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Peter Berg is directing DUNE, but apparently his HANCOCK sucks ass... joy...

AWW HELL FIRST! by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 10:32:03 PM
I'm sure the movie will be huge. I mean, All of Willy's movies open big.
boo by all	Mar 18th, 2008 10:33:27 PM

I like the Ice by Series7	Mar 18th, 2008 10:33:42 PM
Berg
Charlize Theron was good as well, not great, but acceptable. by Cletus Van Damme	Mar 18th, 2008 10:34:10 PM
LOL
That sounds like the worst movie ever by IndustryKiller!	Mar 18th, 2008 10:42:03 PM
My God how could anyone look forward to seeing that? The funniest moments are in the trailer? Thats odd because there isn't a single funny moment in that trailer. So let me get this straight. He's a thousand year old god and he meets the guy who is married to the one other thousand year old god on Earth? And apparently he fucks underage women. Good lord. What kind of low rent white trash idiot is this film aiming at? Could be a new low for Will Smith.
Give Lynch more money?? by Freefinger	Mar 18th, 2008 10:45:12 PM
To make a 5 to 6 hour long movie that was made decades ago?!?! Come on... A remake is a better option, althought personally Dune never impressed me that much. As to whom should be making the remake, blah... A guy on a big worm riding in the desert... Who cares, not a whole lot of a story to go to or crap on so anyone who ever made a movie before could go at it. Heck, give it to the guy who won the first season of "Project Greenlight", at least he had a somewhat interesting storyline in his movie. He could do no wrong here. The guy would want to convert the big Worm so that when it died it could go to heaven.. Nice.. I got a tear...
AWW FUCK NO!!! by Han Cholo	Mar 18th, 2008 10:49:43 PM
Lynch's Dune had the best everything but the stuff they added sucked like weirding modules. They'll have to go another direction with the production design that was already perfect. Why even remake this?
Lynch by Series7	Mar 18th, 2008 10:50:34 PM
Never get the big hoopla behind him and his films. I feel like its just so cool to like him and it makes you feel smart and cool. His movies are interesting and ok to watch once are twice, but I don't know how you can watch his films over and over again, minus Twin Peaks but thats more for comedic reasons. Seriously though, I think Will Smith picks movies he knows have horrible scripts, gets a upcoming director just to see if the name Will Smith Alone will be good enough to get him that $100 million a year check mark. This movie sounds worse then I, Robot. Maybe i have misplaced my faith in Berg.
I've watched the Star Wars flicks hundreds of times... by Shermdawg	Mar 18th, 2008 10:51:14 PM
...but I can't seem to place that quote Ender.
AWW HELL NO! by Cinemajerk	Mar 18th, 2008 10:51:28 PM
This screenplay sounds like total crap. Ain't gonna go near this turd.
'bout Handcock... by Freefinger	Mar 18th, 2008 10:51:46 PM
Hopefully they'll manage to fix it up before releasing it. Especially if Berg sees these reviews...
Ender, wow, keep digging that hole by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 10:52:13 PM
You seem to have a lot of them according to Spitzer.
DOES CHARLIZE HANCOCK WILL'S DINGO by THE KNIGHT	Mar 18th, 2008 10:56:04 PM
you know you thought about it.
Lynch's Dune... by MyManD316	Mar 18th, 2008 10:56:34 PM
..kinda sucked. It was probably because of my over expectations due to the hoopla from my friends, but the movie was badly acted (except Captain Picard), the special effects laughable (and I loved Blade Runner, which looked WY better and was made first), and on the whole I just felt uncomfortable with how scenes were set up and angled. So, I guess I'd much rather have Peter Berg's more moderntake on the franchise (Children of Dune was pretty damned good). I love Friday Night Lights, liked Rundown, The Kingdom was passable and I guess this one is gonna suck, but one thing that you can always count on is excellent handheld style direction. Unlike the pussies that complain, I love handheld direction if done right (Bourne and Berg's movies). Just imagine it, Dune done on a grand scale while being directed like Battlestar Galactica!
This is My Super Ex Girlfriend 2: Electric Boogaloo by Han Cholo	Mar 18th, 2008 10:56:38 PM
Except Hulk Hogan is not the baddie and Will Smith is the Hero. One can dream however: "Whatcha gonna do when the 24 inch Pythons destroy you, BROTHER?!" "AWWW HELLL NAWWW!!!"
