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AICN Exclusive: Nimrod Antal is directing PREDATORS - Q&A with Robert Rodriguez reveals more!!!
Hey folks, Harry here! I thought it was incredibly funny a couple weeks back when Latino Review landed another of the "names" on the short list for the directing job on PREDATORS. Robert Rodriguez and I don't really have a professional journalist and filmmaker relationship. We live in town. I know his family, he knows mine - we break bread and chat about a lot more than movies. So it always feels weird when I get 'called' out to be the CONFIRM guy on "Rodriguez" stories. Yes, he is in my cel phone, but I hate to be a pest and - honestly - I've known all the names on the 'short list' for a very long time. We discussed everybody at length, strengths, weaknesses and potentials. That said - he's the man making the decision on the man making the decisions on this project - and it is a very sensitive period. Generally, it's a fairly anonymous process when getting directors on a property - and the less leaked about the options is generally best - unless the options are TERRIBLE, in which case - BE LOUD. In this case, the short list was pretty damn cool. Younger talent, but the really cool guys that are coming into their own right now. Generally all with movies or at least A movie that we've been excited about.
After Robert saw ARMORED, which Screen Gems is releasing this holiday season, he told me he was very excited about Nimrod Antal. This was about a month and a half ago if memory serves, and in a couple of conversations and notes since that point... I had begun to gather he was heading in that direction. Sure enough 3 days ago Robert told me he'd decided on Antal as the man burdened with the awesome challenge of taking the sting of suckage and the sewer pipe of hell that has been placed into that crazy cool mouth of the PREDATOR in the two AVP disposable flicks.
Robert asked me to ask a few question to go with the announcement that you'll find below - along with his answer:
The first question I would have is this. Why didn't you take the reins on PREDATORS?
When I was hired to write the original draft back in 1994, i was only brought on as a writer. I never thought I'd get to work on it in any other capacity. So a few months ago, when Alex Young at Fox contacted me about re-inventing the franchise using my original draft as a template for getting as far away as possible from the AVP movies, I jumped on it. It's hard to be just a writer on a picture, because you write in some of your really great ideas, and then off they go to someone else and you have no real involvement after that. I was already booked up as a director when this came back to me, but I still wanted to have a hand in making it. So I lobbied to have the movie done through my studios so I could oversee it in a stronger position than a producer usually takes on. Alex came down and saw Troublemaker Studios, and the facilities and crew that I've built up over the past 12 years, and he felt right away that this is where the movie should be made and that doing it down here would be the best way to protect it from the studio system. He was keen on making a very "non-studio" picture.
So I'll be taking a more upfront role as a producer than would normally be the case in Hollywood.
I loved Nimrod Antal's KONTROLL - I thought VACANCY was, well atypical of the problematic work of Screen Gems and I know you've seen ARMORED. What was it about Antal's work that made him leap out to you as being the director of PREDATORS?
First of all, on a personal level I found him to be an outstanding presence, a great communicator full of ideas, and upon meeting him you can immediately understand how he is able to wrangle cast and crew and get the best out of everyone. I always loved Kontroll, where he proved himself to be a very resourceful and original filmmaker. When I saw Armored, I could tell he's also great with action and has a keen eye for casting. He reminded me of Quentin with how he was able to work with a group of very strong, singular actor talents and make it look effortless. I know he'll be able to get the most out of what we want to be an outstanding cast. We really want to go with a character driven action movie, because that's what we all remember about the original Predator, and we want to take it even further with this.
Your original PREDATORS treatment back in the day was a very large scale production. At what scale are we looking at for this movie? How big is this going to be?
The original PREDATORS script was large scale, because as a writer I didn't have to worry about how it would be made. I didn't care it was 1994, and that the majority of the movie wasn't even technically possible at the time. As far as I was concerned, that was going to be the filmmakers job. I just had to write a cool script.
Well, now it's come back to haunt me, but good news is that a lot of this (and a hell of a lot more) is doable today. We'll have to be cutting edge to pull it off, but that's what makes it exciting for us, and will be the challenge in bringing this to screaming life.
Will PREDATORS be shooting in AUSTIN at Troublemaker Studios?
Yes. Any stagework will be done here, and to take advantage of the new Texas incentive program, we'll need to shoot at least 60% of the movie in Texas. So sorry, Harry, you're gonna be tripping over predators this fall.
I know that Berger & Kurtzman worked on the original PREDATOR - and you've been a long time supporter of KNB, but Stan Winston's company is generally the company one thinks of when they think PREDATOR. Have y'all lined up a practical visual effects company yet and can we know who?
I think I'd put it the other way around, KNB has been a long time supporter of mine. They've always been there for me with scotch tape and popsicle sticks (cause that's all i could afford) to make my movies work, so I can't wait to finally give them a real budget to make some really kick ass creatures. And we know we don't want to go crutching on CG for this, so I need people I can count on and that I know will go the extra hundred miles to deliver. Nicotero and crew will be more than up to the task.
Give us a quick rundown on the planned story we're going to be getting, because PREDATORS - as you told me the first time we talked about this project, was always meant to be what ALIENS was to ALIEN. How do you and Antal beat McTiernan and Arnold?
I can't go too much into the story right now, because we're still writing. But it still involves a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors (that are not always from outside their group). So like the original movie, the title does have a double meaning.
Aliens was a different take on the Alien idea, and an original movie in it's own right, and that's what we want to do with this.
As to how this movie will be viewed, one of the guys at Fox told me "No one is ever going to talk about AVP again after this film, I will stake my life on it."
And he's a really nice guy, so I don't want to see him dead. Now that lives are at stake, it's no longer a job it's a mission.
Failure is not an option.
What do you see your process as being as Producer of this film?
So far working with my writers and director doesn't feel very different than my collaboration on Sin City, working with Frank Miller and Quentin. It's one for all and all for one.
Lastly, is it possible to make a truly badass film at FOX?
I won't really know until I make a movie there. This movie is being made at Troublemaker Studios.
So where do I come down on this? I'm way fucking jazzed to have PREDATORS shooting in my hometown. Seriously, that there will be a period of months where Predators and other alien monstrosities will be here... practical. That's killer. That they're keeping the Predator planet setting and framework - that's very exciting. A lot will fall on to Antal's shoulders here. This is a very big, PROVE IT project. I'm a huge fan of PREDATOR 2, but watching it on Blu Ray the other day - it made me giggle how insane that film is. As real as Predator feels, is how unreal Predator 2 was. I like that we're going into the Predator's homeworld not as an establishing shot, but as a place of primary action. That's genuinely killer... potentially.
Now let's see where they go on casting this bitch and how the script turns out. But I've heard some great stuff about ARMORED from people other than Robert, so I'm giddy about that flick. For all of us that loved KONTROLL... this is more along the path that I was wanting to see him go than his sophmore film gave us. Let's all hope they make this great! I just got an independent non-Robert source that told me the PREDATOR office is up and going and said it looked like things would get hot and heavy in the next 2-3 months! Exciting times for Austin film scene!
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It's nice to see Hollywood giving lesser known directors a shot at what could be a BIG film. Oh, and notice I didn't post "FIRST!" - because that is STUPID!
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raaaaaaaaaaaandy
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He needs to change his name badly.
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I've never heard you mention that in any article ever!!!
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thats it.
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Even if the effects were 10 times better than any film from Trouble Maker they would still suck.
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You are ignorant fucks who don't read, and learn everything you know about life from movies and television. "Nimrod" is the greatest hunter in all of myth. Fantastic name for the director of a Predator movie.
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He should stop being such a bitch in his divorce settlement (man up Alex, you're coming off like a pussy) Christ!
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Seriously- don't. As far as I am concerned Michael Bay, MCG, that dipshit who made the plants farting movie- they could be doing the Hobbit movie and it could be produced by Spielberg with on-set treats by Chris Nolan- I would not see it. I am so fucking tired of no-talent hacks writing piss-poor stories and slathering them with special effects and marketing, tuning them down of oa wide audience- these three directors are dead to me. Don't fuck up Rodriguez.
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A stupid fuck who has made it this far in life without realizing that when someone calls someone a "nimrod" in a derisive sense, they are using the word ironically. It's like hearing someone say "that guy's a real champion" in sarcasm and then thinking the word champion is an embarassment to whoever merits it.
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He and Shane Salerno tag teamed that piece of shit. Thanks guys. Maybe Alex finally did something to redeem himself with Nimrod... We'll see.
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Sick of getting my dick yanked by shitty recent Predator movies.
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I mention it, because if I don't - people in talk back will. That - and because it is utterly weird writing questions for a friend. Have you ever tried it? Like that KNB / Winston question. I never had a doubt that KNB would be the effects company in question. I asked it, so I could frame it so fans that didn't know, would know that 2 of the 3 founders of KNB, were involved in the original... but also because I was genuinely curious to see how Robert would handle that. But most of the questions one could ask at this point are tough, because they're still hammering at the script. Just starting the animatic process I bet, starting casting discussions, but not going out to actors quite yet, because they're hammering the script. As opposed to lots of directors that I get ACCUSED of being FRIENDS with, sometimes by the director's themselves. (God, if I could share some Text Messages, I've gotten this summer from people that think 6 phone conversations in 8 years constitutes FRIENDSHIP... jesus) Robert and I share a town together. He's flying around a whole helluvalot more than he used to - and we don't see each other nearly as much as we'd like, but it's weird to get exclusive announcing / interview pieces with people that it just feels so damn artificial to TYPE QUESTIONS to - for answers. When if I want to chat with Robert, I just call or txt him. Like I said. WEIRD.
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Too bad I live in Austin....oh wait?
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Is it ironic that someone with your name would know that NO ONE uses Nimrod ironically anymore? Society has co-opted the name as an insult. Put down your damn mythology books, go outside and get a fucking clue, nimrod!
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This sounds "hack free" except for Alex Young, of course.
