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God, Please, no Ghost Rider 2!! by SickPuppy	Mar 12th, 2007 04:08:44 AM
GR was the worst Nic Cage movie ever, maybe worst superhero movie of last 10 years
well i enjoyed it by darthhirsty	Mar 12th, 2007 04:12:15 AM
thats me done.
MAD MAX 4 -- is this REALLY gonna happen? by Roguewriter	Mar 12th, 2007 04:16:52 AM
I am utterly sick of sequels, and so down on the idea of new installments to ancient franchises (INDY JONES, DIE HARD, even ROCKY) you don't want me to get started... but I've been waiting half my life for those bastards to give Max Rockatansky a decent sendoff that didn't involve the guy getting royally fucked over by whatever latest crew of hippie ingrates he rescued from dire straights. So is this FURY ROAD that was bandied about, the return of Mel Gibson as Max? Or are they moving on to ideas of a grown-up Feral Kid tale, as rumored some years back? I just can't imagine Mel wanting to do this again after all these years... except nobody needs a guaranteed hit right now like Mel does (except maybe Harrison Ford... or Bruce Willis... or Sly Stallone!). Here's hoping this thing gets off the ground someday soon. I sure would like to traipse back through that wild, desolate post-apocalypse world one more time, and see Max finally redeemed and given sanctuary in some idyllic paradise where he can grow old in peace... (Yeah, like that'll happen!) Bring it on, Miller!!!
Ghost Rider... by Quintus_Arrius	Mar 12th, 2007 05:06:39 AM
...was indeed shocking. Pure pigs puke! T'was a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad motion picture. When watching this deeply vexing and emotionally scaring excuse of a movie I had the overwhelming urge to pull my eyes out of their sockets and plunge a blunt instrument into my chest. Mr Cage was absolutely awful (and for me vastly over-rated), Eva Mendes (shagable as she is) was completely miscast and Peter Fonda should just go away - for ever - and contemplate being a missionary in some remote south pacific island... Should there be a sequel? No, there should not; and the mare fact that some executive somewhere was some how inspired to not only make a Ghost Rider movie in the first place but now - disturbingly - willing to greenlight a sequel is absolutely excusable. If Hollywood is determined to continue the vexing trend of churning out over-budgeted, underdeveloped, cods-wallop and cows dung it would be better for all if they were to take the steaming excrement and swallow it (I believe the U.S. expression is to 'Eat shit mother-fuckers'?). Sometimes I hate Hollywood. Hail!
indeed... by Quintus_Arrius	Mar 12th, 2007 05:08:24 AM
... inexcusable.... (sigh).
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Mar 12th, 2007 05:11:18 AM
Damn you Michael Bay
MCMLXXVI by Quintus_Arrius	Mar 12th, 2007 05:24:28 AM
Please my dear U.S. cousin (one assumes that you are indeed an American) what, pray tell, does the expression 'Damn you Michael Bay' actually mean, for I have no clue? Does it refer to your apparent disdain to some (if not all) his directorial work. No doubt I have missed something. Indeed, I am British and I am at a loss.
Roguewriter by NachoNegro	Mar 12th, 2007 05:41:51 AM
The trouble with long-delayed sequels is that they are often shite - probably 90% of the time in fact - mainly because the makers aren't worried about their legacy anymore, they don't care about getting you to buy a ticket for the next film - all they care about is making a quick $50m. But if we even have a 10% chance of getting another great Indiana Jones film, I'll piss my money down the drain watching "Live Free or Die in a retirement home" any day of the week. After all, Rocky Balboa was actually watchable (shockingly). The exception to this is Fury Road - without Max, it's nothing, and there's no way Gibbo is doing it. Even if he did, I can't see it hitting $100m domestic. Let's just leave Max to RIP.
Hahaha... I'm so retarded by Latauro	Mar 12th, 2007 07:16:38 AM
That "funny film description" bit is actually a template I use that I totally forgot to fill in this time. Now you have an insight into the inner-workings of Latauro's world... and further proof that he really, really doesn't look this thing over carefully enough before he submits it.