Hey Ender, keep it up. I'm sure you'll get that job by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 10:57:29 PM
writing for porno mags.
Fuck by Mezzanine	Mar 18th, 2008 11:00:06 PM
I am now kind of worried. But Berg is a good director, I am sure he'll have the pacing down better by the time we see this.
I'm sure it will be better than Kevin Smith's by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 11:02:59 PM
latest masterpiece.
Mezzanine by MyManD316	Mar 18th, 2008 11:04:08 PM
Sounds like there's a shit ton more than pacing that's wrong with Hancock, like the whole gods angle...which is what the movie is ABOUT.
page to screen by vaterite	Mar 18th, 2008 11:05:24 PM
I think Dune is one of those books that is impossible to make into a film. Maybe you could do a decent job making it into two films, but the most important thing would be to have a master scriptwriter. Lynch's Dune is interesting, but also kind of like Alia, an unholy abomination.
Yes, because we all know... by Shermdawg	Mar 18th, 2008 11:06:49 PM
..."Hancock" and "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" are so comparable.
The movie I heard described by Berg about a year ago... by Bungion Boy	Mar 18th, 2008 11:07:45 PM
sounded great. I couldn't wait. Fun cast. Fun premise. Love a special effects filled comedy if it's done well. The film described by these two reviewers sounds terrible. This makes me sad.
Damn, and I've loved all of Berg's movies. by s0nicdeathmonkey	Mar 18th, 2008 11:12:43 PM
Especially VERY BAD THINGS.
All this is just fuel for hating Berg by Han Cholo	Mar 18th, 2008 11:15:40 PM
If he doesn't hit Hancock out of the park, everyone's gonna hate him even more for Dune, especially if that movie ends up sucking, which it most likely will. If they had the same production design for the miniseries and the inner monologues intact, along with the mini-series story, it would have been damn near perfect.
Sounds like script problems more than director problems. by Rev. Slappy	Mar 18th, 2008 11:17:32 PM
Isn't Michael Mann a producer on this? Oh shit! That means that Dillinger movie must be horrible! There's no way Berg's Dune can be as bad as Lynch's incomprehensible piece of shit.
Sounds pretty bad. by TattooedBillionaire	Mar 18th, 2008 11:18:54 PM
I like Will Smith, but the trailer did nothing for me. Now, the whole film sucks? Not good....
wait by ragingdrunklove	Mar 18th, 2008 11:23:17 PM
i couldnt really get a feel for whether or not this film is ACTUALLY bad from these reviews because they didn't make any sense. these reviews were so poorly written and rushed that i refuse to believe what they say. but then again, the preview looks like ass so i am just confused.
ragingdrunklove by MyManD316	Mar 18th, 2008 11:26:07 PM
Not sure what you're talking about because the first review was pretty damned clear in its plot synopsis, grammar, AND opinion (movie sucks). And really, this coming from someone who doesn't even bother to capitalize? Who's rushing now?
Color me shocked by BetaRayBill07	Mar 18th, 2008 11:29:52 PM
Yeah this trailer did look like crap
Whatever by Mezzanine	Mar 18th, 2008 11:40:51 PM
I still think that this movie looks fun. But if it falls apart, I'll be the first to admit that I was wrong.
I'm calling BS on that first review by critch	Mar 18th, 2008 11:56:01 PM
Just based on the whole "I saw Peter Berg!" thing. I don't care if you did just happen to see the making of special, unless you have some kind of wonderful super-memory, you're not going to remember the director from tv to real life. And there are things on there that just don't make any sense to put in a summer blockbuster pg-13. Underage sex? Blowing your load through the roof of a trailer? Just doesn't add up. Either he's someone bitter cause he didn't get in, or there's something on the order of Hancock having a beer and cheating on his wife. And the second review is so devoid of information as to make it useless. I think I'll wait till we get some real reviews on this site, since fakes get through so easy.
