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Re: Iron Man Movie Mark III Armor Image: Real Or CGI?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:13:45 -0000

Heath,

Damn... now THAT lays THAT to rest!

Vic

Re: Is The Joker Related To The Crow?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:13:35 -0000

Oh, sure... the picture above is really the worst possible. Straight-on, no expression or context.

Vic

Re: Smallville: 7 Seasons Only Confirmed

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:13:24 -0000

I stand corrected. :-)

Vic

Re: First Attempt At A Podcast…

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:13:14 -0000

Thanks, John. That's just the kind of advice I'm looking for. I just discovered Odeo.com... do you know anything about them? Seems very simple to do a podcast using their web-based program and the also seem to handle the RSS feed side of things.

I'll definitely check out your suggestion though!

Vic

Re: American Idol: The Haves And The Have Nots

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:12:54 -0000

"American Idol is still on the air?"

Heh, that's how I feel about "Survivor", which I finally stopped watching. :-)

"...but consider the target audience, old man."

Oooooh. Low blow. ;-)

Vic

Re: Jeff Briges = Obadiah Stane In Iron Man!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:12:50 -0000

I appreciate the kind words. I probably don't post nearly as often as I should, but I try not to just copy what everyone else is talking about out there. I'm a bit more picky about what I put on my blog. :-)

Best,

Vic

Re: Fantastic Four 2: Galactus In But Not Yet Designed?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:12:43 -0000

Baganoth,

I certainly hope you're right!

Vic

Re: Happy New Year!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:12:05 -0000

Heh, thanks for sneaking in that review and the same to you!

Vic

Re: Let The Dark Knight (Batman Begins 2) Buzz Begin

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:12:00 -0000

Kel,

I think they are going to change the costume in this movie and make it less "rubbery", but I wouldn't count on a full-on Alex Ross look.

BTW, I don't know if you've ever seen this, but it's a super cool short Batman film that DOES use an Alex Ross costume:

http://screenrant.com/archives/batman-dead-end-1.html

Vic

Re: “The Good German”, The Bad American?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:12:00 -0000

Brian,

Oh, I'm pretty sure from what I've seen that it will be the German people (as in population, not the military) that will be shown as victims, and their country WAS decimated. But it's not like the Allies just decided to mosey on over and bomb the heck out of their country for no good reason.

Vic

Re: 300 Trailer = Testosterone Injection

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:59 -0000

Jersey,

You crack me up. Sure you make some valid points, but I'm not expecting Citizen Kane. I was referring to the emotional impact of the trailer, which was very effective, and I think the movie itself will be very entertaining as well.

Vic

Re: Justice League Live-Action TV Series?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:59 -0000

Sorry, don't know the answer to that one.

Vic

Re: Invincible Iron Man Animated Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:52 -0000

Thanks very much for the info. I was probably going to pick up the DVD regardless. :-)

Vic

Re: “Studio 60″ Tries To Head Off Christians At The Pass

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:44 -0000

Brent,

You know, sometimes I think I ought to save some posts as drafts before publishing. I wrote the above at 3AM, and since writing it I've decided that I could have polished it quite a bit and added some other thoughts. :P

I understand your point, but what I don't understand is why it used to be possible to be funny without being so damned offensive. It could be my personal perspective filtering my memories, but if you're old enough to have seen "Saturday Night Live" back in it's heyday (John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Akroyd, etc.) that show was HYSTERICAL and at the time it was cutting edge and I don't remember it being so bloody offensive or gross.

In ANY group there are those who take extreme positions and make the whole group look bad. Radical Muslims for example, but I don't see anyone taking potshots at the Muslim religion.

Personally I think that parents need to get their heads out of their butts and actually RAISE their children instead of just yelling and screaming at everyone else about how screwed up everything is. However, having said that, I think an apt analogy is that Hollywood is throwing tons of crap on the sidewalk and we've got to walk around it or find some way to avoid it. I guess the real question is: Why do people WANT crap on the sidewalk?

Vic

Re: “24″ 2006 Season Finale

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:13 -0000

It'll probably come out on DVD before it re-airs on some cable network.

Vic

Re: Oliver Stone’s WTC: An Actual Tribute?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:12 -0000

Riiiiiight. 8)

Vic

Re: A “Lost” Star Trek With The Original Crew

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:03 -0000

I try to forget the first 3 seasons of "Enterprise" and only consider the 4th season "real" Trek. 8)

Vic

Re: Bullets Are Faster Than People

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:41 -0000

I'm not familiar with "The Untouchables" but the "Raiders" example is great, thanks. :D

Vic

Re: Chris Rock Not Hosting 2006 Oscars

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:33 -0000

"Of course, I think the Oscars are the television equivalent of spam."

HA! :lol:

Letterman... barf.

The thing I like about Billy Crystal and Steve Martin is that they both know how to poke fun at the whole thing WITHOUT coming across as mean spirited. That's the difference between them and Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg and David Letterman.

Vic

Re: 1st Blu-ray Hi-Def DVD Movie… You Won’t Believe It

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:28 -0000

Yup, reminds me of the selection method they used for their Superbit DVDs...

Vic

Re: Smallville To Last 7 Seasons

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:08 -0000

Hey John, nice to have you drop by. :D

Vic

Re: The Apprentice Season 4: More Class, Less Profanity

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:10:01 -0000

Oh, right! I think I saw that in the promo for the series.

Nope, not yet. Probably saving it for sweeps month. 8)

Vic

Re: Car Commercial or Movie Trailer?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:09:50 -0000

Jesse, I disagree. If you watch the trailer for the original film, you'll see that for the most part the car is shown in much shorter segments, from close-in shots where it's hard to make out the make and from wide shots that also don't highlight the specific car.

In this trailer, the camera lingers all over the car and especially the Audi corporate symbol.

Click here to see the trailer for the original movie.

Vic

Re: Is this the end of movie theaters?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:09:49 -0000

Kieran, I think a more accurate analogy would be to say that iTunes and P2P haven't eliminated live concerts. :D

Good point in regards to the "social outing" aspect, although you could do the same at the home of a friend with a big-screen surround-sound system. Of course that would be the equivalent of half a dozen people getting into a movie for the price of one...

Vic

Re: Will DC Boot Marvel from the Big Screen Throne?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:09:40 -0000

I would think that if "Fantastic Four" isn't successful as a movie there won't *be* a franchise, much as there isn't a "Daredevil" franchise. :confused:

Personally, I think that Marvel really raised the bar with the Spiderman movies and anything else they put out is compared to that (and should be).

I like a fun, no-brainer action flick as much as the next guy (I really do) :P , but real fans of all these superhero characters grew up with them and there's a desire out there to have them done with some sort of respect to the source material.

Vic

Re: Batman Begins Hype Burnout

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:09:37 -0000

Trent, I'm with you on this one. I have a feeling that I'm not going to be disappointed.

Vic

Re: The Next James Bond: Finally Chosen?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:09:08 -0000

Nope, I haven't seen "The Castle", but I know there's some great talent Down Under. :D

Vic

Re: Apprentice 3: Finally an interesting match up

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:08:19 -0000

I guess I should have written something up about the season finale of "The Apprentice"...

I think they made it extremely obvious in the previous week that Kendra was going to take it. Kind of took a lot of the suspense out of the finale. Kendra seemed to have a split personality: Prior to the finale task she seemed very meek and mild and like she wouldn't stand up for herself. But at the end she seemed to have a wake up call and was very strong.

I think the biggest difference between Tana and Kendra was that Kendra had much more class. I don't thank that came from her college education... I think it came from her upbringing. :D

Vic

Re: Iron Man movie update

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:06:43 -0000

Highball,

Selleck would have been perfect 15 years ago but he's really too old now.

Plus, you know they're going to go with some 28 year old actor for this. 8)

Vic

Re: New Images From ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:57:07 -0000

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Re: Mad Max Minus Mel Gibson

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:30:18 -0000

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Re: New Star Trek Trailer Is Freaking Awesome

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:05:31 -0000

Ok, my Canadian friends - you can now see the trailer! :-)

Vic

Re: New Star Trek Trailer Is Freaking Awesome

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:24:15 -0000

I'll get it hosted here when I can - I just wanted to get it online ASAP.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:02:01 -0000

@charles darwin

Admit it, you're a nudist, aren't you.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:43:07 -0000

@Daniel

I did my best. :-)

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:50:05 -0000

@SK47

I'd say the movie is very effective at putting you back in the 1980s.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:34:18 -0000

@SK47

To me, when you take a dozen or so comic books that form one story and bind them into one publication for sale - that is now a graphic novel IMHO.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:22:38 -0000

@Evie

Thanks very much!

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:20:57 -0000

@huggybear

That's not the first time I've heard I look like Jackie Earle Haley. :-P

@Kahless

No idea, I didn't sit through all the credits - but I doubt it.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:13:52 -0000

@Heath

Because I'm wondering if I might have been hyper-critical while watching it and might think it's better upon a second viewing. Ideally I think I would have given it a 7.5/10 but there's no way to do that on a 1-5 scale (3 3/4 stars?) so I rounded up.

Funny, I looked back at my review of "300" and I gave that 4 stars as well. :-P

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:16:42 -0000

@Stephen

Let's just say it was definitely more than a cameo.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:13:20 -0000

@greenknight

I say it'll be a cult movie because it didn't feel "mainstream" to me. But despite this I think there will be a hard core fanbase for it as time goes on.

@arrell

I said "graphic novel" because a lot of people get so annoyed when it's called that :-P and because that's essentially what it is - it was published as individual issues but if you ever pick up a copy you can see very clearly that it is one big novel.

Vic

Re: Enter Screen Rant’s Awesome Watchmen Giveaway!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:25:31 -0000

@Chris

You're already good. I keep forgetting to add that to these contest posts...

Vic

Re: Enter Screen Rant’s Awesome Watchmen Giveaway!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:47:13 -0000

Sorry gang, shipping overseas is VERY expensive and I don't want to be put in the position of having to ask people to pay for postage.

Vic

Re: SR Picks: Wolverine vs. Rorschach

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:23:02 -0000

LMAO! That was full of awesomeness!

Vic

Re: Is Fox Addressing Fanboy Fears About Key ‘Wolverine’ Characters?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:19:30 -0000

I disagree.

Vic

Re: Is Fox Addressing Fanboy Fears About Key ‘Wolverine’ Characters?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:04:59 -0000

Cant help it :D

Re: Is Fox Addressing Fanboy Fears About Key ‘Wolverine’ Characters?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:04:35 -0000

Ha!

Re: Is Fox Addressing Fanboy Fears About Key ‘Wolverine’ Characters?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:04:13 -0000

Test comment!! This is awesome!

Re: Awesome New Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:21:20 -0000

I'll stick with John Grisham and Tom Clancy (if he ever writes another novel).

Vic

Re: Awesome New Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:36:37 -0000

@Oscar

The only Harry Potter book I've read is the first one.

Vic

Re: Awesome New Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:18:36 -0000

@Everett

Hey, I agree. I was really surprised a while back when I heard this was supposed to be PG as the films do seem to get darker and darker. I even joked at one time that by the time they get to the last one it'll be rated R. :-P

Vic

Re: Watchmen’s Dr. Manhattan On The Thames

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:16:05 -0000

Here is David's blog:

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Be Awesome, But Leave The Kids At Home

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:32:31 -0000

@Ken J

Trust me, he's portrayed fully as a villain in the film and there is nothing remotely ambivalent about the rape scene in the film.

He does despicable things but the government gives him a pass because he's doing their dirty work for them.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Be Awesome, But Leave The Kids At Home

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:09:18 -0000

@John

Midnight, Thursday.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Be Awesome, But Leave The Kids At Home

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:11:56 -0000

@charles darwin

You are one picky son of a gun, aren't you? Typically, when I add an UPDATE to a post, I just indicate what's new at the top and leave the post intact. I just wanted to bring attention to this again with the film about to open.

As to your comment about "precious kids" you are reminding me why you used to piss me off so royally when you first showed up here on the site.

So parents should go in "blind" not knowing anything about the content of this film? It's somehow offensive to you that I'm giving them a warning about the content?

I really, REALLY hate when people who obviously DON'T have kids try to tell parents how to parent.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Be Awesome, But Leave The Kids At Home

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:29:24 -0000

@S Kurtz

I *highly* recommend you read this post if you're planning on bringing your 12yo:

http://screenrant.com/watchmen-awesome-leave-ki...

In recent reviews of this film I've seen it described as "extremely brutal."

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Be Awesome, But Leave The Kids At Home

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:14:22 -0000

@Watchfan1

That has to be your call. I don't know your children. If there's any question I would say go watch it by yourself first and then decide based on what you see.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Wows At Wonder Con

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:23:10 -0000

Doh!

Thanks for keeping a sharp eye out, guys. Typo fixed. :-)

Vic

Re: WonderCon 2009 – The Sarah Connor Chronicles Panel

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:05:46 -0000

@Daniel F

Yeah, I agree - the show is losing its focus and direction past few episodes.

Vic

Re: J.J. Abrams Talks Cloverfield 2

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:45:04 -0000

Sequels usually get bigger budgets than the original when the first was done so cheaply. I think they'd better come up with another low budget solution if they want the second one to be profitable.

Vic

Re: WonderCon 2009 – Star Trek Panel

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:28:41 -0000

@Mandarr

I haven't seen the trailer, but really, how much of a spoiler would they put in a trailer? Perhaps Bruce is referring to not wanting to spoil the TRAILER for readers.

Vi

Re: WonderCon 2009 – Star Trek Panel

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:29:42 -0000

@Fwise

Oops! Thanks for catching that - it's been corrected.

Vic

Re: Good Green Lantern News: Anton Yelchin Denies Rumors

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:46:56 -0000

LOL, greenknight you are on the ball, bro. :-)

Oh, and so am I!

Vic

Re: WonderCon 2009 – Day One Recap

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:39:34 -0000

@Wondercon

Oh boy... so does this mean that this year's San Diego Comic-Con will be even MORE insanely crowded than last year?

Yikes.

Vic

Re: Remakes And Sequels: Have We Reached Overload Yet?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:36:34 -0000

Sorry Ken, I don't think Serenity was a "redoing" of Firefly. The bit with River and her brother getting on the ship was simply filling in the backstory, not totally changing anything.

Vic

Re: 4 New Watchmen Featurettes

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:58:11 -0000

@greenknight

It had better make a heck of a lot more money than that to even break even.

Vic

Re: 4 New Watchmen Featurettes

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:19:34 -0000

I'm really starting to wonder how Watchmen is going to do at the box office. I look through the articles we've written about this film and overall they tend to generate very little discussion.

Not a good sign IMHO.

Vic

Re: Bizarre Green Lantern Rumor (That We Hope Is Wrong)

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:23:27 -0000

@ComicBook

I have no idea, the guys over at http://www.LatinoReview.com would probably know.

Vic

Re: Bizarre Green Lantern Rumor (That We Hope Is Wrong)

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:35:48 -0000

My understanding is that he auditioned for the role.

Vic

Re: Who Will Helm The Wolfman? Surely Not Brett Ratner!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:35 -0000

So I guess this means that Chris Tucker will be in the movie?

Vic

Re: Nightmare On Elm Street To Be Rebooted

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:31 -0000

I don't follow that sort of film that closely, but yeah, I think I did hear that a while back. That might have been a bit TOO creepy, though.

Vic

Re: General Hawk, Zartan And Destro Cast In G.I. Joe

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:30 -0000

Vic here. What I do when I credit a source is I give a shout to the site I found it on and the original source, if listed on that site. So in this case I would say IESB via SHH.

In Heath's defense, the first link on SHH didn't provide a link to the original story on IESB.

Vic

Re: The 2008 Oscar Nominations List!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:07 -0000

I'm glad Heath posted this because I just don't follow a lot of the movies that end up on the Oscar list. BTW, "Juno" is a movie website favorite, people who run sites have been raving about it for months. I still haven't seen it myself.

Vic

Re: Cloverfield 2 Is A Bad Idea

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:21:58 -0000

MBL,

Exactly! This movie left people dying for answers and more of the monster. I think that's what the next film should deliver.

Vic

Re: A Cloverfield Movie Party And You’re Invited

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:21:15 -0000

Yes, in the trailer he's the guy who's being honored at the going away party.

Vic

Re: Very Early TV Season Finales

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:21:11 -0000

The nice thing that's happening lately is that producers are responding quickly to viewer complaints of popular shows. Look at how "Lost" started moving the story forward when they started bleeding viewers due to the stagnant story line. Towards the end of this season of "Heroes" they changed things in response to viewers as well.

Unfortunately the producers of "Star Trek: Enterprise" listened too late and blamed the viewers for lousy ratings instead of stepping up and accepting responsibility. When Manny Coto came on board and starting turning things around in Season 4 it was too late.

Vic

Re: 10,000 BC: First Full Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:20:20 -0000

One thing totally rocks on G4:

NINJA WARRIOR!

:-D

Vic

Re: New Iron Man Movie Myspace Page

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:20:16 -0000

LOL, maybe that'll get more people off that browser and onto Firefox, which is awesome. :-)

Vic

Re: New Jumper Poster

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:20:11 -0000

Well, yeah... I suppose you're right. I can't lay ALL of the acting blame in Ep. 1-III on Lucas. But I had read that Hayden actually had done some very good work PRIOR to the film series.

I agree with the points you make about anger in the role. He came across like a petulant child instead of a dangerous man.

Vic

Re: Cool New French Iron Man Poster

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:20:06 -0000

Adrian, wow... no I hadn't. That would be a great way for an unexpressive maske to show some emotion!

Vic

Re: X-Files 2 Casting News

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:19:59 -0000

I'm glad you guys are covering this because I probably won't even go see it when it comes out...

Vic

Re: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Trailer & Poster

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:19:57 -0000

Yeah... I think the flip side of that symbolism is going to keep a lot of people away from "The Golden Compass."

Vic

Re: The Flip Side Of The Writers’ Strike

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:18:53 -0000

Ok, I've made a couple of changes to the list above, but it still doesn't change the intent of the article. BTW, just like I was surprised to discover that TV game shows have writers, so do reality shows: who do you suppose comes up with the challenges and such?

Vic

Re: Iron Man Videogame Armor Based On ILM Movie Designs

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:18:37 -0000

Joyce,

Yes, thanks for pointing that out!

I don't really know exactly how much an Xbox costs...

Vic

Re: New Beowulf Footage… Uh Oh

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:18:34 -0000

LMAO!!! :-)

Good one, Jim.

Vic

Re: Escape From New York Remake News Keeps Getting Worse

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:18:28 -0000

I think that won't happen until Lucas is long dead and buried. By then we'll all have Matrix-style sockets in our skulls for direct video-to-brain access. :-)

Vic

Re: Creepy Viral Footage, But For What Horror Movie?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:55 -0000

LOL... Mike, I know that dude, it was a joke. It's October and everyone is doing horror-related posts and I thought I'd through my hat in the ring. :-)

Vic

Re: Terminator 4 Moving Ahead With Convoluted Title

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:43 -0000

You must have missed that in my "Grab Bag" post. :-)

Vic

Re: Star Trek: Eric Bana As Villain And Do We Have Kirk?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:42 -0000

They're being broadcast right now. You can find more info on the episodes here:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/TOS/article/28095.html

Vic

Re: Ugh. You Want See 10,000 BC Poster?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:33 -0000

I'm not looking forward to it either. It's unfortunate but Roland/Emmerich started out on top with Stargate and ID4 and they've just gone downhill from there.

Vic

Re: No Surprise: ABC’s Cavemen Not Shown To Critics

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:32 -0000

Yeah, I'm the guy he said would take the bullet...

Actually I absolutely love all the Geico commercials. I'm even a customer. :-)

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Part 2 Remake Moving Forward

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:31 -0000

I guess he needs to keep busy between mega-blockbusters, LOL.

Vic

Re: (More) Galactus Will Return In Silver Surfer Movie

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:27 -0000

However bad the second one was (which I didn't think it was that awful), it was far better than the first one.

Vic

Re: Star Trek Scotty Casting Rumor Off The Mark?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:22 -0000

Jen, yeah, you're right. It's just that in the show I never perceived Scotty to be older. McCoy was always the one that stood out as the older cast member.

Vic

Re: Star Wars TV: Could Lucas Have Good Taste After All?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:12 -0000

Kane, did you know that Lucas already has something like 40 episodes of the animated series that takes place between episodes 3 & 4 completed? He's having trouble getting distribution for the series because it's so NOT for kids... it will need to be shown in the post 9PM timeslot here in the U.S.

Vic

Re: Tron 2: A Tough Road Ahead

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:17:03 -0000

Zar,

I don't know about the retro-sequel idea... audiences would probably roll there eyes at older-style graphics in a movie like this.

Vic

Re: Are We Getting A Teen Thor?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:57 -0000

Yeah, the "young" thing really bugs me. That's why I'm so stoked (and surprised!) that Robert Downey Jr. cast was Tony Stark in Iron Man.

Just remember this isn't cast in stone and it could change. Who knows? Maybe it's a red herring to throw movie sites off track. :-)

Vic

Re: Now This Could Be Cool: Live-Action Robotech!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:56 -0000

I wouldn't mind seeing a non-Transformers attempt at a transforming robot movie.

Maybe one where anyone over thirty is not automatically portrayed as an idiot.

Vic

Re: Op-Ed: Cast Colin Ferguson as Captain America!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:46 -0000

Spray?

Can you explain? I'm not familiar with "Eureka" if that's the reference...

Vic

Re: Review: Hot Fuzz

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:36 -0000

Sledgehammer..?

Vic

Re: Studio Wants Throat Slitting Sweeney Todd Rated PG-13?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:35 -0000

Kane,

Yup. And Zar, I know what you're saying, but I'm getting sick to death of having to wait for a DVD to get the "real" version of a movie whether it's uncut, unrated, the director's cut or whatever.

Vic

Re: Keanu Barada Nicto, Dude

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:34 -0000

Yeah, if I had my choice I'd say just leave it alone.

Vic

Re: Beowulf Comic-Con Unrated Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:31 -0000

I can't imagine them going for an R-rating on this.

Regarding the hype, come on... you know how it is on the web: Fanboys going nutso over any little peek at anything. :-)

Vic

Re: New Trailer For Horror Flick: The Signal

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:27 -0000

I haven't read any Stephen King in a loooong time and haven't read "Cell."

I can tell you that "The Signal" definitely does not have high production values, but I thought it was pretty effective. The only thing odd about it is that it was done in three parts by three different directors so it feels a bit uneven since they each brought a different vibe to their part of the film.

Vic

Re: Snooty Title for AVP 2

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:23 -0000

Ah, that's right... then the "requiem" in the title may be referring to the Alien embryo placed into that Predator.

Vic

Re: Voltron Movie: Let The Copycatting Commence

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:05 -0000

"Hollywood bugs me. It really, really bugs me."

That's EXACTLY why I started this site over 4 years ago!

Voltron, meh... if they come out with a Gigantor movie, then I'll get excited. :-)

Vic

Re: Review: The Bourne Ultimatum

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:53 -0000

When this comes out as an uber-3-DVD set it will DEFINITELY be worth picking up. :-)

Vic

Re: New Dragon Wars (D-War) Poster

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:41 -0000

Wow, thanks for the feedback guys. I guess you're closest to the source so you would know more than I would via just a poster and a trailer.

Maybe it will fall under the category of "so bad that it's fun?"

Vic

Re: The Weekly Rant – July 22, 2007

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:38 -0000

Smitty,

No way dude, I always appreciate feedback!!!

Thanks for pointing it out and I hope this one was a bit better. :-)

Vic

Re: Rumors Swirl Around Fox Studios’ Last Minute Comic-Con Ditch

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:33 -0000

Zach,

I understand what you're saying, but your first point (coverage on G4) doesn't make sense. If something isn't covered at the Comic-Con, it won't appear on G4's coverage OF the Con. :-)

Vic

Re: Cloverfield Release Date Cast In Stone?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:08 -0000

Heh, I knew the trailer wouldn't last long. :-)

Vic

Re: New Iron Man Poster!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:15:02 -0000

Thanks, bud. I'm planning on attending the San Diego Comic-con and I'm betting that's where the trailer will debut. :-)

Vic

Re: Sam Jackson As Nick Fury In Iron Man?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:54 -0000

Adrian,

I try NOT to read the comments at AICN... I feel like I need a shower after reading through some of those nasty, mean-spirited threads. Those guys hate everything, I'm surprised if the comments are positive regarding Iron Man.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Weekly Podcast – June 14, 2007

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:44 -0000

Thanks again for the suggestion!

Vic

Re: Supergirl In Season 7 Of Smallville

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:37 -0000

I don't remember that specific rule, but I can forgive the producers for breaking rules they set for the show 6 years ago, before they knew what direction it would go and how popular it would be. :-)

At the very least, the "no flights" rule seems kind of silly at this point:

Super-strengh - Check
Super-speed - Check
Heat beams coming out of his eyeballs - Check
Flying - No way, that's too over the top!

:-D

Vic

Re: Happy Hogan WILL Appear In Iron Man

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:32 -0000

Oh man, that's right... didn't Spymaster kill him? I don't know what the heck the point of THAT was...

Vic

Re: The Mach 5 Race Car from Speed Racer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:28 -0000

http://screenrant.com/speed-racer-history-of-th...

Re: No Hostel 3, 4 or 5 to follow Hostel 2

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:28 -0000

Ah. Well I hadn't read/heard any of that. Of course I haven't followed Roth very closely. If it's true that he's made those statements then it's just plain dumb. What was the excuse for the Romans setting lions upon Christians 2,000 years ago? For that matter what about cage fighting, WWF wrestling, etc.? Those have been around far longer than anything related to the current administration.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight In IMAX

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:25 -0000

All I've heard about "Captain Marvel" is that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is interested in the role. Doesn't sound like it's exactly blasting ahead into production. I also thought that "The Flash" had run into a snag at the very basic screenplay level, so I doubt we'll see that next year. Don't know anything about "The Spirit."

Vic

Re: Lost Season 3 Finale

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:23 -0000

Ohhh, good one! Knowing this show that is entirely possible, although it would be a cop-out IMHO. Of course a the brother/sister pair seem to have stayed dead...

Vic

Re: Recap – Heroes Season One: Landslide

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:14:06 -0000

Oh man... you're RIGHT! Well, heck... that validates that he should have kept away from Ted. :-)

Vic

Re: Bizarre Green Lantern Rumor (That We Hope Is Wrong)

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:34:29 -0000

@Lee-Unit
And don't forget as Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation!

@Rorschach
It's Hal Jordan, last I heard.

Don't worry guys, remember this is just a RUMOR.

Vic

Re: How Many Best Picture Winners Have YOU Seen?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:36:31 -0000

No Country for Old Men was very good until the last 10 minutes or so, where it COMPLETELY fell apart.

Vic

Re: How Many Best Picture Winners Have YOU Seen?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:30:20 -0000

Correction, I've seen 48. I've seen every single one from 1970 through 2007 except for Ghandi in 1982. And I've seen a lot of the classics from further back that are on the list.

Vic

Re: How Many Best Picture Winners Have YOU Seen?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:11:28 -0000

47 out of 81

Vic

Re: Zack Snyder On Adapting The Dark Knight Returns

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:35:18 -0000

@SK47

I think for some stories the term graphic novel is appropriate, even if they were originally published in individual comic book form. Watchmen is a very good example of this.

Heck, Time Magazine called it one of the 100 best novels ever written.

Vic

Re: Finally, An Update On ‘Splice’ (Plus New Images!)

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:32:16 -0000

@charles darwin

Are you familiar with H.R. Giger's art? I think that's the point here - to make a hybrid that is somehow both alluring yet repulsive at the same time.

Really messes with your head and I think that's the genius of this.

Vic

Re: Counterpoint: How To Make DC Comics Movies That WORK

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:33:32 -0000

Sorry, to clarify: the dumb stuff is in the theatrical version, I wasn't referring to Donner's re-cut version of the film which is BETTER.

Vic

Re: Counterpoint: How To Make DC Comics Movies That WORK

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:32:52 -0000

@greenknight

Have you seen the Richard Donner version of Superman 2? It's MUCH better than the original theatrical version.

They put so much bizarre crap in that one that it was ridiculous... cellophane "S," tractor beams from fingertips (there's a super-power I wasn't aware of), and my favorite: Superman's "forgetfulness kiss."

Duh.

Vic

Re: Which One Of These Release Dates Will Change?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:44:23 -0000

@Gary

Don't recall where I found that particular pic.

Vic

Re: Stargate Universe Casting Update

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:07:25 -0000

@Bill

That's my concern about this new show as well.

Vic

Re: Michel Gondry To Direct The Green Hornet?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:46:46 -0000

@Aaron

Thanks for catching those typos, I missed them while editing the article. Sometimes I miss wrong spellings of people's names.

Vic

Re: Smallville And Supernatural Renewed

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:28:02 -0000

@Jerm

So you think Smallville is great, Jericho sucks AND you want Lana back?

Dude you are on the WRONG website. :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 25, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:47:58 -0000

@Patrick

No problem at all. I would think anyone who doesn't run a website would even know that's not a question you generally ask. :-)

I'll tell you this: The number has 5 figures. :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 25, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:08:21 -0000

@Bill

LOL, no way I could pass for 29 anymore. :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 25, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:38:16 -0000

@Patrick

That question is the web version of asking a woman how old she is. :-P

@Ken

I think comic book movies are getting better and better. Iron Man and TDK (especially TDK) raised the bar on how seriously you can take a comic book movie.

I'm just glad that finally it seems like they have screenwriters who understand that the "comic" in "comic book" doesn't mean "funny."

Vic

Re: Star Trek: A Fresh Look At The New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:34:56 -0000

No, I have that version but the one I'm referring to is for the original series. It features ships, uniforms, gear and a cross section of a starbase. It also has the founding documents of the Federation.

VERY geeky and VERY cool. :-)

Vic

Re: Star Trek: A Fresh Look At The New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:01:41 -0000

Regarding the Kelvin... guys, if you pick up a copy of the original Star Trek Technical manual from many years ago you will find in their a starship with the same nacelle configuration as the Kelvin. :-)

Vic

Re: Star Trek: A Fresh Look At The New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:37:59 -0000

@Ash Ali

At the bottom of the post I mention (and include a link) that you can head over to TrekMovie.com for larger versions and a couple more I don't show above.

Vic

Re: Emily Blunt Officially Out Of Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:41:51 -0000

@SK47

That's why I put in that pic. :-)

Vic

Re: 81st Oscars Play-By-Play

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:38:03 -0000

@greenknight & Tricia

LOL, yeah... I'm done talking about that aspect of it - I won't even reply to ppnkof. :-)

Vic

Re: 81st Oscars Play-By-Play

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:40:23 -0000

@Tricia

I'm very sorry to hear about your nephew. Someone with a gun collection should have known better and taken more precautions.

FYI, Florida adopted a right-to-carry law in 1987. Anti-gun groups, politicians and the news media predicted the new law would lead to vigilante justice and “Wild West” shootouts on every corner.

Between 1987 and 1996, these changes occurred:

homicide rate
Florida: -36%
United States: -0.4%

firearm homicide rate
Florida: -37%
United States: +15%

handgun homicide rate
Florida: -41%
United States: +24%

In Japan, where guns are outlawed (and even the criminals don't have them) murder and assault using knives as weapons is increasing. If someone is intent on hurting someone they WILL find a way, whether it be with a gun, a knife or a rock.

Vic

Re: 81st Oscars Play-By-Play

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:25:21 -0000

Ken & greenknight

Let's not ramp this up, ok? We all know it goes nowhere.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: 81st Oscars Play-By-Play

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:11:05 -0000

@greenknight

Ah, thanks for the reminder that we share SOME common ground. ;-)

Vic

Re: 81st Oscars Play-By-Play

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:42:59 -0000

English Patient is <strike>a heartwarming</strike> an adulterous tale of love and loss.

Unless I'm recalling incorrectly.

Vic

Re: 81st Oscars Play-By-Play

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:38:36 -0000

@Tricia

So, were the OTHER actors who received applause "God?"

Just wondering.

@greenknight

See Tricia's comment for your answer.

Vic

Re: 81st Oscars Play-By-Play

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:50:48 -0000

I really wanted to see Mickey Rourke win because I was cringing in anticipation of Sean Penn's speech - and it was what I expected. When he mentioned "shame" my thought was man does he have it backwards.

Another thing that stood out to me was when they showed the industry people who died last year - NO applause for Charlton Heston.

Cold.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: February 22, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:00:16 -0000

Andy, I've gotta say - with my home theater set up, when I pop in a Blu-ray movie it's BETTER than the theater experience. Sure, I still go see "event" films and blockbusters, but the picture on my big screen has more detail than that on a movie theater screen.

Plus I'm in control of the volume and I don't have to tell anyone to shup the hell up or turn off their cell phone.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: February 22, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:37:59 -0000

LOL, yeah 80% is a BRUTAL drop for second weekend.

We'll be putting out an Oscar post later tonight.

Vic

Re: MTV Spoilers Footage: Transformers 2, Watchmen & More

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:49:57 -0000

@James

Sorry, bud. Can't help you with the Canadian issue. I think it's really dumb that some videos are blocked for you guys.

Vic

Re: MTV Spoilers Footage: Transformers 2, Watchmen & More

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:29:56 -0000

I recently re-watched Transformers and it validated how much I disliked it. I really thought that I hadn't seen it in so long - maybe I've been too hard on it based on one viewing.

Nope, I still thought it was awful with the intercutting between stupid humor and serious action.

Like I said, hopefully Bay dumps most of the ill-attempted humor in this one - but most people seemed to like it so it'll probably be there in this one as well.

Ugh.

Vic

Re: Will Superman Be Unleashed In The Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:31:06 -0000

Gotta say I agree with Andy. Kidder as Lois Lane always seemed to fall into the "what were they thinking?" category of casting.

Vic

Re: Just How Fast CAN They Make A Twilight Movie?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:58:10 -0000

I've read quite a few comments online from Twilight book fans who were not terribly happy with the film.

Vic

Re: ‘New Moon’ Art And Title Change

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:33:18 -0000

It really does sound like they're trying to make it sound more "serious" by calling it a saga. Personally I think it comes across as kind of uppity.

Just call it "New Moon."

Vic

Re: Nottingham Is Now Robin Hood (And Less Interesting)

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:51:16 -0000

@Ken J

Well let's keep in mind that the wealthy of today (who built their own fortunes) are not exactly equivalent to the inherited wealthy of hundreds of years ago. I'm sure they DID take awful advantage of those who lived under their rule.

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:36:52 -0000

@KEL

Yes we can, bro. :-P

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:00:19 -0000

LOL, yeah that was me. I don't think "Fanboy" is a derogatory term - it's a descriptive one.

We know who we are. :-P

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:54:42 -0000

Personally, I'm not bent out of shape about costumes, Batman or otherwise - but that could be because I'm not a huge fan of these characters. Batman's changes made sense to me for the world of the movie, as did his vehicle. Yellow spandex in the X-Men movies would have made the comedy a joke.

In comic books things don't have to be functional - in a real world setting, they do.

In a side note, with the "reality" they're injecting into comic books these days, if you step back and take a hard look, now things can look sily even in the comic books themselves.

When the Avengers get together for a meeting, why would they all be sitting around a table wearing masks if they all know who everyone is?

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:37:12 -0000

Gotta admit a super-giant dude far larger than a planet would like extremely silly in a live action movie.

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:53:16 -0000

@Robert

Hoo boy...

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:33:25 -0000

@Daniel F

There's nothing "pathetic" about it. Rob didn't speak to any other points in the film, he didn't say if the film is good but they don't use the costume it'll suck. He's just asking why include characters from the comics - inserting them into the film DUE to their popularity in order to draw audiences and then NOT be faithful to that same character.

If I see any more comments throwing around terms like "pathetic," "stupid" or any other such insulting terms, I'll just delete them.

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:29:15 -0000

@huntthejest

I didn't "shut up Oscar" on that one, I just pointed out that it didn't have to be one or the other... there is a third choice.

Let's not use inflammatory language here.

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:27:04 -0000

@D-E-D-P-O-O-L

That's actually a pretty good possible explanation.

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:28:52 -0000

To me, staying true to the spirit of the character is more important than the costume. Of course I can say that, having been very happy with the Iron Man armor in the movie. :-)

The thing that bothers me is the claw bit - Deadpool doesn't have claws, does he? Isn't he just an assassin with healing powers and a quick wit?

Vic

Re: Fanboy Rant: Has Fox Ruined Deadpool? Is Gambit Next?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:02:57 -0000

@Oscar

"But being mad about a character not having a certain accent is just STUPID"

So you're saying the author of this article is stupid? How about dialing that back a tad, eh?

So if in the Iron Man movie they decide that Natasha Romanova (The Black Widow) shouldn't have a Russian accent, that would be cool, right?

The choices DON'T have to be:

A. Crappy actor with the right accent.
B. Great actor without the right accent.

How about:

C. Great actor with the right accent.

Vic

Re: Toys Spoil Yet Another G.I. Joe Movie Secret

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:27:44 -0000

Oh my gosh... that's SO funny! Really, I can't stop laughing.

:-P

Vic

Re: Toys Spoil Yet Another G.I. Joe Movie Secret

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:08:58 -0000

@John

LOL, most definitely! Then again I loved the bigger G.I. Joes they had when I was a kid and those HUGE accessories, like the Apollo space capsule. :-)

Vic

Re: Thor Movie Update: Kevin McKidd Not Thor

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:37:45 -0000

Uh guys... Brad Pitt is older than both McKidd AND Daniel Craig: He's 45.

Vic

Re: What The Heck Is Going On With Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:32:01 -0000

@Frank

In the Ultimates version of the Marvel universe Nick Fury is black and was modeled after Sam Jackson.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 18, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:15:54 -0000

Yeah, bit of a slow news week, J BIZ.

I'm liking Heroes this season, at least they've gotten rid of the schizophrenic feel of the previous one when it comes to "is he bad or is he good."

The Micah = Rebel idea is interesting, I don't know how many years have passed by on the show since we've seen him but I would think he should at least be a teenager for this to make sense.

Vic

Re: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is In The Expendables!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:42:23 -0000

@Ken J

I disagree with ya, bud. I was there during the Gray Davis recall and the REASON Arnold got voted in is because he was supposed to undo the financial mess Davis got the state into.

And now it's far, far worse than we he took office and that makes me crazy-angry.

Glad I don't live there any more.

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:36:11 -0000

Thanks again, gang. I really didn't know that even in the comics Wolverine had the bone claws. I always thought his mutant ability was healing.

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:37:07 -0000

@Rob

I agree. Wolverine's mutant ability was the healing factor. That combined with his ferocity and the adamantium additions made him who he is.

The bone claws weren't part of the original character.

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:16:01 -0000

Ok, listen - I'm not doing the equivalent of "Hugh Jackman is too tall" here. I'm just saying that based on how the metal claws look it didn't seem to be they were thick enough to have bones underneath.

However I just took a look at the poster for the film and they're not as thin as I remember them:

http://screenrant.com/official-xmen-origins-wol...

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:07:08 -0000

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:48:12 -0000

@greenknight

You misunderstand me - I wasn't referring specifically to the trailer. Even as far as the comic book is concerned his claws are always portrayed as knife-like, so how would bones be underneath them?

I always thought (and I'm sure the original intent prior to "Origin") that the claws were just added as a weapon and he had none prior. It's just a retcon IMHO.

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:18:01 -0000

Looking at Wolverine's adamantium claws there's no way there's bone beneath them.

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:47:21 -0000

What's the deal with the bone claws anyway? I never read the Origins comic and I don't see how it fits into the movie - Did Weapon X replace his bone claws with adamantium ones?

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Movie Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:59:23 -0000

@HuggyBear

Because I'm based in the U.S. and it's expensive to ship items overseas plus deal with customs, etc.

Sorry,

Vic

Re: Check Out The New Transformers 2 Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:32:24 -0000

I just watched Transformers for the first time since I saw it originally. Watched it in Blu-ray, thinking maybe I've been too hard on it.

I haven't: I still think that overall it sucks. I despise the back and forth between serious action and dumb-assed humor. It was completely incongruous and made it seem like they slammed together two different movies into one.

Jive-talking robots, robots peeing on retarded Federal agents, etc., etc. Painful to watch.

I hope they dump the stupid humor in the sequel, but I doubt it.

Vic

Re: Check Out The New Transformers 2 Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:02:41 -0000

@Pushpinder

I say that regardless of my personal opinion it will indeed make buckets of cash. :-P

Vic

Re: Uh Oh – Hancock is ‘Surprisingly Sexual And Violent?’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:28:49 -0000

At this point I wish it WOULD come out with an R-rating. That would at least flag it as a movie for us grown-ups.

The problem is that the vast majority of parents out there don't do any homework before taking their kids to see a movie beyond watching the commercials for it. So when a studio purposely "lightens up" the ad campaign, it really bugs the heck out of me.

Vic

Re: New Hulk Movie Poster, Old TV Show Vibe

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:27:24 -0000

Doh! Hirogen, you're right bro!

Forgot that. :-

Vic

Re: Knight Rider To Benefit From Bionic Errors

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:26:54 -0000

Well they're talking the talk - we'll see if they can walk the walk. :-)

Vic

Re: Spielberg, Jackson Find Their Tintin

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:26:32 -0000

Mantis,

Believe it or not there are some people that don't read other sites for movie news, so at least it's here. We always try to be timely with our movie news posts, but sometimes it's a case of better late than never.

Screen Rant isn't a huge corporate sponsored site with a monster staff.

This is still basically a small, volunteer endeavor run by me and and with a small handful of contributors, all of whom (including myself) have "day jobs."

This week in particular has been tough keeping up because I'm on vacation with my family - see? Real people behind the scenes here at SR. :-)

Besides, this has always been more of an editorial/opinion site on movie and TV than a straight-out "latest news announcements" site.

Best regards,

Vic

Re: Jericho Is Done

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:26:09 -0000

I absolutely guarantee that no "save the show" campaign will get Jericho back for another season on CBS.

The proof is in the viewership numbers. Fans had their shot and it's done.

Vic

Re: Klaatu To Warn Us About…. Global Warming?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:26:07 -0000

Well I certainly won't argue our destructive nature, I just think that our bigger worry is what we'll do to each other.

Soldier vs soldier is one thing, but fanatics killing unarmed women and children is another thing entirely.

Vic

Re: New Iron Man, Hulk (Sort Of), And Wolverine Pictures

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:24:07 -0000

Kane, it's just a legacy/respect for the original thing. It's not a huge issue, but just one of those little things.

