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[craggy]

And his accent. I like that he's just decided to take the character full-on Aussie.

Sam Worthington in crappy unconvincing acting shock!

[steveuk]

'Wrath of the Titans' is going to be a big hit. The first one was recut and reshot into incoherence and it was a hit. This one hasn't had anything like the same problems.

I get why there's skepticism after 'Clash', but there's nothing bad in the trailer. Just a lot of good looking action, a simple plot idea and very, very few lines of dialogue.

I'm looking forward to it.

[Christian U]

'Wrath of the Titans' is going to be a big hit. The first one was recut and reshot into incoherence and it was a hit. This one hasn't had anything like the same problems.

I get why there's skepticism after 'Clash', but there's nothing bad in the trailer. Just a lot of good looking action, a simple plot idea and very, very few lines of dialogue.

I'm looking forward to it.

I dunno, there's nothing particularly interesting in it. It looks like a pure FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! kind of movie, which at least is an honest thing, I suppose... there's an undercurrent I kind of like, though. This idea that these beings of unimaginable power just come in and tear your world apart - a bit like Miracleman, really. I'd be interested to see a real war movie kind of gods fight movie, if you know what I mean. I don't think that's what this actually is, but it'd interesting to see.

[Johnny Henning]

It really is an updating of the same kind of movie the original Clash of the Titans however with a bit more mindlessness, less comedy and better effects.

However, still won't be seeing it until long after it hits DVD/streaming.

[steveuk]

I dunno, there's nothing particularly interesting in it. It looks like a pure FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! kind of movie, which at least is an honest thing, I suppose... there's an undercurrent I kind of like, though. This idea that these beings of unimaginable power just come in and tear your world apart - a bit like Miracleman, really. I'd be interested to see a real war movie kind of gods fight movie, if you know what I mean. I don't think that's what this actually is, but it'd interesting to see.

Its not that because the fight is based around Perseus; who is a demigod, but portrayed as more human than god.

It really is an updating of the same kind of movie the original Clash of the Titans however with a bit more mindlessness, less comedy and better effects.

However, still won't be seeing it until long after it hits DVD/streaming.

I'm not sure if the original was better in any regard, except plotting?

Certainly the design was excellent, but you could see that the budget was lower back then.

[Johnny Henning]

It had more character - more style. Something in the filmmaking of the remake lost the whimsy in the original. Too dour, dire and frenetic and the humor, when it was there, fell flat. In general, I found the fantasy to be flat in the remake whereas in the original, it was much more along the lines of, say, a fun children's book of mythology.

[Christian U]

Its not that because the fight is based around Perseus; who is a demigod, but portrayed as more human than god.

Oh, that wouldn't be the problem. Proper war movie would mean, to me, to also have a bit of the civilian (=human) perspective - the people who are helpless in the face of the forces destroying their lives. a Perseus kind of protagonist would actually be a plus where this is concerned.

It had more character - more style. Something in the filmmaking of the remake lost the whimsy in the original. Too dour, dire and frenetic and the humor, when it was there, fell flat. In general, I found the fantasy to be flat in the remake whereas in the original, it was much more along the lines of, say, a fun children's book of mythology.

In other words: Where's the talking clockwork owl???!!!

[Johnny Henning]

Exactly. It's just mean to throw the owl away like "now, we're getting serious" and then throw in the very unfunny clowns who play the hunters.

[steveuk]

It had more character - more style. Something in the filmmaking of the remake lost the whimsy in the original. Too dour, dire and frenetic and the humor, when it was there, fell flat. In general, I found the fantasy to be flat in the remake whereas in the original, it was much more along the lines of, say, a fun children's book of mythology.

The remake was, as I said before, messed around terribly in post. The original didn't go through that kind of mill.

I think the tone of the original as better, but its still a slow film. Where it pulls ahead is structure. You know why things are happening and it makes sense, in its own world

Oh, that wouldn't be the problem. Proper war movie would mean, to me, to also have a bit of the civilian (=human) perspective - the people who are helpless in the face of the forces destroying their lives. a Perseus kind of protagonist would actually be a plus where this is concerned.

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So where would he stand in that, with the gods or the humans? That was part of what they tried to do with the remake, but they were wildly inconsistent due to the mess that was the post-production reshoots.

[Johnny Henning]

Why are they comparing this movie to HUNGER GAMES, and not to RED DAWN?

Tomorrow, When The War Began is based on a famous series of Australian books about naughty Asians invading Oz. But the timing of the movie's Stateside release obviously has more to do with Hunger Games fever — here's another film about a group of teenagers dealing with an apocalyptic, dystopian scenario, featuring a strong female lead who kicks loads of ass. (Even though this particular apocalypse is limited to Australia.)...


In Tomorrow When the War Began, a group of teenagers (who are designed to represent as many teen archetypes as possible) decide to go for a weekend camping trip together, in a lovely but dangerous area of the Bush known as Hell. There's the smart girl, the girly girl, the sensitive Asian dude, the troublemaker, the surfer dude, the uptight Christian girl, and so on. They see a ton of mysterious planes going overhead — and when they go home, everything's deserted. They eventually realize Australia has been invaded by a coalition of unnamed Asian countries, and the town's residents have all been rounded up and put into a big enclosure. They hide from the invaders, while trying to decide whether, and how, they can fight back.

This is a classic "coming of age" premise, accompanied by weighty issues of violence and the morality of killing in self-defense. They go from a group of irresponsible teenagers to a hardened crew of resistance fighters in a long guerilla war against the Asian oppressors, over the course of one reasonably short movie. And the movie does delve a fair bit into the ways that war changes people, and the ethics of killing people to protect your homes and families....

