Oh my Gosh, just saw the trailer for The Social Network... are you serious? Facebook: The Movie? It's like The Gong Show: The Movie for the new century!
On Aug 19, 4:27 pm, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. Saw is the modern version of > The Pit & The Pendulum, and the narrative weaved over the first 6 > films is probably the most best and most coherent storyline of any > horror franchise. Saw is the best of the "survival horror" movies (I > find the term "torture porn" ridiculous considering the amount of > story you need to keep track of to make sense of some of the later > entries) which have sprung up in the last decade, far better than the > film it is always lumped in with, Hostel, which was average at best. > > I love giant monsters. I'm a huge Goji fan and love the atomic > horrors of the 50s and 60s. One of the first films I remember > watching is Them! But I watched the trailer for Monsters and I get > the same groan-inducing feeling in the pit of my stomach that I got > watching the Amerigoji or trailers for Cloverfield. This is someone > trying to show "giant monsters done right," when "giant monsters done > right" was done almost six decades ago. I'll catch it on DVD. > > Howling could use an update; but from what I have seen, this film is > not up to the task. Not in the wake of Ginger Snaps and Dog > Soldiers! > > On Aug 19, 3:58 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm the polar opposite- I watch the first Saw in the theaters and left > > angry. It was such an appallingly bad movie. I should have known better; I > > don't normally go for the slasher-type flicks. > > Monsters I am genuinely interested in. It appears to be a rare fresh take on > > giant monsters- a genre that is woefully underrepresented in today's cinema. > > I didn't see the first Paranormal Activity, so I'll likely sit out the > > sequel here. I'm interested in the Tempest, if for no other reason that > > Helen Mirren. The Howling is one of the few movies I think will benefit from > > a remake- I saw just a few minutes of it a month ago and was surprised at > > how poorly it aged. I was disappointed in the second Narnia movie, too; > > hopefully the Dawn Treader can resurrect the series. > > The one I was originally opposed to but have warmed to the idea of is Let Me > > In. The source movie Let the Right One In is fantastic, and cultural > > translation rarely does a story good. After seeing the trailer, I'm > > cautiously optimistic. > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Tempest looks great. Titus was an amazing film and I think Tamor > > > will bring the same visual awesomeness to The Tempest. (It helps that > > > The Tempest is a personal favorite work of the Bard.) > > > > Saw 3-D (Saw VII) sounds awesome, but I am a total fanboy for the Saw > > > series so I am more prone. Paranormal Activity itself was over-rated, > > > so a sequel is a joke. Monsters, eh, I'll catch it on DVD. The > > > Howling: Reborn will suck. My Soul To Take might be alright. Last > > > Exorcism doesn't flip my proverbial skirt up but I am not huge on > > > those supernatural movies. > > > > Prince Caspian was a letdown after TLTWTW so I don't know what to > > > think about Dawn Treader. HP is HP. My wife loves 'em but the 6th > > > one really should have been called "Harry Potter And We're All Just > > > Waiting For #7 So Something Can Happen." > > > > I love how they call the Saw films "crap" but put over Resident Evil, > > > which is one of the worst zombie film series ever. Give me a break. > > > > On Aug 19, 12:59 pm, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >http://io9.com/5616162/fall-movie-preview-10-movies-were-sure-will-ru... > > > > > -- Shared with Google Share Button > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<theuniquegeek%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
