RELEASE THE FREAKIN KRAKKEN ALREADY!

hover · #1 04-01-2010, 04:13 PM

This movie is gonna suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

No Bubo. All CG. And Worthington, the only Ancient Greek demi-God who apparently has a magical Wahl-Clipper in his hut.

laaaaaaame.

becker4567 · #2 04-01-2010, 04:20 PM

Just saw the movie 2012 from netflix. Also suuuuuuuuuuuucked! All CG.

BurningSkies · #3 04-01-2010, 04:33 PM

Stop motion is where it's at.

hover · #4 04-01-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BurningSkies

Stop motion is where it's at.

I kinda half-agree with you, and I have no real problem with CG as an aid to tell a story...but when it's interspersed with real actors (which end up secondary) and the CG ends up being the ONLY reason to see the movie, I'll pass.

I'm looking at you Star Wars prequels and Avatar.

Buslady7803 · #5 04-01-2010, 04:51 PM

Wait What??? NO BUBO??????????? NO! that sucks!!!!!!!

The only reason I'd go see this cos Ralph Fiennes...thats it.

But no Bubo? That might keep me away... *sigh*

TheDarkReaver · #6 04-01-2010, 04:53 PM

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...and Avatar.

I think Avatar really pulled it off though.

MatticusMania · #7 04-01-2010, 04:54 PM

My gf wants to see this. I know its going to suck, bad. I told her the only way I'll see it is in 3D, at least there might be monsters flying at my head for some cheap thrills.

hover · #8 04-01-2010, 04:56 PM

I hear the 3D is such an afterthought as it was never intended to be in 3D.

nutso42 · #9 04-01-2010, 05:38 PM

^ True. Which means the 3D will likely suck too.

P. Aaron · #10 04-01-2010, 05:45 PM

I have to remember to order The Thing. I like that movie.

hover · #11 04-01-2010, 07:31 PM

The Thing is an amazing movie that i will boycott if the idiots that be ever try to remake it.

well, again anyway, hahaha.

Hoover · #12 04-01-2010, 07:47 PM

It's probably because I'm in the middle of reading Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion, but I just saw the commercial for Clash Of the Titans and when Liam Neeson (as, presumably, Zeus?) commands "Release the Kraaken!" all I could think was "Geez, what kind of a god are you if you have to tell someone to do your bidding? Just make it happen, fercrissakes!"

(pun intended)

MakiSupaStar · #13 04-01-2010, 08:28 PM

The first one bugged me because it was kind of loosely based on the myth of Perseus IIRC, but they strayed so far from it that they ruined it IMO. This thing has the stench of turd written all over it.

hover · #14 04-01-2010, 08:39 PM

You know, I was listening to NPR about this constant remake BS. Basically It has to do with the fact that you either have blockbusters of a ridiculous scale like "Avatar" or they don't make enough money so they've resorted to remaking stories that have already succeeded and therefore have some sort of proven track record. I do not see the sense in this "logic."

So basically, Hollywood has been out of ideas for about 15 years, and are so apathetic and have such little regard for their viewership, that remakes are their only bankable option.

Bigger, Glossier, Louder. It's like I've said in regards to the whole second renaissance with 3D, and the fact that there are electronics manufacturers clammoring to get 3d HDTV's into people's homes. Now, the early adopters are always in a serious wallet -to -brains defecit, and will help usher this in as a new standard, but I alreadt don't like wearing ill-fitting glasses at the movies, so I CERTAINLY do NOT want to do that same thing at home....but so may others think it's a good idea....read the SONY article in the new Wired. They are staking their future on it. There's certainly a serious lack of content, what, you gonna pay 3 grand for a tv to watch Avatar over and over? PASS.

Deluge Of Sound · #15 04-01-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pauline Kael

Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them.

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Originally Posted by George Lucas

People have always enjoyed popcorn movies, that's not my fault.

dullsilver_mike · #16 04-01-2010, 11:43 PM

I know this movie is going to be terrible, but I want to go see it anyway. Nothing a flask smuggled into the theater can't fix

electracoyote · #17 04-01-2010, 11:53 PM

My favorite critical review website:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clas...e_titans_2010/

Sounds like you need to suspend disbelief, lower your standards, get a big bucket of popcorn, relax, and let the weak plot and seen-it-all-before CGI hit you in the dead spots of your brain.

Yep, I'll be there!

MatticusMania · #18 04-02-2010, 11:55 AM

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I hear the 3D is such an afterthought as it was never intended to be in 3D.

I just found this out this morning. Not good. The 3D in Alice in Wonderland was done afterwards, and it turned out kinda crappy. Oh well, I wont be paying for it, only with an hour and forty-five minutes of my time, and Ive wasted more doing much less.

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I know this movie is going to be terrible, but I want to go see it anyway. Nothing a flask smuggled into the theater can't fix

Reminds me I need to get a new flask. The old one was lost after partaking too much.

bongomania · #19 04-02-2010, 12:04 PM

I'm sure everyone in Hollywood is scrambling to 3D-ize their movies. Coming Soon, Driving Miss Daisy Reloaded, in 3D!!!!!!

smallbutmighty · #20 04-02-2010, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

I'm sure everyone in Hollywood is scrambling to 3D-ize their movies. Coming Soon, Driving Miss Daisy Reloaded, in 3D!!!!!!

Most people see a trailer and immediately file a movie in either their "I'll see it in the theater", or their "I'll wait for the DVD" file. The deciding factor is usually the visuals. Now, in a 50"-big-screen-surround-sound-blue-ray-subwoofers-in-every-home-CGI-is-getting-old world, Hollywood is scrambling to find a way to justify charging $35 for two people to go to the theater.