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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2      Non-Film Score Discussion: Best "summer" movie of Summer 2017?     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Jun 15, 2017 - 10:19 AM     By:   RoryR   (Member) The way things are going (not so good) it looks like it may be WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES. We'll see. What's your pick for best movie?    Posted:   Jun 15, 2017 - 11:02 AM     By:   Ado   (Member) we have not got far into it, but you are right, it does not look that good. I would say Dunkirk is probably a fairly safe bet as the top film. I do not see anyone caring about Spiderman Homecoming, I think that is the next bomb after Mummy.    Posted:   Jun 15, 2017 - 11:19 AM     By:   RoryR   (Member) Dunkirk is the only other movie I'm looking forward to, though Atomic Blonde looks like it could be good.    Posted:   Jun 15, 2017 - 11:57 AM     By:   Tall Guy   (Member) Not being a fan of any films with monkeys, and being pretty much Spidied out, I have to go with Dunkirk.    Posted:   Jun 15, 2017 - 12:34 PM     By:   Bob DiMucci   (Member) WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES looks to be a mega-budget BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES. Hopefully the dramatics will kick it up a notch, If Woody Harrelson is good, the movie will be good. DUNKIRK is a PEARL HARBOR kind of film: we know how it ends. Its success will have to come from how it's told. It has to be more than just bombing, strafing, and worrying. ATOMIC BLONDE is being sold as a female JOHN WICK. The action in the trailer looks fantastic. I hope we haven't seen all of it in the trailer. The plot just has to hang together sufficiently to justify the action. As in the WICK films, if there are enough cool touches, the movie will succeed. SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING will be opening in a few weeks, and I'm not even sure I've seen a trailer for it yet. That can't be a good sign. I'm not sure what can be done to breathe life into this rehash of a rehash. It's the way I'm starting to feel about Superman films. The trailer for KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE didn't do much for me. The fact that it's technically opening on the very last day of Summer (22 September) suggests that Fox thinks it didn't have enough juice to duke it out with the other big Summer flicks. Still, that date is a step up from the mid-February opening of the 2015 original. VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS makes me feel old. I can't believe it's been 20 years since THE FIFTH ELEMENT. Twenty years later and this new film has double the budget ($200+ million) of THE FIFTH ELEMENT. It's guaranteed to be great eye candy. But will its plot be any more compelling than JOHN CARTER or JUPITER ASCENDING?    Posted:   Jun 15, 2017 - 1:15 PM     By:   Tall Guy   (Member) Not being a fan of any films with monkeys, and being pretty much Spidied out, I have to go with Dunkirk. Addendum: the involvement of monkeys can be tolerated if in the presence of Freida Pinto.    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 8:27 AM     By:   RoryR   (Member) A 95% rating with 98% wanting to see. Not bad. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/war_for_the_planet_of_the_apes/    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 10:53 AM     By:   Tango Urilla   (Member) Despite my having no interest in the Planet of the Apes prequels, I must say they were both quite good. (What does that say about me that I watched them both anyway despite having zero interest in them? Something, I'm sure.) I'm sure this third one will be quite good, too. Though I have no interest in seeing it.    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 11:08 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) Should be called Castration of the Planet of the Apes.    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 11:24 AM     By:   RoryR   (Member) Should be called Castration of the Planet of the Apes. Why? Because you don't see the ape's junk renderd in CGI? You want to see that, watch nature shows.    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 11:31 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) Should be called Castration of the Planet of the Apes. Why? Because you don't see the ape's junk renderd in CGI? You want to see that, watch nature shows. Why would I want to see a bunch of CGI apes to begin with? Lets be honest, if it didn't have "Apes" in the title you would be bashing this franchise along with the rest.    