Critch by JV	Mar 19th, 2008 12:05:43 AM
Hey moron, i created an account just to respond to you. I did get in and yes, Berg was in attendance sitting in a roped off area. He was wearing a baseball cap and sporting a beard, not hard to spot, then again if you have a public school education that might not be the case for you. The blowing the load through the cieling bit is def. in there. Granted, it wasn't white semen spraying everywhere, but it was very clear what the bit was and what they were implying. And yes, the underage sex was there as well, believe it or not, and when you see it later in the year, which i'm sure you will, just please remember my review and slap yourself for being the moronic jackass that you are. I was there two hours early, rest assured little bubba, i got in, and the only thing i'm bitter about is the waste of time the movie turned out being. Here are some little bits of information I wouldn't know without seeing the film: In the trailer when the little kid calls Hancock a jackass it's actually "asshole" in the movie itself. Hancock, in the finale, is attacked by a bank robber and a crew of inmates, all of whom he busted at some point in their criminal careers. Hancock attends AA in the prison in order to become "a better hero" In short, up your ass! ~jv~
this is not good news by Octaveaeon	Mar 19th, 2008 12:11:26 AM
I was expecting a name that would inspire confidence. The Dune series is almost prophetic due to the wealth of themes that it treats and how they are developed. Compared to this the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars (and yes, even the Star Trek universe) seem like minor skits from sesame street or the Muppet show. Although the first movie has the most 'action', the series is NOT about set pieces, epic battles, and cool technology, even though you do find these elements throughout the books. The important things is that, in this case, the medium is the message, and here Herbert moulded the sci-fi genre to fit the exploration of some very difficult themes, if not perennial problems of human nature and social development. The hero-prophet-God-Tyrant storyline itself is actually quite relevant, seeing that it explores the tension between the modern conception of human autonomy and the authority of revealed religions, but from an another perspective; one that actually confronts us, and forces us to question what we would, or could, do under the same circumstances. This is the sort of thing that art does so well, and which makes sci-fi such an interesting genre (by abstracting from our modern perspective). And let's not even forget the whole ecological angle... Berg, Misher, Rubinstein… sorry, but, based on what I can find out about these people, I’m not assured as to the way they will approach Herbert’s universe. I did not like what Lynch did (and I’m a big Lynch admirer), but I also thought that the series were terrible, focusing mostly on the usual ‘skeleton’ approach of filming ‘key’ scenes, while completely missing the context and interplay of themes. This sort of stuff works with movies like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings because they are easier (yes, I am understating the difficulties, but just to make a comparison) to translate to the screen: the framework upon which the narrative plays outs is simple and recognizable; mostly dualistic (good vs. evil) and linearly focused (save the princess, kill the bad guy, etc.). The first Matrix movie does the same, and so does the first Dune book, but what happens thereafter is that the storyline completely turns on the very mythology that it set up in the first part, just like the rest of the Matrix trilogy did. But as we saw with the Matrix, this sort of post-modernist twist is extremely risky. The first three Dune books (the so-called trilogy) are not as self-reflexive (culturally and philosophically) as the Matrix trilogy (which doesn’t mean it is less ‘deep’; it isn’t), so it may allow itself for a more accessible directorial style without having it affect too much the richness of its story. But what happens thereafter, particularly in God Emperor of Dune, requires a much more careful, and serious, approach (the so-called “Dune 7” books should be completely ignored; they completely mis-manage what Herbert had worked so hard to develop, and even contradict one of the most important themes of the whole series). Even if they don’t get around to filming the six books that Herbert wrote, or are not planning to, they should work AS IF they are; i.e., they should adapt and film in terms of the whole series. That is how a true, and serious, adaptation should go about its business (as did Jackson – and to certain extent, the Wachowskis --, but not Lucas, who screwed up the prequels due to his debilitating technology fetish). I hope Universal doesn’t drop the ball on this one, but the signs don’t look too positive up to now.
So...the movie blows, but Smith is the only bright spot. by otm shank	Mar 19th, 2008 12:21:36 AM
I didn't know they would make an I Am Legend sequel so fast.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Paul... by dirkadirkadirka	Mar 19th, 2008 12:30:44 AM
he's a bit old I guess now. But he proved in The Lookout and Brick that he could pull off high school age. He's one of my favorite actors now. He'd be perfect.
last post rfeferring to Dune... by dirkadirkadirka	Mar 19th, 2008 12:31:29 AM
in case you wondered or cared.
I honestly don't know why by Gungan Slayer	Mar 19th, 2008 12:32:47 AM
people have such high hopes for this. All indicators point to it being a total suckfest. as for Dune, yeah, it's fucked. yet again.
