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Harry's Top Ten Most Anticipated Projects Of 2000
Hey folks, I went over to Dark
Horizons this morning and saw Garth's list of the 10 films he's most looking forward
to in this year. And... well it got me thinking about the same sorta thing (thanks Garth...
ya made my night longer ya lovely bastard ya :) ) So that's what the following is. Now...
while I state this list, I am going to put up the disclaimer that... HOPEFULLY the movies
I will most love this year are NOT on this list... because... that would make this year... one
of them great damn years. Which I hope for... every year.
Harry's Top 10
Most Anticipated Films Of The Year 2000!!!
#1.CHICKEN
RUN
Why? Because as an animation lover... I have an affinity for Aardman
that goes well beyond the healthy level. The work that Aardman and Nick Park has done
with their CREATURE COMFORTS and then the Wallace and Gromit films: A GRAND
DAY OUT, THE WRONG TROUSERS and A CLOSE SHAVE have become legendary
to those who have been lucky enough to have seen them. I remember when I first heard
that John Lassiter and PIXAR was working on a feature film called TOY STORY... a
smile creeped it's way across my expansive face, and I started babbling to everyone I knew
about it. Many thought I was insane... having never seen TIN TOY or LUXO JR... But I
had. I follow and watch the alternative short animation circuit... frequenting SPIKE AND
MIKE'S ANIMATION FESTIVAL as well as their SICK AND TWISTED FESTIVAL.
I'm lucky enough to exist in a college town that screened all of the Aardman films mere
months after they were created. And I own that lovely DVD of the Wallace and Gromit
shorts. Plus... Having seen the first 15 minutes of the film... hehe... This is going to be a
piece of magic, with a taste that most Americans have never tasted before. It is the
singular film event of the year for me. A film about chickens trying to avoid a fowl
holocaust... dodging their own intersection with an oven. Led by fearless feathered
freedom fighter, Mel Gibson... and including the vocal talents of TIMOTHY SPALL!!!
and Miranda Richardson among a great deal more vocal talents... Well... this film is a
dream come true for me.
#2 OH BROTHER WHERE ART
THOU
Having read the script for the Coen Brothers' latest film they have seen
fit to share with us mere mortals... I am eagerly awaiting their latest work of genius.
Retooling HOMER into a story about 3 ex-cons' attempt to well... Actually you know..
the less one knows about a Coen film... the better it is. However, I cannot resist reading
their scripts the second they hit my hands. They should be published and studied as an
artform. The jokes they create just in the way they write are so wondrous, that I delight at
their misspellings, the accents... Sigh... Every year it seems that George Clooney
manages to find his way into something wondrous. Two years ago it was OUT OF
SIGHT. Last year it was THREE KINGS. This year it will be OH BROTHER WHERE
ART THOU... even though some may be looking forward to Wolfgang Peterson as that
special Clooney movie of the year... well... They're wrong. PERFECT STORM will be a
delight, but this one will be magic. The word from Digital Domain on the effects work
being done for this film, is that the Coen Brothers are attempting their version of a biblical
sized epic. And the film will feature another fantastic turn by John Goodman. Anyone
that doesn't have this movie on their radar is making a HUGE mistake.
#3
CASTAWAY
Well, that's if it is actually going to be ready by the Christmas
this year... which I hope to Zemeckis it will. First off, the screenplay by Bill Broyles was
fantastic. The folks I have talked to that have seen the first half of the film (due to
storyline, the film halted production halfway through for Hanks to drop a massive amount
of weight to simulate the wasting away upon a deserted island) have told me that
Zemeckis has again been working magic with his camera. Basically it's a story about a
man who has never slowed down to watch a sunset. He's been wasting away his life as a
FEDERAL EXPRESS Crisis Management dude that finds hot spots (problem places)
where packages are getting slowed down, he flies in and makes the problems go away.
He's always on the run, thousands of phone calls, faxes, emails, etc. And then he ends up
abandoned on an island... God knows where, no chance of rescue. And he has to
survive... figure out how to live... perhaps how to get off the island. It is so much more
than a modern day Robinson Crusoe story... It's a comment on our fast forward society
and taking our own lives into context. It is also the best role that Tom Hanks is likely to
ever find. Until he plays Reed Richards that is.
#4 SHADOW OF THE
VAMPIRE
I've heard that Lion's Gate is set to stall the release of this film, for
sometime in the Fall to Holiday season, to better position the film for an awards
nomination for William Dafoe and John Malkovich. But especially William Dafoe I'm
hearing. The 'real' story about the making of the German Expressionistic Horror film,
NOSFERATU by F.W. Murnau (Malkovich) and starring Max Schreck (William Dafoe)
and yes that name was the basis for the Walken character in BATMAN RETURNS. I
love the original NOSFERATU with an unbridled passion. And this film has the potential
to be somewhat of a great film at the same sort of level as GODS AND MONSTERS,
while being WILDLY different. This film has vast cool potential... if everything works
right on it.
#5. MONKEYBONE
And no... it doesn’t have squat to do with me having a cameo in it. This movie was
on my list the moment that I heard Sam Hamm had written it, and that Henry Selick was
directing it. This is one of those instant miracles of Hollywood Production. The film has
one of the most severe warped senses of reality I have ever seen in a script. And it’s the
sort of film that may very well ruin a CURIOUS GEORGE movie from ever being made
(sorry Brad) but the actual character of MonkeyBone is a bit like Bart Simpson to Beaver
Cleaver. He’s Bizarro Curious George. He’s everything that that character isn’t. He’s
extremely horny, he wants to destroy the world and give everyone nightmares. The film
has minotaurs, Harpies, centaurs, medusa-like prostitutes, hot feline waitresses and things
we ain’t even got names for yet. Having been on the Darktown/Downtown set, I felt like
I was in some sort of Melies/Tim Burton/Sideshow Barker’s craziest cool dream. And
any film where Grim Reapers roller-skate, and the comatose drink in a bumpercar bar....
well... My god, this film is cool. Hell... there’s even re-animated corpses!!! Henry Selick
has made NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and JAMES AND THE GIANT
PEACH... and I can not wait to see this... his next hopefully ingenious work!
#6 GLADIATOR
Once again, given the utter coolness of the script, the fact that the casting of Russell
Crowe is perfect in ways that I can not even begin to go into in this space and then there is
that... ahem.... guy.... oh what’s his name... the director... OH... RIDLEY SCOTT! The
test screenings have resulted in drool being spilt in the digital type-fonted realm of the
internet. It’s the last work of Oliver Reed. It has Richard Harris! And I hear that Joaquin
Phoenix is very very very good in the film. The trailer is one of those that causes the heart
to leap and the hopes to soar. Hopefully... the gods willing... This will be the cool as shit
film, that will whet our appetites for the immense coolosity that will be THE LORD OF
THE RINGS. I am also looking to this film to elevate Russell Crowe from great actor
that we film geeks know and adore... to Great Actor That EVERYONE KNOWS and
ADORES!
