I just rewatched Cast Away for the first time in a while.
God damn is that a good movie.
Has any film ever suffered so much for giving away its ending in the trailer?
It was a Zemeckis movie. There's absolutely no way he's not getting off the island.
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I think the better question to ask is is there a series that is that long with the same main character(s), acted by the same people, that is still relevant
and I can really only think of the MCU
Harry Potter was 8 movies (thanks to book splitting). There's a 9th 'Potterverse' movie coming out this year.
I just rewatched Cast Away for the first time in a while.
God damn is that a good movie.
Has any film ever suffered so much for giving away its ending in the trailer?
I never saw any of the trailers for it, thankfully - I'm a bit too young for that.
Although I did wonder about what the reaction would have been if the boat had just sailed right on past him and the movie ended right there and then.
That movie was perfect for setting up the ambiguous ending. Have it end as the boat is still moving and he's got his hand up.
That would have been terrible though
Survival movies that end on the rescue are the worst thing
I think the only time I didn't mind it was Captain Phillips, and that's because, I mean, he's a real person and they do give a summation of "hey he eventually went back to his career as a captain"
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I just rewatched Cast Away for the first time in a while.
God damn is that a good movie.
Has any film ever suffered so much for giving away its ending in the trailer?
I never saw any of the trailers for it, thankfully - I'm a bit too young for that.
Although I did wonder about what the reaction would have been if the boat had just sailed right on past him and the movie ended right there and then.
That movie was perfect for setting up the ambiguous ending. Have it end as the boat is still moving and he's got his hand up.
That would have been terrible though
Survival movies that end on the rescue are the worst thing
I think the only time I didn't mind it was Captain Phillips, and that's because, I mean, he's a real person and they do give a summation of "hey he eventually went back to his career as a captain"
It occurred to me when I was reading about the Angry Birds movie that telling a story that is anti-colonialism without being on some level also anti-immigrant might be a tough row to hoe
I'm watching London Has Fallen (I know I know) and I'm hoping they explain how like 30 police and elite guards were double agents and nobody noticed. Like when they all showed up for work that day did everyone go "hey bob you look different", nah don't worry about it, I know I'm white and a woman, and bob was black and a man, but trust me I'm bob, also I'm not a terrorist
Also if they explain that they're mercenaries or something they're going to have to explain why mercenaries were willing to die for this operation
Seriously there's like 100 of these guys
My suspension of disbelief
Although it does have some hilariously nonsense lines so I'm going with it
I'm watching London Has Fallen (I know I know) and I'm hoping they explain how like 30 police and elite guards were double agents and nobody noticed. Like when they all showed up for work that day did everyone go "hey bob you look different", nah don't worry about it, I know I'm white and a woman, and bob was black and a man, but trust me I'm bob, also I'm not a terrorist
Also if they explain that they're mercenaries or something they're going to have to explain why mercenaries were willing to die for this operation
Seriously there's like 100 of these guys
My suspension of disbelief
Although it does have some hilariously nonsense lines so I'm going with it
They remembered what name was on their uniform and didn't give half-assed answer when asked who they were.
So after watching Duncan Jones and Robert Kazinsky talk it up at PAX, I'm really, really hoping that Warcraft turns out good and does well, because I have never seen two Hollywood dudes be such complete unabashed nerds about a video game property they're adapting for a movie, and their enthusiasm is infectious.
Yeah but generally police tend to work with their own squads and with colleagues they've known for years. The opening sequence has literally dozens of double agents suddenly turning, from elite guards in Buckingham palace to cops, ambulance workers, people even in the same car. Like you'd have to have a lot of good explainations and luck that not one of these dozens of guys was discovered while working that whole day, not a single person got questioned as to who they were, and every single officer was working with strangers? That's not how it works.
Also most of them were suiciders, either through explosives or just knowing they were going to get shot. And they were mainly white looking, when the terrorist behind it is middle eastern, so I'm wracking my brain where they got all these Caucasian guys (dozens, at least 30) willing to die for the terrorists personal vengeance, unless they're Chechen or some sort of undisclosed terrorist group. I'm hoping!
Basically it was super weird and will be unless there is one heck of an explaination
Also wow that's a lot of stinger launchers and where the fuck are all the regular cops?
Sorry I'm half serious with all this I know it's a silly film
Yeah but generally police tend to work with their own squads and with colleagues they've known for years. The opening sequence has literally dozens of double agents suddenly turning, from elite guards in Buckingham palace to cops, ambulance workers, people even in the same car. Like you'd have to have a lot of good explainations and luck that not one of these dozens of guys was discovered while working that whole day, not a single person got questioned as to who they were, and every single officer was working with strangers? That's not how it works.
Also most of them were suiciders, either through explosives or just knowing they were going to get shot. And they were mainly white looking, when the terrorist behind it is middle eastern, so I'm wracking my brain where they got all these Caucasian guys (dozens, at least 30) willing to die for the terrorists personal vengeance, unless they're Chechen or some sort of undisclosed terrorist group. I'm hoping!