Vic

Re: Indiana Jones Trailer Attached To Spiderwick Chronicles

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:58 -0000

I think the primary target audience is those old enough to have seen the first three on the big screen. :-)

Vic

Re: Image From Iron Man Super Bowl Trailer!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:22:38 -0000

Oh, and don't forget... I'm betting that we see our first trailer for "The Incredible Hulk" on Sunday. If we don't, that's a huge missed opportunity for Marvel to get the word out on THAT film.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Be Awesome, But Leave The Kids At Home

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:59:12 -0000

@G.K.

Your examples are exactly why I wrote this post.

Vic

Re: DiCaprio To Star In Nolan’s ‘Inception’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:20:49 -0000

I have to admit that DiCaprio has really grown on me as he's matured both as an actor and age-wise.

He's no longer the annoying young punk from Titanic. :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – March 4, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:29:49 -0000

If Watchmen does well now, yes, it will be re-released as a director's cut in July theatrically. I think the IMAX factor will help the box office but I'm very curious as to what word of mouth will be on this.

And don't forget that Fox gets 8% of the gross as well.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – March 4, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:24:58 -0000

@Ken X

Do you mean WonderCon? I wish I could have attended, but from what I've read I'd have to say it was the Star Trek and Terminator Salvation trailers.

I'm waiting eagerly for the new Trek trailer to show up online so I can post it here.

Vic

Re: Dollhouse & Sarah Connor Ratings Better Than We Think

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:18:35 -0000

@steven the git

I sometimes do that myself. My old DirecTV box would skip in 30 second increments but my new one does a super fast forward in 30 second chunks so I can still see what I'm skipping. Sometimes something catches my eye and I'll actually stop and watch it. :-)

Vic

Re: New ‘Public Enemies’ Poster: Why So Serious?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:19:09 -0000

@SK47

Thanks, man. One of these days I'll have to actually take a Photoshop class instead of just stumbling through the program. :-P

Vic

Re: Watchmen Interactive Site = Fun & New Footage

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:30:35 -0000

@Jordan

Well unfortunately (for me) I have to abide by the review embargo and can't publish mine until Friday.

Vic

Re: New Terminator Salvation Trailer, Posters & Photos

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:54:23 -0000

Looking better and better. I think when this comes out McG is going to be able to give everyone who doubted him the biggest finger ever, and he'll finally shake his Charlie's Angels label. :-P

Vic

Re: Watchmen Wows At Wonder Con

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:05:16 -0000

@Gary

I'm not sure if they're releasing all the versions at the same time or not, but I think they are.

Vic

Re: Tired Of Remakes? The Next Trend: Movies Based On Board Games

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:46:25 -0000

Max Payne cost $35MM and earned $40MM in the US plus $45MM overseas.

Vic

Re: Nearly Every ‘Transformers 2′ Robot Revealed!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:57:31 -0000

I realize that toys are always very simplified versions of the movie version, but if the bots in the movie were just more detailed versions of those above that would be a vast improvement over robots composed of what seem to be 2 million parts.

Vic

Re: The Remaking Of Pelham 123

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:58:30 -0000

@Gary

I had the exact same reaction. What the hell was that? A wife too tough to tell her husband she's worried about him? Sheesh.

Vic

Re: Gemini Man: One Of The Coolest Movie Concepts Ever

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:44:36 -0000

LOL, well I think the idea is more like someone in their 60's vs. the early 30's version. :-)

If done right I think this would be a great popcorn flick.

Vic

Re: Gemini Man: One Of The Coolest Movie Concepts Ever

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:00:33 -0000

I think present day Bruce Willis and Stallone could beat the crap out of their younger versions, hands down. :-P

Vic

Re: Dollhouse & Sarah Connor Ratings: Mediocre To Awful

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:02:00 -0000

I hated the choice they made for the actor who portrayed Kyle Reese. Hated it.

Like Ken said, looked like a teenage kid who tried really hard to grow a patchy scruff beard to look older.

Vic

Re: James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Already Has A Toy Line

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:09:28 -0000

This is one of those weird mystery things to me... creating toys for movies that are not appropriate for kids.

Makes no sense at all.

Vic

Re: The ‘Twilight’ Mystique – And Why It’s Undeserved

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:13:14 -0000

Ladies,

There was one paragraph in particular in Carl's comment that I thought was over the line. I've deleted that paragraph and I apologize for any offense.

Sincerely,

Vic Holtreman
Editor-in-Chief: ScreenRant.com

Re: The ‘Twilight’ Mystique – And Why It’s Undeserved

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:07:36 -0000

Wow Carl - that drug comment is over the top IMHO.

Vic

Re: The ‘Twilight’ Mystique – And Why It’s Undeserved

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:57:05 -0000

@Kristina

I challenge you to find anything condescending about the comment I left in this thread. As a matter of fact one of the two comments I left said this:

"You know one thing I have to say about most Twilight fans when it comes to discussions like this: Although you disagree for the most part you’re polite, civil and articulate and we at Screen Rant REALLY appreciate that!"

I didn't write this article, so why are you attacking me? Or are you referring to something someone else said?

Vic

Re: The ‘Twilight’ Mystique – And Why It’s Undeserved

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:59:34 -0000

You know one thing I have to say about most Twilight fans when it comes to discussions like this: Although you disagree for the most part you're polite, civil and articulate and we at Screen Rant REALLY appreciate that!

Best regards,

Vic (Screen Rant Editor-in-Chief)

Re: The ‘Twilight’ Mystique – And Why It’s Undeserved

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:12:07 -0000

@Dustin

Don't apologize, Carl's article has generated some great discussion here!

Vic

Re: Dollhouse Premiere = Creepy Concept (& Characters)

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:07:34 -0000

Aaaand another cowardly troll has been banished.

Vic

Re: Dollhouse Premiere = Creepy Concept (& Characters)

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:39:12 -0000

@Bruce
Thanks for chiming in - I was wondering what you thought of the premiere.

@Benno

Thanks for catching that error! I've fixed it. :-)

Vic

Re: Dollhouse Premiere = Creepy Concept (& Characters)

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:52:41 -0000

LOL, no, they didn't have that cliche scene in this episode. :-P

Vic

Re: Bunch Of New Street Fighter Pictures

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:19:40 -0000

@JMoney

Moon = Maya

And those were all the new pics available.

Vic

Re: The International Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:38:31 -0000

@Reverend

Well there were parts that were slower and while other reviewers are complaining about those I rather enjoyed them.

Vic

Re: Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Is NOT Batman 3

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:49:15 -0000

LOL, damn... great idea. But it's late, I just edited 3 posts and wrote a review. I'm tired. :-)

Vic

Re: New Wolverine Pics Here & Three Trailers Coming!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:58:30 -0000

I'm 5'10" and I met Patrick Stewart once. I towered over him. Freaked me out because he was the captain of the Enterprise!

Robert Downey Jr. is shorter than me too if I recall correctly.

Vic

Re: New Wolverine Pics Here & Three Trailers Coming!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:18:25 -0000

@Ken J

Ok, maybe 5'6" is a little short but many actors are 5'9" and shorter:

http://usedwigs.com/hollywood-height-chart/

Vic

Re: New Wolverine Pics Here & Three Trailers Coming!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:20:05 -0000

@Ken J

Are you kidding? Do you know how many leading actors and actresses in Hollywood are 5'6" and under? A ton!

Vic

Re: New Wolverine Pics Here & Three Trailers Coming!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:44:26 -0000

Perhaps they didn't go with Tyler Mane in this one because some actual "acting" was required. :-P

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:37:43 -0000

@Johnny

Maybe he's wearing a neck brace in addition to that hockey mask, lol.

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:53:56 -0000

Alex, what can I say? I liked this latest one.

And the first one was of course totally creepy throughout the first time I saw it. :-)

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:00:58 -0000

You know, today I just re-watched the original Friday the 13th for the first time in many years.

Those who are complaining about lack of plot and character development in this latest film REALLY need to go re-watch the original again then come back and tell me how much of each of those that film contains. :-P

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:49:14 -0000

Alex,

Well I'm certainly not going to take the blame for your losing your girlfriend. :-P

What can I say? It's a Friday the 13th movie and on that level I enjoyed the hell out of it. I don't expect deep character development or Oscar winning performances from a movie like this: I expect a visceral thrill and for me it delivered on that level.

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:45:05 -0000

@Ramey
No problem, I love having articulate and passionate commenters like you visit the site.

@darthbalo
Sorry, dude - I enjoyed it. I *did* mention in my review that I predicted fans would probably be split on this. :-)

I will admit that the rest of the movie never did measure up to those intense opening 15-20 minutes.

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:05:02 -0000

@Ramey

It's interesting you enjoyed the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake because the same director did this one.

My point about the remake is that (much like last year's Iron Man) they changed the origin year and moved it to the late 70s/1980 much like with Iron Man they changed Vietnam in the 60s to present day Afghanistan.

I'm generally not a fan of remakes but I thought this one was all right - then again I'm not as attached to the original films as you obviously are.

I can appreciate your passion for the horror genre - I have a similar one for superhero and sci-fi.

BTW, a suggestion - if you would break up your comment into a few paragraphs it would make it easier to read. Just a thought. :-)

Best regards,

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:07:45 -0000

@Ramey

Take a breath dude - this was a REMAKE/REBOOT. Jason was a young kid in 1980, not 1955. I thought that was pretty obvious.

Tunnels: Good question, gotta admit that.

Holding the girl captive: She looks like his mother. Remember the scene where her boyfriend found the necklace and says "she looks like you?"

Jason killed the barn guy because he was going onto Jason's property to get the weed.

And they did do the familiar sounds right at the opening of the movie, even before the opening credits. I don't recall if they used it during the movie - don't think they did though.

As to plot and all that, how much plot did the original couple of Friday the 13th films have? I'm not saying this is Oscar material, but it is what it is.

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:24:50 -0000

@Rev

Yeah, I try to review movies within the context of what they're trying to accomplish. I actually bumped up my rating on this one from 3 to 3.5/5 after thinking about it.

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:44:46 -0000

@Smitty

Let us know what you thought!

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:06:07 -0000

@Ody

I'm with you. "PG-13 horror movie" is an oxymoron as far as I'm concerned.

Vic

Re: Friday The 13th Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:32:08 -0000

Yes, I mean the actual events. He's not super-powered and he can't magically beat someone who's running to their destination.

Oh, and Ken... you'll LOVE the scene in the film involving a gun. :-P

Vic

Re: Rumor: Wachowskis To Direct Superman Trilogy? [Updated]

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:36:30 -0000

@greenknight

What you call "deep" I call "pretentious and self-indulgent." :-P

Vic

Re: Rumor: Wachowskis To Direct Superman Trilogy? [Updated]

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:02:18 -0000

@T

You're joking, right?

Vic

Re: Autobot Showcase Video… But Where’s Ratchet?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:53:24 -0000

I didn't find it entertaining, I found it frustrating. Every time I started to get even remotely into the cool/serious/action side of the movie, it would abruptly cut to some stupid humor sequence.

I felt whiplashed back and forth through the whole film. As a matter of fact it felt like two different, incongruous movies intercut into one.

Vic

Re: Autobot Showcase Video… But Where’s Ratchet?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:42:59 -0000

@Alpha Trion

Welcome to Screen Rant, you should feel right at home here. :-)

Vic

Re: First Review of Watchmen Is In!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:05:46 -0000

@J Biz

The Stimulus Bill.

Vic

Re: New Angels And Demons Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:16:20 -0000

I'm betting we just saw everything exciting that happens in the movie.

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:58:27 -0000

Heh... I wonder what site that would be? Haven't heard anything. :-)

Anyway, I feel like you guys (especially Kurt) are the polar opposite of Screen Rant. :-P

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:17:33 -0000

LOL, I love you RowThree guys but you sure are dogpiling on me here. :-P

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:59:50 -0000

Andrew,

I DO encourage INTELLIGENT discussion and dialog here. Ask ANY of my regular readers.

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:31:59 -0000

Yes Andrew, really. I moderate comments here at Screen Rant. If someone is being an obvious troll (plus posting using multiple usernames to defend their own position) and their comments aren't contributing to the conversation, yes, I will stop it.

Why do you think the conversations here at Screen Rant don't get out of control like they do on most every other movie site?

My house, my rules.

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:23:25 -0000

@Jo/Lisa

Let it go, will you? There are trailers we've run for movies on this site that I've had no intention of seeing.

Last time I checked it's still a free country, and we can all decide which movies to see. We've run trailers for movies here that look like crap, and turn out to be crap. In my experience it's VERY rare that a bad trailer portends a great movie - usually it's the opposite, where they craftily assemble a trailer and make a movie look good that in fact turns out to be lame (and before you go nuts, I'm not saying that's the case here).

I don't think Sabrina said that she would definitely not go see it based on the footage, so you need to just chill out. I'm getting tired of your comments, honestly - they're getting quite repetitive and I'm being gracious in allowing you to continue to beat a dead horse.

For now.

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:55:10 -0000

Oh, and by the way - you're so astute that you never even noticed that *I* didn't write this article, it was one of my writers, Sabrina.

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:54:18 -0000

LOL, yes Lisa, continue to make yourself look good.

Stalker? ROFLMAO! I was trying to have a reasonable discussion with you in hopes of making you see we're not one sided. Obviously you are of a certain political persuasion that believes in free speech - as long as it agrees with your point of view.

AGAIN, I point out that I didn't delete your comment out of hand and was nothing but respectful and polite in my replies to you.

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:04:52 -0000

Wow. Some people just can't get over themselves... I'm going to share an email conversation I had here since "Lisa" is now blocking my emails.

You tell me who is rude and who is not...

From Lisa in response to my comment above:

"LOL...why do you have a place on your website for comments on your writing if you can't take the criticism against it mate? ....Listen no offense to you? BUT...if you are going to have a blog about films and allow people to comment about what you write than at least have the courage to accept the good with the bad..I have a problem with people bad mouthing anything they haven't seen to its completion and I realize it is one man's opinion and respect that...but if you are going to have us comment and than don't like the comments than perhaps you shouldn't be blogging about films in the first place..."
===

To which I replied:

LOL, did I delete your comment? No, I did not because although you disagreed it was intelligent and added to the conversation(and you would have been welcome to post what you said below on the site as well).

My point was not that you were disagreeing... I encourage debate on the site (and if you click around and look at some of the discussions you'll see that), I just wanted to correct this statement, which was inaccurate:

"people who havent actually SEEN a film in it's entirety are writting REVIEWS about it"

So are we not supposed to comment on movie trailers, clips and footage that the studios put out there to promote their films? All we can go on is what is shown. If the overall film is better perhaps they should have shown footage that was more representative of that.

The only comments I delete are those that personally attack the author or fellow commenters.

Sincerely,

Vic
====

And her reply to that civil and polite email:

"Mate look...LOL..I didn't expect this big a response back from you..I simply was taking the liberty of leaving a free and open comment against what you wrote in your article...I'm not looking to argue "egos" over this...I disagreed with you, based on the fact that I have seen this entire film, met this film's director, spoke to the film's writer...and have some further knowledge to aforementioned...trust me if I thought this film was pure crap after I saw it? I'd let them know I disliked it..I have no problem with that ..LOL...But I do have some issues with anyone making early judgement calls just on spoilers or trailers..mostly because they have an audience..much like Rush Limbaugh does...who take everything they say and write? Literally...and they may be missing out? on a seeing a really incredibly good film ..because they read that a movie might be "boring" and a waste of time to see..based on one spoiler of it...that's all...the end...."
===

So fine, another olive branch from me:
Generally early peeks at films do represent the final product. If we're wrong in the end, we're not afraid to admit it and we do so.

Best regards,

Vic
===

And her final reply, after which I was no longer able to send her an email:

Dear "Rush" ..LOL

I rest my case....Hack and Wannabe but ..not much "else"...

Good luck with your one sided "blogging" ...I recommend you take down the free comments part..you obviously have an ego too large for your own head and arent worth this arguement....The fact you have an audience? Is "scary" to me..As long as they agree with you? You are fine...But if they don't? Emails go on and on mate...lol...Sad really but don't worry...I won't find the need to "visit" your website any longer..I know a hack when I see him...LOL
===

Nice, huh?

And please note that her original comment here has NOT been deleted.

The things you have to put up with when you run a website.... sheesh.

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:15:25 -0000

@Lisa

Where does this article state that it's a review of the film? It's an opinion piece based on the footage that was shown. If the overall film works better than the scene that was shown, that's great - but don't accuse us of writing an entire movie review for a film we haven't seen.

Vic

Re: Sneak Peek At ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Trailer!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:05:45 -0000

A war movie might just be right up Tarantino's alley. I'll give this a chance.

Vic

Re: Sneak Peek At ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Trailer!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:14:15 -0000

@Tim

I enjoyed "Planet Terror" on the level you describe, but "Death Proof" was an excruciating bore to sit through.

Vic

Re: Sneak Peek At ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Trailer!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:58:27 -0000

Death Proof was one of the most horrible movie-going experiences of my entire life.

Vic

Re: And ‘The Flash’ Might Be… Neil Patrick Harris?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:11:43 -0000

Um, this would be a gay actor portraying a straight superhero. The Flash is not gay.

Vic

Re: And ‘The Flash’ Might Be… Neil Patrick Harris?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:47:05 -0000

Hey gang,

So sorry for omitting "Dr. Horrible." I've updated the post with that info. Believe it or not, I haven't seen that and that's why it slipped my mind. :-P

Vic

Re: NY Comic Con: Summit Entertainment Panel

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:40:52 -0000

Sabrina is working on a write-up for the Up panel.

Vic

Re: NY Comic Con 2009: Fringe Panel

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:07:45 -0000

LOL, someone just twittered me a link to the video of the neuroscientist hat schtick:

http://www.thebadandugly.com/2009/02/09/david-j...

:-P

Vic

Re: Babylon A.D. Blu-ray Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:22:01 -0000

@INK

LOL, sorry, man... But believe me, I was due. My last TV was over 10 years old and I *do* run a movie/TV site after all. :-P

Actually got a screamin' deal on it or I wouldn't have bought it. It's a Sony and I think I got it for under $1,500.

Vic

Re: Babylon A.D. Blu-ray Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:39:03 -0000

@Evie

Yeah, that ending definitely left me with the same reaction.

Vic

Re: NY Comic Con 2009: Terminator Salvation Panel

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:43:27 -0000

@Lord Garth

Oops, delete that one by mistake. You can repost it minus the profanity if you like.

Vic

Re: NY Comic Con 2009: Terminator Salvation Panel

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:44:57 -0000

Nice. I tend to think that McG takes a lot of heat that he doesn't deserve. Maybe if he stopped going by that "handle" and just used his actual name a lot of that would go away. :-)

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Technical Stuff

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:35:27 -0000

Hey David, I appreciate your keeping an eye out for the site. Some ads do cause problems and I've had to disable those in the past.

And thanks for the kind words, bro. We work hard over here. :-)

Vic

Re: What The Heck Is Going On With Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:07:54 -0000

@ppnkof

Totally agree.

Vic

Re: Has ‘The System’ Driven Joss Whedon To Quit TV?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:09:26 -0000

@undead

How can Joss Whedon suck if he brought us Firefly and Serenity?

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds: Part 3

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:35:04 -0000

@Gigan

So many characters is indeed a concern, but it looks like they're going to be focusing on Wolverine, Sabretooth and possibly Deadpool.

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds: Part 3

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:49:39 -0000

@Oscar

Sorry, just sounded a bit "in your face" when I read it. :-)

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds: Part 3

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:40:48 -0000

@Gigan300

Why, exactly? To me this is actually looking better with each new clip.

@Oscar

Come on, dude.

Vic

Re: Wolverine In 60 Seconds: Part 3

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:14:58 -0000

I'm sure it will be made clear in the film but I was confused about seeing Cyclops in the film. I know it spans a large amount of time, but I didn't think part of it took place recently enough for Cyclops to be even in his early 20s.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 18, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:11:37 -0000

Really enjoying this season of 24.

As to Watchmen, they didn't say. The studio puts an embargo on movie reviews so they can't say much prior to the date they can publish their reviews.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 18, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:34:09 -0000

I'll be writing up that Mickey Rourke story soon.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 18, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:39:29 -0000

@Larry

Don't know yet. No doubt just a few days before you will. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 18, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:12:32 -0000

A few of my movie blogger friends who live in LA got to see Watchmen last night - and every single one of them is saying it was incredible.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Technical Stuff

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:58:23 -0000

Thanks, John. Everything seems to be back to normal, with the exception of some issues on the home page with the proper thumbnail images displaying.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Technical Stuff

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:50:56 -0000

It's not hijacking, it's an ad. Sorry for the inconvenience but we've got to do what we can. Believe me I turn down a LOT of ads on the site that I think would be annoying. I don't do "flashing" ads, ads that have audio that plays automatically, popups, or things like that.

Believe me, it could be worse. :-)

Vic

Re: New Details About Watchmen’s ‘Black Freighter’ Tie-in

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:23:40 -0000

@greenknight

We're having some site funkiness going on today. Your comments should be visible now.

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Behind The Scenes Pictures

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:52:18 -0000

Sorry we had to remove these, folks!

Vic

Re: Push Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:20:30 -0000

Oh, and let's add to that having to browser through 200+ porn/spam comments a day to make sure none of your comments are caught in the spam filter by accident.

I'd love to just hit the delete button every day on those, but I don't.

Vic

Re: Push Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:58:49 -0000

OK... guys, I appreciate what you're saying - I really do. And I do my best around here but I'm starting to get annoyed.

Do you know how many comments we get here every day sitewide? Hundreds. I try to read EVERY comment in order to make sure the tone is civil and people aren't attacking each other - but with the volume sometimes I have to skim. Other webmasters let EVERYTHING through and don't moderate.

My point stands: You're defending a guy who rips my review and hasn't even SEEN the movie. So that's cool, then?

I work a full time job, I write for the site, I'm the editor for over half a dozen writers, and on the day that comment was posted Screen Rant was having technical issues that had the site offline for more than two hours (which is a VERY big deal). That continued with me trying to get the site fixed ALL day on Saturday on into midnight.

So while yes, you're right... Try to keep in mind I'm not Jesus Christ and I'm not perfect... so maybe you could cut ME as much as slack as you're cutting him, eh?

Thanks,

Vic

Re: Push Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:52:25 -0000

@Jon

Thanks, I *am* passionate about film, that's why I started this site and why I put so much work into it every day.

I enjoy visitors who can put forth their opinions intelligently, even if they disagree with mine and I look forward to your becoming a regular visitor. :-)

Best,

Vic

Re: Push Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:42:08 -0000

@Jon

Whatever. The whole sniffing concept is still stupid IMHO.

@Sylar's Hunger

Considering Alex wrote a 200+ word slam of my review WITHOUT HIS HAVING SEEN THE MOVIE and all I basically replied with was a short sentence saying just that, I think my reply was completely justified.

Good Lord, you'd think I said something about the guy's mother.

Vic

Re: Push Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:35:27 -0000

@Freak

Thanks, bud. You should poke around here and read some other reviews - maybe you'll agree and become a regular here. :-)

Vic

Re: Push Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:31:35 -0000

ROFLMAO @Alex

Have you even SEEN the movie prior to ripping me on my review?

Vic

Re: ‘Casino Royale’ Director To Helm ‘Green Lantern?’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:16:00 -0000

@greenknight

I've gone through the spam folder and pulled out your comment. I don't know why it was flagged, but it wasn't the only one.

Vic

Re: Welcome To The Dollhouse-Terminator Promo Video

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:33:02 -0000

@Ken J

LOL, you know that's a good point that hadn't occurred to me. I've increased the number of posts that appear on the home page from 20 to 30. :-)

Vic

Re: Welcome To The Dollhouse-Terminator Promo Video

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:34:58 -0000

@Ken J

That's the first I've ever heard of a problem like that.

Vic

Re: New Watchmen Video: No Vigilantes!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:34:37 -0000

@greenknight

I'm old but I'm not THAT old. :-P

Vic

Re: Tron 2 To Give Jeff Bridges Digital Plastic Surgery

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:43:06 -0000

@Ken J

You've never seen Tron? Go rent it! It's a bit dated but I think it's still VERY cool.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 4, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:43:44 -0000

Heath will be writing up a "Hulk vs." review sometime in the next 7-10 days.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 4, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:41:52 -0000

Unfortunately Outlander isn’t playing anywhere within driving distance for me.

Vic

Re: Mickey Rourke NOT The Crimson Dynamo In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:10:39 -0000

@Oscar

Yes, Tropic Thunder was great but it's a COMPLETELY different genre of movie.

Vic

Re: Mickey Rourke NOT The Crimson Dynamo In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:45:08 -0000

Although Favreau is back to direct I really don't know what to expect with the sequel. Remember, we have a completely different writer on this one, not the same guys who wrote the first one. And this guy's claim to fame is Tropic Thunder.

I'll be keeping a close watch on development of this one, folks.

Vic

Re: Mickey Rourke NOT The Crimson Dynamo In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:36:10 -0000

I think they're saving Mandarin for the third film.

Vic

Re: Mickey Rourke NOT The Crimson Dynamo In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:00:48 -0000

Man... I *hate* it when I'm wrong. :-P

Vic

Re: Day-Lewis and Del Toro May Star in Scorsese’s ‘Silence’

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:37:50 -0000

@greenknight

Thanks, bud. I'm having the weekend from hell dealing with server problems.

Vic

Re: Day-Lewis and Del Toro May Star in Scorsese’s ‘Silence’

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:37:14 -0000

What dates are you referring to? Everything seems fine to me.

Re: Heroes ‘Fugitives’ Chapter: Back To Basics?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:46:27 -0000

@huntthejest

"here you can wind back like 30 seconds and stop something from happening."

THAT was one of the BIGGEST problems with last season. Huge problem IMHO right from the get-go.

- Speed-girl snatches the formula as soon as Hiro opens the safe.

- Hiro stops time fast enough to catch her in the office.

- Instead of grabbing the formula out of her hand, Hiro stops to chat with her. (duh)

- She knocks him out and gets away. Um, go back in time to before you opened the safe and DON'T OPEN IT.

Problem solved.

Vic

Re: Heroes ‘Fugitives’ Chapter: Back To Basics?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:35:56 -0000

@ParrotSoup

What the hell, I'll pop open a can of worms.

My point was that he was OK with the idea until it affected him personally. What came to my mind was the gun control folks: Talking about how dangerous guns are and how laws should be more restrictive and law abiding citizens shouldn't be allowed to carry them...

...and then suddenly being faced with a mugger late at night pointing a gun at them and their family, or having an armed robber break into their home in the middle of the night.

Suddenly keeping guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens might not sound like such a great idea after all.

Vic

Re: Heroes ‘Fugitives’ Chapter: Back To Basics?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:34:52 -0000

@Mark

Funny, I had the exact same reaction when she was the first person to appear in the episode.

Vic

Re: Heroes ‘Fugitives’ Chapter: Back To Basics?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:33:06 -0000

@Bill Blume

"One thing I am glad not to see at work, right now, is all the time-travel business."

Amen to THAT!

Vic

Re: Heroes ‘Fugitives’ Chapter: Back To Basics?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:28:53 -0000

@Gary

They're mixing up broadcast times/formats so much now that it's getting confusing. This is a new chapter, but with the gap between "chapters" I would pretty much say you could call this a new season, or maybe season 3.5?

Vic

Re: Eagle Eye Blu-ray Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:31:39 -0000

@HOMER

I don't do a lot of DVD-type reviews because frankly it takes a ton of time to go over not only the movie, but director's commentary (double the movie watching time) plus all the special features.

Before I buy a Blu-ray disc I head over to Amazon and I check the reviews in regards to picture and audio quality.

Vic

Re: Super Sneak Preview: Sam Raimi’s ‘Drag Me To Hell’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:44:36 -0000

Hopefully Raimi will fine tune this between now and May. I'm a HUGE fan of Evil Dead and Army of Darkness and from what I saw at Comic-Con last summer it seemed like he recaptured that vibe.

Vic

Re: Slumdog Millionaire Star Cast In The Last Airbender

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:41:48 -0000

Doh! I responded to the wrong thread re: Outlander. :-P

Vic

Re: Slumdog Millionaire Star Cast In The Last Airbender

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:41:16 -0000

@HuggyBear

Sometimes it takes a while to show up. Make sure that at Gravatar.com you've chosen an avatar that is rated PG or lower, otherwise it won't display here.

Vic

Re: Slumdog Millionaire Star Cast In The Last Airbender

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:39:53 -0000

Unfortunately Outlander isn't playing anywhere within driving distance for me.

Vic

Re: Four New Terminator: Salvation Images

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:54:02 -0000

I think Common has the chops. Hell, if we can take Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as an actor, why not him? :-P

Vic

Re: Are You Looking Forward To 3D Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:04:16 -0000

@Philbert

I agree completely. It's the equivalent of an expensive steak restaurant advertising by giving away McDonalds cheeseburgers.

That's a big, fat fail for Dreamworks/Paramount.

Vic

Re: Are You Looking Forward To 3D Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:29:42 -0000

@Ken J

Because they used red/blue in the big promotion for the Super Bowl commercial, and DVD versions of 3D films use those crappy old glasses.

Vic

Re: Are You Looking Forward To 3D Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:34:30 -0000

Using red/blue tech to advertise polarized tech is pretty stupid and counterproductive to trying to "sell" 3D IMHO.

Vic

Re: Are You Looking Forward To 3D Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:40:30 -0000

@Alex

Thanks for finding that error, I've corrected it.

@Jim

Yeah, Bruce should have pointed out the difference between the type of glasses in theaters and the ones they use for TV/DVD. My fault, I should have caught that but it was late and I was getting ready for bed when I edited the post.

Personally, I'm a fan of 3D with the polarized glasses - I think it adds depth to scenes and puts you more "in" the movie.

But, problems:

- I wear glasses. Royal pain in the ass to have 3D glasses over my regular ones.

- Home viewing: As long as they keep doing the cheap, crappy red/blue for home viewing, people's perception of 3D will be negative. I tried to watch both Polar Express and Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D on my 60" HDTV and found them BOTH to be unwatchable.

Vic

Vic

Re: Superbowl Star Trek Trailer = More Adrenaline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:06:55 -0000

@Lord Garth

Hey, thanks bro - appreciate the props. Sorry, but I don't get any sort of updates from Criterion. I'm sure you can find that on the web somewhere...

Best,

Vic

Re: Superbowl Star Trek Trailer = More Adrenaline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:23:27 -0000

@Lord Garth

Yeah, I never liked Picard's leadership by committee. Like he was incapable of making a decision on his own or just wanted to validate the self-esteem of his bridge crew by asking them for their opinion.

Give me Kirk any day.

Vic

Re: Superbowl Star Trek Trailer = More Adrenaline

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:38:40 -0000

@Rob

I think it's difficult to judge the skydiving scene outside of any context.

Vic

Re: Superbowl Star Trek Trailer = More Adrenaline

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:21:42 -0000

The one line that makes me cringe is "Why are you talkin' to me, man."

I hate current colloquialisms in sci-fi movies based in the future.

Vic

Re: Finally! Check Out The G.I. Joe Teaser Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:37:29 -0000

@thandral

I had the same exact thoughts while watching the trailer.

Vic

Re: Finally! Check Out The G.I. Joe Teaser Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:37:16 -0000

I had NO idea what to expect with this... I'm still trying to wrap my head around it and decide what I think about it.

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Teaser Online!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:35:05 -0000

Rob,

I deleted Shodan's comment. Reminder to everyone, I will not allow comments that include personal insults, even if the rest of your comment may make good points.

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Teaser Online!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:26:23 -0000

Yeah, I heard that. Don't think we'll be covering it here, though.

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Teaser Online!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:37:06 -0000

@Bill Blume

Yeah, that whole masturbation joke was SO out of left field that I was left wondering if I really heard it right...

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Teaser Online!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:38:26 -0000

@darkone

I'm not a Michael Bay hater, I just didn't like Transformers. At all.

Vic

Re: New ‘Public Enemies’ Promo Images

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:24:01 -0000

Hey guys, sorry about any confusion - a number of websites were posting these as brand new.

Vic

Re: Will Joe Carnahan Drive ‘The A-Team’ To Success?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:58:13 -0000

@steven

ROFLMAO! :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – January 28, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:49:48 -0000

@Ken J

Before I purchase a Blu-Ray disc I got to Amazon.com and read the reviews - that's how I found out about the crappy BD version of the Terminator movies.

And no, the Alien movies AREN'T on DVD yet. I'm waiting eagerly for the first two to be released.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – January 28, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:56:29 -0000

@High Caliber

I hadn't thought of that, good point. However I think that award goes for overall design, which is why "period" movies tend to do well.

Vic

Re: Will A Babylon 5 Movie Make It To The Big Screen?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:30:49 -0000

@Lord Garth

I'd have to figure out how to get in touch with him. :-)

Vic

Re: ‘The Dark Knight’ IMAX Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:20:37 -0000

Hey gang,

I popped the tickets in the mail today - you should have them in a couple of days. :-)

Vic

Re: ‘The Dark Knight’ IMAX Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:17:09 -0000

@James

Sorry, don't know... I received that via email.

Vic

Re: Stallone Is Made Of Stone!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:28:58 -0000

Those are temporary tattoos for the film.

Vic

Re: Stallone Is Made Of Stone!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:32:41 -0000

@SK47

It's documented that Sly uses HGH, and the use of it would be to help him get that lean at such an advanced age, not to get huge.

Vic

Re: Stallone Is Made Of Stone!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:43:22 -0000

@Jae Senn

Indeed. You can't just do steriods and HGH and then go sit on the coach to watch TV and eat potato chips if you want to look like that. :-)

Vic

Re: Stallone Is Made Of Stone!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:00:27 -0000

@Jae Senn

How old are you? I'm 47 and pretty fit but I can tell you that once you're over 40 it is VERY hard to stay in shape. If I continued to eat and just work out a little as I did when I was 25 I would blow up like Steven Seagal. :-P

Vic

Re: Enterprise vs. Galactica: Who Would Win?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:58:15 -0000

@Robin

I was just ribbing you since you said it was a pointless comparison after you took the time to argue in favor of BSG. :-)

Vic

Re: Will ‘The Hurt Locker’ Be Boring?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:26:09 -0000

@Mandarr

Can't say I disagree about the "respect" thing - and that'll go over like a ton of bricks here in the U.S.

Vic

Re: Why Van Damme Turned Down Stallone’s ‘Expendables’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:21:01 -0000

@Mike

It sounds like Stallone didn't show him the script but wanted him to come onboard sight unseen.

Then again, how about just saying "Hey, can I take a look at the script before I decide?"

Vic

Re: ABC Is Bringing Back ‘V’

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:45:24 -0000

@INK

LOL, wouldn't surprise me at all.

Vic

Re: ABC Is Bringing Back ‘V’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:15:58 -0000

LOL, yeah - that's what made it stand out. :-)

Vic

Re: ABC Is Bringing Back ‘V’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:20:05 -0000

The main thing I remember about the series is one scene where a hot babe that was really a lizard tilted her head back and opened her mouth into a huge cavernous maw - and inserted a large rodent, whole.

:-P

Vic

Re: Alex Proyas’ ‘Knowing’ Is More Intense Than You Think

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:08:44 -0000

I'm looking forward to this and hope that it doesn't stink. I'm not too concerned, Proyas is a good director - even "I, Robot" wasn't THAT awful.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 11, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:14:41 -0000

@Drew

Haven't heard anything on either front, sorry. I seriously doubt they'll re-use the Joker in the next Batman film.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – February 11, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:53:54 -0000

@Frank Castle

Hmmm... I just went through and looked at our recent posts.

So far this month The Dark Knight was mentioned in 5 out of 61 posts. In January TDK was mentioned in 15 out of 161 posts.

So less than 10% of our posts mention The Dark Knight, and that includes posts that are specifically ABOUT the film. Last month there was a lot of Oscar talk about it plus any talk of Warner Bros. financial situation usually warrants a reference.

Thanks, though - I'd never thought about going back through and doing an analysis like that. :-)

Vic

Re: Enterprise vs. Galactica: Who Would Win?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:16:07 -0000

@Robin

If it's so "assinine and pointless" then why bother to go to any trouble to even make your, um, point?

And why wouldn't Trek tech work in the Galactica universe? It's the same universe. Oh, wait... why am I asking you a pointless question...

8-)

Vic

Re: Enterprise vs. Galactica: Who Would Win?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:53:19 -0000

@Rob

LOL, of all people you should know to just shoot me an email if one of your comments doesn't show up. :-P

Vic

Re: Enterprise vs. Galactica: Who Would Win?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:47:44 -0000

@greenknight

Been wondering that myself. I think he probably migrated over the movie site that he writes for.

Bummer. Been missing his comments. But it seems that Ken J has come in to fill the vacuum. :-P

Vic

Re: Jonathan Nolan Responds To ‘The Dark Knight’ Oscar Snubs

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:05:05 -0000

@Christopher

What a GREAT analysis of Oscars in the past vs today!

Vic

Re: Detailed Look At Star Trek (Toy) Prop Designs

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:25:58 -0000

@David

Oh man... I had the communicator pic but forgot to add it to the post.

Also, I apologize for the less than stellar image quality - I was using the Mac version of the software I usually use and was not used to it yet, and didn't save the images at a high enough quality level.

Vic

Re: Detailed Look At Star Trek (Toy) Prop Designs

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:18:49 -0000

@David

Doh!

That's what happens when I write late at night. Thanks for pointing out the error!

Vic

Re: 2008 Razzie Award Nominees Anounced

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:58:40 -0000

"I think someone would’ve had to see the Spirit to actually nominate it."

ROFLAMO!!! :-D

Vic

Re: 2008 Razzie Award Nominees Anounced

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:37:12 -0000

@nowhereman

Holy cow... good point!

Vic

Re: 2008 Razzie Award Nominees Anounced

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:54:17 -0000

@Alex

Be nice. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, if they're wrong. :-P

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Trump The Dark Knight In Realism

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:09:58 -0000

@darkbhudda

Well considering that Watchmen takes place in the 70s (and I think early 80s), you might not get your wish.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Will Trump The Dark Knight In Realism

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:05:27 -0000

@Gary

Remember... "realism" is an artistic style depicting subjects as they appear in everyday life while "realistic" is an adjective meaning an accurate representation.

Vic

Re: Smallville ‘Bulletproof’ Brings The Show Back To Form

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:03:14 -0000

Of course Lex isn't dead. They can't rewrite comic book history THAT radically on the show.

Vic

Re: Smallville ‘Bulletproof’ Brings The Show Back To Form

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:16:16 -0000

BTW, funny how a negative review brings out so many more commenters than a positive one. 8-)

Vic

Re: Smallville ‘Bulletproof’ Brings The Show Back To Form

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:09:43 -0000

Thanks for the corrections, guys - I'll fix the post here shortly.

Vic

Re: 2009 Oscar Nominations & The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:09:04 -0000

And that's why I tend to want to do all the reviews here at Screen Rant myself. 8-)

Vic

Re: 2009 Oscar Nominations & The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:35:47 -0000

@elliot

If you're following this thread, I deleted your comment. You may disagree but your statement was uncalled for.

@Steven

You have GOT to be kidding. TDK was too complex and it's a darker story than LOTR? I don't think so.

Vic

Re: 2009 Oscar Nominations & The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:12:58 -0000

Michael Shannon was not a surprise. People have been talking Oscar for his performance for weeks.

Vic

Re: New Street Fighter Movie Poster Is Fan-Made

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:09:22 -0000

The poster is staying up. I like it and I've added a disclaimer at the top.

Vic

Re: New Street Fighter Movie Poster Is Fan-Made

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:14:56 -0000

Perhaps you folks could be helpful and provide a link to a site that proves this is a fake.

Post that link here and I'll gladly take down this post.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: SR Picks [Collectibles]: Hulkbuster Iron Man Statue

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:42:32 -0000

@arrell

Thanks for the feedback, it's appreciated. Don't worry, it's not like it'll be daily - probably once a week or less.

Vic

Re: SR Picks [Collectibles]: Hulkbuster Iron Man Statue

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:33:49 -0000

LOL, I just wanted you to know it wasn't some screw out of nowhere design. :-)

Vic

Re: SR Picks [Collectibles]: Hulkbuster Iron Man Statue

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:28:05 -0000

@greenknight

Actually it's VERY close to a design from the comic book, designed by Adi Granov. I've update the post with a picture so you can see for yourself. :-)

Vic

Re: SR Picks [Collectibles]: Hulkbuster Iron Man Statue

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:13:39 -0000

Actually we don't make it explicitly clear. We want the option to cover a wide variety of genres, but that's what we drift towards generally.

Vic

Re: SR Picks [Collectibles]: Hulkbuster Iron Man Statue

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:14:36 -0000

LOL, you were just in denial, that's all. :-P

Vic

Re: SR Picks [Collectibles]: Hulkbuster Iron Man Statue

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:59:30 -0000

Well seeing as:

1.I'm enough of a movie geek to run an entire site about movies.

2. We focus on fantasy/sci-fi/superhero movies.

3. And the fact that I *love* and collect movie related stuff.

I thought it would be of interest to readers as well.

Vic

Re: John August To Write Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:18:17 -0000

I'm with Aaron. I don't think this will be a short lived gimmick like it's been in that past. Sure, initially movies will be "gimmicky" about its use, but I think as time goes on that aspect will not be as prevalent and it will just add to the movie theater experience.

Now if they can get rid of those damned glasses...

Vic

Re: Dakota Fanning To Star In New Moon?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:43:30 -0000

@g

Um, actors dye their hair for roles all the time.

Vic

Re: Dakota Fanning To Star In New Moon?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:35:52 -0000

@Twilighterr

There's this really cool stuff called "hair coloring" out there. I think you can even find it in supermarkets!

:-P

Vic

Re: Lost Season 5 Premiere Offers Many Clues

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:49:38 -0000

@Christine
Didn't notice the fake leg...

@soLost
Yeah, the problem with this show is you need a photographic memory to remember everything that's happened in order to really "get it."

Vic

Re: Lost Season 5 Premiere Offers Many Clues

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:40:09 -0000

I agree that we're going to see some looping back to past events and that from this perspective it will make more sense.

Interesting theory on Locke, not sure how that will play out.

I'm actually a huge fan of time travel stories so this has really revived my interest in the series.

Vic

Re: Lost Season 5 Premiere Offers Many Clues

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:51:55 -0000

Yeah, it's disjointed and hard to follow at times - but now we have enough background that it makes it intriguing.

The more I think about it, the more I think there will be a DVD release of some sort for fans that will instruct us to watch the shows in a different order that'll make the story more linear. :-P

Vic

Re: Warner Bros. To Lay Off 800 Worldwide

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:36:10 -0000

Highly doubtful would be understating it, I'm sure.

