That's a much better song as well :lol:

Is this because it is directed by Justin Lin the director of Fast and Furious? I will be honest and say I had to look that up, don't know him, and not seen the fast and furious films as not my cup of tea, just hope he does not stray too far from what Star Trek is all about and make it a platform for his favourite hip hop, crap...sorry, rap music and try and make fast and furious in space! I really enjoyed the last two movies and for a franchise that is further down the line than anything else movie wise, I think they have done well so far in keeping it fresh and alive. This is sacred ground to some Mr Lin not just an action fest that people forget about 5 minutes after watching it, its part of a legacy. HANDLE WITH CARE! :elfsnow:

They begin by saying 2016 will be a "big year for horror movies" due to the following "macabre delights" but, at #7 on the list is Rings, the third instalment in the American telling of Koji Suzuki's story (adapted in Japan to greater effect by Hideo Nakata), and starring Johnny Galecki (of The Big Bang Theory fame). To say I'm not excited about that is a huge understatement.

If that's amongst the best we can hope for next year, the outlook is bleak – and not in a good way.

The thing with the RINGU franchise is the American adaptations are more faithful. Thing is being faithful to the source does not make a good film as the Japanese found with Spiral. Ever heard of it? Its actually the second ring film and it bombed as its far too long and ponderous. The reason Ringu worked so well is Nakata stripped away all the extraneous nonsense and focused on scaring the shit out of his audience. Thats why the first Ring film is still the scariest.

I know exactly what you mean about Spiral, which I think is interesting, but not a patch on the other films in the Japanese series. A good parallel between the films and the book would be what Stanley Kubrick and Diane Johnson did with The Shining, stripping it down to the barest elements and hinting at some character traits and previous events rather than making them part of the narrative. This meant the film is much more scary and memorable than the TV miniseries which, although creepy at times, is a little ponderous.

The thing about Justin Lin is, he's quite talented. Films like Better Luck Tomorrow and Finishing the Game prove that he can direct actors and tell a story competently. It's a shame that he got stuck doing those god-awful Fast & Furious films as they have kept from doing other projects. In fact, it's a shame everybody got stuck doing those films as everybody involved has shown in other films that they can be good.

I have been following this one for awhile.

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Can this be the very same man who brought us Jake La Motta , Vito Corleone and James Conway....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ctaXQbEqIM

I know – it's sad. However, at least he hasn't played Adam Sandler's love interest in an abysmal 'comedy'!

Cant believe de niro stooped so low.
Sometimes ppl watch a film and say trailers showed the best bits well if they are the best bits then sadly i dread to think what rest of the film is like
I sit here as shaking my head from side to side.
Sadly well i say sadly more of gladly i never find out because i loathe films like these with a passion.
Personally i rather retire and never make another film again than apear in shite films like these, after all ppl like de niro could have retired years ago its not like they need the money or desperate for the cash.
If anyone i know says films like this look good i just say give u head a shake and isnt it about time you started to watch proper and decent films.

Thing is DeNiro can't retire. His Tribeca film centre is apparently a black hole of money and its shite like the above that keeps it running. Still, can't be as bad as Rocky & Bullwinkle can it?.......Can it?

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I secretly hope this is the kind of stuff DeNiro has always wanted to do and all his early stuff was a fluke.

only because you want him for the lead in the up and coming remake of
AIN'T THAT A PEACH aka NAUGHTY NUDE AND DEAD .

really

Indiana Jones 5 is officially happening, Disney confirms

The 75 films we're most excited about in 2016 | Film | The Guardian

films in the list

Bad Neighbours 2
Zoolander 2

WTF who the hell would look forward to these 2 films ?

I'm looking forward to Zoolander 2, quite enjoyed the first film.

Apparently Benedict Cumberbatch plays a transgender character

Zoolander 2 trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch's 'cartoonish' transgender character leads to calls for boycott | News | Culture | The Independent

Must admit that I did enjoy the first film

Indiana Jones 5 confirmed. Not knowing if it's a last outing/ passing of the torch or reboot

Indiana Jones 5 Confirmed By Disney

#17 Neon Demon.

Sounds interesting. A Winding-Refn horror film. I'm looking forward to see Keanu Reeves staring into the distance for two hours.

Is it me or are people getting hyper sensitive in this modern age. At least wait until the film is out to see if its offensive or not. Its really hard to gauge from a brief clip in a trailer.

Because film industry churns out so many rubbish crap these days, i tend to get excited at 0% of films now . I just wait and see and expect the worst Especialy when they announce stuff like Indiana jones 5 i just groan to myself inside.

