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16 years ago @ /Film - WB's Live-Action ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Part of the problem is that the story is extremely, extremely dense. Now you COULD thin the story somewhat by dropping some of the more out-there elements, but then you're not making Akira anymore.

Given the economic situation right now, you're not likely to get a project like this greenlit.

16 years ago @ /Film - Is Drag Me To Hell Rea... · 0 replies · +1 points

Different way to see the movie.

That said, I wouldn't give Raimi that much credit. He's a smart writer/director, but he gets his kicks foremost from grossing out and scaring folks.

16 years ago @ /Film - Comparing the BBFC and... · 1 reply · 0 points

I don't know...seeing genitalia mutilation up close might be harmful to this adult. Geez!

That said, if the movie is the vision of the director, then show it. Make it so that adults can see it -- because this is clearly a work for adults -- and let that be that.

The problem of course isn't the rating, but the marketing. An NC-17 rating means theaters won't show it since it won't generate the amount of money per showing than giving another screen to G-Force would.

16 years ago @ /Film - Early Buzz: The First ... · 1 reply · +3 points

About what I expected. I'll see it once...at matinee prices...3 weeks after it's come out...but I'll still see it.

17 years ago @ /Film - Box Office: Up and The... · 0 replies · +1 points

The one good thing about LOTL bombing is that it almost guarantees we will see Anchorman 2 next summer.

17 years ago @ /Film - Hobbit Round Up - How ... · 2 replies · +2 points

I always thought Martin Freeman (Arthur Dent in the Hitchhiker's Guide) was perfect for the role of Bilbo.

17 years ago @ /Film - LOL: The Asylum's... · 0 replies · +2 points

Bruce Boxleitner gotta eat. But that don't mean he should do this crap.

That said, the difference in the two films is money and licensing. One has it. One don't.

17 years ago @ /Film - Bryan Singer Fancies A... · 2 replies · +2 points

Wait...what's with the hatred for X-Men and X2? Singer actually did more right by them than any hack could have done (I'm looking at you, Rattner). Fact is that with over 50 years of history and over a 100 characters to choose from, Singer nailed the core aspects of the X-Men mythos. That counts for a lot.

His problem on Superman Returns was his inability to detach his movie from the Donner/Salkind series. Instead of it being a true reboot, it was a half-hearted attempt to keep something going that had run its course. Instead of giving us Darkseid, Doomsday or anything else intriguing, he went back to Luthor and his land grabs. And then shoved emotion where it wasn't needed by giving us Superkid.

17 years ago @ /Film - 45 Seconds of GI Joe: ... · 1 reply · +2 points

Dumb question from the back of the short bus: why are the GI Joe guys wearing those suits when the Cobra folks seem to be able to do all their destruction suit-free?

17 years ago @ /Film - Rumor: Katee Sackhoff ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Given how Fox set Reynolds up for a Deadpool movie, it makes more sense to put her up in that project than to try and reboot Daredevil (which was already rejected by audiences).

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