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That means that there will be treachery from the humans, kind of like the Paul Reiser character in Aliens. But instead of being a greedy corporate shill who wants to collect samples, maybe he'll be a rapist, like Sean Penn in Casualties of War. Maybe he'll rape both humans and predators, who knows. Maybe it'll be a fat dude who eats up all their rations while they're sleeping. They'll wake up one morning, and all the chocolate dipped granola bars and bacon will be gone, and the fat dude will be like "One of the predators must of ate it", and his face will have chocolate smears on it...and perhaps ass smears from all the raping he did, too.
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Who's the DP, Shithead Dawson? I guess Numbnuts McCoy wasn't available. Nimrod? Really? I mean really? Must have had a rough childhood with that name.
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LOL - you got me there. BUT - I am sometimes asked to do journalist-y things. LIKE write questions for a story. LIKE set stories. LIKE follow up leads and confirm information with sources. LIKE assign other 'reporters' on stories for which they're best suited. But unlike journalists... I don't have a copy editor, I cuss, I use improper metaphors that I pull from my pert cute butt. But otherwise - I'm just a geek with 4.0 in every journalism class I was in. But I preferred my Creative Writing classes - and I loathed the TECHNICAL WRITING classes. SHOCK!
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July 1, 2009, 10:26 p.m. CST
"Harry here! I thought it was incredibly funny a couple weeks ba
by D.Vader
Why? Why would you think that's funny? Because it gave you a sense of power, that you "knew" the short list already?
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Don't give me any more of this Brian Tyler nonsense. Bring back the real deal.
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And the Predator's mouth? I had to read it 3 times before I could figure out what your intent was.
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well - if you wiki- NIMROD - you'll find several references. Given that Antal was born HUNGARIAN - I'm betting it's HUNGARIAN MYTH one - which as AUTODIDACT stated is the greatest hunter of MYTH. Which I always thought was DIANA. But ya know, you learn something new everyday. Respect cultures and they respect you. If you only see NIMROD as an insult, that's because you're only seeing NIMROD through limited information.
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No - it wasn't Power. It was funny because they knew I could get the answer lickety split, but when I read other sites it's always funny to see them calling me out. As being the guy that is gonna confirm or deny stuff.
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Were they, in their stories, "reaching out" so to speak to you, hoping for some sort of confirmation? Is that it?
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If you call someone a "nimrod" and it's an insult, that's an ironic use of the word. The fact that more people use it ironically than literally does not suddenly flip the ironic meaning to be literal, you fucking nimrod. (I'M BEING SARCASTIC/IRONIC WHEN I CALL YOU NIMROD, DESPITE YOUR ILLITERACY).
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Look...I may be flogged for this,but I thought the first AvP was an OK film(anything with Lance Henrikson cant be all bad). The second one though....jesus that was beyond horrible. Heres hoping we get a bad-ass R-rated return to the Predator roots. And FOX...dont give us any of this PG-13 shit. As a kid I saw all the Aliens and Predators movies IN THEATRES...one of my fondest memories is of going to see Predator 2 with my grandpa...and another fondest memory is the time me and my best friend watched the first Predator on VHS while his 5 year old sister was in the room....she spent the next two weeks walking around quoting Jesse Ventura. Good times...good R-rated times....
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Nooooooooo, MISTAKE! MISTAKE! Error! <p> Honestly, I know they're your friends and all, but come on, this is Stan Winston's baby. Don't do him and his company wrong like that, like PW Anderson did with the first AVP. <p> Extremely disappointed in your decision, Robert.
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July 1, 2009, 10:42 p.m. CST
Come on Harry, aren't you upset they're not going StanWinston?
by D.Vader
Weren't you very (rightfully so) agitated that Anderson didn't go with Winston for AVP?
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Again, whether they know it or not, the name Nimrod has been co-opted to be an insult. How can it truly be ironic if NO ONE sees the irony? Furthermore, if a tree falls in the woods, and no one's there to hear it, does it make a sound? Furthermore, you're still a fucking idiot (ironically)!
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With those text messages there...
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Given the setup & Rodriguez's involvement this sounds like it'll be a CGI/green screen orgy, which doesn't excite me inthe least. Then again we all know what Sam Jackson says about assumptions.
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probably the only reboot ive been 100% not worried about. Rodriguez wont let us down. Antal is a pretty great with visuals so I have faith in him.
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No, just because your typical moron has used it that way ever since a couple sitcom characters abused the term in the 80s, that does not mean the definition has changed. It has only changed for marketing victims like you. (you fucking vag beef).
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Terminator: Salvation was still far more enjoyable than Harry's piece of shit review. Seriously man, all the terrible shit you like and you chose that movie to rip apart? I wish you would have been more truthful about Land of the Lost - fuck THAT movie. And I was a Will Ferrell fan.<br> <br> On topic, this sounds awesome, and I'm not even a Predator fan. Cool.
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Here's a quick test to see whether you're a fucking moron or not: <p>You learn that Predators will be directed by a guy named "Nimrod". <p> What is your reaction? <p> A.) "How appropriate!" <br> B.) "Who named that guy!?" <p> I will post the answer key momentarily.
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What's up with the DVD column yo?
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Hahaha. I've never heard you make that claim before, even by inference. Always thought it was wise ... You might want to back off that one a bit.
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A.) Correct. It's a very cool name for the director of a movie about a planet full of hunters. <br> B.) Wrong. Go watch reality television.
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After saying Ghostbusters is the ugliest blu-ray you've ever seen because of the grain. Real discerning take there Harry. I'll never stop coming here as long as you keep the ID4 background, but get your head out of your ass man!
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You've lost this one. Whether you like it or not, words (or in this case, names) can have different meanings. The origin of Nimrod is anachronistic, pure and simple. And for the record, today's meaning of Nimrod comes from the old Bugs Bunny shorts. Looks like you just got schooled, Autodidact.
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It seems Robert won't be micro managed which was my main concern.
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Maybe I'm giving people too much credit, but I constantly notice positive references to "Nimrod." <p> A simple Google shows that the term actually started when bugs bunny called Elmer Fudd a "poor little Nimrod", which became a catchphrase that got shortened to just "Nimrod." <p> Trust me, whether you know the meaning or not, it's ironic when you use it. Especially if the person you're insulting does know the meaning.
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You're just fucking ignorant, guy.
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is "If it bleeds, we can kill it" <br> I say that without any sense of irony, it says everything you need to know about the film right there.<br> On a side note, and I may be feeling crushed in 18 months when this comes out, but I totally trust RR when it comes to this movie. Planet Terror was awesome, it's almost as if John Carpenter returned to chew some bubblegum and kick some ass, only to find that he was all outta bubblegum.
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July 1, 2009, 11:20 p.m. CST
Am I the only one who actually liked the first AVP?
by ZombieHeathLedger
I thought it was a pretty clever idea, the whole Mayan temple in the ice, the human sacrifices for the facehuggers, the battle/tests for the Predator warriors vs. the Aliens. Not too mention, the ending battle where the Predator makes a sword and shield for the heroine out of the head and tail of a dead alien. Plus anything with Lance Henrickson automatically gets cool points in my book. The second AVP however wasn't worth the film stock it was filmed on but the first one was a clever and enjoyable sci-fi action flick. Gonna be interesting to see what RR pulls off with the new one.
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Shame. PREDATORS sounds cool, though.
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.. is what I meant to type up there.
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...implied or WHATEVER...and i hope to fuck they're ditching that original script COMPLETELY..it was FUCKING WOEFUL. In particular the female predator thing was just embarassing... It's also obvious we're up for a el-cheapo bluescreen-fest yet again...which may or may not be a good idea... I think we can safely say whatever actual insights Harry will be providing will not reflect ANYTHING about the movie one way or another because they 'such great buddies'...What will be interesting is to see if Harry will have the testicles to actually call it if it sucks shit as bad as any of the AVP's. Im hoping it will be great, but its hit and miss with Troublemaker at the moment, just like his buddy Quentin.
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yes you are, its a nicely art directed vapid, suspense-less borefest.
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I got some bubble gum up my ass!
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utter hack..should be avoided like the plague...i know precisely who would kick this shit into another world...Thomas Newman, that's right..THINK, dude does wicked percussion driven music..and he's inventive...definitely worth considering
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Checkmate.
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The pyramid concept in that movie, with the 10-minute morphing concept that was used in one scene and then never referenced again was so stupid it made my head hurt. Please Robert Rodriguez, no dumb shit like that.
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like RR is espousing...there's no CHALLENGE ...allow someone OUTSIDE their little glee-club to mix it up. It's the one thing that could derail this completely...it needs someone with some serious skills in there...either in art direction..effects, music..someone outside their little love-in who brings a bit more depth to it. Nimrod, who i think is a decent director, ISN'T ENOUGH.
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Paul Verhoeven would be directing this, Conan, Die Hard 5 and a new Robocop all simultaneously whilst snorting some coke off a hookers tits and proclaiming that all you bitches leave.
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First, what argument are we having? <p>Irony is subjective. I'm not saying that people don't use "Nimrod" as an insult. I'm saying they're using an ironic phrase whether they know the meaning or not. It's just like calling an inept leader a "Poor little Alexander"... it's fucking ironic regardless of whether either person is aware of the historical role played by Alexander the Great. Bugs Bunny was most definitely using "Nimrod" ironically. <p> I said that people who laugh at this director's name are morons. That is my point. I'm not really interested in arguing the subjectivity or irony with a fucking titbrain like you. <p> Congratulations on learning a new word today ("Autodidact"... I know you had to look it up).
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Can't type perfectly when I'm frothing at douchebags.
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I am being unclear. <br> If a phrase is spoken ironically from the speaker's standpoint, that is irony. <br> If someone learns that phrase from context, but does not garner the ironic meaning, and proceeds to use it sincerely, their use of the term is still ironic in that someone who does know the real word origin (as opposed to merely the colloquial referent) will perceive it as so.
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Harry, do you consider me a friend? Look at my Name, for chrissakes.
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Really? Harry, you're the Man when it comes to movie gossip on the Web. Sincerely, you are like the Dick Clark of the Internet. You have played a significant role in the shaping of popular culture for the past 13+ years. But I would never describe you as a professional journalist. Because you're not. Daniel Pearl was a professional journalist. And it's OK you're not.