#7. PATRIOT
Again, I flip to the script as to it’s placement on the list. The trailer isn’t the greatest
in the world... but then, this isn’t a movie about a trailer. I’ve been waiting to see a great
film about the American Revolution all my life. My father was a history buff and instilled
in me the desire to imagine what it was like, and those bouncing cannon balls across the
fields in that trailer... well it got me all rearing to go see this one. This’ll be Mel Gibson in
a ‘Daniel Day-Lewis-like’ mode, but while THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS was at it’s
heart a story of romance... THE PATRIOT is a story about fighting for what one believes
in. Standing up and saying.... “NO MORE” And folks, I love single shot muskets,
tomahawks and dead red-coated invaders! And I long to hear David Arnold’s inevitably
cool score.
#8. DR SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
The only reason this is on the list is that I was on set... and I saw what was going on
with it. And the people that have reviewed the script for this one (which I wish I had)
have not seen what basically amounts to the sheer genius of Rick Baker’s make-up work
on the film. And the sheer size and scope of the production design, costume design, hair
and make-up. Having talked with everyone on that set... from actors to Rick Baker to
Kevin Mack to Ron Howard, etc... They all seemed to have a sense of duty to make Dr
Seuss’ vision come to life as we have never seen it before. And from what I witnessed...
That was what was going on. Also... given the great change in Jim Carrey, as we have
watched him transform from just being a slapstick comedian, to the work we’ve seen in
THE TRUMAN SHOW and MAN ON THE MOON... well... I’m hoping and praying that
that same sense of disappearing into a role takes place in that amazing Grinch costume
from Rick Baker. Whereas, I consider ME, MYSELF AND IRENE to be a stutter step to
the type of film that Jim Carrey was making before. And that realm currently is owned by
Adam Sandler.... let him have it, Jim is headed for greater things.
#9. THE HOLLOW MAN
Paul Verhoeven. That’s all I need. He’s a name like John Carpenter, James
Cameron, Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg that I sit and await with a child like glee, their
next film. This is his horror film. We haven’t seen this type of film from Paul before.
There should be a profound sense of uneasiness throughout the movie. As the camera
tracks the invisible Kevin Bacon as he watches a lady undress... and then rapes her. You
want to talk about scenes that people will talk about well into 2001... There will most
likely be a whole host of them in this movie. It’s mean and if Verhoeven plays it right...
it’ll be terrifying. And I await the FX work from Tippet and Sony Imagework with a
sense of joy. Come on Paul... disturb me.
10. X-MEN
What will come out of Bryan Singer’s production? Will it work? I don’t know, but
I am damn well going to give Bryan the chance to pull this film off. As I’ve stated in my
recent X-MEN scoops... Well, you know where I stand on this one. The script had scenes
that just worked soooo good... and then it had scenes that could go... one way or another.
I am hoping like crazy that magic dust will be sprinkled on this project and after we walk
out of the theater, we do a u-turn and get back in line again. And if that doesn’t happen...
I’ll be profoundly disappointed. My hopes for this film are greater than for any film this
year... but I have doubts as well. The child in me says a prayer every night for this film.
Please be great. I don’t want it to be just good... or worse... bad.
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Good list Harry, but I didn't see Baby Geniuses 2 on there anywhere
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I can't really think of anything that's missing. "Gladiator" looks fantastic and I hope it'll bring back that type of picture. Russell Crowe is phenominal and this will hopefully be the film that makes him a real star. I just wish he'd get that bump removed from between his eyebrows, it's distracting. I also wanna see "Patriot" even though the trailer does make it look like a "Braveheart" wannabe. But I trust Mel to make it into something more. I saw a trailer for "Chicken Run" and it looks hilarious. One small picture I'm waiting for is "Where the Heart Is." I loved the book and I love Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd so I can't wait for that one.
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I think it's really great to hear that you and Garth respect each other. Thank you Harry. That's the way to do it.
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According to this list we have one helluva movie-year to look forward to.
Personally I have high hopes for Gladiator and Hollow Man.
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Where's the mentioning of this FX-extravanganza? I know it probably won't be great in terms of story or characters, but the picture itself looks pretty astounding
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Jan 26, 2000 7:56:30 AM CST
Harry comments on why DINOSAUR didn't crack this top ten...
by harry knowles
It will be beautiful. Possibly one of the great visual films in history... BUT... Had they stuck to the original concept set up by Paul Verhoeven and Phil Tippett of making the movie in complete pantomine... no talking dinosaurs... everything looking like a dinosaur with no anthropormorphizing... then... It'd be the coolest movie ever made. But alas, it will merely be a cool film because the Dinosaurs and lemurs talk. Their faces are slightly human because of the way their mouths have to move... and for me... It's a flaw. Add to that the reports that the story is not very strong... and there ya have it. BTW... I'm still dying to see it... but it would have shown up in a top twenty. These 10 are stronger. Just so ya know... 11.PERFECT STORM, 12.MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II, 13. DINOSAUR, ahhh screw this... I'm getting sleepy... the sun is rising.
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I also have very high hopes for this movie, but when the it comes out ,and if it sucks, I'll be the first to admit it. What I've seen seems very promising. July 14, The most X-iting day of the year!
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Please can all studios do what I think Emmerich once said, which is to NEVER put anything from the last 45 minutes of the feature into the trailer. At least it gives us punters something to look forward to when you see the damn thing. (Not mentioning any names, ahem, whoever put together the original Mission: Impossible teasers. And not mentioning the fact that the REAL highlights of the whole Phantom Menace thing were the two extraordinary trailers. And that after those the film could only be a disappointment, because those 2 trailers gave you everything you needed to piece together the entire film.) Support me on this, talk-backers!
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Gone in 60 Seconds, anyone?
Looks like we could get a cool car crash movie here. Something like this hasn't been made since the 70's, with the exception of Blues Brothers maybe. And the original was pretty cool...
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Just mentioning it, Harry. Once you notice how his name is really spelled, you can't forget it. Great list, though most of them I don't know anything about, and don't really care for now. I'll let them surprise me. X-Men and Gladiator top my list, everything else I can be talked out of seeing...okay, except for Titan AE, and Fantasia 2000(no IMAX for me, my eyes would burst).
