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[LiK]

No surprise, every trailer looked like shit

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Woof, looks like this ain't beating Wonder Woman this weekend for the box office. Dark Universe might be a non-starter.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Does cruise even try anymore?

 

[ERotIC]

You don't say.

 

[ERotIC]

It's already opening big overseas, though, so the Spooky Universe or whateverthefuck is probably going to be fine.

 

[jelly]

Does cruise even try anymore?

Maybe he doesn't get a lot of offers or ones that interest him. There is so many good actors out there, why would you go for Tom Cruise if he just plays the hero constantly.

 

[AndyMoogle]

The thing with the Godzilla/King Kong stuff is it has already worked for decades with how much cross-pollination Toho did with their movies, and we already have a proven "kaiju Wrestlemania" in Destroy All Monsters, but the danger there is that Toho never really fussed over having those team-ups make much sense beyond saving a few bucks by reusing costumes and props.

Universal has done these movies since the 1920s, and put multiple monsters in the same movie since the 1940s.

 

[gabbo]

Universal has done these movies since the 1920s, and put multiple monsters in the same movie since the 1940s.

If they went for the Abbot and Costello meet X with this universe, it may be having a better shot at making money. They need to make them scary again, not just mix Brendan Frasier's movie with the Nolan Batman vibe.

 

[SolidChamp]

Dayum. Tom Cruise output is normally so solid too.

Blame motherfucking Alex Kurtzman. What a hack.

 

[Sojgat]

Does cruise even try anymore?

The American Made trailer leads me to believe that he does.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

What's the difference between THE Mummy and A Mummy? What defines The Mummy that's shared between the old classics, the Fraser series, and this new one? Like if Warner Bros wanted to make a movie about a mummy monster what would they have to stay away from to not encroach on THE Mummy?

I mean besides trademarks and shit.
Just avoid Imhotep and Anck-Su-Namun

 

[J_Viper]

Hot Take:

Edge of Tomorrow is the only great Cruise action flick

MI 4 & 5 are only alright for their set pieces

 

[DrForester]

 

[WhiteWolf]

Hot Take:

Edge of Tomorrow is the only great Cruise action flick

MI 4 & 5 are only alright for their set pieces

Collateral is awesome too.

 

[Toa TAK]

nooooooooooo

 

[Bronx-Man]

There are people in this thread that are unironically excited for a Kurtzmann/Orci flick, in 2017





whaaaaaaaaaaaa?

 

[Not]

There are people in this thread that are unironically excited for a Kurtzmann/Orci flick, in 2017

Didn't know Orci was involved too

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Edge of Tomorrow is the only great Cruise action flick

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Watch It Comes At Night instead.

 

[J_Viper]

Collateral is awesome too.

My bad was speaking about his more recent action flicks.

Collateral is incredible.

Maybe it's because I was born in 93, but I couldn't even make it past the first ten minutes of Top Gun.

The cheese, I can't.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

There are people in this thread that are unironically excited for a Kurtzmann/Orci flick, in 2017





whaaaaaaaaaaaa?

If this is the film that finally ends their reign of terror, a Tom Cruise flop would be all worth it.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Maybe it's because I was born in 93, but I couldn't even make it past the first ten minutes of Top Gun.

The cheese, I can't.

Born in 90, became a part of my childhood. Probably one of the most nostalgic things for me.
The cheese is hilarious though. The fighter action sadly hasn't even been attempted to match it.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Didn't know Orci was involved too

Scratch that, this is just Kurtzmann directing

 

[Plasticine]

There are people in this thread that are unironically excited for a Kurtzmann/Orci flick, in 2017





whaaaaaaaaaaaa?

I'm just as confused about someone mocking a new Kurtzman/Orci film in 2017 considering they split up as a writing duo back in 2014.

 

[WhiteWolf]

My bad was speaking about his more recent action flicks.

Collateral is incredible.


Maybe it's because I was born in 93, but I couldn't even make it past the first ten minutes of Top Gun.

The cheese, I can't.

At least make it to the "I want some butts" scene in Top Gun.

