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I've uploaded a wide-screen HD copy of Dan O'Bannon's 1992 horror film THE RESURRECTED, based on a H.P. Lovecraft story! This is a rare, forgotten film that people should see. It's not available to buy on DVD or Blu-ray. There was a crappy full-screen DVD released in 2005 that's now out-of-print. Hopefully, a company like Scream Factory will release this film on DVD/Blu-ray...
So this is a hell of a lot of pouring one's own concrete and doesn't actually work, but Tor put out an interesting retcon that fixes some of Khan's character in STID—Harrison is only claiming to be Khan and is in fact just another member of the Botany Bay's crew. He claims he's Khan because he knows that'll get him far more respect and buy him time. Like I said, there's absolutely no justification for that theory, but I find it intriguing.
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So this is a hell of a lot of pouring one's own concrete and doesn't actually work, but Tor put out an interesting retcon that fixes some of Khan's character in STID—Harrison is only claiming to be Khan and is in fact just another member of the Botany Bay's crew. He claims he's Khan because he knows that'll get him far more respect and buy him time. Like I said, there's absolutely no justification for that theory, but I find it intriguing.
I have seen that before as well as the idea that he is Joaquin, or that he took the title of Khan because his leader died in the thawing process. This, of course, does not include the comic from IDW regarding Khan's origins that recently comes out.
However, the theory is nice, given that he just says his name is Khan, and Spock Prime provides exposition regarding Khan, but he obviously didn't know or see Harrison.
It may be concrete, but it's concrete I can buy 
Really folks, a Predator reboot?
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=14323
Given how bad Predators was, I can imagine this being as lacklustre and pointless as all the other remakes of late.
Re Predator: since yesterday, an interview with Shane Black says it's not going to be a reboot, he said he wants to be 'inventive' with a sequel. Which makes me feel a lot better about it. I know Iron Man 3 isn't considered to be a good Marvel movie or a good Iron Man movie, but I enjoyed the really unsubtle through-line in the script of "oh, you want a sequel? I got your sequel right here! [crotch grab]. Suck my fat one, you lazy Goyeresque fucks!".
So, yeah. More interested in a Shane Black sequel than a Shane Black reboot.
Re TMNT: I like that second trailer more, 'cause there's some humour that works for me. My main apprehension is still that they're gonna do the whole "hide the CG with irritating flashing lights" thing, and the unnecessary Megan Fox. Genuinely not sure if this is aimed at my nostalgia or if it's for kids, or both though. In any case, I don't feel cynical about it, and I may well see it.
I don't like Megan Fox as April O'Neil (I wanted Amy Adams), but I gotta say: Michael Bay, you had me at William Fichtner.
Yeah!
I used to think William Fichtner was a poor man's James Woods.
Then I got older and realized that James Woods was a poor man's William Fichtner.
That trailer is the first thing I've seen of TMNT.. should be said, I have precisely ZERO prior involvement with TMNT whatsoever... and I expected to hate it... and I ... didn't.
It's not great and I probably won't end up seeing it regardless, but the humour had some good moments, I was actually laughing at a couple jokes in there. The turtles look better in motion than they do in stills, although they still look really Cg whether that's just rushed work for the trailer or legit product who knows. Shredder does look pretty badass though. Megan Fox still can't act her way of a wet paper bag, one line out of her mouth and was already ready to check out, so there's that.
Heh, that TMNT trailer half-sold me actually, despite the lame Bangarang knockoff track. Leonardo trying to do an action movie leap over a truck and pathetically failing made me laugh.
I also enjoyed the "So...they're aliens?" "No. That's stupid." Flagrant fanservice after the rumors, but smart.
I don't like Megan Fox as April O'Neil (I wanted Amy Adams), but I gotta say: Michael Bay, you had me at William Fichtner.
Hey! At least she's recording in landscape mode... there is hope
I'll admit that Shredder looks fucking awesome. Like the director was being shown concept art and he just kept saying, "MORE KNIVES. MORE. KNIVES."
