Re: Future releases

by chris63 Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:57 am

Extra 20mins on DVD release

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/ridley-scott-says-there-will-be-an-extended-cut-of-prometheus-on-dvd-blu-ray-that-runs-20-minutes-longer-20120611?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

by Eldorion Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:41 am

If anyone I know buys the DVD I'll see if I can borrow it but I have no desire to spend money on this movie again.

EDIT: I'll stay tuned to see if people think the extended cut fixes any of the problems with this film, though. And to be fair, I did have a fairly good time watching the film even if I'm not in a hurry to go back.

by Eldorion Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:24 pm

A little summer solstice present for Petty: the first trailer for the new Dredd movie.

I can't tell if this is supposed to be celebrating the the Judges and militaristic policing or parodying them, but I might check this out just because I've heard so much about Dredd on here.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:03 am

Not sure what to make of it- Dredd's good, voice sounds right, the jaw and mouth they've got pretty spot on- still dont like the uniforms and whish they had stuck with the iconic comic version.
In the comic Dredd is the hero, but he is also a complete and utter bastard. Often the Judges are used to satarise th epolice and judges sometimes you will be rooting for them. But they are tolitarian- something the Stallone version shied away from- the price of justice is freedom as the Book of the law says.

The Stallone version got some things right- mega-city one was about right- it looked like the comic version which the new one doesn't- and it had the lower level riots, the block wars-granted they crammed it all in and Stallone is terrible in it and the longer the film goes on the worse it gets- but it got some right, including occasionally the Dredd tone.
Heres the first 10 mins of it- the firtst 5 is pretty accurate to the comic really.
The new version kind of looks to the comic what Dark Knight looks to Burtons Batman. Sort of.

by Mrs Figg Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:28 pm

looks a bit silly to me.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:35 pm

Dredd comics are very British despite being set in America and about an American- its a very British view of America and a British sense of humour- I started reading it in my late teens during the Thatcher years and the poll tax riots of which I was a part. At that time the Dredd story was about Block Tax riots. It was always refletive of the times (before that there was the War beteween the remains of the US and the remains of Russia reflecting a hot version of the ongoing at the time real world Cold War).
At its lightest its just fun, violent, over the top silliness- at its most serious it was social comment on the nature of law, order, auhoritiy, individual freedom v collective right etc.

The biggest mistake the Stallone version made (apart from Stallone) was to not be about anything. Not sure the new one looks like its about anything either.

One of my favourite Dredd panels is one of him after they have raided the wrong house and broke into the apartment of a 70 odd year old little grey haired lady and there's Dredd, instead of apologising, leaning over the fish bowl eyeing up the goldfish like its Jack and Ripper and demanding "Do yo have a licence for this?"- she didnt so Dredd gave her 5 years in a Cube. Thats Dredd justice.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:02 pm

Dredd does real world- sort of- the Dredd universe Cold War goes hot-from back when the actual Cold War was ongoing and still scary. (Apologies for size of these-but smaller the writing is hard to read)

Future releases - Page 10 Apoc1

Some pages from 'America'- viewing the Judges, and Dredd, from the other side.

Future releases - Page 10 Amer1

by Mrs Figg Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:32 pm

those cartoons look a hundred times more interesting than the film, I think it was the Stallone thing that put me off. I was never much interested in cartoons as a kid, so I am not familiar with many of them apart from Spiderman and Diabolik.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:19 pm

Theres an excellent looking fan film, just finished wrapping- based on another Judge, an older Judge, who has begun to question just what it is they are doing. And when that happens only one thing left for a Judge to do-take the Long Walk- go out from the citywalls into the radioactive wastelands that is most of America and take the law to the lawless.

I'm looking orward to this one more than the Urban one.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:39 pm

Mmm did some diggin around and according to imdb the 'rookie' in the Urban film is suposed ot be Cassandra Anderson. In the comics Anderson is on eof Psi-Divisions top cops- n the future every justice department has a psi-division. Regular judges like Dredd dont like working with them- too emotional.

