The Zone

by **so sorry** on Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:05 pm

so sorry wrote:

Latest Keanu flick, called John Wick. This looks like a ton of fun I'm embarrassed to say.

Latest Keanu flick, called John Wick 3. This looks like a ton of fun I'm embarrassed to say.

by **Peven** on Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:35 am

i'm not embarrassed to say it at all, the John Wick movies have been a joy and I expect this one to step things up just like the second one did. Keanu doesn't get his due for these movies, he's created an American version of a French new wave crime figure, like a modernized Mellville film. a meanwhile The Rock is getting more $ than anyone else for playing the same mentally challenged steroid freak in every movie with that big dumb shit-eating grin on his face. Jesus Christ the general public suck

by **so sorry** on Fri Feb 08, 2019 1:13 pm

Shaft: The Comedy Edition Remake.

by **caruso_stalker217** on Fri Feb 08, 2019 1:45 pm

I'm not sure that I can dig this.

I liked the James Bond line though.

by **TheBaxter** on Fri Feb 08, 2019 1:49 pm

so sorry wrote:

Shaft: The Comedy Edition Remake.

so... it's a sequel to Shaft, that is also named Shaft, which was a remake of Shaft made nearly 20 years ago.

enough is enough! i've had it with these muthafukkin' Shafts on this muthafukkin' movie screen!

by **Al Shut** on Fri Feb 08, 2019 2:49 pm

I think the remake wasn't a remake but also a sequel. It had a Richard Roundtree cameo as uncle Shaft if I'm not mistaken.

by **Ribbons** on Fri Feb 08, 2019 2:52 pm

They should have called it The Shaft.

by **so sorry** on Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:07 pm

Al Shut wrote:I think the remake wasn't a remake but also a sequel. It had a Richard Roundtree cameo as uncle Shaft if I'm not mistaken.

Wait, there was already a Shaft remake? I missed that.

by **TheBaxter** on Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:50 pm

Al Shut wrote:I think the remake wasn't a remake but also a sequel. It had a Richard Roundtree cameo as uncle Shaft if I'm not mistaken.

in that case it should have been called Shaft Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Shaft, with Sam Jackson as Shaft Windu

by **Peven** on Sat Feb 09, 2019 12:36 am

Ribbons wrote:They should have called it The Shaft.

"Shaft II: Sans Balls"

by **Wolfpack** on Sat Feb 09, 2019 4:00 pm

President William Howard Shaft

by **so sorry** on Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:22 pm

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Vaginas.

I don't know why Rebel Wilson keeps getting movie deals.

by **Ribbons** on Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:13 pm

The Baxter wrote:"Somewhere over the Rodan…"

Monster trailers cut to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is perhaps the strangest trend to emerge in recent memory:

by **so sorry** on Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:44 pm

This looks fun!

EDIT: sorry to jump on your post Ribbons!

by **Fievel** on Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:55 pm

so sorry wrote:

This looks fun!

EDIT: sorry to jump on your post Ribbons!

Iggy Pop was rumored to not have used any makeup.

Carol Kane and Bill Murray together again!!!!!

This looks very entertaining.

by **Ribbons** on Wed Apr 03, 2019 1:36 pm

Are we sure this movie isn't an April Fools joke?

by **TheBaxter** on Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:51 pm

Ribbons wrote:Monster trailers cut to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is perhaps the strangest trend to emerge in recent memory:

it's the new Inception BWAH!

my favorite part of that trailer, though, is finding out that apparently yakov smirnoff is one of the screenwriters: 'in soviet russia, you don't read book, the book read you!"

by **Peven** on Wed Apr 03, 2019 9:31 pm

so sorry wrote:

This looks fun!

EDIT: sorry to jump on your post Ribbons!

Jarmusch is one of those directors who doesn't make a lot of movies but when he does they are worth watching, for their uniqueness if nothing else. I never thought he had a movie that is as funny as this one looks in him, though. I wish I knew when this one was shooting, apparently it was only a couple hours away from me over in the Hudson Valley

by **Peven** on Wed May 01, 2019 6:49 am

this is going to flop here, but I think I'll probably like it, it has the same nutty feel that the 90's anime series Muscle Planet had and I loved that show.

by **Ribbons** on Wed May 01, 2019 11:59 pm

Peven wrote:

this is going to flop here, but I think I'll probably like it, it has the same nutty feel that the 90's anime series Muscle Planet had and I loved that show.

by **so sorry** on Thu May 02, 2019 9:57 am

Ribbons wrote:
Peven wrote:

this is going to flop here, but I think I'll probably like it, it has the same nutty feel that the 90's anime series Muscle Planet had and I loved that show.

"de goggles, dey do nothing!"

by **Wolfpack** on Thu May 02, 2019 8:33 pm

so sorry wrote:
Ribbons wrote:
Peven wrote:

this is going to flop here, but I think I'll probably like it, it has the same nutty feel that the 90's anime series Muscle Planet had and I loved that show.