It looks like they took the effort to change the noses from what was shown in the first trailer, so apart from having them way too muscular the turtles look reasonable. The plot does nothing for me, but we'll see.
BigDamnArtist, track down and watch the original 1990 live action movie. It's the closest to the original comic in tone, and has Elias Koteas as Casey Jones. Worth watching for that alone.
Fuck it. I'm in.
I'm with Eddie.
Literally. I'm going to the movie with Eddie.
Eddie, you're driving.
I will want Twizzlers.
Check the glove box.
Ya that looks fun, and if you watch BTS stuff, Liebesman at least comes across as a guy who's always trying, even if most of his movies end up sucking.
Tim's Vermeer.
Everyone go watch that shit.
+1
I always periodically forget the genius of The Onion, and always love it when I'm reminded:
Tim's Vermeer.
Everyone go watch that shit.
Tim Marlow's Vermeer, right ?!
I dug it! It was on the Oscar Doc shortlist.
"Tim's Vermeer" was excellent. Sort of like a special, slightly more sophisticated Mythbusters episode, with Adam and Jamie melded into one person possessing both the facial hair and ruggedness of Jamie and the charisma and wit of Adam.
Great watch, very interesting.
The fact that Godzilla opened to 93 million and will likely not make it to 200 mil domestic is really telling. These blockbusters are getting almost 0 repeat business or shelf-life, and the openings on their own aren't enough to sustain these budget levels. This is the year where international box office is now the only thing keeping these releases alive and profitable.
With Transformers and Godzilla you're basically seeing the result of marketing and brand recognition. You can hype almost any movie to a #1 opening weekend if it's got a recognizable brand name to build from. If the movie drops like a rock afterward, that usually means it wasn't all that great - or at least not of interest outside the core market. So the wider audience wasn't interested and repeat business wasn't very strong.
See also: Fault in our Stars, Pacific Rim, etc. Opened huge, then fell off a cliff. Core audience showed up, but nobody else. Compare to the first Hunger Games: built-in audience to get started with, but turned out to be entertaining to the rest of the world as well. Good buzz, good reviews, so - opened big, stayed big.
Other side of the equation - poor lil' Edge of Tomorrow. Hyped like crazy, but no brand name. And the Tom Cruise brand is sorta shaky in the US. So, opened below #1... and then just hung in week after week, staying around #3-5, gradually creeping toward 100 mil (which it STILL hasn't hit, but will in another week or so). That's repeat biz and good word of mouth at work.
Unfortunately, modern studio deals are set up so they get the biggest take from the opening weekend, and less of a percentage afterward. So on the books, Godzilla still probably looks pretty good and worth making another half dozen just like it. But Edge of Tomorrow? Meh.
I think the wild card of the summer is Guardians of the Galaxy which will certainly do okay, but might be a monster. Marketing, check. Brand name, sorta check (Marvel, although this property hasn't been done before). But speaking as someone who definitely does not say "oh hooray another goddam Marvel movie", I gotta admit this one looks pretty fun, and I'm okay to go. If Guardians is as nifty as the trailers suggest, it could be this year's Avengers, and for the same reasons.
I don't think Cruise cares much about sequels, especially to something like Edge of Tomorrow, which tells one complete story. He's got all the sequels he wants with the Mission Impossible franchise, after all.
I honestly think Guardians of the Galaxy is going to open small and stay there unless it happens to be stupendous, which I don't think it will. I haven't seen any advertising for it outside of of stuff being passed around the Web, which means that people outside the core audience haven't even heard of it. That core audience is tiny--even I never read GotG comics. It's the nerd girl that will get overlooked while the boys are pining for Avengers 2 with the big boobs and long golden tresses.
Ya, GOTG could end up being a Scott Pilgrim situation, maybe not THAT big of a flop, but still under-performing.
Or it could be a breakout hit, who knows. This has been a really weird summer in terms of box-office prediction. I would've guessed How to Train Your Dragon 2 would be MASSIVE, and it ended up under-performing big-time.
I have a feeling Hercules is going to bomb, and TMNT also seems like its in a tough spot.
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