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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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Does any one know where the love of God goes...When the waves turn the minutes to hours? -G. Lightfoot
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HaemishM
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the Confederate flag underneath the stone in my class ring
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The Wizard of Oz with jetpacks and Clooney?  |
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Lakov_Sanite
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Nothing about this looks good.
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~a horrific, dark simulacrum that glares balefully at us, with evil intent.
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jgsugden
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Conceptually, I'm intrigued. There was a vision of the present in our past that never came to be, and turning that into a present fantasy story is intriguing. I do not like Clooney, generally, and the girl in it was a trainwreck the times I've seen her in past stuff... Call me intrigued, but not optimistic.
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2020 will be the year I gave up all hope.
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Merusk
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Yeah it's a great concept. It was better when it was William Gibson's The Gernsback Continuum
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The past cannot be changed. The future is yet within your power.
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Nevermore
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"Featuring a screenplay by “Lost” writer and co-creator Damon Lindelof"
Full stop.
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Over and out.
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HaemishM
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Ok, yep that killed it for me.
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Abagadro
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Brad Bird though.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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Ruvaldt
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Brad Bird though.
Now I'm interested. I rewatch the Family Dog episode of Amazing Stories nearly every year. The Incredibles is also awesome. |
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murdoc
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Brad Bird though.
The only reason I am interested in this. |
Have you tried the internet? It's made out of millions of people missing the point of everything and then getting angry about it
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Furiously
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« Last Edit: March 12, 2015, 11:40:19 PM by Furiously »
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Khaldun
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Brad Bird is an instant sell for me. He has never done a bad movie, and most of his stuff really works beautifully for me.
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Riggswolfe
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Brad Bird is a good director. However, Damn Lindledof is the king of interesting concepts with no payoff and smart people doing incredibly stupid things. (Prometheus anyone?) This movie won't be any different. Thank you Nevermore for saving me from wasting some money.
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"We live in a country, where John Lennon takes six bullets in the chest, Yoko Ono was standing right next to him and not one fucking bullet! Explain that to me! Explain that to me, God! Explain it to me, God!" - Denis Leary summing up my feelings about the nature of the universe.
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Ironwood
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I don't understand the concept here at all.
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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Nebu
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A teen has the key to fixing the future... sounds like typical Disney to me.
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schild
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I want to see this.
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Surlyboi
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I want to as well but... Lindleof...
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Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something. We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
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lamaros
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The trailer is crap, but Lindleof films are fun, so I might watch.
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angry.bob
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We're no strangers to love. You know the rules and so do I.
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but Lindleof films are fun
In the same way that genital stimulation until you're just about ready to climax only to have the other person stop and start washing dishes is fun. The first time it happens you figure it's a little disappointing but it was great until the end. After the sixth time you'd rather not even bother getting started and have a nap or a sandwich. |
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Ironwood
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Dishes need washed mate.
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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lamaros
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Dishes need washed mate.
I said films not TV series. |
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shiznitz
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No one saw this?
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I have never played WoW.
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sickrubik
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IT seemed largely in the "meh" category. I'm waiting for digital/bluray.
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beer geek.
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Merusk
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Nothing about it or the multiple ways it's been sold* intrigued me.
* First it was a mystery sci-fi thriller, then a sci-fi coming of age story. Now it's a sci-fi action movie, if the commercials I saw last week were accurate.
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The past cannot be changed. The future is yet within your power.
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Hammond
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I was dragged to it and it was just ok and personally I wished I had waited on netflix or blu-ray. There were a few parts special effects wise that were ok but the overall story was pretty meh.
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No one saw this?
Just due to work, not out of any sort of interest in it. Felt pretty dull to me. Would imagine it's a bit slow-paced for kids also. |
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HaemishM
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None of the trailers made me remotely interested in it. Brad Bird being involved is the only thing that makes me interested but not enough to go to the movies for it.
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Furiously
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I think it's interesting the number of people claiming:
1. This is Hollywood taking a risk.
2. Numbers go to show Hollywood shouldn't take risks.
I think it's more about poor scripts and directors. And Mad Max is about the ultimate risk I've seen Hollywood take.
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HaemishM
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Nothing I've seen in the trailers for Tomorrowland make me think "WOW, what a risk!" It looks like a bog standard, feel-good, by-the-numbers young adult sci-fi action movie to me.
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Margalis
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I saw the early teasers / trailers and have no idea what the movie is about or why I would want to watch it.
I still don't know anything about the film other than it exists and it's based on some Disney thing.
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vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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Merusk
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Wow did this ever bomb. Even with the marketing push behind it it's still behind budget by almost 60 million worldwide. It barely eeked past Mad Max this week, with it, PP2 and Max earning 14 mil each. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=1952.htmOw. |
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Ironwood
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That's because I saw the early teasers / trailers and have no idea what the movie is about or why I would want to watch it.
I still don't know anything about the film other than it exists and it's based on some Disney thing.
Seriously. I have no idea if I want to see it and nor does anyone else I know. Beyond George Clooney droolers, what's the draw ? We genuinely have no idea. |
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Raph
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Title delayed while we "find the fun."
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These days in Hollywood risk is defined thus:
Low-risk: re-using a popular IP based on something bombastic from your childhood.
Medium-risk: re-using a popular IP that isn't from your childhood.
High-risk: re-using an old, not well known IP.
Insane risk: new IP that is "inspired by" something bombastic from your childhood.
Too risky to contemplate: new IP that isn't bombastic.
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jgsugden
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Their marketing sucked. They tried to preserve the surprise, hoping that the anticipation of what it might be would create a viral frenzy... that never materialized. They needed a trailer that explained the premise 6 months ago and then a splashy trailer a month before release that was full of amazing special effects... Instead they have a girl running in a field...
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2020 will be the year I gave up all hope.
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Khaldun
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What makes me more nervous, Bird notwithstanding, are reports from folks I know who say the film is really, really message-driven to a fault. I generally don't like to be lectured by a film period (even if I agree with the lecture) but I especially don't like it when those streams cross over with "big summer entertainment film".
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