For me: Incredibles 2.
I'm also interested in seeing how they will do the new Halloween movie. I'm not really into remakes and I was entertained by Rob Zombies version however I wasn't a huge fan of it. Rob Zombie makes good horror films, but he always seems to try too hard to go over the top and it just didn't do it for me with his version of Halloween.
I'll probably see the new Mission Impossible just because I think each one that comes out won't be good but I always end up being entertained. Haven't seen a bad one yet.
Haven't decided if I'll be watching Oceans 8 or the new Avengers in theatres. I'll likely go see Black Panther and Aquaman.
Im weird about this but I don't like watching new release horror movies outside of Halloween unless it's a Christmas or Valentine themed horror movie so I'll wait for the new Insidious. I liked the first one but James Wan hasn't done too good, IMO, with his recent movies. The first Conjuring was okay.
Some other ones I'm interested in are Super Troopers 2, Tomb Raider, and Deadpool 2.
I'm not happy they're remaking Scarface.
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Wouldn't mind seeing The Room on the big screen. :-D
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on December 22, 2017, 12:12:02 AM
Wouldn't mind seeing The Room on the big screen. :-D
Yes. I will have to make sure I won't be in the bathroom when the climax hits which I believe is about 72 minutes in when the doorknob to the room is given a quick jiggle but I don't want to spoil too much.
Can't decide
I just want the next star trek to come out sooner than later.
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on December 22, 2017, 12:09:28 AM
For me: Incredibles 2.
Totally forgot about that one. That might be my number one for 2018 as well. Definitely one of my favorite childhood movies (I was 8 when it came out).
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on December 22, 2017, 12:09:28 AM
Haven't decided if I'll be watching Oceans 8 or the new Avengers in theatres.
Regardless of the new twist on the cast, Oceans 8 every day. I'm getting real tired of these superhero movies.
Quote from: jakeroot on December 22, 2017, 02:23:35 AM
I'm getting real tired of these superhero movies.
I feel like that superhero movies are running itself into a hole by getting a bigger and badder enemy and the superheroes have the same moves as before with just one new thing that saves the world (again). The only superhero movie I thoroughly enjoyed recently was Guardians of the Galaxy 2 because it is both a comedy film and a superhero film. Also nothing (except Guardians of the Galaxy to an extent) seems to be new anymore movie wise at least in the last 5 years. Just my $.02
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Quote from: Plutonic Panda on December 22, 2017, 12:09:28 AM
For me: Incredibles 2.
Totally forgot about that one. That might be my number one for 2018 as well. Definitely one of my favorite childhood movies (I was 8 when it came out).
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on December 22, 2017, 12:09:28 AM
Haven't decided if I'll be watching Oceans 8 or the new Avengers in theatres.
Regardless of the new twist on the cast, Oceans 8 every day. I'm getting real tired of these superhero movies.
Yeah the whole superhero thing is getting over played. The most creative ones imo, were Deadpool and Logan but that's probably because both of those were rated R. I'd like to see an R rated Scooby Doo movie which might sound weird but I think it'd do really well if done right.
I do predict a pause in superhero movies after the last Avengers finishes up. I will be interested to see how Disney does with Marvel. I am not convinced Fantastic Four can be made into a good movie. Will also be interested to see how they do with X-Men. As for Sony, I enjoyed Homecoming and will probably see the next Spiderman(not the animated one). But I do plan on seeing a few superhero movies this year with all that being said. After this year, unless I see a trailer that wows me, I'll probably hit the pause button on seeing new superhero movies in theatres.
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Quote from: jakeroot on December 22, 2017, 02:23:35 AM
I'm getting real tired of these superhero movies.
I feel like that superhero movies are running itself into a hole by getting a bigger and badder enemy and the superheroes have the same moves as before with just one new thing that saves the world (again). The only superhero movie I thoroughly enjoyed recently was Guardians of the Galaxy 2 because it is both a comedy film and a superhero film. Also nothing (except Guardians of the Galaxy to an extent) seems to be new anymore movie wise at least in the last 5 years. Just my $.02
I've never seen the Guardian movies. I will need to check them out.