"de goggles, dey do nothing!"

Jiminy jillickers!

by **caruso_stalker217** on Thu Jun 13, 2019 5:27 pm

Does anyone care? Do I care?

My first issue here is the cinematography. Like they shot the film through a bowl of soup.

by **TheBaxter** on Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:09 am

looks alright to me. you never can tell with trailers. they're definitely playing up the shining connection, that's for sure. as you'd expect i suppose.
so where's the psychic cat?
wonder how they'll handle THAT cameo. or if they'll just ditch it completely.
btw, the twist ending is that this film isn't actually a sequel to The Shining... it's a sequel to Ready Player One.

NOS4A2 (by steve king jr.) is on AMC right now. those two books had a minor connection between them. it'd be funny if the adaptations did also.

by **so sorry** on Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:36 am

caruso_stalker217 wrote:Does anyone care? Do I care?

My first issue here is the cinematography. Like they shot the film through a bowl of soup.

Slow burn trailer. Nice to see for once instead of POW ZIP BANG BWWWWWWAAAAAAAA PEW PEW!

by **Wolfpack** on Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:41 am

so sorry wrote:
caruso_stalker217 wrote:Does anyone care? Do I care?

My first issue here is the cinematography. Like they shot the film through a bowl of soup.

Slow burn trailer. Nice to see for once instead of POW ZIP BANG BWWWWWWAAAAAAAA PEW PEW!

They didn't even tell us to "GET....READY....FOR....THE....RIDE....OF....YOUR....LIFE!"

by **TheBaxter** on Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:26 am

Wolfpack wrote:They didn't even tell us to "GET....READY....FOR....THE....RIDE....OF....YOUR....DEATH!"

ftfy

by **so sorry** on Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:17 pm

This is EXACTLY how I remember this show!

by **Al Shut** on Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:03 am

TheBaxter wrote: they're definitely playing up the shining connection, that's for sure. as you'd expect i suppose.

Sounds easier than trying to explain what the title is supposed to mean.

by **Peven** on Sat Jun 15, 2019 1:12 pm

meanwhile, there is this movie on the horizon, though I think it looks too smart to get much attention....

by **so sorry** on Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:50 pm

Peven wrote:meanwhile, there is this movie on the horizon, though I think it looks too smart to get much attention....

Well it stars Brad Pitt, so its going to get more attention then it probably deserves. Looks like a mashup of the past few astronauts-in-peril-saving-the-world movies.

by **Wolfpack** on Mon Jun 17, 2019 9:45 pm

so sorry wrote:
Peven wrote:meanwhile, there is this movie on the horizon, though I think it looks too smart to get much attention....

Well it stars Brad Pitt, so its going to get more attention then it probably deserves. Looks like a mashup of the past few astronauts-in-peril-saving-the-world movies.

There were a few 'splosions. That might help a bit as well.

by **Peven** on Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:25 pm

right, a big star means money for brainy science fiction movies, 'cause look how good "Interstellar" did, right? Pitt is not box office bank by any means, I could list his movies that were released and went away quietly but I don't feel like typing that much right now. "2001" is a great movie and one that deals with both science fiction and existentialism but hardly one that joe average 'merican appreciated then or now. "Arrival" and "BladeRunner 2049" were absolutely fantastic films that were also very smart and mature and nuanced in their approach to existential subject material and neither threatened to break any box office records. this looks to have more Hollywood elements than "2001" but it also looks to deal with some heavy duty ideas and concepts as well, which means it will be doomed to make less than a movie like "The Martian", an adequate but completely Hollywood, contrived movie for the masses with simplistic moralizations, 5th grade level science concepts, and almost zero existential content of any depth.

by **Fievel** on Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:07 am

Peven wrote:...with simplistic moralizations, 5th grade level science concepts, and almost zero existential content of any depth.

Are we we talking about Trump soundbites or a typical Peven post? I think I deleted too much.

by **Wolfpack** on Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:44 am

Fievel wrote:
Peven wrote:...with simplistic moralizations, 5th grade level science concepts, and almost zero existential content of any depth.

Are we we talking about Trump soundbites or a typical Peven post? I think I deleted too much.

