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Quote:Looks more like a lightsaber for a Time Lord do not think it is in the style of Firefly.Originally Posted by Marcian Tobay
Given to him by a steampunk fan.
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Quote:What new breed of action hero? Really we have no had a new breed of action hero in a long time.Originally Posted by Nericus
Stallone is reported as saying that he has some ideas in his head for a sequel.
Having seen this movie and for the most part enjoying it.....hey Sly, leave the ideas in your head.
I suspect it took a lot of negotiations for salary and character expectations to land the cast that we got.
Van Damme saying no due to his ego, well that's no surprise.
Steven Seagal is alleged to have had problems with the film's producers on past projects hence his refusal. Though I suspect his ego also got in the way.
I have not heard why Chick Norris wasn't in it, I presume he would have been approached and said no.
Dolph's character was basically his Universal Soldier character, psychotic and drug crazed.
Sly's character was basically John Spartan and Rambo combined.
However looking at Sly, Willis and Ahnold all on the screen together was fun but it also shows that those three are not young men anymore and that perhaps their hollywood careers are best continued BEHIND the camera and not in front of it.
The Expendables would best be served if those three used the movie as the sunset of their action hero days and let the new generation take over.
Though I did like the last line in the Ahnold scene, very funny indeed.
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Quote:His part was not Lundgren's. I heard it was the Brit played by Gary Daniels, one of the bad guys.Originally Posted by Starflier
And to be honest, it's not like Lundgren 'lost' the fight really. Which is only fair considering his considerable, yet always underutilized, martial arts skill.
I liked everything about the movie, aside from 3 bad bits of cgi, yet I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. Not sure why though; still trying to work that out. -
Quote:Free tickets = 1 theater and 1 showing it would not have saved the film.Originally Posted by OzzieArcane
The guy who runs the local comic shop tells me that they let an absurd amount of people get to see an advanced viewing of Scott Pilgrim for free near here weeks before it came out. None of the people who saw it for free went to see it because well... they already saw it. If they did this in other areas that could explain the poor box office sales, in other words they may have shot themselves in the foot here.
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Good to hear my man. Enjoy yourself in Hawaii and welcome to soon to be married life. It is a wonderful thing. 5 years married to a wonderful woman and we are having our first child now.
So in honor of your impending nuptials we will all be playing Going Rogue in your HONOR!!!
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Quote:Ahhh dude, you do know that Chuck Norris is defending Kings Row in his disguise of Blue Steel, right?Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
you know i had wandered why they couldnt get chuck norris, stallone mention him along with van damme and segal as people they talked to, but they never got into why he, particularly with his meme resurgence, didnt want in. Eh i like dolph though.
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Quote:It is but that came out last year.Originally Posted by OzzieArcane
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Quote:Captain America, he is sanctioned to fight crime and threats by the US Government. In fact on more than one time Steve Rogers has been stripped of his mantel by the US Government. (I am not talking about the current Captain Bucky SL right now).Originally Posted by LegionAlpha
In case I was scooped( once again) I am sorry for the double post:
Story: And link http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movi...le-models.html
Quote:What's that you say? A rogue vigilante, who dons a mask at night to fight crime while using illegal weapons, with no endorsement from local law enforcement authorities, may not be a good role model for young boys?
Incredulity aside, it turns out that even some of the "nicer" comic-book heroes might not be so good for the kids. That's the conclusion of a new study of current superhero movie characters (how does one apply for this job?). The researchers behind the study shared their findings at the American Psychological Association convention this past Sunday. What's most surprising about the results of the study is that it doesn't necessarily vilify all of these powerful characters -- just modern-day superheroes. The superheroes your parents watched and read many moons ago? Those guys were just fine.
Sharon Lamb from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, who spoke on behalf of the study, explained: "Today's superhero is too much like an action hero who participates in non-stop violence; he's aggressive, sarcastic, and rarely speaks to the virtue of doing good for humanity. When not in superhero costume, these men, like Iron Man, exploit women, flaunt bling, and convey their manhood with high-powered guns."
Iron Man, Lamb's example of a modern-day superhero, debuted in March of 1963 in issue number 39 of "Tales of Suspense." In 1979, the Iron Man story went through an arc known as "Demon in a Bottle," which portrayed Tony Stark's (Iron Man's true identity) battle with alcoholism. That storyline was later loosely adapted into the two "Iron Man" movies.