As an aside, I'm really pissed about what Disney did to the Hollywood Tower of Terror. The theme was so cool and I will never go on that ride because of what they did to it. That'd be like taking Space Mountain and making it into something completely different. It would ruin the feel of it, imo. From my point of view, Disney Land needs to bring back the original Epcot West(I forgot what the real name of it was going to be), build it on the Buzz Lightyear Parking lot and the surrounding ones, and build another massive parking garage on the existing surface parking lots. Then expand the current mono-rail system they have to be an actual means of transport across the parks instead of just being a theme-park attraction.
I am glad they are putting in the new 5 star resort where the current Rainforest Cafe and ESPN Game Zone area is. Once they get the new additions to the current theme parks finished and the redo of the Westside Downtown Disney completed, I'll be interested to see what they do next. They also have some massive new parking garages planned. All this should be finished by 2020 or so. Disney Land will be considerable different then.
Sorry I just noticed I went way off topic lol I'm a huge Disney fan. :P
Quote from: Plutonic Panda on December 22, 2017, 07:06:21 AM
As an aside, I'm really pissed about what Disney did to the Hollywood Tower of Terror. The theme was so cool and I will never go on that ride because of what they did to it. That'd be like taking Space Mountain and making it into something completely different. It would ruin the feel of it, imo. From my point of view, Disney Land needs to bring back the original Epcot West(I forgot what the real name of it was going to be), build it on the Buzz Lightyear Parking lot and the surrounding ones, and build another massive parking garage on the existing surface parking lots. Then expand the current mono-rail system they have to be an actual means of transport across the parks instead of just being a theme-park attraction.
The Guardians of the Galaxy ride wasn't anywhere near as blasphemous as I was expecting (I visited in October). If you close your eyes and just enjoy the back-forth/up-down movements, it's actually (IMO) more fun than the Tower of Terror. But the theming is what made ToT great (and is what continues to make the Florida version awesome), and Guardians just doesn't achieve the same level of awe. Though it does sell due to the movie tie-in, which is probably part of the reason they changed the ride (same thing with what they've done with Pirates, Submarine Voyage, the Haunted Mansion, and what they're about to do with California Screamin').
Infinity War is by far my top pick. There is another Star Wars film (Solo A Star Wars Story), but we've yet to see a trailer and it's slated for a Memorial Day release. I honestly think they'll be pushing this back to December
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Quote from: jakeroot on December 22, 2017, 02:23:35 AM
I'm getting real tired of these superhero movies.
I feel like that superhero movies are running itself into a hole by getting a bigger and badder enemy and the superheroes have the same moves as before with just one new thing that saves the world (again). The only superhero movie I thoroughly enjoyed recently was Guardians of the Galaxy 2 because it is both a comedy film and a superhero film. Also nothing (except Guardians of the Galaxy to an extent) seems to be new anymore movie wise at least in the last 5 years. Just my $.02
Original ideas on screen are hard to come by these days. It started with the disaster movies. For a while, it seemed like there was a new end-of-civilization movie coming out every month. Some of them were successful, so Hollywood just kept churning out more of them. You knew they were running out of ideas when
The Core came out, in which Earth's core had stopped spinning and they had to drill into the center of the Earth. Seriously, guys?
Then my generation (somewhere between GenX and GenY) came of age and had [1] a fondness for the cartoons and comics they grew up with, [2] disposable income, and [3] children to mold into their likeness. And so the superheroes found new life. Either we'll latch onto something else, or they'll be around till my generation's children are out of the house.
^^
I think it has more to do with money. Superhero films make tons of money. Never record-setting, but a sizeable amount. And then, yes, it's our generations love of comics and animation.
It also seems to be pretty common these days to remake something. No original ideas, no problem.