Vic

Re: Brosnan On ‘Thomas Crown Affair 2′: It’s Now Or Never

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:56:11 -0000

True, I think they tread on dangerous ground when revisiting older properties *cough*Indy 5*cough*.

Vic

Re: Tarantino Says Full ‘Kill Bill’ Movie Is Still Coming

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:51:50 -0000

@Sebastian

Thanks for pointing that out, I've added a reference to Empire.

@Sean

EXCELLENT point!

Vic

Re: Marvel Studios: Screwing Up Or Being Sensible?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:09:45 -0000

@DarkGritty

Sorry, I disagree. Lots of movies with unknown actors make boatloads of money and lots of movies with big name stars bomb big time.

Vic

Re: Marvel Studios: Screwing Up Or Being Sensible?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:53:07 -0000

@Daniel F

I think your point is valid when an actor being in a film influences someone to go who might not otherwise - and a LOT of people are swayed that way.

Vic

Re: Marvel Studios: Screwing Up Or Being Sensible?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:12:17 -0000

@Darren

Great comment. Notice I did not say *financial* disappointments. You do have a point, though - the fans can be too close to the source material and blind to the fact that you have to make adjustments when going from the comic book page to the big screen with live actors.

As far as Spidey 3, sure, the anticipation played into it. But in cases like that a second viewing, after all the hype is out of the way often tells the true story. The problem with the Venom story arc was that it was shoehorned into the plot and it was obvious even to the casual viewer.

I actually think that for TRULY faithful book to screen adaptations that would still look right on the big screen you'd have to do it via CGI animation.

Vic

Re: Marvel Studios: Screwing Up Or Being Sensible?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:17:35 -0000

@SK47

Sure, but we'll never know, will we. :-)

It takes a lot more than just kids and teens to get a movie to that $$ level.

Vic

Re: Marvel Studios: Screwing Up Or Being Sensible?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:54:56 -0000

@SK47

Well.... see there's the flip side. I think RDJ *did* help put butts in seats. People love to see an underdog come back and that's what he did big time with Iron Man.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – January 21, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:35:49 -0000

I just wrote a full post on the Marvel vs. actor salaries thing.

Check the home page.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – January 21, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:19:14 -0000

@Joe

No worries - I "scrubbed" it. :-)

Don't think I've seen you around here before, welcome to the site! You'll find we're big Iron Man fans around here.

Vic

Re: A Jericho Movie? Don’t Hold Your Breath

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:20:59 -0000

@791

Just wondering... what's a "backwarded town?"

Vic

Re: A Jericho Movie? Don’t Hold Your Breath

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:01:55 -0000

Uh, gang... the author of this article is a fan of the show and he's seen every episode.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Goes Viral

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:29:10 -0000

Really I think viral marketing helps opening weekend box office for movies - beyond that the film has to stand on its own merits.

Vic

Re: J.K. Simmons Talks Spider-Man 4

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:38:25 -0000

LOL, nah... it's just funny that movie came up because I finally watched just a couple of days ago. :-P

I probably had it coming from huntthejest since he went and saw PWZ on my recommendation and he hated it. 8-)

Vic

Re: J.K. Simmons Talks Spider-Man 4

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:40:42 -0000

@huntthejest

Wow, so I must not bright enough to "get" the Coen brothers comedy, because I freaking HATED "Burn After Reading." I thought it plain sucked.

I'm sorry but I need a character in a movie I can relate to as a viewer, and the closest thing to that in the film was J.K. Simmons. And Brad Pitt would have been perfect for the part he played... 20 years ago.

And BTW I am a fan of their films, I loved "Fargo" and "Brother Where Art Thou."

Vic

Re: Three New Spots For ‘Push’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:05:08 -0000

@Vid

That's a good comparison - but for me the main thing that killed Jumper was Hayden Christensen. Hopefully this will turn out better.

Vic

Re: Tons Of New ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ Images

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:04:49 -0000

@Dan

Ah... see, now THAT'S what I thought (I haven't ready any of the books after the first one). It seems really strange that this film will drop to a PG.

Maybe it's due to what I call "ratings creep," where the edge of each rating level keeps getting pushed further over time.

Vic

Re: Michael Bay Makes Fun Of Terminator Salvation

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:19:42 -0000

I'm terrible at predicting box office but my guess would be that you're right, Rob. Transformers 2 will make boatloads more money than Terminator 4.

Vic

Re: SR’s Inaugural Weekly TV Wrap Up

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:20:47 -0000

Unfortunately I have to say that Stargate: Atlantis went out on a very weak note IMHO. Final two episodes seemed TOTALLY thrown together at the last minute to close the TV series. Very abrupt and "Deus Ex Machina" feeling to them.

I'm disappointed.

Vic

Re: Spider-Man 4 Villain Is A Vampire?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:32:01 -0000

@Bill Blume

Excellent point. Avi Arad made Raimi shoehorn Venom into the film and it totally felt like that was the case.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Producer Speaks Out About Lawsuit

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:15:34 -0000

@greenknight

If you've been waiting for the movie for 20 years then you may very well be disappointed due to your expectations.

Then again, I'd been waiting my whole life for an Iron Man movie and that sucker lived up to mine just fine. :-P

Vic

Re: Enhanced Look At The Transformers 2 Poster

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:47:46 -0000

@SHODAN

You're pushing it.

Vic

Re: Enhanced Look At The Transformers 2 Poster

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:14:32 -0000

@Ken J

LOL, actually I *could* have enhanced it that much but I thought it would take too much away from the look of the actual poster, which was the point of the post - to show the poster.

Vic

Re: Enhanced Look At The Transformers 2 Poster

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:53:41 -0000

@Strider

I guess the humor of "thanks to my very basic Photoshop skills" was lost on you.

Chill out, why don't you?

Yeesh.

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:20:36 -0000

@Stella

Nice eye for detail, I totally missed that.

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:26:03 -0000

@ogb

Here you go:

http://screenrant.com/clint-eastwood-man-figura...

:-)

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:19:26 -0000

@Ogb

LOL, as I said, it's MY review and what I thought of it. :-)

Actually I'm pretty sensitive to bad acting and I didn't get that at all from the film.

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:00:31 -0000

@greenknight

What Ken said. :-)

*I* couldn't find anything wrong with it and I enjoyed it without reservation, hence the score. Don't know if it'll be the same for you.

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:42:10 -0000

@sito

That was based on the reaction to a couple of other reviews I've written that turned out to be controversial (although I certainly didn't think they were).

Vic

Re: Stallone To Do Another ‘Rambo’?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:29:01 -0000

Rambo vs. Alien vs. Predator vs. Terminator vs. Batman vs. Robocop.

8-)

Vic

Re: ‘Batman 3′ Currently Being Scripted!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:09:25 -0000

@David B

I can't speak to the Courier Post, but that seems odd as it certainly looks like a mainstream press site. But I *can* tell you that I trust sites like IESB.net and LatinoReview.com. They have sources within the studios and tend to "scoop" the trades by weeks, if not months.

Vic

Re: Taken Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:11:54 -0000

@Darren

Don't get me wrong, I loved this movie. But having Neeson repeatedly taking out rooms full of young bad guys who you'd think could defend themselves pretty well was just a bit over the top.

Then again I suppose you could say he had the element of surprise on his side. :-)

I've seen it twice now and I loved it both times. To me this is a repeater, like the Die Hard movies.

Vic

Re: Taken Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:54:01 -0000

"Taken" has a bunch of great quotes.

"It's only a flesh wound."

"I told you I'd find you."

"It's personal to me."

:-)

Vic

Re: Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Jan. 29, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:57:02 -0000

Doh! Niall included an item that we covered in a separate post and I forgot to re-number the list. :-P

Vic

Re: Very Cool Black & White ‘Watchmen’ Portraits

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:11:24 -0000

Preacher movie:

http://screenrant.com/preacher-movie-worksagain...

Vic

Re: It’s Official: ‘The Thing’ Prequel Is Coming

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:31:26 -0000

@charles darwin

Sounds to me like a prequel of John Carpenter's version but a remake of the original 1951 film.

Vic

Re: It’s Official: ‘The Thing’ Prequel Is Coming

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:42:10 -0000

I'm hoping that this turns out to be a decent remake of the original film. Really, John Carpenter's version wasn't strictly a remake as it took the story in a bit of a different direction. This one sounds more like it's a re-do of the original.

I hope they do a decent job of it.

Vic

Re: Oh No… Ghost Rider 2 Is Coming – With Nicolas Cage

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:11:02 -0000

Ah, I see your confusion - I thought Niall wrote this, sorry!

Rob wrote this, the author's name is at the top of every post. :-P

Vic

Re: Oh No… Ghost Rider 2 Is Coming – With Nicolas Cage

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:00:17 -0000

Niall isn't saying that the concept of Ghost Rider is bad, he's talking about (as you agree) the lack of quality of the film. And the likely hood that another one will probably be just as bad.

Vic

Re: Weekly TV Wrap Up – January 29, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:33:08 -0000

@wes

You'd be surprised at how many U.S. shows (mainly sitcoms) have been based on British shows over the years.

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:39:48 -0000

@SK47

"substance over style"

Damn, why didn't I think to use that in my review? :-)

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:04:32 -0000

@Ogb

Really? I thought the supporting cast did a decent job. I do appreciate you sharing your thoughts.

Vic

Re: Gran Torino Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:39:35 -0000

@Jess H

Gah! Thanks for finding that typo. That's what I get for writing a review at 11:30 at night after a full day.

Vic

Re: Taylor Lautner Is ‘In’ For ‘New Moon’

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:47:25 -0000

That wasn't really Lautner - that's why I deleted the comment. :-)

Vic

Re: Good And Bad Watchmen News

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:06:19 -0000

@chimp

Can't really argue with you. :-)

Vic

Re: Good And Bad Watchmen News

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:07:29 -0000

@Psyko

Uh, what? I just read the comments and I didn't see any "snide and sarcastic" remarks directed at you. Just Oscar saying "it's not Fox's fault," which I don't agree with completely, BTW.

Vic

Re: Smallville To Power On To A 9th Season

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:56:45 -0000

@redroeder

I've deleted your comments and my response. If you can't express your opinion without insulting people, then go find another site on which to leave your acerbic comments.

Have a nice day.

Vic

Re: And The Villain In Iron Man 2 Is…

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:35:04 -0000

One of the two source sites (Variety and Hollywood Reporter) have their details wrong. If it's a Russian character named Ivan who is Tony Stark's (I'm sure they meant "Iron Man's") counterpart - that's Crimson Dynamo.

I'm not saying Whiplash WON'T be in the film, I just think people are combining the two into one and that's just wrong.

Vic

Re: Because We NEED Another Remake: Sorority Row

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:46:58 -0000

@nick2060

If I'm wrong, I stand corrected. I was told by someone I assumed was in the know that this would be PG-13.

I'll do some research on it - thanks for pointing it out.

Vic

Re: Because We NEED Another Remake: Sorority Row

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:59:19 -0000

@Stella

Oh hell yeah, I remember that movie. It was one of my favorite schlock horror films. That ending.... brrrr!

Vic

Re: ‘Outlander’ Movie: Exclusive New Image & Release News

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:48:52 -0000

@JBREX

No idea, bud.

Vic

Re: ‘Outlander’ Movie: Exclusive New Image & Release News

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:58:46 -0000

@Larry

I believe it's still playing in theaters overseas? Also, I was just informed it may open in additional cities not mentioned in the list above.

Vic

Re: ‘Outlander’ Movie: Exclusive New Image & Release News

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:11:13 -0000

@Larry Rocha

Yup, it's true. My typing isn't up to speed, though. :-)

Vic

Re: ‘Outlander’ Movie: Exclusive New Image & Release News

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:08:56 -0000

@Ray O

Well it's a very "niche" movie - hard to get a distribution deal sometimes. Look at all the great movies at Sundance that never make it to theaters.

Vic

Re: First Official U.S. ‘Street Fighter’ Trailer = Weak

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:01:10 -0000

After watching the trailer, I thought that if they had different music and dumped the voiceover it would have been MUCH better.

That's not to say the movie will be good... just that the trailer wouldn't have seemed as bad.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – January 7, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:04:00 -0000

@INK

Yeah, pretty stupid gambling with a couple hundred million dollars...

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – January 7, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:21:14 -0000

@Larry Rocha

Thanks, same to you.

As to the whole Watchmen mess, Warner Bros. is not completely without fault here - with their army of lawyers I do not believe they weren't aware of Fox's claim or the legality of it. While I think that Fox is acting like a schmuck studio (sitting on the property for 20 years and then getting pissy when another studio makes what looks like an amazing film), I think WB knew this was coming and gambled that they could pay off Fox minimally and not have it affect the release date.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – January 7, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:36:06 -0000

@Alex

Here's my top five list of movies I'm looking forward to this year:

1. Star Trek
2. Watchmen
3. Avatar
4. Terminator Salvation
5. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Everything below that is nothing I'm terribly excited about.

Unless some new big superhero/sci-fi movie is announced later this year I don't know what I'm going to cover besides Avatar come June. :-P

Vic

Vic

Re: Fight Like A ‘Ninja Assassin’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:31:27 -0000

Looks like my gym workout. Sorta. :-P

Vic

Re: A Rant On ‘The Descent: Part 2′ (Plus First Images)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:57:49 -0000

@JMoney

You can plus /Film - they're friends of mine. :-)

Vic

Re: ‘Jonah Hex’ Gets New Director

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:35:52 -0000

@brightblack

Thanks for the insight, bud. It's much appreciated.

You never know... look at the job Jon Favreau did with Iron Man!

Vic

Re: ‘Jonah Hex’ Gets New Director

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:38:31 -0000

@Ross

Yeah, I saw the trailer and I couldn't believe it - vilest crap I've seen in a LONG time. Seriously.

Vic

Re: ‘Jonah Hex’ Gets New Director

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:09:43 -0000

While I enjoyed Crank as a fun romp, the unrated trailer for Crank 2 is heinous - I have NO desire to see it.

Vic

Re: The Powers Of ‘Push’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:27:28 -0000

There is a six issue comic book mini-series coming out that serves as a prequel to the movie that gives a lot of background as well.

Vic

Re: ‘Stargate: Atlantis’ Is Coming To A Close

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:15:25 -0000

While Amanda Tapping was wasted, I *hated* the seeing Higginson on the show. HATED her character. I was ecstatic to see her leave regardless of who replaced her.

I'm incredibly annoyed they're ending the series as it just found it's "groove" recently. As to this episode? I was thinking "WTF?" In my opinion it was:

1. A total rip-off of CSI shows.

2. Annoying that they went so graphic with it - we watch it as a family and my daughter was not able to watch the next-to-last episode of the entire series.

3. A *very* cheap "short-cut" way to end the series abruptly. Lame Deus Ex Machina IMHO.

I can't imagine them wrapping this all up in a one hour episode. This show deserves a better ending.

Vic

Vic

Re: R.I.P. 2008: A Rough Year For Hollywood

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:04:18 -0000

@Tim

Oh my gosh! How did I forget her? Thanks for the reminder, I've added her to the post.

Vic

Re: Sandra Bullock NOT In Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:36:36 -0000

@Ken J

Before you respond to to aGeneral let me just nip this right in the bud: The comments section here is NOT about ragging on actors, especially when it has NOTHING to do with the topic of the post.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: January 4, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:15:07 -0000

@Gary
The Dr. Blake addition is right at the very end of the film from what I've read, so your worries may be unjustified.

Vic

Re: Matt Smith Is The New Doctor Who

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:21:29 -0000

To everyone:

I am getting very, very close to shutting down comments on this post. I don't like it when things get out of hand and personal - I don't do it often but I just did it on another post and if people don't ease up I'll shut this one down as well.

Vic Holtreman, Owner and Editor-in-Chief of this site.

Re: Matt Smith Is The New Doctor Who

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:29:49 -0000

@Bradley De La Cloche

"Bollocks." I love that word... Don't ask me why. :-P

Vic

Re: Matt Smith Is The New Doctor Who

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:03:02 -0000

On that note...

Folks, I realize this is a topic you're passionate about - but it IS possible to discuss and disagree without getting nasty. I've been monitoring this thread and it's on the hairy edge of my stepping in and actively moderating it.

Disagree, but be civil about it.

Vic

Re: Matt Smith Is The New Doctor Who

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:25:05 -0000

Hey, why doesn't everyone give this guy 3 or 4 episodes and THEN debate his merits or lack thereof? :-)

Vic

Re: Matt Smith Is The New Doctor Who

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:58:53 -0000

@Joshi

I don't know why some comments get "flagged" but I do continually check the spam area for valid ones that get caught.

Vic

Re: More Toy-Based Movies On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:49:35 -0000

Now, now... don't be dissing "Jaws"! :-P

Vic

Re: Clint Eastwood Is The Man – Figuratively And Literally

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:41:11 -0000

@Michael

Hypocrisy? Really? I was referring to the anonymity of the internet, and if you look at the top of the page you'll see I provide my full name instead of some "handle" like "moviedude."

"and know that fighting isn’t always the right answer. If you can’t evolve then you’ll just fizzle out."

Funny how you reference evolution but don't seem to have a grasp of "survival of the fittest." You're right, sometimes you don't have to fight - but quite often you do. Try being a woman and reasoning with a rapist or reasoning with the guy who breaks into your home in the middle of the night.

I will give you props however for using your real name and an actual email address to post your comment.

Vic

Re: Clint Eastwood Is The Man – Figuratively And Literally

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:59:47 -0000

@Daniel F

Kirk is far superior to Picard.

8-)

Vic

Re: Clint Eastwood Is The Man – Figuratively And Literally

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:43:24 -0000

@Cali

Being the author of this post you'll know where I'm coming from, but beyond the age of 2 or so I don't see the need to hit children to punish them. There are other methods, and IMHO if you start from day one with discipline and consistency it should never come to that.

I've been blessed with a great daughter but very early on she had the same meltdowns as other kids. We never layed a hand on her, but used other disciplinary methods - and she's one of the best behaved kids I know.

Vic

Re: Clint Eastwood Is The Man – Figuratively And Literally

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:40:40 -0000

@The Big Dentist

Indeed! Could you believe that on TNG? A friggin' "counseler" on the bridge? The other thing that drove me nuts about that show (and I'm a huge Trek fan) was Picard's decision by committee "leadership" style. Give me Kirk any day. :-)

Vic

Re: Clint Eastwood Is The Man – Figuratively And Literally

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:57:22 -0000

@andrew
Right. Try "critical thinking" when you're about to get your ass kicked by a bully after school.

I can attest to the fact that not laying down for a bully works - happened to me in grammar school. Dude twice my size (I was pretty much a pencil-neck back then) would pick on me all the damned time. Finally I hauled off and kicked him in the balls as hard as I could.

Dude NEVER bothered me again after that.

All this ADD and ADHD and obesity is a disease B.S. make me crazy. Boys are more hyper than girls, and maybe if you cut back on the TV, video games, sugar and generally crappy diets most of the behavior/attention span problems would go away.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:41:01 -0000

@D-E-D-P-O-O-L

I understand exactly what you're saying, I just don't believe Millar succeeded at doing what you say he was aiming for. Not even close.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:16:37 -0000

Hey gang,

If that troll continues to comment here I'm going to ask you a favor:

Please ignore him and do not respond.

While I appreciate your support, it only gives encouragement. The best way to deal with it is to ignore it. I would actually be thankful if he used his real email address so I could contact him and try to find out what the issue is, but I can't do that. So again, please do NOT respond.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:38:01 -0000

@BlackDingo

Thanks, bud - I really do try to differentiate Screen Rant from all the other movie sites out there.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:35:40 -0000

@Rob
I hate banning people and I don't do it lightly - but when it's obvious that the only purpose someone has is to be a troll and post flamebait, I won't put up with it.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:22:53 -0000

Ken,

I appreciate your coming to my defense but lets not stoke the flame, shall we? 8-)

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:17:05 -0000

Hey "haha"

Listen, dumbass - if you want me to take you seriously, why don't you be a man and use a real email address instead of the B.S. one you use to comment?

Feel free to comment here, if they are in the same vein as those before, I'll delete them as fast as I find them.

On the other hand, contribute to the discussion in an intelligent, non-insulting manner and those will stay - even if they disagree with me.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:36:13 -0000

@Gary

Kofi is going to be writing up a Valkyrie review.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:35:42 -0000

@Ken J

Dude, I typed in "Timeline review" in the search box here and it was the top result. :-P

But since I like you, here ya go:

http://screenrant.com/review-timeline-vic-134/

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:35:12 -0000

Actually, Kel, I gave AVP:R the same as I gave this movie and "Timeline" had the honor of getting 0/5. 8-)

Vic

Re: Is Tim Robbins Howard Stark In Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:52:22 -0000

@greenknight & Ken J

OK, listen guys - you both need to throttle back. NEITHER of you is going to convince the other of anything so just agree to disagree and from here on out I would avoid talking about non-movie topics because:

A. It gets a bit heated.

B. It turns other people off.

I'm a Conservative and my sister is a Liberal and we get along great... there are just certain topics we know to avoid.

Either that or I'm going to start moderating more strictly.

Best regards,

Vic

Re: Is Tim Robbins Howard Stark In Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:51:35 -0000

@greenknight

LOL, of course it is - only problem is that you have to get the guy who's attacking you to see that point of view. 8-)

Vic

Re: Is Tim Robbins Howard Stark In Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:09:06 -0000

@Oscar

No problem, bud. :-)

@Ken J
LOL, can you dial it back just a TINY bit? 8-)

Vic

Re: Is Tim Robbins Howard Stark In Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:57:43 -0000

Ah, ok - I see what you're referring to. But he wasn't insulting you or anyone here on the site. I kind of see your point but my issue is with commenters attacking each other, it's not about insulting actors (although I don't agree with that either).

Vic

Re: Is Tim Robbins Howard Stark In Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:46:03 -0000

@Oscar!

Rationalize away, but "I don't like the guy" is different from "you sound like a moron."

As far as I can tell (and feel free to correct me) Ken J didn't insult anyone directly in his comments.

Vic

Re: Is Tim Robbins Howard Stark In Iron Man 2?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:14:52 -0000

I don't dislike Robbins enough to avoid his movies, as I do with Sean Penn. I just can't get past his off camera publicity. I don't like the guy and I can't watch him in a movie - Oscar contender or not.

Vic

Re: Maggie Q Cast In Video Game Adaptation ‘King Of Fighters’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:13:32 -0000

@Oscar!

Putting a smiley at the end of a statement where you basically call someone a moron does not make it ok.

Vic

Re: California Drones Mystery Solved By Sarah Connor Chronicles?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:46:54 -0000

@phoenix

Thanks for the link. Would have been nice if he dropped a comment here.

Vic

Re: Outlander Finally Gets A U.S. Theatrical Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:27:54 -0000

Hey Aaron, you want a more realistic approach in a movie where Vikings fight an alien invasion?

:-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:01:32 -0000

@Ken J

I don't recall precisely (saw the original once a LONG time ago), but isn't that basically what the book and the original are about? The excesses of the wealthy?

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Re: Open Discussion – December 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:24:24 -0000

@green

Yeah, we have a post coming up shortly.

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Re: Open Discussion – December 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:46:30 -0000

@huntthejest

Nolan has created an alternate universe version of Batman, if you will - and say what you like, his take on Batman and his world has worked VERY well. I give him props for having the integrity to stick to his vision.

It's the non-fantastic take on his films that have made them so popular IMHO.

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Re: Tons Of New ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ Images

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:27:51 -0000

@Judy

Thanks for pointing out the book this film is based on is lighter than the previous two. I wasn't aware of that... I kind of figured they just got progressively darker.

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Re: Details Of The Watchmen Lawsuit Settlement

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:15:22 -0000

@Kane

That's what Fox claims, yes. I never heard whether that was verified or not.

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Re: Details Of The Watchmen Lawsuit Settlement

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:34:43 -0000

Hey Kane, are you on Twitter? You'll probably get a kick out of this:

http://www.twitter.com/foxmovies

8-)

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Re: Details Of The Watchmen Lawsuit Settlement

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:06:24 -0000

@Metallicat

While it was a big ugly fight, I wouldn't call it a waste of time, effort and money since WB ends up with the lion's share of the profits but Fox still gets some coin for doing nothing.

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Re: Details Of The Watchmen Lawsuit Settlement

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:19:27 -0000

@The Glove

That's a great point that's been brought up before. Can you imagine if after all this the movie ends up doing mediocre box office?

Although I tend to doubt that, myself.

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Re: Details Of The Watchmen Lawsuit Settlement

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:38:07 -0000

@Ken J

I'm pretty sure that's the plan.

@Kane

Sure, no slam on you intended and I agree. I actually said essentially that back in September:

http://screenrant.com/watchmen-movie-delay-fox-...

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Re: Details Of The Watchmen Lawsuit Settlement

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:50:06 -0000

This has been complicated for sure - but I think you're missing the "real estate agent" from your analogy (Larry Gordon). That's the guy with authority that you trusted who SEEMED to have the title to the property, but it turns out he didn't.

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Re: Lost Season 5 Will (Supposedly) Give Us Answers

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:38:33 -0000

Not too many Lost fans here, I take it?

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: January 18, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:19:07 -0000

@Tiny

You can't blame Netfilx if the film isn't out on DVD yet. I believe it will be released on March 10th, not that far away. :-)

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: January 18, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:17:35 -0000

@dave

That's the one news item that jumped out at me as well. I'm sure Asimov is rolling over in his grave.

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Re: Hugh Jackman Speaks Out About Wolverine Reshoots

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:41:28 -0000

@Darren

I think it's more of a case that most people think that Fox is going to screw it up - not that people WANT a Wolverine movie to fail. I know that everyone here at Screen Rant would love for it to turn out to be awesome.

And who knows? Maybe these "reshoots" will end up helping the film and in the end make it better. Is it a case of wrapping duct tape around a tailpipe on a clunker or is it instead them putting another coat of candy apple red clearcoat on a killer car?

Vic

Re: Wolverine Reshoots = More Trouble?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:37:27 -0000

@Niall

Thanks for clearing that up. I find it interesting that Jackman (who I hear is a REALLY nice guy) is so popular yet the non-Wolverine movies he appears in don't seem to reflect that.

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Re: Wolverine Reshoots = More Trouble?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:23:32 -0000

@Zipper

Yeah, I thought that was a bit over the top... probably should have snipped that line out before publishing the post.

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Re: Wolverine Reshoots = More Trouble?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:24:58 -0000

@JessSayin

The production has been plagued with problems including meddling by Fox head Tom Rothman, so it's not much of a leap to say that reshoots are a bad sign.

Although of course you may be right - we don't have mutant powers of prophecy here at Screen Rant. :-P

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Re: There’s Life In The Thing

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:19:23 -0000

If they're telling it from the Norwegian POV than that makes it a prequel that would actually be closer to the plot of the original 1950s version.

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Re: Battlestar Galactica Premiere, Earth And The Final Cylon

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:36:45 -0000

So does that mean all of us commenting here are really... Cylons? 8-)

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Re: Smallville ‘Legion’ Mid-Season Return = Weak

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:21:02 -0000

lol @huntthejest. :-)

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Re: Smallville ‘Legion’ Mid-Season Return = Weak

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:59:19 -0000

@Aaron

Not a big fan of free speech, are we?

I like the show - I want it to be great. Another example: I'm a HUGE Star Trek fan, probably for longer than you've been alive and I bagged on Star Trek: Enterprise big time because it was AWFUL.

A true fan doesn't just swallow what is handed to them but exhorts the producers to make the best show possible. Accept crap and that's what you'll continue to get.

Of course considering the general lack of discernment among TV fans I'm not surprised some people are fawning all over this while great shows like Jericho and Journeyman get CANCELLED.

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Re: Smallville ‘Legion’ Mid-Season Return = Weak

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:07:01 -0000

@scott

Did I say I hated Smallville? I like the show and I want it to be GOOD. Even good shows sometimes put out lousy episodes, or actually "jump the shark" and should quite while they're ahead.

Search the site and read my other posts about how I thought this season was much better than the last.

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Re: New Trailer For ‘Fast & Furious’ Disappointing

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:08:36 -0000

@Dave

I'm not a fan of the films. At all.

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Re: Who Is ‘The Last Cylon’ On Battlestar Galactica?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:12:51 -0000

You're confusing it with the final episode of ST:Enterprise where Troi and Riker did a look-back on the crew of that show, but no, the entire series was not a holodeck simulation.

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Re: Who Is ‘The Last Cylon’ On Battlestar Galactica?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:49:54 -0000

Uh, no, that's not how ST:TNG ended - fans would have stormed the Paramount gates had it ended that way, lol.

Although I sometimes wonder if Lost will end like that...

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Re: Who Is ‘The Last Cylon’ On Battlestar Galactica?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:58:43 -0000

Yeah, when Six turned up pregnant my first thought was "WTF?" How does one Cylon impregnate another?

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Re: Who Is ‘The Last Cylon’ On Battlestar Galactica?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:14:32 -0000

Uh, sorry dude, but the show is NOT coming back in July. It's returning in 2009. Perhaps you confused the Stargate Atlantis commercial with BSG. :-)

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Re: Who Is ‘The Last Cylon’ On Battlestar Galactica?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:02:57 -0000

Dunno, bud. Never watch it online.

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Re: Who Is ‘The Last Cylon’ On Battlestar Galactica?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:56:03 -0000

Dude, what a GREAT "out there" theory! Wouldn't it be a trip if you were right. That would be a head-spinner of a twist on which to end the series.

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Re: Open Discussion – January 14, 2009

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:21:54 -0000

@Ken J

I have no idea - there's nothing you need to do on this side.

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Re: Jackie Chan IS Mr. Miyagi: Please, No…

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:14:03 -0000

@Joshi/SK47

Why a remake? To cash in on the name recognition of the original, that's why.

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Re: MTV Confirms: ‘Terminator: Salvation’ Rocks

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:16:39 -0000

@Rob

Actually the rating does (also) have to do with language and nudity. If I recall correctly movie bloggers were pretty annoyed over Slumdog Millionare getting an R despite the fact that (according to them, I haven't seen it) the content didn't warrant an R rating.

I don't know of any film that has been given an R solely on the basis of its content and theme - with no f-bombs or nudity in it.

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Re: MTV Confirms: ‘Terminator: Salvation’ Rocks

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:52:19 -0000

@Doom

He said in the interview they weren't aiming for a PG-13, that's just the rating the MPAA gave them.

Me, I don't miss f-bombs just for the sake of having them, but what bothers me is violent movies that are "cleaned up" by omitting the bloodshed that should appear. Drives me NUTS to see bloodless movies that have hundreds of shots being fired.

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Re: MTV Confirms: ‘Terminator: Salvation’ Rocks

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:56:20 -0000

@charles darwin

LOL, ah... and you'd been behaving yourself so well lately. :-P

Every movie blogger I've talked to about the footage thinks it looks pretty damned good, and while you are right, that much footage looking good certainly improves the odds, just as horrible footage indicates an awful movie (The Spirit).

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Re: MTV Confirms: ‘Terminator: Salvation’ Rocks

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:53:57 -0000

@Brian

Please note that *I* was not the author of this post. :-)

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Re: Which Movie Trailers Will Air During The Super Bowl?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:43:31 -0000

Generally brand new trailers premiere during the Super Bowl. It's very expensive so studios don't want to show stuff that's already been seen.

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Re: Which Movie Trailers Will Air During The Super Bowl?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:15:36 -0000

I Tivo the Superbowl, fast forward through the game and watch the commercials only. :-)

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Re: Will Michael Rosenbaum Return To Smallville?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:15:11 -0000

Hey! What's the problem with shaving your head?

:-P

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Re: Love Screen Rant? Vote For Us!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:42:50 -0000

Thanks, guys... I really appreciate the kind words. :-)

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Re: Love Screen Rant? Vote For Us!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:55:40 -0000

@Ash Ali

LOL, that's ok bro, it won't bruise my ego. Just happy to be there among friends. BTW, /Film gets about 5X the visitors we do and their videocast is VERY popular.

Now if we could at least pass Twitchfilm... :-P

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Re: Love Screen Rant? Vote For Us!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:55:20 -0000

@Gary

Slashfilm is run by a good friend of mine and it gets a TON more visitors than we do. It's more of a news site and less of an editorial one, although they do comment on news items.

Come on guys, get the word out - we're looking sad in the votes! :-P

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Re: ‘24′ Season 7 Discussion

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:32:01 -0000

@Sylar's Hunger

Well now that the spoilers are out of the way, eh? :-)

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Re: ‘24′ Season 7 Discussion

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:28:47 -0000

Yeah baby, this series is back. Man, I've missed it!

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Re: James Bond 007: A Cinematic Legacy – Part 2 of 2

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:18:57 -0000

@Bal

I'm sure there will be another film - Daniel Craig has stated that he would like the next one to be "lighter." Bring on the martinis, Q and Moneypenny.

I know I'm ready for their return.

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Re: Michael Bay Makes Fun Of Terminator Salvation

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:58:40 -0000

@Adam
Sorry, I will continue to hate the humor. I get the PG-13 thing, but honestly, that whole masturbation bit felt like a "joke grenade" tossed into the movie - it just didn't fit.

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Re: Michael Bay Makes Fun Of Terminator Salvation

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:32:12 -0000

@Bill Blume

I'm with you. That reference in the film was totally uncalled for in a movie that parents would be bringing under 10 year olds to. I mean seriously, give me a freaking break. I *hated* that scene (among many other things in the film).

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Re: Open Discussion – December 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:24:41 -0000

I've been going round and round on this issue with them. To their credit, even though it's taking a long time they ARE working with me on this issue.

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Re: Open Discussion – December 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:19:23 -0000

Hey gang, since "regulars" tend to read these weekly discussion posts I thought I'd give you a heads up on contests that are on the way:

- Casablanca Ultimate Edition DVD
- Death Race
- Traitor (starring Don Cheadle)

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Re: Open Discussion – December 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:17:02 -0000

@LandGrizzle

Nolan doesn't want Superman in his movies because in his established Batman universe super-powered beings don't exist.

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Re: ‘Lost’ Season 5 Premiere Sneak Peeks

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:23:46 -0000

What's bugged me about the show (beyond the ultra-slow pace of the story) has been the fact that they seem to be trying to play both side of the sci-fi/supernatural fence. IMHO you need to pick ONE as the explanation behind everything.

Most everything seems to have pretty much a sci-fi angle... except for the smoke "creature."

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Re: Two New Pics From ‘Inglourious Basterds’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:49:34 -0000

@90caliber

You beat me to it! I freaking HATED Death Proof.

Hated. It.

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Re: New G.I. Joe Movie Character Posters

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:32:22 -0000

Well WE didn't trash the Wolverine footage from Comic-Con. This is what I had to say about that footage back in July:

"They showed an extended trailer for the film which I have to say was pretty damned awesome and the crowd went nuts... The buzz on this has been that it’s not going to be good but you certainly couldn’t tell that from the trailer that was shown."

http://screenrant.com/comiccon-08-fox-panel-vic...

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Re: IMDB’s Top 25 Most Searched Movies of 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:26:36 -0000

"Those aren't the movies you're looking for."

"Those aren't the movies we're looking for."

"Move along."

"Move along."

8-)

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Re: IMDB’s Top 25 Most Searched Movies of 2008

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:51:53 -0000

@Kahless

What's your point?

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Re: ‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Mid-Season Discussion

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:24:03 -0000

@Seige

Is it because the T1000s can simulate flesh and blood? I mean they interact with people even with touch so they can't seem like they're made of plastic. They're in human form when they come back in time.

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Re: ‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Mid-Season Discussion

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:53:24 -0000

@Rich

I actually thought the pilot episode was awful, gave it about one more and then quit. After that I kept hearing how great it was so I had to go back and watch it on Hulu.com to catch up.

Glad I did!

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Re: ‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Mid-Season Discussion

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:30:52 -0000

@bobby

My first thought was the same about the ship, but how would it have traveled back through time? Organic matter, remember?

It must have been built present day, maybe by that creepy pale redheaded Terminatrix?

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Re: ‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ Mid-Season Discussion

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:52:08 -0000

@JMoney

I said I enjoyed watching the DEVELOPMENT of the John Connor character. When did you stop watching the show? He's matured quite a bit since the start of season one.

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Re: ‘Heroes: Villains’ Is Over – What Did You Think?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:43:35 -0000

@SYC

Yeah... I'm sorry Lotta but it seems to me you're just looking for something racial where nothing exists. In season one Jessica did online videocam porn for crying out loud.

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Re: ‘Heroes: Villains’ Is Over – What Did You Think?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:15:57 -0000

@Mark
I think Sylar will be back. I love how they keep NOT finishing the job with killing him. Chop his friggin' head off and bury it a mile from his body if you don't want him coming back. :-P

@Oscar
I didn't post anything that didn't appear at the end of the "Villains" finale. :-)

@Carl Lee
See my first point regarding Sylar... Why doesn't someone light a match to the @#$#$%ing formula? Yeesh.

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Re: AFI 2008 Top 10 List Has A Surprise

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:15:16 -0000

@Ken J

Thanks, bud... it's appreciated!

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Re: AFI 2008 Top 10 List Has A Surprise

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:29:41 -0000

Don't get TOO tired of lists - it's the end of the year so we'll probably be putting out a couple of "listy" posts ourselves. :-)

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Re: AFI 2008 Top 10 List Has A Surprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:33:22 -0000

@greenknight

Oh, what I'm happy about is that it turned out so great, not that it's making it onto any end of year lists. :-)

Actually while it has a high percentage at RT, the average rating is 7.6/10 which is very good, but not outstanding.

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Re: AFI 2008 Top 10 List Has A Surprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:57:01 -0000

It's a surprise because I would accept more "high brow" films to be on the list, not a crowd pleaser like Iron Man.

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Re: New Moon Rushing To New Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:18:06 -0000

Stop pretending to be Taylor Lautner or I'll toss you off the site.

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Re: New Moon Rushing To New Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:28:34 -0000

@INK

LOL, I didn't see it until this morning - it's gone.

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Re: Robert Carlyle Joins ‘Stargate: Universe’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:25:12 -0000

Please don't be Star Trek: Voyager, please don't be Star Trek: Voyager, please don't be Star Trek: Voyager...

Vic

Re: Stephen Norrington To Resurrect ‘The Crow?’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:16:56 -0000

"League" was so awful that it's the movie that poisoned Alan Moore (Watchmen author) against movie versions of graphic novels.

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Re: Nolan Returning To Batman And Bringing Catwoman?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:59:31 -0000

@Jody

I own and run the site.

We don't really keep track but we feel like we get to know the folks who come back day after day.

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Re: Nolan Returning To Batman And Bringing Catwoman?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:41:11 -0000

LOL, I hated Catwoman. Thanks for the compliment and I appreciate your enthusiasm. :-)

Always nice to have another passionate movie fan on the site!

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Re: Nolan Returning To Batman And Bringing Catwoman?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:25:52 -0000

The Murphy/Labouf rumours are total B.S. Harry Knowles at AICN went on a major rant about all the Batman 3 rumors.

The only reason I posted this Weisz rumor is because Jett over at Batman-on-Film posted it, and he's pretty hooked into what's going on with the Bat-films.

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Re: Nolan Returning To Batman And Bringing Catwoman?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:44:56 -0000

@MonkeyFan

Thanks for the background. Actually the reason I posted this up is because Batman-on-Film gave it some credibility and those guys are to Batman movies what TrekMovie.com is to Star Trek: plugged in to what is going on.

As far as the whole Julie Newmar recommended Jolie thing, I do believe we did post something up on that a while back.

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Re: Nolan Returning To Batman And Bringing Catwoman?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:09:25 -0000

@Charles Darwin

As far as I can recall there is a history of sexual tension between Batman and Catwoman in the comic book versions of the characters.

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Re: Nolan Returning To Batman And Bringing Catwoman?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:50:39 -0000

And that poster is fan-made.

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Re: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:15:12 -0000

I'm here to help. :-P

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Re: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:25:55 -0000

@prtfvr

LOL, you're not invisible... we acknowledge you! :-P

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Re: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:11:12 -0000

@ S.Matt

I actually liked the fangs on Sabretooth. More subtle than huge.

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Re: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:51:13 -0000

@Smitty

I see not problem also, now that you mention it.

:-P

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Re: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:49:45 -0000

@Adrian

I don't think we're going to get a red band trailer for a PG-13 movie. The only time I've EVER seen that happen was with Beowulf, and that didn't make any sense.

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Re: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:30:48 -0000

Hey gang, I updated the post with 40 screen grabs from the trailer. :-)

Vic

Re: New Moon Has A Director

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:45:32 -0000

LOL, jo Hale welcome our site. :-)

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 14, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:31:15 -0000

Guys there really is nothing substantial out there on the next film - it's all just smoke and mirrors at this point... Nolan isn't interested in jumping right back into the next one just yet.

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Re: ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:50:48 -0000

Sorry for the delay - crazy Christmas stuff going on. DVDs for ALL our recent contests went out in batch a couple of days ago. :-)

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Re: ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:30:36 -0000

@John

Did you enter? Gotta be in it to win it as they say. :-P

Vic

Re: ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:52:00 -0000

Winners announced above, and one of them left a comment on this post. :-)

Congrats!

Another contest is right around the corner!

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Re: ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:42:07 -0000

If any of you regular SR readers are interested in this I *highly* recommend that you enter. 8-)

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Re: ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:58:38 -0000

@John

It's going to make a hell of a lot more than $15MM opening weekend, but the following weekend it will drop like a rock.

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Re: Have You Seen The Wolverine Trailer? What Do You Think?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:40:17 -0000

@Rob

I don't want spoilers in a trailer, but it's nice to have a sense of what the movie is ABOUT. People say the trailer to "Seven Pounds" is confusing, but it gives you the gist: Man commits some terrible act in the past and is attempting to repent for his actions by bestowing a gift upon someone worthy.

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Re: Have You Seen The Wolverine Trailer? What Do You Think?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:04:36 -0000

@MBL

That was such a great breakdown of the trailer I hope you don't mind but I added it to the post above! :-)

Thanks,

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Re: Star Trek To Be Digitally Re-Mastered For IMAX

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:00:57 -0000

@Lank

In regards to digital re-mastering, I've seen the special features on a couple of classic films and it's amazing what they can do to enhance/restore what is there, in effect adding detail that wasn't there.

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Re: Star Trek To Be Digitally Re-Mastered For IMAX

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:08:48 -0000

@Jon

I have to drive an hour to get to an IMAX but I don't hesitate. :-)

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Re: New Star Trek Movie Takes Place In Alternate Timeline

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:22:59 -0000

@bob orci

And I *do* appreciate your taking the time to drop comments here. :-)

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Re: New Star Trek Movie Takes Place In Alternate Timeline

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:06:54 -0000

@bob orci

I *love* time travel stories, but they make my head hurt. :-) I do believe they've been overused a bit in Trek over the years, but I can understand its use as a device in the new movie.

