They're always rope or foam or something...in comics the hero's usually not shooting to kill, unless it's Frank Castle, or summat. So gun's aren't a straight swap.
Watching parts of the Planet Of The Apes movie, and I dig where it ended--I thought the apes went on much more of a rampage than they actually did--that was just a damaging escape, pretty much. Is there an estimate of how many uplifted primates that was?
Do they cover the distinction between intelligence and knowledge? I mean--I wouldn't have been able to break myself out of that place, so I'm assuming they got boosted past an IQ of 100--as noted, I came in late. I can see how some of them had an opportunity to learn, because they'd been exposed to the drug for a while, but when Caesar dosed all his pen pals and they rampage to set the other experimental subjects free, they seem to move with an informed purpose I don't understand when or where they had a chance to acquire.
I did find it very not uncanny valley--the intelligent apes were distinct by posture and eyes before much was done, but it felt reasonably visually plausible. Props to the FX and Serkis and his co-apes.
With the powers of DVR, I am watching Shutter Island (I'll get over this new-fangled contraption soonish) and, when Leo finds the
kids in the lake
I lost it. More than when I first saw it.
Still love the ambience of the whole movie. Still have no clue how all the stories hold up, but I still love it.
Danny Strong to write 'Hunger Games' [two-part] finale.
Jesus Christ, that's huge!! Go Danny. Do us nerds proud.
That's awesome. Go Danny!
Did we know about this? [link]
Yes, yes we did. It's been a long time coming, though. There were photos from filming
ages
ago.
Looks goofy but with a potential to be charming if it's handled with appropriate amount of froth. The supporting cast is pretty awesome.
Another new trailer I came across earlier today: [link]
It's a new film by Park Chan Wook, with a plot that looks like it may be a remake / reinvention of Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. I love the Hitchcock (Joseph Cotten is amaaaazing as the creepy uncle Charlie) and this looks like it could be brilliant. Except in my limited sampling of Park's work, I found I had little stomach for his particular combination of brutality and nihilism, so I'm wary.
The eyeliner is not working for him, however.