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I would hope that they would release SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE in October, there is nothing like a creepy movie at Halloween, I mean creepy not necessarily "scary". And this year there was NOTHING like a creepy movie at Halloween. SLEEPY HOLLOW was a month late, it could have made a bigger take if they mould have released it prior to my favorite season. Same goes for NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS several years ago. So out of all the promising films, do you think the studios will put any of them out in the mid fall? Oh, speaking of NOSFERATU did you manage to catch it Saturday at the Paramount? Have the orchestra there truly brought that film to life. And I hear whispers in the wind that Kronos Quartet and Phillip Glass are taking their score for the origional DRACULA on the road with the film. Sleep tight, my friends.
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This was the worst script I'd read since the "End of Days" re-write. Functionally an American Braveheart without the originality of subject matter. Humorously enough, I've heard that the film is pretty bad, too. If this is the film that Centropolis wanted to use to launch themselves into legitimacy as far as "we can make an Oscar-run" kind of movie, it just makes me want to see "Shadow of a Vampire" that much more. I wish all trailers were as cool as that one.
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...I am back!! Thank you Harry. (And thanks for the "support" Perergin, beakers, and Panoma88).
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...that LORD OF THE RINGS will not be released this year, and the rumors are true that I'll have to wait until the end of 2001 to see the Tolkien saga come to life on the big screen? -- Nick
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My gut feeling is that The Patriot will be a steaming pile of horse manure. That said, the reference to cannonballs intrigues me. I mean, the number of times I've had to watch some film, TV series or whatever set any time between the invention of fire-arms and the late nineteenth century and grind my pedant's teeth in frustration at the sight of cannonballs that hit the ground and explode, I mean actually EXPLODE! We're talking about a solid lump of metal here, people, not some high-explosive shell. You wouldn't think it was that hard to work out. I haven't seen the trailer, but if this reference to cannonballs bouncing across a field means what it seems to, and is representative of the film as a whole, it might just about manage to justify the whole sorry travesty, in much the same way that Val Kilmer's performance in Tombstone justifies his otherwise worthless existence. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to sorting and cataloguing my paperclip collection.
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I was thinking what about movies like "The Contender" (Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman - can't go wrong), Eastwood's "Space Cowboys", "One Night at McCool's" (has anybody heard anything about this? It sure sounds pretty cool), Guy Ritchie's "Snatch" (great title!) and I'm sure I'm forgetting some. But anyway here's my top 3 "must see movies of 2000". 1-O'Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2-Gladiator, 3- well, all the others...
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I know that the jury is out on some of these and I know there's bound to be more delights ahead in the next few months. I thought we gotlucky last year. Previous years have been pretty shit and I did think that if all we had to look forward to this year was just XMen then 2000 was going to be one of the worst. The Patriot doesn't excite me at all. Neither does XMen. The Grinch looks good. A Perfect Storm and Chicken Run look like my kind of flicks. Shadow of the Vampire on paper sounded like a dream come true but in reality looks really dumb thanks to a piss poor trailer. Obviously anything by the Coen Bros is life and death.
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Devlin was equally bad in the tv show "Alice" and that god aweful Michael pare film, Moon44
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liFE IS MoTHEfuCKIng GoOD, peoplE.
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I look forward to future debates over Spielberg's artistry, but, for now, I'd like to concentrate on PATRIOT. Without Frank Darabont around to rescue Rodat's work this time, I'm expecting nothing less than a full-scale disaster, and predict that THE PERFECT STORM will be the movie to beat this July 4th. BTW, does anybody want to lay any money on whether Sony will advertise the film as "By The Makers Of GODZILLA?"
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Although cannonballs were used during the Revolutionary War, it was much more common to see the use of grapeshot and other shrapnel-type projectiles. They even used chains as anti-personnel fire. Can you image what it must have been like, being blown to bits by a giant shotgun. Wow, this could make Saving Privite Ryan look tame in comparison.
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They were crude, but were something like what artillery shells are now, they explode and blow the casing to shit which showers shrapnel. I don't know who thought they didn't explode a'la that "Lethal Weapon"-esque "Patriot" teaser, but I know where you can buy a few: http://www.civilwarmall.com/esker/esker.htm. Apparently this guy deactivates them before sending 'em out, however. Hee hee.
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One is Paul Verhoeven. His film THE HOLLOW MAN is my #1 for 2000. I cannot fucking wait! He has yet to make a sci-fi film that doesnt completely rock. The other.......none other than Stan the Man...Kubrick of course! December 31, 2000--2001: A SPACE ODESSEY is being re-released. That there is my #2. Toodles all.
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Why is Garth so box-office obssesed? He keeps using phrases like "surely will be a hit" and whatnot. With the exception of Time Code 2000, he seems only to be interested in listing what will be the top ten blockbusters of the year. Thats why I come to AICN. You actually get an opinion here. Dark Horizons is too mainstream.
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Come come now. I was reading the Hollywood Reporter (Jan. 17 to 24th) and it said that Vampire Lesbian Kickboxers was in pre-production with the likelyhood of a 2000 release quite great.
But is it included? Nope.
Shame.
Fat Baldwin out.
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The Phantom Menace pre-release build up was exciting and fun... The Phantom Menace teaser was fucking sensational... The Phantom Menace trailer was pure perfection... When I finally walked out of the first screening of The Phantom Menace I learnt one valuable lesson... Never, NEVER, NEVER LOOK FORWARD TO ANY DAMN FUCKING MOVIE EVER AGAIN!!! P.S. Until your ass is in the seat and you're actually watching the damn movie, EVERYTHING else is utter bullshit and a TOTAL waste of time and effort.
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Maybe it's just me, but the scene Harry described from The Hollow Man makes me not want to see it. It does sound horrifying, but not something I want to pay eight bucks to witness. Too bad, the rest of the movie sounds good.
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Unlike many people, I was pretty gassed by Verhoven's idea to make an ambiguously fascist future world in STARSHIP TROOPERS. The movie subtely hints that villainous bugs are merely defending themselves against an overly agressive human species and that ultimately we're reminded of Darwin's "survival of the fittest" theory. I think Verhoven's ideas are always more complex then critics and audiences give him credit for which is why I too am eagerly anticipating his latest effort. He's one of the few directors working today that really captures the unsettling relationship between the darknesses in our subconscious and how that plays out in a dream-like landscape.
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The nominees are: 1)"Dodge this" from The Matrix...2)"If you were any less black, you'd be clear" from Go...3)"I rule!" from American Beauty...4)"Malkovich." from Being John Malkovich...5)The entire screenplay for FIGHT CLUB...and the winner is...FIGHT CLUB! (what a shock) This movie wins the award for lines such as..."That was the best fuck I've had since grade school!" "I want you to hit me as hard as you can." "You do NOT talk about Fight Club" "How's that working out for you? Being clever?" "Now a question of etiquette: Do I give him the ass or the crotch?" and "Bob. Bob had bitch tits." Thank you all for voting, and may this D-VIATE award bring joy to all who care to recieve it.