@professorj

I agree with you about the nitpicking of "canon." I'm a HUGE Star Trek fan going all the way back to TOS but I'm not going to get bent out of shape if the crew of the Enterprise sees Romulans before the episode "Balance of Terror" takes place and all that.

As long as this film is faithful to the spirit of the original and the characters and doesn't get too goofy with the humor (PLEASE tell me the "swollen Kirk" scene is as bad as it gets!) then I'll be satisfied.

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Re: New Star Trek Movie Takes Place In Alternate Timeline

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:12:37 -0000

@bob orci

First, (if it is in fact you) welcome to the site!

Based on your conversation over at TrekMovie, I would think that one goes back in time to the same timeline but making a change puts you in an alternate one - thus when you return you're going back to a different future than the one you left.

This, as opposed to arriving at an alternate timeline when you first go back. Therefor I would think that the crew in STIV would never have returned to the Earth where the oceans were being vaporized and THAT Earth would have been destroyed - with the crew saving an alternate Earth instead.

Assuming that one DOES apply the alternate timeline theory to that film. :-)

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Re: Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Dec. 11, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:54:56 -0000

@hunter/zeus (yes, I know you're the same person)

Nowhere in the post above was Keanu "bashed" so I don't know what the heck you're talking about.

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Re: Transformers 2 Trailer: Not Until February

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:06:59 -0000

@Charles

I only gave Tranformers 2.5/5 when I reviewed it:

http://screenrant.com/review-transformers-vic-791/

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Re: Transformers 2 Trailer: Not Until February

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:24:39 -0000

This post does not reflect the general views or opinions of Screen Rant, its other writers nor its subsidiaries.

8-)

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Re: New ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Trailer Worse Than The Last One

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:39:41 -0000

Um, fans can't make a movie "suck." They can not show up and make it have lousy box office, but a movie sucks or is great all on its own.

I'm not a fanboy and that looks like total crap to me. Like an early 1970s kung fu flick with bad dubbing.

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Re: New ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Trailer Worse Than The Last One

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:30:12 -0000

@kaypain

You bring up a good point about international box office. There've been U.S. made films that have only been profitable due to overseas box office. The Golden Compass, for example.

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Re: New ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Trailer Worse Than The Last One

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:22:26 -0000

@INK

Actually it was a response to Oscar - and a general statement about my approach to things here on the site.

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Re: New ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Trailer Worse Than The Last One

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:10:52 -0000

If I think a movie is dumb I'm going to say so. If someone likes that particular movie they can draw their own conclusions, but I'll be damned if I'm not going criticize something for fear offending those who like it.

And when the counter-arguments come in the form of "you suck!" or "you're an idiot" or "shut the f* up!" then what do YOU think that says, hmm?

I am an enemy of political correctness and the fear of offending anyone at all costs.

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Re: New ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Trailer Worse Than The Last One

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:38:42 -0000

@Oscar

Calling a trailer that is obviously horrible by any measurement "dumb" is no reflection on fans of Dragonball. What if "Iron Man" had been bloody awful and we dogpiled on it here? Would that be calling fans of the Iron Man comic book "dumb?" Of course not.

On the other hand I'm not into being politically correct. If someone thinks that an obviously crappy movie is "freakin' AWESOME" well... I'll let that speak for itself (*cough* AVP:R *cough*). 8-)

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Re: New ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Trailer Worse Than The Last One

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:41:31 -0000

@greenknight

Yes, I did delete that ONE comment.

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Re: New ‘Dragonball Evolution’ Trailer Worse Than The Last One

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:28:08 -0000

Geez, what is it with Dragonball as a topic? It's worse than Twilight when it comes to generating heated discussions...

First off, I know NOTHING about Dragonball - Z, Evolution or otherwise but I *do* know when a trailer makes me cringe. As a standalone trailer for a movie, I was barely able to sit through one minute and 50 seconds of it. I hope for the sake of the fans that the movie is better than what is shown above.

Second: Chill the heck out. If you can't debate without attacking each other I'll shut this thread down. And that goes for BOTH sides. Behave yourselves.

Vic

Re: For Your Consideration: Robert Downey Jr. In Iron Man

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:04:56 -0000

@Gary

I loved "Iron Man" but NO ONE in that film deserves an Oscar nomination.

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Re: Open Discussion – December 10, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:54:12 -0000

@790

I don't know if I'll get an invite for a pre-screening. But to make you feel better, my Day the Earth Stood Still review is about an hour away. :-)

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:18:34 -0000

@High Kalibur
What a GREAT question!

I'd have to say no great loss at all.

Here's the list of films they've distributed:

http://www.imdb.com/company/co0173285/

The only really good movies that I can see on the list are Akeelah and the Bee from 2006 and Rambo from last January. Oh, and the most excellent Fido along with Midnight Meat Train - both movies essentially buried by them in 100 theater releases.

Short version: No great loss, indeed.

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Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:49:00 -0000

@Daniel F
Nice to know we agree on at least some things. :-P

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Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:46:58 -0000

Hey gang, thanks for jumping to my defense against this bonehead, but no need - I've banned him from the site.

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Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:19:36 -0000

@Gary
A "romantic comedy?" Ha. Ha ha. HAHAHAHA!!!!

To everyone else, if you liked "Sin City" and want to see my thoughts on it as compared to this, you'll see that I'm not throwing out the baby with the bathwater. I gave "Sin City" 3.5/5:

http://screenrant.com/review-sin-city-vic-308/

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Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:08:03 -0000

@790

"Lipstick on a pig."

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Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:58:12 -0000

@Ken J

I've never seen "Battlefield Earth" so I can't say. Based on what I've heard about it though I'd say that at least on an artistic level this has merits that put it above that movie.

And I didn't hate this as much as I did "Death Proof." 8-)

I will tell you though, that if I didn't plan on writing a review I would have walked out of this movie pretty early on.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:38:41 -0000

@790

Yeah, now that you mention it it did seem a pretty "hard" PG-13... but that's what I expect these days. PG-13 is pretty much R without the blood or explicit sex scenes - you can still imply sex or show nudity.

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Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:53:19 -0000

@RoseMarie
One can only suspend disbelief so far - and the context of the movie determines just how far that is. In a superhero movie rules are established that make things "believable" within the context of the universe we are watching.

But in the Indiana Jones series, there has never been anything "superhero-ish" about Dr. Jones. Sure, there's been magic involved in very specific ways, but MOST of it is pretty much real world/reality based.

So to see him survive a nuclear explosion by climbing into a refrigerator and then have that fridge launched miles into the air and land as if dropped from an airplane - only to have him walk away... is WAY beyond my limits of suspension of disbelief. :-)

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Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:18:19 -0000

My review is up.

If another studio EVER gives Miller the reins to a movie they are stupid. It's that clear.

He wrote AND directed this thing - at least Shyamalan started out making great movies and then went downhill. But this... Good Lord.

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Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:02:33 -0000

@RoseMarie

Please don't listen to 790... getting ready to write my review. It SUCKED.

@790

See, the thing about camp... is it's actually supposed to be FUNNY.

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Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:57:32 -0000

FYI, because you guys asked for it, I'm about to subject myself to "The Spirit" in order to write up a review for you.

I hope you're happy! :-P

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Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:55:50 -0000

@Jac

First off, no need to be a freaking bonehead and call anyone "idiots." Especially when most people think TDK was a great movie.

And putting Speed Racer and Eagle Eye on your top movies of '08 doesn't exactly make YOU look like a genius.

So dial back the rhetoric if you want to comment here again or you're going to find your ass banned.

Vic

Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:31:44 -0000

@taylor

What you loved about QoS I absolutely despised. I HATED the opera house action sequence (along with the opening car chase) because I COULD NOT TELL WHAT THE HELL WAS HAPPENING.

The abrupt, random quick-cut method of editing is infuriating and I will contine to rail against it.

Look at the opening sequence in Casino Royale - sure, it had some quick cuts... but it was linear, following the flow of the action. QoS did random cuts to make things seem "faster" but it just made the action incomprehensible.

Vic

Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:14:37 -0000

@Syler etc.

Ben Stein... leftist? Are you kidding?

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Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:38:42 -0000

@Metallicat

LMAO! That pic is a testament to the fact that I just don't have many pictures taken. I had to crop an old one even to get THAT. But yeah, I think you're right - maybe I'll "vogue" in my next one. :-P

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Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:00:14 -0000

@Metallicat

No doubt there was a lot of hype and frenzy directed at TDK, but I believe that even if he hadn't died, Ledger's performance was totally Oscar-worthy.

Vic

Re: End Of Year Discussion – December 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:23:48 -0000

Hey RoseMarie,

Thanks so much! We work hard to make this a great place for movie discussions. :-)

Vic

Re: If You’re Not Excited About ‘Watchmen,’ You’re Dead Inside

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:44:45 -0000

@Film-book

It WAS a 12 part comic book series. Now it's sold as a graphic novel.

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Re: If You’re Not Excited About ‘Watchmen,’ You’re Dead Inside

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:51:42 -0000

@chris

Uh, ok. If you say so. It only won a Hugo award. And is universally hailed as an amazing graphic novel.

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Re: If You’re Not Excited About ‘Watchmen,’ You’re Dead Inside

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:50:52 -0000

@Metallicat

I might recommend watching the movie and THEN reading the novel (as 790 is going to do).

@Mat D.

Yeah, I understand - this is a very complex story and the transition to the big screen usually leaves things out and changes things. But I have to say, I'm a HUGE Iron Man fan going back over 30 years and I was ecstatic about how that film turned out.

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Re: If You’re Not Excited About ‘Watchmen,’ You’re Dead Inside

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:16:30 -0000

@Ken J

Even if you're not "a graphic novel guy," has none of the footage or trailers gotten you stoked about this film?

Vic

Re: A Premature End For The Harry Potter Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:58:22 -0000

@Joshi

Of course it's ridiculous - this was more of a speculative post:

"it’s not really a cast iron piece of news but rather something that was alluded to by Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves"

:-)

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Re: A Premature End For The Harry Potter Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:10:41 -0000

@Scully

What can I say? It was a very slow news day. 8-)

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Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:48:44 -0000

@jb

Welcome to Screen Rant. I think you'll find that this is kind of a gathering place for folks who weren't exactly impressed with the Transformers movie. :-)

As far as Avatar, you're right, but we're presuming it will be something major based on Cameron's reputation.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:37:11 -0000

@Alex

Dude, seriously? Alvin and the Chipmunks 2? More than Star Trek?

Vic

Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:27:22 -0000

@greenknight

Indeed - those comics brought more "reality" into the superhero world, which is a better fit for the big screen.

However sometimes I do miss the old days of comics where things were more black and white and they consisted mainly of the good guy beating the heck out of the bad guy with massive collateral damage. 8-)

Seems like a lot of the time comics just aren't "fun" or escapism any more with all the socio-political themes that are being injected into them.

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Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:05:39 -0000

LOL @greenknight :-D

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Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:19:55 -0000

@Flamestrike

Thanks for answering. As I've said before, I'm cautiously optimistic about Star Trek despite my being a fan for 30+ years and I really think that Watchmen is going to be freaking awesome.

James Cameron, although being an egotisical jerk, DOES know how to make fantastic films so I'm looking forward to Avatar. And I'm willing to give McG a chance a Terminator.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:49:50 -0000

@FlameStrike

Hey bro, this is an honest question I'm curious about so don't read it the wrong way: Considering the Sci-Fi/Superhero/Blockbuster focus of Screen Rant, why do you read us? I'm sure there are other more esoteric movie sites out there that cover the sort of films you're referring to.

Sincerely,

Vic

Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:25:54 -0000

Thanks, Martin. I saw that a little bit ago and just posted it up here on the site. :-)

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Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:43:46 -0000

Thanks, Ash - I've replaced the image. :-)

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Re: Screen Rant’s Most Anticipated Movies Of 2009

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:27:42 -0000

GAH!

ROOOOBBBBB!!!!

Vic

Re: Fox vs. WB: The Ultimate Watchmen Showdown

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:34:12 -0000

@790

At this point you'd probably enjoy both if you see the movie first and then read the book for more depth.

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Re: Fox vs. WB: The Ultimate Watchmen Showdown

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:52:27 -0000

Hey guys, don't forget a while back I wrote a complete rundown of the Watchmen ownership history:

http://screenrant.com/watchmen-movie-delay-fox-...

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Re: Fox vs. WB: The Ultimate Watchmen Showdown

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:14:11 -0000

We'll be following this closely - very interesting to see who it turns out.

Vic

Re: New (Japanese) ‘Street Fighter’ Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:09:21 -0000

Yeah, but you guys don't think this looks nearly as bad as Dragonball, do you? That thing looks like a high school movie project.

Or are you basing your opinions on familiarity with the source material (which I know NOTHING about).

Vic

Re: New Not Very Exciting Transformers 2 Images

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:26:31 -0000

We'll be posting the new pics up shortly... which are a bit more exciting than those above. :-)

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Re: New Not Very Exciting Transformers 2 Images

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:35:00 -0000

@arrell

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the first film at all, but giant battling robots between Egyptian pyramids could be at least visually cool.

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Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:45:36 -0000

@Bob-C

Thanks so much for that update on the case!

On that note, I do believe I will close down comments on this.

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:13:33 -0000

@Ken J

Dude. DROP it. That's enough. For crying out loud, did you not read what I wrote above about this being pointless?

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:05:37 -0000

Oops, that last comment was directed at Greenknight. :-)

This is getting old - there's no point to debates of this sort online. Neither side convinces the other of anything, they just each get to vent their point of view.

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Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:59:03 -0000

I actually worry more about the flip side of this situation - that some nut job will assault me for telling him to be quiet during a movie.

Vic

Re: ‘Death Race’ DVD Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:41:17 -0000

It's a busy time of year folks, I'll try to get the DVDs out as soon as I can.

Vic

Re: ‘Death Race’ DVD Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:27:02 -0000

@790

LOL, I'm not trying to persuade you to enter. :-) If you've seen it and you don't like it, that's fine. A lot of people thought it was terrible - I just thought it was fine for what it was.

Vic

Re: ‘Death Race’ DVD Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:49:28 -0000

@790
If you hold the original in such high regard, maybe you'd better go watch it again (not slamming it, I love it - but it was WAY cheesy, even for its time). :-)

Vic

Re: ‘Death Race’ DVD Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:17:47 -0000

@790
You didn't like it? Really? I haven't seen the rated R version for comparison but I enjoyed the unrated one. Only thing is when the "bad guys" get it at the end it could have been more satisfyint.

@Ken J
According to the special features on the DVD the stunts were indeed done in reality and not CG. They used minimal CGI in the movie according to the "making of."

Vic

Re: ‘Death Race’ DVD Giveaway – Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:00:12 -0000

@790

Nice opening comment on a great giveaway. I agree with Kofi's review here on the site - it was a fun movie for what it was.

Vic

Re: Revolutionary Road Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:47:01 -0000

Hey Matt, thanks for your comment. Welcome to Screen Rant! :-)

Vic

Re: Revolutionary Road Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:19:23 -0000

@Charles

This movie really is all about the performances more than anything else. For that I'd say it's worth it.

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Re: Revolutionary Road Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:17:05 -0000

@Brooke

Tell you what, some time you try going to see a movie you know nothing about, paying attention to the plot, performances, character names and writing all that down on a pad in the dark while not missing anything that's going on.

M'kay?

Oh, and you're bitching after I give the freaking movie 4.5/5 stars? Talk about acting like a 5 year old.

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Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:23:18 -0000

Dan and Ryan,

Are you parents? DO you have children? If not then frankly your opinion is worthless in regards to the inappropriate content of this film. It was rated PG and targeted at families with young children. When you have your own kids then you can judge what is appropriate for them.

And this review is part of "research" for a film - it was written to let people know about it.

And Dan, yes, exactly - we own pets to "enrich our lives" and a pet that disrupts my household and my family does NOT enrich my life. And yes, dogs should be disciplined and obey their owners.

I do have a dog and have had dogs in the past. They were always loved AND WELL BEHAVED due to my training.

So take your sanctimonious crap elsewhere.

I've had it with people that put animals at the same level as people - absolutely and unequivocally HAD it. Of COURSE animals should not be mistreated, but that doesn't mean I or my family as to suffer or put up with an animal that:

1. Destroys my home.
2. Endangers my family or others.

If people are too stupid and/or lazy to train their dogs properly, well, then they're stupid and lazy. Ever watch an episode of "The Dog Whisperer?" Or do you think that Cesar Milan is "cruel" to dogs and that he shouldn't be allowed near them either.

And Steven, if your only criteria for a movie being "good" is that it makes you cry, that makes you a pretty poor judge of film.

I'm done with this thread.

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Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:43:31 -0000

Scott: THANK YOU!

There, proof positive I'm not insane. You loved the book, thought the movie did not give a reason to love the dog and as a cherry on top you bring up the Grogans and Cesar Chavez stating that the dog's behavior was the Grogan's doing (which I thought WAS conveyed in the film).

Thanks SO much for taking the time to comment here, bro. :-)

Vic

Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:39:12 -0000

Thanks, guys but he's gone. If he tries to post again I'll just ban his dumb, cowardly ass.

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Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:28:11 -0000

@Ken J

Don't recall that one. But it was handled in a similar manner in "My Dog Skip."

I can NOT recommend that movie highly enough! You want to see a great movie about the relationship between an owner (a boy) and his dog that will make you well up, go rent or buy that movie.

Vic

Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:04:55 -0000

@Jill

I sent an email to you right before seeing your comment above. :-)

It seems that we need to add something to the "topics you don't discuss at cocktail parties." In addition to religion, sex and politics it seems we need to add "pets." :-P

Best,

Vic

Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:10:56 -0000

@Jill

First off, I want to apologize for the "children" remark. I attributed a comment regarding kids and dogs being equivalent that was not made by you. Second, my remark about Marley being shot didn't mean I *wanted* to see him shot, not at all - it was an example of something that would have made all the trouble he caused worth putting up with. I wanted to see something... ANYTHING that indicated this pain in the butt dog was worth putting up with. Whether it be heroic, consoling, whatever.

I'm sorry we got off on the wrong foot, but let me assure you that I am as horrified and disgusted by cases of animal abuse as you are.

@Talynrider
"dealing with life and the loss of one frustrating, furry, devoted, beloved, friend, and companion."

One of my major issues with the film is that they did NOT suhow the "devoted... friend and companion" aspect in the movie. In virtually every single scene in the movie the dog was being frustrating, annoying and destructive. I didn't see much anything to offset this in the way of "good" behavior or even just plain old companionship that made the dog worthwhile.

I recall ONE single scene that lasted about 10 seconds - when the wife had miscarried, that the dog was portrayed as being loving/supportive/whatever.

That was IT.

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Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:20:23 -0000

@Lola

Again, another ludicrous comparison. Anyone who puts a dog at the same level as a child should NEVER have one IMHO.

Period.

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Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:07:58 -0000

@Doug C
Go rent "My Dog Skip." Now THAT'S a great dog movie with tons of heart. You won't regret it.

@ash
The VAST majority of people who go see this movie will not have read the book. A movie should be able to tell a story and stand on its own without a prerequisite of having read the source material. As to your comment about my expectations, even YOU mention that in the book the dog brings the family closer together. I saw no such thing in this film.

@nancy
Every dog I've ever owned I've gotten from the pound, and I've TRAINED it to behave, unlike the knuckleheads in this movie. And although I realize that in your world dog = child, in my world child > dog. Sorry.

@Jill
I've owned dogs all my life, but people are people and pets are pets. As I said above, every dog/cat I've owned has come from a shelter. If I had a dog destroying my house I would TRAIN IT. If I had a cat (far less trainable) that peed all over my house no matter what I did to try to teach it not to, it would be GONE. I would be fearful if you ever had a child. If your house was on fire it sounds like you might actually hesitate and have to think about whether to rescue your infant (which you would have only "known" for a few weeks/months) or a your dog that you would have had for years.

Thanks for all the feedback, folks. It seems to me that the movie just didn't manage to convey the true core of the book.

Again, I say to you all, go rent "My Dog Skip" if you want the best "dog movie" ever. And yes, the dog dies at the end of that one but it's not graphic at all, while it is sad.

Vic

Re: Marley and Me Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:41:32 -0000

@jackie

Typical comment from someone who is not a parent. And no, being a friend of a parent or even being an aunt/uncle is NOT the same. What a ludicrous analogy, I mean really.

I'm actually betting the book was far better than the film - to me the film didn't demonstrate WHY the love for this furry terrorist. I'll bet the book demonstrated more of that than the film - something that was severly lacking in my opinion.

Vic

Re: What Are Your Favorite Christmas Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:06:46 -0000

@zombie_elvis

Oh, man... LOVE "The Thing." If it's not under my tree tomorrow I think I may have to use a Best Buy gift card and pick up the Blu-Ray.

Only problem is I have to watch it by myself because my wife HATES scary movies and my daughter's only 12. :-P

Vic

Re: What Are Your Favorite Christmas Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:05:32 -0000

@Metallicat79

LOL, made you dig deep, did I? :-P

Have you ever seen "It's a Wonderful Life?" If not, you MUST check it out!

Vic

Re: What Are Your Favorite Christmas Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:39:15 -0000

You know, I don't even remember anything about Home Alone 2... should probably rent it sometime.

Post your faves here Mettalicat! :-)

Vic

Re: What Are Your Favorite Christmas Movies?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:28:10 -0000

Nope, that one just never really did it for me - odd combination of starting out cute and cuddly then turning into pretty much a horror movie. :-P

What's on your list, Scott?

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Re: Disney NOT Producing Third Narnia Film

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:28:46 -0000

The problem is even though there was plenty of spectacle in the Narnia movies, it seemed like they had no soul - a very odd thing considering the source material...

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Re: Open Discussion – December 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:57:50 -0000

@Ash Ali

Unless I go out of my way to see it, probably not. But with no pre-screenings next week maybe I'll go see it one night.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:38:40 -0000

@High Kalibur

I should drag my rear to see The Spirit and Valkyrie (wasn't on the list for pre-screenings) but I really would rather spend this weekend with my family.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:59:58 -0000

@Metallicat

Writing something up now. No slam on you bro! :-D

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Re: Open Discussion – December 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:36:08 -0000

@Metallicat

Dude, you're KILLING me with those Christmas movie selections. :-P I need to put up a post! :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:32:35 -0000

@Fred
Yeah, I think "Thor" is going to be the trickiest character to make work in the Avengers film.

@No Name Face
Oh man... do you have ANY idea how much work it takes to run this site and how long it took me to assemble a team of great writers? You may not know this, but I have a day job. I suppose if I just told my wife and daughter I'd never see them again I could swing it. :-P

BTW, thanks for the suggestion, seriously - it tells me you like the work we do here! :-D

Vic

Re: New Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer Gives More Detail

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:32:34 -0000

So her wedding garter is less stretchy than her dress? How does that pop off but her dress grows to match her size? And "boobies?"

Yeesh.

Yeah, yeah... nit picking, I know.

I think "Bob" will be the best thing in the movie.

Vic

Re: First Official Super-Exciting ‘Avatar’ Image Released

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:35:03 -0000

@Aaron

I have no idea what that means... That you'll start out excited about the movie and then you'll drop into an abyss of despair over its cinematic ruins?

That's how I felt during Indy 4, anyway. 8-)

Vic

Re: John Cho Is NOT The Mandarin In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:45:41 -0000

The concept of the Mandarin character in the Iron Man movie(s) is that he would be behind the scenes manipulating things much like the Emperor in Star Wars 4-6. The idea early on was for Mandarin to be the full-on villain in the third film.

Vic

Re: Top Time Shifted TV Shows And ‘Ad Creep’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:22:39 -0000

Yeah, I was shocked to see a post over at AICN about a Survivor season finale - can't believe that's still on.

I do have a couple of guilty pleasures when it comes to reality shows though: The Biggest Loser (I love seeing people turn their lives/health around) and The Mole (it's a great whodunit).

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 21, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:25:19 -0000

Wow, if a highlight of a movie is a police officer who is doing his job being intentionally crushed by a car then I'm ecstatic that we're on opposite sides in movie taste.

And if it had awesome "grey goo effects," well then WHAT was I thinking?

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 21, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:50:23 -0000

@cimco

Uh, right... whatever.

Good word of mouth on this would have trumped "blogosphere fanboys" any day or the week. If people thought it was great they'd recommend it to their friends. 75% is HUGE! I don't recal the last time a big event movie dropped that much in its second weekend.

Maybe you can go see it a few more times and try to bring the numbers up.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: December 21, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:31:38 -0000

SWEET VALIDATION!!!!

A 75% drop from opening to second weekend for DTESS is freaking brutal. Usually anything over 60% signals bad word of mouth, but 75%? Bloody OUCH.

Vic

Re: Christmas Triple DVD Giveaway Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:19:09 -0000

Winners announced - see above!

Vic

Re: Christmas Triple DVD Giveaway Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:09:41 -0000

@Metallicat

Oh now that's too funny. I'm a huge fan of "A Christmas Story" and my wife doesn't like it either. :-)

Vic

Re: Frank Miller To Hopefully Not Ruin ‘Buck Rogers’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:56:35 -0000

@Luke

I really like Miller's comic work - I just don't think the guy knows how to direct a movie.

Vic

Re: Frank Miller To Hopefully Not Ruin ‘Buck Rogers’

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:53:19 -0000

He didn't direct Robocop 2 and had a co-director credit on Sin City, which was REALLY directed by an experienced Robert Rodriguez. He also did NOT direct "300."

He had writing credits on all those but a good writer does not necessarily equal a good director (as it seems "The Spirit" will prove in spades).

Vic

Re: Frank Miller To Hopefully Not Ruin ‘Buck Rogers’

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:39:53 -0000

@790

Based on what?

Vic

Re: Frank Miller To Hopefully Not Ruin ‘Buck Rogers’

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:25:59 -0000

Oh, Frank Miller is most definitely NOT a hack - but being a great comic book writer doesn't automatically make you a great movie director.

In regards to Robocop, we really need to do an update on that... I know there's been news on it recently.

Vic

Re: Frank Miller To Hopefully Not Ruin ‘Buck Rogers’

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:57:11 -0000

Here's the deal on a review of The Spirit: There are two major companies that handle pre-screenings of movies - and at the moment I only have a relationship with ONE of them. I'm going to try to get the other one on the phone today because I'm missing out on a lot of screenings.

And since this opens on Christmas, I won't be seeing it that day so my review will be pretty delayed, unfortunately. In any case I'm hearing that it is uttter CRAP. Like "Battlefield Earth" bad. I've thought so ever since I saw the Comic-Con footage and first trailer.

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:29:15 -0000

Rose,

You know, people like you really annoy me. Awesome, you found ONE grammatical error in a 681 word review! Bravo!

And instead of politely pointing it out, you decided it would be better to berate me - while disregarding the content of the entire review.

For your information, my goal is to have every article on Screen Rant published without grammatical or spelling errors, and I think I do a pretty damned good job. I run the site, write for it AND serve as editor for a half dozen writers that pump out a lot of content every day. All this in addition to working a full time job.

So excuse me for letting one tiny little error slip through.

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:47:45 -0000

@Susanne

My wife had the exact same reaction, so you're not alone.

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:49:45 -0000

@Jeff

Sorry, bud. That was intended as a slam on the movie, not viewers. Both my wife and I "got it" very early on, as have the majority of people who've seen it based on what I've read.

Let's call it even based on your first comment as a response to my review. :-)

Best,

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:19:25 -0000

@Jeff

I do enjoy movies, that's why I run a movie site. Want examples? Check out my 4 and 5 star movie reviews.

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:52:41 -0000

@Daniel F

Well film IS a subjective medium. I score movies the way I score them. My personal tastes and views inform my movie ratings - I don't apologize for that... it's just my way of reviewing films.

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:33:32 -0000

@Daniel F

I hear what you're saying - in our "About Us" page I point out that my movie reviewing philosophy is more targeted towards helping the average person decide whether to drop their hard-earned money on a movie or not, moreso than whether a film is "cinematically excellent."

I do believe that (for my tastes) it's a far better indicator of whether I will like a film than IMDB - NO contest. IMDB is the sort of place people flock to and say that "Transformers" or "Eagle Eye" was like, TOTALLY awesome. 8-)

I actually think that RT gives a pretty balanced view of a movie as a whole. Compared to Metacritic which I think is more about the highbrow sort of review.

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:58:40 -0000

@Daniel F

Sigh... it's not the "end all be all," it's just a consensus. They have the "cream of the crop" score and the more general reviewers score. It's great as a general gauge of whether a movie is worth checking out or not.

I don't always agree with the consensus, but generally anything over 50% there's a very good chance I'll like it. :-)

BTW, so you think the general public that buys Britney Spears albums and is giving it 83% is a better indicator than reviewers on RT? 8-)

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:50:48 -0000

@Oscar

LOL, actually someone recently told me I lost all credibility when I said that I thought that Death Race was awesome. 8-)

Vic

Re: Seven Pounds Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:18:02 -0000

@Daniel F
Guess what? I'm being WAY more generous than most reviewers out there - the average on Rotten Tomatoes is about 2/5 and on Metacritic it's less than that. My rating of PWZ was based on my finding it entertaining.

@Jess H
I didn't say two hours is too long for a movie - I said it was too long for THIS movie. :-)

Vic

Re: ‘Tron 2′ Will Be 3D

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:13:06 -0000

I'm a fan of 3D, but not when they do the gimmicky "leap at the audience" junk. I like the enhance depth of field and putting the viewer in the movie aspect.

This does seem to be a great fit... better at putting us inside the virtual world.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 10, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:29:49 -0000

@Spark

Here's our page for the film:

http://screenrant.com/tag/push/

I actually received a pre-movie comic in the mail the other day with some backstory for the film. I think it's going to be a 6 part series.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 10, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:09:44 -0000

@greenknight

Heck, I don't know from Oscars... I suppose it could win/be nominated.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 10, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:53:44 -0000

The last couple of episodes of Heroes really have come back strong IMHO. More cohesive and character driven... I'm liking it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 10, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:29:40 -0000

Hey you regular Screen Rant weenies, have you bothered to enter our latest DVD giveaway? As of right now your odds of winning would be 1 in 8. How can you NOT enter with odds like that? :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 10, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:51:33 -0000

@greeknight

Do you mean "Revolutionary Road?" I saw it and wrote a review that I can't publish until it's released at the end of this month. Big time Oscar material all around.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 10, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:49:25 -0000

@Andrew James

Have you not been here over the last 6 months? I had the site redesigned quite a while back. :-)

BTW, I find this timely considering the message of the uber-enviro-friendly "Day the Earth Stood Still" release this Friday:

http://twurl.nl/d6de16

8-)

Vic

Re: First Full Terminator: Salvation Trailer (Rocks!)

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:02:35 -0000

@shawn

Yeah, that's a weird bit of casting IMHO.

REALLY weird.

Vic

Re: First Full Terminator: Salvation Trailer (Rocks!)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:55:02 -0000

You know, Charles, if you freaking hate it here so much why the hell do you continue to come back?

I may just do you a favor and ban you from even being able to visit the site at all, nevermind just taking away your ability to comment.

Vic

Re: First Full Terminator: Salvation Trailer (Rocks!)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:51:35 -0000

@Dannyboy

Well by the time this movie comes out it will have been six years since the last Terminator movie came out. The ratings for Sarah Connor are pretty low, and even fewer people read comic books.

I don't think saturation is an issue.

Vic

Re: First Full Terminator: Salvation Trailer (Rocks!)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:51:47 -0000

Gotta say, whatever casting director thought Anton Yelchin was a good match for a young Michael Biehn was definitely off his/her nut. And the fact that McG didn't veto that bugs me as well.

I know he's the "flavor of the month," but come on...

Other than that though, this looks great. Only wish they would have gone with a full-CGI Ahnuld in there.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:49:27 -0000

Good news, gang! They'll be sending me the widescreen version of the movie! I should get them in a day or two and then I'll turn right around and get them out to you. :-D

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:59:47 -0000

Dan,

I've got it if you're the guy in IL. :-) No promises on the widescreen - I'll do my best but if they don't replace them there's nothing I can do.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:22:07 -0000

Guys, you're not going to believe this: They sent me the FULL SCREEN version of the DVD.

I've emailed them back - I don't intend to send those out. Hopefully they will send me the widescreen version and once I get those I'll pop them in the mail.

Yeesh... full screen?!?

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:51:27 -0000

LOL, my "Woo Hoo" Christmas present is going to be a Blu-Ray player. :-)

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:44:59 -0000

FYI, I haven't received the DVDs yet. As soon as I get them I'll get them out in the mail.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:01:17 -0000

@John

Did you even enter? I saw hardly any email addresses of SR "regulars."

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:03:17 -0000

Anyone already signed up for the newsletter is golden. :-)

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Special Edition DVD Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:04:56 -0000

Doh!

Thanks for pointing that out... It should be DECEMBER 8th!

Vic

Re: Trying Out Google Friend Connect On Screen Rant

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:54:24 -0000

Resistance is futile...

Re: Bond 23: Back To James Bond Basics?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:17:44 -0000

I really, REALLY hope this turns out to be accurate. I did NOT like QoS... hated the way the action scenes were shot, there was little if any actual "spy" stuff going on, and Bond has been reduced to almost nothing more than a brutal killer.

I want the next film to leap forward a couple of years to where he is in full-on "suave 007" mode.

Vic

Re: More Unnecessary Remakes On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:13:47 -0000

Well we're giving away the original "Day the Earth Stood Still" here on the site. :-)

Vic

Re: More Unnecessary Remakes On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:53:17 -0000

LOL, be nice, boys. If CD wants to contribute to the site in a civil manner he is more than welcome. :-)

Vic

Re: More Unnecessary Remakes On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:30:32 -0000

@David

Check my list of Top 5 Rules for Movie Remakes linked in the article above. John Carpenter's "The Thing" passes the test. :-)

Vic

Re: More Unnecessary Remakes On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:04:12 -0000

@Charles Darwin

They make them because they have built in name recognition, it's easier to write a script that's bascially a duplicate of another, and they make money.

Not that I'm defending them, of course!

Vic

Re: More Unnecessary Remakes On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:03:04 -0000

LOL,some of the best movie lines EVER are in "They Live." :-)

If anyone hasn't seen it, GO RENT IT (except for Daniel F, who doesn't apprecitate B movies). 8-)

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Heads Back To Theaters January 23rd

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:03:53 -0000

Charles, Charles, Charles... you are on the WRONG website my friend.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Heads Back To Theaters January 23rd

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:54:10 -0000

Yeah... if WB wants to re-release it and people show up, so what? I think people are wondering though how many will still go to the movies to see it. Everybody and their mother has seen it once or twice plus with the release on DVD/Blu-Ray I wouldn't think they'd bring in more buckets of money.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:37:30 -0000

@huntthejest

Well I'm sorry to hear that - maybe this movie just caught me in a good mood, or my expectations for it were so low that it surpassed them.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:14:32 -0000

Sorry, Oscar - no idea. I suggest a Google search... that's what I'd do. :-)

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:37:26 -0000

I think only Spider-Man, X-Men and Punisher belong to other studios.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:56:41 -0000

Yup, Marvel has all those.

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:43:05 -0000

@Ryan

Oh my gosh - now I feel bad! Plus, I actually met the actor this summer in San Diego and didn't know it was him in the movie (double doh!). :-)

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:13:02 -0000

@brent

Welcome to Screen Rant! I hope you stick around. :-)

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:35:15 -0000

See now here's the thing with this movie - I think the camp was intentional. Problem is it wanted to have it both ways: Serious vigilante movie but yet have some humor.

You can't tell me that the scene where Jigsaw was recruiting members with an American flag flying behind him on a huge video screen wasn't supposed to be funny on purpose!

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:05:37 -0000

@High Kalibur

Keep in mind this was NOT a Marvel Studios movie - it's a Lionsgate film. Big difference.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:47:21 -0000

@Andrew Leslie

Thanks, bro. That's always great to hear. Spread the word about Screen Rant! :-P

Best,

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:04:56 -0000

@greenknight

Marvel won't revive this under their studio banner because they've said they'll never go above a PG-13 rating for their superhero flicks.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:44:34 -0000

@Daniel

Thanks, bro, I appreciate that. Film is after all, a subjective thing.

Have you never enjoyed a good ol' "B" movie, Daniel? Heck, pick any sci-fi/horror movie from the 1950s. Schlocky as hell, certainly not well made but tons of fun. :-)

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:07:42 -0000

@Rampage

Hey man, I'll be very curious to hear YOUR thoughts on the film. Come back here and let us know!

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:40:18 -0000

And guys, I *really* appreciate your support. You rock. :-)

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:58:22 -0000

@Charles Darwin

Buh Bye. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

Vic

Re: DiCaprio & Winslet Reunite In Revolutionary Road

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:38:12 -0000

@cdf

Nope, I haven't. You'd think I'd get around to seeing more movies. :-)

Actually I tend more towards that action/superhero/sci-fi genres. I'm not much into dramas.

@Jess H

I have to admit that I actually enjoyed Titanic and I pull the DVD out about once a year to watch it. :-P

Vic

Re: Watchmen Gets Shorter

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:28:18 -0000

If I recall, right about the time they went to the boats on the harbor it started to feel like "isn't this over yet?" to me (my wife mentioned the same thing to me after seeing the film).

Vic

Re: Watchmen Gets Shorter

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:36:15 -0000

I thought TDK felt long as well, but don't ask me what I would have cut. :-)

Actually there are some movies that are long but don't FEEL long at all. If it can keep me engaged all the way through and avoid the deadly moment where I suddenly feel the need to look at my watch, then I don't care if it's 3 hours long. 8-)

Vic

Re: Cool New Pics From ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:34:28 -0000

Guys, we just have to accept that this is the "movie" Wolverine - similar to the comic book character, but not identical.

End of story.

Vic

Re: Cool New Pics From ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:44:00 -0000

@manuel87

I'm pretty sure it's WWII.

Vic

Re: How To Save The Next ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:44:56 -0000

@Stritch

You have to post your comments here using the same email address you used to register at Gravatar.com and it should automatically appear shortly.

Vic

Re: How To Save The Next ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:18:48 -0000

I'm sorry but Lucas needs to just recuse himself to ILM and spend the rest of his life enjoying himself playing with his CGI rendering programs.

As a filmmaker, he's done.

Vic

Re: Will Actors Go On Strike?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:13:50 -0000

@KEL

Actually you're looking at that top 1% that bring in the monster bucks. I'd say the VAST majority don't make that much and don't work steadily.

Of course the motivation for actors is that they'll reach that 1%, but 1% is 1% no matter how you slice it.

It's like when you have 80% of drivers thinking that they're "above average." 8-)

Vic

Re: Will Actors Go On Strike?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:47:46 -0000

@Gary

I would think so - at this point the whole thing should be in the can.

Vic

Re: Will Actors Go On Strike?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:47:50 -0000

With the current economic climate and people concerned about their own jobs, I don't think actors will get ANY sympathy from the public if they go on strike - especially if it delays movies people are looking forward to seeing. In tough times movies always do well because people are looking for escapism.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 23, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:47:28 -0000

@Metallicat79

Heck, even most THIRD movies aren't very good. Usually the first sequel in a series is the best in a series IMHO. Spider-Man, Star Wars (originals), Star Trek movies, Aliens, etc., etc.

That's why I'm really looking forward to Iron Man 2. :-D

Vic

Re: ‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘New Moon’ On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:10:49 -0000

Jess, Oscar, I deleted that guy's comment. Pretty funny actually - if you're going to spam a site with a link to a Squidoo lens it might be a good idea to NOT insult people. 8-)

Vic

Re: ‘Twilight’ Sequel ‘New Moon’ On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:55:12 -0000

@Sil

The same screenwriter is returning for the sequel. Don't know about the director.

Vic

Re: Off Topic Rant: Man Up Or Shut Up

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:54:37 -0000

@Troy

Thanks very much. I wish more regular visitors would "de-lurk" and join in on the conversations here. :-)

Vic

Re: Off Topic Rant: Man Up Or Shut Up

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:49:48 -0000

Thanks guys, I do appreciate your comments about the site. We work hard to make it what it is and a bit unique when compared to other sites.

Vic

Re: Off Topic Rant: Man Up Or Shut Up

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:13:12 -0000

@Jim Dandy

Let's be clear: NO ONE CAN SEE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS except for myself and my writers. It is not visible or made available to regular site visitors in any way. It can't be seen be viewing the page source code or anything like that.

So while I can understand your online paranoia (and I don't mean that in a bad way at ALL with all the spambots out there) your concerns about it are completely unwarranted.

The thing is when someone subscribes to a comment thread that is popular and I get a continuous string of bounced emails because it's a bogus address, it bugs the hell out of me.

Vic

Re: Off Topic Rant: Man Up Or Shut Up

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:19:55 -0000

@Dave Fernandez

I appreciate what you're saying but I believe you are twisting what I said. Here is my exact quote:

"Digg 'regulars' are notoriously Left/Liberal/Atheist for the vast majority. "

That means that they EITHER "Left," "Liberal," or "Athiest" for the most part over there - and that my friend, is obvious to anyone who frequents that website. That does not mean that I'm saying "if you're one of those, you're all of them."

Thanks for noting that I apologized for bringing it up in a post where it would have been better left out, though.

Considering the hundreds of comments and posts I've written, I'm entitled to slip up once in a while (I am human, believe it or not). I'm talking about people whose stock in trade is to be antagonistic online day in and day out.

And folks, Ken J is right: the point of this post was most certainly NOT to apologize for a typo - it was just an example.

Best,

Vic

Re: Off Topic Rant: Man Up Or Shut Up

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:07:35 -0000

@Patrick
Dude, don't be paranoid. I don't care what you use as a screen name. :-)

@Shut up Stella
ROFLMAO! :-P

Thanks for the support, folks, it's truly appreciated.

Vic

Re: Two New Star Trek Posters: Uhura And Nero

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:37:20 -0000

The posters you're referring to showed partial faces and where in shades of color. When assembled they created a Starfleet insignia. :-)

Thanks fr the kind words.

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:04:02 -0000

@Ken J

Exactly - so I would suggest the debate end as it's pointless.

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:08:35 -0000

I *LOVE* Ted Nugent - dude is beyond awesome.

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:23:52 -0000

@ptfvr

I honestly hope you don't think I was "jumping" on you with my comment. I'm just so sick to death of the whole "hunting" argument when it has nothing to do with the issue. :-)

And I agree that I hope it's never necessary. An AK certainly isn't the best weapon for home defense. 8-)

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:03:09 -0000

@prtfvr

"What kind of hunting are you going to do with that kind of weaponry?"