Heres a page from Shamballa, an Anderson story in which the Mega-City Psi-Division has to join forces with their Sov-Block counteprarts.

Future releases - Page 10 Ander

Can't say as the character in the film seems at all familar- just basic 'fiesty women rookie cop'

by Pettytyrant101 Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:30 pm

Empire has a 10 things you need to know about Dredd article- http://www.empireonline.com/features/10-things-dredd -ahead of the film release.

by Eldorion Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:58 am

Even if you've never seen any of his films, I'm sure that everyone here is aware of Guillermo del Toro and how he left The Hobbit so that he could work on other movie projects. Well, the first of those projects is called Pacific Rim and it's due out in almost exactly a year. It just had its first poster released in the build-up to Comic-Con, same as TH.

Future releases - Page 10 48dm9

I've watched a lot of anime but that is still one of the biggest Giant Robots that I've ever seen. Del Toro's synopsis sounds promising.

We are working with actors that I absolutely adore. Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman. It’s really, it’s a very, very beautiful poem to giant monsters. Giant monsters versus giant robots. Twenty-five-story-high robots beating the crap out of 25-story-high monsters. We’re trying to create a world in which the characters are real and how it would affect our world politically, how it would affect the landscape if creatures like this really came out of the sea, etc.

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/11/interview-guillermo-del-toro/all/1

Really looking forward to a trailer for this. Very Happy

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:01 am

Empire Magazines Judge Dredd review

Spoiler:

by Eldorion Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:39 pm

The Wizard of Oz meets CGI, coming next Spring.

I like James Franco but this looks terrible. Laughing

by Mrs Figg Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:54 pm

oh for crying out loud! Mad

is nothing sacred? no doubt Dorothy will be kicking ass down the yellow brick road

by Eldorion Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:29 pm

I think it's a prequel about the Wizard's origins, actually, though I'm not sure. All my knowledge of Oz comes from a single foggy memory of seeing the film when I was a little kid.

Spoiler:

by Tinuviel Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:58 pm

I just watched the "Man of Steel" teaser trailer, and it has the song from LOTR after Gandalf falls in Moria! Can they use music from an actual film like that?

here's the trailer

by Pettytyrant101 Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:01 pm

Guess if you pay enough you can use it. Either that or Howard Shore is doing the soundtrack and was a bit short of time so recycled an old tune!

by Eldorion Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:44 pm

Man of Steel is a Warner Bros. film and New Line was absorbed by Warner Bros. a few years ago so I doubt they had to pay for it. LOTR actually used music from Requiem for a Dream in its trailers (the famous "Lux Aeterna" song). The difference is that Requiem was a little-seen cult film and LOTR was a mega-blockbuster, so the LOTR music is more instantly recognizable.

I can't imagine the Gandalf music will appear in the finished film, though.

by Norc Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:50 am

Brace yourself, the years of the geeks are coming.

Doctor Who Series 7: August 2012
Supernatural Season 8: October 3, 2012
J.K. Rowling’s new book: September 23, 2012
The Hobbit: December 14, 2012
Sherlock Series 3: (here’s hoping) 2013
Iron Man 3: May 3, 2013.
Man of Steel: June 14, 2013
Wolverine 2: July 26, 2013.
Thor 2: November 15, 2013.
Catching Fire: November 22, 2013.
The Hobbit 2: December 13, 2013.
Deadpool: 2013/2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: May 2, 2014
Captain America 2: April 4, 2014
Avengers 2: 2016

and now add The Hobbit 3

by Pettytyrant101 Tue Jul 31, 2012 1:53 pm

I wonder if Hobbit 3 will push back Sherlock series 3! Shocked

I hate you PJ!!!!! Evil or Very Mad

by Norc Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:09 pm

damn, hadn't thought of that!

by Eldorion Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:31 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if it does. They also have to schedule around Cumberbatch's filming of Star Trek 2, assuming that that film ever actually starts filming. Rolling Eyes

by Norc Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:51 pm

oh shit!

by Eldorion Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:05 am

It'll be okay, Norc. Just take deep breaths. Very Happy