BobFromPikeCreek
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:lol Glad to see Will and I are on the same page.castle007 said:
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Box office: I am Legend $75+ million, Chipmunks...$40 million?!?
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HomerSimpson-Man
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Absinthe said:
You make it sound simpler and easier than it really is, there are plenty of people in the music industry and on tv that don't hit it that big in movies, and certainly rarely do you hit it as big as Will Smith so consecutively rapper/tv show or not.
He didn't pick the safe roles, he picked the right roles, especially stranger since he's one of the biggest genre actors with his filmography, with films listed like ID4 (sci-fic action), Wild Wild West (sci-fi western), MIB1/2 (comedy sci-fi), I, Robot (sci-fi action), and now I am Legend(sci-fi horror).
Lets not forget Will Smith is the greatest High School basketball player of our lifetime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgaRgZCZgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgaRgZCZgk
BobFromPikeCreek
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DMczaf said:
Fuck I love Youtube comments.
broadwayrock
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Just wait until Will Smith finally gets round to directing the remake of The Karate Kid staring his own son *shudder* and a rumoured Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle) as Mr Miyagi. That will Inevitably sell tons.
HomerSimpson-Man
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broadwayrock said:
Sold!
BobFromPikeCreek
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Are you kidding me? That sounds awesome.broadwayrock said:
You know, I went and saw both Garfield movies at the theater because he's one of my favorite characters. I grew up watching Garfield and Friends and would get up early every morning to get the Sunday paper to read the Garfield comics. But, for the life of me, I cannot understand how Garfield or Alvin and the Chipmunks can be popular in modern cinema. They have their place, but in the theaters, they're just completely bastardized.
broadwayrock
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Stephen Chow recently said when asked about the remake:
http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=2182
The film has not been written yet and with the WGA strike on, it could be a while for it to get to the production stage.
http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=2182
The film has not been written yet and with the WGA strike on, it could be a while for it to get to the production stage.
VictimOfGrief
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I saw it last night and read the short novella. I liked the movie for what it was, but it only borrowed ideas from the novella and wasn't a direct adaptation of the story written.krypt0nian said:
Kabuki Waq
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:lol :lolGuzim said:
MaverickX9
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shidoshi said:
Independence Day.
Except the science chick in that one is Jeff Goldblum. Which only makes it better.
Anasui Kishibe
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wow, shocking news here. Two shit movies get big money at USA box office
MAN, where is the world going
MAN, where is the world going
Anasui Kishibe
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harSon said:
I was wondering the same about casual viewers with low standards!
Ive pretty much learned not to take film critics seriously.
I was recently shown two films: Dragonfly, and NAtional Treasure, both of which I enjoyed immensely and felt were very well designed and directed films. I expected to read some glowing reviews for both films, only to see them completely panned as if they were some low budget action flick. These are just a couple examples though, as this bullshit film elitism is really widespread (and on GAF especially). I dont really understand it. I mean, I can understand that some movies are absolute garbage, but Dragonfly and National Treasure are good enough to watch over and over. And now a reasonably well done film like I am legend gets panned by critics but loved by audiences. I guess that pretty much makes them irrelevant right?
I was recently shown two films: Dragonfly, and NAtional Treasure, both of which I enjoyed immensely and felt were very well designed and directed films. I expected to read some glowing reviews for both films, only to see them completely panned as if they were some low budget action flick. These are just a couple examples though, as this bullshit film elitism is really widespread (and on GAF especially). I dont really understand it. I mean, I can understand that some movies are absolute garbage, but Dragonfly and National Treasure are good enough to watch over and over. And now a reasonably well done film like I am legend gets panned by critics but loved by audiences. I guess that pretty much makes them irrelevant right?
Anasui Kishibe
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Innotech said:
well, no. I consider NT a pile of shit
to answer your question. are you saying a movie must be good because it's been a box office success? Not really. It doesn't mean shit, actually. Legions of people watched Transformers, and the movie was a immense turd.
But neither basing your opinion on what a critic says about a movie is completely right. Critics can be wrong, and after all, it's just their opinion
see, it all comes to personal preferences..you can enjoy NT and nothing wrong with it, I can dislike NT and nothing wrong with it
Gantz said:
Yeah, they are totally on the same level of acting!!1!111
Anasui Kishibe said:
You guys are pretty fucking annoying. How about you widen your scale of movie reviewing passed oscar nominee and pile of shit? There are descriptive words such as decent, average, mediocre, so-so, etc. This "LOL PILE OF SHIT" stuff needs to go, it's quite irritating.
Absinthe said:
Yeah man, that Ali was sure a safe role, eh?
He's really not an awful actor. I thought this was proven already. He's a GOOD actor, not great. But he picks awesome movies and he has a REALLY likable personality. He himself said this in an interview I saw a couple weeks ago: that he thinks he's only above average in talent but makes up for it with work ethic.
His filmography is laughable? Really? Men in Black, ID4, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, Ali, Enemy of the State, the original Bad Boys if you wanna go a little more back. Those are all generally really enjoyed by people and most of them have great reviews. So I mean, you can not LIKE his movies (any of them? seriously?) but to say his filmography is laughable is just wrong.
Gantz said:
Wow, they're both black rappers.
Look at you, being all intelligent.
Anasui Kishibe
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harSon said:
But in my opinion Transformers isn't mediocre or average or so-so. Spiderman 3 is mediocre, Transformers is a fucking awful and terrible movie, and so is NT. I didn't LOL, but when I loathe a certain film I don't really feel to talk much about it.
It does sound limited, I concede, but hey it's a general forum not Les Cahiers Du Cinema
CajoleJuice
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My 10th grade English teacher said ID4 was a horrible movie on every level.Insertia said:
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I feel sorry for people who can't enjoy movies like I, Robot, Men in Black, ID4, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, Ali, Enemy of the State, etc....
Anasui Kishibe
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TheQueen'sOwn said:
I Robot was damn fun, and so MIB 1 to a certain extent
PhoenixDark
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shidoshi said:
MIB1, MIB2, Wild West, I Robot...
AgentOtaku
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demon said:
yep....and i'm sorry but he was greatly miscast in this film.....then again, that was one of MANY of the films problems =(
CajoleJuice
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I was just providing an example of someone outside of GAF hating ID4.jman2050 said:
I love the movie and watch it almost every time I see it on television. :lol
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CajoleJuice said:
She was right. I think every character should have worn a placard around their neck in that movie describing their stereotypical character.
i wouldn't consider myself a will smith fan (meaning i go watch a movie because he's in it), but i enjoy many of his movies.
MIB
ID4
Enemy of the State
Bad Boys I and II
Ali
MIB 2 sucked a lot, but he wasn't the reason it sucked. And on the flip side, I think Smith made many of those movies enjoyable (especially Bad Boys, Ali, and Enemy of the State)
MIB
ID4
Enemy of the State
Bad Boys I and II
Ali
MIB 2 sucked a lot, but he wasn't the reason it sucked. And on the flip side, I think Smith made many of those movies enjoyable (especially Bad Boys, Ali, and Enemy of the State)
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kIdMuScLe said:
It is a movie parents can take their kids to. Of course it is going to do well. Last night when I went to see 'I Am Legend', I saw a ton of parents with their kids to see Alvin. Nothing wrong with that.
Fun Factor
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Absinthe said:
whatever, these 4 movies are more than enough to justify his stardom:
Six Degrees of Separation
Men in Black
Enemy of the State
Ali
All great great flicks
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