dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I know **** all about comic books. Aside from the the last two Batman films I don't *think* I've ever enjoyed a comic book movie, although I'm sure there are a couple that are based on comics that I don't know of. More 'adult' ones for want of a better phrase. Like The Walking Dead (which I know, is a TV series). Not a knock, I love you Chindie, just sayin. It's personal. So I'll be watching Drive tonight, at last.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hey, people like different things, no worries on that. I only had that Marvel recap there as theres a fair fanbase around now and the movies are huge (the Avengers is now the third highest grossing film ever - someone likes the em!). I'm unashamedly a comic geek. I don't buy many of the actual comics any more, but I do read the odd trade paperback and try to keep up with a lot of the major happenings in the titles I like. And I love films, so I like a lot of the movies - I've said before I think there are too many and a lot of them suffer from weaknesses, but Comic Con being on means a bit of a blow out on these things. You've almost certainly at least seen one or two films that are comics or graphic novels that you've enjoyed without realising, things like Road to Perdition. Drive was my favourite film of last year by the way - it's brilliant. You should enjoy it. Some other stuff away from the superheroes that came out of Comic Con include Peter Jackson admitting that theres more he wants to film for the Hobbit and associated Tolkein work he's got rights to than can be put into the 2 films, which has sparked talk of either a third film or Jackson making some rather self indulgent extended editions of the Hobbit movies. Personally, I'm really, really not sure you can stretch the Hobbit over 3 films even with additional stuff from Tolkein's appendices. He's spoken about being worried that there will be a disconnect between what are children's films (the Hobbit movies) and more adult watches (LOTR), that would feel jarring if you were crazy enough to watch all 5 back to back, so would like to blend them together to bridge the gap somehow. Personally, my answer to that would be Tolkein didn't need a bridge between them, besides filling in some fairly unnecessary background on what happens between the end of the Hobbit and the start of LOTR, so neither do you Peter. Del Toro also had a panel on his latest film, Pacific Rim. It's pretty much the first film he's been given a huge budget on, and he's gone mad. The premise is simple, it's basically a western take on the Kaiju films of Japan, Godzilla and friends basically, crossed with Gundam. In the future 250 foot tall monsters rise from the ocean and threaten the planet, humanity fights back with enormous robot suits called Jaegers. Cue a special effects extravaganza with the del Toro imaginative touch. Due next summer. The clips shown apparently blew people away but there will be no reveals on it any time before the end of the year apparently. Speaking of Godzilla, the bloke who made the film Monsters has been given the chair on a new Godzilla. And to briefly bring back tights and capes, Superman: Man of Steel had a teaser shown that seems to suggest that the film is basically Superman by way of Batman Begins. The teaser will be attached to Dark Knight Rises and seems to have largely gone down very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Yeah sorry dude, it wasn't a "please stop" comment. I actually don't mind reading about the lore etc, passes the time and I'm hoping it might grab me one day. Like the Batman stuff. Agree on the Tolkein stuff. Amazing to think this is the same bloke who directed.... Which I found to be quite good fun. Clearly, it's intentionally bizarre but also very funny in parts. It took The Evil Dead and ramped it up to 11, which at times is unnecessary because underneath it's want to be a video nasty there's a good film lurking. I found it akin to The Young Ones if Mike, Rick, Vyvyan and Neil had been infected with a zombie virus while Alexei Sayle went mental with a lawnmower. In style at least. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I love all the comic book adaptions but for me "Skyfall" is the one film I am most looking forward to this year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2012 Theres a new IMAX trailer for Skyfall coming actually. Apparently it's wall to wall action stuff which looks brilliant, and a look at the new Q. This new Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 As long as it's a little more Casino Royale and a little less Quantum I will be happy . Daniel Craig is **** immense as Bond. I hope he is replaced by Fassbender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I agree on Fassbender, I think he'd make a very good Bond. Also yeah, I'll need to keep my eyes out for more trailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2012 Theres a new IMAX trailer for Skyfall coming actually. Apparently it's wall to wall action stuff which looks brilliant, and a look at the new Q. This new Q. Ah, Ben Whishaw, very good actor. That reminds me, I re-watched Perfume the other day, and although it's never going to live up to the book (one of my favourites) I still thought it a really good attempt with Whishaw in particular giving a great performance. I won't be watching him as Q though, because as some people may recall...I **** HATE James Bond. Hopefully Whishaw will just do to Craig what he did at the end of Layer Cake and put us all out our misery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Theres a new IMAX trailer for Skyfall coming