Movie Thread

Sarphil · Post by **Sarphil** » August 20th, 2008, 12:55 pm

The new Mummy film is not great. Rachel Weisz is missed - her dizzy character is now too sensible. Liked the Yeti though. I knew they existed!

tones · Post by **tones** » August 20th, 2008, 2:48 pm

Sarphil wrote:The new Mummy film is not great. Rachel Weisz is missed - her dizzy character is now too sensible. Liked the Yeti though. I knew they existed!

Ah, the plot thickens....

All the way back logue · August 21st, 2008, 12:37 pm

Iron Man - terrible terrible terrible. God only knows why Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Palthrow took on their roles. Downey Jr, as usual, is annoying.

Downeys escape from a cave in Afganistan and his captors ignorance of what he was doing has to be seen to be believed - makes McGiver look unskilled.

Hammerhead · Post by **Hammerhead** » August 22nd, 2008, 8:16 am

Agree about Iron Man - started off okay but got worse and worse. Couldnt wait for it to be over.

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » August 27th, 2008, 10:42 am

Saw Hellboy 2, mad as a bag of snakes but great fun.

Hickiefan · Post by **Hickiefan** » August 27th, 2008, 10:46 am

A little belatedly, I can recommend Dark Knight - perhaps a tad long but enjoyable nonetheless. Can also recommend the VIP seats in Dundrum. Well worth the extra cash.

Also enjoyed the X Files film but it is probably one for fans of the series. Not an alien in sight thank god!

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » August 27th, 2008, 10:47 am

Donny B. wrote:Saw Hellboy 2, mad as a bag of snakes but great fun.

Cracking film, even the dodgy genericised Irish/Scots/Welsh language used!

FrankBurke · Post by **FrankBurke** » August 28th, 2008, 8:41 am

Dave Cahill wrote:
Donny B. wrote:Saw Hellboy 2, mad as a bag of snakes but great fun.
Cracking film, even the dodgy genericised Irish/Scots/Welsh language used!

An absolute belter of a film - great fun!

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » August 28th, 2008, 10:39 am

I thought Iron Man was excellent. Managed to stay true to the character in the comics, his motivations and behaviour were spot on. The only thing that annoys me about Robert Downey Jr is how ridiculously talented he is, easily the most talented actor of his generation, and how he wastes that talent so often. Thankfully not here though. It'll be interesting to see how the second film handles Starks slide into alcoholism, especially with Downeys considerable history of substance abuse.

ruck · Post by **ruck** » August 28th, 2008, 10:43 am

Dave Cahill wrote:I thought Iron Man was excellent. Managed to stay true to the character in the comics, his motivations and behaviour were spot on. The only thing that annoys me about Robert Downey Jr is how ridiculously talented he is, easily the most talented actor of his generation, and how he wastes that talent so often. Thankfully not here though. It'll be interesting to see how the second film handles Starks slide into alcoholism, especially with Downeys considerable history of substance abuse.

Something I only noticed the other day is that they're also building towards an Avengers movie. Only saw the new Hulk movie last week and it's a dead giveaway at the end of the movie when Stark walks in. Could be interesting, I always enjoyed the Avengers.

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » August 28th, 2008, 10:49 am

ruck wrote:
Dave Cahill wrote:I thought Iron Man was excellent. Managed to stay true to the character in the comics, his motivations and behaviour were spot on. The only thing that annoys me about Robert Downey Jr is how ridiculously talented he is, easily the most talented actor of his generation, and how he wastes that talent so often. Thankfully not here though. It'll be interesting to see how the second film handles Starks slide into alcoholism, especially with Downeys considerable history of substance abuse.
Something I only noticed the other day is that they're also building towards an Avengers movie. Only saw the new Hulk movie last week and it's a dead giveaway at the end of the movie when Stark walks in. Could be interesting, I always enjoyed the Avengers.