I like Lynch's "Dune." by kabong	Mar 19th, 2008 12:33:28 AM
It's not without flaws, but for me it was vivid depiction of Herbert's futuristic galactic vision. Alia is one of my favorite characters. Anyone who has read "Sandworms of Dune" knows what a competent killer that little bitch ghola is. Anyway, when kwisatz haderach arrives . . .
Hey Critch... by Bass Bastardson	Mar 19th, 2008 12:38:55 AM
You do know that Peter Berg is also famous as an actor don't you? I'm sure JV recognized him from one of the dozens of films and TV shows he has been in over the years.
L. Ron Jiggy by G-Dubs	Mar 19th, 2008 12:49:42 AM
What's really creepy is that, thematically, this sounds like a riff on a Scientology fable - the "thousands-year-old gods tapped in base human form - confused, angry and frustrated - until [Scientology] showed them the their true inner [Thetan] form... an immortal galactic extraterrestrial god-like omniscient identity! That, and the infamous 'gift' to the crew in their wrap-party gifts of a Scientology 'personality test' coupon, indicate to me that this was a 'personal' project for Smith. I'd bet the farm that the writer and a lot of the money behind its development is from 'church' members. It certainly explains Sony's panic in preventing another "Cruise/MI3" disaster...
After watching the trailer just now, 1st time by thebearovingian	Mar 19th, 2008 12:57:04 AM
It looked good. It made me laugh a couple of times. Hearty laughs, not chuckles. But who I am? thebearovingian? My opinion means nothing.
Yeah, by Tourist	Mar 19th, 2008 01:07:05 AM
Maybe this WILL suck, but it never looked or sounded like being anything other than disposable junk for morons in the first place. Hes shown hes proficient at handling whatever script hes given. Sort of rise to the occasion fellow. Plus, apart from being packed with strange novelty value and awesome design work, Lynches Dune, in whatever cut, was a fucking lazy mess in regards to actually telling a story. Something the books, which I'm not great fan of, were quite good at. So this is a far better choice. Besides in this world, Lynch sits in the middle when it comes to potential directors, cause I think Jodorowsky and Moebius' Dune may have been far, far stranger.
I'd rather continue the Dune series already made by oisin5199	Mar 19th, 2008 01:13:02 AM
despite the budget limitations, I felt like the SciFi miniseries(es) handled the material pretty well, much better than Lynch's film - of course, there will never be an adaptation that can truly do the books justice. I think they could have done God Emperor of Dune as a 2hour film, then done another longer miniseries with Heretics and Chapter House. One of the main problems with filming the whole series, though, is the whole ghola thing (need the same actor to make it work) and the whole spitting image of Duke Leto thing in the last book. They would have to hire a guy who looks like a young William Hurt.
Critch, I call bullshit on your memory... by Tourist	Mar 19th, 2008 01:15:38 AM
...I could recall Berg just from fucking Chicago Hope. Don't get down on the reviewer because your small mind cant cope with facial recognition.
Blows his load through the... by spectrebeeyatch	Mar 19th, 2008 01:17:14 AM
Roof. You won me there I'm in...
Anti-Plant!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Mar 19th, 2008 01:40:46 AM
Lame. Just friggin' lame.
I ask again, Who the fuck wants to see this? by IndustryKiller!	Mar 19th, 2008 02:22:27 AM
I'm sorry, are we not living in a world where Will Smith makes terrible movies? Maybe Pursuit of Happyness was alright, I didn't see it. But just about everything else he's done in the last 5 years has been horrible. Seriously are movies like Men in Black 2 and i, Robot the kind of vehicles that make you want tos ee more of an actor. Did that trailer really entice you? For fuck sake what won't you people watch. And here's another scene I heard from someone who worked ont he film. In one scene some guys try to mug SMith's character or something. As they approach him he tells them that he's going to stick one of their heads up the other ones ass, they don't listen and he makes good on his promise. So if a guy getting his hea shoved up someones ass is the kind of retarded garbage you find funny, along with statutory rape, then I guess you particular brand of idiocy has found a cinematic vessel in Hancock.
