Movie News & Miscellany

[CynicismKills]

I think I could literally recite the entire script to the 86 Transformers movie.

Same. I still watch it a couple times a year, it's like a security blanket.

 

[Frank]

That was almost completely confined to the second one

Jazz in the first one was pretty bad too.

Awww Jazzzz.

 

[Yoshimickster]

Jazz in the first one was pretty bad too.

Awww Jazzzz.

Ironically it would've made more sense had he died in the 86 movie, given his actual VA died the following year. Some world class irony there.

 

[PatrThom]

Autobot Jazz, voiced by Hong Kong Phooey.

--Patrick

 

[DarkAudit]

Autobot Jazz, voiced by Hong Kong Phooey.

Number one super guy.

 

[CynicismKills]

re: whitewashing Ghost in the Shell/DeathNote/etc, guy talks to random Japanese folks about it.

 

[GasBandit]

re: whitewashing Ghost in the Shell/DeathNote/etc, guy talks to random Japanese folks about it.

"It will look more Anime-ish if the actors aren't Japanese."

That's what WE SAID! [1] [2]

 

[CynicismKills]

Jesus we were talking about this a year ago? I had totally forgotten.

 

[GasBandit]

Jesus we were talking about this a year ago? I had totally forgotten.

In this very thread, none the less. Ha ha ha ha

 

[evilmike]

TIL: Hasbro is more serious about making a shared movie universe than DC/Warner.

Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, Inc. today unveiled its top talent writers room which will have responsibility for developing Hasbro’s cross-property interconnected onscreen universe featuring the brands G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) and ROM. This group includes some of the most notable creative talent in Hollywood, including Academy Award Winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), who will have responsibility for overseeing the writers room on behalf of Hasbro and Paramount as well as serving as Executive Producer for all of the films. Joining Goldsman will be Lindsey Beer (Wizard of Oz, Kingkiller Chronicle), Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay), Cheo Coker (Luke Cage, Ray Donovan), Joe Robert Cole (Black Panther, People vs. OJ), Nicole Perlman (Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel), Jeff Pinkner (Lost, The Dark Tower), Nicole Riegel (Soldier Girls), Geneva Robertson (Atlantis, Tomb Raider) and Brian K Vaughan (Under the Dome, Lost).

(GeekDad)

 

[sixpackshaker]

I am totally jazzed to see Micronauts and ROM movies.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Hasbro also owns Transformers. Why wouldn't they list that property in this shared universe? Especially since it already makes buttloads of money.

 

[Frank]

There's nothing like a post apocalyptic magic adventure to go with futuristic robot mask cars and an international army fighting terrorists to really go for a cohesive movie universe.

 

[GasBandit]

futuristic robot ... cars and an international army fighting terrorists

Yeah, that'd be pure lunacy, who in their right mind would...

 

[Covar]

Yeah, that'd be pure lunacy, who in their right mind would...

That's not even the good one.

Spoiler: for size

This one is bananas.

 

[evilmike]

There's nothing like a post apocalyptic magic adventure to go with futuristic robot mask cars and an international army fighting terrorists to really go for a cohesive movie universe.

I'm surprised that they didn't try and rehabilitate the Jem brand in this. She'd make a great drop cover operative for either MASK or GI Joe

 

[GasBandit]

That's not even the good one.

Spoiler: for size

This one is bananas.

I love how Snake Eyes is all "Nope, not gonna fight no robots today, no sir, I'm out. Sniff you jerks later."

 

[CynicismKills]

Supposedly, last I heard, Hasbro was planning to keep pushing Transformers as its own big, cohesive universe. I don't know if that's still the plan, though.

 

[sixpackshaker]

I am totally jazzed to see Micronauts and ROM movies.

Also too bad that those two did not get pulled into Marvel Phase 4. In the 80's both titles where HUGE in Marvel's space based titles. Bug and Rocket Raccoon fighting back to back would be fun.

 

[Frank]

Yeah, that'd be pure lunacy, who in their right mind would...

Transformers and GI Joe at least takes place during current times.

Visionaries is...well, a little weird to shoe in there.

 

[CynicismKills]

Also too bad that those two did not get pulled into Marvel Phase 4. In the 80's both titles where HUGE in Marvel's space based titles. Bug and Rocket Raccoon fighting back to back would be fun.

