Movies that were a waste of money when Serenity 2 could have been green lighted.

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SILLYLITTLEDUCK

Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:24 PM

I know this might shock and horrify everyone, but both my hubby and I enjoyed Superman and Xmen 3. Although in my opinion Xmen was missing heart. I felt like "oh yeah that's intresting" instead of "OMG! that's so wrong and gut wrenching. I think i might cry." I have been impressed w/ the spidermans (i cried during the second one)

I don't mean to say all movies are totally works of crapula... but just that it's stupid all these really dumb movies are being made one after the other when serenity 2 just lays in wait.

Also I really liked "the devil wears prada" but that's probably because i'm a chick flick maniac who watches all the disney channel original movies the night they come out (that and olsen twin movies used to be my guilty pleasure, granted sometimes they were better w/ the sound off and my best friend and i would come up w/ out own dialoge)

Sorry that it should have been "greenlit" I'm not too in on the movie biz lingo.

OUTSYDER

Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:36 PM

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Originally posted by Misstressahara:
Well there's the new Miami Vice movie out. As if we NEEDED another old tv show made into a movie (I never liked it when it was on tv) I mean just look at the lobotimized execs that have no clue on how to see a potential good story because they're going back into the vault dragging up things that should have been left alone. (I've bitched about this plenty on other threads.)
Nuff said.

The new Miami Vice movie was written and directed by Michael Mann, the person who was the executive producer for the original series, and who also wrote some of the episodes himself.

He also happens to be one of the greatest directors of the last 10 years, directing movies such as The Insider, Heat, and Collateral. Miami Vice will probably end up being regardes as one of the best movies of the year, as the early reviews are fantastic.

Just because the idea is old doesn't mean it can't be a really good movie.

KANEMAN

Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by magdalena:
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Originally posted by jpstargazer:
I didn't much care for Wolf Creek. But then again, I'm not a big horror fan so that might have had something to do with it.

Hey JP!

As Wolf Creek was so very scary I have not seen it myself, despite being a huge supporter of the Australian Film Industry... however I dispute the idea that it was made at the expense of Serenity 2 'Coz Aussie films are notoriously underfunded and therefore it might have been made at the expense of one pair of Mal's tight pants or one of Jaynes T-shirts...

Just putting my 5 cents worth in - actually that would fund a low-budget film here in Australia!

My turn - Big Momma 1 & 2, White Chicks, You, Me & Dupree (I am a big fan of all three main actors but it was just the same old same old...), Any of the spoofs of like Scary Movie, Date Movie...ho hum..., Ace Ventura Pet Detective 2 (yeah - I know it's going back a bit but that's time & money I'll never get back!!), Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves (mimic Kevin Costner in thick USA accent "I'm Robin, of Locksly")... , anything by Woody Allen with the exception of Match Point , almost anything with Dustin Hoffman (exception being Tootsy) - both Allen and Hoffman are so overrated!!! and Hoffman did not deserve that Oscar for Rain Man... -, Charlie's Angels 2, Ametyville of Horror... anyone want to stop me?

sorry for being so down...Magda...x x
{edit} to fix all my spelling errors - I'm on pain meds today so no sense I'm makin'

...also I think grammatically it should read "...received the green light" couldn't help it!

"I love my Captain!"

"At the expense of a pair of Mal's tight pants" ROFL...teeheehee

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:44 PM

Okay, I might watch the Devil Wears Prada for one reason..
I have a crush on Anne Hathaway. Just sorta happened.

X3 really lacked heart. Shoulda added some sex and Weapon X tearing through all like the Bride, Kill Bill style. Kinda funny they could de-construct humans piece by piece but the appearance of blood was taboo in a PG-13 movie. Least they coulda done was add some actual romance. Think I'd a preferrred that to the tounge swallowing session.

"...And them chains them chains
Their 'bout to drag me down"

MOOSE

Friday, July 28, 2006 3:57 AM

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Originally posted by Misstressahara:

Now hold on there Moose, maybe I had said it the wrong way, yes of course Firefly was a tv show made into a movie but the original poster asked to choose mediocer films that were made that shouldn't have seen the light of day when the time could have been spent into a Serenity sequel...

