bigger number announced this morning.) The major countries opening include France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia and China where opening day took almost 80% marketshare for Warner Bros’ 2nd highest opening day behind only the Harry Potter finale. The two-day cume is now $11.7M. In other markets, Spain grosses $1.5M (almost as much as Iron Man 3, Russia came in with a new cume of $3.15M, France placed #1 with a new cume of $4.2M, Germany also ranked a strong #1 with a new fresh of $1.9M, and Italy continues to rank #1 with a new cume of $1.1M. Australia opens on June 27, Brazil July 12, and Japan August 30.

 

I’ll have the Top Ten based on weekend estimates later this morning.

 

Frankly, I’ve never found traditional zombies scary – they’re slow, so just outrun them, right? – although World War Z has fast-moving zombies who swarm. But it’s not like lethal lasers are leaping out of their eyes. And these are PG-13 zombies who don’t look much different from George Romero’s 1968 horror classic Night Of The Living Dead or AMC’s Walking Dead. They’re more like the zombies from Dawn Of The Dead and 28 Days Later. These also are effing expensive zombies. Much has been made of the film’s mega-cost: between $220M-$230M brought down to $200M by tax incentives in locations Scotland, Malta, England, and Hungary, or so the studio claims.

 

Vanity Fair which typically ignores Hollywood moviemaking even did a long feature article about the pic’s budget, plot, and production problems, including director Marc Forster’s revamps and reshoots. There were no less than four writers - Michael Straczynski, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Damon Lindelof, and Drew Goddard – and four producers – besides Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Ian Bryce. Which all prompted Time film critic Richard Corliss to grouse this week, “So they spent a bundle. Doesn’t matter; it’s not your money. Your ticket to this movie, unless you see the 3D version, costs the same as one for a pinchpenny indie film.” Earth to Corliss: Paramount is part of publicly traded Viacom, and shareholders need to know if their money was wasted so they can figure out which bums to blame. Hard to see how this film can earn out. But it won’t be a total write-off like John Carter or Battleshipthanks to steps that Brad Pitt and Paramount took to fix the movie before it came out.

 

WWZ‘s TV campaign kicked off with the Super Bowl pre-kick slot. High profile teaser spots unveiled during the Walking Dead finale and Mad Men premiere. The first 2D theatrical teaser trailer debuted in November with Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2. A new 3D trailer hit theatres on March 28th with GI Joe 2, Star Trek 2, and Man of Steel. There were TV tie-ins with Discovery’s Deadliest Catch and History’s Greatest Chaotic Events. A global premiere and concert by Muse was held at London’s Horse Guards grounds at Buckingham Palace in early June complete with a ”black” carpet. Brad Pitt surprised fans in 6 cities - Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, Austin, LA and SF – with special screenings over 36 hours. In the final week of release, Pitt was on a “Z” carpet in the middle of NYC Times Square to unveil the film for thousands of people with maximum media coverage. Online, major home page takeovers and #WorldWarZ on Twitter fueled better-than-expected reactions to the film. In the first of its kind campaign with Twitter, a :30 “cliffhanger” spot on-air drove fans to tweet with the hashtag to see an exclusive payoff clip and RSVP to see the movie first.

 

FRIDAY 4 AM: Newcomer Monsters University wil be an easy #1 and was tracking even bigger than Cars and outselling Brave online and could pull $60M-$75M this weekend. Meanwhile, Paramount keeps using Inception as a good but inexact comp for World War Z because, although the two movies are both originals and summer sci-fi tentpoles, only World War Z was filmed in 3D. With those higher ticket prices, more pressure is on the zombie pic to do better at the domestic box office than Inception‘s $62.7M opening in July 2010. Christopher Nolan’s Inception did nearly a 5x multiple helped by the helmer’s Batman trilogy mega-success. Interesting, because Brad Pitt outbid Leonardo DiCaprio for the movie rights to World War Z. Still, with all kids out of school, and many adults starting vacations, and July 4th weekend fast approaching, it’s likely the movie will do solidly for several weeks but nowhere near a breakout blockbuster. With good early reviews and vastly improved tracking, World War Z just might (emphasis on the word might) overperform despite stiff competition. But the big question mark is all that bad buzz which World War Z endured for six months and how much it will affect filmgoers. Paramount is quick to acknowledge that bad-mouthing has created low expectations and is projecting only mid-$40sM this weekend.

 

nikke finke yahoo.com/movies

Edited June 23, 2013 by caulfield12

[caulfield12]

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/0...rld-war-z-drama

 

Very interesting article about all the studio friction, writers/rewrites and related conflicts over World War Z.

 

This is an example of a "cursed" movie which was hounded by bad press and actually turned out to be very good in the end. Whether it can make back at least $400 million combined internationally/domestically, which is the break even point...should be pretty close.

 

Brad Pitt wanted his own action tentpole, and they managed to pull it off pretty successfully, considering how many adaptations were made to the Brooks source material and the invention of Pitt's character, that didn't even exist in the book.

[justBLAZE]

I saw it earlier, I thought it was really good.