Description of THE HUNGER GAMES via wiki:

The Hunger Games is a young adult novel written by Suzanne Collins. It was originally published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic.[1] It is written in first person and introduces sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where the countries of North America once existed. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, holds absolute power over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games are an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle in which only one person can survive.

Description of RED DAWN via wiki:

Red Dawn is a 1984 American war film directed by John Milius and co-written by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. It stars Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen and Jennifer Grey.

The fictional film is set in the 1980s: the United States is invaded by the Soviet Union and its Latin American allies (specifically Cuba and Nicaragua).[1] However, the onset of World War III is merely in the background and not fully elaborated. The story follows a group of American high school students who resist the occupation with guerrilla warfare, calling themselves Wolverines, after their high school sports team.

I'm betting the writer of the article has never seen RED DAWN because it doesn't even get mentioned.

[Rory Abel]

Why are they comparing this movie to HUNGER GAMES, and not to RED DAWN?



Description of THE HUNGER GAMES via wiki:


Description of RED DAWN via wiki:


I'm betting the writer of the article has never seen RED DAWN because it doesn't even get mentioned.

There was actually some contraversy about Tomorrow When The War began. If I remember corretly it was announced right about the same time as the Red Dawn remake and I believe there were claims that one was a rip off of the other (though I can't remember which way it went) since they both involved China invading.

Edited by Rory Abel, 24 February 2012 - 07:27 PM.

[steveuk]

Why are they comparing this movie to HUNGER GAMES, and not to RED DAWN?

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Because 'Hunger Games' is going to be a huge hit and no-one gives a sh*t about 'Red Dawn'.

[Steve Sensible]

Joel Kinnaman will be José Padilha's Robocop.

[Johnny Henning]

Because 'Hunger Games' is going to be a huge hit and no-one gives a sh*t about 'Red Dawn'.

DO YOU KIDDING ME?!!!

Everyone loves Red Dawn! Like this guy...



In other news, ACT OF VALOR opens this weekend, ironically, as the Supreme Court decides whether it is a crime for a person to claim military honors they do not possess. Presciently, the producers of the film cast actual Navy SEALs to play Navy SEALs in the movie thereby avoiding potential criminal charges against actors pretending to be navy SEALs.

In any case, I don't know anything about the movie other than the fact I will NEVER EVER see it, but one critics comment made me snicker:

"ACT OF VALOR casts Navy SEALs to play themselves in the movie and the results work about as well as if we had sent movie actors to fight Al Queada."

[steveuk]

'Star Trek 2' Set Photos Show Benedict Cumberbatch Battling Spock


"Star Trek 2" is shrouded in secrecy. We don't have an official title, we don't know the plot, and we don't know who Benedict Cumberbatch is playing — though all signs point to a villain, especially in light of a new set photo that's just arrived at our door step.

http://moviesblog.mt...zachary-quinto/

Potentially a spoiler, so clicky if you want to?

[brucegray666]

In any case, I don't know anything about the movie other than the fact I will NEVER EVER see it, but one critics comment made me snicker:

"ACT OF VALOR casts Navy SEALs to play themselves in the movie and the results work about as well as if we had sent movie actors to fight Al Queada."

I was pondering about this movie. I kind of want to see it, just to see if really is as bad as I expect it to be.

[Johnny Henning]

http://moviesblog.mt...zachary-quinto/

Potentially a spoiler, so clicky if you want to?

Spoiler

GARY SEVEN!!!!

http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Gary_Seven

Although Seven is human, he manifests at least one non-human feature: he is insensitive to the impact of the Vulcan nerve pinch, an ability very few human or humanoid characters of the Star Trek universe ever manifested.

[steveuk]

I was pondering about this movie. I kind of want to see it, just to see if really is as bad as I expect it to be.

One of the many things ex-SEALs do when they leave the service is go into stunt work. Lets face it, they're probably over qualified for the job!

But acting is a different challenge.

[Christian U]

So where would he stand in that, with the gods or the humans? That was part of what they tried to do with the remake, but they were wildly inconsistent due to the mess that was the post-production reshoots.

I was thinking about the trailer for the second one there, so I was thinking more along the lines of a war between the gods and the titans, with the humans getting crushed in the middle.

[steveuk]

Box Office Report: Navy SEALs Pic 'Act of Valor' Tops Chart With $24.7 Mil


Tyler Perry's "Good Deeds" follows with $16 million; Jennifer Aniston-Paul Rudd's "Wanderlust" and Amanda Seyfried thriller "Gone" falter at No. 8 and No. 9, taking in $6.6 million and $5 million.

Relativity Media's government-endorsed Act of Valor--featuring real-life Navy SEALs--easily won the weekend crown with a strong $24.7 million opening.

Act of Valor, produced by the Bandito Brothers, led another boom weekend at the domestic box office. Revenues were up more than 25 percent from the previous year, even with Sunday's Oscar telecast, which can take a bite out of theater traffic.

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The film's debut is a victory for Relativity, which acquired worldwide rights for $13 million from directors Scott Waugh and Mike "Mouse" McCoy, whose company Bandito Brothers produced the film for roughly $12 million. The deal also included a $30 million marketing commitment. Alliance is distributing the pic in Canada for Relativity

"Going into the weekend, Act of Valor was a big question mark because it isn't a traditional Hollywood movie with big stars or big-budget visual effects. It bucks every trend and utlimately, that's the big reason for its success," said Relativity president of distribution Kyle Davies "You had authentic Navy SEALs and it gave people a glimpse into a world they never seee."

Davies said the exit scores were excellent across the board, indicating that the film will have great legs.

Act of Valor, which won the praise of President Obama at a White House screening earlier this year, did especially well in the Southeast, Southwest and West, regions rife with military bases. Males fueled the pic, making up 71 percent of the audience.


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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-report-act-valor-tyler-perry-good-deeds-295081