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That man is just too cool. Every time I hear him speak or in this case read his responses he just makes me smile. He is such a positive and creative person. He's a very good teacher as shown by his DVD extras and I also love his book. Oh and his movies are usually pretty awesome too. I hope this one rules as much as it sounds like it will!
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I hope you'll create distances from the AVP shitfest.
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It's NOT ironic if there's no IRONY! No one is using Nimrod ironically anymore. Nowadays, it is an insult, pure and simple. Get it through your tiny fucking brain! Nimrod Antal deserves every single joke headed his way for putting his name out there. ZoeFan hit the nail right on the head. Good night, Nimrod!
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Yes, there is. For the record, nobody ever used "Nimrod" as a compliment. It's a fucking name from history. <p> Do you think people are not being ironic when they call someone an "Einstein?".. Nobody has ever been called "a real Einstein" as a compliment. Do you see the irony there? <p> Let me know if you need some more examples. <p>Consider yourself mutilated.
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People's unawareness of the historical significance does not exclude them from irony. It's there whether you're aware of it or not, waiting to enrich your life if you would give up your fucking ignorance.
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Of course Einstein is ironic, because it refers to Albert Einstein. It has no other reference or meaning. Nimrod has taken on a whole DIFFERENT meaning. Therefore, it is NOT irony. If you're going to use examples, make sure they actually work, idiot.
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because he can't get JERICHO to run. won't even start due to a missing physxloader.dll - why the fuck isn't it on the disc? i knew i should have just watched REPO...
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Humor is, irony is not. Now I'll let you guys get back to arguing your google searches on the word nimrod.
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You just don't get it. The fact that you don't catch the reference does not remove the irony from the phrase itself. You don't have to intend irony for it to be present.
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Okay then I guess there is only one perspective on language.
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July 2, 2009, 12:16 a.m. CST
DID YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME THIS NEWS ON CANADA DAY?
by CharlesThomasMathews1978
The fucking anniversary where us Canucks won the war against alien cyborgs 500 years ago while that faggot Christopher Columbus was dressing Buffalo in women’s clothes! Oh, you didn’t know about the Alien Cyborg War did you? Well that’s because your education system hides the truth from you because the only fucking War you won was against a bunch of retards lead by a Charlie Chaplain look-a-like. The truth tastes like Wayne Gretzky’s taint doesn’t it Amerifag?
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And another point, calling someone nimrod isn't ironic. It's maybe ironic that the word nimrod has come to mean what it has, but saying "you're a nimrod" isn't ironic, regardless of the word's origin.
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You can call someone a Nimrod without intending to be ironic. The term itself holds the irony.
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July 2, 2009, 12:25 a.m. CST
HEY, MAYBE DON MURPHY COULD PRODUCE THIS....
by CharlesThomasMathews1978
That way you can guarantee that it will suck.
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July 2, 2009, 12:28 a.m. CST
SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT NIMROD YOU VAGINAL DISCHARGE!!!
by CharlesThomasMathews1978
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C'mon, somebody was gonna say it eventually.
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Where's that Scotsman fuckburger!?
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You need to stop typing before the idiot police arrest you. A normal man would have the reading comprehension skills to have given up your nonsensical argument 500 words ago, but I guess you are just forging ahead into a wall of logic and reason on pure animal aggression.
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No irony from any viewpoint there.
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July 2, 2009, 12:50 a.m. CST
"Okay then I guess there is only one perspective on language."
by Bass Ackwards
Its more that there's just a word with a definition.
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You can remove meaning and/or irony from a word by using it ignorantly for long enough. It's the only way to remove it, besides paint thinner. George Orwell wrote something about this, I'm sure of it.
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Awesome thought. How bout Danny Trejo (no way he won't make this cast) as Johnny 600 "if they knew the truth"
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Nimroad isn't Hungarian (jesus Harry) it's Jewish/Cannanite mythology. Nimroad is mentioned in like the 4th or 5th chapter of Genesis as being the greatest hunter alive, but it's closest modern assocation is that someone is an idiot, this argument is stupid
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This idea is ambitious, not completely convincing, and probably incredibly hard to make 'feel' like a real Predator movie. This concept changes the dynamic so much that I don't see how it will feel right, and not just feel like an altogether different movie with this creature design slapped onto it as an afterthought. And the more they flesh out the Predators, the more it will deflate the mystery of the original two films, which in turn weakens the interest of this new one.<p>So, a genuine (if skeptical) good luck to all involved. We've had our time wasted for years by the junk AVP concept and films. Please don't waste our time any further or dilute the power of the mystery of the originals.
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This sounds like it has great potential. Best of luck to the crew...looking forward to it.
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Adolf. Or Judas. Or Dingbat.
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July 2, 2009, 2:02 a.m. CST
I cant wait to hear laughter when his name comes on the
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... which is most people.
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Really? That franchise died out a long time ago
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were counting on you, none of this pg-13 bullshit.
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"[...]discovering unspeakable horrors <b>(that are not always from outside their group)</b>"<br> Come on, this is a fucking Predator movie! It doesn't need a corny "Man is the REAL monster" message! I really hope this is not, what it sounds like. I trust you, Mr. Rodriguez! Everything so far sounds cool, except for this one. Please tell me that I'm wrong with my assumption about what this line means!
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Why not? He has worked with RR before and judging by his performance in the latest Rambo he is still a prime time badass who could go toe to toe with the predator
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Shooting 60% at Troublemaker is worrying. I don't want to see another movie shot in a green box.
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...for your effort defending Nimrod. I am Hungarian and as Harry said it is not a common but certainly a normal name here. With no negativity or irony attached to it. But I guess most Americans are just way stupid to see further than his/her tv set. Anyway cos of this Nimrod should really change his name (which is a shame and a perfect example of the intolerance towards other cultures) to avoid insult from immature persons.
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We even had the bloody posters saying 2009? Or did they put it on hold to make way for Conan...out 2025...
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Well - two of the founders of KNB were principal make-up guys on PREDATOR along with Stan at that time. And KNB does brilliant work as well - I think make-up and special physical effects they're in great hands. It'd be nice to see a call out credit to Stan for the original design at the very least.
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I'm impressed that he first talks about working with actors and having good characters. That's the secret weapon of PREDATOR that nobody seems to remember. I mean, it has Arnold, Jesse the Body, Action Jackson, Bill Duke and Sonny Landham all on the team. Fuck the monster, you need a good cast of badasses. That's gonna be hard to match, especially in 2009 when they don't really make 'em like that anymore.<p> Anyway, don't fuck it up, and please don't go too heavy on the god damn green screens. I understand you gotta make Texas look like space, so you gotta use 'em, but make it look like they're in a real place, please. And Sin City does not count as a real place.
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Jesus tittyfucking Christ.
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borgnine etc...Have any of you guys checked out marketsaw.com? They have an awsome picture of a banner advertising the SD comic con. And the banner has a partial picture of Sam Worthington's Na'vi/human hybrid face. It looks like really good make up fx imho, but its cgi....
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by new Predator films. However, as crappy as this all sounds, it will get A-list coverage on AICN. What are friends for, right?
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Don't have a film-maker-International Scuba-diving Champion relationship. <p> Because I'm not the International Scuba-diving Champion.
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will be at SD comiccon on the first day (thursday) to cover the Avatar presentation.....
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I was hoping they'd get Neil Marshall to do it. Dog Soldiers IS Predator! Imagine what he could do with a bigger budget!<p> On a side note..southafricanguy, you still in Korea? Been offered a job in Seoul. Seriously considering it! Japan's dull now & all the best films lately are from Korea anyway!
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Haven't seen you around here in a while—do you have a link to the marketsaw page?
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in Korea, not going anywhere for a while still. Korea is awsome, but be sure its what you want to do dude, have you been here before? The cost of living is way cheaper, the women are sexier imho, and the foods awsome...
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think. Interested to hear your opinion...
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bout you?
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offered a job?
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July 2, 2009, 3:32 a.m. CST
Coverage of this film on this site has zero chance of being obje
by penhapus
The tone of the article comes across as decidedly Metatron; if you're being fed titbits about this project, you're not going to bite the hand that feeds.
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Now THAT'S a fucking movie...
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Or don't bother wasting our time.<p>
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I wanna know if this is still happening.
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He never said anything about a team. He said an "intense group" of people. It might be more interesting to have a varied group of people marooned/trapped on a Predator world, a la Pitch Black, than a team of cliché badass military types. <p> I'm cautiously optimistic at the moment. Nothing can be worse than the abysmal Strause/Salerno flyblown roadkill known as AvP: Rectum.
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I KNOW this is gonna sound crazy. but in a lot of ways i think its SUPERIOR to the original. i've been reading and reading and hoping that someone would even fucking mention it.... and all i get is an "unreal" tag? ... not just unreal, but as unreal as real the original was?. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU NERDS???
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TROPHY WALL with a fucking ALIEN on it, the FUCKING AWESOME DISK FRIZBEE WEAPON or the awesome GARY BUSY gary busey, or the fact that is a movie set in THE NEAR FUTURE that doesnt have FUCKING FLYING CARS AND DUMB SHIRTS and other shit; the scenes where it pays homage to the original like the medkit/repair - HE FUCKING PUNCHES THE MEDICINE CABINET AND CRUSHES GLASS/TILE fucking brilliant next step from the original hanging out in a tree branch to the sequel level DANNY BOY, mexican titties, G O D D A M N K I N G W I L L Y there is so much awesome in this movie i dont understand why it isnt given the same fucking respect as Terminator2 or Alien2z.
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the RACE CARD....... yea, you heard me.
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is as delicious as it is cheap as shit but makes me miss words / punctuation when typing. FYI
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It does sound crazy, Predator is way better then Predator 2. Sorry, but by all means. List what was superior in Predator 2 to that in Predator.
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i agree, sounds like a good movie. ....called PREDATOR
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Predator 2 is great.
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but Predatoe 2 is a masterpiece compared to the bland, neutered shit we get nowadays.
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...I think Predator is superior, but Predator 2 is a great sequel and a cool movie in its own right. Compare P2 to the shitquels we get in just about every franchise today -- including Predator.