Photos: Movie stills from 'Iron Man 2'
There is a valid point within the research that young boys who don't have real-life role models may turn to their movie idols to compensate for their lack of guidance. Especially considering that a slew of these comic-book demigods -- Peter Parker as Spider-Man; The X-Men -- are themselves considered outsiders in their personal lives. The problem is, of course, that real-life humans haven't been bitten by radioactive spiders or developed mutant powers. As the researchers discovered, this leads to problems when movie marketing can "take advantage of boys' need to forge their identity in adolescence and sell them a narrow version of masculinity."
Lamb's research concluded there are only two types of personalities that today's boys have the option to aspire to: the aforementioned superhero or the cracking-wise slacker. (What, no vampires?)
Doing her best to channel the character of John Bender's dad from "The Breakfast Club," Lamb explains her findings about on-screen slackers thusly: "Boys are told, 'if you can't be a superhero, you can always be a slacker.' Slackers are funny, but slackers are not what boys should strive to be; slackers don't like school and they shirk responsibility. We wonder if the messages boys get about saving face through glorified slacking could be affecting their performance in school.
Why can't people let boys be boys and enjoy comic superheroes?
Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D are authorized branch of the Government.
Avengers many times have had government powers and support.
At one point Superman as given official sanctioning but lost it.
Gads as much as I hate mentioning it: Youngblood is a government sponsored group.
The Savage Dragon, Hello he is a Cop!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Eiko-chan
Semi-serious question: is there any reason whatsoever a woman would want to see this movie? The testosterone in this thread's a bit over-powering at the moment.
- If you are a woman who loves/likes 80's style action flicks then YES.
- If you are a woman who does not like/hate 80's style action flicks then NO.
I have yet to meet a woman who saw the film that did not like it. I am sure there are but none that I know personally. -
Quote:that too!Originally Posted by SwellGuy
Or she got him the job and made him audition on her couch.
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Quote:Originally Posted by Lord_of_Time
Well one thing is for sure. No matter the outcome the only 'winners' in the end are the lawyers and the fortune they'll make in 'billable hours' lol
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Meh, most of the episodes have been interesting as a long time RvB Fan, I was hoping for more in this one.
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Quote:Her husband is making the film. I believe she got the part because she shares his director's couch.Originally Posted by Lord_of_Time
Huh... and hear I thought Kate said she would NEVER do another Underworld again? Course in this economy a check is a check and what the hell I'm sure she can use the cash. In any case it will be good to see her in tight black leather again
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Quote:This movie is told through the life of Monroe's poodle and you complain the casting is suspect!?Originally Posted by Lord_of_Time
You have GOT to be kidding me? These two performers look NOTHING like the people they are suppose to be imitating. I mean... shouldn't they at least resemble them somewhat if they are going to play them on screen?
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Quote:Troll-ScoopedOriginally Posted by Lord_of_Time
That Terminator is out there. It can't be bargained with it can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse or fear and it absolutely will not STOP. Until you are dead!
<Oh... unless of course you get a cease and desist order
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Posted in the Thread by Yours Trolly. Take a look at my post. -
Quote:It was on Spike on Saturday. It was a good warm up film. When we got back to my place, Conan and Predator.Originally Posted by Nericus
Okay, I can understand Conan and Predator.......but Cobra?
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Quote:Wait, let me get this straight. This seems to be a recurring theme for the Scott Pilgrim crowd here.Originally Posted by ChrisMoses
More people saw the Expendables.
More people say Scott Pilgrim is the better movie.
I don't think you can value a movie's worth simply on the viewers it attracts opening weekend.
I mean, we don't have to look very far: Hardly anyone plays City of Heroes these days. Is it a bad game?
More people own a Wii rather than a PS3 or a 360. Is the Wii better?
More people watch American Idol and CSI: Wherever the spin-off happens to be this week than they do the few spots of original programming on network, mainstream TV.
Just because the mainstream digs it, doesn't mean it's good.
So, Scott Pilgrim won't be making its money back in the U.S. unfortunately ($60 mill budget). Thankfully, they're turning out in droves in Canada, which is expected. The author, Bryan Lee O'Malley, is Canadian and has a big following. The film also takes place in Toronto, and I believe it was filmed there as well.
SP doesn't open in the UK until the 25th, where it should also make a sizable chunk due to director-allegiance to Wright.
But, going by America's sales figures, Expendables won the war of $$$.
