For when it goes to Criterion
I was thinking the same thing Expendable.
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I was thinking the same thing Expendable.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Two months sound excellent, good sir. It's a bet.
Has Donald Sutherland gone senile? I saw this today http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...tial-American-film-since-I-cant-remember.html
Just read through the first book in an afternoon. Fairly enjoyable despite the flaws. I also thought there were a lot of boring chapters where nothing happened at all.
Hard to really find it that great when I've seen Battle Royale the movie and read the manga, which I thought were definitely more deep in the survival game aspect.
Hard to really find it that great when I've seen Battle Royale the movie and read the manga, which I thought were definitely more deep in the survival game aspect.
Kibbles
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The caption is funny.cool fan-made poster:
Did you miss this gem in ADWD friend, "The more she drank, the more she shat."
Expendable.
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RT @jamesrocchi:
Whoa. James is usually pretty critical as well.
Whoa. James is usually pretty critical as well.
Man, and I'm really trying to keep my expectations low, in hopes that I'm blown away.
I avoided it for a while based on it being the new "teen" book that people that liked Twilight were into.. But they're actually really good. I recommend checking it out.
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Might be the first book I buy to read on the new iPad!
pedrothelion
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You could cherry pick a poorly written line of prose from McCathy, Faulkner, Roth or any other great write.
Damn, movie is surprisingly long
142 minutes runtime
Also, some violence was toned down to reach a 12a certificate in the UK, and about 7 seconds were completely removed as well
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/CFF284121/
142 minutes runtime
Also, some violence was toned down to reach a 12a certificate in the UK, and about 7 seconds were completely removed as well
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/CFF284121/
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This is good.
Sho_Nuff82
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I thought they were described as kind of like
werewolves that shared some superficial features with the dead pledges, particularly the eyes. Will probably be CG'd up like a mofo. I don't think Cato's death (basically being mauled to the point of being unrecognizable for hours while begging for death) is something that will get a laugh out of the target audience.
There you go. And I wouldn't expect awesome prose. The first book is pretty tight and is a definite page turner. The second starts out slow but becomes great. And I'm on the last one now. Part of the draw is just the world that is created, which I've always envisioned to be similar to City 17 in Half Life.
Ehhhhh I'll be surprised if those words turn out to be true. Then again the trailers really have shown nothing from the actual games so we'll see next week I guess.
I really like this song. wtf :3
Ya I am not a huge fan of this type of music, but I really like this song.
I'm trying to remember if I was emotionally moved by the Matrix. If they did this right, it can't help but have emotional impact.
Even the deaths of the bad kids is offputting in the novel.
Now if he had said Children of Men (Non-American) I would skip work to see it opening day. Regardless, this seems like a winner.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Sounds like some BIG hyperbole. Is Sunshine considered a British Sci-fi film? It was made with Fox Searchlight. You're telling me this is a better Sci-fi than Sunshine. That is a big fucking call and not one I'm ready to believe.
Expendable.
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If you look through his feed he goes through and defends his claim and mentions just about every other sci-fi film. And yes, Sunshine is not considered American AFAIK.
And...off the top of my head:
AI
Minority Report
The Fountain
Children of Men
Inception
I'm gonna go with lol no
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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He also considers Children of Men a British sci-fi film, so you can probably assume the same for Sunshine.
Not that Sunshine is anywhere near the best sci-fi film of any decade or year, but that's a discussion for another time.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Topping Minority Report and A.I? Lulz.
I'll take you up on that bet.Dark Knight Rises > Hobbit worldwide thanks to a monster domestic difference.
For the record, I also believe DKR will taking home the opening day and weekend records, with $100m and $205m, respectively.
No way TDKR grosses more than The Hobbit. No difference in domestic gross will be big enough to overcome the massive overseas gross of The Hobbit. It's going to thrash everything overseas.
Wouldn't Children of Men be considered British?
SCULLIBUNDO
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Yes.
Oh, man, all over my face. Over two hours of Jennifer Lawrence/Katniss goodness?
Stay strong my beating heart.
You meant "the last one...", surely.
I trust Gary Ross will be able to figure something out for that one.
it'll exceed expectations and shatter ..things.
The second book is my favorite of the three and I think it will be the most loved of the movie trilogy.
Definitely.
AdventureRacing
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Yeah it has been a while since i've seen a movie hyped up this much.
This shows that people are starving for scifi that has even a little bit of depth.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Tonnes of session at my local theatre - who are doing three concurrent midnight screenings are already mostly sold out. Shit is gonna do gangbusters.
Oh my. I have been kind of not watching clips or anything but I wanted to see what Snow looked like.
Couldn't have been done better.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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I wouldn't be too surprised to see this come close to the Twilight sequels openings. It's got a rabid fanbase like those movies and the crossover appeal they lacked.
Crossover appeal meaning that this will actually be good, right?
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