The Movies Thread

Well, Star Trek needed no reboot, but they got it (the story of Kirk and Spock needed no reboot, the story should have been told the way it's written in some of the books!). Unfortunately, 6 out of the 10 films before Star Trek (2009) were awful, so the series had no 'perfect' films, and only 4 films that were decent. Did they do it for money? Maybe. Maybe Abrams did it out of a genuine desire to re-start the Trek movie franchise. But he failed, IMHO, and I'd rather he wouldn't do any more films. Unfortunately, he is.

Partly because fans want more...but mostly because of how well Star Trek (2009) performed at the box office.
 
ahyperdude said:
The modern Batman movies are PERFECT in my opinion and need NO reboot.

It makes me sick

It's only for money.
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Well this is completely my opinion as a guy, but I would not mind other "A" List Directors with a clear vision taking on a new Batman Films. he's an ongoing character. As long as they keep the quality up, and do it for the right reasons and not just money.
 
Jayce76 said:
Loved Hugo. What a magically movie. Super 8 was great. They did such a good job at making it feel like an late 70's Spielberg film. I would love to see more team ups of Abrams and Spielberg. And of course Narnia is why we're here. :D
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Hugo is my favorite movie of all time. It's so inspirational and beautiful and so many other things! It deserved the five Oscars it won.

Five, though. :eek:

My face on Oscar night every time Hugo won something: :D x1000.
 
It honestly should have won in more catagories. It deserved it. It also won a lotta awards at the Effects Awards ( I forget what It's actaully called ). Rango won best animated film by ILM Lucasfilm.
 
I think it should've won Best Director, honestly... I mean, come on, Martin Scorsese! :eek:

Best Original Score, too. The music for Hugo is fantastic. Howard Shore is a legend. He also did the LoTR music, didn't he?

There were a lot of articles after the Oscars that mentioned how The Artist shouldn't have won Best Picture and that it should've been Hugo. That surprised me, but in a good way. I can't really say anything about The Artist because I haven't seen it yet.
 
NarniaLullaby said:
I think it should've won Best Director, honestly... I mean, come on, Martin Scorsese! :eek:

Best Original Score, too. The music for Hugo is fantastic. Howard Shore is a legend. He also did the LoTR music, didn't he?
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Yeah. :)


There were a lot of articles after the Oscars that mentioned how The Artist shouldn't have won Best Picture and that it should've been Hugo. That surprised me, but in a good way. I can't really say anything about The Artist because I haven't seen it yet.
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Oh, it's a fantastic film. It was definitley a toss-up. And ironicly both films are about classic 20's cinema in there own way.
 
The latest "Dune" adaptation has revived interest in that franchise, and in the world-view it promotes.

Author Frank Herbert was a bitter cynic, flattering himself on his "realistic" wisdom. The narrator in this video doesn't completely endorse Herbert's views, but does praise the novelist's realism regarding civilization.

Slanted realism, however, is tainted realism. I freely grant that there's been far too much of unrealistic optimism in some past generations of art and literature; but Herbert's gloomy outlook was forced. Despite his self-congratulating nihilism, Herbert was being selective with his atheistic philosophy, because he WANTED miserable outcomes for his story-world. (Like making Paul DIE TWICE, which I spoof in my "Spacebullies" serial.)

The creator of "Dune" seems never to have heard of General Cincinnatus (Latin C is pronounced like a K) protecting the early Roman Republic from its enemies, then REFUSING to be made a king because he believed in limited government. Nor does the bard of pessimism understand Poland's King Yan Sobieski valiantly fighting beside his men to save Europe from the Turks. Nor does he seem to have heard of Israel's Maccabees giving their lives for freedom. Nor does he appreciate George Washington ALSO refusing to become a monarch. Sorry, Frank, but there ARE genuine good guys.

Herbert said that a constitutional government can also become tyrannical. Sure it can, but Herbert acted as if this were inevitable, when it isn't. America's Constitution is fully capable of making justice flourish-- if we'll just FOLLOW IT.

 
I have read Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, and it is a stellar illustration of the fact that great books DON'T ALWAYS translate well into great movies.

Asimov also wrote stories about characters; but the hero of the Foundation Trilogy isn't a person. A POSSIBLE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN THE FUTURE is the "hero" of the trilogy and its sequels. This is why one segment introduces a character, and you get to like that character, but then another segment picks up fifty years after the likeable character passed away. It's all about Asimov guessing what paths humanity might follow in later generations.

Nonetheless, there's finally an attempt to adapt "Foundation" to a visual medium. The trailer-- featuring a reptilian monster-- makes it clear that the adapters know THEY NEED SOME KIND OF ACTION for an audience's enjoyment.

This is one case in which I cannot and shall not object against movies departing from books. With "Foundation," there's no choice, if you want to HAVE an audiovisual presentation at all.
 
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