Downsizing I am always interested in any movie with Kristen Wiig in it.
Quote from: jakeroot on December 26, 2017, 04:42:35 PM
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I think it has more to do with money. Superhero films make tons of money. Never record-setting, but a sizeable amount. And then, yes, it's our generations love of comics and animation.
Superhero movies also translate well visually, as heroic themes are common thoughout a good chunk of the globe. Dub in another couple of languages, tweak some posters, possibly remove a single 20-second clip that offends the local Ministry of Testosterone, and it's usually a license to print money.
Quote from: kphoger on December 26, 2017, 04:49:55 PM
It also seems to be pretty common these days to remake something. No original ideas, no problem.
While I agree, to be honest...this was going on in the 1970s and '80s, as well. It's just that after 20-30-40 years of watching movies, there's a bit of ennui that settles in when I see a lot of trailers. Sometimes I just tell myself that it's okay for another generation to go ahead and enjoy something that I'm not terribly thrilled about.
That said, how many Jurassic Park movies do they need to make? Do they think we're a collective bunch of amnesiacs?
Since they put off the 25th Bond film until 2019 (but with no Christoph Waltz!) -- and I'm pretty picky about sci-fi and don't really give a rat's ass about horror, unless there's something really funny on the horizon, 2018 looks like a wash!
Quote from: sparker on December 28, 2017, 01:34:17 AM
Since they put off the 25th Bond film until 2019 (but with no Christoph Waltz!) -- and I'm pretty picky about sci-fi and don't really give a rat's ass about horror, unless there's something really funny on the horizon, 2018 looks like a wash!
Honestly, I haven't heard any news regarding the next Bond film,other than Daniel Craig agreeing to be Bond again.
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Quote from: sparker on December 28, 2017, 01:34:17 AM
Since they put off the 25th Bond film until 2019 (but with no Christoph Waltz!) -- and I'm pretty picky about sci-fi and don't really give a rat's ass about horror, unless there's something really funny on the horizon, 2018 looks like a wash!
Honestly, I haven't heard any news regarding the next Bond film,other than Daniel Craig agreeing to be Bond again.
No director lined up either (Sam Mendes opted out) and apparently about 4-5 writers have had a stab at a storyline so far. If they hope to have a Thanksgiving 2019 release date they have to get their shit together so they can start shooting no later than January '19. Thats all I've been able to glean from various sources and sites.
Maybe war movies become the Next Big Thing. If so, I would love to see a trio based on the great sea battles that set into motion the world we have. Trafalgar, Jutland and Leyte Gulf were seminal moments for war at sea. With today's CGI and very good set builders, we would get quite the show from these famous battles!
Rick
Quote from: nexus73 on December 29, 2017, 02:04:54 PM
Maybe war movies become the Next Big Thing. If so, I would love to see a trio based on the great sea battles that set into motion the world we have. Trafalgar, Jutland and Leyte Gulf were seminal moments for war at sea. With today's CGI and very good set builders, we would get quite the show from these famous battles!
Rick
Speaking of war movies -- the Allied incursion into Germany post Battle of the Bulge has been given short shrift; the only film I can recall that tackled the period was "Bridge at Remagen" (1969; Robert Vaughn should have been nominated for a supporting Oscar for his performance). I'd certainly like to see a full-on "big" film covering that aspect of WWII, at least from the stories I heard as a kid from veterans who actually crossed the Rhine!
Deadpool 2 by a country mile.
Quote from: abefroman329 on May 03, 2018, 04:04:31 PM
Deadpool 2 by a country mile.
I'm mostly looking forward to seeing the filming locations. As with Deadpool 1, it's filmed in and around Vancouver. I've already spotted a bunch of film locations from the trailers, although I suspect the final production will hide a lot of familiar sights and labels that make it easy to find many of the sights.