That is a specious argument as the second amendment has NOTHING to do with hunting. It's there for protection against others who would do us harm AND to protect us from our own government should it ever become necessary.

I understand the basis of year fear, but perhaps it would be better directed at psychotic, drug addicted people instead of guns. I'm sure if that person didn't have a gun it would have been a knife.

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:28:22 -0000

@greenknight

I think really no one thinks that the shooting was the right answer, but that this speaks to the heart of the issue of people basically being inconsiderate jerks in movie theaters. Pretty much like the "release" one feels when the bad guy finally gets what's coming to him in a movie.

As to you your gun arguments - thankfully I don't live in a state that puts onerous restrictions on having a gun in my home. I've educated my wife and daughter on the seriousness, responsibility and dangers of guns - and if someone breaks into my home I won't have to unlock a cabinet to get access to a weapon.

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:54:59 -0000

@Dan

Dude... AWESOME story! :-P

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Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:33:18 -0000

Actually it just occurred to me... instead of the weak public service messages that appear before movies - "Please don't talk/Turn off your cell phones," theaters could have something like:

"You will be shot if you talk or use a cell phone during this film. Thank you - The Mgmt."

8-)

Vic

Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:31:45 -0000

@Bill C

And what slays me is when really old folks talk during a movie - like retirement age. These are people who grew up before home video and during an era when it was understood that you don't talk during a movie.

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Re: Talking During A Movie? Say Allo To My Leetle Friend

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:22:56 -0000

I would bet $100 that this guy does NOT have a concealed carry permit. Anyone who does understands that responsibilities and seriousness of what it means to "carry."

What bugs the hell of out me is when I ask/tell someone to be quiet, and they look/talk to me indignantly, like I'm the one who's out of line.

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Re: New Star Trek Movie Takes Place In Alternate Timeline

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:26:49 -0000

I'm actually wondering whether they address this alternate timeline business explicitly in the film.

Vic

Re: New Star Trek Movie Takes Place In Alternate Timeline

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:00:10 -0000

@Lank

I'm pretty sure the Back to the Future reference was from the first film. :-)

Vic

Re: New Star Trek Movie Takes Place In Alternate Timeline

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:23:38 -0000

I really do think they're trying here - update it for new fans but not enrage existing fans too much.

Another bit of good news we didn't write up is that Majel Roddenberry will be reprising her role as the voice of the computer. If THAT doesn't make this feel like Star Trek, nothing will. :-)

Vic

Re: Coming Soon: The Return Of ‘Heroes’ Greatness

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:17:59 -0000

I think they're worth watching.

Vic

Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:14:43 -0000

@gortbuddy

You may be right - but then where is the rest of the movie? The third act, where we see the reaction/fallout of this?

That explanation doesn't "fix" the movie IMHO.

Vic

Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:38:45 -0000

Rob,

Whatever the reason (and I'm quit sure it's environmentalism considering when this film went into production) any logic that says the survival of the Earth is more important than humanity is utterly and completely stupid (or at least naive and/or nihilistic) IMHO.

Vic

Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:25:21 -0000

@greenknight

You can rest assured I'll post it up as soon as it's officially available online. I would guess that would be within the next few days.

Vic

Re: The Day The Earth Stood Still Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:34:24 -0000

@greenknight

I saw the Wolverine trailer and I'm torn about what I think of it... the individual scenes looked good, but as a whole the trailer felt very disjointed to me.

Sure, trailers have a lot of different stuff in them but this one was kind of confusing the way it was put together. Doesn't really give much of an idea as to what the film will be about (besides the origin of Wolverine).

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight DVD/Blu-Ray Selling Like Hot Cakes

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:02:38 -0000

Everyone tells me the same thing "get a PS3." But I didn't. I got a Panasonic Blu-Ray with excellent reviews for less than $200. I don't need to spend $350+ for a PS3 just to watch movies because I don't play video games.

I went with this one:
http://twurl.nl/eqogyc

Which I was able to pick up for under $200.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight DVD/Blu-Ray Selling Like Hot Cakes

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:18:56 -0000

I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I understand that while you are correct and DVDs look MUCH better on a Blu-Ray player due to up-conversion, Blu-Ray discs still blow away even THAT picture.

I'll find out in a couple of weeks. :-)

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight DVD/Blu-Ray Selling Like Hot Cakes

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:53:32 -0000

"Hot cakes cooked in bear grease or pork lard were popular from earliest times in America. First made of cornmeal, the griddle cakes or pancakes were of course best when served piping hot and were often sold at church benefits, fairs, and other functions. So popular were they that by the beginning of the 19th century 'to sell like hot cakes' was a familiar expression for anything that sold very quickly effortlessly, and in quantity." From "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997)

:-P

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Re: The Dark Knight DVD/Blu-Ray Selling Like Hot Cakes

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:31:07 -0000

@greenknight

Nope, the "subsidiary" comment was just a joke - it's just little ol' me running this shop with the help of my boyz to write for you. :-)

Vic

Re: Watchmen Comic-Con Footage AND New Trailer!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:52:31 -0000

@greenknight

Gotta say, I, too have been amazed at the lack of excitement/discussion attached to our Watchmen posts!

Vic

Re: Two New Star Trek Posters: Uhura And Nero

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:01:36 -0000

EXCELLENT idea. Just shot off an email asking for some copies when they become available. :-)

Vic

Re: I’m Captain Kirk!!!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:59:32 -0000

@vitaboy

THANKS for that link! Gang, I highly recommend you head over and check out some of those remastered episodes - especially ones where there are a lot of exterior shots of the Enterprise and other ships. I love how they "cleaned up" the footage, but were completely faithful to the original - avoiding the temptation to update anything.

Vic

Re: I’m Captain Kirk!!!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:42:27 -0000

Have you guys seen the version of classic Trek with updated visual effects? It totally rocks and is worth seeking out on TV.

Vic

Re: I’m Captain Kirk!!!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:04:24 -0000

@G.K.

You win the geek prize, sir! :-P

It was titled "The Enemy Within."

Vic

Re: A Big Pile Of New Movie Posters

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:24:33 -0000

@Mr Insane

ROFLMAO!! Best analysis of Red Sonja I've seen yet. I couldn't have said it better myself. 8-)

Vic

Re: Twilight Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:11:17 -0000

@Amy

My daughter is 12 and while she's not into the books she saw the movie with me and also wonders what the big deal is about Robert Pattinson. :-P

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Re: Twilight Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:17:38 -0000

@Tina

Because I am the author of this review. :-)

Vic

Re: Twilight Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:55:44 -0000

@Kim

I never said Bella moved to Washington on a "whim." Here's what I wrote:

"She is in sunny Arizona with her mom and new stepfather, and as they prepare for a long road trip she decides that she’d rather go up to Washington state to stay with her estranged father, Charlie (Billy Burke). He lives in the small town of Forks (population 3,000) and is the local sheriff."

I didn't give the reason for the road trip but I did say that it was due to their trip that she decided to move.

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Re: Twilight Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:48:06 -0000

@Kristina
Thanks, I've gone back through the review and tried to find any errors and correct them. If you still see any in there pleas let me know.

@Sil
I think my review MAY have been influenced by the fact that I sat through the movie with an audience full of hardcore Twililght fans and their reactions. I didn't exactly give it a glowing endorsement, but it was better than I thought it would be going in.

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Re: Discuss: Smallville ‘Doomsday’ Episode!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:59:38 -0000

@Kel

If you don't like the show fine, but you're drifting into "troll" territory with that last comment.

Vic

Re: Discuss: Smallville ‘Doomsday’ Episode!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:51:49 -0000

For the record I have NO problem with Kristen Kreuk. What I did have a problem with was her character arc and the never-ending, nauseating back and forth between Lana and Clark year after year after year...

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Re: Discuss: Smallville ‘Doomsday’ Episode!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:22:55 -0000

@JP

I think most of the complaints are about how the advertising implied that episode would have the big showdown, but left 95% of it for the next episode.

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Re: Discuss: Smallville ‘Doomsday’ Episode!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:55:40 -0000

@Dean

I, too rolled my eyes and cringed when Lana appeared. I was also bummed that the whole Doomsday thing turned out to be more of a teaser. They had better deliver big time when the show returns in January.

I thought Doomsday was fine from what little we saw of him. Remember, this is "Smallville the TV series" not "Superman the comic book."

Vic

Re: Discuss: Smallville ‘Doomsday’ Episode!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:36:40 -0000

Yeah, it took about 5 seconds for me to say "oh look, they're doing Cloverfield."

Vic

Re: Discuss: Smallville ‘Doomsday’ Episode!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:22:16 -0000

I honestly just don't see how the glasses/spandex Superman will ever fit into the Smallville universe. Ever.

Even if there was some sort of cop-out mass Jor-El mind wipe of everyone in Metropolis and Smallville, does the show really strike you as one where a character puts on a pair of glasses and no one recognizes him?

It'll never work.

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Re: Discuss: Smallville ‘Doomsday’ Episode!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:30:18 -0000

Bah! I feel ripped off! I knew it would be a two-parter but I hoped for more tonight. And I didn't know we'd have to wait two MONTHS for the conclusion!?

Oh, and bloody Lana - if she can't throw a wrench in her relationship with Clark she had to return to throw one in between Clark and Lois - grrr. Just when I thought we were DONE with all that will they/won't they get together crapola that we had to put up with for 7 years.

I *did* like that Doomsday looked like in the comics, but what was up with that smile from Chloe in the final scene? Creepy...

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Chimes In On The New Star Trek Footage

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:35:16 -0000

The one thing that has me concerned is what sounds like a really stupid scene - the one 790 referred to with the hands and tongue of Kirk swelling up. That's the first "Transformers-ish" thing (inject stupid comedy just for laffs) that I've heard about the film.

Here's hoping beyond hope this somehow turns out to be great.

Oh, and Rachel, it IS supposed to be the same ship.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Chimes In On The New Star Trek Footage

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:57:04 -0000

@Kahless

Brian was referring to Spock calling Kirk "Jim," not Scotty.

Vic

Re: Aaron Eckhart To Star In ‘Battle: Los Angeles’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:35:10 -0000

Don't know why but this movie doesn't excite me at all.

Vic

Re: JCVD Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:00:31 -0000

Looking forward to it as well, although it will probably have to be a rental for me.

Vic

Re: Men, Don’t Be Afraid Of ‘Twilight’

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:26:10 -0000

Twilight review is up. 8-)

Vic

Re: Men, Don’t Be Afraid Of ‘Twilight’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:56:41 -0000

@jimmy
Don't blame you. This is not a movie that a guy would normally go to without trying to score points with his girlfriend/wife. 8-)

@Dan
Tons, dude... tons.

Vic

Re: Men, Don’t Be Afraid Of ‘Twilight’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:31:39 -0000

Yes, it's cheesy, but there were things I liked about it. The point of my post is that it wasn't as painful to sit through as I had anticipated. I mean wild horses couldn't drag me to a Victorian-era love story movie and this was nowhere on that level.

I didn't say it was "Rambo." 8-)

Vic

Re: Men, Don’t Be Afraid Of ‘Twilight’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:28:48 -0000

Well it wasn't GREAT, but it was far better than I has anticipated.

I have NO idea what this thing might do opening weekend... better minds than mine are having a hard time predicting it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:00:23 -0000

@INK

Thanks for pointing that out. I just upped the gravatar level on the site to "PG." However I still don't see Doom's avatar showing up. I think he needs to try using a jpeg file. That's the format for all that are showing, and I don't know what here on the site might not be allowing .png files to display.

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Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:34:03 -0000

@INK
AFAIK you log into gravatar.com using the same email you use for your "INK" commenting here.

@Doom3524
I'm afraid I don't know what the issue is with your gravatar. When I look at your comment from the admin side, I can see that you have a custom avatar. Why it's not showing up on the live site I couldn't tell you. :-(

One idea... could you try replacing the .png image with a .jpg?

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:41:55 -0000

Hey Ink, you DID have an avatar! Why did you think you had to change your username?

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:19:25 -0000

LOL, Lance, I have to be invited back. 8-)

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Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:55:54 -0000

Bigger avatars in place (looks better, thanks for the suggestion). I searched around and didn't find much on concerns with using gravatars.

As far as the gravatars updating, I believe in can take a few minutes, plus the caching we use on the site might make it take a while to show up.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:30:39 -0000

Avatars added, hope you guys like having that as a feature. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:59:30 -0000

Tomato, tomahto. :-) I think gravatars are kind of a brand name.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:35:48 -0000

Just to give you an example of the comments format, you can go here:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/11/18/alice-in-wo...

Although I'm getting a pretty clear signal. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 19, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:27:06 -0000

@Evie

While Niall here loved it (he gave it a great review) I *hated* the way the action scenes were shot. Bourne-style but far more incomprehensible with two camera cuts per second which were not fluid as far as guiding the viewer through the action.

Vic

Re: New Harry Potter 6 Trailer: Wacky Comedy & Cool Visuals

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:58:21 -0000

@pirateden

That stood out for me as well - in other trailers the movie looks extremely serious and dark, so seeing the slapstick bits above seemed really out of place.

Vic

Re: New Harry Potter 6 Trailer: Wacky Comedy & Cool Visuals

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:10:25 -0000

Generally speaking I tend to find that international trailers and posters are far better than the US versions.

Vic

Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:38:14 -0000

@Toastbutter

I think it will be more "apples to apples" once the new Trek movie numbers are in. I assume your Batman number includes TDK box office.

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Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:57:50 -0000

@Toastbutter

Thanks. I was going to chime in with The Dark Knight's one BILLION dollar box office receipts myself. 8-)

Vic

Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:38:44 -0000

@flamestrike
I certainly understand your trepidation based on Orci/Kurtzman. I'm of the opinion that at this point almost ANYONE is better for the franchise than Berman & Braga.

I'm really trying to keep an open mind about this just out of love of Trek. Personally (and I've said this before) I think going back to the beginning and doing a "Batman Begins" style reboot is a great idea if executed correctly.

I'll tell you the one thing I've heard that doesn't sit well with me at ALL: Pete over at /Film wrote that his impression of the "swelled hands/tounge" scene shown in the press preview was reminiscent of the scene where the Transformers hide in the back yard in that movie.

That was one of the things I absolutely despised in Transformers and to hear ANY scene in the new Trek movie called "equivalent" to that makes me shudder...

Vic

Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:34:14 -0000

@Curt

I agree - While I actually really like TNG when it was on, thinking back it was WAY to politically correct and substituted a lot of committee-think for decisive action.

As to the white corriders - yes, we all know about the Star Wars thing... that's our POINT. :-P

Vic

Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:19:28 -0000

@Lee-Unit

Go to http://startrekmovie.com and then try hitting Ctrl-F5 to clear the page cache and reload it fully.

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Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:37:06 -0000

@Shut up Stella

Well, Paramount trusted Berman, Braga and crew despite the continuing decline of the franchise. Look at their reaction to Star Trek: Nemesis' pathetic box office: It was the fans' fault for not showing up.

It couldn't possibly be that they made a movie that sucked, now could it?

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Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:14:22 -0000

Nimoy is playing future Spock.

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Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:30:12 -0000

@Lee

Hey, thanks bud - much appreciated. I just wish we had the resources to cover more movie news than we do.

Vic

Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:25:53 -0000

@vitaboy
"The technobabble became the driving force for nearly all the stories. All the drama and character development orbited around the technobabble or technoconundrum of the week."

Blame ST:TNG for that big time. Sure, TOS had a bit of it, but TNG ramped the technobabble factor up to an art form.

@nowhereman
Thanks, my brutha. :-P

@Sebastian
Thank you as well and welcome! Always happy to have a new "regular" on the site! :-)

Vic

Re: Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:05:02 -0000

It's not an "A," I noticed that as well.

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:43:02 -0000

Just for fun:

I'M CAPTAIN KIRK!!!"

:-P

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:23:00 -0000

@Mat

Hey, happy to have you contribute to the conversation, bud - just do it nicely. :-)

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:31:13 -0000

@Mat D

No need to be insulting to fans that have kept the franchise alive for decades - without whom there wouldn't BE a new Star Trek movie.

Vic

Re: Jaden Smith Is The New Karate Kid

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:55:58 -0000

@Helen

That's a pretty spammy post but I'm going to let it slide because I agree that Will Smith does seem to be a good dad. 8-)

Vic

Re: Jaden Smith Is The New Karate Kid

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:50:41 -0000

Kofi,

It's not "classic" in the Citizen Kane type of way, but it is in the same way as other movies we remember fondly from the 80s.

Vic

Re: Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:29:03 -0000

@Paul

Thanks for adding a bunch of great movies to the list.

Vic

Re: Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:21:23 -0000

@dave fernandes

Well said. I should never have brought the Digg thing up.

Vic

Re: Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:40:21 -0000

Digg "regulars" are notoriously Left/Liberal/Atheist for the vast majority.

Vic

Re: Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:45:53 -0000

@Flyboy

Hmm... thanks, I must have misread IMDB.

Fixed.

Vic

Re: Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:02:14 -0000

Thanks, guys - great stuff. Oh and of course over at Digg at least ONE person had to say this list was "too pro-American." :-P

Vic

Re: Veteran’s Day: 16 Of The Best World War II Movies

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:29:54 -0000

@Kayla

Doh! Thanks for the correction - fixed.

Vic

Re: Captain America Gets A Director

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:22:18 -0000

I think the guy who plays Nathan Petrelli might work as Cap if his hair was dyed blonde.

Vic

Re: New Footage From Terminator: Salvation!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:20:04 -0000

Hmm... I wonder if they took it offline.

This is why I *hate* putting up videos hosted elsewhere and I prefer to host them here on the site.

Vic

Re: New Footage From Terminator: Salvation!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:16:11 -0000

Old? This featurette was just released today AFAIK.

Please show me a link to where it appeared on the web more than a couple of days ago.

Vic

Re: Obama: The Second Black U.S. President

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:21:01 -0000

I thought 24 was great up until the last season, where it lost its mojo.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 03, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:53:05 -0000

Bloody hell... I think the email issue may not yet be fully resolved. :-(

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 03, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:24:29 -0000

Oh man, GREAT news! Thanks for letting me know, guys! :-D

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 03, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:10:52 -0000

@Ken J

Is the site doing that again? Next time it does, could you note what ad appears at the top of the page? Maybe I can narrow down what's causing that.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 03, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:55:52 -0000

Hey folks,

Be aware I've just made a change to the subscribe to comments feature. By default the box is now NOT checked, so if you want to subscribe to a post you'll have to check the box before commenting.

Still working on the Yahoo email issue.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 03, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:48:20 -0000

@Oscar

Unfortunately I'm not on any pre-screening lists for PWZ so I'll have to go see it when I have a chance. Busy weekend, don't know if I'll get the opportunity. But I *do* want to review it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – December 03, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:01:26 -0000

@Shut up Stella!

I'm no expert but I do believe that release date makes a difference. It can sway people who were on the fence about seeing a movie one way or the other, and movies do get more multiple viewings in the summer than the do in the middle of winter, I would think.

Vic

Re: Update On Superman Appearance In ‘Green Lantern’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:30:52 -0000

Welling is not the reason that Smallville has been, um, less than good over the years. Separate him from the cheesy teenage soap opera aspect of the series and let him stand alone in his portrayal of Clark Kent (especially this season) and I think he'd make a great Superman.

Not that there's a snowball's chance in hell that will happen...

Vic

Re: MakeFive Votes Screen Rant Their Top Entertainment Blog

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:13:23 -0000

Yeah, go figure. 8-)

Vic

Re: Kevin McKidd Still In The Running For Thor

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:10:13 -0000

@Carl

No worries. I know you certainly didn't intend to mislead - you just extrapolated the Blake thing from what they said. :-)

Vic

Re: Kevin McKidd Still In The Running For Thor

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:57:30 -0000

@Dr Donald Blake

You may very well be right:

http://screenrant.com/kenneth-branagh-direct-th...

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Re: Kevin McKidd Still In The Running For Thor

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:10:31 -0000

@Dr. Donald Blake

There was no intention to mislead. I actually didn't catch that nuance so thanks for pointing it out. Carl (the writer) should have been more careful because you are indeed correct. I've edited the post above to more accurately reflect the source article.

Having said that, do you think they would cast two different actors for the two roles?

Thanks,

Vic

Re: Can The Person Who Wants ‘Speed 3′ Please Stand Up!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:05:36 -0000

@Metallicat79

No.

8-)

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:02:14 -0000

@Ken J

I commented on this in today's Open Discussion post. Yahoo is banning emails sent from my server so it's not you. I'm working on getting the situation resolved.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:55:24 -0000

@Ken J

I subbed to this post and I just received an email update when John added his comment.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:40:28 -0000

Is anyone else having problems with receiving comment emails?

Vic

Re: A Better Look At The USS Kelvin From ‘Star Trek’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:43:24 -0000

@Steve

Oh my gosh! You're right... the Trek and I Love Lucy themes ARE incredibly similar, lol! :-P

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Re: A Better Look At The USS Kelvin From ‘Star Trek’

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:46:53 -0000

I may be mistaken in stating that Pike is the Captain of that ship.

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Re: Loads Of New Pics From Punisher: War Zone

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:05:49 -0000

The overuse of primary colors (reds, blues) in every image and trailer I've seen from this just strikes me as really, really odd...

Fingers crossed it'll be good but I'm not very optimistic.

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Re: Open Discussion – November 26, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:41:18 -0000

Yes Man DOES look very similar to Liar Liar, however I'm looking forward to seeing Jim Carrey actually do comedy again for a change. :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – November 26, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:55:39 -0000

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you as well and thanks for being a part of our Screen Rant "family." :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – November 26, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:50:09 -0000

@Ash Ali

Those could very well BOTH be corriders on the Enterprise. I've read that different levels of the ship have completely different looks - with things getting more "industrial" as you go deeper into the engineering sections.

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Re: Open Discussion – November 26, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:31:45 -0000

@Lawrence
Thanks for the update on the Watchmen site.

@Metallicat79
Yeah, I thought this season got off to a great start but it does seem to be wandering a bit lately. And Ellison digging up Cromartie seemed REALLY dumb to me.

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Re: Hugh Jackman Talks Wolverine Movie (Plus A New Pic!)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:37:22 -0000

Jackman being tall doesn't bug me a bit. As was stated above, this is the "movie" Wolverine just as we had the "movie" Iron Man, Batman, etc.

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Re: Hugh Jackman Talks Wolverine Movie (Plus A New Pic!)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:08:44 -0000

Unfortunately I doubt they'd have the balls to make this rated R, which would make it a way better film IMHO.

Nothing like slicing people with razor sharp claws and having no blood appear. Maybe they have lasers built in and cauterize wounds as they create them. 8-)

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Re: Stallone Says Dolph Lundgren Is Expendable

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:37:17 -0000

This does indeed sound like it could be a pretty wicked cool movie.

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Re: The Death Of Batman? Seriously?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:27:13 -0000

I'll wait for the TPB and then read this in one sitting. I'm absolutely sure that Bruce Wayne will be back.

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Re: The Death Of Batman? Seriously?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:03:09 -0000

@D

I certainly hope so. I hope DC isn't idiotic enough to kill off one of the foundational characters of its universe.

I still believe Steve Rogers will return to the Marvel Universe at some point...

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Re: The Death Of Batman? Seriously?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:51:12 -0000

@Ronnie

There's no reason to be calling people morons.

If you want to continue commenting here you'd better trim that sort of thing.

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Re: The Death Of Batman? Seriously?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:13:11 -0000

@michael

Oh, sorry, bro... didn't mean to jump on you like that. Couldn't tell. That's why i use smileys extensively. :-)

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Re: The Death Of Batman? Seriously?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:52:11 -0000

Uh Michael, this is a movie news site and since we cover superhero movies so much we thought it would be relevant to bring it up just as the pivotal issue is being released.

Just because YOU'VE known about it for months doesn't mean everyone has.

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Re: The Death Of Batman? Seriously?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:35:56 -0000

@nig

Hey bud, I *love* getting honest feedback! :-) I just thought this was enough of a major event to cover here since one of the main thrusts of Screen Rant is to cover superhero movies. From well over two thousand posts on the site you'll probably find no more than 10 off topic posts.

And trust me, there will be NO branching out to cars, chicks or otherwise here at SR. 8-)

As to this death of Batman thing - I think I'll wait for the trade paperback.

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Re: Awesome Terminator Salvation Poster

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:40:18 -0000

@Jon

I saw the footage at Comic-Con and granted it's hard to say an entire movie is going to be great from a few minutes of footage - however the "vibe" and the look felt right to me. This is NO "Charlie's Angels."

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Re: TV & Movie Marketing Prediction: In Your Face

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:13:08 -0000

@Bruce

Yeah, well remember back in the day when all they had prior to movie trailers at the theater was a blank screen? You'd think the masses would have risen up when they started showing commercials before a movie starts after dropping $7-9 on a movie ticket - but no... the sheeple did nothing.

There won't be any outrage or backlash once it begins on TV, either.

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Re: TV & Movie Marketing Prediction: In Your Face

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:59:37 -0000

@maverick
Ah, but that's EXACTLY how they determine ratings. AFAIK right now they don't even take time-shifted viewings into consideration even though that can be easily tracked.

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Re: TV & Movie Marketing Prediction: In Your Face

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:05:24 -0000

Yup, another great primer, gathering of facts from Bruce, our resident researcher. :-)

Things do indeed need to change with the advent and increasing popularity of DVRs. Advertisers will find ever more creative ways to intrude on our TV watching/Movie going experience.

You'd think paying $80/month for cable and $9 to go see a movie would be plenty to finance what we watch on the small and big screen. 8-)

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Re: 24: Redemption – Day 7 Prequel Gets Some Fresh Air

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:07:14 -0000

So far it looks like season 7 is making up for the "jump the shark" vibe of season 6. I have a love/hate relationship with this show: I love how intense and engaging it is, but the situations and characters on the show sometimes raise my blood pressure sky high. :-)

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Re: New Watchmen Trailer With Quantum Of Solace

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:20:12 -0000

Actually I won't be seeing it until Friday morning as it turns out. My company is taking its employees to an early morning show on Friday so I figured why drive 90 miles round trip to see it the night before. :-)

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Re: New Watchmen Trailer With Quantum Of Solace

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:29:19 -0000

Damn... at the time I wrote this post I had forgotten that the new Star Trek trailer will ALSO be attached to QoS! Trailer heaven followed by hopefully a kick-ass Bond film.

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Re: Final Trailer For Disney’s Bolt

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:34:30 -0000

Yup. This should do VERY well with families. If you can believe it, Madagascar 2 is projected to make well over $50MM this weekend!

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Re: Official (And Very Funny) Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:11:57 -0000

That was VERY cute and funny - almost reminded me of Monsters Inc. quality.

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Re: November Watchmen Video Journal: Girls Kick Ass

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:37:02 -0000

Thanks, Lawrence - I just posted something up. :-)

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Re: November Watchmen Video Journal: Girls Kick Ass

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:13:02 -0000

That IS the risk with all this coverage and the video journals - by the time the movie arrive a lot of the magic has gone out of it.

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Re: Transformers 2 Has Wrapped – Plus: Possible Spoilers

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:50:31 -0000

@Rob

I hated the action scenes. I couldn't even tell what the heck was going on with sweeping, extreme closeups of such insanely complex robots. At certain points I actually had to turn away from the screen from visual overload - I imagined the film triggering epileptic seizures.

You should read my review. 8-)

http://screenrant.com/review-transformers-vic-791/

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Re: Transformers 2 Has Wrapped – Plus: Possible Spoilers

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:02:57 -0000

@Jim Dandy

Rob is definitely the exception here on Screen Rant in his opinion of Transformers. :-P

As for me, the ONLY reason I plan on seeing the sequel is so I can give it a "proper" review. If it's significantly different from the previous one in a good way, it'll get a good review from me.

But I'm not holding my breath.

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Re: Transformers 2 Has Wrapped – Plus: Possible Spoilers

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:14:05 -0000

I would say hatred of the first Transformers movie is the glue that binds Screen Rant together. :-P

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Re: Will Smith Stars In ‘7 Pounds’ Movie

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:26:05 -0000

I would tend to agree with Diana - that IS funny. :-P

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Re: Will Smith Stars In ‘7 Pounds’ Movie

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:53:50 -0000

@larry

I would assume 2008.

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Re: Will Smith Stars In ‘7 Pounds’ Movie

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:39:56 -0000

I'm pretty sure the reference is Shakespearean as someone mentioned above.

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Re: Will Smith Stars In ‘7 Pounds’ Movie

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:51:23 -0000

@Dennis

I believe it refers to the Shakespeare play "The Merchant of Venice" where bankers wanted to extract a "pound of flesh" from those who owed them money. In other words, no matter how hard it was on the person who owed the money, they wanted to be paid regardless.

And since Will Smith wanted to pay back for seven people, then you have seven pounds of flesh.

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Re: Ultimate Geek Movie: ‘Fanboys’ Trailer And Poster

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:12:51 -0000

I had multiple opportunities to see this but never did. Not sure why not or why I haven't covered it here on the site... guess I figured it was getting plenty of coverage elsewhere.

It DOES look funny. :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – November 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:28:48 -0000

@greenknight

All of your posts have gone through. Didn't see any in the spam filter and I haven't deleted any.

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Re: Open Discussion – November 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:57:26 -0000

@greenknight

Sour grapes? You couldn't be more wrong. Don't presume to know what goes on in my head.

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Re: Open Discussion – November 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:45:35 -0000

@Andy

Haven't heard about any forward movement on that in almost a year:

http://screenrant.com/tag/jurassic-park-4/

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Re: Open Discussion – November 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:23:19 -0000

@Andy

Yeah, you're right. I broke my own rule - sorry.

Let's get back to movies!

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Re: Open Discussion – November 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:23:06 -0000

@greenknight

Took me a while to decide whether to delete your comment or respond to it. I really don't like getting into political discussions here.

You and half the country may have gotten sucked into Obama's "cult of personality/rock star" image, but I haven't. He was elected via an insane amount of money being raised and someone finally applying 21st century marketing techniques online and in traditional media to a presidential campaign. That and playing off the hatred for the Bush administration (as you so aptly demonstrated).

With a combination of him as President along with a majority in the House and Senate led by the likes of Charles the-first-amendment-only-applies-if-you-agree-with-me Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and Barney there's-nothing-wrong-with-Fannie-Mae Frank - I'm terrified of what's going to happen to this country.

I don't see how people can set aside the common sense fact that who you associate and ally yourself with speaks volumes about who you are and what you believe. Any parent of a teenager should be familiar with this basic concept. And the pass he's gotten on how little experience he has is astounding to me.

As a churchgoer (I would say a large percentage of Obama supporters aren't) I understand the significance of his attending a church for 20 years led by Jeremiah Wright, who espoused a radical black, anti-white agenda (BTW, I understand Oprah also attends this church). No one bats an eye at his leaving the church ONLY when it became politically expedient, when only weeks prior to that he said he could no more disown Wright "than his own grandmother."

There are I'm sure plenty of other churches in his neighborhood and if he was offended by Wright's views he could have left. Implicitly, he agreed. If I attended a church and the pastor started spewing white supremacist crap I'd be out the door so fast it would make his head spin.

Simple.

Of course that's just one of the people he's allied himself with who have shall we say questionable worldviews.

Don't mind me though, I'll just be sitting here "clinging to my guns and religion" since I'm just a poor, ignorant hateful soul.

ANY time a leader is raised to "icon" (or in this case, messianic) status I get very, very worried.

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Re: Open Discussion – November 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:20:46 -0000

@Evie

Well heck, the next time you notice something like that (big movie site update) drop us a line so we can let others know. :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – November 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:25:34 -0000

@Lawrence

LOL, no inside scoops, sorry. Glad to hear you're interested in the film, though. The lack of comments on any Watchmen posts we write here is a bit disconcerting to me.

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Re: New Photos From ‘The Road’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:59:21 -0000

Just things I've heard about the story in general.

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Re: New Photos From ‘The Road’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:44:29 -0000

This looks like one of those movies that you need a strong stomach to sit through. Not specifically due to gore but due to how bleak it seems it will be.

Never read the book but I get the feeling it doesn't have a happy ending.

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Re: Brandon Routh Talks Sense About A ‘Dark’ Superman

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:31:22 -0000

@Othoniel

There isn't much happening on the Superman movie but as far as I know they still want Routh for it. I doubt there is much our little site could do to influence any decision either way.

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Re: Brandon Routh Talks Sense About A ‘Dark’ Superman

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:04:19 -0000

To me, doing a reboot and keeping the same actor is an oxymoron.

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Re: Brandon Routh Talks Sense About A ‘Dark’ Superman

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:51:13 -0000

I didn't really like him either, but that may have been more a function of the story than him personally. I really wish there would be a Superman movie cast with a granite-jawed, imposing actor like what you see in Neil Adams drawings or Alex Ross paintings.

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Re: ‘Heroes’ In Trouble: Two Producers Fired

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:14:39 -0000

@G Duffy

If it is renewed it may go to a more compartmentalized format instead of one huge story arc that lasts an entire season (or three).

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Re: ‘Heroes’ In Trouble: Two Producers Fired

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:27:49 -0000

@David

You're joking, right?

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Re: ‘Heroes’ In Trouble: Two Producers Fired

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:38:22 -0000

@Sean

Indeed... that is a great question. I DVR *everything* and although those stats are tracked somewhere, they are not taken into consideration when it comes to "ratings." Of course that is partially valid since the whole point of ratings is to determine how many eyeballs are being put on TV commercials and DVR users skip those.

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 2, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:52:32 -0000

Regarding Zack & Miri: IMHO only people who run/write for movie websites and those who are regular readers are "shocked" at how poorly the film did this weekend.

There's a difference between an "adult" comedy (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and one where the main plot point it about making a porn movie. Outside of urban centers on either coast, I'd say people just don't care to see something like that (at the theater at least... maybe it'll do better on DVD).

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Re: Here’s Why Terrence Howard Isn’t In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:19:11 -0000

Robert Downey Jr. isn't exactly a big man. I'm 5'10" and when I met him he was shorter than me.

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Re: Here’s Why Terrence Howard Isn’t In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:12:38 -0000

Found it online, it's been floating around so long that I don't know where it first appeared.

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Re: Quantum Of Solace Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:16:51 -0000

See now here's the problem with letting people other than me review movies for Screen Rant: I would have given this a MUCH lower score. I despised the hyper-quick-cut edits.

The action sequences actually made me angry because I *wanted* to be able to see what was happening but simply could not take in the "big picture" due to the uber-close ups and camera angle change (literally) every half second.

I was actually RELIEVED when there was no action on the screen. I also didn't think too much of the overall plot - the more I think about it the more I think it was very basic and too thin to carry the film.

My review would have been very different indeed - I'm debating whether I should bother writing one. Don't want to confuse people with two reviews of the same film on the site.

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Re: Quantum Of Solace Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:32:11 -0000

@Henry

That's been the major complaint I've heard about the movie: Too much action, not enough story/character development.

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Re: Quantum Of Solace Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:41:18 -0000

@790

I cleaned up your comment just a bit. FYI, this post made the front page of Digg, and Diggers are not known for being the nicest people on the planet.

Think AICN "talkbackers" but with less cursing. :-)

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Re: Quantum Of Solace Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:57:28 -0000

@DrRock

Yet you managed to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page in order to leave a nasty comment.

Atta-boy!

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Re: Quantum Of Solace Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:27:34 -0000

1. Connery
2. Craig
3. Moore

:-P

Re: ‘Lost’ To Disappear Before It Jumps The Shark?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:58:57 -0000

Stargate SG-1 was great all the way through the season where Richard Dean Anderson was still on the show full time. I think that was season... 8?

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Re: ‘Lost’ To Disappear Before It Jumps The Shark?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:33:01 -0000

@Mantis

Cut the writer just a little slack - it's his first post here at Screen Rant. :-)

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Re: Happy Halloween!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:14:52 -0000

Hey Rampage thanks for commenting. At least YOU appreciated this. Maybe I'll skip it next year. :-P

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Re: SR Picks: Iron Man Classic Comiquette

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:43:40 -0000

They actually de-powered the armor over the last few years in the comics. The idea was that it was a fabric-like micro-tile mesh held in place by magnetic fields. Almost like a nano-tech, so it could be very thin.

And, yes, I noticed the eyes. :-) In the old suit he just looked out through the eye slits.

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Re: SR Picks: Iron Man Classic Comiquette

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:33:47 -0000

Uh, guys... that's how the armor USED to be in the comics.

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Re: Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Oct. 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:44:43 -0000

Pretty soon they'll be able to do "American Pie: The Next Generation."

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Re: Watch ‘Midnight Meat Train’ Online For Free!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:04:29 -0000

@Steven

Man, that is SO annoying! Sorry to hear it. :-(

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Re: Sigh… Mark Millar Talks Superman. Again.

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:36:05 -0000

Actually Marvel Comics has a series of comics it puts out from time to time called "The End." They take a character or team and portray how their superhero career will end.

I haven't read them all, but the first one, about the Hulk was fantastic. There's one coming out this month for the end of Iron Man.

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Re: Sigh… Mark Millar Talks Superman. Again.

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:41:33 -0000

Zipper,

Blame me for that, not Jamie. If it was up to him he wouldn't give Millar any press - but everyone was talking about this and I felt we should put in our 2 cents.

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Re: Sigh… Mark Millar Talks Superman. Again.

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:06:19 -0000

I seriously doubt that WB would go with such an unconventional (albeit epic) story for future Superman movies.

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Re: Gort Is Angry In New 5-Minute Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:31:13 -0000

@karen

If a studio takes it upon itself to remake a beloved classic it needs to be taken seriously IMHO.

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Re: My Bloody Valentine Poster = Everything I Hate About 3D

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:46:06 -0000

Ken,

I wrote that post and read through the comments and have NO idea where you're getting the inference that 3D makes a bad movie better or that removing 3D from a movie makes it better.

NO one has said anything of the sort, so what's your beef?

All I said is that I think used in a subtle way, 3D can enhance the moviegoing experience.

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Re: New (Awesome) Watchmen Trailer And Poster

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:32:05 -0000

Updated this with a much higher quality version of the trailer. :-)

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Re: New (Awesome) Watchmen Trailer And Poster

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:02:28 -0000

@Gary

Please either clean up your email inbox (it seems to be full) or CHANGE the address you're using for commenting here. I'm tired of receiving bounced email messages from your account.

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Re: Incredible Hulk Sequel Is A Long Ways Away

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:53:41 -0000

@Sabin

As we wrote above, she confirms in that interview that any solo movie will not most likely happen until AFTER the Avengers movie.

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:31:39 -0000

@GARY

Dude, I'm not going to ask you this again, either provide an email address when commenting that is functional, or if your mailbox is full PLEASE CLEAN IT UP.

I'm done receiving dozens of bounced email posts from comment threads that you're following!!!

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:35:11 -0000

Ken,

Maybe most critics don't have daughters in the age range of the film nor do they get fired up at the reality of the situation it portrays.

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:26:44 -0000

Damn... just watched "Trade" starring Kevin Kline. As the father of a 12 yo daughter that was a HARD movie to watch - but I think it's a MUST SEE movie.

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:11:17 -0000

Ken, I have actually heard that BHC was not that bad (believe it or not). Could be one of the few instances where the trailer was far worse than the movie itself.

Go figure.

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:39:59 -0000

Just watched Smallville. Not Emmy-winning television, but they are definitely finally moving it towards the Superman mythos.

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:30:47 -0000

BTW guys, I'm looking for a little Digg help on a cool Star Trek post I did a while back that is one of my favorites:

http://digg.com/movies/Star_Trek_How_Radical_Is...

If you can Digg it and spread the word it would be greatly appreciated! :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:29:46 -0000

Thanks, Chuck. I noticed you on a couple of the same posts I was commenting on. Believe me, I feel like I'm sweeping back the ocean on topics like that, but I'm holding firm.

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Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:14:22 -0000

New extended Watchmen trailer is up... PLUS a new poster AND the MPAA rating for the film. :-)

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Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:05:10 -0000

@Daryl

Yeah, they've changed the beaming effect for this movie, and I'm glad they're finally updating it from the TNG version.

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Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:59:15 -0000

@vitaboy

It was established at some point during TOS that you can't activate a Warp Field within the gravity well of a planet (not that I think that would stop them from doing that here). 8-)

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Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50:48 -0000

@Ash Ali

I stated in my "new Enterprise" post that although I didn't like the look of it in that picture, I was still willing to keep an open mind about seeing it in action on the big screen. :-)

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Re: Twilight Sequels Have A Screenwriter

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:20:07 -0000

Thanks, ladies. No guarantees on if I'll like it though. :-P

I'm invited to pre-screenings so that I can write up my reviews for publication on the day movies are released.

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Re: Twilight Sequels Have A Screenwriter

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:33:01 -0000

I get to see the movie tomorrow (Tuesday) night. Can't put up my review until Friday, though.

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 16, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:18:10 -0000

@Adrian

I haven't heard anything about any trailers that might be attached to Twilight, sorry.

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Re: Star Trek Trailer Mania!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:22:44 -0000

Ya know folks... people are MUCH more likely to get through your comments of you use paragraphs. I know it makes it very hard for me to read if you have a huge block of text without paragraph breaks.

You make me work to hard and I'll give up on reading what you have to say.

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Re: Star Trek Trailer Mania!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:45:28 -0000

New trailer is up:

http://screenrant.com/official-hd-new-star-trek...

Plus I address the old vs. new Trek controversies.

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Re: Star Trek Trailer Mania!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:44:45 -0000

@Ed

The point of a trailer is to tease the movie, not give away the plot. On another post someone was complaining about the recent trailer for Will Smith's next movie "Seven Pounds" because it didn't tell you what the movie was about. I thought the opposite... that the trailer was perfect because it gave a sense of the emotion/angst of the character, something of a journey, but didn't spoil the plot at ALL.

I hate trailers that give away the story.

Then again in the end, who knows, you may turn out to be right and Star Trek won't be good. I've got my fingers crossed, though.

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Re: Star Trek Trailer Mania!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:21:38 -0000

LOL, Stella, you have a LONG memory. :-) Actually to be honest I don't know if that detail is even still in the film, so it may be moot at this point. 8-)

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Re: Star Trek Trailer Mania!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:55:44 -0000

@tinfish

Yeah, the "bra scene" in the trailer seemed out of place, but think back to the original series and how sexy those costumes must have been considered at the time - not to mention the dance scene of the green-skinned Orion slave girl. :-)

Vic

Re: Matt Reeves Discusses ‘Cloverfield 2′

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:40:53 -0000

The only way a second one might work is if they go in a completely different and unexpected direction. Think Ridley Scott's "Alien" vs. James Cameron's "Aliens."

