New SciFi Flicks
POSTED BY: Finn mac Cumhal
UPDATED: Monday, October 5, 2009 07:15
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I would like to add The Spirit to the list, also an old comic. It is coming out Christmas day. The adds look very stylized and film noirish but there is nothing wrong with that if approached right. I am willing to give it a chance.
I also plan to see the new Star Trek. Nothing wrong with a good back story.
gentle journey all,
twilight seeker
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Twilight- I'll echo Needy on this. Not on my to see list. To me Vampires are creatures, animals, SCARY, not angsty, love struck tweenies that is is aimed at.
The Day The Earth Stood Still- I'm just afraid this will be another Wars of the Worlds. While not terrible, nothing to rave about. Bland.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans- Now, this, I'm looking forward to. I actually like the first two, one being the best. THIS is vampires and werewolves.
The Watchman- This looks worth seeing, the most promising of the lot.
The Race to Witch Mountain- Having seen the originals when they came out, I'll definitely see this. Plus I like the Rock.
Star Trek- Ok, I'm a space junkie, so I will see this. I may not like it, but I'll watch it. Not a Trekkie, so I have no real preconcieved notions. Hell, I plan on watching Starship Troopers 3 and I know it's gonna be bad...
2012- I know nothing about.
The Spirit- I want to like this, but I'm handicapped by the style. Didn't like Sin City, but I'll still probably watch this. Hell I watched The Phantom and The Shadow...
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Yep, Spirit is the one I was thinking of but couldn't name.
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How did I forget Terminator 4? Christian Bale is John Connor.
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Terminator Salvation
27 May 09
http://www.sonypictures.net/movies/terminatorsalvation/
Looks pretty good. I thought we already knew how it would end? Takes some of the suspense away.
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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Terminator Salvation
27 May 09
http://www.sonypictures.net/movies/terminatorsalvation/
Looks pretty good. I thought we already knew how it would end? Takes some of the suspense away.
Every change to the past changes the future timeline, and in the future it is a constant battle to keep up with the different pasts that skynet keeps changing.
Hard to envision anything set in stone there.
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Looks pretty good.
Wow - the trailer isn't much but that "motion poster" is really clever.
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Oh yeah, how could I have forgotten about this too.
Can't wait!
Also regarding the "know how it turns out", there's a line in the trailer where John Connor says "this isn't the future my mother warned me about", so no, this isn't akin to a prequel where you will know who will die and who won't.
The future has changed and so now anything is possible
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So Twilight turned out to be a Harlequin Romance and the Day the Earth Still was crap. Not a great start for my picks, huh?
Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.
Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
-- Cicero
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I would like to add The Spirit to the list, also an old comic. It is coming out Christmas day. The adds look very stylized and film noirish but there is nothing wrong with that if approached right. I am willing to give it a chance.
I have to say this was an average film. The scenes alternated between cool and "what the fuck is going on here?". I get the feeling Frank Miller was torn between telling the story in his own way and trying like hell to stay true to the source material. The end result is a rather uneven picture.
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