Films

[StevenHooper]

May 6th 2011 for Thor and July 22nd 2011 for Captain America (according to wiki at least )

Aye, think David Goyer is involved in the script writing too which is excellent news!

[brighteyes]

One Hour Photo - Good film, quite difficult to watch at times. Robin Williams is excellent.

[rachbon]

One Hour Photo - Good film, quite difficult to watch at times. Robin Williams is excellent.

[brighteyes]

that's a really good film. robin williams is such a creepy weirdo in it. but you kind of feel sorry for him aswell.

[dakyras]

5 Centimeters Per Second. An example of how f**king excellent dramatic non-scifi anime can be when done right.

[Purple Monkey]

I think its safe to say Brian Singer won't be back directing, thought Superman Returns wasn't as good as it should have been.

Edited June 6, 2010 by Purple Monkey

[StevenHooper]

No it is definitely Christopher Nolan doing the new Superman.

Superman Returns didn't work because it was a continuation/sequel to the Christopher Reeve version. It was doomed from the beginning because the idea itself was pretty stupid. I still don't know why they botherred. It felt so dated too, there were severeal strong and contemporary Superman comics that were out by that time but they focussed on making a film about the Christopher Reeve (played by Brandon Routh) Superman fighting Gene Hackmans Lex Luthor (played by Kevin Spacey) over some Real Estate evil plot. AGAIN.

It sufferred from the same problem as the Joel Schumacher Batman movies in that they were also "sequels" to the Tim Burton movies, but were so different in tone and cast they would have been better off doing their own thing rather than try to follow or mimmick what was done previously.

Hopefully Nolan will realise Christopher Reeve's Superman is best left in the 70's/80's. That whole boy scout "Truth Justice and the Amercian Way" act hasn't been in the comics for ages now so it shouldn't be in the films either. The whole thing needs modernising. Thing is, studios are using superheroes as cash-cows, pitching their films towards the lowest common denominator - there is no risk. Any post-modern look at any superhero myth will be deemed too unbankable by the bean counters in control.

It's a real shame, because I realy liked Brandon Routh and Kevin Spacey as Superman and Lex Luthor - they would have been very good as those characters in a new Superman story.

I still don't think film-makers have portrayed any comic book character properly. The onus always seems to be on the action and "awesurme fightz" so that they can easily hack together a cool trailer with all the shiniest bits in. I think the problem is that in comics, you can still have the story ticking along regardless of what's happening (with thought bubbles and internal monologue) such as during action scenes - which I think is why comic fans are never happy with the film versions - they focus on the action scenes and the superpowers in order to sell to the unwashed masses, but that's not why they became famous or liked as characters in the first place.

Nolan seems to be on the right track. His Batman films aren't perfect by any means but he's definitely advanced and changed how film-makers should approach adapting these wierd stories.

[Katster]

"Shifty" quality little film about a drug dealer in London and his mate who buggered off to Manchester and then came back. Well worth a watch in my opinion.

[Steve P]

Got round to watching Public Enemies at the weekend. Enjoyed it but it felt like something was missing.

[dakyras]

Michael Clayton is on iPlayer. Ace movie. Makes me want to watch Good Night And Good Luck again though. Even better movie.

[brighteyes]

Michael Clayton is on iPlayer. Ace movie.

[ampersand]

cloverfield. good or shite?

[brighteyes]

cloverfield. good or shite?

[ampersand]

Decent, but I wouldn't watch it again.

[philipsteak]

Students turn their college observatory into R2-D2

More here

[nightcrawler13]

cloverfield. good or shite?

[Purple Monkey]

Are you sure Nolans directing? In this months empire inception issue (cant wait for this) he says hes not?

Edited June 8, 2010 by Purple Monkey

[ampersand]

good for a monster movie

the run up excitement was much more impressive than the film itself

[StevenHooper]

Can never be 100% sure but the fact he's even talking about it suggests he is involved. He'll probably deny any involvement until he's allowed to legally say. If you read some of the things he says you can tell he is involved somehow - he dodges a question on who the villain will be, why else would he dodge that unless he's involved and sworn to secrecy?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomple...ic-story-1.html

I am dying to see Inception too, looks great!

[Katster]

The Wolfman - why can nobody ever get werewolves to look right? An OK film but I knew who it was right from the start.

The best I've seen werewolves done was in Underworld.

[StevenHooper]

Watching District 9. F**king awesome film.

[Rufus Gwertigan]

I just been given a loan of The Road. Is it worth watching or shall I give it back tomorrow pretending I've watched it?

[Steve P]

The Wolfman - why can nobody ever get werewolves to look right? An OK film but I knew who it was right from the start.

The best I've seen werewolves done was in Underworld.

[ste4_20]

I just been given a loan of The Road. Is it worth watching or shall I give it back tomorrow pretending I've watched it?

[nightcrawler13]

It's like a film version of Fallout 3. Brilliant film, although not as bleak as people made it out to be. Mortensen is turning into one of the best actors of this generation too.

Watched Rec. Awesome film.