I, for one really like "Cloverfield" a lot. So what if the storyline was thin - it was more about the experience - like being in the middle of a disaster as it happened in documentary mode.

Vic

Re: Another Unimpressive Trailer For ‘The Spirit’

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:22:52 -0000

@Ann

I would love for you to be right. I don't WANT to see comic book-based movies fail. But I can tell you that the ENTIRE audience at Comic-Con was flabbergasted at how awful the footage we saw was.

Vic

Re: Marc Forster To Direct ‘World War Z’

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:29:50 -0000

After seeing how Forster shot the action sequences in Quantum of Solace I think I may have to pass on this one.

Vic

Re: My Own Worst Enemy, Was

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:25:05 -0000

I saw the writing on the wall and stopped watching after about the third episode. Really it seemed this was meant to be more of limited mini-series than an ongoing TV show.

Vic

Re: Latest Watchmen Trailer = All Kinds Of Awesome

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:18:27 -0000

My desire to see this is the same as it's been since this summer.

Vic

Re: Latest Watchmen Trailer = All Kinds Of Awesome

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:55:43 -0000

That I do not know and honestly, don't want to. It will at least leave SOME surprise in the film for folks who've read the novel. :-)

Vic

Re: Latest Watchmen Trailer = All Kinds Of Awesome

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:28:38 -0000

@nowhereman

Just to be clear - I don't take banning lightly. It wasn't based on this one comment - EVERY time he's commented it's been that sort of slam. Some guy with a grudge for who knows what reason.

Vic

Re: Latest Watchmen Trailer = All Kinds Of Awesome

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:13:45 -0000

@Draco

I've had it with you. Pretty much every comment by you is insulting.

You're banned.

Have a nice life.

Vic

Re: Latest Watchmen Trailer = All Kinds Of Awesome

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:46:41 -0000

@Andy

Yeah, my wife said the same thing. But you know, if this existed in the real world, a person doing this WOULD change their voice.

Vic

Re: Jigsaw Pics From Punisher: Warzone

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:41:58 -0000

Personally I'm still hoping that despite the abysmal marketing of this film that the movie itself will turn out to be good. At least on a visceral "watch the bad guys get what they deserve" level.

Vic

Re: Download The Dark Knight Script – Legally!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:23:50 -0000

@Gary

Because people like free stuff?

Vic

Re: First Teaser Trailer For ‘2012′

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:28:40 -0000

@Canuck Lou

Because his movies keep turning a profit.

Vic

Re: First Teaser Trailer For ‘2012′

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:29:23 -0000

@Paula - well, that looked like the Himalayas to me... that's one HELL of a tsunami. 8-)

@joshi - Nah, he's just trying to pump up the movie and get people thinking about it to make 'em go see it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:14:56 -0000

@Rob Keyes

Take out the preachiness (which I didn't like) and there are still the things you mentioned. It was like two movies smashed together into one. Another thing I've never heard explained to my satisfaction is why the "ancient" humans were portrayed by actual actors (the movie Wall-E watched, the president (Fred Willard) but the "present day" humans were CGI?

Why weren't ALL humans in the film portrayed as CGI?

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:06:38 -0000

Wish me luck guys, in an hour I'm off to a screening of "Twilight." 8-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:23:29 -0000

@Ken

Welcome to my world. Almost without exception other movie sites are bowing at the altar of Wall-E, and I for one don't get it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:31:50 -0000

@Gary

Yes, Kung Fu Panda was a Dreamworks film. I liked it better than Wall-E BTW. That's not to say it was the "better" film - just that I enjoyed it more.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:30:56 -0000

@Larry (and everyone else)

You're in luck on the Watchmen trailer - it'll be online tonight at 5PM PST and I'll be posting it here as soon as I can.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:09:18 -0000

LOL, you DID ask that before, didn't you... :-P

I'll post up the Watchmen trailer as soon as it's available online.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – November 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:53:22 -0000

@Will

As I've mentioned here previously, I'm not bashing this unless something comes up that I think is stupid. No, I don't like a couple of the Terminator concepts (snake-thing, motorcycle) but I think they have the right take on this based on what I've seen (at Comic-Con) and heard.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:50:43 -0000

I agree with your assessment of the 1701-E. I hate that thing with its dark panels and ginormous size. As if the 1701-D weren't huge enough they had to go and make the next one even bigger.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:26:07 -0000

@Larry

I echo your thoughts completely. As long as this version is done WELL, I will accept it as a "re-birth" of Trek.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:40:59 -0000

I think most fans are open to this and it's a small minority that is not.

To me reboot and re-imagining are pretty much interchangeable terms.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:26:45 -0000

@JimBob

Ouch. 8-)

Actually you're not far off on Roddenberry. Two stories come to mind: Adding lyrics to to the opening credit music because for some reason that made it qualify for residuals (or some such thing) and the design/creation of the IDIC medallion and inclusion in an episode so he could have knock-offs manufactured and sold as Star Trek jewelry.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:20:24 -0000

@avoidz

That's a damn nice render of the original Enterprise.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:45:05 -0000

New trailer is up:

http://screenrant.com/official-hd-new-star-trek...

Plus I address the old vs. new Trek controversies.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:02:00 -0000

@Joseph

Bringing up the new James Bond in defense of your article = bad idea. Quantum of Solace made the most money of any Bond movie EVER on opening weekend, by far. :-P

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:03:14 -0000

@Joseph

Well we'll have the trailer for you tomorrow, Monday morning. :-)

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:31:29 -0000

"Anti-Treks will never jump on board because they think it’s too nerdy, or dorky"

I think you're way wrong on that point. There was nothing "nerdy or dorky" about that trailer and I think that's the whole reason Abrams was brought in - to get Star Trek away from that reputation.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:54:12 -0000

@Joseph

"JJ Abrams, I hate to say this, but this design of yours seems to attract an audience that knows nothing about Trek."

That IS the goal, bro. Because based on the last few movies and the last TV series the existing fanbase is obviously NOT enough to make Star Trek movies a very profitable venture.

Since you mention automobiles, you might be interested in this post I did a while back comparing the Enterprise redesign to the new trend of doing updated retro versions of classic cars:

http://screenrant.com/classic-enterprise-update...

Vic (another TOS fan)

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:54:27 -0000

Ok. The new Star Trek trailer was freaking AWESOME.

I don't like the white interior and I'm waiting to see how the ship looks in the movie (and whether it's the only version - I have a feeling there will be another), but the new trailer made it look like this movie is going WORK.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:48:58 -0000

@Jon

This is pure speculation but that is entirely possible. From the lips of Robert Orci in the comments over at TrekMovie.com:

"If you see the movie, you will either agree with our final solution, or you won’t. But it’s too early to tell right."

Final solution... sure sounds like they have something interesting up their sleeves...

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:34:15 -0000

@Spocks Brain

Well I was FULLY prepared for an updated look. What bothers me is that it seems like for some design aspects, where they could have turned right to make it more similar to the original they turned left instead.

Like I've said about the bridge, fine, keep the new design - just make it in tans, reds and blacks. It would still look cool for new viewers but would have (probably) satisfied the fans. As far as the ship, as demonstrated by the fan-tweaked versions over at TrekMovie, there are subtle changes that could have been made that would have been less "offensive" to TOS fans and quite frankly just would have made the ship look better.

I'm still holding out hope for this.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:59:55 -0000

@David

No we haven't seen those things, but in Star Trek: Enterprise they made everything smaller than in the original show.

@Mark

I *still* don't like the Enterprise-E.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:01:19 -0000

@hicks

Here's the deal (and my logic): They could have made the bridge look hyper-modern but have kept a color scheme with at least a passing resemblance to TOS and TNG. I mean when have we EVER seen a blazing white bridge on a Federation ship? Ever? Hell, take the same damn one they have, transparent panels and all but change the colors to the blacks/reds/tans of the original and I would have been as happy as a pig at the trough.

As to the size of tricorders, communicators, etc. I believe that's a straw man argument. I would counter that the devices can do so MUCH that they by design have to be a bit larger.

Everyone says "blah blah cell phones tiny blah blah." Fine. Could your cell phone, WITHOUT cell towers, contact a ship in orbit? Do you think maybe we could excuse a Communicator not being the size of a pack of matches because it needs to be able to do what it does? Same goes for the Tricorder - it has such vast capabilities that to me it's silly if they make it too small.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:11:09 -0000

@joshi

Well I *did* want non-fans' opinions so I appreciate your taking the time. :-)

Best,

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:56:56 -0000

@joshi

No worries, bud. I made it quite clear in the opening paragraphs that my opinion on this was "As a long time Star Trek fan, whose favorite series is the original."

:-P

And as I also stated, this ship could very well look good on the big screen and as you pointed out, from different angles. I know that the Enterprise-D from "The Next Generation" looked pretty hideously fat from some angles.

It's just that this, combined with the Apple-store-looking bridge has me a bit leery as a fan.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:37:18 -0000

@joshi

You have your opinion, I have mine. Yes, there are things that are different, but some (for example the unbalanced proportions), taken as a whole make the ship look pretty ugly to me.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:51:29 -0000

Check out the photoshopped version of the new ship by "Spockboy" that I've added to the end of the post. That minor change actually makes the ship look 10X better.

The more I look at that skinny "tail" the worse it looks.

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:40:47 -0000

I think my main beef with the design is the teeny-tiny "butt" on this thing. The back part of the secondary hull is so thin it almost looks like a caricature.

Check out what this guy did and see how much better it looks:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/spockboy...

Vic

Re: First Look At J.J. Abrams’ New USS Enterprise

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:32:42 -0000

@Bvance

I can understand updating a design. I mean the original was ahead of its time when it aired, but it's too plain for a film. I thought the Trek movie ships were beautiful.

But as a couple of folks stated above, this looks both too much like Galaxy Quest and too "organic" a la Star Wars Episodes I-III.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:41:46 -0000

@Deadpool

We'll be posting up that footage later today.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:41:02 -0000

@Dan

Just posted up an article about the far away Hulk sequel.
Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 22, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:29:56 -0000

@Clean Talking Chimp

Doh!

Thanks for pointing that out! :-P

Vic

Re: Daniel Craig Turns Down Thor

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:22:56 -0000

Hey gang, have another look at the post. "the old man" gave us a beefier photoshop of Daniel Craig. :-)

Vic

Re: Nick Fury To Play Bigger Role In Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:25:40 -0000

@Rob

It'll never happen - different studios own the rights to different characters.

Vic

Re: A Brief Report On The 2008 Spike TV Scream Awards

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:59:21 -0000

Neither. And thanks, I just realized I forgot to put in Brian Kettler's name!

Vic

Re: Iron Man 2: Marvel Blindsides Terrence Howard

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:52:09 -0000

@Jody

I know what you mean. It sounds completely bizarre. Only time will tell what the real story is here.

Vic

Re: New Push Trailer = Heroes: The Movie

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:01:15 -0000

@Steph

Well I'm glad you're not hiding behind a keyboard and getting out once in a while. :-)

Vic

Re: New Push Trailer = Heroes: The Movie

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:00:51 -0000

@KG

No worries and it's good to have you here.

Sorry if I was a little rough, but sometimes we get commenters here who start with a post like that and it's just the tip of the iceberg. I'm very strict about maintaining civility here on the site.

Best regards,

Vic

Re: New Push Trailer = Heroes: The Movie

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:42:33 -0000

@KG

If you are referring to me, the author of this post, pardon me for not being familiar with every single piece of literature, TV show and movie EVER created.

No need to come on here and be rude. Kick it up a notch and you'll find your comments deleted before they see the light of day.

Vic

Re: New Push Trailer = Heroes: The Movie

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:30:47 -0000

It was written by David Bourla who has not written much worth noting.

Vic

Re: Indiana Jones 4 Special Edition DVD Giveaway [WINNERS!]

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:01:08 -0000

This is the first contest I've run where I haven't received not only a single thank you, but not even an acknowledgment from the winners.

Doesn't exactly fire me up for my next contest.

Vic

Re: Indiana Jones 4 Special Edition DVD Giveaway [WINNERS!]

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:30:42 -0000

I know a lot of regular Screen Rant readers aren't fans, but I thought others would be interested in this. :-)

Vic

Re: J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek: A New Frontier

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:02:49 -0000

Damn... I caught one of the doctor references when I edited the post, didn't think there would be more than one.

Vic

Re: J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek: A New Frontier

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:04:31 -0000

@Deadpool

I'm with "Battle." I'm a lifelong Trekkie (no, you don't have to call me a "Trekker") and I believe that over the decades the franchise has become a shadow of what it could be. That is of course due mainly to two people Rick Berman and Brannon Braga (mainly Berman) who drove nail after nail into the coffin with their decisions on where to take the franchise.

I believe that continuing to move forward in the "Next Generation" universe would simply continue the trend of diminishing box office for any future films and that this is actually a brilliant idea.

God knows, I'm stunned hearing myself say that I actually think the terms "reboot" and my beloved "Star Trek" belong together, but I think this is probably a brilliant idea for reinvigorating the Star Trek brand.

Sure, there are things I'm not overly happy with, like the white, bright Enterprise bridge, the fact they didn't go with Paul McGillion from Stargate: Atlantis for Scotty, and some of the comments made in the EW article mentioned above about the opening of the movie shaking up long-time fans' perceptions.

I've been cautiously optimistic about this since I first heard about it and I remain so.

JJ & Co. PLEASE don't let me down!!!

Vic

Re: Another Batch Of Star Trek Images!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:59:52 -0000

@Mark

Thanks for that link! IMHO it was a very bad decision to go with that particular photographer for that shot. I don't know what they were thinking.

Vic

Re: Another Batch Of Star Trek Images!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:31:07 -0000

Honestly out of the entire cast the only "featureless" faces are Quinto and Pine, and I think that's just because the photos are from a magazine shoot. If you look at the scenes from the film, they don't look that way.

"Twinks," damn... haven't heard THAT term in a LONG time. :-P

Vic

Re: Max Payne Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:57:56 -0000

@JonIntulsa

Excellent point and it just speaks to how poorly this movie was written.

Vic

Re: Max Payne Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:07:43 -0000

@JonInTulsa

Regarding your closing comment. You are obviously NOT married nor ever have been. If his wife died and he was so affected by it that he's been obsessively following every single lead for three years straight, and then a woman lays in bed and starts pretending she's his wife, I would have kicked her the hell out as well. Regardless of how "hot" she was.

Vic

Re: Max Payne Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:29:18 -0000

BTW, I didn't stay through the credits because by the end it was so awful I just wanted to get the heck out of the theater.

Vic

Re: Max Payne Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:27:34 -0000

@David90

Really? The movie was made for fans of the video game and NO ONE ElSE?

Right. Brilliant. Really.

Oh, and go see what everyone else is saying about the movie. I was kind. Trust me.

Have a nice day.

Vic

Re: Max Payne Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:08:12 -0000

@Deadpool

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the film!

Vic

Re: Max Payne Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:12:34 -0000

@Deadpool

Since you're very familiar with the game I'd love to hear your opinion on the movie.

Vic

Re: New Poster For The Spirit Looks Better Than The Movie

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:45:16 -0000

I disagree. I'm not comparing his directing to his writing. From what I've seen so far it just looks like a bad movie. And as to "giving him a break," this isn't a personal pet project, this is a major motion picture that cost tens of millions of dollars to produce.

Vic

Re: Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 Rumors Shot Down

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:13:20 -0000

Yup, two movies. Still, that's a huge sum to be put out there.

Vic

Re: Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 Rumors Shot Down

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:17:41 -0000

@the old man

Well... Keep in mind no one has debunked Tobey Macguire getting $50MM for Spider-Man 4 & 5, so it's not THAT whacked to think Depp could have been offered that much.

Vic

Re: 7 Brand New Star Trek Images: Crew, New Bridge And More! [UPDATED]

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:22:49 -0000

What spelling are you guys referring to? I edit every post, but I am after all, human. :-)

Vic

Re: 7 Brand New Star Trek Images: Crew, New Bridge And More! [UPDATED]

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:21:32 -0000

Guys, this is obviously a "reboot." I don't know WHY the hell they didn't at least keep the color scheme from the old bridge intact. I can see updating it, but this is going to piss off longtime fans.

Of course, as Abrams has said, this isn't for Star Trek fans, it's for movie fans.

I am actually open to this if it will keep Star Trek alive. And that's coming from a guy whose favorite series is TOS.

Vic

Re: 7 Brand New Star Trek Images: Crew, New Bridge And More! [UPDATED]

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:21:16 -0000

Um, can we get off the bathroom humor thing? I mean, seriously...

Vic

Re: 7 Brand New Star Trek Images: Crew, New Bridge And More! [UPDATED]

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:19:29 -0000

Hi David,

Welcome to the site. I'm a huge Star Trek fan going WAY back.

Vic

Re: 7 Brand New Star Trek Images: Crew, New Bridge And More! [UPDATED]

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:23:19 -0000

@Deadpool

Don't recall if they're signed on but the plan IS to make this a "new" franchise if the first film does well.

Vic

Re: 7 Brand New Star Trek Images: Crew, New Bridge And More! [UPDATED]

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:56:57 -0000

@Mark

That looks like an homage to the development of the original Enterprise. The next to final design idea for the NCC-1701 was essentially what we saw on the show, but flipped upside down.

That's what that image appears to convey.

Vic

Re: 7 Brand New Star Trek Images: Crew, New Bridge And More! [UPDATED]

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:06:01 -0000

Well, this IS supposed to be the crew not long after leaving Starfleet Academy.

After digesting the images above, I'm thinking my cautious optimism on this film may have been justified.

My two favorite images are Quinto as Spock choking that guy and the combined cast shot. Karl Urban looks like he's channeling DeForest Kelly so well it's eerie.

What I'm not too jazzed about is the look of the bridge. It's too bright. From everything I'd heard about an updated, yet faithful reproduction, I was truly expecting that the color scheme of the new bridge would match that of the old.

It looks too "Star Wars"-ish to me. Take that set and put it in the reds, tans and blacks of the original and it would look a lot more like TOS.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 15, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:18:41 -0000

Max Payne review will be online in 40 minutes. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 15, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:39:03 -0000

@michael

Dude, you REALLY need to remove George Lucas from that list IMHO.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 15, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:57:34 -0000

Studios HAVE to reach out to "the mainstream audience" because that's where the money is. Look at what happened to Star Trek... the fanbase alone can't support a movie financially (and in Trek's case even the fans bailed as the movies got worse and worse).

The thing is, if you make a GREAT movie you'll satisfy the fans AND the mainstream audience AND make a ton of money.

Win-win.

Vic

Re: Time For Another Catwoman/Batman 3 Rumor

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:01:22 -0000

Hey gang, just for fun PhotoShopLifter Dan did a little manip and sent in an image of Rhona Mitra as Catwoman. Check out the update post above. :-)

Vic

Re: Time For Another Catwoman/Batman 3 Rumor

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:55:42 -0000

@FRED

Knowing Nolan's approach, IF Catwoman is in the next film I'm sure she'd be completely "human."

Vic

Re: Twilight Sequel Already In The Works?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:42:06 -0000

@Gary

Eragon opened to a $23.2MM weekend - not terrible, and went on to earn $75MM US and almost $250MM worldwide (if you can believe it!).

Currently, guess where the book "Twilight" is ranked at Amazon in sales?

#2

Vic

Re: Terrence Howard Out Of Iron Man 2!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:13:42 -0000

@Ken J

What's really interesting is that Judge is a total goofball off camera - always has the most gigantic smile on his face. :-)

Vic

Re: Review: My Own Worst Enemy

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:54:57 -0000

You'll get my DVR when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

:-P

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:40:11 -0000

I would have gotten to this sooner but I've been away from a computer all morning.

All of "movement's" comments have been deleted and further comments from him will go into moderation and I will determine whether to post them or not.

Sorry you had to put up with that, folks.

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:59:42 -0000

I'm going to nip any more lawsuit talk in the bud. I won't have this thread hijacked like the last one was.

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:58:46 -0000

Hey, if I can hang in there with Smallville for 7 seasons, you can be sure I'll be sticking with Heroes in the hope it'll start to gel. :-P

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:17:39 -0000

I'm not "gleeful." I've been a huge supporter of Heroes in the past.

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:32:17 -0000

I'll tell you what I'm waiting for:

Dressed in black, bad-ass Hiro.

I'm tired of him being a dork.

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:53:11 -0000

Um, Hiro had no problem doing a "micro" timeshift about 4 times in a row in the scene where he unearthed what's his face at the cemetery. He is obviously also going to go back and undo Ando's death.

As to Sylar and overhearing the conversation, he was obviously interested in knowing what they were talking about. I would think that he wouldn't even have to actively "call up" that power - just wanting to know what they were discussing and straining slightly to hear it would have allowed him to.

This is fun. :-P

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:37:50 -0000

LOL, Kofi the complaints address specific points. I want them to have powers, I just want them to use them logically. I think the writers shot themselves in the foot by making some of the characters TOO powerful in seasons 1 & 2 and are now dialing them back. Same thing with the time travel issue that is now a monkey on their back because it's so dumb when bad events aren't erased by a 30 second "reboot."

Unfortunately the Pandora's box is now open.

Another "for instance" is why couldn't Sylar hear what HRG was saying to vortex guys? One of the first powers he picked up in season 1 was super-hearing.

You're doing the same thing we are, but in the opposite direction. You're not addressing the specific points that we bring up, instead you're just complaining that we're complaining.

:-)

Vic

Re: Harrison Ford Talks Indiana Jones 5

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:43:49 -0000

Regarding Indy 2: After the amazing character that was Marion played with such spunk as Karen Allen, to introduce a blonde ditz of a woman played annoyingly by Kate Kapshaw was a HUUUUUUUGGGGEEEE disappointment to me.

Oh and the introduction of the annoying "Half-round" just compounded that.

Sorry, but that's my opinion.

Thanks goodness for Indy 3 as a follow-up.

Vic

Re: Harrison Ford Talks Indiana Jones 5

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:53:03 -0000

There's no word that Spielberg will be involved with this at this point in time.

Vic

Re: Harrison Ford Talks Indiana Jones 5

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:32:54 -0000

@Joseph

Yeah, I've tried to sit through Indy 2 recently (I have the set on DVD) and just couldn't do it. It's pretty much unwatchable to me now.

But damn... Indy 4 did bring us "Nuke the fridge."

Vic

Re: First Dragonball Trailer = Fail

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:19:25 -0000

I'm closing comments on this thread since people can't seem to discuss this without getting personal.

Vic

Re: First Dragonball Trailer = Fail

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:59:04 -0000

@SIN187UM

I don't know what kind of forum you're used to but here at Screen Rant we are civil and polite to one another even when we disagree.

Dial it down or you're going to start finding your comments deleted.

Vic

Re: First Dragonball Trailer = Fail

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:35:06 -0000

@Carrie

I'll see about getting another post up on this reflecting the latest info regarding the footage.

Vic

Re: A Prequel/Sequel To 300!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:49:32 -0000

Thanks, Wes. It's greatly appreciated.

Vic

Re: A Prequel/Sequel To 300!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:50:41 -0000

Appreciate it Oscar but I will admit we let stuff slip through the cracks. We just don't have the manpower to cover everything I'd like to.

We try to make up for it with our Round-Up posts, but that's not ideal I know.

Vic

Re: A Prequel/Sequel To 300!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:37:43 -0000

@Your Face

Hey, maybe you could provide us with a link to your movie website? Oh wait, you don't HAVE one? I see.

If you want straight up news without opinion, feel free to visit any of the dozens of other movie news sites out there. We run a small operation over here with a handful of guys who all have day jobs.

The point of Screen Rant is to editorialize the news - and yeah, sometimes we wait a day or two because as Oscar said, a lot of the time they turn out to be bogus.

Believe me I'd love to have more writers so we could cover more news, but it's hard to find people out there who can write this sort of thing at higher than a 5th grade level. I strive for quality in writing and coverage here and I think we provide that.

Have a nice day.

Vic

Re: Is SAG Still Planning A Strike?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:15:06 -0000

Ya know, I really LOVE movies and TV, but I have a hard time drumming up sympathy for people who's goal in life is to "play pretend" for a living and get paid insane amounts of money.

I DON'T think that about the people behind the camera, however, who earn far less yet work far harder.

Vic

Re: Is SAG Still Planning A Strike?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:40:08 -0000

@fifty8th

I'm with ya. When I read this I thought "you're kidding, is this STILL not settled?"

There would be ZERO sympathy from the public.

Vic

Re: So Far, So Amazing For Watchmen

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:14:42 -0000

For another really well written overview check out Mr Beaks' writeup at AICN:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38593

Vic

Re: Gort Is Angry In New 5-Minute Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:39:07 -0000

@Thiz

(slaps forehead) Holy cow! I never thought of that!

I can voice my opinion on what I think of the concept of a movie before it airs. If I turn out to be wrong I'll happily eat my words.

But if someone came up with an idea to remake "Casablanca" and have it take place in East LA with gang-bangers I'm pretty sure that would be a POS without even having laid eyes on a trailer.

Vic

Re: Gort Is Angry In New 5-Minute Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:52:58 -0000

Sure, it looks cool and dramatic, but every time I watch footage from this and hear the line:

"If the human race dies, the Earth survives."

I just shake my head in disbelief at the core concept of this movie.

Vic

Re: Gort Is Angry In New 5-Minute Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:00:42 -0000

@zeus

Well your HSM3 comments notwithstanding, if you hated Transformers you'll fit in just fine here at Screen Rant. :-P

Vic

Re: Gort Is Angry In New 5-Minute Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:17:45 -0000

@David

LOL, yes, because the trees and flowers and insects are much more important than the human beings who inhabit the Earth.

Let's see... save my daughter from certain death or a species from going extinct. Buh bye Mr Animal.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 29, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:00:48 -0000

@Deadpool

Yeah, I'm sure people said the same thing about "The Day the Earth Stood Still."

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 29, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:41:10 -0000

@Deadpool

Yeah, heard about that late last night. I just wrote something up about it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 29, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:54:28 -0000

@Deadpool

If the discussion had been limited to those who usually visit the site it would have been more civil, but unexpectedly the post made it to the front page of Digg, which brought in the masses of hateful Diggers.

Kind of similar to AintItCool.com talkbackers. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 29, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:36:01 -0000

I saw that Dr Strange news yesterday but it is insanely speculative about a movie that is years away.

Vic

Re: Official Avengers And Iron Man Sequel Details

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:29:02 -0000

Sure, I hear ya - I just don't want to start a rumor that Cheadle is getting $30MM for Iron Man 2. :-)

Vic

Re: Official Avengers And Iron Man Sequel Details

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:12:07 -0000

I don't know where 790 pulled that $30MM number from but there is NO way that's accurate.

Vic

Re: Official Avengers And Iron Man Sequel Details

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:34:15 -0000

@Gary

Please email me via the "drop us a note" link below so we can get this figured out. I haven't emailed you because I just figured it would bounce along with all the other emails.

Sorry about the 'tude, bud.

Vic

Re: Official Avengers And Iron Man Sequel Details

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:07:10 -0000

I doubt very seriously that cameos count as an appearance in a multi-movie deal.

And Gary what is it going to take to get you to stop using that email address when commenting?

Vic

Re: Official Avengers And Iron Man Sequel Details

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:17:00 -0000

@The Glove

If you think about it, the only time Hulk hasn't been heroic in both films is when he's being chased/attacked.

Vic

Re: More New Star Trek Images!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:51:22 -0000

@Draco

Is that sarcasm I detect or are you being genuine?

Vic

Re: More New Star Trek Images!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:10:54 -0000

Have I mentioned how much I hate the magazine cover pics for this movie? In both the EW cover and now this one (shown on the right side of the very top image) Kirk and Spock look... well... gay.

And before you jump all over me, I'm not the only one who's had that thought - Over at Gizmodo they mention it in the post and I've seen it mentioned in comments on other sites as well.

Vic

Re: Neil Gaiman Is Out Of Black Hole

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:51:31 -0000

Neil,

I've corrected my writer's post to accurately convey your quote.

Thanks for stopping by, I just regret that it had to be to correct an erroneous quote by you.

Best regards,

Vic Holtreman, owner of Screen Rant

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:11:47 -0000

And on that high note, I'll be closing comments on this post. :-)

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:52:16 -0000

@Caleb (interesting choice for a screen name considering the movies we're discussing)

Great comment and I understand what you're saying. Fireproof was certainly no cinematic tour de force, but I enjoyed it for its message. This was an unusual post for this site so I hope you stick around.

@stygyan said,
"I could say maybe it is because we atheists can be atheists without movies to reassure us in our particular view of the world."

Um, no one I know that saw this movie needed it to "reassure" them, no more than a fan of the "Saw" movies watches those to reassure them that there is cruelty in the world.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:03:18 -0000

@SomeAudioGuy

Welcome to the site. :-)

If people are under the impression that I didn't think this would generate a heated discussion, they are very mistaken. I just think that these things can be debated in a civil manner.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:31:15 -0000

Um, most of the Bible was written thousands of years before Christ was born. It's in the Old Testament that lawmaking and even government was established. You are taking things out of context and twisting their original meaning.

Feel free to have the last word, because this is mine.

Best regards,

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:25:57 -0000

@JustMe

60% more theaters - double the box office. Again, the POINT of this was that I was surprised that on a per theater and longevity/word of mouth basis that Maher's film didn't do better based on frankly, folks like you.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:24:10 -0000

@JustMe

Yeah, I've got time to wade through 16 reference articles. I looked through a couple and nowhere did I see anything about incorporating non-married, living together couples in to the stats.

I reply politely and you come back with your "spoon feed" comment. Thanks for reinforcing my point of view.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:18:15 -0000

@Chris

Where do you think the entire basis for law originates? How about the concept of right and wrong? The Bible, bro.

And on the other side we are just as offended by having things that we find offensive crammed down OUR throats.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:07:09 -0000

@David

Interesting stats - I'd be curious to see more extensive detail... like the number and percentage of non-Christians who live together and aren't married, and then split up. You can't divorce if you were never married.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:03:02 -0000

@Vince

This was not a review. The point of my post was that I was honestly amazed that Religulous didn't do better at the box office considering everything I read online and everything I hear in the media.

Of course I'm biased - this is a blog and I make it very clear that I (nor any of my writers) make any attempt at objectivity. The whole point of this site (and most blogs) is to be subjective.

I personally know many people who don't believe in God and I can tell you that as a group they are neither nasty nor condescending - two qualities I find in VAST abundance in the online community whenever religion (or politics, for that matter) comes up as a topic.

Best regards,

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:59:47 -0000

@John

The anonymity of the internet is the worst thing about it - there is no consequence for anything you say to anyone, no matter how vile. That's why I've made it a point to use my real name on this site. I won't hide behind the curtain of anonymity.

And if you believe the "skew" is backwards, you've been spending too much time online. Go out and get some fresh air.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:13:43 -0000

FYI, I'm staggering the comments in order to not crash my server. As long as they are not offensive they WILL be posted.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:51:05 -0000

@jason

Sigh. My point is that I thought it might have done much better considering the current (apparent) social climate in the US.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:36:16 -0000

@Bill

I'm not upset about anything - in fact I'm pleased. I was just surprised is all. When you spend a lot of time online you start think that that folks with your point of view vastly outnumber people with mine.

Until you step outside your front door and actually go interact with people.

Have a nice day.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:55:19 -0000

Oh, it just occurred to me... all this talk of "you can't compare these two movies?" Over the last few weeks no one had an issue comparing the box office of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" to "Body of Lies" or any other film it was up against, lol.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:18:07 -0000

@jc

The only thing I've seen from Facing the Giants is that football crawl scene on youtube. I didn't know what it was from at the time but it blew me away as inspirational for ANYONE (it had nothing to do with religion).

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:43:45 -0000

@Sabin

I thought you wrote a fair comment until you added a "lol" to using faith to save a marriage.

I'd love to see some stats on divorce stats between committed Christians and those with less faith.

I haven't seen Religulous yet, but I guess I will now once it's out on DVD. I did hear that Maher's closing statement in the film is about as anti-religious as you can get, even from atheist websites, so methinks you're not exactly being objective.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:18:51 -0000

@JM

I haven't seen "Facing the Giants" but I certainly can't understand your comment about "Fireproof."

Being married and having my own tendency towards anger I thought the movie was very meaningful in showing that he couldn't turn himself around on his own and had to reach out to God for help.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:17:15 -0000

I still don't understand the evolutionary need to appreciate art and beauty, how reason "evolved" and why (apparently) no other species wastes its time pondering its own existence or wondering where it came from.

Of course neither side is going to convince the other here, so any attempt to do so is really pointless.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:16:43 -0000

@Matt

That's a straw man argument if I ever heard one. So only ATHIESTS were going to turn out to see Maher's movie? Not agnostics, Christians-in-name-only, etc.?

Heck if just the anti-religious members of the Digg community showed up to see the movie it probably would have beat "Fireproof" easily.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:04:08 -0000

Of course they're comparable. They came out a week apart and they were diametrically opposed in their points of view. The commercials for Religulous pitched it as being funny, and you'd think that Maher has a pretty big fan base.

Then again, maybe not so much.

With all the pro/anti religion verbosity permeating the internet in general and specifically in regards to this election, I would have thought Religulous would have done much better.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:05:24 -0000

@michael

Apparently this one does.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:56:44 -0000

Regarding Maher: About 10-12 years ago he *seemed* to be more even-handed (that or back then I was more aligned with his views) and I enjoyed watching his late night TV show. I had the chance to go see him live and took my wife - we had great seats and were looking forward to his stand up routine.

But when he came onstage it was one f-bomb after another. I mean I'm from Jersey and I used to cuss up a storm with the best of 'em, but I did not expect this at all and was actually embarrassed I'd brought my wife to see him.

It was nothing like the TV show... more like he was trying to out-Murphy Eddie Murphy's "Raw" stage show.

Changed my opinion of the guy on the spot.

Vic

Re: ‘Fireproof’ Earns Twice As Much As ‘Religulous’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:59:23 -0000

Warning up front: If the comments get out of line with personal attacks or insults from either side in this thread - I'll drop them faster than a bad habit.

We managed to have a civil conversation regarding "Expelled" and I hope we can do the same here.

Vic

Re: International Trailer For Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:03:18 -0000

Again, of COURSE a movie based on a book can be critiqued on its own. A movie is a stand alone piece of work, regardless if it was based on an older movie, TV show, short story or novel.

You can say you don't like how certain aspects were CHANGED, but you shouldn't have to read a book as a prerequisite to seeing a film.

What I might agree with is that a review would be influenced by someone having read the book, and that would cause them to look at the film differently - which would be of greater interest to fans of the source material.

But it's not a requirement.

Vic

Re: International Trailer For Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:23:57 -0000

@mattali

Doh! I missed that. :-P

Glad to have you join us here, BTW. Always happy to have another intelligent, well-spoken commenter join the fray.

Vic

Re: International Trailer For Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:57:26 -0000

@mattali

First off, Rob is not reviewing a movie - he's just talking about a movie trailer. And what is the purpose of a movie trailer? To introduce an upcoming film to people who don't know anything about it.

Rob doesn't review movies here at Screen Rant, he just covers movie news. I can tell you that when I review a movie (and no doubt most other reviewers do the same) I do not go do "research" before writing a review. I go see the movie, note what I like or dislike about it, how it impacts me, then I go home and write a review. I take it in just as the average person would.

Now if this were a Harry Potter website I would agree with you 100% on the need to be familiar with the books. :-)

Best regards,

Vic

Re: International Trailer For Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:04:15 -0000

@mattali

Sorry, a prerequisite for reviewing a movie (or heck, even TALKING about it) does not necessarily include having read the book it is based on.

A movie should work as a standalone piece of storytelling for people who are not familiar with the source material.

Vic

Re: International Trailer For Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:58:42 -0000

@Anthony

Um, TWILIGHT opens this year, Harry Potter opens next year. The ads are for Twilight. :-P

Vic

Re: International Trailer For Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:37:05 -0000

@Michael

The writers' strike causes a delayed reaction. No writing happening earlier this year affects movies that wouldn't have been released until next summer. So there is a dearth of "big" movies coming out and Warners decided to use this one to fill in that gap.

Vic

Re: International Trailer For Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:55:30 -0000

I understand the frustration - I feel that way myself about J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" being pushed back a similar amount of time from this December to next May.

But as to accusations of "greedy studios," folks need to remember that a movie studio is a *business* above all else (believe it or not). They spend millions to make movies and the goal is to make as much money as possible from that investment.

For a studio it's death to not have at least a couple of big summer movies, and with the writers' strike delaying so many productions, things are being shuffled to fill the Summer '09 vacuum.

Vic

Re: Let The Right One In Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:42:35 -0000

@Thrusting

Well to each his own. Here at Screen Rant most of us HATED Transformers while most people seemed to love it.

Maybe you'll enjoy Twilight.

Vic

Re: Let The Right One In Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:26:59 -0000

American version of this = gag me.

I'm looking forward to seeing this when it arrives on DVD.

Great review, Kofi.

Vic

Re: Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino Looks Amazing

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:02:39 -0000

@Cali

True, that's another film it reminded me. It was sort of "Dirty Harry retires and turns into Death Wish." :-P

Vic

Re: Stargate Universe Concept Art & (Weak?) Details

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:50:06 -0000

The execution on Voyager was terrible. Conflicting decisions by Janeway regarding the Prime Directive vs getting her crew home, the ship not deteriorating at ALL externally despite no where to go for maintenance for years in hostile territory, no long term planning in case the voyage DID take 60 years, characters who had their "balls" surgicially removed (Chakotay, Torres), etc., etc.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Update

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:14:59 -0000

Criminy gang, can we relax a little about this? If we can have Rambo, John McClane, almost every character Arnold Schwarzenneger has played, etc., I'd think we can cut this movie a little slack in the "realism" department.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Update

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:27:58 -0000

OK, people, play nice. I really hate having to shut down comment threads. We all have particular films that we're passionate about but let's not get in each other's faces about it.

Vic

Re: Punisher: War Zone Update

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:47:45 -0000

@Ken J

One of my favorite "annoying" things about guns in movies is how when the hero(es) come upon a possibly dangerous situation, they suddenly cock their guns.

I would think that anyone in that line of work would already have a bullet chambered. No doubt it's done for the "cool factor."

Vic

Re: Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Oct. 2, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:23:34 -0000

Punisher War Zone will be rated R.

Was there ever really any doubt?

Vic

Re: The Star Wars Mythos Continues With The Clone Wars

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:02:25 -0000

I've been done with Star Wars for a LONG time.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 1, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:52:00 -0000

@blipvert

I have found that most TV shows that I enjoyed when I was much younger are best left in my memories. Inevitably I'm disappointed when I try to re-watch them today.

There are a few exceptions of course: Classic Star Trek, I Love Lucy and The Twilight Zone are a few that come to mind that for me stand the test of time.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 1, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:10:40 -0000

I've heard the same rumors. And just when I was really getting into it...

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 1, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:25:12 -0000

@Zipper

I haven't been using it much due to the lack of selection of decent movies - they had TONS of really obscure, off-beat flicks for viewing.

However news just came out today that they teamed up with Starz and added thousands of their movies to their titles available for instant streaming.

The downside is that you don't get HD quality watching it on a big screen TV. I would say the quality may even be a bit less than DVD, but then again I haven't watched newer films via Roku, so that may not be a fair assessment.

Vic

Re: SR (International) Picks: JCVD & Let The Right One In

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:33 -0000

Couple of great looking suggestions there. I've heard amazing things about "Let the Right One In" and the Van Damme film looks fascinating.

Vic

Re: Green Lantern To Start Shooting In Spring

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:12:20 -0000

@Daniel

I was yanking your chain. :-)

Just saying, the space factor won't necessarily make it not do well. You have a good point though, it seems that superhero movies are leaning towards "realistic" so it'll be interesting to see how a superhero movie involving aliens and such out of the ordinary powers will do.

Vic

Re: Green Lantern To Start Shooting In Spring

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:20:59 -0000

@Daniel

I've got two words for you:

Star. Wars.

:-P

Vic

Re: Toy Story Trilogy In 3D (And Unchanged)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:10:21 -0000

I've always been a HUGE Pixar supporter, but for me Wall-E was the first bump in the road. I just didn't like that they went away from their usual family/friends message and branched out into the whole climate change debate.

I also didn't like the mix of live action and CGI - it didn't make sense in the way they employed it.

Other than that, big fan and looking forward to what they do with John Carter of Mars.

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Shot For Imax

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:19:08 -0000

@Rolando

Um, what?

A standard IMAX screen is 72ft wide x 53ft tall and some are even larger. A regular movie screen starts at about 26ft wide by 15ft tall.

That means that as far as square footage an IMAX screen is about TEN TIMES LARGER than a standard screen.

So yeah, not much bigger. ;-)

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Shot For Imax

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:58:56 -0000

@790

ROFLMAO!!

Thanks for the laugh, buddy. :-D

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Shot For Imax

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:26:55 -0000

@INK

Yeah, right... moneybags. Good one.

I pick and choose which pre-screenings I attend for movie reviews because even though they're free they're so far away it costs me $12 in gas round trip (and I have a 4 cylinder car).

:-)

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Shot For Imax

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:57:27 -0000

@INK

I drive 45 miles to get to my nearest IMAX. Totally worth it.

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Re: Updated Marvel Movie Release Dates

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:03:44 -0000

Hearing Branagh possibly attached to direct Thor gets me a bit more stoked about it, although I've never been a big fan of the character. I also agree with Favreau in that I don't think he could mesh well with a more reality-based Avengers movie.

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Re: Updated Marvel Movie Release Dates

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:31:33 -0000

It's funny... people talk about overseas hatred of the U.S. like it's a new thing.

I remember visiting Portugal (where my parents are from) over 20 years ago, sitting in a cafe and when some young twenty-somethings discovered my sister and I were American their tone immediately changed.

"Ohhhh, your from Amerrrrrica. Where the streets are paved with gold."

Being from New Jersey, my reply was:

"What the hell does THAT mean? Have you ever been there? I work just as hard to earn a living as you do - probably HARDER."

So other countries can hate the U.S. as much as they like. Doesn't bother me one damned bit. I'm used to it.

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Re: Kenneth Branagh To Direct Thor?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:16:18 -0000

@Daniel

Oh it was not "retarded." It was fun and purely innocent in its approach to humor. RottenTomatoes has it at rated at 7/10 and Metacritic at 6.5/10.

Not a home run but far from being liked by people with the mentality of 5 year olds.

On a side note, you really do need to work on your people skills. I just said I really liked it and you turn around and say it was aimed at people with the mentality of 5 year olds.

