Film Fanatics - Chat Thread II

Has anyone seen the film Bridesmaids? Was watching it with the GF last night and I would actually give it -10/10 it was ****ing terrible. I genuinely don't think I have seen a worse film. Every character is exactly the ****ing same, there are no jokes, there is no visual humour and there is no ****ing plot or nuance. It was so bad my gf told me to turn it off as it was sending her spiralling in to such a depression she was almost going to top herself.

One of the worst films ever!

Oh and I went to read a couple of reviews about it, expecting it to royally panned. Instead I was subjected to nonsense about how it is part of a feminist movement in films because fat women **** in sinks and they are obsessively vulgar about sex and other things.


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Anyone like a bit of Ken Loach and Paul Laverty (and some obvious product placement by Irn-Bru)? Competing at the Cannes Film Festival with a release date of 1st of June (same day as Prometheus). I don't know about a wide UK release but I know that it will be released in Scotland and believe it to be worth a look.

Josh Trank has signed with Sony Pictures to develop to direct Shadow Of The Colossus, a big scale live action adaptation of the bestselling Sony videogame. The film is being produced by Kevin Misher. The studio is interviewing writers to work with Trank, who after directing the $13 million sleeper hit Chronicle has become the go to guy for big popcorn pictures. Trank takes on a Fumito Ueda-created game that has a strong narrative arc, along with the obligatory creature quotient to get the visual effects crowd excited.

The protagonist is a young man who thinks his lover has died. Desperate to bring her back, he heads into a forbidden land, and summons a demon who can wake the dead. The price for bringing back his girl: slay 16 colossi that dominate this mystical place. These are skyscraper-sized giants that rise from the ground, fly through the air and come from the water. As the young man works through his quest on horseback, he begins to wonder if he is on a noble pursuit to bring back his lover, or perhaps has made a deal with the devil and is being used. Trank has been a fan of the game since it launched in 2005, and sought out the job.

Trank is separately developing two Marvel superhero franchises in Fantastic Four for Fox and the Spider-Man spinoff Venom for Sony Pictures, and he’s also aligned to the Warner Bros comic book adaptation Red Star. He’s repped by WME and Management 360. Misher is separately prepping MGM’s remake of Carrie, and Misher Film execs Andy Berman and Kevin Chang are overseeing Shadow of the Colossus. WME reps Trank.

Just had a back-to-back of Moon and Source Code. Anyone seen any of those films? I think Moon is probably the best sci-fi genre film in a long time. Can't wait to find out what Duncan Jones will be doing next! He's top of my list for future directors, along with Paddy Considine (<3 Tyrannosaur).

A bit annoyed when I found out he was considered for directing Man of Steel, would have been really interesting and would be able to see what he could do with a big Hollywood budget. But, no, that Zack bloody Snyder got the role. Hopefully Christopher Nolan will play the Producer card a lot of the time!

Yup, love Moon. Source Code is a solid science fiction film. Duncan Jones is probably best off with more original material anyway.

Neill Blomkamp would be another good addition to the list of new directors to watch. I re-watched District 9 recently in fact. Fantastic film. Elysium is his next project and it sounds promising.

i wanna join the society

also anyone on tumblr can check out mine, its just some screenshots capturing my favourite movies

Don't worry I haven't added any patronising reviews yet (might do after exams) it's just a collection of images

anyone check it out if you are bored

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I welcome you to the Film Fanatics Society, but alas, I do so idly. For you see, before you can be accepted into our ranks, you must first engage in our obligatory initiation process by answering these three simple questions:

What is your favourite film?

that's a cruel question, a cruel question indeed.

Who is your favourite actor/actress?

I'll just answer the actor part for now, this is tough, I'd say de niro because of Raging Bull, but then you got Hanks, and BrandoandNortonandEastwoodandHopkinsandLewis.
Ok I've concluded the above 2 were both trick questions, and there can ne'er be one answer.

Would you ever consider french kissing Gérard Depardieu?

I'm sorry nope, unless there was some ultimatum in which I was taking one for the team.. um still no

Just had a back-to-back of Moon and Source Code. Anyone seen any of those films? I think Moon is probably the best sci-fi genre film in a long time. Can't wait to find out what Duncan Jones will be doing next! He's top of my list for future directors, along with Paddy Considine (<3 Tyrannosaur).

A bit annoyed when I found out he was considered for directing Man of Steel, would have been really interesting and would be able to see what he could do with a big Hollywood budget. But, no, that Zack bloody Snyder got the role. Hopefully Christopher Nolan will play the Producer card a lot of the time!

Jones is reportedly working on another untitled sci-fi project at the moment, which he has described as a 'love letter to Blade Runner' or something like that. Quite clear from Moon how big a fan of Blade Runner he is.

Also, has anyone seen Time Magazine's top 10 movies of the millennium (thus far)? This is the list:

Thoughts?

Also, has anyone seen Time Magazine's top 10 movies of the millennium (thus far)? This is the list:



Thoughts?

Just remembered seeing this a couple of days ago, an Ian Flemming biopic to be directed by Jones.



I probably only agree with two on that list, even if that. The Artist and Wall-E are probably the only ones that deserve to be there. I would have included There Will Be Blood, Mulholland Drive and at least one Transformers movie!