I didn't expect Scott Pilgrim to make a ton of money, but I was hoping it could beat out the chick flick du jour of the week; Eat, Pray, Love; and was under the impression that, "Surely no one wants to see those washed-up 50+ year olds trying to recapture their youth" until I got a big dose of this forum. Myself, and the cirle I run in, aren't interested in generic action movies. There does have to be some manner of mental stimulation involved for me to enjoy a flick.
Scott Pilgrim did not make money so that makes it better? Huh? What? Is that not what the critics say to promote some lousy film that they only want to watch?
What we enjoy does not always mesh. I know people that hate Star Wars: A New Hope.
I saw both and Expendables to me was the better movie. I was more entertained and enjoyed it more than Scott Pilgrim.
We are all forgetting what the thread started by BlackArachnia is about.
Well, the answer to the Question that started this all this is what we would see.Quote:Originally Posted by BlackArachniaWell both movies launch on the same date. That's going to require some people to make some choices. Me?
Scott Pilgrim for me.
Yeah I know you can see both films in the theatre. The point is, most likely people will only see one that weekend. Which do you choose?
Expendables was the answer.
Hell, Expendables made $35 million being a rated R film its first week which is not bad this summer considering mostly family films dominated this year. Just thinking that is an amazing feat at this box office. -
Quote:I saw both. Scott Pilgrim was an okay comic book geek film. Hey I got the jokes and yes I did enjoy Scott Pilgrim but there were times in Scott Pilgrim it did drag or become just annoying. How many times did we have to hear the main character whining in this? My wife was bored she does not live and breath comics or played Street Fighter and the like for some of the humor in the movie. This was the film she wanted to see.Originally Posted by Amy_Amp
Please tell me in the wealth of reviews via critics and people here were you are getting that idea from? Hell, SP has a thread here with more posts in it and even on PU there is no Expendables thread while there is a SP one. Granted, being well written isn't the point of Expendables, but at least it's one thing I can say about SP that you can't for Expendables. Hell, even in the first review here the person described Expendables as being "....weird."
Expendables was a much better ride, I was never bored and I felt entertained. The movie was a complete throwback to the films I watched when I was a kid in the 1980's. It was an action thrill ride of good vs evil with complete @ss-kicking in the whole film. There was not a point in a film that it dragged or was not entertained. My wife was entertained and said to me: "We are owning this film." Stallone executed this film perfectly.
I saw Expendables twice over the weekend. I don't do that for movies and not in this economy either.
I don't give a damn what a critic says about a film. Most of them are either paid off by studios, pretentious failed screenwriters and/or have their heads up their holes to just enjoy a film. I base my opinions on what I see for myself and what some of my friends say.
When I saw Scott Pilgrim no one clapped at the end and some people complained how bad the film was leaving the theater. People clapped at the Expendables twice.
Argue all you want but geek on for Pilgrim if you get it but more people liked Expendables. How do we know? $$$ at the Box Office. -
Quote:You would be wrong.Originally Posted by Amy_Amp
I'm willing to bet SP was the better movie.
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Winner is announced: http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/...points/?hpt=T2
Geek lost to Stallone and Manliness. -
Testosterone Laced Movie with High Violence with great one liners, complete awesomeness and at the end you wanted more.
So after the movie we watched Conan, Predator and Cobra. -
Quote:Looks like this movie won't happen: http://blastr.com/2010/08/that-animated-terminator.phpOriginally Posted by ObiWan
the Arnie CG was awesome though.
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Quote:Bring in his biggest enemy Judge Death and not remove the Psi Division like they did in the Judge Dredd movie.Originally Posted by Shadowrush
Here's a quote from my article at Shadowrush.com:
Link to the article.
This sounds promising. So it looks like it will be a more serious, gritty and realistic take compared to the previous Judge Dredd movie. And the fans who complained about Dredd removing his helmet will be happy to know that he'll be keeping it on this time.
And if Rob Schnieder is cast he dies very brutally in the film which would make it a win. -
Quote:Yeah but the holocaust would be a bunch of dead Ewoks and no one would have cared. Correction the audience would have cheered.Originally Posted by TrueGentleman
Perhaps some day Lucas or his heirs will go back and create a re-remastered edition of Return of the Jedi with a new epilogue showing the Endor Holocaust. (Spoiler alert: You can't explode a moon-sized artificial satellite in low orbit around a planet without causing an extinction-level catastrophe.)