I mean, seriously dude.

Yeesh.

Vic

Re: Kenneth Branagh To Direct Thor?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:55:45 -0000

@Daniel

I *loved* Elf. Are you a Christmas cynic? :-P

It's actually the only movie in which I really love Will Ferrell's performance.

Vic

Re: Nottingham: Not To Say We Told You So, But…

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:12:16 -0000

Um, because we're sick of remakes, this isn't a sci-fi/action/superhero movie and we're not Russel Crowe fanatics?

:-P

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: September 28, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:39:21 -0000

Bummer. I saw a trailer for it recently and it looked really good.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Revealed

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:24:42 -0000

LOL, no worries. BTW, I actually canceled my Stan Winston life-sized Iron Man bust order.

My wife was very pleased. :-P

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Revealed

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:05:34 -0000

HOMER

I just picked up a 60" Sony HDTV and DirecTV HD/DVR and I thank the heavens my wife let me get those. :-)

I've got a wife, daughter, mortgage, private school, etc., etc.

You obviously think this site is WAY more profitable than it is. Believe me it's not. I work a day job and run other sites as well to make ends meet.

I'd hate to think about how little I get paid here if I calculated it down to an hourly rate!

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Re: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Revealed

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:27:08 -0000

@wingnut

That's what I hear - now I just have to convince my wife, lol.

@kyyle23

I'm 90% sure I will be giving away TDK DVDs soon. :-)

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Re: Shane Black To Direct Lethal Weapon 5?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:38:14 -0000

@INK

LOL, I didn't select that pic. You can thank Niall for that one. :-P

Vic

Re: Shane Black To Direct Lethal Weapon 5?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:29:09 -0000

@Julie

LOL, I'm 47 and I run this site. :-P

I just think this is yet another case of dipping into a very old franchise for the sake of squeezing a final bit of cash out of it.

Although I'm a huge fan of the first one and I think I liked the second (don't remember, really), I have no desire to see this.

Honestly, considering where Mel is at in his life right now I can't picture him doing this.

Vic

Re: Shane Black To Direct Lethal Weapon 5?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:33:43 -0000

Beyond the fact that I think this would look like self-parody with these guys at their age holstering up for another Lethal Weapon movie, I couldn't stomach watching Danny Glover on the big screen considering his worship of Hugo Chavez.

The guy is a freaking moron IMO.

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Re: New Spirit Trailer Still Looks Goofy

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:16:03 -0000

@The Mantis

This looks as different from Watchmen as night and day. NO COMPARISON whatsoever.

Vic

Re: What’s Happening With The Superman Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:46:30 -0000

@Brian

I will leave it up to Jamie (the author of this post) to defend his position once he gets back online.

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Re: What’s Happening With The Superman Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:43:32 -0000

To those of you saying a "squeaky clean" hero won't work in this day and age, what do you think of the concept of the Captain America movie that Marvel will be putting out in a couple of years? He falls under the same category.

I do agree that he's been portrayed as kind of a boring character - and the problem is that the attempts to humanize him or show internal conflict have made him seem weak and weepy.

I'd rather see him struggle against the idea of using his power to just take everything over and "rule" us instead of getting all goofy over Lois Lane.

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Re: What’s Happening With The Superman Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:40:40 -0000

@helena

I didn't write this, one of my guys did. But you should know that I personally think that Tom Welling would make a GREAT Superman - problem is the Smallville connection/baggage.

I think it's a bummer, myself, especially as I think he's really going to come into his own this season on the show.

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Re: What’s Happening With The Superman Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:40:58 -0000

@Brian

I can vouch for the fact that this is not just based on opinion and there is in fact a source. As of right now everything in this article is ACCURATE.

Vic

Re: Eagle Eye Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:48:45 -0000

Well Smitty I didn't give it a terrible review. 3.5/5 is above average and a lot higher than most others rated it. :-)

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Re: Eagle Eye Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:46:55 -0000

They're just not accepting any new reviewers right now. I bug 'em once in a while about it. :-)

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Re: Eagle Eye Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:50:58 -0000

@Oscar

Thanks, I've been trying to get on their list for a long time, but they haven't added anyone new in since forever.

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Re: Eagle Eye Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:36:37 -0000

@Oscar Glad you enjoyed it, I tried to indicate in my review that I didn't hate it (hence the 3.5/5 which is more than what most reviewers are giving it).

@greenknight
No, the don't, hence my comment. :-)

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Re: Is James Bond Still Bond Without His Classic Lines?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:45:23 -0000

@Gary

Oh, of course - it just makes me a bit melancholy is all.

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Re: Is James Bond Still Bond Without His Classic Lines?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:41:10 -0000

@M

Despite your being snarky about it, thank you for the correction.

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Re: Is James Bond Still Bond Without His Classic Lines?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:16:13 -0000

Yup, I've seen PG-13 films where they get away with ONE f-bomb.

Then again, it wouldn't be very James Bondian, now would it.

Vic

Re: I Am (Not Yet) Legend?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:52:31 -0000

@Paige

I actually thought it was pretty good myself. Of course I saw it in IMAX, and that always seems to add at least a half a star to my reviews. :-P

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Re: I Am (Not Yet) Legend?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:20:37 -0000

Rob, very good! I missed that in my edit but I've changed it. :-P

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Re: Screen Rant Readers Invited To Spike Scream Awards!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:40:59 -0000

@790

Unfortunately (in more ways than one) I don't have anyone who lives in the LA area writing for the site.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:35:02 -0000

"Oh, so the politicians who fight for your rights every day on capital hill, desperately trying to pass laws that benefit you and your family deserve scorn then, is that it?"

If you really believe this you are incredibly naive about what goes on in Washington.

Based on comments from a few people here it's becoming blatantly obvious to me that an entire generation having been raised without having to sacrifice much due to the plenty in the U.S. has created a skewed vision of the world and people in general.

I think I've seen enough in this thread - it's way jumped the tracks and it's just starting to aggravate me.

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Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:20:36 -0000

@Amol

Someone sacrificing their life for another is MASS HYSTERIA?

I'm not even going to respond to that. I'm done talking to you about this.

Man oh man...

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Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:41:25 -0000

@Amol

I'm not going to read your two massive posts, but will just say that all you have to do is look at soldiers in battle sacrificing their lives for those of their comrades and that blows a huge hole in anyone's "no one is altruistic" theory.

I'm done.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:43:32 -0000

@Amol

In regards to your last post: Hallelujah! You finally got it! :-)

However in regards to this:

"Nobody is altruistic."

Bull.

It may be more rare than not, but there ARE certainly altruistic people. People who self-sacrifice for others expecting nothing in return.

As to your analysis of Agnostics, I disagree. That's not a "life view," it's only a view about the existance (or not) of God.

I still think it's ridiculous to be an atheist - how can you know for sure, beyond the shadow of a doubt that there is no God? Do you know everything there is to be known in the universe? Has mankind unraveled every mystery of the universe? Are there no more unknowns to be discovered/explored? If so, how the heck can you KNOW there is no God?

Someone saying they know for a fact is a ridiculous conceit and displays and incredible amount of hubris IMHO.

You can choose to believe that there's little difference between yourself and a monkey or a pig, but I do not.

It's incredible to me that anyone who can sit in front of the technology we've created, typing on a keyboard, staring at a 1" thick LCD screen, connected to the internet via fiber optic cables, debating something on an intellectual and philosophical level can not see how very different we are from other species.

I mean, seriously. Why aren't we just scrabbling in the dirt for our next meal, still living in caves if we're "just mammals?"

I know you'll reply with another 500 word response and remain unconvinced, but I just had to express my opinion on this.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:19:35 -0000

@Amol

Sorry for any confusion, I was referring to your seeming assertion that it's true here in the real world.

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Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:50:19 -0000

@Amol

Your item #2. Wrong. Completely.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:35:17 -0000

LOL, yeah, hows it look for the site owner to take a comment thread wildly off topic...

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:09:00 -0000

BTW, sorry if my first reply was harsh. I think this whole political season and all the nastiness floating about the internets has my back up.

Vic

Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:48:51 -0000

Guys, don't feel bad. I found out a couple of days after the premiere that I somehow missed the last 10 minutes!

That's why my review ends at the scene where Suresh is peeling scabs off his back - I missed the Sylar revelation, talking turtle, future painter African guy and all that!!

Vic

Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:23:47 -0000

@Realmwalker

Thanks for bringing some balance to this story.

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Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:21:39 -0000

"Then the first episode of Season 3, is 'Hello… do you want to smoke another crack pipe with me?'"

LMAO!! :-)

You know, I think my wife would agree - she was kind of confused by the whole thing.

Vic

Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:58:26 -0000

@Gary

You REALLY need to change the email address you're using when you comment here. Your inbox is full and I continually receive Mail Delivery Error messages from every post in which you've commented. I'm tired of getting all those so PLEASE use a VALID email address to comment!!!

Vic

Re: Two New Spirit Posters Better Than The Movie?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:07:19 -0000

I went back and re-read what I wrote - and don't ask me why, but I was VERY gentle when I wrote my reaction to what I saw at Comic-Con.

I think maybe I was just stunned by what I had just seen, and couldn't wrap my brain around how truly awful it looked while sitting there staring at the legendary Frank Miller on stage.

Believe me, this thing looks like it has "stinker" written all over it. I'd be happy to be wrong - but I don't think I will be.

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:25:12 -0000

@Michael

Point taken - I defer to your experience.

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Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:40:16 -0000

"funny that a B-Film is defined so malleable."

Indeed. Although I disagree with your idea that genre automatically defines a movie as a "B."

You're making me think too hard about a topic I consider inconsequential. :-P

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:42:14 -0000

Back at 'cha, Kurt. :-)

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:11:29 -0000

@Kurt

Ah, now we're getting down to our different point of views. I don't consider Raiders, Jaws, or Star Wars B-movies. (Well, I suppose the first Star Wars strays pretty close to the line).

When I think of B-movies, I think primarily of the classic examples of movies from the 1950s that were really shlocky and cheesy - movies where they had monsters that were obviously guys in rubber suits and that sort of thing. Movies that are unintentionally silly, not necessarily movies that set out to be silly.

To my mind, modern B-movie are films like Grindhouse (intentional, yes), the recent Death Race movie (although I haven't seen it) and pretty much any horror/sci-fi direct-to-DVD movie that you'll find on the shelves of your local blockbuster.

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Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:59:58 -0000

@Kurt

Oh come on... now you're getting ridiculous. By it's very definition a B-movie is relatively inexpensive and/or schlocky:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-movie

Your definition of B-movie is outside the range of what most people would consider one.

And speaking of dailies, I don't buy that for a second. How many utterly crappy movies have made it to the big screen where the dailies MUST have been screaming "THIS MOVIE SUCKS" yet everyone involved was seemingly oblivious to that fact.

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:09:40 -0000

One of my absolute BIGGEST pet peeves in the movie industry is when they mis-market (or purposely mislead people via commercials/trailers) a movie.

A perception of what the film will be about sometimes colors my opinion of said film.

Sure, a movie can overcome that, but for the most part movies don't, and the subterfuge is because the movie in fact sucks but they're trying to put butts in seats on opening weekend before word gets out.

There's a way to market a B-movie - you make the commercials/trailers seem at least a bit funny/goofy or over the top. But with this film it was obviously supposed to be another "serious" sci-fi/horror film in the tradition of M. Night's previous work.

And as INK stated: B-movies don't cost $60MM. I don't believe for a second the studio set out for this to be a B-movie. They just ended up with an idiotic stinker and employed spin-control IMHO.

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:31:58 -0000

@Kurt

Didn't see The Mist. Thing is, neither of those were marketed as "goofy-serious B-films" and that's the last thing one would expect from the uber-serious Shyamalan.

I think he fell back on that as an explanation after it bombed.

Vic

Re: Body of Lies Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:20:19 -0000

@Daniel

I agree completely, although I put this film on a different level from the sorts of films you're talking about (Redacted, In the Valley of Elah, etc.).

Vic

Re: Body of Lies Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:14:50 -0000

@Shawnna

I realize that, but my point is that they did place him in a role that required facial hair and I think it's partially to make him look older.

Vic

Re: Body of Lies Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:39:02 -0000

Yeah, I have to say that thought bothered me throughout the film. But it very well may not be too far from the truth.

Here's a recommendation: Watch "Charlie Wilson's War" on DVD. Finally saw it this evening and thought it was excellent. I was expecting some negative portrayal of the main character and came away very suprised.

Vic

Re: New Punisher War Zone Clip: A ‘Thank You’ Or Damage Control?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:04:14 -0000

@Ken J

I'm sure the gunfire sound effects will be sufficient at the movie theater. :-)

Vic

Re: New Punisher War Zone Clip: A ‘Thank You’ Or Damage Control?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:47:42 -0000

@Rampage

Thanks for the correction. I've changed the post but left the plug for the site. :-)

Vic

Re: New Punisher War Zone Clip: A ‘Thank You’ Or Damage Control?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:58:38 -0000

Hey Nomad, nice to have you back. :-)

Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen as much dirty laundry aired during the production of a film as I have with this one...

Vic

Re: Finally: First Full Star Trek Trailer In November

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:05:35 -0000

Quantum is the last movie I'm really looking forward to this year.

Nothing after that of interest for me, really. Punisher will be more of a curiosity thing. And is the Keanu suckfest this December or next? I forget...

Vic

Re: Finally: First Full Star Trek Trailer In November

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:52:26 -0000

Hey Gang, just read over on TrekMovie that it will be attached to...... Quantum of Solace!

As if I didn't already have enough reason to go see the next Bond flick. :-)

Vic

Re: Finally: First Full Star Trek Trailer In November

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:03:25 -0000

@Rob

I'm not going to try to pinpoint box office numbers for Twilight, even experts at that sort of thing don't know how it's going to do. I do have a feeling it won't have a problem hitting at list the high 30s on opening weekend.

As far as Bond, it'll probably do low 40s I think. Generally sequels to well received previous films tend to make similar box office to the first film on opening weekend.

I agree with Gary's logic - I'm thinking Paramount wants to bring a new, young generation into the fold with this Trek movie.

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Re: Finally: First Full Star Trek Trailer In November

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:11:45 -0000

Rob,

I also think you're underestimating Twilight. It has a HUGE fanbase and will no doubt open very big.

Vic

Re: Finally: First Full Star Trek Trailer In November

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:13:57 -0000

I think Twilight would be a good bet. They're trying to bring a brand new audience to the franchise and they're definitely skewing it young, so it would be a good match.

Oh man... does this mean I might have to go see Twilight??? :-P

Vic

Re: Will Brandon Routh Appear In The Green Lantern Movie?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:45:13 -0000

So K dizzy I guess that means you didn't like either The Dark Knight, Iron Man or Spider-Man since they all wear masks?

I mean Hal Jordan is the original Green Lantern.

Vic

Re: Cool Punisher: War Zone Poster

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:07:48 -0000

@Rampage

Ok, fixed it for you. Thanks for the nudge. :-)

Vic

Re: Cool Punisher: War Zone Poster

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:58:42 -0000

@Rampage

Because I haven't gotten around to changing it. :-P

Vic

Re: New Twilight Trailer And Images [Updated - HD version]

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:12:54 -0000

Post updated with a larger version of the trailer.

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Re: New Twilight Trailer And Images [Updated - HD version]

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:07:31 -0000

@KK

Yeah, almost forgot to add that to this post!

Vic

Re: Is Ryan Gosling The Green Lantern?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:05:40 -0000

@Oren Reich

You make a valid point but in comic book fan circles the comparison between the two characters has been made for MANY years due to their both being ordinary men granted extraordinary powers via technology. Take away the tech and their powers go away, making the similarly vulnerable.

Vic

Re: Is Ryan Gosling The Green Lantern?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:10:15 -0000

@The Glove

I'm sure they'll change the costume for the movie to make it look cool for live action.

Vic

Re: Studios Ramp Up Production Prior To SAG Strike

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:18:35 -0000

Can you imagine two TV seasons in a row being cut short by Hollywood strikes??

Yikes.

Vic

Re: Max Payne & Punisher 2 Movie Sites Updated

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:09:22 -0000

It's not technically Punisher 2, but that's what it was known as for a while.

Vic

Re: Marvel Announces The Avengers… Cartoon

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:55:19 -0000

@Darnell

Gotta say I agree on JL vs JLU. I really enjoyed the first two seasons, but when it went to the "Unlimited" version of the show... I don't know what they were thinking.

Vic

Re: Marvel Announces The Avengers… Cartoon

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:13:33 -0000

@sononsj

Are talking about the most recent one where they portrayed him as a "tween?" The concept didn't appeal to me, never saw it.

Vic

Re: Marvel Announces The Avengers… Cartoon

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:58:16 -0000

Marvel has just not gotten it in the past when it comes to animated TV series. Heck, look what they just did with Iron Man - they used the MOST REVILED chapter in the history of the Iron Man comic book:

Teen Tony.

Ugh.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 8, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:41:39 -0000

Gary, yeah... I need to write up a review for Body of Lies and I hope to see City of Ember this weekend.

Honestly, review writing is one of my least favorite things to do - but do it I must. :-)

Hint, Body of Lies was very, very good.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 8, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:56:35 -0000

We don't keep up with horror flicks as much as other genres, sorry about that.

We need more writers. :-0

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 8, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:52:21 -0000

Hadn't heard that, I see the fraud page has been taken down. Might be B.S.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 8, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:40:27 -0000

@Dan

Alex is a friend of mine but I put more stock in the script reviews by Latino Review. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – October 8, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:10:50 -0000

@790
Within the context of that interview I believe Orci/Kurtman were referring to the epic quality of the way the space scenes were shot in the original Star Wars.

@Ken J
You're describing ST:TNG/Picard not ST:TOS/Kirk. :-P

I'm a Kirk fan, not Jean-Luc "I rule by committee" Picard.

Vic

Re: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:22:57 -0000

I thought tonight's episode was quite good, although I'm still not buying the extreme villain/hero reversal in some of the characters. It's too extreme.

Vic

Re: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:47:20 -0000

@John

Sorry about that, don't know how it happened. I've fixed the link. :-P

Vic

Re: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:17:07 -0000

Sci-Fi Channel chimes in on this:

A "Heroes" Intervention http://twurl.nl/shhg30

:-)

Vic

Re: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:12:52 -0000

Thanks for the Peter/Sylar clarification, guys.

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Re: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:39:03 -0000

I'm enjoying Sylar a lot this season, I think more than any of the other characters, who are seeming more and more wooden.

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Re: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:30:24 -0000

@mootaku (love that name, BTW)

Not aimed at anyone specifically - I'm just observing the tone of the overall thread.

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Re: Is Heroes Season 3 Awesome Or Ridiculous?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:41:50 -0000

This is a public service message from the guy who runs the site:

Keep the discussion civil - don't make me turn this car around. :-)

Seriously, let's not start with denigrating each other. I realize we're all passionate about our favorites but we can discuss our differences of opinion without resorting to insults.

Vic

Re: Pirates 4: Is Johnny Depp The 56 Million Dollar Man?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:37:17 -0000

@Clean Talking Chimp

From a business point of view, I guess you're right. If a movie franchise has pulled in over $2 billion, I suppose $56 million to the star makes sense.

But objectively speaking, it's an insane amount of money to be paid for a few months of acting. We can always jump to the old "teachers and law enforcement" comparison/argument.

Not speaking about him personally, but "stars" in general - this is where I want them to shut the hell up when it comes to trying to influence voters and whatnot. What kind of a "normal" worldview does one have when they get paid millions of dollars to star in a movie as opposed to working a real job (yes, I said a "real" job). Directors, cinematographers, VFX people and other crew actually earn their paychecks, but at this level actors don't earn theirs... it's purely a ROI calculation for the studio.

Based on that I have no stomach for them getting on a soap box of any sort.

(Man, I hate it when I take a thread off topic - can't help myself sometimes.)

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Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:36:16 -0000

@john

Thanks for the update!

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Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:21:40 -0000

@Brian

Somehow I doubt they'd go with a red "costume" since they've spent 8 seasons of Clark CONSTANTLY in red and blue. 8-)

@Mariko

Great info! However I have ALWAYS heard that it was Millar and Gough who were behind the no flights/no tights policy (not to say you're wrong, it's just the first I've heard of it coming from Welling - can't blame him on the tights thing, btw).

Considering how radically different the tone of this season is, I find it difficult to believe that Millar and Gough were just figureheads up until now, not guiding the direction of the story arc.

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Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:35:52 -0000

The ratings (or lack of ratings) for The CW could be one big reason for renewing Smallville for at least another season.

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Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:28:52 -0000

Yeah, this season is really coming along nicely. VAST improvement over season 7.

Reminds me of the final season of "Star Trek: Enterprise" when Manny Coto came aboard and it improved big time.

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Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:35:07 -0000

I'm pretty sure they're going to break the "no flights" rule this season (FINALLY!) but yeah, with no Lex and the whole secret identity thing it's going to be a tough nut.

I know they're progressing towards the dual identity thing this season but they're going to have to have a huge ace up their sleeves as far as a creative way to pull it off.

BTW, I didn't like this week's Maxima episode at all. Like watching soft core porn IMHO.

On the other hand I do like how they've transitioned the Lois and Clark relationship from dislike to affection over the last few seasons. Surprising how well they've handled that.

Vic

Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:45:28 -0000

@Blue Sunflower

What. Ever.

There was no "party" to miss. I'm sure I follow a LOT more TV/movie news sites than you do and that comment was barely a blip on the radar. If you do a Google search on a part of that quote you'll find that with the exception of a tiny mention on SupermanHomepage.com, EVERY other instance of it being mentioned on other sites was on FORUMS, and NOT on the main site:

http://tinyurl.com/4n5al6

To find the actual quote within the context of the original article you have to pull up the cached version of the HR page, which I've done here:

http://tinyurl.com/4xbrsv

I encourage people to click on the second link and read the article for themselves then come back here and tell me how "definitive" it sounds that Smallville will be back for a 9th season.

Also here's Bruce's original statement:

"Not once have I seen a statement saying that season 9 is approved, hinted at, a go, nothing." [emphasis added]

When you pointed out the article, he was polite in his response and you response was to get in his face. He didn't say there wasn't any news out there, just that HE hadn't seen it (and believe me, Bruce is awesome at digging for info).

BTW, you only quoted PART of her statement, in order to mislead as to how definite her statement was. Here is the FULL quote which makes the whole thing far less certain:

"Reaper" won't necessarily air on Thursdays, she said. As for the perception that the upcoming season will be the last for "Smallville" -- not very accurate.

And the part you omitted:

"You would have said several times during its run that the show is just about dead," Ostroff said. "So I would never count it out."

Your personal desire for the show continuing will not on its own "will" it into happening. "Never count it out" doesn't exactly scream "definite renewal" and the fact that even the writers don't know whether it will be back supports that.

Vic

Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:02:29 -0000

@Blue Sunflower

One throwaway comment on a password protected section of a website, in an interview that was entirely about another TV series (90210) does not invalidate Bruce's statements.

There have been NUMEROUS interviews and statements that have ALL pointed to this being the final season for months. We've documented many of them here on Screen Rant.

So please get down off your high horse and cut Bruce some slack unless you can provide more "evidence" that this is in fact old news.

Vic

Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:38:27 -0000

Gotta admit the show is better SO FAR this season. The new guys in charge are doing a decent job.

Vic

Re: Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:23:51 -0000

"Go out with some great stories this season and shut it down once and for all."

What he said.

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Re: David Goyer Shoots Down Batman 3 Rumors

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:54:15 -0000

@Jennifer

Another one-sentence comment and I'll consider it spamming for your site and you can kiss 'em buh-bye.

Vic

Re: Get Smart 2 Possible, Needs Witty Title

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:00:04 -0000

@Scarecrow

Good point - so with that in mind, toss out some ideas! :-)

Vic

Re: M. Night Shyamalan May Become Unbreakable Again

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:00:50 -0000

@huntthejest

"And the Happening? I didn’t see it, but somehow I think if I had, it would have made me want to kill myself too (maybe that's the twist)."

ROFLMAO!!! :-P

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Re: M. Night Shyamalan May Become Unbreakable Again

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:25:34 -0000

I might have liked "Lady in the Water" had it been directed by someone else. It came across as pretentious, yet cheesy.

Neat trick, that.

Vic

Re: Captain America Movie Plot Revealed

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:47:48 -0000

Ekhart might be a great choice, but he's a bit too old if they want to go by the comics.

Of course a 40yo Captain America might play better against a late 40s Tony Stark...

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: October 5, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:04:56 -0000

Niall, did you miss that we posted on our own site that the running time is 2 hours 43 minutes? :-P

http://screenrant.com/amazing-watchmen-rob-3856/

Vic

Re: Sci-Fi’s Sanctuary Needs To Pick Up The Pace

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:22:53 -0000

Just tried watching this. Bored the crap out of me. Turned it off and deleted it from my DVR.

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Re: Harrison Ford Talks Indiana Jones 5

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:10:53 -0000

@Ergo

There has been more than one TV show or movie that I've rewatched recently that did NOT live up to my memory of it from years ago. :-P

@Gary

Yeah, I agree. I do believe Indy 2 was the FIRST movie to garner a PG-13 and that scene had something to do with it.

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:09:50 -0000

@Kurt

We'll have to agree to disagree on Iron Man. I think we judge movies differently. I review movies less on the technical artistic aspects and more on whether they accomplish their goal (entertaining, horrifying, though-provoking) within the context of their genre.

Just curious, what did you think of the first Spider-Man movie?

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:16:28 -0000

@Kurt

I take it you've never been a reader/fan of the Iron Man comic?

Regarding Iron Man and Iraq (actually, I believe it was Afghanistan)... That is the character's origin story: Injured by his own weapon in a war zone, captured by the opposing force and forced to build a weapon. Except in the original version it was Vietnam. In the comics it just served as the origin and he didn't go back there either.

And actually the Middle East WAS the focal point in the film, as he returned there to destroy Stark weapons and it was made clear that his self-described mission would be to go back and destroy any others.

Bridges wanted the suit so that he could sell it to the military - so, more money for the company.

As far as RDJ, he really captured the Tony Stark character from the comics very well.

In regards to The Happening, where youuse the word "crazy" I would substitute "idiotic" or flat out "retarded."

The Happening sucked, sucked, sucked.

:-)

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:10:03 -0000

@Kurt

Apparently the film was very well received at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival - and it made an impact on me.

Considering you gave Iron Man 2 out of 5 stars, The Happening 3/5 (better than Iron Man?!?!?!) called Die Hard 4 "an abomination." I'd say we have considerably different outlooks on movies. (Personally I would call The Happening an abomination.)

At least we agree on Ghost Rider and The Dark Knight. :-P

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:53:23 -0000

It's most definitely not for everyone.

Far better than Hounddog, however.

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:37:00 -0000

@Patrick

I updated it because the film has been released in theaters.

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Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:36:29 -0000

@Michael E Piston

"if you don’t like child porn, you are not going to like this movie."

You're not supposed to LIKE this movie. It's supposed to make you uncomfortable.

And can you please share with us your background which makes you an authority on "super uptight Arab father(s)" and their sexual habits?

Thanks,

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:31:52 -0000

@James2

100 years ago at the age of 14 people were a lot more mature than they are now. They grew up working on the family farm, helping families survive and had a lot more responsibilities. They didn't sit around watching Britney Spears and playing video games and having whatever they wanted handed to them by their parents.

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Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:45:39 -0000

It's a difficult movie to review at a PG level...

Vic

Re: Towelhead Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:52:11 -0000

Have you seen the film? If not, you're not in a position to comment on what happens in it. There's a big difference between Baywatch or a football game and a magazine specifically designed to stimulate sexual arousal.

I mean really... come on now.

Vic

Re: Hounddog Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:39:41 -0000

@Justin

$20 bucks says you're not a parent.

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Re: Hounddog Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:30:13 -0000

Watch the movie, then come back and comment on my review.

Vic

Re: Hounddog Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:58:44 -0000

Sorry, I've looked around and can't find any info on a possible release date for a DVD.

Vic

Re: Hounddog Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:24:02 -0000

I don't know for sure but I can't imagine any movie from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival not getting picked up for at LEAST a DVD release.

Vic

Re: Hounddog Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:03:11 -0000

Right... your KIDS have been wanting to watch it, because everything out there that talks about it makes it so appealing to them, right?

Come on, now.

Vic

Re: Hounddog Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:14:09 -0000

Nurse,

First of all, you are AWESOME for doing the work you do. I hear what you're saying and I do give props to the director for trying to bring this into the spotlight. The problem I think lies in the fact that most people are not aware of the facts you presented above in regards to abused children's behavior and would most likely read it the way I did.

Thanks so much for contributing your thoughts here.

Vic

Re: Green Hornet To Be A Laugh-Riot Comedy

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:11:16 -0000

LOL, Bill you keep giving away my answers. :-)

Batman/GH crossover episodes are NOT a good example of the tone of the overall show.

Vic

Re: Green Hornet To Be A Laugh-Riot Comedy

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:11:04 -0000

@Feo

First, welcome to the site. :-)

And Bill makes a good point, there's changing something while being faithful to the spirit and then there's turning it on its head.

But yeah, my memories do influence my outlook on this - but why not? It's my memories they're targeting, otherwise they could call it something completely different.

Vic

Re: Green Hornet To Be A Laugh-Riot Comedy

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:21:22 -0000

@Mike

You may very well end up being right - but I'm looking at the people involved here and I *know* studios' penchant for twisting source material in some bizarre belief that they can bring a "new vision" to it.

Vic

Re: Shatner: No Cameo Offer In New Star Trek Movie

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:43:01 -0000

I'd like to believe that this is a gigantic misinformation campaign, but I have it good authority that it's not - and that Shatner is in fact not going to be in the film.

Personally, I'm bummed and wish they had found a way to work him into the film in a big way.

Unfortunately we have the reality of his age and the shape he's in, and I don't think he would come across well on the big screen unless he had gone on a crash-fitness course that wouldn't give him a heart attack.

I'm sure salary was also an issue - they can't afford to inflate the budget on this film any more than it is already in case it ends up bombing.

Vic

Re: Tintin In Trouble

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:54:22 -0000

Don't hesitate to email me if you have any more problems. :-)

Vic

Re: Tintin In Trouble

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:46:14 -0000

Starfish, this is Vic, please let me know if you received this comment update.

Vic

Re: Tintin In Trouble

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:45:03 -0000

As far as I'm concerned this just validates my opinion that there just isn't a huge audience for this.

Vic

Re: Review: Smallville Season 8 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:56:56 -0000

@Biggysmith

There is absolutely NO indication at this point that Michael Rosenbaum will be returning to the show this season. At all.

Vic

Re: Review: Smallville Season 8 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:19:18 -0000

@790

Smallville is Smallville - it's own thing. You've had 7 years to adjust to that. :-P

If anything, this season will move it closer to being more inline with the comic book version, but the two will never meet.

Vic

Re: Review: Smallville Season 8 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:58:10 -0000

"Does anyone think we will see any version of Batman and Wonder Woman on the show before the end?"

Now there's an interesting thought. The same guys who said "no flights, no tights" ALSO said we'd never see Bruce Wayne on the show. But now... who knows?

Wouldn't that be cool as hell? :-)

Vic

Re: Review: Smallville Season 8 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:22:57 -0000

@John

Good point about the Chloe healing thing in regards to Clark. I still think her power has been replaced, though.

Vic

Re: Review: Smallville Season 8 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:57:56 -0000

@LauraT

There will be at least one episode this season where they explore the Clark/Chloe relationship - but with her having accepted Jimmy's proposal I can tell you in advance that it's going to bug the heck out of me to see that.

Clark ends up with Lois - anything else would just be a temporary situation.

Vic

Re: Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Sept. 18, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:45:34 -0000

The Ratner story has been debunked.

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Re: Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Sept. 18, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:46:23 -0000

@Rattener

I think you completely missed the sarcasm in that phrase. :-P

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:51:53 -0000

@Ninja31

Thanks, although you should see some of my reviews when I really tear into something, lol. :-P

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:22:29 -0000

"I think part of the problem is that we aren’t in the 80’s anymore. We’ve seen what good shows in this genre can be and we’ve come to expect more."

Thank you - EXACTLY what I've been trying to say.

Also (and this is an important point), MANY of those 80s shows like Knight Rider, The A-Team, The Flash, etc. started out as SERIOUS shows (look at the first one or two episodes of each of those). But for some reason the pattern back in the 80s was for every one of those to fall into a "save the babe of the week whose scientist dad has been captured by bad guys and make it goofy."

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Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:41:45 -0000

Also, in the "attack mode" I'd like to know what the purpose of the boy-racer neon lights under the car were. :-P

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:41:45 -0000

"Then again you can have a great show with great writing that gets cancelled quickly like Firefly, and Brimstone, and tripe that stays on tv for years like Big Brother and Survivor."

On THAT point we agree. :-)

Sometimes there's no justice in the world of televsion.

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:26:21 -0000

@Merrill

You can have a great show in ANY genre.

We'll see how long "good, cheesy fun" lasts.

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:30:16 -0000

@Merrill

The review is biased? Dude, you're LUCKY it's biased - if it was a completely objective review rating this show on an even playing field with others like Fringe, Lost, House, etc. I would have reamed it.

Part of the reason I didn't rip this a new one is because I am aware of the source material, bud. I even mentioned that in my review of the 2 hour movie 7 months ago.

As to the Turbo Boost, right at the start of the episode K.I.T.T. went airborne FROM A STANDSTILL when surrounded by the bad guys. That's how it escaped - by "leaping" over them.

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:44:16 -0000

LOL, yeah... civility online is so rare it seems weird when you see it. :-P

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:24:33 -0000

@Psyko

No offense taken whatsoever, bud. :-)

And thanks for the props... welcome to the site!

Vic

Re: Knight Rider Series Premiere Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:20:15 -0000

@Psyko

Yeah, don't ask me why, but for some reason I'm more "gentle" with some shows than I am with others. I think it's because my expectations are far lower for shows like Knight Rider. I expect them to be "cheesy" so I feel like I can't complain too much when they turn out that way. :-P

But yeah, I agree with everything you said.

Vic

Re: Watch A 5 Minute Sneak Preview Of Heroes!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:02:24 -0000

@790

As far as I know the premiere is one hour and that's what I saw.

I think they're going to show two back to back episodes.

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Re: Watch The Knight Rider 2008 Season Premiere Online

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:40:17 -0000

@Humphrey ABD

Yeah, TV series are different from movies in that a movie has one shot at being good or not - an ongoing series sometimes takes a few episodes to find its “legs.”

Vic

Re: Watch The Knight Rider 2008 Season Premiere Online

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:21:39 -0000

@Humphrey ABD

Hey, more power to ya, bro. :-)

I'll tell you what though - I have tried to revisit some old TV shows I loved from the 80s and watching them NOW I can't even sit through them. I tried renting "The Greatest American Hero" which I used to really enjoy, but wasn't able to get through more than 1 1/2 episodes of it.

Some TV shows are best left in the past, where our fond memories color them as being better than they actually were.

Vic

Re: Watch The Knight Rider 2008 Season Premiere Online

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:32:19 -0000

My review of the series premiere is up:

http://screenrant.com/knight-rider-2008-season-...

Vic

Re: Watch The Knight Rider 2008 Season Premiere Online

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:45:17 -0000

I'm watching the episode now. About 20 minutes in - it's still dumb.

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Re: Watch The Knight Rider 2008 Season Premiere Online

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:11:56 -0000

@Ash Ali

Are you not in the U.S.? They may be blocking it for non-U.S. residents (which sucks, IMHO).

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:18:09 -0000

@790

I may actually keep a copy of Speed Racer for myself and give it another try. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:56:32 -0000

The only way I'd vote for another Alien movie would be if Sigourney Weaver returned with either Ridley Scott (possible) or James Cameron (NEVER gonna happen).

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:01:03 -0000

BTW, coming soon: a MONSTER DVD GIVEAWAY where regular Screen Rant visitors will actually have the advantage. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:32:10 -0000

@Bruce Montreal

ROFLMAO!!! :-D

Re: Depp And Hoffman (NOT) Confirmed For Batman 3

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:01:50 -0000

@the old man

LOL, sometimes the internet can be a perpetual motion machine. Someone says something on a blog, it gets picked up by the media, and then is distributed by other blogs as "confirmed." :-P

I *did* add "unofficial" to the post title...

Vic

Re: Will Smith As Captain America = Pure Rumor

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:46:36 -0000

@SIN187UM

Must you be so abrasive in your replies? I had my mouse hovering over the delete button on your comment but let it slide.

Vic

Re: Will Smith As Captain America = Pure Rumor

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:19:21 -0000

All right, that's enough you two.

Vic

Re: Will Smith As Captain America = Pure Rumor

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:18:18 -0000

@greenknight

Captain America can still work as a movie in "this day and age." Aren't WWII movies still being cranked out with stories of heroism every year (crap like "Redacted" notwithstanding)?

Vic

Re: Bangkok Dangerous Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:07:22 -0000

@Daniel

Ok, fine, there are instances when it works, but overall I don't like voiceovers used.

Vic

Re: Bangkok Dangerous Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:53:16 -0000

I stand utterly corrected on the deaf girl dancing on stage thing.

Vic

Re: Bangkok Dangerous Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:48:43 -0000

@the old man

Like I said, overly dramatic. Didn't like the film or his performance.

We'll be discussing it tonight on /FilmCast Live at 7PM PST: http://slashfilm.com/live/

Vic

Re: Bangkok Dangerous Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:24:16 -0000

@soyouknow

Thanks. Just seemed silly to me.

Vic

Re: Creator Doesn’t Think Venom Can Carry A Movie

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:11:04 -0000

@Patrick

LMAO! Yeah, I struggled with the title. The alternatives were all too long, so I ended up with this one. :-)

Vic

Re: Raimi and Maguire To Return For Spider-Man 4 (and 5)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:43:20 -0000

Wow, I thought I was cynical.

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Re: Raimi and Maguire To Return For Spider-Man 4 (and 5)

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:29:02 -0000

@Neofcon

I take it you've never been to a high school science fair. :-P

Vic

Re: Raimi and Maguire To Return For Spider-Man 4 (and 5)

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:47:56 -0000

@RD

I hear what you're saying, but Spider-Man 3 rode a LONG way on hype and anticipation. If a lot of people were disappointed by it, that could very well impact the box office take of the next film.

I think that's one reason The Incredible Hulk didn't do better this summer - because people didn't like the previous one, so it affected the attendence of this film, regardless of the fact that it was better.

Vic

Re: My Own Worst Enemy: The Return Of Christian Slater?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:21:30 -0000

@Gary

Haven't seen the show but from the description it sounded like the dual-life spy idea from True Lies.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: October 12, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:42:07 -0000

The disguise theory is certainly plausible considering these images were not released by the studio but are spy shots.

Vic

Re: Body of Lies Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:45:38 -0000

@Steven

I realize that. My point is that the last two films he's appeared in conveniently involved him having facial hair. :-)

Vic

Re: Body of Lies Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:06:08 -0000

Regardless of what you say, people are going to interpret it as I've described, and when setting out to make a movie like this everyone involved should realize that.

Vic

Re: Body of Lies Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:40:16 -0000

Daniel,

I disagree.Of course the writer of the book upon which the screenplay is based had the intent of this reflecting upon his interpretation of the way things work. And it follows that the film does the same.

I really don't see how it could be interpreted otherwise.

Vic

Re: Body of Lies Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:33:40 -0000

Yeah, I did mention that above, but maybe I'm more sensitive to it. It was more of a "get results now, damn the consequences" sort of thing, but yeah, it was there.

You should rent it when it comes out.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:59:12 -0000

You are correct that people are by nature self-serving, I'll grant you that. The goal is to go beyond that and my point is that people I know that help others don't think "Hey, I'm feeling a little depressed today, I think I'll go help someone so it makes me feel better." Which SEEMS to me to be your argument. If I'm misinterpreting you, I apologize.

I wasn't arguing that pride and satisfaction are "bad," I stated that those should not be the reason for doing things, but by-products of the deed.

I speak for Christians because I know and associate with Christians and I know what our beliefs as a group, are.

I refer you to Star Trek: The Voyage Home and their conversation regarding a common frame of reference:

BONES
Spock, it's me, Bones! I mean our
experience was unique. You really
have gone where no man has gone
before. Can't you tell me what it
felt like?

SPOCK
It would be impossible to discuss
the subject without a common frame
of reference.

BONES
You mean I have to die to discuss
your insights on death?

I think about the above exchange ALL the time when discussing parenting with people who don't have kids of their own. :-P

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Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:20:01 -0000

@Robert

Sorry, bro. I don't know what life experiences you've had, how young you are or what kind of people you hang out with but you are just plain wrong.

Of course people "feel good" after doing something kind for someone - why shouldn't they? But that's not the REASON to do something good (which is what your are saying). The reason to do it is because it's the right thing.

You seem to be saying that anyone who donates their time to volunteer to help others is doing it for ulterior motives: self-satisfaction and pride. People who check out of their own lives to go down to hurricane-ravaged areas to help, those who volunteer to help widows or single mothers in their neighborhood, or when my wife cooks a week's worth of meals for a friend who has cancer because she can't take care of herself. These people are all doing this so they can "feel good?"

Please.

Speak for yourself if you would actually go that far to make yourself feel good, but you have no right to speak for those who are actually out there helping others.

Unfortunately secularism is making everything "relative" and that's one of the reasons Christians fight back so hard. Perhaps from a non-God-believer point of view what you're saying makes sense (not making a general statement, just saying Christians do NOT look at it your way).

And you are OBVIOUSLY not a parent because your analogy is, to use your word, retarded. If you think doing something that brings joy to your child is a self-serving act I hope you never have kids.

Then again, if you DO have a child eventually, you'll learn how backwards your above statement is.

Heck, this is a movie site - you want a movie example? "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart. He sacrificed for years so it would make him feel good, right? Or the donations that came in to help him at the end of the movie? All just so those donating could feel better about themselves.

I'm sorry you're such a cynic. Maybe you need to change your circle of friends which are obviously supporting and feeding that view of the world.

Respectfully,

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:22:42 -0000

@Amol @Ken J Ok, folks, let's knock this down a notch and stop antagonizing each other.

@Robert

"Well, in a Christian country like America, altuism is pretty scarce."

I'm trying to decipher that comment... are you implying that BECAUSE America is a "Christian country" altruism is scarce? So non-Christians are more altruistic than Christians?

"True altuism, which is only benefitting your sense of pride as opposed to your pockets, sex life, what have you."

You, my friend do NOT understand what "true altruism" is. Altruism has NOTHING to do with pride.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:36:47 -0000

@Amos

You need to relax. I don't think there's a single TDK "hater" here. And the post above is an OPINION piece. Jeez, look at the title.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:42:37 -0000

Hey Daniel,

What didn't you like about the batsuit? I thought it was the most realistic to date.