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I gotta agree. Hearing that yet another rape /"a look in the violent mind" movie has been made fills me with nausea, not anticipation.
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Aren't Jason X and Freddy VS. Jason supposed to be made and released this year? Why weren't they on your list? There's also bound to be another Leprechaun too. I'm sorely disappointed, Harry...
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I finally saw the trailer this past weekend at "The Green Mile." (which kicked ass) Russell Crowe, simply put, is awesome. I immediately went home and popped in "LA Confidential" and watched Bud White beat the piss out of EVERYBODY. I hope we get to watch this cat for a long, long time.
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I don't think David Arnold is going to score The Patriot any more. So, that's one reason less to look forward to it. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, that's the ONLY reason to look forward to it gone. Ah well.
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Darth Vegas is always telling me how this will be a crappy year for mivies but I beg to differ. Just look at Harry's list or anyone else's. There are plenty of movies to looks forward to this year! It might be a better year for us poor college students because we might actually get to see all the movies that we want to see.
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Granted, there were howitzers which fired the kind of crude shells you describe (and later on there was something called case shot, which burst in mid-air, spraying musket balls - very nasty), but they were pretty rare, and mostly a siege weapon. Most cannon would have fired straightforward balls, or else canister, grape etc, like someone else was mentioning. Point is, you never, EVER see these on film. And even supposing they had fired shells all of the time, they would normally have sat around on the ground fizzling for a while before going off, not burst on impact the way they're usually portrayed. If anyone else out there feels that they care altogether too much about the accurate depiction of eighteenth century armaments, my advice is to get out there and get a life NOW. I think it's too late for me, but perhaps you can still save yourselves.
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The movies I anticipate are a little different than others that I have seen. Yes I am dying to see Mission: Impossible 2, X-Men, Gladiator, The Patriot, Dinosaur, Perfect Storm, Hollow man, Castaway, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. I definitely want to see the brainless features of the year like Mission to Mars, Gone in 60 Seconds, Dungeons and Dragons, On the Sixth Day, and Battlefield Earth. But there are other movies out there. I am dying to see the movie scooped on this very website, FOR THE CAUSE. That has peaked my interest like no movie I've heard of this year. Also on the Science Fiction genre, Pitch Black might yet be worth seeing. Being a Texas boy, I definitely want to see Texas Rangers although I know it'll be a blasphemised version of the real story. FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is going to be a biggie. Polanski's The Ninth Gate. If some rumors are true and some are not true, we should get to see MINORITY REPORT late this year. Shakespeare's TITUS!!! It's a story that the director fittingly calls,"A Pulp Fiction of its day." Please don't forget AMERICAN PSYCHO!!! This was the most disturbing book I have ever read. Bring the children! Oh yeah. Black people make good movies, too, you bigots!! SHAFT RETURNS and Love and Basketball are coming out. This will be a monster year, yet!!
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Lets not forget Mission Impossible 2. This colaboration of John Woo and Tom Cruise should be one of the best action films of the year.
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CAMERON CROWE'S ROCK MOVIE
NEIL LABUTE'S NURSE BETTY
GLADIATOR
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II
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This movie has been a troubled production from the get-go, due in no small part to the hiring of hack du jour, John Singleton. That recent New York Post scoop was merely the tip of the iceberg. He's had Rudin and Jackson pissed at him for months over his unprofessional behavior, and the dailies have been, at best, uninspiring. Jackson, however, is doing everything in his power to save the movie, and he just might pull it off. I hope so. He's a great, hard working actor with an opportunity at a franchise I'd say he richly deserves.
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Whatever these two have cooked up next will surely be great. I haven't heard much since the Premiere article stating it would be about a family of geniuses. How about getting a scoop on this one Harry? There's no shortage of Bottle Rocket/Rushmore geeks dying to find out what's up with these boys.
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Good to have you back, AgentCole, even though you habitually misspell my name.
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To be quite honest.... I'm willing to snooze through the entire year because none of these releases interest me. The one exception being Monkey Bone, which will certainly be the coolest of cool. Just let me sleep comfortably until 2001, when the Fellowship of the Ring comes out. Now THAT movie is the one that's creating the most anticipation, beyond all else. ~~~~~~~ fun movie quote trivia: "Put the pick in there, Pete, and turn it round real neat." NAME THAT FILM and you'll win a prize!
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First, that was nothing less than awesome. "How's that working out for you? Being Clever." Sigh, Fight Club sure did rock. However, my favorite line is, "I can't get married. I'm a thrity-year-old boy." I also loved the one used in the trailers..."I'd flip thorugh catalogs and wonder 'what kind of dining set defines me as a person?'" Whoever said, NEVER LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER MOVIE AGAIN! was absolutly right. Hype is nothingless than bullshit advertising. And, when you really think about ads, you realize they have to be bullshit. Advertising exists to make you believe you need something you dont; otherwise, you wouldnt need to be told. I dont need to see ads to be convinced. Hype ruined my three biggest anticipated movies for 99: Star wars, Eyes wide shut, and Blair witch. I can appriciate Eyes wide shut and im sure it will improve with more viewings. But Star wars and Blair witch were bith just gimmicks. I thought 1999 was going to be the best year ever for movies. It was...but not for any of the reasons (except Fight Club, which ive known for a year was gonna rock) I thoght. Even Bond sucked (again). Hype is bad. Doesnt anyone agree that Kubrick's 2001 should be considered at least one of the most anticipated films of 2000?
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Nice top ten. I agree with most of these. Besides the X-Men, I'm looking forward to Gladiator, not so much because of Russel Crowe (whom I think will do a most excellent job) but because it's directed by my very favorite, most beloved director Ridley Scott.
Scott has a couple of turkeys--I'm trying to think of that movie with the storm and the boat of high school students. Can't think of the name (Uh, "The Storm?"). But the director of, arguably, the greatest Sci-Fi movie in existance, Blade Runner, will always be on my Top Ten list no matter what he does.
Verhoven, though? Hmm. He hadn't proven himself to me yet. I liked Starship Troopers on one level, but on another, I thought it failed. And his other movies haven't excited me either.