Yep,

Show Spoiler:

Theres a Captain America movie due for release in 2010, followed by an Avengers movie in 2011

ruck · Post by **ruck** » August 28th, 2008, 10:52 am

God dammit, i never stay after the credits.

ruck · Post by **ruck** » August 28th, 2008, 10:55 am

By the way.. wasn't Nick Fury white, and slightly racist? Why's he now black? PC gone mad i tells ya.

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » August 28th, 2008, 11:01 am

ruck wrote:By the way.. wasn't Nick Fury white, and slightly racist? Why's he now black? PC gone mad i tells ya.

More a fascist than a racist. They redid him for the Marvel Ultimate series a while ago, where they moved all their major characters origin stories into the current day and cleaned up a lot of the inconsistancies. The artist based his new Nick Fury on Samuel L Jackson, even getting his permission to use his likeness. The Ultimate series is not part of the official Marvel universe, but the 'Ultimate' Nick Fury was so popular that he is now the definitive one.

Slipper1 · Post by **Slipper1** » August 28th, 2008, 11:16 am

Dave Cahill wrote:
ruck wrote:By the way.. wasn't Nick Fury white, and slightly racist? Why's he now black? PC gone mad i tells ya.
More a fascist than a racist. They redid him for the Marvel Ultimate series a while ago, where they moved all their major characters origin stories into the current day and cleaned up a lot of the inconsistancies. The artist based his new Nick Fury on Samuel L Jackson, even getting his permission to use his likeness. The Ultimate series is not part of the official Marvel universe, but the 'Ultimate' Nick Fury was so popular that he is now the definitive one.

Is there a "Nerd Alert" button to go along with the other formatting systems on this site?

ruck · Post by **ruck** » August 28th, 2008, 11:21 am

Dave Cahill wrote:
ruck wrote:By the way.. wasn't Nick Fury white, and slightly racist? Why's he now black? PC gone mad i tells ya.
More a fascist than a racist. They redid him for the Marvel Ultimate series a while ago, where they moved all their major characters origin stories into the current day and cleaned up a lot of the inconsistancies. The artist based his new Nick Fury on Samuel L Jackson, even getting his permission to use his likeness. The Ultimate series is not part of the official Marvel universe, but the 'Ultimate' Nick Fury was so popular that he is now the definitive one.

You truly are an encyclopedia of trivial information.

Dave Cahill · Post by **Dave Cahill** » August 28th, 2008, 11:26 am

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Drico · Post by **Drico** » August 28th, 2008, 2:18 pm

Dave Cahill wrote:I thought Iron Man was excellent. Managed to stay true to the character in the comics, his motivations and behaviour were spot on. The only thing that annoys me about Robert Downey Jr is how ridiculously talented he is, easily the most talented actor of his generation, and how he wastes that talent so often. Thankfully not here though. It'll be interesting to see how the second film handles Starks slide into alcoholism, especially with Downeys considerable history of substance abuse.

I can't wait for Tropic Thunder.

Donny B. · Post by **Donny B.** » August 28th, 2008, 3:42 pm

Dave Cahill wrote:
ruck wrote:By the way.. wasn't Nick Fury white, and slightly racist? Why's he now black? PC gone mad i tells ya.
More a fascist than a racist. They redid him for the Marvel Ultimate series a while ago, where they moved all their major characters origin stories into the current day and cleaned up a lot of the inconsistancies. The artist based his new Nick Fury on Samuel L Jackson, even getting his permission to use his likeness. The Ultimate series is not part of the official Marvel universe, but the 'Ultimate' Nick Fury was so popular that he is now the definitive one.

They're remaking the Nick Fury films?

Why, when they've already make the definitive classic version!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury: ... .D._(film)

Broken Wing · Post by **Broken Wing** » August 28th, 2008, 4:22 pm

There's a Thor film due out in 2010 as well with rumours of Brad Pitt as Thor. Also Di Caprio rumoured as Captain America

Babbling 'brook

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