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besides BUSEY, TROPHY WALL, POPULATED CITY, BILL FUCKING PAXTON, CAPS LOCK, cooler weapons, a more personal location (unless YOU live in the JUNGLE) a better hero (YEA I JUST SAID THAT) ....look, i'm not saying its MUCH better, like 596 is much better than 595... they both still kick 300's ass....... and i like 300.
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just the means provided by this here cheap whiskey bottle and the few hours left before my girlfriend (yep a real one, but no, not "hot" wakes up).. but honestly i'm sick of it being overlooked. SHOULD be grouped in with other amazing sequels of its time like i said - TERMINATOR2/ALIENZ/ROBOCOPZ2/... ..yes i'm a comics nerd but i barely read any of those crossovers.
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atleast you seem to give it some regoddamnspect... which is more than i've seen so far in my scrolling adventures
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...to lump you in with the rest, your original/to/sequel/-scale is different.
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sorry, i just like saying that.
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vs alienterminatingpredatorcobras!!!!!!!
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NO OFFENSE but i wanna talk to someone besides You... but i might not have a choice. so
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banner advertisement for SD comic con at marketsaw.com yet?
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FUCK YOU. i can say that because i'm going to bed, and you probably already did an hour ago. so FUCK YOU AGAIN. oh and HEY...CHECK MY LIST 3 POSTS ABOVE YOUR ASSHOLE QUESTION, AND THEN CHECK THE ONE 5 POSTS BELOW IT. then suck your thumb till you take a nap. call me - i love you sweetie/
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Mark my words; this film is going to be shit. Loved the first 3 aliens and both preditors, but they were of there time. Studios are in this for the money, period. People (thick people that is) will see this and it will make some people a lot of money, the script does not need to be good, the director does not need to be talented, the actors dont need to act well. All that matters (to the studio) is to produce 90 min movie that the plebs will shell out for. You all know this, deep in your hearts you know the studio is going to fuck this together, make some quick cash and the next day every one on these message boards will be bitching as usual. Even if every one who reads this site refuses to see it , it will STILL make a profit. There are too many stupid people out there! there is apsolutly NO chance this movie will meet the standards we wish we could see in film. Not a chance in HELL. Any one who thinks otherwise, just remember.. Transformers, Terminator Salvation, AVP 1&2, Wolverine... which reminds me...... remember the "g-day mate" Hugh Jackman letter regarding the reshoots to keep people sweet!WTF!! Lies, all Lies. No amount of back and forth chat with Rodreguez is going to hype things up for me thats for damn sure! Look i know curiosity gets the best of me just like everyone else and i might be tempted to check out these movies, but thats what torrents are for (THANKS AXXO!). boooooo, i hear some of you cry! But c, mon everyone does it. We all know Harry watched that Wolvie leak that time dispite what he says. Later Kids, and sorry the spelling mistakes, I can’t be arsed checking this before I post!
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dude(sz) thanks 4the Piranha 3D info!!
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...those text messages McG sent to you after your T4 review went up. Cargill/Massawyrm mentioned them on the /Film podcast so I guess that's who you're talking about, right? Also, LOVED Kontroll (awesome soundtrack, too) and Antal is an intriguing choice for this.
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GIANT PIG!!!
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Fingers crossed this develops into a worthy companion to McTiernen's original.
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Might as well named him Nimconpoop.
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Like someone above me said, it was of its time. There was no irony, there was no "sense of wonder" about it, it was just a straight up action movie, with an awesome bad guy and just as cool good guys. I'm not convinced that RR can emulate that, but if he's able to get those elements right, like Cameron was able to do when the Alien franchise was fleshed out in Aliens, I'm more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I don't want to hear about "this is going to wipe away the memory of AVP" or "you're going to see things you've never seen before" or "we're taking the franchise in a whole new direction" or anything like that. Get the big things right, and the little things will fall into place easily.
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is that it had a GIANT FUCKING PIG in it. Even if it was factually incorrect. No mere mortal could have slain one of my brethren! <p>Take heed, meatbags!
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That's all.
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Harry, would Rodriguez mind if you let us know the names of the other candidates on the list? I know it's probably not going to happen out of respect for the people who didn't get the job, that's understandable. But, on the other hand, we know for a fact that Neil Marshall was considered and was on the list, and I haven't lost an ounce of respect for him for not getting the job... so what's really the harm in letting us see what COULD have been? Just a thought.
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I got dragged off to do the grocery shopping:-(. How un "Dark Shite"-esque is that? <p> I don't know yet. Gotta just show up & find out after the training period, I suppose. Good money though-Japanese salary in Korea! Can't be bad. What is it there, 3% tax or something? I'm really tempted.
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your income tax back at the end of your year long contract here in Korea. So dude, what do you think of the Na'vi picture?
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She got everything that a grown man needs, oh baby.
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Yeah I did, I guess we're only a couple of weeks away from some footage/a trailer? Exciting times.
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He's doing action movies again these days. He doesn't have to be the main character, but I'd love to see him in this.
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because it was an awful movie. McG, how does it feel for you to be inducted into the "this movie shouldn't have sucked but it did suck" hall of fame? Here you will find such movies and movie franchises as AvP, Wolverine, X3, Matrix 2-3, and well, every other movie at Fox.
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Where's that? Maybe I skipped something in this TB, but I haven't seen it on here. Unless my pc is playing up again.
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Transformer and GI Joe.
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His soundtrack to Planet Terror was great.
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I didn't see Vacancy because I hate Luke Wilson and his blank grin, and Armored doesn't look very good, but I know Nimord's got the skills because Kontroll is brilliant.
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I don't need the whole Fast and Furious cast, but Diesel and Rodriguez work really well together. It would be cool if they could round out the human cast with some other cool actors of different ages. Maybe get Snipes too. And throw in that Harry Potter kid or something out of left field just to shake it up.
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UPDATE THE FUCKING TALKBACK EDITING FEATURES!!! MY IPHONE HAS BETTER EDITING FEATURES THAN THIS FORUM!
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Maybe with an Unrated DVD. I'm willing to put money on that.
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Off of the Expendables and just use that cast.
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The language anyway? It would be awesome if they went all Mel Gibson on us and made it all in a crazy fucking language.
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Will there be an arm wrestling match in this film?
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And if you can't joke about other cultures without getting your panties in a bunch, you take yourself too seriously. Based on the fact you don't know me, I can understand why you'd take what I wrote as being serious. But it was just a jest.
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Too close to AVP in my books. We want to get as FAR away from that as possible. If possible get actors from third world countries who have never heard of AVP.
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The Na'vi picture is a banner on display outside the Comic-Con centre. Close-up of a face with some bio-luminescent lights on it. Nothing to get too excited about. Yet.
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I've been looking around the site thinking I missed something.
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I could definitely see him wasting a few predators.
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only does kids movies now.
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Goddamit, Stan Winston's people fucking CREATED the Predator, and not only have we had to suffer through two ADI clusterfucks, but now ANOTHER effects company is going to usurp the throne? Where's the respect?! I'm still jazzed for this, but my enthusiasm has been somewhat diminished...
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...but you keep ghosting us like this, and I'm going to cut you real quiet, and leave you here to bleed. That's the line that pulled me into 'Predator', long before the violence and special effects. You've got quite the challenge, Nimrod.
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I didn't know Michelle Rodriguez was in them. She's still awesome.
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The AVP movies were so horrible, people probably have them confused with Resident Evil.
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"WHAT A SHOWER OF BASTARDS"! Legacy Effects, I say! Legacy Effffeeeeeecttss...: http://www.legacyefx.com/index.html. Legacy Effects.
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I had to go through both his shit movies. Didn't know better for The Marine, had to support the Mayor of Body-More Carcetti in 12 Rounds. Did you know both of them is the same movie? If anything, Stone Cold vs. Predators!
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Just kidding, I know it is quite a noble name. <P> -lol-
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The thing to remember about SIN CITY is that it wasn't the revolutionary box-office hit that people hope it would be, and when low-budget flicks like the proposed sequel to MY BLOODY VALETINE won't get made because that movie (called a 'hit' by many) didn't make "enough" for it to warrant a sequel, stuff like SIN CITY 2 is guaranteed not to happen. Oh, and PREDATORS will be PG-13 for sure.
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... recently came from McG, who said the studio told him that it would be just fine if he wanted to make TERMINATOR SALVATION R. Meanwhile, toy companies were creating dozens of toy tie-ins to the supposedly-possibly-'R'-rated-flick. Yeah. Uh-huh.
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Michelle was in Resident Evil which was directed by the guy who did AVP.
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Harry nonwithstanding ... as studios more and more realize how little impact internet websites have on the movie industry, and how utterly and completely irreevant online bloggers are in terms of projecting box-office (SNAKES ON A PLANE, anyone?), expect a lot of those "friendships" to vanish, as well as invited set-visits, gifts, freebies, etc. Harry really is friends with RR - I know this is true. But I predict a cold shoulder from the studios that will hearken back to pre-internet days ... coming VERY SOON.
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I guess you never had a Terminator 2 toy? Or Aliens toy?
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Starring Gaylord Fokker, Dick Butkus, Dick Van Dyke, Courtney Cox, and special appearance by Engelbert Humperdink.
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Don't be getting your panties in a wad that RR's Predator will be total greenscreen. One, he specifically said they don't want to be leaning on a CG crutch! And (B), whatever environment the Predator planet is given, there is a location in Texas suitable for live-action filming in that environment. For example, if they wanted the jungle locale of the original it's available within an hour's drive of Austin at Palmetto State Park. Forest, desert, mountains, prarie, whatever they need it's right here.
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July 2, 2009, 9:36 a.m. CST
Get Alan Silvestri so score and Shane Black to inject some cool
by judge dredds fresh undies
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I'm inclined to give RR rope and at least feel they get a lot of what made the first one good (something lost on all the people working on these terrible recent era installments) but anymore I just feel like the first movie exists just fine on its own. Some of the enigma of the creature/Predator is what makes it effective and the movie was ALWAYS about that Sgt. Rock crew and not the monster. I'm hopeful but skeptical. Wish them luck with this though as I think intent is on the side of good here for a change.