These films are ok if the lead actors where still in there prime but there not.
And film industry just seems to churn out remakes, sequels, spin off reboots and nothing but superheroe shit that based of a marvel or dc comic. If they did a bit more making a decent film and good story line like eg original superman then that be fine. But t they just seem to think if they got special effects, cgi, action, money, actors, etc with shit humour chucked in itl be ok..... Well its not. Each to their own in taste in films but lets be fair over 90%of ppl are complaining or moaning about the film industry these days and harp on how they dont make films like they use to.
I detest films like Iron man but each to their own, but at the moment the film industry is more superheroe stuff than anything else these days.
Dont get me wrong there is some good films out there but the crap outweigh the good
And some films you enjoy but only because its good and better than whats on offer at the moment..
Im not saying im right and we all have our own opinion but thats mine.

Its not about the film industry in general, I was more questioning the idea of boycotting a film that's not been released based on a few minutes of trailer over its depiction of a trans woman. Perhaps it'll be as offensive as Ace Ventura, perhaps not. It seems people are a bit too eager to be offended.

As for the state of modern cinema... each to their own. I like the superhero stuff but then I was a big comics nerd growing up. Thing is these complaints are as old as cinema itslef. I remember the same complaints over big summer blockbusters in the 90's and 80's. Generally Hollywood likes big overblown spectacle to rake in the money. It then uses this money on riskier less mainstream material. I have a soft spot for overblown summer blockbusters and stuff like star wars, I consider them guilty pleasures.

Lol how can ppl be offended over ace ventura and some bad taste comedies, but defend films like Human centipede or a serbian film, its a strange world we live in.
Dont get me wrong i do to some degree like odd superhero film but they seem to be churning them out to quick and to many eg avengers.
I was really trying to make point of conentrate on a good decent storyline instead of throwing tonnes of action, cgi, money, and actors at the films.

After all lets be fair thats why most j horrors works because they concentrate on story tension atmopshere etc etc etc.

I'm more excited about the positive hoard of 70s movies I'm hoping to pick up sometime (I can't afford to get them all at once) than almost anything out this year.
I'm old and tired and passed it. :xmastongue::snowball:

Oh look anoother film not to look forward to

Thud... Just hang on while i bang my head against the brick wall and sob.
Michael Bay Confirmed To Direct Transformers 5 | Comicbook.com

It's gonna be something special for the retinas for sure! :loveeyes:

Is anybody else worried that Keanu's character is called Andy Milligan?

Cineworld is apparently not screening Tarantino's The Hateful Eight in the UK

Looks like I wont be seeing Tarantino on the big screen because Cineworld (who own Picturehouse (my local)) have thrown their toys out of the pram due to Odeon Leicester Square showing a 70mm print. Even though we have an Odeon in town it's always full of ruffians and I'd rather not go there!

On my first viewing i was not impressed. I seem to be in the minority in my thinking but i felt some scenes were just dragged out for the sake of it. I really enjoyed Django but that suffered from some dragging in parts also.

I won't be seeing it for a while either. As I have a Cineworld Unlimited card, I'm loath to pay money to another cinema chain when things could be resolved in a fortnight and Star Wars has mostly gone away. I read something like that happened previously, possibly with one of the Mission: Impossible films. I would like to think enough pressure from customers, sponsors and people like Harvey Weinstein and Quentin Tarantino would force some sort of resolution in order to maximise profits and ensure as many people see it as possible – it's having enough problems going up against Star Wars anyway.

When I do see The Hateful Eight, I hope it's brilliant. However, I am prepared for three hours of Tarantino's favourite actors being characters rather than as characters (there's a distinction) spouting dialogue with sounds cool and references films Tarantino months.

The basic premise sounds very similar to Reservoir Dogs, only about twice the length!

Think Reservoir Dogs crossed with The Thing, with Kurt Russell doing his best Duke Wayne impression, and you're pretty much there. Almost 3hrs long (non roadshow version), and I didn't find that it dragged for a single second. Walton Goggins, who I've been a huge fan of since he came to fame as Shane Vendrell in The Shield, steals the film.

I hope it's as good as you say, and better than Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained which I – a few scenes aside – found dull, overlong, and self-indulgent

I'm a big Tarantino fan, so I'm looking forward to seeing it and in reply to Gags post, I've enjoyed all the Transformers films too, so I'm looking forward to that as well, don't get all the hate Michael Bay gets tbh

I seem to remember something similar happening with Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, but for different reasons, that time it was to do with Disney wanting to release the DVD sooner than the cinemas would have liked!

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It does have all his trademarks, including jumping between in time to show what happened (only in one scene if I recall), and even has a voiceover to tie it together. Although, I felt really stupid after because I had no idea it was Tarantino himself doing the voiceover (much preferrable to him appearing onscreen).

I'm kind of finding Tarantino films hard to rewatch (Pulp Fiction aside). Loved Inglourious Basterds at the cinema but found it hard to get through since and I enjoyed Django at the cinema too but have felt no desire to rewatch it since.:confused:

That can't have been a delay and Cineworld, because I saw Alice in Wonderland at Cineworld during the opening week.

It could have been a similar squabble which was resolved prior to release and I didn't hear about at the time.