When the film poster/DVD cover is a high contrast, grey/blue tinted shot of someone holding a gun or weapon of some sort and either looking down or with head bowed but eyes looking up and forward with a scene of urban destruction in the background.
At one point last year that accounted for 16 out of the top 20 DVDs in Morrison's.
No, he's too bland to be annoying and I actually liked "John Carter".
Butler, Wilson and Vaughan are so convinced of their own greatness that they've become truly repellent.
See also Ben Stiller.
Yep any remake, re-imagining etc of an old TV show or film, usually from the 70s or 80s, as movie makers are too lazy to come up with their own ideas for new films so just rip off an existing one. Mostly I feel disappointed with the remake as it pales into comparison of the original.
No you see, I'd argue with that as an over-simplification.
...then I clicked on the link.
Why do they have to mess? A film of Gran Turismo? Seriously? What kind of plot is it going to have? It's a bleedin' racing game, for God's sake! What next? Film adaptations of Lemmings or Tetris? I despair, I really do.
Meanwhile the video game industry thrives with actual video games that have stories on a par to match movies, and increasingly featuring the voices of well-known actors. Take Beyond: Two Souls for example; featuring the voices of Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe, and out on PS3 in October. :cool:
If the majority of the film's poster is taken up with one word reviews - "Awesome! - Angling Times", "Outstanding - Practical Caravan" - and loads of four and five stars.
Generally that means a rubbish film with an abnormally high marketing budget.
When films never use full quotes from critics on their posters. Such as:
“…the movie of the decade!” Daily Bugle. “When it comes to bad films, this is the movie of the decade!”
“…totally amazing…!” Weekly Splurge “How this rubbish was ever made is totally amazing!”
I had a look at some of those spoof Tetris the Movie trailers. They look the type of film that would be spectacularly bad! Someone on YouTube has actually made a real 'Tetris: The Movie'! :rolleyes: It's basically a 73 minute video of a Swedish bloke playing Tetris on a computer! Here's the link for anyone who's interested (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl6cWFlOZzw)
Still, I wouldn't put it past one of these big Hollywood producers to say "Right, we're gonna make a movie of Tetris! Big, flying blocks causing havoc all over the place!" or something like that one day. And the thing is, people would actually go and see it, wouldn't they. :rolleyes: I mean, they made a film of Battleship, so I think it's a question of when, not if they ever make a movie like Tetris or similar.
Well a synopsis for a Tetris movie could go like this- The Tetrians of the planet Tetris have different factions spread across the planet. Years of war have left the different communities desolate and starving. Yet through the power of recently discovered technology from a 1980s space craft from the planet Earth that crash lands on the planet, the Tetrians learn how to work together and just fit in.
Why do they have to mess? A film of Gran Turismo? Seriously? What kind of plot is it going to have? It's a bleedin' racing game, for God's sake! What next? Film adaptations of Lemmings or Tetris? I despair, I really do.
Meanwhile the video game industry thrives with actual video games that have stories on a par to match movies, and increasingly featuring the voices of well-known actors. Take Beyond: Two Souls for example; featuring the voices of Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe, and out on PS3 in October. :cool:
It looks as if the filmworld is eyeing videogames with keen interest these days.
Assassin's Creed, Need for Speed and Deus Ex are all heading for the big screen apparently.
Don't think I've seen it done so much recently, but a TV advert were people are "interviewed" about how brilliant a film after they come out of the cinema.
1. If the film has more scriptwriters than actors.
7. Damon Lindelof was allowed anywhere near the script.
I like these . My rule of thumb is whether I can sit through first five-ten minutes. Don't mind if Oscar winner or Asylum b-movie, same rule applies. I even managed to get through Doom.
Don't think I've seen it done so much recently, but a TV advert were people are "interviewed" about how brilliant a film after they come out of the cinema.
God, yes! I absolutely hate that! Just smacks of cheesiness and shows that the film is that rubbish that they have to fill the TV advert with idiots saying the film was brilliant and worthy of an Oscar. :mad:
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Any film with Julian Sands in - with the exception of "A Room With a View" as that is the only decent film he has been in.
When the film poster/DVD cover is a high contrast, grey/blue tinted shot of someone holding a gun or weapon of some sort and either looking down or with head bowed but eyes looking up and forward with a scene of urban destruction in the background.
At one point last year that accounted for 16 out of the top 20 DVDs in Morrison's.
(No, I don't buy my films from Morrison's.)
No you see, I'd argue with that as an over-simplification.
...then I clicked on the link.
99 % agree with that, except Aniston was pretty good in Horrible Bosses. She broke out of her shell and was a bit different.
Other than that, spot on !
You missed -
Taylor Kitsch
No, he's too bland to be annoying and I actually liked "John Carter".
Butler, Wilson and Vaughan are so convinced of their own greatness that they've become truly repellent.
See also Ben Stiller.
Yep any remake, re-imagining etc of an old TV show or film, usually from the 70s or 80s, as movie makers are too lazy to come up with their own ideas for new films so just rip off an existing one. Mostly I feel disappointed with the remake as it pales into comparison of the original.
Why do they have to mess? A film of Gran Turismo? Seriously? What kind of plot is it going to have? It's a bleedin' racing game, for God's sake! What next? Film adaptations of Lemmings or Tetris? I despair, I really do.
Meanwhile the video game industry thrives with actual video games that have stories on a par to match movies, and increasingly featuring the voices of well-known actors. Take Beyond: Two Souls for example; featuring the voices of Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe, and out on PS3 in October. :cool:
When films never use full quotes from critics on their posters. Such as:
“…the movie of the decade!” Daily Bugle. “When it comes to bad films, this is the movie of the decade!”
“…totally amazing…!” Weekly Splurge “How this rubbish was ever made is totally amazing!”
There are a few 'Tetris: The Movie' spoof trailers on YouTube, which are mildly amusing.
Really? I'll have to look at them, cheers.
Still, I wouldn't put it past one of these big Hollywood producers to say "Right, we're gonna make a movie of Tetris! Big, flying blocks causing havoc all over the place!" or something like that one day. And the thing is, people would actually go and see it, wouldn't they. :rolleyes: I mean, they made a film of Battleship, so I think it's a question of when, not if they ever make a movie like Tetris or similar.
The Tetrians of the planet Tetris have different factions spread across the planet. Years of war have left the different communities desolate and starving. Yet through the power of recently discovered technology from a 1980s space craft from the planet Earth that crash lands on the planet, the Tetrians learn how to work together and just fit in.
Or something.
Assassin's Creed, Need for Speed and Deus Ex are all heading for the big screen apparently.
Oh please no
I like these
(Tom Hardy's signed up for it, I think.)
God, yes! I absolutely hate that! Just smacks of cheesiness and shows that the film is that rubbish that they have to fill the TV advert with idiots saying the film was brilliant and worthy of an Oscar. :mad:
http://directory.irishfilmboard.ie/films/853-the-guard
Brilliant film.
Shanghai Noon
Behind Enemy Lines
(OK, no 'combinations' there...)
And it does seem Ubisoft will have a more hands opn approach to the film of Assassin's Creed than other gamesmakers have to films of their games:
http://variety.com/2012/digital/news/new-regency-fox-partner-on-ubisoft-s-assassin-s-creed-1118061053/