Whoops, sorry about that..I was just trying to make a joke, nothing against ya, Misstressahara.
I have a very weird sense of humor, especially at 4am (most people call it "being a wiseass")

I totally agree with you about the shows you mentioned, and ESPECIALLY about Ashton Kutcher....WTF is up with that?!?!? Seriously....WTF!?!?

MISSTRESSAHARA

Friday, July 28, 2006 8:58 AM

No need to apologize Moose, I'm sorry if I sounded a little harsh, someone on another site had pissed me off and I guesse it came across on a few posts (I think I may have left some rather cross words on other posts, that's what happens when you let a troll get to you) Hey it's 4:00 in the morning now.

And I know, Ashton Kutcher is this generations Keeanu Reeves, and he can't even do a surfer accent right.

If I'm a bitch, then life just got interesting

GIXXER

Friday, July 28, 2006 3:47 PM

Cautiously attacking a holy cow (or rather sheep...)

Brokeback Mountain. Like a Merchant and Ivory film, but without the explosive set-pieces, car chases and breathless dynamism.

Pirates of the Caribbean 2. First one was unmemorable, but inoffensively OK, I suppose, but nothing that screams sequel.

Hey, let's do a movie with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. That'll be quality.

The. Da. Vinci. Code.

Garfield. I can't understand how such a weak, unlikeable and unfunny cartoon gets such big syndication, so it making it onto celluloid shouldn't really annoy me. But it does.

Cars. The Toy Stories and Shreks were great. Why wasn't this? It didn't take long for the "Sod the content, the popcon-munchers'll be happy with noise and bright colours" brigade to get their cold dead hands on the new format.

Hairspray remake, and remakes in general, unless they are good in their own right. About on a par for offensiveness with people renewing their marriage vows. Yes, I'm looking at you, Britney - short-term memory loss, is it?

MAGDALENA

Friday, July 28, 2006 3:48 PM

I think it was 'Young Blood' where Keanu had about 3 lines and managed about 5 different accents!!!???

"I love my Captain!"

DEEPGIRL187

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:07 PM

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Originally posted by outsyder:
Quote:
Originally posted by Misstressahara:
Well there's the new Miami Vice movie out. As if we NEEDED another old tv show made into a movie (I never liked it when it was on tv) I mean just look at the lobotimized execs that have no clue on how to see a potential good story because they're going back into the vault dragging up things that should have been left alone. (I've bitched about this plenty on other threads.)
Nuff said.

The new Miami Vice movie was written and directed by Michael Mann, the person who was the executive producer for the original series, and who also wrote some of the episodes himself.

He also happens to be one of the greatest directors of the last 10 years, directing movies such as The Insider, Heat, and Collateral. Miami Vice will probably end up being regardes as one of the best movies of the year, as the early reviews are fantastic.

Just because the idea is old doesn't mean it can't be a really good movie.

Sorry, Outsyder, but I agree with Misstressahara. Miami Vice is one movie that probably didn't need to be made, especially when we could have had another Serenity film. There are so many TV shows and movies that deal with cops, and not any that deal with our BDH's. Not to discredit Michael Mann, but I'd take a Joss film any day.

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STILLSHINY

Friday, July 28, 2006 4:18 PM

I have to agree. I can't make a list cuz....well...I won't stop. Hollywood has made the masses dumb. It has convinced them that all we need is more fat jokes, more race jokes, & more sex jokes & we've got the makings of great cinema & if we can't make em laugh let's just gross them out with gore. Story has become irrelevant.

I like comedy just as much as the next guy but I like my comedy within a "story" if i just want a bunch of jokes I'll sit & watch stand up.

I even loved Jack Black in Nacho Libre. It was funny. He has great physical comedic ability. But even that movie tried to have a story to it.

I haven't seen Lady in the Water, but I want to. I think M. Night is a good storyteller.

Hollywood traded Art for Entertainment, and now they've traded Entertainment for Amusement.....

Joss help us.

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