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CRANK Boys Won’t Direct DC Comics' JONAH HEX!!

Crank wasn't that good by beetlegeuse	Nov 20th, 2008 12:14:56 AM
but i don't have any expectations for jonah hex
"Crank wasn't that good" by Continentalop	Nov 20th, 2008 12:22:47 AM
That is definitely an understatement.
crank by maluquiro	Nov 20th, 2008 12:27:55 AM
was a misogynistic, masturbatory, adolescent male fantasy. usually everything i love in a movie, but this time it just didn't work...
Crank and good is an oxymoron by Aphex Twin	Nov 20th, 2008 12:43:02 AM
Well it is!
This is cool news by filmcans	Nov 20th, 2008 12:44:08 AM
Sorry, but that just did NOT seem like a good match of creators and material. Let them do Lobo or something...
RIP Dimebag by DOGSOUP	Nov 20th, 2008 01:19:17 AM
Oh and those guys are pricks. I wish herpes upon them. This is the second best news aside from Tom Jane being cast. Oh well, one out of two aint bad.
Fah! by Galva	Nov 20th, 2008 01:28:07 AM
Crank was great. It had layers, damn it.
Maybe the Coen Bros... by DC Films	Nov 20th, 2008 01:28:59 AM
...Could make their first stab at a comic-book movie here!!!
CRANK by Leafy McPlantsalot	Nov 20th, 2008 02:07:52 AM
was a fantastic idea for an action movie done the worst way I could possibly imagine. Can't wait for Crank 2!
that's interesting, I left watching CRANK over creative differen by Vern	Nov 20th, 2008 02:53:00 AM
Okay, that's a lie, I actually watched it to the end. But I fell asleep in a couple parts as a protest.
John Carpenter by CuervoJones	Nov 20th, 2008 03:01:11 AM
The right choice. Or Walter Hill, a good choice.
question by seanpb	Nov 20th, 2008 03:10:57 AM
jonah hex was in an episode of BTAS wasnt he? the one where ras al ghul is plying his trade in the old west, and jonah is commissioned to bring in a character that ends up being ra's son. and after being told the story via tape by ra's in the end batman lets ra's and his son go because he wasnt actually commiting a crime or somesuch...if thats the one im thinking about it was a pretty good ep, the way it unfolded and all.
Wow! That's good news. by Motoko Kusanagi	Nov 20th, 2008 03:19:03 AM
But who the hell cares when AVATAR is fucking our eyeballs in 2009?
Josh Brolin as Martian Manhunter by RexGattling	Nov 20th, 2008 03:19:40 AM
i loved crank
Good. by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Nov 20th, 2008 04:49:02 AM
Thats all i've got.
CuervoJones... by DC Films	Nov 20th, 2008 04:49:31 AM
Great ideas, both of them. But i think Carpenter would have particularly good chemistry with Brolin.
Vern! You fell asleep watching Crank!!! by Big_Bubbaloola	Nov 20th, 2008 05:10:06 AM
Wow, what the hell kinds meds are you on!
Crank was hella funny! by watch_the_world_burn	Nov 20th, 2008 05:15:31 AM
It was meant to be a comedy, right?
brolin still? by Latchkey_Kid	Nov 20th, 2008 06:17:50 AM
i thought there was a post a month or so back where he was quoted saying he hasn't talked to anyone about this movie. i would say that brolin is still a rumor until anything is officially announced.
CRANK WAS AMAZING! by PR1C3Y	Nov 20th, 2008 06:43:18 AM
Most definitely better than those Transporter shit sandwiches. CHEV CHELIOS FOREVER!!!!
Pretty much sums it up for me by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Nov 20th, 2008 06:48:28 AM
I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to speed around a city, keeping its speed over 50, and if its speed changed, it would explode! I think it was called, "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down." - Homer J.
crank will be looked back on with love by rasALclart	Nov 20th, 2008 07:23:22 AM
you mark my words
"Crank" is a nutty, nutty movie by Drunken Rage	Nov 20th, 2008 08:21:15 AM
I thought it was fun. A lot of fun.
All they have to do is CGI Josey Wales by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Nov 20th, 2008 08:30:34 AM
to mess up half of Clint's face. Oops, I just gave Hollywood an idea to steal.
"Most definitely better than those Transporter shit " by chewyou812	Nov 20th, 2008 08:31:18 AM
Setting your standards awfuly high aren't ya? That's like saying Tokyo Drift wasn't that bad, it was better than Biker Boys.
Don't worry about it by Cletus Van Damme	Nov 20th, 2008 08:52:05 AM
Mind your business
question ... yes by Animation	Nov 20th, 2008 09:05:23 AM
Yes, Jonah Hex was in the BTAS episode you mention. It was a pretty good one.
Vern. You rock. by Jawa 007	Nov 20th, 2008 09:34:10 AM
Crank was a fantastic B-movie idea that just received the spaz/anything goes/shake it around enough and maybe people will mistake my chop suey film style for action treatment...
bad news! bet they want bland Rat-directed shite by pipergates	Nov 20th, 2008 10:28:05 AM