What Berg should have done... by Literarywanderer	Mar 19th, 2008 03:01:14 AM
Was cast Tom Cruise as Hancock, Katie Holmes as his "wife" and simply gone through a Scientology angle. Only all the powers are in Cruise's and Holme's heads and the authorities are after them. Now that would be a movie I'd see! As for Will Smith, Jesus Christ, I'm not a mean man by nature, but I simply wish he'd get cancer of the jaw so that fucking mouth of his would fall off.
Berg bad movie shocker by kwisatzhaderach	Mar 19th, 2008 03:23:59 AM
Who saw that coming?
Can any Dune fan out there.... by Rameses	Mar 19th, 2008 04:36:10 AM
Tell me exactly where the spice comes from.Yes I know it's sand worm related ,But I read the book {ages ago} and have seen both the lynch film and miniseries ..and the exact origin of the spice still seems very confused..
I Am Legend all over again by filmcoyote	Mar 19th, 2008 05:55:07 AM
So going off that first review this starts pretty well but then the second half is so god awful not only does it turn a solid film to a piece of crap but it taints the good parts. It's I Am Legend all over again. Does Smith read his scripts all the way through or just the first 40-50 pages?
Dune is screwed... by MJohnson	Mar 19th, 2008 06:00:17 AM

Spice is... by MJohnson	Mar 19th, 2008 06:02:28 AM
A byproduct of the worms' life cycle. I'd have to go back through to find the spicy details, but its there...
The whole load... by MediaNerd	Mar 19th, 2008 06:51:39 AM
The trailer looked fairly amusing, I'll keep an open mind on this one. "Hancock blows his super load through the ceiling of his traile"... anyone who has read Heaven LLC knows god playing with his favorite creation can be very funny. GREAT comic Comic if you haven't!
Acquiring The Rights To Dune To Hand It Over To Berg Is Like... by demiourgos	Mar 19th, 2008 07:34:20 AM
...Having Emeril Lagasse over to shit in your mouth.
Acquiring The Rights To Dune To Hand It Over To Berg Is Like... by demiourgos	Mar 19th, 2008 07:34:21 AM
...Having Emeril Lagasse over to shit in your mouth.
Acquiring The Rights To Dune To Hand It Over To Peter Berg Is Li by demiourgos	Mar 19th, 2008 07:34:51 AM
...Having Emeril Lagasse over to shit in your mouth.
Why the hate for Kung Fu Panda? by Utamoh	Mar 19th, 2008 07:45:56 AM

That first review reads like a book report by Bobo_Vision	Mar 19th, 2008 08:00:06 AM
"My night at a free screening". Save all that excitement about getting an email to see a free screening, and what the bus ride to the theater was like, and bore your friends with it. Future reviewers, just review the movie, maybe mention where the screening was at the most, and perhaps any star sightings if significant.
why do these reviews always suck by BurgerKing	Mar 19th, 2008 08:28:35 AM
why spend 10 fucking paragraphs telling us about your mystery envelope, no cell phones and when the director walks in. Yah, we've all heard of fucking screenings before, we know how they operate. Stupid shitty reviewers.
Bobo and Burgerking by JV	Mar 19th, 2008 09:05:18 AM
If you don't like the review format my little bitches then you don't have to fucking read it. How pathetic are you logging on and posting just so you can bitch about a review? If you don't fucking like it or have nothing of value to add regarding the film at hand do the boards a favor and kindly shut the fuck up. The reason I wrote it the way I wrote is well....because it was my review; wow imagine that!
I'd rather see KUNG FU PANDA than HANCOCK... by SpyGuy	Mar 19th, 2008 09:19:47 AM
The trailer for KUNG FU PANDA actually entertained me, as opposed to HANCOCK, which looked like a movie with decent special effects and absolutely nothing else going for it. HANCOCK? Aw, HAYLLLLL no...
If memory serves, Spice is Worm crap. Seriously. by CrichtonAstronut	Mar 19th, 2008 09:22:40 AM
The worms pass through Sand excrete Spice which can accumulate under the sand and explode leaving a tell tale discoloration in the sand.
Tonight He Comes... by PoleVault	Mar 19th, 2008 09:28:53 AM
All over Peter Berg's Coke Bottle glasses!
Sounds like a thematic mess... by skimn	Mar 19th, 2008 09:42:40 AM
I'm more psyched for new episodes of Venture Bros. this summer.