Honestly, I'm surprised Marvel can just create a $200 million+ movie in a matter of two to three months. Apparently, after Infinity War will be that Ant Man sequel, which will be releasing in July. No plans to see any of them, simply because superhero movies are just really generic. The only modern superhero movie I like is the 2002 Spider Man (It was directed by Sam Raimi, who also made Evil Dead).
I'm interested in recent Philippine cinema - there's been some interesting movies/TV shows floating around (Amo, for example), but trying to find anything will be a challenge.
They take longer than 2-3 months from concept to final production.
Incredibles 2 and Crazy Rich Asians
Quote from: sparker on December 28, 2017, 01:34:17 AM
Since they put off the 25th Bond film until 2019 (but with no Christoph Waltz!) -- and I'm pretty picky about sci-fi and don't really give a rat's ass about horror, unless there's something really funny on the horizon, 2018 looks like a wash!
Shit! They finally secured a director (Danny Boyle), but his prior commitments means Bond filming won't start at least until spring or summer 2019 -- which means a mid-2020 release. Besides, Daniel Craig will have a newborn to take care of later this year. That means effectively 5 years without a Bond flick -- the longest drought since '89-'95. Let's hope it's worth it!
Considering Daniel Craig will be 52 in 2020, I hope they'll have figured out who will play Bond next by then.
With Episode 9, etc being made, I doubt there was much action studio space for Bond 25 until 2019.
And 52 is no way too old to play Bond - Moore was 58 when A View to a Kill came out.
Quote from: english si on May 04, 2018, 11:09:51 AM
With Episode 9, etc being made, I doubt there was much action studio space for Bond 25 until 2019.
And 52 is no way too old to play Bond - Moore was 58 when A View to a Kill came out.
58 was far too old for Moore to be playing Bond. Even Moore himself admitted it, said he looked like he could be Tanya Roberts' grandfather.
I'm awaiting the Black Panther on DVD or Bluray, and the interesting concept of his home country Wakanda "the most advanced in the world" (fictional, but empowering since it's in Africa).
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Quote from: english si on May 04, 2018, 11:09:51 AM
With Episode 9, etc being made, I doubt there was much action studio space for Bond 25 until 2019.
And 52 is no way too old to play Bond - Moore was 58 when A View to a Kill came out.
58 was far too old for Moore to be playing Bond. Even Moore himself admitted it, said he looked like he could be Tanya Roberts' grandfather.
Roger Moore himself had recalled in an interview he did back in the '90's that one time during the
View To A Kill location filming in San Francisco (his last Bond outing, and the one featuring Ms. Roberts) her mother came to visit her -- and she turned out to be several years younger than Moore. He stated
that was the moment he finally decided to hang up his PPK!
Quote from: Desert Man on May 04, 2018, 11:23:56 AM
I'm awaiting the Black Panther on DVD or Bluray, and the interesting concept of his home country Wakanda "the most advanced in the world" (fictional, but empowering since it's in Africa).
Latveria, now that's the country Dr. Doom comes from. It sounds like a very dark place.
Rick
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Quote from: sparker on December 28, 2017, 01:34:17 AM
Since they put off the 25th Bond film until 2019 (but with no Christoph Waltz!) -- and I'm pretty picky about sci-fi and don't really give a rat's ass about horror, unless there's something really funny on the horizon, 2018 looks like a wash!
Shit! They finally secured a director (Danny Boyle), but his prior commitments means Bond filming won't start at least until spring or summer 2019 -- which means a mid-2020 release. Besides, Daniel Craig will have a newborn to take care of later this year. That means effectively 5 years without a Bond flick -- the longest drought since '89-'95. Let's hope it's worth it!
Spectre sure wasn't worth it....talk about a huge let down after Skyfall. I was really hoping that whole secret organization thing they were hinting at with Spectre in Casino Royale would have a way better payoff.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on May 04, 2018, 10:47:20 PM
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Quote from: sparker on December 28, 2017, 01:34:17 AM
Since they put off the 25th Bond film until 2019 (but with no Christoph Waltz!) -- and I'm pretty picky about sci-fi and don't really give a rat's ass about horror, unless there's something really funny on the horizon, 2018 looks like a wash!
