Curt McGirt Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Naked Meg Foster would be great 25 years ago. Doesn't mean I'm not gonna watch it though haha. I think my expectations were just too high/different for The Iceman. Don't get me wrong, it's a good film. It's just not what I think it should have been, which is: really really fucked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assfax Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I can't believe they didn't have even a hint of that rat cave in Iceman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I think my expectations were just too high/different for The Iceman. Don't get me wrong, it's a good film. It's just not what I think it should have been, which is: really really fucked up. I could have told you from the beginning that it wasn't going to be that type of movie. However, I can't imagine the film they were trying to do with Mickey Rourke (and Channing Tatum before him) being better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Aside from the script, what pissed me off was that there was little of Kuklinski's arrogance and the poisonous charisma that comes through in his interviews. They should have at least tried to make some scenes showing that instead of just going for him feeling remorse during the open/close parts. I hate to say it, especially considering how much I love Michael Shannon, but he just didn't seem dangerous enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Maybe Michael Rooker would have been a more realistic Kuklinski. I got the feeling they wanted to make him cold and callous (which Shannon is pretty damn capable of playing), but not as cold and callous as he comes off in the interviews. Michael Shannon gave us the sensationalized and sellable Richard Kuklinski, which is what matters to the people doing the distribution. And that's why I am scared about the Foxcatcher movie. Knowing how crazy John du Pont was and how inaccurate Moneyball was, do we get a movie that's true to what actually happened or do we get Schultz/du Pont stories that Bennett Miller and Sony want us to see? When people get written out of history, you can pretty much write and characterize them how you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 You will get history as they want you to get it and you will like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Are there any silent movie you'd like to see remade? I've got three - 1. Metropolis - never happen, too anti-capitalism/pro-workers' rights 2. The Golem - This is a personal favorite, there need to be more golem movies in general 3. The Man Who Laughs - THIS is just ripe for a Twilight-esque remake. Tortured soul, easily hidden deformity, teen girl pining for a "monster," Victor Hugo is big now with Les Mis, it's like printing gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 You will get history as they want you to get it and you will like it. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Are there any silent movie you'd like to see remade?I've got three -1. Metropolis - never happen, too anti-capitalism/pro-workers' rights2. The Golem - This is a personal favorite, there need to be more golem movies in general3. The Man Who Laughs - THIS is just ripe for a Twilight-esque remake. Tortured soul, easily hidden deformity, teen girl pining for a "monster," Victor Hugo is big now with Les Mis, it's like printing gold! The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari could be redone pretty easily. Make the somnambulist a misguided college guy tricked into committing crimes by a professor/former felon. In the process, both men fall for the same girl and the mastermind makes plans to kill his accomplice and live happily ever after with the girl and his ill-gotten riches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Mel Brooks' Silent Movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Watched a few flicks this weekend. Cabin in the Woods (2012) Heard lots of good about this movie. Kept waiting for it to hook me, but it never did. Sci-Fi movie wearing a horror disguise. Read some interviews with Goddard and Whedon where they talked about wanting to get away from the "torture porn" trend in current horror. I hate the term and the people that use the term, "torture porn". I did like the film, but a horror movie it was not. 6/10 The Innkeepers (2011) After Cabin in the Woods I was ready for something more traditional or substantial. What I got was a moderately paced ghost story. I liked the performances all around. The story and effects were fine. Liked this one more than Cabin, but only just. 7/10 Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) Enjoyable popcorn muncher. The horror/comedy genre is very hard to hit on, but they gave it a good shot. 6/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Cabin was an absolute riot in a theater packed with college kids. Definitely a film to watch with a crowd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 The Cabin in the Woods was a near-perfect experience. I am not an objective source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 The only part I was a bit let down by with CABIN IN THE WOODS was the part that was supposed to be like a straight-up slasher before things started getting weird. The initial Buckner Family stuff was a little plodding and not very tense...I was looking forward to how well they would do with the "slasher" within the overall story and that was the dullest part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Tucker and Dale Vs Evil is almost perfect as a horror comedy. YOU'RE HALF HILLBILLY! earns a 6/10 on its own. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I don't think horror is in Whedon's wheelhouse. Probably best he sticks to space opera/fantasy. I can totally see the college crowd getting into Cabin in a theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 My favorite part of Cabin in the Woods was the zombie arm in the elevator. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Genre mash-up is his mode. That and greatness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Watched a few flicks this weekend. Cabin in the Woods (2012) Heard lots of good about this movie. Kept waiting for it to hook me, but it never did. Sci-Fi movie wearing a horror disguise. Read some interviews with Goddard and Whedon where they talked about wanting to get away from the "torture porn" trend in current horror. I hate the term and the people that use the term, "torture porn". I did like the film, but a horror movie it was not. 6/10 As long as you hate the people that finance, make, and view torture porn 1000 times more we're still cool. Otherwise you have weird priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 In The Innkeepers, did you understand why the psychic said there were three ghosts? Because in my experience, that's not something most people pick up on. I had to think about it for quite a bit myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I have to agree. Cabin in the Woods didn't do much for me... it was also hyped in a lot of places. I didn't feel it delivered to those expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 In The Innkeepers, did you understand why the psychic said there were three ghosts? Because in my experience, that's not something most people pick up on. I had to think about it for quite a bit myself. I took it as being the bride, the old man, and the girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.K.o.S. Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 You are correct, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I thougt Cabin in the Woods had some funny moments, but a lot of the time it just felt like they were lecturing the audience. We don't need to be told "Torture Porn is terrible and sexist." We already know. Judging by box office numbers, it's appeal seems to be on the wane anyway. So it's not like it's an urgent message you have to get out there. And, wait, characters in slasher flicks are one dimensional? Man, Joss. You keep dropping the pipebombs! See, also: Funny Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Well, the movie sat on the shelf for two years because of MGM going bankrupt, so the torture porn message was more relevant when it was written and filmed. It was also fucking great and you are all fucking wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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