CRANK failed miserably where SHOOT EM UP succeeded by slone13	Nov 20th, 2008 10:41:38 AM
This is good news Jonah Hex
GOOD, CAUSE CRANK SUCKED. by uberman	Nov 20th, 2008 11:16:42 AM

GOOD by brandon11	Nov 20th, 2008 12:02:20 PM

This is the project John Carpenter should be on! by The Reluctant Austinite	Nov 20th, 2008 01:34:25 PM
We were talking about John Carpenter the other day. Half of his great projects are westerns in disguise, but he's never directed an honest-to-god western. I think he could bring an old school cool to this project that would fit the character and overall context. Screw the new kids on the block. This film needs a touch of grim old school cool.
I second (or third or fourth) Carpenter by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Nov 20th, 2008 04:02:33 PM
Brolin has a bit of a Kurt-esque way about him and I was actually thinking the other day that Carpenter should make a western. They're pretty cheap to make and as the austinite said, he's basically been making westerns in disguise. Jonah Hex is the come-back Carpenter flick. Make it so.
haha what does it matter by brandon11	Nov 20th, 2008 04:06:15 PM
crank and transporters were bad. shoot em' up beats them out sooooo so bad. this movie just got my attention and im psyched. brolin rules.
I agree with Tallboy by Vern	Nov 20th, 2008 05:25:11 PM
I got no problem with the ridiculousness, that's what it's got going for it. I did like a few parts and I liked the premise. But they have this inherently exciting premise and then hit you over the head with all kinds of unnecessary editing and camera gimmicks that wear you out and ruin any chance of momentum. I also think that "I'm so politically incorrect I will have a rape scene played for laughs" attitude is overrated too. It doesn't really mean you're edgy, it just means you're an asshole. Plus I saw an interview with those two and they mostly just made gay jokes and grinned proudly about the hilarious dudes they mistook themselves for. As for Carpenter, he doesn't really need to make a western, because most of the movies he's made are "really a western" according to him. But sure, give him some hats and horses and get it over with.
Crank was awesome by jccalhoun	Nov 20th, 2008 05:36:48 PM
Crank was a great film. I agree the near-rape scene was bad. I haven't seen them in interviews but I wouldn't be surprised if they were jackasses. However, Crank is a triumph of style over substance and I mean that in a good way. I can't wait for the sequel.
awesomely shit, yes by abetyler	Nov 20th, 2008 08:53:06 PM
plus statham deserves better
Hex also returned in the JLU episode by nyj_et	Nov 20th, 2008 09:37:26 PM
The Once and Future Thing Part 1: Weird Western Tales. Teamed up with old DC Western characters such as Pow Wow Smith, El Diablo, and Bat Lash. They teamed up with Batman, GL and WW. One of the better eps.
Crank guys should do Wolverine. by chien_sale	Nov 21st, 2008 03:25:26 AM
Do it as a non-stop mind fuck action flick.
Thank the gods. by rbatty024	Nov 21st, 2008 07:49:14 AM
Now lets get some real talent for this film. Everybody is mentioning John Carpenter, but what about the guy who did the remake to Assault on Precinct 13. That remake wasn't half bad. It at least showed some potential.

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