Thanks for all the cool scoops you bring us pitiful fangirls... and boys. ;-)
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I can't believe it took someone this long to come up with this! How childishly brilliant! Makes me giddy...oh yeah, I was going to say that I still think this will be a sub-par year for movies. I hope to be wrong, bu there are very few movies out there that just make me want to turn into Superman and spin the Earth forward so I don't have to wait for the release date. Movies like Star Wars, Fight Club, The Matrix, Eyes Wide Shut, The Green Mile, Man On The Moon, Go, South Park, and Toy Story 2 were burning my retinas way back in January of '99, and even though a few of those movies failed to live up my expectations, the expectations themselves made me giddy with excitement whenever I thought about it. This joy made me more aware of the surprise movies that began to creep up on my horizon, movies such as The Blair Witch Project, The Sixth Sense, Three Kings, Being John Malkovich, Magnolia, Princess Mononoke (I know, I misspelled it), The Insider, and of course American Beauty. I unfortunately do not feel the giddiness this year, but I hope to be pleasantly surprised, and I eagerly await M:I2, The Perfect Storm, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, The Hollow Man, Shaft, Unbreakable, and the Gladiator, even as I dread the twin terrors of The Patriot and Battlefield Earth, which will undoubtedly be the most annoying thing about Scientology this side of those Personality Tests they give near UT Austin (I feel you Harry, I've dealt with them too).
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Mission to Mars,
X-Men,
MI2,
Gladiator,
Shadow of the Vampire,
What Lies Beneath,
The Hollow Man,
Road to El Dorado,
Dinosaurs,
Atlantis,
Shrek.
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Cannonballs were used against ships, predominantly-NOT TROOPS!!! This is a funny thing that most movies don't care about. What they used, typically, was grape shot (rocks and shit) and chain shot (what it sounds like). The bouncing ball-thing is most likely not from a cannon, but a MORTAR, and was on a long delay. Those things bounced all the time before exploding and blasting the shit out of stuff. Mortars are mostly at a 45 degree angle, however, and aren't shot directly at troops straight-forwardly like a cannon shot. Later, primer tabs came along and cap and ball cannons/cap and ball rifles were invented and such things as a powder filled ball would be fired and it when the primer tab was struck, it would blow the powder all to shit, but that was Civil War-era. It will be interesting to see how accurate "Patriot" is.
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I read the American Psycho novel almost 4 years ago...i have read it 4 or 5 times.....fans of the book will love the movie, i bet...people who havent read the book will either like the movie, or they totally wont get it.
I am also lookin forward the The Crow: Salvation, just cause i am such a frickin huge crow fan!!!!
American Psycho is gonna be great!
Hollow Man....hadent heard anything about it, but after what Harry wrote, sounds real interesting...lookin forward to it
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Just kidding.
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Harry, I too have been waiting for a great film about the American Revolution, but I fear that this may not be it. My fear is based on the director of the project - name need not be mentioned but it starts with Roland - his past films have been almost unbearable and I fear that this terrific script will be squashed under the weight of his direction.
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EXT. BATTLEFIELD--DAY
In the foreground TWO BRITISH SOLDIERS are hurriedly loading a cannon with chains, nails and pieces of shapnel. The cannon is pointed away from the camera toward a group of REVOLUTIONARIES in the deep background, who are storming up toward the cannon's position. Behind the cannon, with his back to the audience, the BRITISH COMMANDER stands ready to light the fuse. At his signal, the other soldiers step back, and the fuse is lit. BOOM!!! The contents of the cannon barrel sprays forward into the group of revolutionaries. Through the smoke we can vaguely make out the sight of a head leaving a torso and a severed arm flying off with a musket still gripped in its hand. The BRITISH COMMANDER (Miguel Ferrer) turns to the camera and speaks: "Revolutionary war... it's fantastic!" -
I also read the script to this, and it is really good until the end. Hopefully Verhoeven will change the ending. Otherwise get ready for another "*fight* ... Oh good he's dead..... la la la ... OH CRAP HE's back!! *fight* oh good he's dead... lalala .. OH CRAP HE'S BACK!!! *fight* ... oh good he's dead.. lalala .... or is he?" type slasher movie ending.
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How about Under Suspicion. I have heard jack shit about this movie, but to see Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman on screen together again (if you count Unforgiven) is worth the price of admission. Imagine the possibilities of that combo. Also there's Keeping The Faith. The directorial debut of Ed Norton, no matter what the plot, is interesting to me. A romantic comedy with a priest and rabbi sounds great though if Norton avoids cliches. I'm looking forward to both of those more than X-Men. The Legend Of Baggar Vance. Impressive cast and director.
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Ol' Roland certainly is not a director with any real message he feels he needs to deliver to the world. However, he is the man who brought us Stargate. Stargate is a triumph of Science Fiction. It came form nowhere to surprise the planet with it's creativity. ID4 was a good example of it's genre. Remember, not every director can be Kubrick. Some actually want to make money and will do it in such a way as to guarantee that they will get as much per movie as possible. Really, who's movies make more money? Emmerich, or Scorsesse? But who's movies are better? Well, Roland delves into a type of movie making that is not well respected my most movie-makers. Independance Day was a very enjoyable movie that does not encourage the audience to think about it as it is played on the screen. Godzilla is a massive tragedy of a movie. But every director should be allowed flops. I've read tens of people jocking Verhoeven, but he is the man who released Showgirls. Is the question,"Does a bad apple ruin the whole bushel?" or is the question,"Does a booger in the punchbowl ruin all the punch." Ah, the ageless philosophies of apples and boogers. My guess is that this movie will help redeem Roland's status.
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SHOWGIRLS was a masterpiece.
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Stainless grow up.
So maaaany people have ripped on the XMen movie and how many of you have seen it yet?
Everyone whines about the costumes but I think they look pretty tight,sure everyone wants the comic costumes but really..how the hell are they going to make them look realistic and make them look good?Wolvies mask alone would make the Xmen look cheap.
And the actors,once again..have you seen them act in charachter yet?Nope didnt think so.Who says every movie must HAVE a big-name actor(ess) attatched?Everyone started off small and one of the great things Lucas did with the first Star Wars was use people noone had really heard of but were brilliant actors.
As to the fat-ass cracks and calling people fakes Id think you should calm down on that.For one it just shows a severe lack of maturity,two it just makes you look like an idiot,and three it just gives people like me more room to make fun of you.
So hushit.Dont see the movie if you hate it that bad.Go see spiderman or whatever,but I bet if you got rid of whatever preconception you have you'd think this movie is shaping up into a much better movie than that godawful FF movie.
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I can't believe nobody's mentioned "What Lies Beneath", yet. How much better can things get than to have TWO Zemeckis movies in ONE year?! Especially considering the guy's tendency to take a four-year hiatus between pictures (which is fine with me; quality's far more important than quantity). Just think about it... a flick from Verhoeven, one from Ridley Scott, a COEN film (aahhh...), TWO Zemeckis flicks, and a little thing called "Patriot", which is going to completely KICK ASS in spite of the naysayers. 2000 is gonna be a BANNER year, folks. I've got a huge grin on my face just thinking about it.