Hancock is a good movie! by dogface	Mar 19th, 2008 09:54:01 AM
I was there last night as well and this review is basically wrong. The movie does not break its own rules, you were just not paying attention. They lose their powers when they grow together. Guess you missed the last half hour of the film while you were thinking about writing on this site. I will say the last half hour of the movie dragged for me a bit but this is a case of editing more than anything else. The film is funny and has plenty of action. This is a superhero movie for intelligent adults and not your typical comicbook plot and characters. As soon as I was getting tired of the frenetic pace and plot of the first half of the movie it shifted into something else equally as enjoyable. Do not let this idiotic review put you off. The movie rocks. Charlize Theron is amazing in the film and provides the type of emotional depth you don't normally see in a summer blockbuster release.
Love me some "Hancock".... by towerman	Mar 19th, 2008 09:55:28 AM
".. he helps his image by having him turn himself into authorities for not only the damage he does but for also having sex with a 17 year old 4 days shy of her 18th birthday (this takes place early on in the film in an uncomfortable sequence where Hancock blows his super load through the ceiling of his trailer"-- No wonder he's called "Hancock"
It may be that they excrete more as they hatch by CrichtonAstronut	Mar 19th, 2008 09:59:35 AM
and grow and that's why the worms defend areas with large deposites, those places being nesting grounds. But from the scene where he worm exhales spice scent, it seems evident that the worms continue to produce spice in their adulthood.
Berg not to direct "Dune," but "Zoom!" by Uncapie	Mar 19th, 2008 10:08:10 AM
Remember that 80's kid series? "I want to zooma-zooma zoom. I want to shrooma-shrooma-shroom" which is what they were probably on. Big budget, action feature. I can see it.
JV - my review of your review by Bobo_Vision	Mar 19th, 2008 10:11:12 AM
JV's review is a self-indulgent pile of crap. It is the type of review where the writer talks more about himself than the actual movie. A narcissistic steaming pile of excrement which discredits the review that follows because one is left to wonder if someone that self-involved could like any movie, or anything, more than they love themselves and the boring minutia of their life.
Concerning the spice origin.... by Rameses	Mar 19th, 2008 10:18:36 AM
... the talkbackers who've answered , all seem tohave the same problem i had working out exactly what the spice is.Considering that its such an importent aspect of he books ,you'd think that both the film and miniseries would have been able to clarify the stuffs origin.I was under the impression that the spice is the dried out remains of exploded dead baby sandworms that have encountered water on their way up to the sands surface...I thought that was thepoint of the water of life scene.But this llgoes tosow the problems of a Dune adaptation, from the midle onwards , once aul is in the desert , it all becoes very trippy and spiritual...something veeeerry hard to put across on film.
Bobo - My Review of Your Review of My Review by JV	Mar 19th, 2008 10:28:55 AM
Hey retard. You again make an ass of yourself. I counted 8 paragraphs where i discussed myself and my personal experiences. I then proceeded to discuss the film for 12 plus paragraphs. So no, i didn't discuss myself more than the film. Learn to read, idiot.
I thought the spice was sandworm excrement. by kabong	Mar 19th, 2008 10:29:19 AM
But the movie business makes me see shit everywhere.
To Dogface! by JV	Mar 19th, 2008 10:31:55 AM
Hey, are you bitter that you didn't get to break the review to this site or something? So because I didn't like it i wasn't paying attention? Huh? You my friend are quite the lame ass. It did in fact break its own rules. They were in the hospital, together, powers are gone. Will Smith is shot, falls to the ground, is dying, and then he somehow regains his powers even though he is still around the girl that saps his powers, that is breaking the rules. The movie sucked.
"I counted 8 paragraphs where i discussed myself " by Bobo_Vision	Mar 19th, 2008 10:45:48 AM
Haha, wow. You're totally right, JV. You're not self-involved at all. 8 paragraphs discussing yourself in a movie review. You sure told me.