actually. Apparently it's wall to wall action stuff which looks brilliant, and a look at the new Q. This new Q. Ah, Ben Whishaw, very good actor. That reminds me, I re-watched Perfume the other day, and although it's never going to live up to the book (one of my favourites) I still thought it a really good attempt with Whishaw in particular giving a great performance. I won't be watching him as Q though, because as some people may recall...I **** HATE James Bond. Hopefully Whishaw will just do to Craig what he did at the end of Layer Cake and put us all out our misery Oh yeah, I forgot he played Sidney in Layer Cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2012 As long as it's a little more Casino Royale and a little less Quantum I will be happy . Agreed. Although saying that, I rewatched QoS a couple of weeks ago for the first time since it came out, and I really enjoyed it. Obviously it's no Casino Royale, but I'd remembered it worse than it is. Anyway, yes Skyfall is my 2nd most anticipated film of the year. Ice Age 4 being the first. I'm kidding, it's TDKR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 And to briefly bring back tights and capes, Superman: Man of Steel had a teaser shown that seems to suggest that the film is basically Superman by way of Batman Begins. The teaser will be attached to Dark Knight Rises and seems to have largely gone down very well. I really can't see me enjoying it. Superman is such a boring character with boring villains. Nolan hasn't done anything bad before, so his involvement alone will mean I keep a little hope, but I fail to see what they can do with Superman that is even remotely interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2012 Quantum of Solace is a really, really ropey Bond film, I really disliked it from the moment I saw it in the cinema. Skyfall seems like it's a much better film already and they've barely revealed anything about it. I really can't see me enjoying it. Superman is such a boring character with boring villains. Nolan hasn't done anything bad before, so his involvement alone will mean I keep a little hope, but I fail to see what they can do with Superman that is even remotely interesting. I can't say I'm particularly looking forward to it myself. Snyder is directing and while he make a film look brilliant I dunno about how he'll handle a property I'm less invested in (unlike Watchmen, where I actually think he did an Ok job - but I love the original work). I agree that Superman is a hideously dull character and his rogues gallery is notably crap. What came out of the teaser seems to be a real distinct feeling similar to that of Batman Begins, it's very much about how Superman finds his feet and has a distinct feeling of... distrust of Superman about it apparently. If they manage to make Superman interesting, Snyder and Nolan have pulled off a miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Drive. Finally! Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Quantum of Solace is a really, really ropey Bond film, I really disliked it from the moment I saw it in the cinema. Skyfall seems like it's a much better film already and they've barely revealed anything about it. QoS really pissed me off, IMO it sets itself up nicely, chance to create a new SPECTRE if it was well written but instead they threw in ANOTHER **** chase scene and gritty bond got tired, fast got really high hopes for skyfall though, trailer looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 And to briefly bring back tights and capes, Superman: Man of Steel had a teaser shown that seems to suggest that the film is basically Superman by way of Batman Begins. The teaser will be attached to Dark Knight Rises and seems to have largely gone down very well. I really can't see me enjoying it. Superman is such a boring character with boring villains. Nolan hasn't done anything bad before, so his involvement alone will mean I keep a little hope, but I fail to see what they can do with Superman that is even remotely interesting.They should bring General Zod and his pane of space glass back. Kneel before Zod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 15, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2012 Zod is the villain actually. Being played by Michael Shannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Didn't know that, doubt they'll top the original Zod. Come to me, son of Jor-El, kneel before Zod. Terence Stamp FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 16, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2012 Quantum of Solace is a really, really ropey Bond film, I really disliked it from the moment I saw it in the cinema. Skyfall seems like it's a much better film already and they've barely revealed anything about it. That's basically how I felt when I saw it at the cinema. But when I rewatched it after all this time I thought I'd been hard on it the first time. Maybe that's a combination of my expectations being so high the first time and so low the second time. But anyway, I don't mind it now. But I agree, Skyfall already looks like it could be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 As long as it's a little more Casino Royale and a little less Quantum I will be happy . Daniel Craig is **** immense as Bond. I hope he is replaced by Fassbender.Is "immense" not a good thing then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I think he means after Craig's term is up. I always wanted Clive Owen (though he's clearly not to everyones taste), but I wouldn't be opposed to Fassbender at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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