One of the advantages of casting a professional wrestler as your leading man.
Yeah, that's a great scene.
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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DavidS - May 23, 2012 6:59:22 pm PDT #20586 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Polter-Cow - May 23, 2012 9:38:10 pm PDT #20587 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Moving To March 2013 To Add 3D For Bigger Foreign Box Office.
I know no one here was actually waiting for this movie, but this is such a bizarre piece of news. One month from its release date, it gets pushed back nine months ? (Also, does it really take that long to do 3D??)
Matt the Bruins fan - May 23, 2012 10:00:12 pm PDT #20588 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
To make a Channing Tatum character three-dimensional they're going to have to invent whole new technologies.
Sean K - May 23, 2012 10:59:54 pm PDT #20589 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Speaking of fight scenes (and my eternal shame--especially you Hec, no need to say it)--I just saw the They Live fight scene and my socks are knocked all the way off.
That is one of the all time greatest fight scenes ever put to film. I share your absolute adoration of it, ita, and agree that this other person is a heathen. It's a HIGHLIGHT! A *selling point*!
le nubian - May 24, 2012 2:18:57 am PDT #20590 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
P-C,
I agree. Why not release the film and then release a 3d version later. People will watch it, probably overseas.
What this probably means (at least to me) is that the film is not testing particularly well. The movie will probably be just so-so and they are going to try to wring every bit of $$ out of it that they can.
They probably want the negative cash flow on NEXT year's roster.
Frankenbuddha - May 24, 2012 3:39:10 am PDT #20591 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Me too. Especially in Wonder Boys, but also in Spider-Man 2.
Unsuprisingly, Hec and I are one on this.
The They Live fight is awesome and hilarious. As is the movie.
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum!!!
§ ita § - May 24, 2012 4:30:03 am PDT #20592 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
At least judging from the trailers the big problem will be converting the Rock to 3D in post. It appears Channing Tatum's character dies off the bat.
Polter-Cow - May 24, 2012 5:17:42 am PDT #20593 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I agree. Why not release the film and then release a 3d version later. People will watch it, probably overseas.
I like that one of the execs is like, "Look how Titanic in 3D did!" Um, that's because IT'S TITANIC. A pile of shit in 3D is not going to make significantly more money than a pile of shit in 2D.
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum!!!
Although I learned this line from Duke Nukem, it is an all-time great, extremely purposeful movie line.
tommyrot - May 24, 2012 5:20:35 am PDT #20594 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
A pile of shit in 3D is not going to make significantly more money than a pile of shit in 2D.
Yeah, but a 3D pile of shit is going to look more impressive than a 2D pile of shit.
Or maybe "impressive" is the wrong word. Maybe the word I'm thinking of is "taller".
Kalshane - May 24, 2012 5:20:45 am PDT #20595 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I was actually looking forward to the new G.I. Joe (why did my autocorrect not recognize G.I. ? It kept changing it to B.C.) because it looks like they were actually trying to do right by the fans of the original show (the costumes and vehicles look great) but I'm not crying with outrage about it getting pushed back.
I do agree that 9 months to 3D-ify it sounds like a cover for other problems, though.
And another site pointed out that pushing it back this close to release completely screws over the merchandising, as apparently the tie-in toys are already showing up in stores.