JMS wants to reboot Babylon 5 as a film franchise.
Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Tom Scola - Aug 08, 2014 8:07:09 am PDT #27622 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Aug 08, 2014 9:45:00 am PDT #27623 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The nuances of the character don't matter because she only got to do them because she's a girl?
No, but the importance of them do. Saying "Oh! Look at how lucky we were to get this!" seems silly to me when...they made a female superhero act like scads of females onscreen. We got it and you can like it or not, but it's no step forward and it's nothing I'd call out or defend--it's what I'd predict.
As for her fighting stance not being ScarJo's fault--this isn't me hating on ScarJo (although, ask Allyson how long it took me to teach her a fighting stance -- SMG will forever boggle me). It's that it's bad casting. They picked, IMO, a woman with no physical gravitas who either never watched a daily or can't pick up on those things.
Maria Hill looks perfectly physically competent. So did the woman from Revenge. And Gamora. And Nebula.
Will Marvel miscast again? Maybe. Will they undervalue the physicality of their female heroes again? Maybe. But I am willing to gamble that since they've already ruined one hero I'd rather see a movie of a different one. Makes fairly simple sense, IMO.
Oh, and have Justin Lin direct. He takes his shit seriously in a way I haven't seen Joss do.
Gris - Aug 09, 2014 3:11:10 am PDT #27624 of 30000
Hey. New board.
When I get really excited about a movie I have a tendency to obsess over box office for a while. It is with a heavy heart that I tell you the latest Michael Bay TMNT abomination is outperforming expectations for the weekend and will easily earn more money that GotG this weekend. I was hoping for a major flop so somebody would stop giving him access to properties of my childhood...
Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2014 6:14:01 am PDT #27625 of 30000
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Was there much competition?
Kalshane - Aug 09, 2014 6:45:54 am PDT #27626 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.
What will be interesting will be next week once people are viewing based on word of mouth. I would hope GotG can beat out TMNT then.
Gris - Aug 09, 2014 6:53:30 am PDT #27627 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Doesn't matter how well it does in future weeks: it is going to make 65 million this weekend which is simply not the flop it deserves to be (admittedly an opinion based on nothing but reviews and general Bay disdain)
Kalshane - Aug 09, 2014 9:59:33 am PDT #27628 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.
Well, the problem is, folks usually disregard reviews about "dumb action movies" because they just assume the reviewers are being elitist. It takes their friends saying "No, really, it sucked" to convince them to stay away.
Gris - Aug 09, 2014 10:16:33 am PDT #27629 of 30000
Hey. New board.
But surely if you're choosing between two "dumb action movies" and one is 20% fresh and the other is 92% fresh...
Kalshane - Aug 09, 2014 12:11:08 pm PDT #27630 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.
But it's the Ninja Turtles. Tons of 30-somethings who grew up on it with kids that are fans of the new show. Same reason the Transformers movies are successful despite being 3 hours of noise (visual and auditory) and tasteless jokes. The average consumer will choose the familiar over the unknown, regardless of reviews.
Gris - Aug 09, 2014 1:12:19 pm PDT #27631 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I know. That's what makes me sigh.