Duke Togo
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Skyfall, the next James Bond 007 Film
Duke Togo replied to areaseven's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
It's a great scene, well acted by both. And I must have missed the part where he refuses to kill anyone with a gun. -
Blu-rays don't explain only one film in the top ten in the last 30 years. Avatar is somewhere in the top 15 to 20, just ahead of Return of the Jedi.
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This movie was putrid. I'm not sure it could be any more unfunny. The fact that it was even supposed to be funny baffles me. If I could have given it less than 1 star on Netflix, I would have. Just bad, so very bad.
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The numbers are inflated. There aren't more people now than ever going to see films. Here's a list of the top 10 grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation: Gone with the Wind Star Wars The Sound of Music E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Titanic The Ten Commandments Jaws Doctor Zhivago The Exorcist Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Titanic is the only movie made in the past 30 years that makes the top 10. All of these films exploded at the box office minus the modern hype machine. The movies that hit so big these days are far down the list when you adjust for inflation.
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He wasn't worried about anything; the fans drove him out of the business. The vocal masses of the internet essentially broke him as a filmmaker. The negative reaction to what George has done over the past 13 years is unprecidented in entertainment--we'll probably never see the likes of it ever again. You can't blame the fans for this--Lucas earned it. He earned it with the prequels, he earned it with Crystal Skull, and he earned it with the continuining need to degrade his past films by "enhancing" and editing them.
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With a 2015 release date, they are going to have to announce someone very soon.
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Actually, it was a JJ Abrams discussion.
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I don't see how you could be confused. Look at the box office take of the Star Trek franchise up until Abrams' version came out. Outside of Star Trek IV, no one went to see any of those movies. By and large, they were mediocre to bad, and only supported by Trek's niche fanbase.
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The movie already has a writer.
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Not what Trek is supposed to be? You mean a movie people want to see?
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Skyfall, the next James Bond 007 Film
Duke Togo replied to areaseven's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
QUANTUM is the organization you are looking for. Look for them in Bond 24 & 25. -
Of course he did; it's because he loves Star Wars. J.J Abrams has all but removed himself from the conversation, however. Essentially, he feels that he would put too much pressure on himself to get right something he loves so much. There was no pressure with Trek for him because he had no attachment to it.
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We've read the book, and what we saw in the trailer definitely does NOT represent the book.
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Gross deviation from a well crafted novel.
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LFL Confirms: Michael Arndt To Write Ep. VII Screenplay and Star Wars Episode VII: Spielberg Won't Direct I call bullshit on Spielberg. He practically begged Lucas to let him direct one of the prequels. But, whatever; he's out of the conversation. Speaking of directors, Ain't it Cool News is reporting Spielberg is one of three directors that have been shown the new trilogy "treatment." The other two? J.J. Abrams and Brad Bird.
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Skyfall, the next James Bond 007 Film
Duke Togo replied to areaseven's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
A thoroughly enjoyable movie, with plenty for long-time Bond fans to like. Some excellent performances, and Javier Bardem was perfect. While there might be a piece or two that I wasn't in love with, I enjoyed the movie enough to not care. I left the theater with a smile on my face. One nitpick: Eve is completely the wrong name for that character. Doesn't flow at all. -
Technically speaking, the two books inhabit the same world.
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Trailer: This pretty clearly deviates from the book. As exciting as the trailer is, I am not sure I am happy with the direction they took this in.
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Why?
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Carrie Fisher--Damn Right I Wanna Be In the New 'Star Wars' "The upcoming Disney-owned "Star Wars" movie will star a much older Princess Leia ... at least if Carrie Fisher gets her way -- because the actress tells TMZ, she'd love to star in the next installment. Carrie was at LAX yesterday when we asked if she'd accept a role in "Episode 7" -- currently in development at Disney -- and she said, "Yes. Sure. Wouldn't you?" It would make sense too -- because "Episode 7" would follow "Return of the Jedi" in the Stars Wars timeline, meaning Leia could conceivably be a lot older in the new movie. Carrie also said Disney low-balled George Lucas with its $4.05 billion deal -- saying he should've gotten about $500 million more." Man, I dunno. Carrie is kinda, well, out there...
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CNN is also reporting this story now.
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Lucas already talked to Hamil and Fischer months ago; now it looks like Harrison Ford in keen to get back into it: 'Star Wars' sequel: Harrison Ford open to idea of Han Solo role -- EXCLUSIVE
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They had Star Wars episodes of The Muppet Show, well.
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32 years ago. Try again.
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JetJockey, SW became a product the second George decided to merchandise the hell out of the first movie. The whole thing stopped being pure (whatever that means) once it hit theaters in 1977. Don't fool yourself into thinking otherwise.