Bobo by JV	Mar 19th, 2008 10:49:35 AM
I simply pointed out the eroneous observation in which you claimed that I discussed myself more than the film, which as you can plainly see, is not the case. Thanks for playing though.
to JV by dogface	Mar 19th, 2008 10:50:26 AM
I see why you think that now but you are putting your own rules into the film. When they lose their powers, you are assuming they lose them completely. It was more of a gradual process. That being said, the rules being broken or not is a small point and will probably not have changed either of our opinions on the film so maybe I was a little harsh in my initial response to your review. Still, I found the last half of the film much more enjoyable than you did. In my opinion, as soon as the "superhero needs a makeover" plot got boring and wasn't going anywhere, the whole movie shifted. The movie, for me, went from good to great at that point. The whole subplot of two people in love who physically can't be together and the sacrifices they have to make, IMO, worked.
Okay, I take it back if Berg is doing Dune by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Mar 19th, 2008 11:15:55 AM
I'm all up for a third incarnation. That doesn't mean it will be great, but this increases its chances.
Michael Mann was gonna direct this for years by Vern	Mar 19th, 2008 12:41:42 PM
when it had that porno title, so obviously it's not a straightup comedy. Can you imagine Michael Mann even smiling let alone directing a comedy? Of course not. Don't be ridiculous. The trailer is pretty funny though. I don't know. I didn't read the spoilers but if it starts out funny and turns depressing I don't got a problem with that.
all these awesome directors toy around with by Lloyd Bonafide the Korean War Veteran	Mar 19th, 2008 12:50:22 PM
these geek movies, then never do it. I remember Ridley Scott was talking about Doom and James Cameron for Spiderman 1, speilberg for potter. How rad would that be?
The Exemption Given Peter Berg... by Aquatarkusman	Mar 19th, 2008 01:08:17 PM
... for his excellent work in the underrated film "The Great White Hype" has now been revoked. Welcome to Erf!
great white hype made me laugh my ass off by Lloyd Bonafide the Korean War Veteran	Mar 19th, 2008 01:09:55 PM
"1st of all i hated it...second thats not what IM ABOUT!"
WHAT?! by Rocklover79	Mar 19th, 2008 01:12:06 PM
That is what I kept saying as I read the first review. Not because he did a bad job, but because I couoldn't believe what the hell I was reading. Are they SERIOUS?! Man, I was actually wanting to see this thing until now. Yikes!
The review starts with the sixteenth paragraph... by 3 Bag Enema	Mar 19th, 2008 01:51:27 PM
...for those of you who don't want to suffer through this idiot's drivel about nothing interesting.
3 Bag by JV	Mar 19th, 2008 03:37:42 PM
So I'm an idiot because I decide to write MY review MY way? Your logic astounds me. Also, interesting is a matter of opinion, hence some of the positive reviews surrounding this film, which imo, sucked. You sir are not only an intolerant douche bag waste of space asshole, but you're stupid too boot! Congrats!
You know what... by edbig98	Mar 19th, 2008 04:01:19 PM
These reviews are bullshit. The way these guys wrote these reviews sound too vague and too exxagerated. Reminds me of those early "Cloverfield" reviews. "Security everywhere", "Theater is tight-lipped"...Bullshit. I was at the test screening for Transformers here in AZ, and they told me straight out what it was. So I call Shenanigans!!!
Dune is unfilmable! by 'Cholera's Ghost	Mar 19th, 2008 05:33:11 PM
Only the saltiest sea dawg of a director could possible make a successful attempt.
Yeah, I agree by skywalkerfamily	Mar 19th, 2008 06:07:52 PM
I go to screenings all the time. I get those giant ticket things in the mail that have the damn movie poster on them.
aWWWW HAAAAAAILLLL NAWWWW by sleepyvillain	Mar 19th, 2008 06:30:05 PM

Stop the Press - the pacing of a rough cut was off by Larry of Arabia	Mar 19th, 2008 06:51:33 PM
The test audience will never be able to help them with that. Not in a million years.
Those negative reviews totally sold me on this movie. by Harry Weinstein	Mar 20th, 2008 12:15:02 AM
You could level many of the same complaints against Stephen Chow's GOD OF COOKERY, and that is a goddamn masterpiece of unexpected shifts in tone. I can't write off Will Smith as a drunken, bummy superhero - this trailer worked well for me. This sounds like something really promising that just needs some fine tuning. Mood shifts are tricky - mere frames in the editing room can make all the difference between success and failure.
Plus... by Harry Weinstein	Mar 20th, 2008 12:17:21 AM
Will Smith blowing a super-load through the roof of his trailer while banging an underage girl is made of 100% pure win.

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