Bug's appeared in the GotG comics and is an official member of the roster, as recently as 2012 or so I think.

 

[sixpackshaker]

Bug's appeared in the GotG comics and is an official member of the roster, as recently as 2012 or so I think.

It is tough for me not to know current comics any longer.

 

[CynicismKills]

It is tough for me not to know current comics any longer.

To be fair, I had no idea Bug was a part of Micronauts. I thought he was a GotG original. TIL!

 

[filmfanatic]

Well, it looks like Rita Repulsa will have her staff.

 

[GasBandit]

Well, if there's a silver lining to the Ghostbusters reboot, it's that Ecto Cooler returns May 30th.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Well, if there's a silver lining to the Ghostbusters reboot, it's that Ecto Cooler returns May 30th.

there's also that it's probably going to be a fun, fine movie that gives a new generation of girls nerdy superheroines to look up to

 

[GasBandit]

there's also that it's probably going to be a fun, fine movie that gives a new generation of girls nerdy superheroines to look up to

You're more optimistic than I am, after having watched trailers.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

You're more optimistic than I am, after having watched trailers.

I put more faith in Paul Feig's track record, and the comedy stylings of everyone involved. Trailers are all lies made up by marketing firms that weren't involved in the movie's production. A clever editor can make 2 minutes of any movie look good, bad, and anywhere in between.

If a bunch of my favorite reviewers/critics start dragging it, I'll change my tune, but I'm really just expecting anything between "Better than 2" and the original at this point.

 

[GasBandit]

I put more faith in Paul Feig's track record, and the comedy stylings of everyone involved. Trailers are all lies made up by marketing firms that weren't involved in the movie's production. A clever editor can make 2 minutes of any movie look good, bad, and anywhere in between.

If a bunch of my favorite reviewers/critics start dragging it, I'll change my tune, but I'm really just expecting anything between "Better than 2" and the original at this point.

I'll grant you Knocked Up wasn't bad, and though I haven't seen it, I've heard good things about Spy, but I found Bridesmaids nigh-unwatchable and heard that Peanuts missed the point entirely, despite many positive critic reviews. And then there was The Heat and Bad Teacher... I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

I'll grant you Knocked Up wasn't bad, and though I haven't seen it, I've heard good things about Spy, but I found Bridesmaids nigh-unwatchable and heard that Peanuts missed the point entirely, despite many positive critic reviews. And then there was The Heat and Bad Teacher... I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I'm not sure what you looked at - as a director, Feig has done Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, and a lot of funny TV (Office, Parks & Rec, Weeds, Bored to Death, Freaks & Geeks), and his writing partner only did The Heat, Parks & Rec, and MadTV (everyone has to start somewhere D: )

 

[Fun Size]

I'll grant you Knocked Up wasn't bad, and though I haven't seen it, I've heard good things about Spy, but I found Bridesmaids nigh-unwatchable and heard that Peanuts missed the point entirely, despite many positive critic reviews. And then there was The Heat and Bad Teacher... I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I have to say that as someone who avoided Spy based on the previews and is leery of comedy in general, my wife rented it and I laughed my ass off. Everything in the previews were wrong. So I guess score another one for Charlie's "previews are lies" theory.

It was risky. A bad horror/action/sci-fi/basically anything else can be so bad it's funny. A bad comedy...that's just time you're not getting back.

 

[GasBandit]

I'm not sure what you looked at - as a director, Feig has done Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, and a lot of funny TV (Office, Parks & Rec, Weeds, Bored to Death, Freaks & Geeks), and his writing partner only did The Heat, Parks & Rec, and MadTV (everyone has to start somewhere D: )

I apparently conflated some movies he had an acting role in or produced with movies he directed.

TV doesn't always work for movies (and I'm not sure I'd like to see Ghostbusters done in the style of Parks and Rec/The Office, even though I mostly liked them), but as far as movies go, then, it seems, my revised list would be -

Bridesmaids - bad
The Heat - bad
Spy - good
Ghostbusters - ?

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Bridesmaids - bad
The Heat - bad

well i guess there's no accounting for taste

 

[AshburnerX]

Bridesmaids did pretty damn well, so the director clearly has some talent. Spy was good too.

 

[GasBandit]

Bridesmaids did pretty damn well

You know damn well that doesn't mean a thing about whether a movie is good or not.