It's "Ben Mezerich Makes Another Trip to the Bank After Showing Smart but Naive Young People Making Lots of Money."
(As in, the guy who wrote the book on which this is based is the same guy who wrote BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE--- which became the movie "21"-- and BUSTING VEGAS.) Gotta love Justin Timberlake playing the role of the "Napster" founder kid, though. --Van On Aug 20, 3:21 pm, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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]. 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