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 12:48 PM     By:   Ado   (Member) Should be called Castration of the Planet of the Apes. Why? Because you don't see the ape's junk renderd in CGI? You want to see that, watch nature shows. Why would I want to see a bunch of CGI apes to begin with? Lets be honest, if it didn't have "Apes" in the title you would be bashing this franchise along with the rest. I gotta say I agree, even with the pretty good reviews, it is still just CGI sausage making.    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 3:45 PM     By:   RoryR   (Member) I gotta say I agree, even with the pretty good reviews, it is still just CGI sausage making. What? You'd rather see actors in monkey suits and foam rubber? Not gonna work anymore. And I can bash these movies for not being anywhere near as good as the '68 original, script and concept-wise that is. Plus, Jerry Goldsmith ain't around to score them, so.... at least they're better than another lousy Marvel movie.    Posted:   Jun 27, 2017 - 3:56 PM     By:   TominAtl   (Member) The 'APES' trilogy bashing is beyond me. The first 2 were great entertainment with state of the art effects, particularly the CGI makeup in part 2. I am really looking forward to it. I am definitely looking forward to seeing DUNKIRK, as I am a huge Nolan fan, I love war films, and big screen spectacles like this promises to me. However... ...while the previews are certainly interesting, there is something missing that doesn't make it seem that dramatically compelling. I cannot put my finger on it. Perhaps the shots look too staged? Cinematography too clean? I won't of course try to put any sort of expectations on it and try to enjoy it on its own terms, not reading anything on Rottentomatoes, etc.    Posted:   Jun 28, 2017 - 2:17 AM     By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member) "..though Atomic Blonde looks like it could be good" ---------------- Can someone tell me what's got people so excited about this? I saw the trailer last night and it looks like a lame re-do of SALT and LUCY. And seeing MacAvoy just added some rubbish WANTED to it.    Posted:   Jun 28, 2017 - 11:49 AM     By:   Ado   (Member) I gotta say I agree, even with the pretty good reviews, it is still just CGI sausage making. What? You'd rather see actors in monkey suits and foam rubber? Not gonna work anymore. And I can bash these movies for not being anywhere near as good as the '68 original, script and concept-wise that is. Plus, Jerry Goldsmith ain't around to score them, so.... at least they're better than another lousy Marvel movie. Mostly agree with those points, but I do not agree with the idea that people in suits is impossible. It is not impossible, it can be done convincingly, and it is a lot cheaper. The faces in these movies, especially the eyes, are still ineffective, and when the faces and the eyes are ineffective the character is dramatically dead.    Posted:   Jun 28, 2017 - 8:06 AM     By:   mastadge   (Member) "..though Atomic Blonde looks like it could be good" ---------------- Can someone tell me what's got people so excited about this? I saw the trailer last night and it looks like a lame re-do of SALT and LUCY. And seeing MacAvoy just added some rubbish WANTED to it. More like HAYWIRE than Salt or Lucy I think.    Posted:   Jun 28, 2017 - 8:24 AM     By:   RoryR   (Member) I gotta say I agree, even with the pretty good reviews, it is still just CGI sausage making. What? You'd rather see actors in monkey suits and foam rubber? Not gonna work anymore. And I can bash these movies for not being anywhere near as good as the '68 original, script and concept-wise that is. Plus, Jerry Goldsmith ain't around to score them, so.... at least they're better than another lousy Marvel movie. Mostly agree with those points, but I do not agree with the idea that people in suits is impossible. It is not impossible, it can be done convincingly, and it is a lot cheaper. The faces in these movies, especially the eyes, are still ineffective, and when the faces and the eyes are ineffective the character is dramatically dead. Don't agree. Do you remember a terrible movie from 1996 titled ED? Had a pretty good chimp suit, but for me it was never believable. In fact, it was creepy.    Posted:   Jun 28, 2017 - 10:53 AM     By:   RoryR   (Member) Pretty good review in The Guardian. You UKers get to see it a week before it opens here. Outie frustrating. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jun/26/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-review-its-simians-v-humans-in-another-absorbing-episode    Posted:   Jun 28, 2017 - 8:38 PM     By:   Mr. Jack   (Member) Baby Driver: 10/10     Non-Film Score Discussion: Best "summer" movie of Summer 2017?    < 1 2  > >>  Go to page:  1 2   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2

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