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Frankly, the screenplay was horrible. This is not to say that Zemeckis hasn't made vast improvements, but the premise itself isn't all that interesting. Like Harry, I'm more excited about CASTAWAY.
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Jan 26, 2000 5:47:02 PM CST
C'mon Harry, Jim Carrey still needs to do comedies like Dumb & D
by eyeswideshut
I hate it when once a comedic actor goes "serious" they are looked down upon for doing comedy again or are looked at as taking a step backward. I think Jim Carrey is fuckin hilarious. Dumb and Dumber was one of the funniest movies ever. I for one would be very disappointed if Carrey stuck to drama. Don't get me wrong, he can act--but he is a stellar comedian as well and a real comic talent. That should not go to waste just cause he made some "serious" movies. I wish Tom Hanks would do comedy again like "Bachelor Party"--that shit is funny. Tom Hanks is funny--and i am not talking about those stupid Nora Ephron comedies. Hanks should do a Coen brothers movie or something. Please Harry, stop judging Jim Carrey.
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I'd have to say that next year's lineup looks pretty respectable. I think I'll have to side with the nay-sayers on Patriot. From what I've heard, it just sounds like a rehash of Braveheart under a less than reliable director. All the stuff on the canonballs and artillery was interesting, though. I've never really been a big fan of Verhoeven, either, so I don't know what to think about Hollow. Bacon's good, but Starship Troopers sucked ass. Incidentally, Red, that stuff about fascism and the lack a of a clear moral highground was all done by Robert Heilien (spelling?), who wrote the book way back when. Verhoeven can't claim credit for anything more than watering it down and simplifying it for the mainstream audience. The movie did away with 90% of the social commentary in the book and just shlepped it as a testosterone fest. Still, it did give me an excuse to walk around shouting "BUGS!" at random intervals, so I guess it was at fun at least.
I agree that Tolkien souns really cool and I only hope that it isn't botched as heavily as most adaptions have been recently (see above). I loved the old Rankin/Bass ABC productions and I think Bakshi's version rocked, despite its flaws. Trying to blend so much live-aciton footage with the animation sucked given the technology limits, but it's still cool. Personally, I'm kind of surprised they didn't try to cut their teeth on The Hobbit first. It would seem to make more sense to test the waters with a more self-contained and less dark story than the trilogy. As long as it isn't botched as badly as Star Whores it should rock.
Coen Brs.=God
I haven't seen the preview for Gladiotor yet, but if I had to cast my vote for best Roman-type film (Romantic?) for next year I'd have to go with Titus. I saw a preview for it the other day and its the trippiest, most surreal bit of mind candy I've seen in a long while. I just hope its not entirely style over substance.
And what about the struggle to get Phantasm 2012 A.D. made? Are there no other Phans out there?
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Scream 3 was my most anticipated film of '99 (although Magnolia, Dogma, and Man on he Moon were also anticipated). The wait between Scream 2 and 3 has been awefull. Knowing that the story isn't over and that I have to wait for the conclusion is downright painfull. It's bad enough when your favorite show ends its season on a cliffhanger and makes you wait all summer but 2 years is too much. It reminds me of that awefull wait between Empire and Jedi when we were all wondering just how Han was going to be rescued and if Vader REALLY was his father or not. So hence my most anticipated film of '99 is now the most anticipated of 2000. Can't wait to see how it all ends!! Now only a couple more years before Star Wars II!!! :)
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Of course, every website maven is entitled to his/her own opinion.
Harry's list versus Garth's?
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My God that would be SPECTACULAR! I am decidedly not one of those who rag on Tom Hanks because he is guilty of the three terrible karmas (he's a good actor...his movies make a lot of money...he wins awards). I do miss the Hanks of old, however. Many are the days my friend and I throw the football in the street, spying on the little idiosyncricies of life that unfold around us, marvelling how much we miss Tom Hanks in roles such as THE BURBS. Yes, The Burbs is one of my favorite movies of all time, and I defy all who choose to ignore its genius. All right, so it isn't really genius, but still...It was a really FUN movie. Tom Hanks doesn't make enough FUN movies, anymore, and I think we should all start rumors that he actually IS going to be in a Coen Bros. movie so that maybe some studio exec will take the hint. And to all you Hanks naysayers..."I'm not going to listen to this, I'm not going to hear this now..."
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Other than the fact that my safety is ensured by *not* knowing some of you, in a strange way I wish it were possible to make real life bets with you about THE PATRIOT - me saying it will be a good flick, you saying whatever you want. I need to finance my next three weeks in Hawaii ...
I can't figure out what everyone has against the director b/c I didn't see GODZILLA ... all I can say is get over it! I'll lay odds that THE PATRIOT is going to be a superb film ... and that only those who are too pig headed to admit they are wrong will refuse to say so. You folks are condemning a film before it has been released.
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If LOTR opens Christmas 2000 doesn't that make it a project for 2000? I don't really think I need to complete this thought, do I? Anticipation doesn't even begin to describe it baby! YEEEEEEHHHHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm for any list that encourages the production of innovative indie films, and also production of quality big budget epic works like Gladitor. It would be great if producers of low budget indie films led the charge against political correctness, which only corrupts and ruins our big budget epics. The indies need to demonstrate that acknowledging the truth and rejecting revisionist history is "economically viable." Wouldn't it be nice to see a summer blockbuster from start to finish without fighting back the bile coming up our throats? i.e. Spielberg's "Lost World!"
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I have to say...I was looking over the list of movies you were waiting to come out last year, and most of the ones you said would be "Cool" ended up sucking shit. I think too many people are putting too much into what IDEA would make a good movie, with out thinking of the MAKING of a good movie. All you have to do is shoot a few buzz words...WILL SMITH...ZOMBIES...WOO and everyone gushes over it like a horny 12 year old. Personaly, I gotta see more before I think any of these movies are really gonna e good. The Coen Brothers always do good stuff, so I'm up for that. And I get good vibes from Galdeator....but thats about it.
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Jan 26, 2000 8:17:00 PM CST
Great list! But maybe you should replace Patriot with All The Pr
by el duderino
Okay, if anybody remembers, Dean Devlin is directing this flick, and his record definately isn't top notch. I personally can't see him getting this flick right, despite the fact Mel Gibson stars. All the Pretty Horses, however, is directed by Billy Bob Thorton, and stars an ensemble cast. Sling Blade is one of my all time favorites, and almost anyting that Billy can put on the table will be my favorite. Lets not forget that a lot of movies that will come out this year will have also been made this year, so surprises are definately possible!
