Makes me wonder: How much of what was good about Iron Man was Favreau getting out of the way and letting RDjr improvise? I doubt the same strategy of letting Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford carry the film with the force of their charisma would work here.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
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Tom Scola - Jul 26, 2011 4:02:53 am PDT #15684 of 30000
hwæt
Jessica - Jul 26, 2011 4:08:32 am PDT #15685 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I doubt the same strategy of letting Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford carry the film with the force of their charisma would work here.
Based on what I saw in the film, my guess would be those two did not get along well off set. It would have been a very different movie if the two male leads had been able/allowed to play off each other more - Craig and Ford had ZERO spark.
Volans - Jul 26, 2011 5:23:31 am PDT #15686 of 30000
move out and draw fire
That's a shame, because something called Cowboys and Aliens really should be awesome.
I mentioned liking the flying wing design being included, but the DH thought it was just "a futuristic look from the past."
Then he mentioned liking the Norway bit, since that's where the Nazis did their heavy water work, and I thought it was just to tie in the plot to Thor and The Avengers.
So all in all, good job Marvel.
Laga - Jul 26, 2011 5:36:38 am PDT #15687 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I will continue to enjoy 3-D at theme parks where it comes in 3 minute doses and when the technology exists to have short sequences of longer 2-D films in 3-D I will try that too. It hurts too much for me to sit through a feature film. I'm glad I saw Coraline but that was my last one.
Jessica - Jul 26, 2011 5:41:53 am PDT #15688 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
something called Cowboys and Aliens really should be awesome.
Right????
I think I have to file this one next to The Prestige in the "movies that aren't actually that bad but were incredibly disappointing when compared to the movie I was hoping they were going to be."
Tom Scola - Jul 26, 2011 5:43:47 am PDT #15689 of 30000
hwæt
something called Cowboys and Aliens really should be awesome.
So, apparently, the creator came up with the name first and tried to sell the film rights, even before the comic book was written. Then he bribed comic stores to sell the book below cost, to make it seem like it was more popular than it was.
Jessica - Jul 26, 2011 5:45:16 am PDT #15690 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So, apparently, the creator came up with the name first and tried to sell the film rights, even before the comic book was written
Huh. That....does not surprise me.
Consuela - Jul 26, 2011 6:07:44 am PDT #15691 of 30000
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Mainly it was just boring. I wasn't expecting boring.
No! Oh, I'm disappointed. I was planning on it being my Dumb But Fun movie of the summer.
le nubian - Jul 26, 2011 6:08:51 am PDT #15692 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Oh Jessica, I Loved "The Prestige." It was the other magic movie with Jessica Biel that was just so bad. I was disappointed for weeks.
Polter-Cow - Jul 26, 2011 6:14:35 am PDT #15693 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm with le nubian. Loved The Prestige. Didn't think much of The Illusionist.
Advance reviews of Cowboys and Aliens have been generally positive.
So, apparently, the creator came up with the name first and tried to sell the film rights, even before the comic book was written
Wow, damn.