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to assuage any fears of weeping wound suckage from this upcoming film. I hope that Rodriguez truly understands that. <P> Don't promise us a badass movie, eventually, on DVD. Give us a badass movie in theaters that can only have its badassery accentuated with an "unrated edition" on DVD.<P> If you look at Predator and Predator 2 the level of violence is so over the top, so adrenaline inducing, well those movies are just fun to THINK about. <P> Just like Alien and Aliens are fun movies to reminisce on. <P> That's the level of quality and commitment us fans are looking for. <P> Personally I was holding out that Marshall would get the directing gig, only because I've seen more of that guy's stuff. <P> I guess seeing Armored later this year will let me know how excited I should truly be about Antal directing. I thought Vacancy was a pretty damn good (and very quick) little Horror film. Kinda throwbackish and very enjoyable. So, from what I have seen of Antal's work, I've liked it. That's a good sign.<P> Good luck and Godspeed and any other mumbo jumbo that can help in making this a successful venture. <P> Because dammit, I want this movie to be all kinds of awesome.
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Tough times the kid must have had at school.
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But I'd guess Nimrod is at least an accepted name where he's from, if not a common one. And I'm pretty sure the name Nimrod kinda developed into an insult over time and most likely only in the English language. <P> There are literally billions of people on this planet that don't speak English folks.
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Just like Terminator 3&4, Predators will never live up to the greatness that is the original movie. It'll just end up diluting it. No one involved in this project is worthy enough for Predator.
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July 2, 2009, 9:50 a.m. CST
WalkenLives, the point is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
by SoylentMean
As long as somebody sees those dollar signs in Hollywood a project is at least going to get greenlit. This one will hopefully go the extra distance and rip the spines out of the atrocities that were the AVP films.
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Bugs Bunny calling Elmer Fudd a "poor little Nimrod" was NOT ironic inasmuch as Fudd was a rather unsuccessful hunter.
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is it SOUNDS like an insult to begin with. Bugs Bunny WAS using it ironically, but when you hear it as a kid, it just sounds like a Funny Name that Bugs has MADE UP. People are less familiar now with Biblical references than they were when the cartoon was originally made.<br /><br />Autodidact is essentially correct though. When you say "No Shit, SHERLOCK!" you're teasing someone for stating the obvious, but the reference only works if the person being teased knows that you're being IRONIC by comparing them to Sherlock Holmes.
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Bear McCreary to score. Please! Can you imagine the hunting on the Predator planet with those fucking drums banging away?! Damn, please convince RR.
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Harry, the DVD column's been missing for two weeks. Did you file the missing columns report? Do the cops have any leads?
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Harry, the DVD column's been missing for two weeks. Did you file the missing columns report? Do the cops have any leads?
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double post
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..it' does everything a sequel is supposed to do. It gives the audience more of the same only ramped up, but also introduces new, and in my opinion, interesting characters and puts them in unique situations. The entire "urban jungle" motif the film was going with was cool as hell, and Hartigan was the shit. Maybe it's just people aren't able to accept a Predator film without Arnold....puzzling.
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That slap in front of Busey's face, I still do that to suckahs I don't like.
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and yes to Alan Silvestri for the score. Also, Legacy Effects RR, you fuck face!
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Fox just can't let this franchise die with dignity... well it never had any sort of diginity after these continuing follow ups that truly sucked. Thanks to the richness of the comics from darkhorse fueled these wretched abominations. Rodriguez Predator will simply be a September or a march release, if he's lucking this thing will be release where JJ Abrams Clovercrap was lauched in January. Let the predator die!
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ok 1st, Anyone who doesnt understand why NIMROD is funny is a NIMROD!! Think we give 2 shits if the Hungarians say Steve means asshole??!! 2nd Pred 2 kicked fukin ass!! 3rd. Anyone that thinks Alien 3 was good is a fukin idiot!! That movie sucked balls to no end, boring as fuk, and the story was horrible.It made A2 worthless, that pissed me off!
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July 2, 2009, 11:15 a.m. CST
Shit man, are you really pimping Alexandra Kamp on AICN!?
by DerLanghaarige
I mean...seriously?
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Are you a doctor?
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July 2, 2009, 11:19 a.m. CST
BTW, what's up with all that "His name is Nimrod" shit?
by DerLanghaarige
I understand to some degree the discussion about "McG", but I don't see the problem about a Hungarian man named "Nimrod".
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how he has cool directors in his cell phone, that's pretty stupid. harry seems like the kind of person who would tell the birthday boy that he knew about his surprise party a long time ago to make himself feel good about it.
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Val Kilmer in this, that would be awesome. Him and Stephen Doriff made a pretty cool team in Felon, it would be cool to see them back together but with Val being more of a bad ass. Also if they got Tommy Lee that would be cool. Since this is a throw back movie all everyone is going to want are old actors. <P> But I doubt any really heavy hitters will show up for this. I could see Stone Cold getting on board. Though if this is just a Predetor movie set in the Predetor world, just a movie about Predetors daily lives it does not really matter who's in it because their our no humans. That would be great if they made some silly comedy about the mudan day to day life of being a Predator.
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The only question I really care about is "Have you spoken to ARNOLD about this, and does he have any interest in returning?" I keep hearing about the "Aliens" parallel, but its important to remember that there was one major returning character in RIPLEY. Making "PREDATORS" without Arnold's participation would be a giant mistake.
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now make this film fucking awesome
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thats just funny hehhehehhehe... i'm gonna go post in the blue dong thread...
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...the westerner conceit stereotype; "the ugly American". The idea being, since Bugs Bunny used the name as an ironic insult, and it has since been used as such by many people, resulting in its true origins being lost to antiquity to most commoners, the name is stupid. The person thinking this, of course, doesn't take into account Nimrod as an insult is a western, and probably more specifically, an American cultural idea. <p> So this man who comes from another country, is supposed to be ashamed of a name that has no negative connotation where he comes from, and if he was wise, he would change his name for American audiences..y'know, do a McG, so that we may slam him for that as well.
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I actually prefer Silvestri's score on Pred 2 more than the first.
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Magic,Fucking Voodoo magic mon!
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Seeing as Rodriguez will have heavy involvement and it'll be done outside the studio systemn. But it MUST be hard R. Why the hell didn't you ask him that Harry? <p>Sounds to me like this is what Predator 2 should have been - a complete 180 from the first movie. Arnold should have been in every Predator - Dutch could and should have been like Ripley in the Alien series.<p> Predator 2 was not all that good. Granted, it looks like a gourmet platter next to all the cheap fast-food dogshit swilled out today, but it doesn't really have a strong core concept like Pred 1-which can be boiled down to the high concept of: A team of soldiers. Stalked by an alien hunter. In the jungle. Simple, immediate, atmospheric, and effective. Predator 2 was just a Predator coming to a big city during a gang war and hunting. And eventually the cops find out. But there's no real sense of claustrophobic or direct jeopardy. If danny glover or his team had never encountered the predator and it had finished up its hunt and left, nothing would have been gained or lost. Arnold's team was in immediate danger. So there's no real personal stake or any real story in Pred, which is why it doesn't really work as a movie. This could also be because apparently the studio cut huge chunks and sub-plots from the film, or so I've heard anyway. Some cool elements alone do not a great movie make. Something Rodriguez and this other guy should keep in mind.
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"personal stake or any real story in Pred 2"<p>After 13 years, I take it you never will update this site with an editing function for the talkbacks, Harry? Fuck you.
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As far as ya know!!
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so based on your theory a man in my country should be ashmed of his biblical name 'Nimrod' cos in your country Bugs Bunny developed an insult out of it, and then he must change it? sad. very sad. but looking at all the flames Nimrod always gets I agree. he should change it for professional reasons. I fuckin hate this debate. TALK ABOUT THE FUCKIN MOVIE PEOPLE!
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<p>Nimrod was a Biblical character, known as a great hunter and the founder of the city Babel, where the Tower of Babel was built. It later became Babylon.</p> <p>There is a legend that the sons of Nimrod founded Hungary. Therefore, the name is pretty popular there, I guess.</p> <p>Bugs Bunny made a joke about Elmer Fudd being a "poor little Nimrod," meaning that he was a terrible hunter. Somehow this turned into an insult, although I doubt that means anything to a Hungarian.</p> <p>And, if you really think about it, it's a pretty awesome name. Just imagine a viking named Nimrod. See? That's better.</p>
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Yes, based on my theory some people diving headlong into the "ugly American" persona think like that. I didn't say anyone "should" be ashamed and change their name to satisfy such myopic views. Hell, i can ask 100 people outside the door in Times Square if they knew what Nimrod meant or how it should be used, and id be surprised if ten people knew. People in geek circles tend to assume too much about what the average joe knows and the verbiage they use normally.
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Predator 2 doesn't get enough love. It builds slowly to an awesome climax that I may actually prefer to the fairly silly climax of the first film (which is an unmitigated classic). <p> We'll know if this movie is for real by the casting. If I see any hot women, or girly-man actors in the "team" that ends up on the predator planet, that will indicate suckage. <p> Frye77 your reading comprehension sucks. AnakinsDiapers was defending the name and pointed out that it requires ignorance to find the name "Nimrod" inherently funny. The type of people who (quote/unquote) learn a word from context without ever grasping or seeking the definition. Go back to reality television, it takes all types to make the world go round and we need an ignorant base in our society otherwise the marketing/advertising industry would collapse (and the rest of "the economy" with it).
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I care more about that than Predators.
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No, I didn't forget Shane Black. I was listing all the bad motherfuckers in the movie, not all the good screenwriters.
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Of course it's not as good as the first one, but it's got such a nightmarish near future feel to it, with the streets a war zone even before the Predator gets there, and the great ending where Danny Glover impresses them as hunters. Since Arnold obviously isn't gonna come back for more than a cameo (if that) I hope they can get ol' Danny Glover in there. The Predators will be disappointed though that at his age he doesn't live up to the legends.
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he was buying laserdiscs and i was drooling..got his autograph and a paycheck stub...im an idiot.