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You think Sandler has taken over Carrey in comedy? Did you actually see "Big Daddy" my god it was god aweful, worst film of 99' easily! The most manipulative piece of crap thats come along in a long time. Jim Carrey is actually, how do we say, funny?
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Jan 26, 2000 9:43:29 PM CST
Larry cannot understand why so many people see fit to insult Har
by larry_talbot
Leave the big guy alone. He's changed the way movie news is reported and rattled the industry moneymen in his time. Knock it off. Or answer to LARRY!
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In no particular order... The Gift, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Me Myself and Irene, Perfect Storm, Chicken Run, Gladiator, The Beach, Erin Brokovich, Space Cowboys, Diamonds.
Films that Larry will be avoiding this year (unless he hears they're actually good) are Dinosaurs, Hollow Man, Patriot, Fantasia 2000 (okay, already released) and anything involving alien viruses or creatures invading a confined space containing drillers, truckers, pilots etc. Larry is sick to death of that tired gig.
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Boy are all you people going to be suprised and I can't wait to say you Are All STUPID PEOPLE. The Top Movie of the Summer and Probably the year will be Flintstones because it has the coolest concept. No other movie that I can think of in years has a suprise hook like this one. My tongue is burning it is so hot. They have something in this movie that you ain't gonna believe. Why do you think that Universal is making it the lead movie for the summer in front of every other studio -because all will perish. Remember what I said.
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Roland Emmerich is directing 'Patriot,' not Dean Devlin; Devlin's producing.
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I have not seen the trailer for "The Patriot", but I have seen the bouncing cannon ball scene from a 15 minute preview that was shown to some of the cast and crew. I was also there on set when they filmed the bouncing cannon ball scenes. The cannonball takes off a soldier's leg, right?
It was awesome to watch! He was an amputee of course, and the fake blood even splashed onto me even though I was about 3 or 4 soldiers away in the formation. If you all are really interested I can tell you more details on how they set up and executed this stunt. That stunt is only one of the many reasons to watch this film. I would have paid $8 just to see the 15 minutes that I have already seen of this film. It blew me away! -
Jan 27, 2000 1:18:32 AM CST
Remember that lame Fantastic Four film from a few years ago?
by youngichabod
Hey, speaking of Tom Hanks playing Reed Richards, did anyone happen to catch a glimpse of that lame FF film from the early 90s? I saw a copy someone sneaked out from the editing room at a party one time...it sucked monkey nuts. I'm glad it never saw the light of a projection machine. They need to make a real one. And speaking of GLADIATOR...does anyone else think that the tiger looks cool in the trailer? Tigers are cool. I like tigers. Anyway, see you in the Hollow.
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I would be lying if I didn't say X-MEN(been waiting my whole life), SCREAM 3(Wanting to see how EHRAN KRUGER fares as the writer on this one), FINAL DESTINATION, THE GRINCH, WAY OF THE GUN(Anything from Christopher "Usual Suspects" McQuarrie), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2(JOHN WOO is the KING), & CASTAWAY(Robert Zemeckis & Tom Hanks???WWF Voice: TAG TEAM MOVIE CHAMPIONS OF THE WOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD!)
That's my list for now...Can't think of anything else...OTHER THAN THAT 2000 will be the year my YOUNG OLYMPIANS script sells(Think GOONIES meets CLASH OF THE TITANS), so put that on your 2001 list.
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Hey Slaanesh - you're not the only one pining for that perpetually-in-limbo "Phantasm 1999" film. The idea was simply cool as hell, but there's no way that movie is ever gonna get made. On the one hand, it couldn't be hard to get everyone back together - it's not like A. Michael Baldwin or Reggie Bannister (or Don Coscarelli, for that matter) are doing much else in the way of film, these days. On the other, none of the folks involved are getting any younger (Angus Scrimm, as bad-ass as he is, was looking pretty fucking ancient by the last one), and besides, I just can't see Coscarelli getting the kind of financing he'd need to do this story right. After all, he did "Oblivion" as the fourth flick rather than "1999" simply because "1999" was financially impossible. Let's face it: the odds of this movie getting made are slim to none, and that being the case, I'm happy to have "Oblivion" as the capper to the "Phantasm" series - indeed, I seem to be one of the half-dozen or so people on the planet that actually liked it. Does it tie up the loose threads and answer all the questions? No. But frankly, I think that by "III" the whole story had gotten so insanely convoluted that there was no way TO satisfactorily tie it up in a way that made sense - to try to completely explain that much illogic in a way that made sense just would have seemed anticlimatic and cheap. The "Phantasm" movies aren't for everyone - I can completely understand why some people don't like them - but I personally just have so much fun trying to make SENSE out of them. You get the feeling that the answer is almost - ALMOST - within reach. Everyone has their own theory as to just what the hell it all MEANS. And that's really the fun of "Phantasm". By leaving everything so ambiguous at the end, Coscarelli ensures that the first three films lose none of their mystique, that we can always go back to them with the same nervously giddy sense of trying to figure out just what in God's name is going ON here. And it may sound like I'm being sarcastic here, folks, but I'm not - like I said, these movies aren't for anyone.
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"EVERYONE", I meant. The movies aren't for EVERYONE, not, the movies aren't for ANYONE. Sheesh. That's what I get for typing this shit at 3 in the morning. If I knew what was good for me, I'd get my ass to bed. Fortunately, I don't know what's good for me.
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Supernova is my most antipicated movie of the year. I have seen it 4 times and I am anticipating going to see it again tonight. I am also anticipating it coming out on video, so that the people at the ticket booth won't laugh at me anymore.
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Mission Impossible 2: I love, love, LOVE this trailer. When I first heard about this film, I posted a plea here that read something like: "All I want is to see Tom Cruise flying through the air with both guns blazing while a jacked-up MI theme rocks the soundtrack" Dreams DO come true! I also got chills with the "Flying kick in the dove-filled hallway" bit. Classic Woo. I know, I know. I should have more elevated tastes by now. But...I don't By the way, "The Perfect Storm" looks like it rocks as well! "YOU'RE HEADED FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE MONSTER!!!" Yeahhhh! Oh, I also wouldn't mind if they greenlighted "Mitchell II" for the July 4th weekend!
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Someone once described Schreck's vampire as resembling "a penis with teeth." Funny, eh?