Shit! They finally secured a director (Danny Boyle), but his prior commitments means Bond filming won't start at least until spring or summer 2019 -- which means a mid-2020 release. Besides, Daniel Craig will have a newborn to take care of later this year. That means effectively 5 years without a Bond flick -- the longest drought since '89-'95. Let's hope it's worth it!
Spectre sure wasn't worth it....talk about a huge let down after Skyfall. I was really hoping that whole secret organization thing they were hinting at with Spectre in Casino Royale would have a way better payoff.
Spectre certainly was something of a letdown, partially due to Waltz' underplaying the Blofeld role (the whole family-related motivational plot mechanism was a bit of a stretch!). I read the original Fleming Bond books back in junior high school (this'll date me, but Fleming was still alive during that time!) -- and the films
still haven't got the Blofeld character completely right. Physically, there
is one actor who actually resembles the original Fleming character -- Alfred Molina. With all due respect to Christoph Waltz' skill set, the casting could have been improved!
Quote from: sparker on May 05, 2018, 02:14:34 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on May 04, 2018, 10:47:20 PM
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Quote from: sparker on December 28, 2017, 01:34:17 AM
Since they put off the 25th Bond film until 2019 (but with no Christoph Waltz!) -- and I'm pretty picky about sci-fi and don't really give a rat's ass about horror, unless there's something really funny on the horizon, 2018 looks like a wash!
Shit! They finally secured a director (Danny Boyle), but his prior commitments means Bond filming won't start at least until spring or summer 2019 -- which means a mid-2020 release. Besides, Daniel Craig will have a newborn to take care of later this year. That means effectively 5 years without a Bond flick -- the longest drought since '89-'95. Let's hope it's worth it!
Spectre sure wasn't worth it....talk about a huge let down after Skyfall. I was really hoping that whole secret organization thing they were hinting at with Spectre in Casino Royale would have a way better payoff.
Spectre certainly was something of a letdown, partially due to Waltz' underplaying the Blofeld role (the whole family-related motivational plot mechanism was a bit of a stretch!). I read the original Fleming Bond books back in junior high school (this'll date me, but Fleming was still alive during that time!) -- and the films still haven't got the Blofeld character completely right. Physically, there is one actor who actually resembles the original Fleming character -- Alfred Molina. With all due respect to Christoph Waltz' skill set, the casting could have been improved!
Tossing that awful family plot line from the book would have been a huge start towards making that plot line infinitely more viable. Even with all the silliness the original run of Bond movies had that little lot thread was totally cast aside. The recent movies have been a mixed bag with Casino being pretty good and Skyfall being excellent. I'd put Quantum of Solace ahead of Spectre but not by much. At least the movies are higher in quality than the Brosnon era.
Funny thing -- the villains' deaths in the Fleming books were much more interesting than in the movies (I guess "standards & practices" had to tone those down a bit to make them acceptable to wider audiences): in the book version of You Only Live Twice, Bond strangles Blofeld with his bare hands -- fitting, since the latter killed the former's bride. And Dr. No is buried under a pile of bird shit rather than getting boiled in a nuke cooling pool -- what an exquisite way to off a nasty character! And, bloodiest of all, Mr. Big's (Live & Let Die) head is severed from his body by barracuda, then swallowed by a shark. Fleming didn't pull any punches with character demises! But the films still seem to handle such stuff in a more subtle manner. Tarantino apparently had expressed interest at one time in doing a Bond film -- I'd wager we'd see some very explicit killings if that had actually transpired!
When I think of Blofeld, I can't but get the son of the guy who Fleming went to school with and stole the surname of for the character from.
This would be much more interesting (even if not true to the books) Bond Villan than Waltz's version - a fast talking, incredibly posh person who tends to come across as a teddy bear.