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Interesting article. Good work Harry. Have a cookie. Not too excited about the director, but I've only seen Vacancy so I'll wait to see the final product. And Predator 2 wasn't very good. Danny Glover sucks sweaty balls. How do you go from "Get to the CHOOOOPPPPER" Arnold to "I'm too old for this sit" mumbling old Glover.
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If this is going to be the Aliens of Predator might as well have Michael Biehn. He's already worked with Rodriguez before and the dude needs work.
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Ok, I'm not saying it was better than the first or second of either franchise, but I would have to put it above Aliens 3 and 4. The story brought both species to earth, had good action, and tied it up with no evidence except a woman's word on what happened. The Predator's acted the way Predator's should, and the testing ground pyramid was cool. The only problem was the alien incubation time, which could be explained as the Predator Tech was juicing the eggs to evolve faster than normal. AVP2 unfortunately was shite.
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As was stated in the article and sentiments throuhout this talkback, the real reason Predator is a classic is because of the characters, not the Predator. Dutch, Blaine, Poncho, Billy, Mac, Dillon, these are the characters that make Predator what it was. The movie can be quoted endlessly. Name two characters in AVP that were interesting and noteworthy. Lets here two quotable lines from that movie. AVP was forgotten the moment the movie ended. There is nothing to that movie.
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called Biytositas (Insurance). The guy is positively weird. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdBkuEMPzdM
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Tell the truth dude, Shia LeBeef is the lead isn't he? Just tell us now so we don't form a mob squad and visit your home later when it's revealed that he indeed IS the lead role.
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It was pretty alright and had a decent story, most of all you could play as both the Predator and Arnold's Dutch character!!!
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I mean, Nimrod Antal, come on, it's ain't a terrestrial name. They guy is another asshole like Tarantino with more talk than walk.
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Where there were like four different sticks and you could play as Homer/Marge/Lisa/Bart? Marge had like a Vacum cleaner? That game was awesome. A few years back I was driving and at a crowded stop light I saw some dingy truck that had it straped to the back with another arcade. I should have followed him and seen where it ended up.
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I need to see this. I kept thinking you were talking about that Dustin Hoffman movie. The does it hurt one.
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It might be funny but just to put things into context. Different words have different meaning in different languages. For example Barack Obama's name in Hungarian means Obama, the Peach (Barack means Peach in Hungarian). Still nobody laughs about it in Hungary, they just accept it and that's it.
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What made the comics work so well in 1989 was the creation of believable Predators, especially Broken Tusk. We need to be able to cheer and boo both humans and Predators. To quote Ripley: "I don't know which species is worse. You don't see them screwing each other over for a percentage."
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ok enough with this PC police shit, it's a fucking stupid name already. My name is Ocean, that's pretty fucking lame too, it's just a name and his name just happens to suck. No big deal.
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I always liked the Krustyland Stage. You should have followed that truck and stole that arcade!
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It's his last name Antal. You read it on the big screen wrong and it comes across as "Nimrod Anal." Sounds like a gay porn star.
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Amalgamated Dynamics really ruined the original work done by Winston & KNB.
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True, I can't quote any good lines from AVP. But do you have to quote from a movie to make it decent? Predator and Aliens have great quotes, but then they are really great movies not just decent. I enjoyed the "history" of the Predators on ancient earth and the fight scenes. The surviving Predator was the most interesting character in the movie, including the humans.
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Is now needed to be signed up a.s.a.p. He and only he can make this film fit with the other two Predator films. Alan Silvestri's Predator scores are essential to the film's themselves, he has to be signed up for Predators.
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Enjoying aspects of a movie doesn't mean the overall film is something that deserves praise in any fashion. I'm certain G.I.Joe will have some nice visuals, and Ray Park as Snake Eyes promises some nice fight choragraphy at the very least. But that isn't gonna make me give the film a pass. Yes, i thought the history they presented about the predators and Aliens was cool, and taken from the comics more or less by the way, but that doesn't mean shit if none of the human beings are actual characters worth mentioning. <p> Look, all of the AVPs are constructed like a slasher picture, where all of the people are ciphers used just to pass the time and set up for future "cool kills". That's an insult to both franchises.
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But can I get the last 10 minutes of my life back please?
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for looking forward to this shit.
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I'm with you buddy. I'm not praising the film, but I dont' think it was shite. I enjoyed it for what it was, I thought the three Predators had a good "Oh Crap" body language when the humans accidentally set off the trial ahead of schedule and they didn't have their weapons. Little things like that were good. Thinking about the slasher comment, didn't Predator play out that way as well?
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I'd have to say no. Why? None of the main characters were ciphers. We cared about them. And again, we can go all day quoting lines they had to say. <p> I didn't mention Alien and Aliens because the talkback is about Predators, but the same argument goes for that franchise. We have a sci-fi/horror film with a strong ensemble cast, with writing which knows how to use the short time we have with such a large cast to never the less give the viewers memorable characters which elevate the picture. TWO franchises built on such strength relegated to AVP is a crime.
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of it! It's basically ALIEN in a jungle, and that's cool. ALIENS worked because they were still fucking scary and we hadn't been oversaturated by shit sequels. PREDATORS? Who will honestly see this shit?
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SHIT! MAKE IT HAPPEN SLY!!
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I'm tired of these mutha fucking Predators on this mutha fucking plane!
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Predator. With Carl Weathers.
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You are right, the characters were 10000 times better in those movies. I think AVP could have been much worse. Just look at AVP2. I hope Predators will be good, though with movies these days, I worry. Terminator 4 stunk. And I can't take my 10 yr old to Transformers because of the language I've heard is in it. Why do you have to put that into a film based on Transformers? Sorry I digress.
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Well..I haven't seen all of RR's work but I have seen enough to know he has a problem with self-restraint.<p>I love vampires yet 'Dusk Till Dawn' is a purely kick ass vampire movie...until the vampires show up and it turns into a shitfest(Salma Hayek being the obvious exception).<p>And those 3d movies and shark boy? wtf? I know they're for kids but what kind of kids? The ones who mainlining pixie-stix?<p>The Antonio Banderas stuff also suffers from RR's corny lack of self-restraint (the extreme example of this is Michael Bay) and I think shows him to be more of the John Woo school than the Tarantino school (insofar as shit explodes as RR's people walk calmly towards the camera and QT's people typically have interesting things to say making them more interesting to watch).<p>I've seen nothing of Nimrod's work but I have to say that the words of Fox execs is worth exactly dick at this point...<p>All that said, I'm not very fond of the idea of going to the Predator planet as it could be de-mystifying in a bad way (ala Zombie's Halloween). Not to mention how is it going to be possible to travel to another planet...particularly with the cast being a "serious group" and by implication, NOT astronauts/explorers..unless it's set WAY in the future. And I think that's the wrong way to go as well.<p>Predator worked for reasons far more succinct than just "being a badass alien mutherfucker who kills highly-trained, machine-gun armed soldiers with his bare hands" and I personally doubt that RR has the restraint to keep that nuance in check.<p>If he pulls a Lucas ala Empire and just guides production and truly lets Nimrod do his thing...and Antal proves up to the task..we might be in for something very special.<p>But then again, we might get an undead vampire band playing magically appearing giant rubber pieces vaguely resembling body parts (I still think Tarantino directed the first 30-45 minutes of 'Dusk Till Dawn'; altho whomever is responsible for that most delicious and breath-taking line delivered by the ultra-supreme-hottie, Juliette Lewis, is a fucking mega-genius and one of my personal heroes).
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instead. ;)
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FUCK CAMMY, where's my mutherufcking AVATAR trailer, you self rightoeus cocksucking puny king of the world bung hole surfing insestious shit eating pirate turd. <p> Spelling aside, we will get a fucking PREDATORS trailer before we see anything from FUKING AVATAR. <p> God Cameron is a vagina.
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filming in Austin, homebase for Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios. Yup, its a green screener. An important character in the first is the jungle itself, and the fact that McTiernan filmed it on location grounds the fantasy in reality. I'm afraid this will become another "Oh gee look at the cool visuals" movie.
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and finds out there's a PREDATOR in the jungle! Live Fast and Die Predators!!
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"As to how this movie will be viewed, one of the guys at Fox told me "No one is ever going to talk about AVP again after this film, I will stake my life on it." So this film is to wash the bad taste of AVP R out of our mouths, just as AVP R (you guys want R-rated action and gore..we'll give it to you, along with a shitty script, direction and acting) was to wash the bad taste of AVP out of our mouths...Keep going Fox, you'll get it right eventually.
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Hes the only one that makes sense.
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STALLONE.
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Please let us know.<br><br>
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Damn straight, Skippy
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http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2009/07/avatar-taking-over-san-diego-comic-con.html
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Professionally non-hetero!
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If I cared any less about that Avatar movie, I'd forget it existed entirely, but this site just won't let me or anyone else forget in bliss. You fuckers!
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Wow Harry, can't believe you haven't told us that before. Oh wait, you did. Many times.
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STALLONE!!!!!
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Just thought a little Avatar in the Stallone stew would divert people's attention away from another re-make.
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That doesnt suit the franchise...it'd be remembered like Jaws 3D. Keep in traditional in most fronts...
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July 2, 2009, 5:34 p.m. CST
I would prefer a traditional WWII setting.............(with STAL
by GibsonUSA Returns
I agree with the poster who said for these alien movies, the setting is a character in itself. I wouldnt want CG leaves...I want actual trees the characters walk through.<BR><BR> I'd prefer a WWII setting with an alien hunter caught in the middle.
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If not, i`m not interested!
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NO CGI SHIT!
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"A mighty hunter before the Lord.."
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Longtime reader, never felt compelled to post until now. "Failure is not an option" is what it took for me to finally get on board with geeking out for this movie. Please deliver...
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they better get this right or they better do justice to the orignal or etc etc, i most of rr's work but i dont think they will deliver but shit im just i mere mortal!