5th grade is a bit too advanced for Trump.

by **so sorry** on Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:43 pm

Its truly amazing how this looks exactly like that trashy Michael Bay Pearl Harbor movie from 2001.

by **Wolfpack** on Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:45 am

so sorry wrote:

Its truly amazing how this looks exactly like that trashy Michael Bay Pearl Harbor movie from 2001.

by **Ribbons** on Mon Jul 15, 2019 1:27 pm

Here's a teaser for something called The Hunt:

It feels a little reminiscent of recent high-concept Most Dangerous Game thrillers like The Purge or Hotel Artemis. That said, the pedigree has my attention: co-written by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse and directed by Craig Zobel, who all worked together on The Leftovers, including one particularly bonkers episode in season 3.

by **so sorry** on Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:09 pm

Ribbons wrote:Here's a teaser for something called The Hunt:

It feels a little reminiscent of recent high-concept Most Dangerous Game thrillers like The Purge or Hotel Artemis. That said, the pedigree has my attention: co-written by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse and directed by Craig Zobel, who all worked together on The Leftovers, including one particularly bonkers episode in season 3.

by **Peven** on Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:03 pm

so sorry wrote:
Ribbons wrote:Here's a teaser for something called The Hunt:

It feels a little reminiscent of recent high-concept Most Dangerous Game thrillers like The Purge or Hotel Artemis. That said, the pedigree has my attention: co-written by Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse and directed by Craig Zobel, who all worked together on The Leftovers, including one particularly bonkers episode in season 3.

by **so sorry** on Thu Jul 18, 2019 12:38 pm

Wolfpack wrote:
so sorry wrote:
Peven wrote:meanwhile, there is this movie on the horizon, though I think it looks too smart to get much attention....

Well it stars Brad Pitt, so its going to get more attention then it probably deserves. Looks like a mashup of the past few astronauts-in-peril-saving-the-world movies.

There were a few 'splosions. That might help a bit as well.

Second trailer, way different than the first.

by **caruso_stalker217** on Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:45 pm

Holy shit.

Not gonna lie. I laughed straight through this thing, beginning to end. I laughed so fucking hard I cried.

I can't talk shit about any other movie that comes out this year, because holy fuck what a trainwreck.

by **so sorry** on Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:51 pm

caruso_stalker217 wrote:Holy shit.

Not gonna lie. I laughed straight through this thing, beginning to end. I laughed so fucking hard I cried.

I can't talk shit about any other movie that comes out this year, because holy fuck what a trainwreck.

Yeah this is getting all the social media people all worked up today. It is really weird looking. This could go down as an all time Best-Worst movie thing.

Unless you're a furry. In which case, have a box of tissues nearby...

PS Fucking Rebel Wilson, I don't understand why this girl is still getting work. She is fucking horrible. HORRIBLE.

by **caruso_stalker217** on Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:37 pm

I feel sorry for the actress with the "introducing" credit. What are the odds this kills her career before it starts?

by **Wolfpack** on Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:56 pm

That wasn't singing. That was shouting.

by **Ribbons** on Sat Jul 20, 2019 1:18 am

so sorry wrote:
caruso_stalker217 wrote:Holy shit.

Not gonna lie. I laughed straight through this thing, beginning to end. I laughed so fucking hard I cried.

I can't talk shit about any other movie that comes out this year, because holy fuck what a trainwreck.

Yeah this is getting all the social media people all worked up today. It is really weird looking. This could go down as an all time Best-Worst movie thing.

Unless you're a furry. In which case, have a box of tissues nearby...

We like to make fun of Hollywood producers snorting coke and making bad decisions a lot. I'm pretty sure that's what actually happened here.

[snort] "Holy fuck, it's like the director of Les Miserables…" [snort] "...and Taylor Swift wants to be in this thing too!? It's like we're fucking printing money here!" [snort] "...this is going to be the Hollywood event of the fucking SEASON! Christmas, baby!"

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Jul 22, 2019 11:42 pm

caruso_stalker217 wrote:Holy shit.

oh the nightmares, they will be delicious.

by **Al Shut** on Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:05 am

I have no idea what everybody is talking about, looks pretty much what I thought a movie version of Cats (which I never saw, nor listend, nor paid much attention to) would look like.

I kind of like it, will check it out sooner or later, and hope it's a huge success that will lead to a live action The Cat Returns

by **Wolfpack** on Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:02 am

At least they didn't spell it with a Z.

by **so sorry** on Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:39 am

Al Shut wrote:I have no idea what everybody is talking about, looks pretty much what I thought a movie version of Cats (which I never saw, nor listend, nor paid much attention to) would look like.

I kind of like it, will check it out sooner or later, and hope it's a huge success that will lead to a live action The Cat Returns

I'm not sure if you're serious or not, but I can tell you that what made it so odd looking to me was the not-quite-CGI, not quite-costumes effect. Some of those close up face shots look amateurish, and the big complaint that I read most was the anthropomorphic choices (the girls have boobs, but the guys don't seem to have even a Ken Doll bulge). And there's a still shot out there of the main female dancer/performer doing a pirouette that makes you really question the digital animator's choice of where to attach the tail to her body :shock:

And that's the technical critique of mine. The hammy overacting Broadway style doesn't appeal to me personally, so it looks goofy as hell.

And it has Rebel Wilson in it. That alone should knock this thing down a few percentages on the Rotten Tomatoes-meter.