Spike Lee adapts a children's book? by JackPumpkinhead	Mar 12th, 2007 08:15:07 AM
Da-yumn! I hope it has a scene with Mr. T yelling "Don't do school, drink drugs and go to milk, foo'!" And that it opens with subtitles saying "A Spike Lee Joint", and that it has a scene where a brother is kept down (by his sister.) Oh, wait, it's another Spike? There really should be a law against more than one director having the same weird name!
Keep del Toro for the Silver Chair. by JackPumpkinhead	Mar 12th, 2007 08:24:14 AM
Search your feelings. You know it to A, B, C and D true.
ohhh Del Toro by Bloo	Mar 12th, 2007 09:36:53 AM
for the Silver Chair would be AWESOME nice and dark and creepy with honestly the weirdest creatures and stuff going on...I could really see him digging into Silver Chair although Dawn Treader is my favorite narnia book and I would love to see someone really good tackle it
Magician's Nephew by CyberIstari	Mar 12th, 2007 10:11:27 AM
No, you're not the only one to like it - it might be my favorite - but in spite of the current numbering order on the books, more people knew something about "Lion..." than were even aware of Magician's Nephew. And once starting with Lion, you're sort of locked into the "contiguous" ones - Prince Caspian, Voyage of the DT, and Silver Chair, if you're trying for continuity with the kids. But if/when they get to do Magician's Nephew, well, the audience will be primed. You won't have to stop to explain who Aslan is. Or Jadis.
Guillermo Del Taco is not bad by Seph_J	Mar 12th, 2007 10:16:22 AM
I suppose. Pans was good.
nic cage was the only good thing about GR by misnomer	Mar 12th, 2007 10:27:59 AM
well...the effects were good also. GR is a prime example of how NOT to do a comic book movie. You gotta play it straight - far too campy, far too disposable, hammy acting from crap villians, a cardboard cut out love interest. Id LOVE to see a Ghost Rider sequel that corrects this. Hell I could live with Mendes, just get rid of MSJ for christ sakes.
Del Toro by cyberskunk	Mar 12th, 2007 11:05:01 AM
I believe I read he was offered Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe but declined.
Me too - MN by leoeris	Mar 12th, 2007 12:31:21 PM
All for the magicians nephew.Loved it. One of my 7 favorite of the series.
Del Toro... by grosshair	Mar 12th, 2007 12:58:56 PM
I think I remember hearing him on NPR saying he was offered "Lion..." but didn't like the series, so passed and did Pan's Labyrinth instead. Can anyone confirm that? Which is good, because whether you like it or not, the Narnia stories are for kids and GdT is not for kids. And we got a pretty ok Narnia movie and a pretty awesome Pan's Labyrinth movie out of the deal.
cyberskunk beat me to the punch by grosshair	Mar 12th, 2007 12:59:58 PM
But I guess he confirmed my view, which is what I was looking for. I love people who agree with me.
LOVE Magician's Nephew by PwnedByStallone	Mar 12th, 2007 01:36:04 PM
I've read the first 5 so far and that one is by far my favorite. It would make a kick ass movie.
Did someone as what Damn you Michael Bay means??? by PwnedByStallone	Mar 12th, 2007 01:44:33 PM
Seriously??? Um...you do realize that he is directing the film adaptation of one of the most beloved franchises in history and that he has completely fucked it up in every respect, right?
Bettie Page only just out now? by half vader	Mar 12th, 2007 02:19:56 PM
What the hell was the hold up? I know we usually have to wait about 2 weeks give or take here in Oz to get a flick but I thought Notorious had been and gone so I bought the DVD months ago. Great movie, but WTF with the delay?
"One of the most beloved franchises in history." by Roguewriter	Mar 12th, 2007 02:27:31 PM
Seriously? Seriously. ::eye-roll::
Why all the hate? by onefatman	Mar 12th, 2007 06:45:50 PM
I'm sure there's more to Michael than meets the eye . . .
RE: Why all the hate? by uVa	Mar 12th, 2007 07:04:22 PM
...indeed. Perhaps he is even a competent director in disguise.
I liked Magician's Nephew, and read it first by billcom6	Mar 13th, 2007 02:38:43 PM
Screw published order. Chronological order FTW

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