Basically it was super weird and will be unless there is one heck of an explaination
Also wow that's a lot of stinger launchers and where the fuck are all the regular cops?
Sorry I'm half serious with all this I know it's a silly film
It's like the Manchurian Candidate only with a significant portion of the police force and other domestic services.
Hahaha the president comes out of the closet and shoots a terrorist to save the Gerard
"I was wondering when you were going to come out of the closet"
"That's not funny"
Haha wtf is this movie?
Also them laughing and saying WE MADE IT! And smiling and laughing like big goons while a truck is hurtling towards them unseen, I burst out laughing the scene just looked so bizzare and hilarious
Also yep they never explained all the mercenaries! Based on dialogue and scenes I'd say about 200-300 heavily armed dudes, most white and Anglo-looking, able to infiltrate the Royal guard and police. They chalked it all up to one inside guy who did it for the money. Did all those other guys who opened fire surrounded by dudes do it for the money too? Who knows!
Gerard Butler gets back to see his baby, who I assume is named "One-Liner"
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Has any film ever suffered so much for giving away its ending in the trailer?
It was a Zemeckis movie. There's absolutely no way he's not getting off the island.
"Readers who prefer tension and romance, Maledictions: The Offering, delivers... As serious YA fiction, I’ll give it five stars out of five. As a novel? Four and a half." - Liz Ellor
My new novel: Maledictions: The Offering. Now in Paperback!
I never saw any of the trailers for it, thankfully - I'm a bit too young for that.
Although I did wonder about what the reaction would have been if the boat had just sailed right on past him and the movie ended right there and then.
This soundtrack sure doesn't match this movie well.
Harry Potter was 8 movies (thanks to book splitting). There's a 9th 'Potterverse' movie coming out this year.
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Also my ideal hero
She's just ideal
That movie was perfect for setting up the ambiguous ending. Have it end as the boat is still moving and he's got his hand up.
That would have been terrible though
Survival movies that end on the rescue are the worst thing
I think the only time I didn't mind it was Captain Phillips, and that's because, I mean, he's a real person and they do give a summation of "hey he eventually went back to his career as a captain"
It worked for that Robert Redford movie
But that's a weird movie to begin with
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Satans..... hints.....
So ANGRY.
Satans..... hints.....
Also if they explain that they're mercenaries or something they're going to have to explain why mercenaries were willing to die for this operation
Seriously there's like 100 of these guys
My suspension of disbelief
Although it does have some hilariously nonsense lines so I'm going with it
They remembered what name was on their uniform and didn't give half-assed answer when asked who they were.
Also most of them were suiciders, either through explosives or just knowing they were going to get shot. And they were mainly white looking, when the terrorist behind it is middle eastern, so I'm wracking my brain where they got all these Caucasian guys (dozens, at least 30) willing to die for the terrorists personal vengeance, unless they're Chechen or some sort of undisclosed terrorist group. I'm hoping!
Basically it was super weird and will be unless there is one heck of an explaination
Also wow that's a lot of stinger launchers and where the fuck are all the regular cops?
Sorry I'm half serious with all this I know it's a silly film
Wait a minute, Simon Pegg wrote Beyond?
Alright, I'm down.
I've already guessed who the mole is, still doesn't make any of the opening sequence makes sense, but I'll allow it for more lines like this
"He's killed more men than the plague!"
"If we send the army in we'll turn London into Fallujah"
It's like the Manchurian Candidate only with a significant portion of the police force and other domestic services.
"I was wondering when you were going to come out of the closet"
"That's not funny"
Haha wtf is this movie?
Also them laughing and saying WE MADE IT! And smiling and laughing like big goons while a truck is hurtling towards them unseen, I burst out laughing the scene just looked so bizzare and hilarious
fun, funny, noiry, violent, set at Christmas, smart but not complex
"You hear that? That's the sound of inevitability"
Did they, did they just rip off a Matrix quote?
Also it has a ratio of regular dialogue to one-liners of like 30/70
This movie
Man
Holy shit
Are you live-tweeting in the theater?
Prince of Thieves..... good?
It's likely a second-run dollar theater or something, it came out March 1st
You kinda get what you pay for at those theaters
Also yep they never explained all the mercenaries! Based on dialogue and scenes I'd say about 200-300 heavily armed dudes, most white and Anglo-looking, able to infiltrate the Royal guard and police. They chalked it all up to one inside guy who did it for the money. Did all those other guys who opened fire surrounded by dudes do it for the money too? Who knows!
Gerard Butler gets back to see his baby, who I assume is named "One-Liner"
The local second-run theater has a strictly enforced "no phones out during the show" rule.
It's also the only theater in town that lets you put the (real) butter on your popcorn.
It's a good theater.
It's corny.
But it knows it is corny. And it leans into it just the right amount.
Satans..... hints.....