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Quint at Sundance!!! John August's THE NINES starring Ryan Reynolds and NZ comedy EAGLE VS. SHARK!!!

First....boo, ha ha by The real Jack Bauer	Jan 24th, 2007 08:48:39 PM
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and Second.....yawn by The real Jack Bauer	Jan 24th, 2007 08:55:18 PM
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That title is Box Office Poison. by Pound Sand	Jan 24th, 2007 08:56:48 PM
Should've gone with "Off Kilter Indie Rom-Com, Part Umpteen" which was their actual working title.
Eagle by konkrete590	Jan 24th, 2007 09:01:19 PM
Is the guy from Flight of the Conchords, I will definately see that one. Maybe I'll bring Alby the racist Dragon with me!
Sounds like two bad movies by IndustryKiller!	Jan 24th, 2007 09:14:41 PM
Maybe the leads can make Eagle vs. Shark work but this Napolean Dynamite style craze has got to be the most vapid thing to fool an idiot public since American idol. The Nines on the other hand I have no faith in given that it was written by John August, who I'm pretty sure cannot write a decent script. This one sounds typically heavy handed and purposely weird. The only reason to write a Donnie Darko/The Fountain script filled with metaphors and things that ont he surface dont make sense is that you think its the only way to get to a deeper meaning of a particular subject matter. With The Fountain it worked with Donnie Darko it kinda worked but it's arguable. John August on the other hand probably saw people making meaningful work of this style and said "I can do that!" and the twisted a subject matter to conform to the style rather than the other way around. I'm not giving August the benefit of the doubt after ruining Big Fish, bastardizing Willy WOnka, and the Charlies Angels films in general. It also seems very un-indie to be playing at Sundance. Count me out.
sniff,sniff by Douche Baggins	Jan 24th, 2007 10:02:17 PM
Some turds can be smelt from a great distance.
The Nines by RenoNevada2000	Jan 24th, 2007 10:13:43 PM
Is the name of the pizza joint in Ithica, NY where you can get really great Deep Dish pizza. Nice wine store across the street,
Re: That title is Box Office Poison. by MachinaMan	Jan 24th, 2007 10:27:26 PM
I don't know about that. Before reading Quint's review of the film, I assumed that it was a karate film in the vein of The Five Deadly Venoms (one of my favorite 'karate' films. It's so over the top that it comes full circle to good again). I was surprised to find out that it was an 'awkward relationship film' (not exactly a genre in and of itself, but you know them when you see them. Harold and Maude as well as Say Anything being two of the better examples of the sub-genre) It is an off-kilter enough title to attract enough attention (and as Quint explained, it is a title that is actually based upon events in the film) that as an independent film could make all the difference.
I think you guys... by hamo455	Jan 24th, 2007 10:45:50 PM
... are confusing your indie scene and the NZ film-making scene in general. EVS (better than AVP!) cost two million dollars (NZ) to make, or so I hear, which is probably an average budget for an NZ film with no overseas backing and not tied up with Peter Jackson. We have to do quirky or just plain dramatic for it to be worthwhile (and probably to get funding). Plus we're really not that funny on film generally, and we certainly can't do big action scenes. The budget from Michael Bay's Bad Boys 2 freeway scene would probably make a dozen NZ films. Also, Taika Waititi has been named one of Variety's ten director's to watch. Make of that what you will.
Donnie Darko was poor and pretenious by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jan 25th, 2007 04:04:45 AM
Dont do this movie any favour by comparing it to Darko. Do you mean it makes no sense, is style over substance, and its major plot point/twist is based on faulty laughable first grader science fiction. Sure, it looked pretty good and the acting was pretty good (especially by President Roslin), but it was a poor story that thought it was far cleverer than it was. PS. The Napolian Dynamite comparison for the nest movie fills me with quiet dread too!
Happy belated birthday to Mr. Ernest Borgnine by Borgnine JR	Jan 25th, 2007 07:49:48 AM
It was yesterday!
Indiana Jones and the ..... by kinghenryVIII	Jan 25th, 2007 09:01:52 AM
This Sundance coverage is boring.
I think Shark would win by purplemonkeydw	Jan 25th, 2007 10:02:28 AM
As long as their in water, other wise, I have to give it to eagle.
Bear Vs. Shark by Merkin Muffley	Jan 25th, 2007 01:04:13 PM
Would have been better.
It all comes down to the environment. If its a mountain by Reelheed	Jan 25th, 2007 02:31:48 PM
pass then Eagles everytime but, y'know, Eagles. Not so hot underwater. Underwater I think a shark might win. Maybe.
Fishy, Fishy, Fishy, Fish by Douche Baggins	Jan 25th, 2007 04:57:49 PM
You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads! Now evidently my cycloptic colleague informs me that that cannot be done. Ah, would you remind me what I pay you people for, honestly? Throw me a bone here! What do we have?
When bad writers decide to direct by Nezzer6364	Jan 25th, 2007 06:31:00 PM
their own trash, it never comes out well. I'm guessing The Nines is no exception.
EvS director Taika Waititi by Calico Pete	Jan 25th, 2007 07:28:39 PM
...had a great short at Sundance '05, "Tama Tu". I'll see EvS based on that alone if nothing else.

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