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Just to set the record straight, ONCE AND FOR ALL, Fellowship of the Ring will be in a theatre near you in TWO MORE YEARS, Christmas 2001. Many websites have got it wrong-- even the revered IMdB has the year 2000! AND THEY ARE WRONG. Remember, PJ is working for 18 months of principal photography that started October 11, 1999; they're currenty only 4 months into it. Thus they will finish only the SHOOTING in March 2001-- then comes unknowable months of post production! I know it's painful but we'll have to bide our time visiting TheOneRing.net until PJ has everything ready for our wondering eyes. Wish me a happy birthday, I turn 31 today! :-)
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I'm looking forward to "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" too - I wonder what the Coens are up to, because the title refers to one of my fave movies, Preston Sturges' "Sullivan's Travels." In the film, a star known for light comedy work goes on the lam from his studio to research a movie about down-and-out people, and he wants to call it "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou." probably a parody of james Agee? Anyone who wants to see a movie with something to say and a lot to laugh at should check it out.
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The original "Phantasm" is one of my favorite films of all time, but I didn`t really like any of the sequels. The first one had such a unique, dreamlike atmosphere, I couldn`t get over how weird it was the first time I saw it. But part 2 was basically just a bigger-budgeted remake of the first, part 3 was okay but WAY too goofy, and "Oblivian" was okay but too slow and too...well, boring. "Phantasm 1999" or "2012" might be cool, but I think Coscarelli should maybe try something ELSE for once! He`s been doing nuthin` but "Phantasm" films for years. If he directed a brand new, totally original movie that had nothing to do with "Phantasm", he might get some cred in Hollywood again, and THEN maybe he could go back and do a big-budget, end-all "Phantasm" movie. But like the last guy said, Angus Scrimm sure ain`t gettin` any younger. BTW -- personally, if there must be more "Phantasm", I think it would be a better idea to make a remake that takes place today, with all new characters encountering the Tall Man. The story of Mike and Reggie has gotten way too silly and complicated over the last couple sequels.
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Jan 27, 2000 5:09:47 PM CST
Can't wait for the X-Men just like every other marketing sucker.
by geecheegirl
Yes, I just admitted it...I'm a marketing whore...
I fell for it with Batman, Jurrassic Park, Titanic, The Matrix,(though it did kick ass, the acting sucked) and of course the worst case of bait and switch ever, Star Wars Episode I (BAIT=just the idea of another Star Wars with today's special effects...SWITCH=that's all there was, special effects)...
I'm just waiting for the first mega-box office action flick with stellar acting (Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan), and story...
But, *sigh* and I know this is prejudging...the rest of the cast doesn't sound to promising... They're too young and pretty, and haven't proven their acting chops (Anna Paquin excluded, but Rebecca Roujmain Stamos????)
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I almost forgot...The trailer kicks ass, and yeah, yeah, I know it basically focuses on Tom Cruise, but it definitely looks like one heck of an action flick...doves, sliding guns, highflying acrobatics, and all...
Glad to see a multi-racial cast cast in mainstream big box office movie with a fresh young black actress, who DOESN'T sing in "real life", or act ghettofied...Way to go, Thandie Newton. -
I may be wrong, but I've heard that there's a sequel to Paradise Lost wrapped up that's going to air in March this year on HBO. Damian's since gotten married, The freaky big foreheaded guy who I believe was a stepfather to one of the children murdered has been incarcerated for selling drugs. That's just the tip of the iceburg. It's be great if they just kept following all these people every seven years like the 7up movies. Anyway, if it's true that the sequel is coming out then that's gotta be on a filmlover's top ten list of movies to see for 2000.
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I agree with Chicken Run,but why no R&B???How many rave script-reviews must you people read before you realize this movie is gonna kick ass??!?Robert DeNiro is in this movie for cryin' out loud!!!!Janeane Garofalo too!She don't just take every project that falls into her moderately-sized lap,people!!!!GeeeeeyAWD.
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I thought that the 18 months of photography was for all three films.. with a gap in the middle for post production where its needed for each installment, are you trying to tell me that for four and a half years they will be filming 3 movies, 18 months per movie? AND through your scale, there would need to be post production, so that would bump the shoot up to 5 years... not going to happen. I am not sure, but 18 months seems like plenty of time to shoot 3 movies, since a lot of the knowledge learnt on the filming of the first movie will make the second and third films go faster. Particualrly when they are going to be shot back to back. 18 months for one film.. seems unlikely.. but what do I know?
Also, I think it needs a talking pie.. there are to many film today made without talking pies. Lets see, maybee talking pie could go back in time for some reason, and stop Gollum's friend from finding the ring in the water, by offering him a piece of pie. This would mean none of the events in the novel would happen at all. -
Jim Carrey leave comedy to Adam Sandler. Yeah right. Sandler is a freaking idiot. Jim is the funniest man in hollywood, why should he move away from it. Your crazy Harry!
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Ok, it is very late in the life of this little TB fest so probably anyone who cares is long gone, but a couple of points to add:
Harry, you definitely got no. 1 and 2 right (although in reverse order) -- Nick Park and co. are nearly infallible in animation, and can likely translate to live action as well, and the Coen bros, well, enough said if you know what I mean. But to dissent: Call me sentimental, but for me the 10 most anticipated films of 2000 should automatically have 3 subtracted, as this is the first year we are certain to not have another film from 1. Kubrick, 2. Kurosawa, or 3. Bresson (ok, so he wasn't active for the last 18 years or so, but at least he was among the living and an eternal legend) My three to jetison: deduct PATRIOT (Gibson as revolutionary just doesn't do it for me, and that hack directing can certainly screw up any potential for quality) and definitely subtract HOLLOW MAN (rape scenes make me ill) also take away the GRINCH (mostly because it is already perfect both in original book form and legendary animation, so the chance of it detracting from what we have looms large). And finally, maybe someone already mentioned, but you just have to add 2001 (rerelease) to the anticipated list this year! Oh well, end of the day, whizkid's gotta go. -
Yah, Brundledan, I've gotta agree with you pretty much one hundred percent there. Doesn't look like much of a chance of Avery's script getting filmed. Oblivion did make a good cap to the series, in my opinion. Juts a shame, though, but I supposes it can't be helped. Even if they did want to return to the series in the future, Scrimm (aka Rory Guy) probably won't be around by then. And Phantasm aint Phantasm without the Tall Man. Sigh....By the by, I was one of the other five or six people that liked Oblivion. "You can't have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat!"
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Slaanesh, the final comments on your post reminded me to tell everyone that the "Pink Floyd: The Wall" DVD is faaantastic. One of the coolest DVDs I`ve seen yet.
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...Harry redesigning this horrible looking website! Come on, man! I know you can do it!!! What is it with you and the color brown?
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If they don't screw it up. Superhero films are like any science fiction or fantasy picture: execution and writing have to be on the next level to make it work.
I see much the same potential for Ridley Scott's Gladiator.
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My opinion of Harry's opinion--Garth blows your list A-Way. Where is your mind, my round little friend?
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