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stallone fucking rules btw
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Why the fuck would you want stallone anywhere near this ???? want it to turn into stop or my mom will shoot a predator. Best thing that ever came out of sissy satllones fucking mouth was "mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm" that's worth a fucking oscar. Comparing fucking sissy stallone to CHARLES BRONSON what the fuck is that about !!!!! seriously that's got to be one of the girliest things i've ever read on here. I'LL SAY HERE RIGHT FUCKING NOW IF FUCKING SISSY STALLONE HAS ANYTHING TO FUCKING DO WITH THIS I'LL NEVER WATCH ANYTHING OFF ANY MOTHERFUCKERS THAT'S HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS EVER A FUCKING GAIN INCLUDING RODRIGUEZ.
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Is nothing. Let it be.
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'Executive' - What kind of anal nimrod can we convince to direct this film? <p> 'Robert "FRIENDS WITH HARRY KNOWLES" Rodriguez' - Funny you ask, there is a man at the top of my list..........
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but hollywood has so many unoriginal and shite ideas these days they just dont know when to say no.
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July 2, 2009, 6:49 p.m. CST
Live-Action Star Wars Series In Pre-Production In Australia?
by Trannyformers_Apologist
Goerge Lucas, who will be relatively hands-off as an Executive Producer, has said several times that the show would run at least 100 episodes, and at one point there was word that could be upped to 400. He has described the show as “Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space” and repeatedly claimed that no major characters from the films would be integral parts of the storyline, but that some characters could show up as cameos. The Empire will be rising in the background, and we’ll hear about the Emperor, but not see him.
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to direct every film. Just have a sign that says "anal nimrods enter here" outisde of hollowood (or by that big hollowood thing on those cliffs) so that all the anal nimrods the world over would flood hollywood and make badass filmz.
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= Badass cranky warrior hunter
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= Badass cranky warrior NINJA hunter
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that they're fanbase has been eroded not because of the fans, but because fox are a bunch of cunts. word.
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what about those 2 fuckin droids? I hope they aren't in it.
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isint a strong enough word for em, even george romero's zombies had more fucking sense than them all put together.
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In honour of George Lucas' contribution to the world of science. <p> They say a Dog ends up with a facial resemblance to its master. Until recently, it was thought of as an Old Wive's tale.<p> That was, until they discovered what's known as the Jabba-Lucas chin theory.
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Seriously, this is probably the one name that actually makes me interested in this. Could be fucking great.
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I mean that in a totally badass, non-hetero way. I mean hetero. FUCK.
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Warner Bros has the Clone Wars thing right now. I bet the live action SW series will go on Spike TV or some shit.
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I look forward to every update on this film so we can watch people argue whether Nimrod is an insult or a compliment, or an ironic insult, or an ironic compliment. Won't that be thrilling every single time?
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Although I always wanted Danny & Arnold to have another go round at the rastaliens...but oh well... I still love both films... Are we gonna get the Rock oh I mean Dwayne Johnson in this bad buy or is he still stuck at the top of witch mountain kissing & dudes?
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Nimrod wins hands down.
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Better than a ho down at Gus Van Rant's house on Christmas Eve !!!!!
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PREDAVISION in glowing HEAT VISION. Scanning the room. The dirge of alien comms crackles over the Predator's headset, cryptic hieroglyphics weave in and out of his vision. TRIANGLE MARKERS target a human shape. The predator prepares his dual chainsaw bladed fighting staff and bares his sickly mandibles. He's got a face a Great White Shark would run from.<p> The human figure inches closer. Tall, lanky, sort of blank looking.<p> TALL MAN I'm Chris Hansen. What are you doing here?<p> A camera crew steps forward. The Predator hisses. Hansen holds up a hologram of the very same predator with his barbed penis in his hands bending over awkwardly in front of a webcam...
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It does not fucking matter whether or not someone knows that Nimrod is a "name in history." I take it you're the same kind of smart ass who wouldn't get the humor in a name like "Gaylord" either. Nimrod.
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... because it's GUARANTEED to be PG-13, no matter what RR wants. Ultimately, the studios will pull the strings. But you idiots will believe them when they say they did their best. Just like DIE HARD 4, and so many others. There were SO many apologists for the souless DH4: "Oh, it's ok; you can get away with a lot more violence in PG-13 than you used to!" Well, true - but as DARK KNIGHT illustrates, the violence has to MEAN something for it to be effective. It has to have purpose. Random, purposeless violence with no compelling characters gives you PROM NIGHT's remake. And I guaran-effin-tee you this movie will be PG-13 because the producers want little kids playing with PREDATOR action figures (disturbing thoughts, you may begin: "Mommy, I want a predator!"). I respect RR, and I even like his kid movies (I'm gonna see SHORTS!), but it's not about RR or Nimrod Antal. It's about idealess producers who need every action flick to be PG-13.
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like RAMBO 5! EXPENDABLES 2! Edgar Allan Poe Bio-Pic!
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Yes it does, fuckburger. When Bugs Bunny used the phrase HE WAS REFERENCING NIMROD FROM THE BIBLE, TO WHOM HE COMPARED ELMER FUDD IN IRONIC FASHION. The fact that people now use the phrase without knowing what it refers to does not mean the term is not ironic. Note I did not say they were "being" ironic, which is a different thing.
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Hear that? What was it? Quiet everyone....I'm trying to listen....it sounds odd, like a kind of wet whooshing sound, but slow with the occasional blip that sounds like a tiny fart. What could it be? Got it. It's Rodriguez squeezing out the script onto a glass table above Nimrod's head. Nimrod's got a smile on his face, the sick fuck. Face it guys, we've had one great Predator flick, one good Predator sequel, and shit spin-offs since. Based on recent performance it would take a cast that comprised Stallone, Biehn and Arnie himself, directed by Ridley and scored by Vangelis to raise this fgranchise from the toilet U-bend it's currently stuck in. Rodriguez is a fun director.....Planet Terror was brilliant schtick, loved Sin City - but no matter how 'hands on' a producer he is, despite Nimrod's directing chops so far I can't see these tow guys being the ones to make a terrific Predator movie. Which is a shame, because the original Predator concept COULD be turned into a fantastic, horrific and genuinely classic scifi/horror movie. Not going to happen this time though.
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Count me in as a wait-and-see.
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But then, that would depend on what kind of PREDATOR movie they're attempting to make.
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July 3, 2009, 9:05 a.m. CST
Stallone should not have been mentioned in this talkback,
by Kenshiro_187
Seriously, Stallone is a Legend and who sould be concentrated in making movies that are his properties, like Rambo 5. Not someone elses, plus I am sure if he wanted to Sly can make a Predator-like movie that would outshine this upcoming one. Not saying that this will be bad, but better Stallone do his own films.
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But, reluctantly so.
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Would be cool to know, just for speculation purposes.
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And you are one, so stick it up your buddy's ass and send it home. <p> Once again, the last name "Nimrod" is only humorous to ignorant North Americans (and other english-speaking countries where Looney Tunes are popular). It's seriously only funny if you don't know what the fuck it means. <p> Enjoy going through life mocking things that are actually fucking awesome you shitwit.
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You guys are laughing at Nimrod but not DICK ARMEY? Seriously? I'm not looking to dip into the shit that is modern politics but think about it!!<p>The guy's name is Richard Armey but everybody calls him Dick and thus his name is DICK ARMEY!<p>DICK ARMEY! I mean FUCK! the dude's name is DICK ARMEY! Get it? As in an Armey of DICKS? Does he mean an army of assholes or an actual army of detached penises with little legs marching across a battlefield? They've already got their helmets on...<p>Nimrod is funny and DICK ARMEY isn't?<p>It bear repeating: DICK ARMEY!!!!!
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The thing that made the first Predator movie so enjoyable was they went out and filmed on locations and had incredibly wide shots... that was BIG thing that pushed it above normal straight to video monster movies for me... that and the expertly paced story and well directed actors to build on the mood. So what I'm saying is the filmmakers need to get out of their comfort zones and go sweat it out and get tired... ON LOCATION in order to make something cool. Find a real place that can be set up as the alien environment... just like Tatooine was Tunisia. I sure wished they had filmed Degobah in a real location :(
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Gotta back the Stallone love. He's actually gotten cooler as an old guy! He'd be awesome in this! And RR has already worked with him in Spy Kids 3 so it seems kind of natural.
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Laughs on the name... and yeah, Sin City 2 is dead in the water. And Rodriguez has a strange set of priorities. And it's a crying shame.
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....fuck it up.... The man gets it. He knows what a movie demands....This is a guy who knows children/family films to Die Hard films.... I trust in this film....And mostly Robert. ....But lastly...."WHERE THE FUCK IS KURT RUSSELL?" (DANGER HAVOK) www.dangerhavok.com
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And if they use a word "predavision" in the movie I'm gonna shit in a cup and sling it at the screen like a baboon with his hair on fire.<p>But I bet Rose does play a female Predator.<p>Wanna wager her scripted name will be "Predatrix"?
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Don't ask, don't tell.
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Raises a really good question: "Is the 'Predator Planet' a homeworld, or a hunting world? A Predator's wife and kids, held hostage by terrified humans, would be a pretty decent source of tension. Again, Robert, raise the stakes for the Predators! We've done the 'teenager entered adulthood' thing enough.
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We get those about every few months now.
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1. Alan Silvestri 2. No teen actors or sidekicks under 30 3. The original athletic creature design, not some buffed up dorks like in AVP, original weapons, original IR mode, blahblah 5. Minimal CG (just for big exterior shots), no Baycuts and Baycam (you know those quick cuts and Parkinson-diseased camera handling, when you ain't see shit) 6. A hard R rating
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Hence the crapfest we have seen for the past few years.
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and Vince "Greed" McMahon? not to mention the Undertaker, not to mention anyone who has ever worked for Vince "WWE" McMahon. That CUNT needs to die more than Michael Jackson. I will kill VM! along wit' Hogan you motherfucks! bitchass cunts. Cunts will die!!!!
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AND HARRY? YOU'RE JUST LAZY. DELETE MY ASS
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hey AICN, its 2009, do you ever plan on doing an audio podcast or interview?
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I would still prefer Legacy Effects work on this project. 20th Century put both ALIEN amd Predator film on life support, with those horrible team up films. The brothers suck AVP2 was one of the most pathetic films I've ever seen.
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Fags.
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that was a badass movie, if the cinematography in Predators is that good, we should be okay.