 

[Bronx-Man]

I'm just as confused about someone mocking a new Kurtzman/Orci film in 2017 considering they split up as a writing duo back in 2014.

Scratch that, this is just Kurtzmann directing

.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Oh hi guys.

I'm just doing that Con Air gif of Cage exiting the plane, except in real life, and to this dying. For justice, ningen.

 

[Oersted]

Wait, are you serious?

They wasted Sofia Boutella?

If a review says something about how she is used, it always a statement how she is underused/wasted etc

 

[CaviarMeths]

And nothing, except maybe Sofia Boutella, of value was lost.

Oh well. Try again in 5 years, Uni. You can steal my idea of doing $40-60m R-rated horror films instead of $120-150m PG-13 action films if you want. I don't mind.

 

[MattKeil]

It will be argued that this one was made not for the critics but for the fans. Which is no doubt true. Every con game is played with suckers in mind.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Can't say this surprises me. Everything shown so far looks like total shit.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Does cruise even try anymore?

Still does his own stunts. And Jack Reacher, MI4 and Edge of Tomorrow were good performances from him. This script just sounds abysmal.

 

[TB14]

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.

 

[B33]

I'm just as confused about someone mocking a new Kurtzman/Orci film in 2017 considering they split up as a writing duo back in 2014.

They did that so they could do more damage in tandem.

 

[SchrodingerC]

I had a feeling the reviews would be middling/mixed reviews considering it looked like a tom cruise movie they shoved a mummy into.
Also, 2 beautiful woman, one that's a freakin' mummy and obsessed with tom cruise character? Come the fuck on cruise.

She licked Tom Cruise eight times.

Eight.

Hope she had deep cleansing mouth wash.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

"Made for the fans, not the critics" is officially a thing.

Thanks again, BvS.

 

[Cranster]

The fact that they took the action/adventure route tells me they never saw and actual decent Mummy film.

 

[BobLoblaw]

I didn't even know this awful looking movie was tied to it.

 

[VeryGooster]

"Made for the fans, not the critics" is officially a thing.

Thanks again, BvS.

BvS should be thanking Kevin Smith

 

[Oersted]

4% higher score than Dracula Untold lol

 

[More_Badass]

"Made for the fans, not the critics" is officially a thing.

Thanks again, BvS.

Funny how that only seems to come up with bad/poor/flawed movies and not with competent comic book movies that have fans in mind like Guardians or Kingsman

 

[Slaythe]

"Made for the fans, not the critics" is officially a thing.

Thanks again, BvS.

That's not BvS.

It's Suicide Squad.

I guess Cavill did say something similar, in a less douchy way, but he wasn't responsible for the movie so what else could he say?

 

[glaurung]

Shit I had an invite to a press screening but I got a Java conference in the way now. I don't want to pay for this, but I do want to see Crowe chew the scenery so hard it becomes a fire hazard.

Here's to hoping that whatever they make with vampires is better.

 

[Blablurn]

Im calling fake news!

Movie will be good.

You cant stop the Cruise Missile.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Damn some of these blurbs are straight furious. It's not as total as, say, Collateral Beauty's drubbing, but the savagery is just as epic.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Im calling fake news!

Movie will be good.

You cant stop the Cruise Missile.

Except for all the times you totally can

 

[Bronx-Man]

"Made for the fans, not the critics" is officially a thing.

Thanks again, BvS.

I'd say the Rock made it an official thing.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Funny how that only seems to come up with bad/poor/flawed movies and not with competent comic book movies that have fans in mind like Guardians or Kingsman

Pretty much

 

[Sibersk Esto]

I'd say the Rock made it an official thing.

Oh, it has as a PR spin phrase, but now it's crossed over into a phrase to be mocked and is therefore now a thing.

 

[ERotIC]

Oh well. Try again in 5 years, Uni. You can steal my idea of doing $40-60m R-rated horror films instead of $120-150m PG-13 action films if you want. I don't mind.

They already tried that with The Wolfman and somehow managed to turn it into a 150 million dollar flop.