are they running out of ideas for movies!?

I Hate Pants · 2004-07-22, 04:33 AM

I just watched these 2 stupid trailers

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/paparazzi/

http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchs...onal_treasure/

It seems that most movies coming out these days now are based on books or are sequals to more popular films. Or have retarded plots like these films do.

Mag · 2004-07-22, 04:40 AM

They ran out of ideas for movies at about the time the Matthew Broderick version of Godzilla was released.

StrangeFellow · 2004-07-22, 05:32 AM

well i only saw the first one but all i can do is shake my head in shame

Pilgrim · 2004-07-22, 09:03 AM

Yeah...

And they Cast Jack Black as Green Lantern...

Don't get me wrong, i like Jack black Buth GREEN LANTERN

Fucking tools

They're also making the Fantastic four movie a Comedy!

Infernus · 2004-07-22, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

Yeah...

And they Cast Jack Black as Green Lantern...

Don't get me wrong, i like Jack black Buth GREEN LANTERN

Fucking tools

They're also making the Fantastic four movie a Comedy!

Wait... Jack Black as the Green Lantern? WTF I WILL PROTEST!

Madcow · 2004-07-22, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Infernus

Wait... Jack Black as the Green Lantern? WTF I WILL PROTEST!

Why protest? Besides the rabid Green Lantern fanboys, nobody really gives a crap about him. That is a comic that really doesn't have a shot of being made into a decent movie unless somebody approaches it from a different angle...say, like it's a comedy. And then it probably won't succeed unless you sign on a really hot comic actor like say...Jack Black. They can't even get the new Superman under way and you think that Green Lantern is a hot intellectual property that will have directors tripping over each other to get to? The only reason this news makes me sad is it might push back the Tenacious D movie, and that's a special thing.

Infernus · 2004-07-22, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Madcow

Why protest? Besides the rabid Green Lantern fanboys, nobody really gives a crap about him. That is a comic that really doesn't have a shot of being made into a decent movie unless somebody approaches it from a different angle...say, like it's a comedy. And then it probably won't succeed unless you sign on a really hot comic actor like say...Jack Black. They can't even get the new Superman under way and you think that Green Lantern is a hot intellectual property that will have directors tripping over each other to get to? The only reason this news makes me sad is it might push back the Tenacious D movie, and that's a special thing.

I never said the the Green Lantern was the good basis for a movie... but Jack Black should NOT be allowed to ruin the Green Lantern...

Pilgrim · 2004-07-22, 11:32 AM

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17971

That's the article about the Black in Green

Don't get me wrong, I like JAck Black... just, any time you take source material and go far afield it tends to suck.

The Mask was OK because the comic it was based on was that zaney (Sometimes, what I wouldn't do for them to do the cop story)

Green Lantern is not Zaney. At least the CatWoman film is staying true to Source (somewhat) But then again. Green LAntern is not Zaney. It can have funny moments but all in all it's about a guy given damn near infinte power and told to be a super cop.

And I can't even imagine Jack Black in that role. Not to mention that they are making the FF as a comedy as well. Now tell me the Fantastic four has no following?

We'll see

With any luck Ghost Rider will be able to wash the bad taste out of my mouth from all the smaller franchise players we've gotten recently

Glaynor · 2004-07-22, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Mag

They ran out of ideas for movies at about the time the Matthew Broderick version of Godzilla was released.

You got that right. They did a compilation of all the movies released in the past few years and I forgot the exact numbers but about 90% of the movies in mainscreen movie theaters were either about books, games, comics etc. or were sequels.

Infernus · 2004-07-22, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17971

That's the article about the Black in Green

Don't get me wrong, I like JAck Black... just, any time you take source material and go far afield it tends to suck.

The Mask was OK because the comic it was based on was that zaney (Sometimes, what I wouldn't do for them to do the cop story)

Green Lantern is not Zaney. At least the CatWoman film is staying true to Source (somewhat) But then again. Green LAntern is not Zaney. It can have funny moments but all in all it's about a guy given damn near infinte power and told to be a super cop.

And I can't even imagine Jack Black in that role. Not to mention that they are making the FF as a comedy as well. Now tell me the Fantastic four has no following?