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I've been wondering about an AICN podcast since, oh the year 2000 or so.
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Pine + Predator franchise = HUGE opening weekend.
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A huge must for this film.
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I'm completely serious. I think you would be a worthy addition to whatever team of badasses gets picked off one by one on this hostile, alien world.
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http://benderirony.ytmnd.com/
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NIMRODIAN Proportions!
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and a bad ass fucking SUPPORTING cast, not side cast, you drooling fucking troglodytes.
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This would be a nice pic for a Stallone/Rock co-star.<BR><BR> But the team's gotsa be more than 2.
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since M. Night Shamalamadingdong first came on the scene! ;)
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How much does Hollywood suck if Steve Wang isn't allowed to make an action movie? The guy only made the best American martial arts movie ever and it was a movie that showed that Jackie Chan and Hong Kong weren't the only people who could make great action movies.
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If the talkback already snickers that much imagine other people snickering about it. Don't even let the guy appear on Conan or Letterman. He won't have a life afterwards.
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July 4, 2009, 1:28 p.m. CST
You give this Nimrod the rights to a new Predator movie....
by connor187
And Iam gonna shoot him on general principle!
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Laugh it up morons.
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I agree!
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-that makes us out here think you are in the tank for Cokey or RR here or Roth or whomever. I personally don't fault you for it, you have your own faves and you like what you like and what you know. It Does make some of your reviews to be suspect in their sincerity to be frank, and I'd just as soon never see you review anything by Cokey Tarentino or any of the rest of the Austin Mafia (Rodriguez esp. or Del Toro) unless we could be convinced you didn't have this here review already up and running 6 months in advance of the film's general release. <p> You can loathe my words here but I don't care, it's been like this for ages w/ yourself and the site. You have allowed yourself to become kinda co-opted by certain studios and directors, and everyone can see it.<p> It's not nec. a horrible thing, jest own up to it. I see it as Fox News syndrome, they're clearly gonna slam all things Obama 24/7 the next 4-8 years while humping the GOP leg just as much. It's not exactly rocket science to pick this shit up as a trend or whatever, you know? <p> That said, let's see your Friend come up w/ a good movie here. Let's see a good John Carter of Mars movie be made. I'll be interested to see Harold J Knowles reaction to all of this myself. Be worth the price of non-admission you know?
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July 4, 2009, 9:30 p.m. CST
I would have preferred John Woo & the Broken Arrow cast.
by GibsonUSA Returns
...including Howie Long.
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July 4, 2009, 11:12 p.m. CST
14 YEAR OLD WILOW PALIN IS PREGNANT, HERE'S A REAL PICTURE....
by CharlesThomasMathews1978
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6649/willowr.jpg
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maybe it was just uhh...the wind? or something...wow!
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HFS! OMG! BBQ!
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I enjoyed the first Predator film and the first two Aliens films. Everything since then has basically been shit. Well, Alien 3 had it's moments....still....These damn monster movies have been beaten to death. Where are the writers and directors that can come up with something new? Nobody, outside of the "fanboys" gives a shit about these characters anymore. They're basically "one trick ponies"....Whatever fondness that was left for these characters in the minds of the general public was destroyed by AVP movies. I don't give a shit if the Predators invade fucking Sesme Street it's still not going to make shit at the box office. Where are the NEXT great movie monsters? Seriously! Oh, and by the way doesn't the next rumored Alien film take place on the Alien homeworld? Wow! How original...
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The name isn't that uncommon in other cultures. It's pronounced Neemrod.
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since 1978
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Wow! That's some major pre-suckage since Predator wasn't released until 1987! LOL :) So apparently the poor Predator sucked before even being created....That's bad. :)
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cause dammit... he's the MexiCAN. This would be the most glorious moment in cinema history!
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That's what that fucking butterface Maggie Gyllenhall said in "Sherrybaby." Said that motherfucker was substandard in the muff diving department. It was a hurtful thing to say to a Man-God like Danny Trejo, even if it it's true.
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Which would be funny if you imagined Michael Palin's character in Life of Brian trying to say "Jarrod". Vewy well. We shall welease Jawad! I'm reaching, I'm reaching.
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His manhood alone is all that a woman needs.
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Come on Harry... pitch this to your friend Rodriguez. Should be a no-brainer. Oh and put Van Damme in the suit again. People seem to forget he was actually in the first one. Let's remind them! Somethings strange going on in the outskirts of some little shit town... They have to give good 'ol John Rambo a call to check things out. And then we have some predator action.
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still promoting the red thang for every movie on the horizon?
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Aliens? Pitch Black? Starship Troopers? Do you REALLY think you can be as entertaining as and surpass those three films? Let's assume that the action and effects will be great. Fine. But, what have you got that is new to actually SAY to this genre?
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You heard it here first folks.
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1) Nimrod is NOT a Hungarian myth. It's from the Bible.<br /><br /> 2) No one cares that you're friends with someone famous. Ooooo, you're important. Oooooo.<br /><br /> 3) There is no chance whatsoever that had a 4.0 in journalism classes, given that your writing displays NO understanding of journalism whatsoever. You can't write well, you have no understanding of punctuation, your site displays no journalistic ethics, and you are incapable of writing coherently or concisely. 4.0? Not a chance.<br /><br /> 4) Please tell me you did NOT call yourself a professional journalist? You have GOT to be kidding.
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Just so we're clear!
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July 6, 2009, 3:03 p.m. CST
dookie and american idiot were better
by supercowbell5THECOWBELLHASSPOKEN
nimrod was pretty good though.
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Fuck!
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Alien and Predator suck and Transformers 2 is a cinematic masterpiece. I hope your not as clueless about everything as you are about film!
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of sequels do. Shit, I'd watch Transformers 2 over that pile of garbage.
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Hopefully, if that's what they're really doing, they'll keep in mind that the Predators are not just savages who wear cool toys -- they are a technologically advanced race and are able to focus on things other than hand-to-hand combat long enough to build interstellar spaceships and personal cloaking devices. Not that I'm interested in seeing a documentary about the Predator educational system or anything, but if we're going to their neck of the woods, I hope they're portrayed as more than just a bunch of snarling lunatics. (The idea that they CHOOSE to act the way they do even though they're advanced enough to choose otherwise could itself be pretty scary.)
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Why not just make a Predator porno. Nothing could be freakier than watching two Predators fuck. Then just for the heck of it one of them slips an Alien a ruffie and then we've got ourselves a three-way. That movie would make millions because it would have that "train wreck" draw to it. You know that "It's so horrible but you can help but look" quality. LOL :D
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Um, I sort of agree with you about Harry, but it's ironic that you're casting stones in terms od corect usage of terms. Professional doesn't mean you're any good. Professional as an adjective means you get paid for what you do. And Harry does, so that technically means he's a "professional journalist". Amateur means you don't get paid for your vocation, although I admit that hasn't stopped Olympic athletes (or more accurately their agents) finding many sneaky ways around it (i.e. American Olympic basketball team)! <p> The common usage of professional and amateur is flat out wrong, and the general consensus rules argument is hogwash if it's based on such a blatant and basic misunderstanding. Hey, it seems to me that MOST professional journos these days are lousy!
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"OF CORRECT"! I thought I corrected that! What happened? Oh the irony - but hey, I'm not a professional journalist! ;) <p> Now back to more important things like Predalien crossbreeding/pornos!
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Think of the marketing too if they go with PG-13!!! I can see it now....<p>"Predafries with that?", "Do those sunglasses have Predavision? Now you can have Predavision too!", "How many Predadollars does that Predavisor cost?", "I don't know about you, but I love to eat Predabacon Predapizza from Predahut while simultaneously pissing freely in my Predadepends! It's freedom baby!"<p>Wait a minute..I feel the onset of genius....<p>The Devil Wears PREDA!!!!!<p>Make it so you hollywood fucking lunatics!
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You are correct. However, I wasn't saying he's not a professional journalist because he's no good at what he does. I was saying it because he's not a journalist. This site isn't an example of journalism--it's a fan site, nothing more. There is nothing journalistic about it at all, and there's no way Harry got a 4.0 in journalism, given how he's comported himself on this site.
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Really? Why does this make anyone happy? Why reboot a classic movie? Doesn't anyone have a fucking original idea anymore??? for fucks sake. Remember Bill Duke how great his part was? All the bad assery in the jungle? COME ON!! What's next? Let's reboot Jaws...or Star Wars since that's been fucked up like a dirty whore on payday...The original was able to give us action, sci fi, horror and drama w/out being so gross and bloody, that is what the charm was...so tired, makes my head ache...i'm sure harry will love it when it comes out
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Absolutely fair enough, my only argument (?) would be that given the current state of 'real' journalism being an absolute joke full of exactly the same celebrity and pop-culture reporting, how can you tell the difference between it and a fan site?! ;) Actually, what disturbs me most is when he goes on about "giggling" and being "giddy" like a schoolgirl. Nothing grammatically wrong with that, but the image of a 300-odd pound man with those attributes is more unsettling than any crimes against the language. <p> There is a chance though that I'm just laying into him because we're getting on to a month without a DVD column...
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with you there. The later Alien and AVP movies were God-awful. Therefore you are not as clueless as I had originally devised!
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kristofferson should be on this movie. fuck these young losers
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Ugh...No thanks. Michael Biehn however could use the work and would be FUCKING PERFECT for the film. If you want to REALLY connect it to Aliens, cast the Biehner. He was, is and always will be the motherfucking man.<br> Search your feelings you fucking geeks. You know it to be true.
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That studio should be burnt to the fucking ground not only for what they've done to the Aliens franchise, but to Wolverine as well.<br> <br> Fox cocksuckers can burn in hell!
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Holy shit, I didn't realize they would be shooting Predators in Austin! I live in Houston, and I'm definitely gonna be coming through there for a while just for a chance to see some fucking Predators out in the streets!
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That just means ADI can't re-use old molds like the cheap bastards they are.
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...That means this movie is almost GURANTEED an R rating... Rodriguez is either R or PG. Never inbetween. KNB does lots of blood and they do it well. Hell, the ONLY kids movies they've ever done spykids.
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