Fezmid Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 I'm hard-pressed to understand how the wit and nuance of the books can be condensed into a movie. 289740[/snapback] True... But I'm willing to give it a chance So Long, and thanks for all the fish! CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 True... But I'm willing to give it a chance So Long, and thanks for all the fish! CW 289916[/snapback] Yeah, I probably will, too. You complete knee-biter... I wish I could recall the name of the creature that said that - the one who traveled the universe through eternity, determined to insult every single living being - personally. Never utter the word, "Cricket". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 The Amityville Horror trailer makes it look like they have gone the way of recent horror movies like the Ring and the Grudge. You know, sudden flashes involving "scary" kid ghosts. I can't stand that stuff, it isn't shocking or scary. Hitchhiker will be great, I think. I'm looking forward to that more than Sin City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 The Amityville Horror trailer makes it look like they have gone the way of recent horror movies like the Ring and the Grudge. You know, sudden flashes involving "scary" kid ghosts. I can't stand that stuff, it isn't shocking or scary. Hitchhiker will be great, I think. I'm looking forward to that more than Sin City. 290025[/snapback] I really liked Grudge; there were some of the "sudden flashes for a scare" moments, but I thought it was creepy in other ways. The noises that the kid made were VERY creepy - my wife wanted to leave the theater after about 20 minutes of the movie because she was scared. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 I'm hard-pressed to understand how the wit and nuance of the books can be condensed into a movie. 289740[/snapback] They wont, and it wont live up to the books. But look at it as a movie, and dont compare it to the book and i bet its decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 I may boycott the movie simply for the shameless shots of Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore in the stands because it was FOX Sports doing the games and FOX Studios doing the movie. And not only did I hate them letting Fallon and Barrymore on the field right after the win, but having the cameras on them kissing was unconscionable. I think I will buy a ticket for a film I like that deserves the money and then walk into Fever Pitch. 289599[/snapback] Hahahaha! Good point. I must admit I missed the whole "kissing on the field thing" as the WS this year was bloody boring. Had St.Louis decided to put up a fight I might have found it more compelling. As for the movie, I have no clue if it's going to be good. The Farrelly's are hit or miss for me. I either love 'em or hate 'em. I think HHGTTG will be fantastic. Love the books, and love the fact they are using Douglas Adams' script that he wrote before he passed. It is difficult material though to translate to a film, but I'll see it even if it blows just as an homage to Adams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 A new month is upon us, which means a whole new set of movies to see. With only 6 weeks to go until Star Wars Episode III and the summer movie season begins, here is what we have to look forward too in April:4/1 Sin City: http://www.sincitythemovie.com/ 4/8 Fever Pitch: http://www.feverpitchmovie.com/ Sahara: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808405736&cf=trailer 4/15 The Amityville Horror: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808594450&cf=trailer 4/22 The Interpreter: http://www.theinterpretermovie.com/ King's Ransom: http://www.kingsransommovie.com/ 4/29 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/index.html XXX:State of the Union: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/triplex2/ There you have it. ajzepp, feel free to add any indies of interest. As for me after Sin City, I have to say that I'm looking forward to Hitchhiker's Guide the most. See you all at the movies. 289429[/snapback] How about none of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 How about none of the above. 290304[/snapback] What is the big deal about Sin City? The guy directing it has made a lot of substandard films as of late. And since when does a movie have a director and a guest director? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 They wont, and it wont live up to the books. But look at it as a movie, and dont compare it to the book and i bet its decent. 290091[/snapback] The BBC radio presentation in the '70's was pretty good, but then they had a serialized tv show - terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 And since when does a movie have a director and a guest director? 290307[/snapback] Guest director HAHA, I thought the same thing when I saw that. I think the movie will be good, however. At least I WANT it to be good. I'll definately give it a try. Hitchikers is my second choice this month. I didn't really dig the books that much, but I read them when I was young, so maybe they deserve a second look. At least I won't be going in there with the uber-fan mentality of holding the film to every nuance of the book. We shall see. The movie that I can't wait for coming up soon is Batman. I really hope they don't mess that one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Had St.Louis decided to put up a fight I might have found it more compelling. 290129[/snapback] Overcoming the incessant woofing of BF was far too much for them to overcome. Hard to believe, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 What is the big deal about Sin City? The guy directing it has made a lot of substandard films as of late. And since when does a movie have a director and a guest director? 290307[/snapback] The Director's Guild does not give directing credits unless they work on the whole film. Rodriguez asked QT to direct one scene (since he was busy with another movie). The Guild wouldn't let Rodriguez add QT to the credits, so he quit the guild and made him a guest director. It's an odd rule that I don't completley understand (others here may know better), but I remember a similar incident coming up when Spielberg was directing Jurassic Park, he let George Lucas do the editing of the film since he needed more time for Schindler's list. Lucas even did the reshoots of the T-Rex attack...yet the Guild wouldn't give him a co-credit on the film even though he directed almost half the movie...very odd. As for Rodriguez doing "sub standard" films of late, I dissagree. The man just does things his own way (he shoots, directs, edits, writes and scores most of his films). The guy is really good at what he does. I'm not saying Sin City will be good, I have no clue, but with that cast and Rodriguez directing, I have high hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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