We'll see

With any luck Ghost Rider will be able to wash the bad taste out of my mouth from all the smaller franchise players we've gotten recently

Indeed... I like Jack Black, but sadly he's become a type-cast actor for zaney comedy movies, the green lantern isn't his style... and it's a style I doubt he can diviate from...

JetRaiden · 2004-07-22, 12:09 PM

paparazzi looks entertaining. I saw a trailer for it last week, it should be fun to see a celebrity going around killing people in the media. Im sure they all want to do that anyway.

Madcow · 2004-07-22, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=17971

That's the article about the Black in Green

Don't get me wrong, I like JAck Black... just, any time you take source material and go far afield it tends to suck.

The Mask was OK because the comic it was based on was that zaney (Sometimes, what I wouldn't do for them to do the cop story)

Green Lantern is not Zaney. At least the CatWoman film is staying true to Source (somewhat) But then again. Green LAntern is not Zaney. It can have funny moments but all in all it's about a guy given damn near infinte power and told to be a super cop.

And I can't even imagine Jack Black in that role. Not to mention that they are making the FF as a comedy as well. Now tell me the Fantastic four has no following?

We'll see

With any luck Ghost Rider will be able to wash the bad taste out of my mouth from all the smaller franchise players we've gotten recently

Wait a second, did you just bash this Green Lantern idea and the idea of the Fantastic Four as a comedy, and in the same post praise Catwoman? Holy crap. True to the source? I must have read the wrong damn comics.

Many comic books just don't have one of the two things necessary to push the idea forward: A large enough following, or a good enough idea. Green Lantern falls into that category. Seriously, it's a stupid concept for a hero. He's got a ring that can make anything, unless he accidentally crosses paths with...the color yellow! If I was a super villain I'd just keep trying to run him down with a school bus. So it has a smaller following and a weak background. Add in the fact that attempting to make this some sort of 'event' picture would take an astronomical budget, and it just makes no sense. So you look at it from a different point of view, an original concept on a genre that's ripe for being made fun of right now. We're lucky enough to have Spider-Man and X-Men in the hands of great directors who get the idea. Personally, I couldn't care less what they do with Green Lantern. If they tried to make it serious, I have large doubts it would interest me. I'll see it with Jack Black in it, though. The fact that it was never zany before doesn't mean they can't do it now.

By the way, don't hold your breath on Ghost Rider. That thing has been in pre-production hell so long I doubt it will ever get made. At least Ghost Rider has the strong background story even if it doesn't have the larger appeal, but even that's not enough to get it moving.

Super Man just got it's 3rd or 4th director attached to it (I've lost count). This time it's Bryan Singer, though, so the guy knows what he's doing and probably has the clout to push through the BS. Think about that, though. Probably the most recognizable super hero in comic history, a track record of successful films, and they're still having issues getting people on board to do it.

If you want to get your hopes up on a film that will be true to the stories in the comics, keep your eyes on the new Batman movie they're making. Very dark looking, they're ignoring the previous Batman films and starting over. Looks good from the tiny bits I've seen of it.

Pilgrim · 2004-07-22, 01:11 PM

If you want to get your hopes up on a film that will be true to the stories in the comics, keep your eyes on the new Batman movie they're making. Very dark looking, they're ignoring the previous Batman films and starting over. Looks good from the tiny bits I've seen of it.

I gotta agree on this. And Christian Bael is spot on for the part.

Superman could be good but it's a hard character to make a good movie about.
The only bad thing is with Singer Attached he won't be doing x-men 3 and that's sad.

Nah Comic movies are really hit and miss. So we'll see!
As for Catwoman. Giving her the Cat power Mojo after dieing is directly from the comics (though it depends on the story line you read) And Halle while the wrong race has the right
a) Body
b) Hair
c) Strut

For the part. And while she may suck at acting it's not that hard a role to pull off. Note that Jack Black has none of the above for the Character they are putting him in

that's what I was saying about Catwoman... and it as an ATleast comment, meaning as best I can tell the only good thing about it.

ViperGTS · 2004-07-22, 01:18 PM

Its Jack Black...well...husky?
O.o