Quote from: english si on May 06, 2018, 04:44:09 AM
When I think of Blofeld, I can't but get the son of the guy who Fleming went to school with and stole the surname of for the character from.
This would be much more interesting (even if not true to the books) Bond Villan than Waltz's version - a fast talking, incredibly posh person who tends to come across as a teddy bear.
That Henry Blowfeld bit is hilarious -- sort of a Python sketch come to life!
I know I'll get blowback on this one -- but IMO the best film Blofeld so far was Charles Gray's take on the character in
Diamonds Are Forever -- alternating between an air of authority and withering sarcasm, as with this "throwaway" line:
"........my satellite's over Kansas......if I were to destroy Kansas, the world might not hear about it for years!".
Quote from: sparker on May 06, 2018, 01:48:32 PMThat Henry Blowfeld bit is hilarious -- sort of a Python sketch come to life!
Here's a Fry and Laurie sketch that mocks his tendency to talk about buses while commentating on cricket (his dayjob until last year, when he retired aged 78, after nearly 50 years) - he even ended up being honoured with a bus named after him, just because he said "and a bus heads down the Loughborough Road" everytime he saw one doing so. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWkJVRUmlD4)
They missed off pigeons, which 'Blowers' loved to talk about. And the commentators don't get so happy about English stuff that isn't actual play (other than the caps in the clip below) - though they mostly talk about stuff like this (no Henry until the end, when it enters the box):
Henry is still rather good at telling anecodes in a funny way and tours the country's theatres telling stories.
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Quote from: abefroman329 on May 03, 2018, 04:04:31 PM
Deadpool 2 by a country mile.
I'm mostly looking forward to seeing the filming locations. As with Deadpool 1, it's filmed in and around Vancouver. I've already spotted a bunch of film locations from the trailers, although I suspect the final production will hide a lot of familiar sights and labels that make it easy to find many of the sights.
This was fantastic, and probably chock full of Vancouver-filmed scenes.
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Quote from: abefroman329 on May 03, 2018, 04:04:31 PM
Deadpool 2 by a country mile.
I'm mostly looking forward to seeing the filming locations. As with Deadpool 1, it's filmed in and around Vancouver. I've already spotted a bunch of film locations from the trailers, although I suspect the final production will hide a lot of familiar sights and labels that make it easy to find many of the sights.
This was fantastic, and probably chock full of Vancouver-filmed scenes.
The bridge sequence was definitely Vancouver, recognized it immediately after doing a cruise underneath it about 10 years ago
Quote from: ET21 on May 21, 2018, 08:48:04 AM
Quote from: abefroman329 on May 20, 2018, 09:55:21 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on May 03, 2018, 05:36:32 PM
Quote from: abefroman329 on May 03, 2018, 04:04:31 PM
Deadpool 2 by a country mile.
I'm mostly looking forward to seeing the filming locations. As with Deadpool 1, it's filmed in and around Vancouver. I've already spotted a bunch of film locations from the trailers, although I suspect the final production will hide a lot of familiar sights and labels that make it easy to find many of the sights.
This was fantastic, and probably chock full of Vancouver-filmed scenes.
The bridge sequence was definitely Vancouver, recognized it immediately after doing a cruise underneath it about 10 years ago
In that scene, the only thing they really attempted to hide was the actual size of downtown Vancouver. For some reason, as in many of the overhead shots, they digitally made the city appear to be much larger than it really is.
In many of the downtown sequences, even in the final film, many of the street blades and restaurant names remained unchanged from real life.
Quote from: nexus73 on December 29, 2017, 02:04:54 PM
Maybe war movies become the Next Big Thing. If so, I would love to see a trio based on the great sea battles that set into motion the world we have. Trafalgar, Jutland and Leyte Gulf were seminal moments for war at sea. With today's CGI and very good set builders, we would get quite the show from these famous battles!
Rick
How about the Battle of Salamis? Hundreds of triremes on each side! A key battle for western civilization!