And yeah, the points you mentioned are some of the things that kept the movie from being a 5/5 for me (although I liked the Batpod).

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:16:48 -0000

@Daniel

LOL, can't argue with you there... :-P

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:18:56 -0000

Amol,

I edited the profanity and a condescending comment towards someone else out of your post (hard to do since the entire thing is so damned condescending).

In any case in regards to your reply to ME: of course a film needs a strong antagonist, but classic story mythology is about the journey of the HERO, not the VILLAIN.

Vic

P.S. I'm thinking of implementing a personal rule that if I find personal insults or foul language in a comment, no matter how long the thing is, I'm just going to delete it instead of taking my valuable time to clean it up.

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:48:36 -0000

@Daniel

"Intead[sic] of just being a man and flat out saying what he thought"

That's the kind of crap I'm talking about. How about if I replied "if Daniel would stop being such a damned whiner."?

But there's no NEED for that and it just drags down the tone of the comment thread.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:20:33 -0000

@Reverend

Oh, I knew this would generate sparks, and people have been very civil here for the most part. :-)

@Daniel

Do you think maybe it was because he was anticipating blowback from people?

Just a thought.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:15:23 -0000

@Daniel Fenwick

"This is the internet don’t expect to express your opinion and have everyone agree with you and praise you for being brilliant."

Of course not, but unlike most other sites on the internet, here I enforce that even you disagree, you need to be civil about it. The problem with "the internet" is anonymity: People will say the most outrageous things to others online that they would NEVER have the balls to say to that person's face were they in the same room. It breeds a false machismo which frankly, I find disgusting and pathetic.

"I think it says a lot about this guy that he overly tried to praise TDK just because he was afraid of a little internet backlash."

Yeah, it says he REALLY LIKED The Dark Knight. A lot.

Chill out.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:10:26 -0000

@Ken J

"I guess I could have simply explained this point of view without it turning into direct insults."

Yup, that was my only issue with your comment. I refer you to this:

Rules: No profanity or personal attacks.

:-)

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:01:14 -0000

@Ken J
"I find this utterly hilarious that there are so many people attacking this guy for expressing an opinion… Sad how simple some peoples’ minds can be..."

Ken, you do have a knack for being inflammatory.

Although I realize you're trying to defend Heath, that last bit was completely unnecessary.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:17:27 -0000

@Daniel Fenwick

All valid points, but notice that the comparisons are focusing on RDJ vs Heath Ledger. One big weakness of TDK is that it was about the Joker and Harvey Dent much more than it was about the guy who is supposed to be the hero: Batman himself.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:11:40 -0000

@John "Kahless" Taylor

The last comment I see from you on the site is from Sept 17, and I haven't come across any in the spam filter.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:04:08 -0000

Well... I am a LONG time Iron Man fan (heck, I run the biggest Iron Man fansite in the world) but while I can say that TDK was a better film, I enjoyed Iron Man more.

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:32:09 -0000

@Reverend

Just trying to keep some clarity on the theme of the article. :-)

Vic

Re: Why I Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:16:16 -0000

For all you incredulous folks saying "of COURSE Dark Knight was better than Iron Man," I encourage you to look at the title of this post which states:

"Why **I** Loved Iron Man More Than The Dark Knight"

:-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:35:56 -0000

Sadly, yes. Just getting ready to write something up.

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:06:29 -0000

@jbrrex

No apology required, this post is for discussing whatever you like within the TV/movie category. :-)

Haven't heard a peep about any other Eragon movies, BTW.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:51:41 -0000

@Scarecrow

Welcome to the site! You'll find we have a pretty friendly environment here, thanks to the iron fist of the site owner (uh, that would be me). :-)

Do me a favor and please use a valid email address when subscribing to comments though, the one you're using seems to be invalid since I'm getting bounce messages from it.

And regarding "Death Proof"... I'll quote myself from my review:

"Death Proof was a crushing disappointment and absolute torture to sit through."

:-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:59:45 -0000

"Gee I hope the Brits don’t perceive
American TV as pro-faith."

Ha. Ha Ha. HAHAHAHA!!!

I'm sorry, I don't see how ANYONE could perceive American TV as a whole as being pro-faith. :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:03:47 -0000

@David Dale

As a matter of fact, I have been told that before.

And here I thought I looked like Brad Pitt... :-P

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:00:22 -0000

I don't think TOS was anti-God. However I do believe that TNG had a definite atheistic point of view.

Not to mention Socialist.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:34:50 -0000

@790

Ah, ok... now I get it. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:59:02 -0000

@Atomic Popcorn

I'll have a review of Eagle Eye up on Friday. I'm really torn... while it was overall satisfying as an action flick, but it was also pretty ridiculous.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:51:11 -0000

@790

I totally don't get the "Ginko Bibloba" reference.

Re: Watchmen Lawsuit Update

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:50:24 -0000

@Oscar

Hey bro, I checked the spam folder for your comment but I didn't see it there - and I certainly didn't delete it.

Vic

Re: First Look At Megatron From Transformers 2?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:55:10 -0000

Rob,

I don't recall. It's late and I've had 3 glasses of wine, but I did read that the images came from Hasbro and they confirmed they are from the film.

Vic

Re: First Look At Megatron From Transformers 2?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:30:42 -0000

Ack!!! Wrong post!

I wanted to comment HERE that it's been confirmed that image is Megatron.

Vic

Re: Might Schwarzenegger Return For Predator 3?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:09:42 -0000

@Patrick

LOL, how old are you bro? Sure, Ahnuld knows what to do and his body responds to bodybuilding but the man is 61 years old. The body does NOT respond as quickly or with as much vigor to weight training at that age as compared to 31.

He mentioned how brutal it was to get in shape for T3.

Believe me, it is a LOT harder for me to stay in shape now than it used to be, and I'm a ways away from his age. :-P

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:28:29 -0000

LOL, newcomers, did you guys even bother to read the post above? The contest is OVER and winners have been selected.

That's what happens when you just click through from a sweeptstakes site and have no interest in the site hosting the contest.

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:13:04 -0000

LOL, very funny guys.

The next contest will actually give the advantage to faithful Screen Rant readers. :-)

Soon...

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:23:03 -0000

Winners announced above. Thanks for entering!

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:59:47 -0000

The contest has been closed - I will be selecting the winners this weekend.

Thanks for entering and good luck!

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:56:36 -0000

@Gary

It's coming out on DVD. I received an advance copy yesterday, so I know what I'll be watching tonight. :-P

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:20:36 -0000

Hey guys, FYI, I will be receiving the DVDs on the 26th and I'll try to get them out in the mail on the next day.

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:12:45 -0000

Kel,

Depends on when exactly I end the contest, when I receive the DVDs and when I receive the mailing addresses after notifying the winners.

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:23:42 -0000

Ken, received your entry.

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:44:31 -0000

@Ken J

You receive a verification email when you sign up for the daily Screen Rant newsletter, not for entering the contest. I believe that if you add an email address to your address book, it automatically lets it through, but I'm not 100% sure about that.

I see you as an active member of the newsletter but I couldn't find an entry email for the contest (assuming your using the same email addy you do for comments here).

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:38:27 -0000

@Zipper

Nope. Once you're signed up, you're signed up. :-)

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:23:20 -0000

@Surma

What do you mean? I checked the spam folder and didn't see any comments from you there.

Vic

Re: Iron Man DVD Contest Winners!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:28:05 -0000

Andy,

Yeah, bud. Sorry for the delay. I have 8 DVDs from two contests I need to send out...

I've got to carve out some time this weekend to get them all addressed and packed up and to the post office.

Vic

Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:23:45 -0000

@thriller

"You would thing that he would grow some pair after leaving feudal Japan"

EXACTLY. I don't recall the amount of time he was there, but it was quite a while, and the showed that he grew as a person and in maturity. Apparently that's all gone and he's back to "goofy Hiro."

At least they DID explain why sometimes the "going back in time one minute" might not work.

Vic

Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:28:13 -0000

BTW, I like where they're taking the Sylar character (teaming him up with HRG... woah). But honestly I'm getting sick of how idiotic Hiro is acting on the show.

After what he's been through he should have matured some.

Vic

Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:25:44 -0000

I've had it with "STYLE." I've deleted his last 3 comments and if he comes back and is insulting I'll just delete them again.

If he wants a platform he can start his own website.

Vic

Re: Review: Heroes Season 3 Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:40:59 -0000

The problem with "time jumping" is that it makes it difficult to explain why some bad event is not simply "undone" by jumping back in time 5 minutes. (Think Hiro and the formula being stolen.)

At least they're addressing how terribly the timeline is getting hosed through their meddling.

Vic

Re: Raimi and Maguire To Return For Spider-Man 4 (and 5)

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:12:20 -0000

@greenknight

Regarding Venom, very true. He was shoehorned into the story and it showed.

Vic

Re: Raimi and Maguire To Return For Spider-Man 4 (and 5)

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:41:43 -0000

@greenknight

MST3K = Mystery Science Theater 3000

It was a program that made fun of really bad B-movies with a guy and two "robots" sitting in a movie theater cracking jokes while the movie played.

http://www.mst3k.com/

Vic

Re: Raimi and Maguire To Return For Spider-Man 4 (and 5)

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:56:39 -0000

Will it sounds like at least for #4 it may be Doc Connors/The Lizard. But if they're filming 4/5 combined, that means we'll be looking at multiple villains for sure.

Vic

Re: Batman 3 Villain Update

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:50:16 -0000

"PS Heath Ledger didn’t make the Joker incredible, Christopher and Jonathon Nolans’ script made the Joker incredible and Heath was lucky enough to play the role."

Can't say I agree with you 100% on that. Put a lesser actor in a role and it doesn't matter how good the script is.

Vic

Re: Batman 3 Villain Update

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:43:58 -0000

LMAO! That's one of the funniest series of interview questions I've ever read. Kind of reminds me of a desperate boyfriend trying to not get dumped by his girlfriend...

So you're not really breaking up with me are you?
- Yes, I am. I've had it with you, we're through, the end, finito.

Does that mean I can't sleep with you again?
- What part of "I'm breaking up with you don't you understand?"

I was really hoping you would still sleep with me.
- Listen, I'm breaking up with you... you do get that means no more sex, right?

Well in the movies, sometimes the girl comes back - maybe we'll get back together.
- I think that the fact I'm already engaged to someone else makes that a problem.

So you really don't plan on getting back together with me?
- No, I don't. I've been seeing another guy behind your back for 6 weeks.

:-P

Re: Nicolas Cage Talks Ghost Rider 2 and Kick-Ass

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:52:36 -0000

LOL, if it's good, it'll get a good review. :-)

Vic

Re: Nicolas Cage Talks Ghost Rider 2 and Kick-Ass

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:24:06 -0000

@High Kalibur

Besides 790, I think you'll find most people think it doesn't warrant a sequel. :-)

Vic

Re: War Machine to Appear in Iron Man 2, 3 AND a Spin-Off?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:34:40 -0000

Jae,

Yup, that was my problem with Terrence in the role.

BTW folks, I've added the audio interview to the post above.

Vic

Re: War Machine to Appear in Iron Man 2, 3 AND a Spin-Off?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:31:48 -0000

@Jae Senn

That's not going to happen (although I agree). I always pictured Rhodey as more of a Wesley Snipes kind of guy.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:53:45 -0000

I think I found the culprit on the auto-expanding ad (something related to gasoline or something) and I've disabled it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:30:52 -0000

Steven,

Yeah, I say use practical effects wherever possible. Always looks better and is more effective.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:26:14 -0000

@High Kalibur

Dude, what-ever. I don't recall reading across the web your Spidey-show being acclaimed as being an amazing animated series as is so often the case with the DC animated shows.

Successful does not necessarily equal good.

Look at the MTV show "Jackass": Two full seasons and two theatrical movies. So because that was more "successful" than "Jericho" or "Journeyman" by your logic it's a better show. How many "Friday the 13th," "Hellraiser," and "Scary Movies" have their been?

Successful? Maybe? Great? That would be: no.

We all have our favorites, no need to get bent out of shape. Hell, how often do you hear me give 790 a hard time over thinking "Speed Racer" was an awesome movie? :-P

I'm done, BTW. If you want the last word, have a party.

Nice to have someone here who's passionate about their faves and knows how to defend 'em. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:25:35 -0000

Hey 790, you'll be happy to hear that I just read that a Ghost Rider sequel is in the works. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:24:49 -0000

@High Kalibur

I hate to break it to you, but we can say whatever we like here at Screen Rant. You are however free to disagree (as you have done). I encourage debate on the site as long as it's intelligent and civil.

And, yes, I *am* old, but Kofi, who wrote the post is not. :-)

Oh, and my favorite Spider-Man animated series is the one from the 1960s.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:48:58 -0000

@High Kalibur

I didn't write this post, but if we're talking about the same Spider-Man cartoon, then I thought it was lousy. You might be talking about a different one though.

Haven't seen the director's cut of DD because I haven't been able to rent it and I don't want to buy the DVD.

Vic

P.S. I have to say this open discussion is going pretty well. :-P

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:16:44 -0000

@High Kaliber

"Yeah, I am a fan, so I take offense when people that are suppose to be ‘writing professionally’ allow their own opinions to confuse factual statements."

Ah. Now I see the problem. This is not an objective movie news site. This is an editorial site where we express our opinions on the news of the day, so no, what we post is not objective, it is subjective.

And of course, we're always right. :-p

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:53:20 -0000

That's nice. That would really make for a fleshed out section on the site: One post saying "Todd McFarlane is working on a screenplay."

The last time there was ANY news on it was over a year ago where he said he'd begun working on the screenplay. There's nothing to cover.

I'm sorry if people aren't that interested in talking about your topics, I have no control over that. Sometimes the discussion takes off, and other times it doesn't.

Plenty of forums out there for this sort of thing... I just thought it would be nice to give folks an open forum once a week, which you won't find on other movie blogs.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:42:23 -0000

@High Kaliber

"Well this 'Open discussion sucks'..."

Um, what is your problem? Seriously.

"How come there is not a page for Spawn?"

BECAUSE NO ONE IS WORKING ON A SPAWN MOVIE.

"and why did you guys remove that ill-informed article about Marvel Manga crossovers?"

A. If it was "ill-informed" why would you care if it was removed?

B. Oh yeah, it WASN'T removed. I don't know why you're not capable of finding it.

Yeesh.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:52:57 -0000

@Dave

EVERY time? At most those ads (and they shouldn't be auto-expanding) should be coming up only 25% of the time. I'm not seeing the problem in either Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Can you guys email me at vic at screenrant.com and let me know:

Is it the top banner ad?

Is it the square ad on the side of the page?

What are the ads advertising?

Believe me, I do NOT want to annoy my visitors, so any info would be helpful in resolving this issue.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:15:18 -0000

Shane,

What drop down ads? I had those for a while but removed them due to complaints. As far as I known there shouldn't be any more of those expanding ads running on the site.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 3, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:02:47 -0000

We don't know for sure that the next Superman movie will be "dark." There's no script or even a story idea as far as I'm aware.

Personally I think I might like to see more of an Alex Ross rendering type of Superman. An older, more powerful and imposing Superman.

Vic

Re: News Flash: Internet Polls Don’t Influence Movie Casting

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:43:20 -0000

@Margroks

Hopefully the new producers will bring the final season of Smallville closer to the mythos, but I'm not holding my breath.

Vic

Re: News Flash: Internet Polls Don’t Influence Movie Casting

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:06:20 -0000

@helena

No offense taken. :-)

Vic

Re: News Flash: Internet Polls Don’t Influence Movie Casting

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:39:41 -0000

@helena

Sorry, I can't say. However I will say that I think Welling would make a great Superman. Unfortunately if they cast him it would mean carrying over the entire Smallville universe into the film.

Vic

Re: Shadows Of The Dark Knight: The History of Batman – Part 1 of 3

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:40:25 -0000

No.

Adam West is really Batman.

Vic

Re: Possible Watchmen Movie Delay NOT Fox’s Fault?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:11:41 -0000

UPDATE: A Los Angeles federal judge has set a Jan. 6 trial date for the Fox vs Warner Bros lawsuit, well ahead of the current release date.

Vic

Re: Possible Watchmen Movie Delay NOT Fox’s Fault?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:52:39 -0000

@Mbuckingham

I don't think I've ever heard Guillermo's name associated with Watchmen.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Guests Live Tonight On /Filmcast

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:51:42 -0000

LOL, yeah, they had me bail at the end because they talked about the Uwe Boll movie "Postal" which I haven't seen.

When they post up the recorded version you can listen to the whole thing and tell me how I did. :-)

Vic

Re: Alex Proyas Says No To Silver Surfer Movie

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:36:14 -0000

@High Kaliber

We have a weekly open discussion post where you can bring up that sort of thing. Just posted it up.

Vic

Re: Alex Proyas Says No To Silver Surfer Movie

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:35:08 -0000

@790

You love both Ghost Rider and Speed Racer? Dang dude, how can you possibly enjoy this site? :-P

Vic

Re: Alex Proyas Says No To Silver Surfer Movie

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:34:25 -0000

I've actually heard that the director's cut of Daredevil is MUCH better than the theatrical release, believe it or not.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Guests On The Cinema Blend Podcast

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:41:35 -0000

@Niall

LOL, I'd never thought about that. :-)

Vic

Re: Screen Rant Guests On The Cinema Blend Podcast

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:03:17 -0000

I used Skype to call in with the other folks who were all together in one room.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: August 31, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:44:36 -0000

I agree with Rob completely and that's why I'm really hoping Abrams and crew don't muck this up.

Continuing on with the TNG era just seems worn and done to death IMHO.

Going back to the beginning to a period never covered in the films or TV shows is smart. It's what "Enterprise" was supposed to do, but Berman and Braga mishandled that horribly. Done right, that could have been a great show.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:47:22 -0000

@Ken J

Find my review of Wall-E here on the site.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:06:20 -0000

@Ronnie

Speed Racer only made $89MM worldwide.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:05:09 -0000

@wes

I think the next time we see the Hulk (if we see him at all) will be in the Avengers movie.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:59:03 -0000

@Gary

No, it's not harsh. Indiana Jones is a franchise with HUGE name recognition that had massive anticipation PLUS Lucas and Spielberg attached to it.

Iron Man was a Marvel superhero that a year ago was not very well known to the average person, directed by Favreau - not exactly a powerhouse draw.

Having only $2MM between the two of those speaks highly of Iron Man and poorly of Indy 4.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:51:36 -0000

@Phil

Yikes! Thanks for seeing that. One of the things I hate about laptops: jumping mouse cursor.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:23:27 -0000

Doh! Rob, I think you're right. I saw Star Trek on the list and had forgotten it was moved to a Summer release.

Sorry!

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:42:02 -0000

Oh, BTW gang, I've done some more reading on the whole Warner Bros. vs Fox thing and it's looking like the actual buttheads in this fight may actually be WB and NOT Fox.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:40:44 -0000

@Ken J
Well, *I* liked Get Smart, doesn't mean you will. Opinions were pretty split on it.

@Rob

Yeah, good point, but not all of those fall under Summer '09. :-P

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Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:26:00 -0000

Ok, now don't hold me to the nuances of this list. :-) But here are is my informal list of my favorite films of Summer '08:

1. Iron Man
2. The Dark Knight
3. Kung Fu Panda
4. Tropic Thunder
5. The Incredible Hulk
6. Get Smart
7. Wall-E
8. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
9. Hancock
10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:02:38 -0000

Oh! (slaps forehead)

Re: The Top 10 Summer 2008 Movies: It’s Been A Hell Of A Run!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:14:21 -0000

Thanks, bud. I'll fix those. It was late when I was writing it. :-)

Vic

Re: Marvel Is Going Anime

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:39:13 -0000

I did NOT like the Marvel Mangaverse, but then I'm not a fan of anime. The thing is, I don't think it's bad... I think I just don't have the taste to appreciate it.

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Re: Will Babylon A.D. Cancel Vin Diesel’s Comeback?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:05:40 -0000

@Gary

Don't waste your money, bud. I hear Babylon A.D. is TERRIBLE.

Vic

Re: Will Babylon A.D. Cancel Vin Diesel’s Comeback?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:10:51 -0000

Massawyrm over at AICN (who I usually agree with on movie reviews) ripped Babylon A.D. a new one:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38119

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Re: Open Discussion – August 27, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:36:37 -0000

Yeah, sorry for the delay. Just replied. :-)

Re: Open Discussion – August 27, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:14:12 -0000

@Ken

I have a copy of Planet Earth on Blu-Ray. If you want to buy it email me via the contact form. It's unopened.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 27, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:59:25 -0000

@Mbuckingham

Thanks and welcome to Screen Rant!

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 27, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:20:42 -0000

@the old man
Good point, I need to rename it to just "Superman."

@Brooster
Kofi was supposed to write something up on that... that's a totally bogus rumor that has been officially debunked.

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Re: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fact Sheet

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:48:38 -0000

Hey Rob, did you get my email? If not, check your spam folder.

Vic

Re: DVD Killed The Cinema Star

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:11:01 -0000

@Daniel

Oh, HDTV started to gain some steam back then but it didn't explode I think until late last year and this year. I don't recall exactly but heck, didn't they even end up pushing back the all-digital TV thing a couple of years due to relatively low sales of HDTVs?

Vic

Re: DVD Killed The Cinema Star

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:25:14 -0000

Daniel,

True, but HDTV has only begun to make serious inroads into people's homes this year.

Vic

Re: Kevin Smith Gives Thumbs Up to Star Trek

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:23:32 -0000

@Ken J

LOL, you know that is one reason I will ALWAYS prefer Kirk over Picard. Kirk was an old school, take no prisoners, "make my day" kind of guy balanced by common sense and compassion.

Picard embodied the era in which TNG was created: Rule by committee, bend over backwards to a ridiculous point in conflicts and worrying about how everyone felt.

Vic

Re: Kevin Smith Gives Thumbs Up to Star Trek

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:16:20 -0000

@Rob

The use of the word "stupid" is pretty strong. Rotten Tomatoes is a well known aggregator of reviews from both "elite" and other reviewers around the 'net and is a good gauge of whether generally speaking a movie is good or not.

Although it might have been more relevant to list the average rating instead of the percent positive/negative.

As to Kevin Smith: He's a well known personality with a history in the comic book industry whose tastes in sci-fi and superheroes generally represent fans of those genres. He's too crass for my taste (I *hated* "Clerks 2") but I get where he's coming from.

Vic

Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:02:44 -0000

@huntthejest

Well it looks like she'll be off the show for at least a couple of episodes. :-P

Vic

Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:44:29 -0000

Review of the season 8 premiere is up:

http://screenrant.com/review-smallville-season-...

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Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:22:08 -0000

@Maria

Sure, making things different WAS interesting, but at some point the two worlds (CW's Smallville and DC's Superman) have to merge somehow.

And as far as the Lana/Clark thing, what people got sick of was the never ending "will they/won't they" get together thing, with all the false starts and teases.

Just gets old after a while.

Vic

Re: Edward Norton And Marvel Still Not Getting Along

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:39:41 -0000

I don't know anything about Edward personally, but my gut tells me he just wanted to make the best film possible and fought for that.

Vic

Re: 7 Minute Preview Of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:24:14 -0000

@bpg131313

Great post there, bro, despite the fact I disagree with a lot of it. :-P

We are not "just animals" just because we're made of the same stuff. Animals don't ponder their self-existance or appreciate art and beauty.

Heck the fact that you sat there, gathered your thoughts and added them to this discussion shows that your more than just an animal.

Best,

Vic

Re: 7 Minute Preview Of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:20:41 -0000

@Bruce

I don't want to get into a debate in which neither side will convince the other, but... :-P

I find it very amusing how the catchphrase was changed from "Global Warming" to "Climate Change." Back in the 1970's scientists were predicting another Ice Age, and now it's the opposite.

I find the term "Climate Change" hysterically funny, myself - because that's what the climate DOES... it changes over time.

Maybe someone can explain how we managed to warm up enough after the last Ice Age without the benefit of SUVs, factories and methane from millions of cows? :-)

On the other hand of course I think we shouldn't pollute if it can be avoided. I just hate seeing an alarmist view on this (thank you SO much Al Gore) that will end up having dire economic consequences for the entire planet.

People propose "solutions" without thinking through to the consequences. Corn for fuel? Awesome! Oh, wait, now corn is displacing other food crops, causing other countries to starve and our food prices to skyrocket? Didn't think of that...

And as to oil, do you know how many products are oil based? It's not just for running our cars folks: Plastics, medicine, cosmetics, clothing, shoes, etc., etc.

Of COURSE we need to drill. There are no alternatives in the forseeable future for creating this products, even if we run our cars on whatever alternative. So we need to extricate ourselves from depending on governments that hate us.

I also want to see us develop wind, solar, etc. power, but those things are NOT magic bullets that will wean us off oil in 10 years. Anyone who believes that is being naive and does not have a real-world grasp of the situation.

/Rant

Vic

Re: 7 Minute Preview Of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:38:46 -0000

@Bruce Montreal

First, this is an opinion site, so we express our opinions (as we appreciate you expressing yours).

And sorry, I won't "get over it." Of course not all remakes are bad ideas, but generally speaking remakes of highly regarded older films are.

Believe me, if this turns out to be an excellent film and the message does not turn out to be a bunch of climate change inspired drivel, I'll be the first one to admit I was wrong and eat my words.

But I'm pretty sure I won't have to.

Vic

Re: 7 Minute Preview Of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:17:53 -0000

"While I personally agree with that idea,"

To quote the star of this film:

Woah.

I guess you don't have kids.

Vic

Re: 7 Minute Preview Of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:23:31 -0000

Exactly. So in this version it's all about wiping out humanity if we don't stop "harming" the planet? So human life is less important than plants, trees and other animals? It's more important that earth survives than HUMANITY?

At least in the original the basis was a concern that we would take our warlike ways out into the universe. Here it's that we litter?

Ugh.

Vic

Re: Tobey Maguire: The $50 Million (Spider) Man!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:38:52 -0000

Good for him on the family issue! Heck, with that paycheck he'll be able to experience his child's childhood all the way from current age until high school graduation without having to spend another minute away from home. :-)

And Rob, great idea... wish I'd thought of that. :-P

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Bringing You Up To Speed

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:19:39 -0000

@Dan

Yeah, those are among the points that make this an "alternate universe" version of Superman.

Vic

Re: xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:12:30 -0000

@Johnny-K

LOL, I'm afraid a lot of comments are heading into the spam filter due to the 3 X's. :-P

I go through and release them for publication when I find them.

Vic

Re: Green Lantern ‘What The Fans Will Want To See’

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:26:59 -0000

@790

Dude, I *love* sci-fi/alien movies - it just didn't work in Indy 4. The ending felt totally tacked-on and out of place.

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Full Trailer 8 Months Away

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:11:55 -0000

"Why is everybody trashing the best movie ever made?"

ROFLMAO :-D

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Full Trailer 8 Months Away

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:49:07 -0000

@DarkGrittyMovieLover

You'll fit right in here, bud.

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Full Trailer 8 Months Away

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:02:20 -0000

@Panda

"There is no possible way to develop 12 or so Transformer characters and human characters."

Ah, now I see what you mean. That is indeed a difficult task.

Although they managed to do it just fine in the classic WWII film "The Dirty Dozen." :-)

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Full Trailer 8 Months Away

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:52:18 -0000

"As far as character development, what do you expect from a 2 hour movie?"

Panda, don't take this personally, but that's one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard.

There are literally HUNDREDS of movies (if not more) with amazing character development, many in much less than 2 hours. Hell, you can get decent character development on a 40+ year old half hour episode of The Twilight Zone!

Vic

Re: Transformers 2 Full Trailer 8 Months Away

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:53:44 -0000

Here's the thing - I'm NOT a Transformers fan, so for all I know their personalities matched what you guys all know and love.

But to me what was retarded about this movie included:

- Giant robots that have "lived" for thousands of years, yet at least one of which talked like a stupid 15 year old valley girl.

- Cliche idiot parents.

- Putting in an idiot FBI agent.

- An utterly out of place masturbation joke in the middle of the movie.

- Robots that were SO complex that during fight scenes I literally could not tell what the hell was going on.

Vic

Re: CSI: Miami – Season 7 Story and Cast Notes

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:13:00 -0000

I haven't checked but maybe try Hulu.com or IMDB.com.

Vic

Re: Huge Iron Man 2 (and 3!) Movie Update

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:33:14 -0000

It's late, and I'm tired so I don't recall the details, but I believe there was a scheduling conflict between the release of an Iron Man sequel and the Avengers movie. The productions will overlap and he won't be able to do both.

Vic

Re: Huge Iron Man 2 (and 3!) Movie Update

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:02:25 -0000

@the old man

Sorry, I have seen it and I liked it (at the time). :-)

@Ken J

Good point, but remember that Stane used it as an external power source for the Iron Monger suit. :-)

Vic

Re: Huge Iron Man 2 (and 3!) Movie Update

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:57:03 -0000

In the comics Stark built it for himself, but eventually it went to Rhodes.

Vic

Re: Huge Iron Man 2 (and 3!) Movie Update

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:33:17 -0000

If there's a War Machine/Iron Man smackdown that is going to ROCK!

Vic

Re: Clive Owen Channels James Bond In The International

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:36:12 -0000

Has anyone noticed yet who wrote this article? :-P

Vic

Re: The Thing Remake Will Be A Prequel

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:53:15 -0000

@Mike

Oh, don't worry about the legend. Just as the awful AVP movies didn't affect how people look upon the movies they were based on, neither will this if it stinks.

Vic

Re: Clooney & Another All-Star Cast Stare At Goats

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:18:12 -0000

When some celebs really get "out there" in their off-camera politicizing it be very difficult for me to watch them in films - mainly because for the most part they are all on the opposite side of the aisle from where I stand.

I simply cannot bear to watch Sean Penn in a movie and I think Danny Glover is now on my "do not watch" list. Unfortunately Matt Damon just ventured into that area for me recently, but at least he's basically done with the Bourne movies. :-P

Don't agree with me? Sue me. That's how I feel.

Vic

Re: Cobra Commander Talks G.I. Joe

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:38:56 -0000

I played with G.I. Joes WAY too many years ago (back when they were actually just plain old soldiers), so I'm just not terribly excited about this.

Vic

Re: Wonder Woman Wachowski Rumors Debunked

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:32:22 -0000

It really is amazing to me that Joel Silver cannot comprehend that Joss Whedon is the guy to tackle this project.

Who in Hollywood has done a better job portraying hot babes as believable heroines?

Vic

Re: Rambo 5 A Reality

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:28:08 -0000

Eh, I'd rather they left the Rambo series alone. They did the old "delayed sequel" thing, it worked great, and they ended the movie very well with him coming home finally to be at peace.

If they're smart they'll just leave it right there, going out on a high note.

Vic

Re: Devastator Will Be In Transformers 2

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:38:25 -0000

@High Kalibur

http://screenrant.com/review-transformers-vic-791/

Vic

Re: Devastator Will Be In Transformers 2

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:27:51 -0000

True. Lighten up just a teeny bit there, FS. :-P

Vic

Re: Devastator Will Be In Transformers 2

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:13:31 -0000

LOL, Kofi, I warned you. :-P

For the record (as regular readers already know) I couldn't stand Transformers. I sat in the audience literally confused at the cheers coming from the audience while i was thinking "Man, this is awful."

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Returns (To Theatres) January 2009

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:37 -0000

@Patrick

Thanks a lot, bro. It's always nice to hear that our efforts are appreciated!

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Returns (To Theatres) January 2009

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:10:09 -0000

@Patrick

Really? I actually felt like we've been slacking lately.

Thanks!

Vic

Re: Oh Baby… Iron Man 2 In IMAX And 3D?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:15:46 -0000

I don't think they'll go supernatural. Favreau wants to keep things very grounded in the technological, and Jae Senn is right: the rings ARE technological, albeit from an alien race in the comics.

Vic

Re: Oh Baby… Iron Man 2 In IMAX And 3D?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:08:44 -0000

@790

Gotta agree with Ken J on this one. I am NOT a fan of the "poking the audience in the eye" effects of 3D. What I would like to see as it becomes mainstream is for the gimmicky aspects of it to go away, and it being used for the subtlety of bringing us into the movie.

Vic

Re: Oh Baby… Iron Man 2 In IMAX And 3D?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:38:44 -0000

@790

Dude, you don't HAVE to see it in 3D. 3D movies also play in regular old 2D when they're released.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Inevitable Movie Reboots

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:54:18 -0000

@Praveen

You know, that was actually on my original list when I was considering what to include but I ended up pruning it out.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Inevitable Movie Reboots

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:18:02 -0000

I think Back to the Future might be more likely as a "delayed sequel," but unfortunately they wouldn't be able to get Michael J. Fox back due to his illness.

It would also be disconcerting to see an actor that always looked eternally young on screen now that he's much older, IMHO.

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Inevitable Movie Reboots

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:10:12 -0000

@790

Group hug.... :-)

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Inevitable Movie Reboots

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:23:19 -0000

@Gary

Matrix 2&3 don't exist. [Waves hand] "These aren't the movies you're looking for."

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Inevitable Movie Reboots

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:12:59 -0000

@Zipper
Robocop! Forgot about that one - it is indeed in the works.

@790
The movies you say you think are awesome continues to amaze me (Matrix 2&3). :-P

Vic

Re: The Top 10 Inevitable Movie Reboots

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:49:20 -0000

@Ryan Midnight

Sorry, bro - I meant "clunker" as in "box office."

Vic

Re: In Remembrance: 9-11-2001

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:27:51 -0000

@Kahless

Yes, I remember it well. The way the Twin Towers were hit was a brutal one-two punch. My wife and I turned on CNN that morning after she head about the first airplane on the radio, and I have no words to describe the feeling that washed over us when that second plane hit.

What we were watching was *literally* unbelievable.

Vic

Re: In Remembrance: 9-11-2001

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:15:28 -0000

Bruce, thanks so much for writing that. I thought about it first thing this morning...

And folks, be warned, I will be keeping a close eye on this comment thread. I do not want it spiraling down into any nastiness between Liberals/Conservatives, Republicans/Democrats or Radical Islam vs. Conspiracy theories.

Just be respectful to each other and towards the memories of those who died and their families.

Vic

Re: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is (Sorta) In Terminator Salvation

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:12:41 -0000

@huntthejest

Although it hasn't been seen since, I'm telling you the footage they showed at Comic-Con looked pretty damned good.

And McG is capable of tackling serious fare - he directed "We Are Marshall." I thought that was a great movie and when I saw his name as director at the end of the film my jaw hit the floor.

Vic

Re: Fringe Series Premiere: Fox TV Has A Winner

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:14:16 -0000

The litmus test for whether someone becomes a regular reader of Screen Rant is their hatred of Transformers. :-P

Vic

Re: Fringe Series Premiere: Fox TV Has A Winner

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:38:19 -0000

@The Mantis

Perhaps you can give us a list of sci-fi/fantasy shows on TV that you think are good.

Vic

Re: Fringe Series Premiere: Fox TV Has A Winner

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:56:48 -0000

@790

Well there's no excuse for you not liking Stargage, ESPECIALLY if you're a Star Trek TOS fan. :-P

Regarding Smallville, that's definitely a like/hate thing. I've made my views on that show clear many times.

Vic

Re: Fringe Series Premiere: Fox TV Has A Winner

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:19:36 -0000

@Flamestrike

I didn't like "Transformers" either, but I liked "Mission Impossible 3" and "Alias," although I didn't watch a lot of it is acclaimed as being a great TV series. Heck, I even really liked "The Legend of Zorro."

Keep in mind that Michael Bay was the power behind Transformers and his influence may be more the reason it was lame than Orci and Kurtzman.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Vic

Re: Fringe Series Premiere: Fox TV Has A Winner

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:15:39 -0000

@790 Oh, come ON, dude - the show was very well done and even my wife, who is VERY picky thought it was good. I'm sorry but whenever you disagree with me I will forever remember that you thought that both "Speed Racer" and "Ghost Rider" were awesome. :-P

Vic

Re: Death Race Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:32:55 -0000

I finally saw this on DVD and have to agree with Kofi 100%. Sure, I'm a stickler for plot and characterization - but there are also movies that I refer to as "check your brain at the door" flicks that can be enjoyed at a basic level.

Some succeed (like this one, and IMHO "Punisher: War Zone") but others are just plain bad.

Call it a guilty pleasure. :-P

Vic

Re: Screen Rant On /Filmcast Live Tonight!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:32:12 -0000

Hey gang, I've updated the post above with an mp3 recording of the podcast that you can download. :-)

Vic

Re: Screen Rant On /Filmcast Live Tonight!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:55:56 -0000

Thanks, it is fun. Moriarity from AICN joined in as well.

Vic

Re: Screen Rant On /Filmcast Live Tonight!

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:21:00 -0000

Ken, you can always download the recorded version later.

Vic

Re: Depp And Hoffman (NOT) Confirmed For Batman 3

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:24:04 -0000

Well see now here's the deal on this story. I traced it back to the UK site that started it and they had an unnamed source. The thing is, Michael Caine actually brings up a conversation he supposedly had with a WB exec.

Now either the conversation really took place, or he just took the existing story and ran with it, making up the fact that the comment came directly from Warner Bros.

Vic

Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:06:55 -0000

@Gary

Yeah, I mentioned the specific episode in a comment above. :-P

Vic

Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:33:48 -0000

@Rob

Well, I loved the concept originally and it had its share of decent episodes. If there's anything you can say with certainty about Smallville it's that it is very uneven when it comes to the quality of the episodes.

Vic

Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:36:11 -0000

John,

Those are some of the "bones" they've thrown us. And the levitation seen was in the very first episode in season 1.

Vic

Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:58:08 -0000

Yeah, the staff this year has some work ahead of them to bring Smallville back from the brink.

I hope they're up to the task.

Vic

Re: Clark Will Finally Fly In Smallville Season 8

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:47:21 -0000

I don't think so. Although at this point I think he'd make a great Superman, I'm sure WB doesn't want the movie to be tied into the TV series.

Vic

Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: August 24, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:56:16 -0000

Yeah, I wanted to see Death Race but I was out of town last week and when I came home I got sick...

BTW, "Mirrors" was terrible.

Vic

Re: Superman Officially Goes ‘Reboot’

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:35:36 -0000

Start here:

1. Dump the kid. Dumbest. Idea. Ever.

2. If they include Lex, make it no more than a cameo. PLEASE.

3. No "wallowing in self-pity" crap for Superman/Clark.

4. No "Clark drinking a beer at a bar."

5. Give us a villain epic enough to go toe to toe with Superman not only in brains but in physical abilities.

6. No kryptonite.

Vic

Re: The Real Punisher War Zone Story

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:36:46 -0000

@GPA

Hey bro, I've never even heard of "GPA" until your comment here, so I'm not sure what you're referring to...

Vic

Re: The Real Punisher War Zone Story

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:17:00 -0000

@Nomad

Gotcha, edited the post to reflect that. I had interpreted it to mean the re-penned script, but I guess that wasn't the case.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: The Real Punisher War Zone Story

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:01:09 -0000

FYI, I've updated the post with my thoughts highlighted throughout.

Thanks again, Nomad!

Vic

Re: Stargate Atlantis IS In Its Final Season Now

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:15:29 -0000

@Mila

Yeah, I hear you. Seems like sci fi fans won't have anything space-related to watch after Summer 2009. I hadn't thought about that!

Vic

Re: Stargate Atlantis IS In Its Final Season Now

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:49:37 -0000

Yeah, SG-1 should have ended when RDJ left the show... maybe it IS better that they go out while Atlantis is still good, but really, I thought they had at least one more good season left in there.

Vic

Re: Stargate Atlantis IS In Its Final Season Now

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:34:31 -0000

Just watched the two latest episodes. I'm more annoyed than ever that they are ending this series. It has at least another couple of years left in it.

Vic

Re: Stargate Atlantis IS In Its Final Season Now

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:34:20 -0000

Yeah, I thought adding her to the show was done in a pretty half-hearted way and honestly, I was not sad to see her go. I was actually really looking forward to seeing Woolsey develop beyond this season.

Vic

Re: Stargate Atlantis IS In Its Final Season Now

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:06:43 -0000

Yeah, this is truly bizarre news. I thought the show was really coming into it's own, and now they dump it.

My entire family is bummed.

Yeesh.

Vic

Re: 2009 Comic-Con Registration Already Open!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:31:18 -0000

Awesome!

Re: 2009 Comic-Con Registration Already Open!

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:33:46 -0000

We REALLY need to plan a Screen Rant get-together for next year.

Vic

Re: Tom Cruise And Sam Raimi Get Sleepy

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:06:10 -0000

LOL, Niall... ANOTHER great Tom Cruise picture. :-)

Vic

Re: Voltron Movie Still On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:58:12 -0000

Sorry Frank, there's been no news on this at all AFAIK.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 20, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:33:06 -0000

Jamie is our resident Superman movie expert and he'll be posting something this weekend. It WILL be a reboot but the "make it dark" thing is most likely just B.S.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 20, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:09:19 -0000

@showtime

If you could take a screenshot and email it to vic at screenrant.com along with letting me know what browser you're using I'd appreciated it.

Thanks,

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 20, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:06:32 -0000

It only seems to happen in IE - I just tried it in Firefox and it doesn't happen in that browser. Don't know why...

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 20, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:37:24 -0000

@Movie Reviews
LOL, close to 10 years. :-)

@Rob
I'm out of town and missed the Death Race pre-screening. I'm hearing both that and Babylon are pretty mediocre.

Vic

Re: Watchmen Movie Banned From Release?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:27:23 -0000

Hey gang,

I know you want to get this story "out there" so can you do me a favor and Buzz it up at Yahoo? Here's the link:

http://tinyurl.com/5kdf5s

Thanks!

Vic

Re: Watchmen Movie Banned From Release?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:55:46 -0000

There is no way in hell that this movie won't be released.

Fox is posturing for big $$$ from WB.

Vic

Re: Punisher 2 Will NOT Be PG-13, Lexi Still Involved

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:19:34 -0000

@Nomad

Sorry about that. Sometimes comments get flagged for moderation or mistakenly as spam for various reasons. Rest assured that I check those locations for "false positives" and when I find a valid post I publish it.

That's where the delay comes from. :-)

Vic

Re: Punisher 2 Will NOT Be PG-13, Lexi Still Involved

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:08:14 -0000

Post updated to reflect Nick's comments and a big thank you to him for dropping by!

Vic

Re: Warner Bros Finally Gets Serious About DC Comics

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:52:06 -0000

Why the heck didn't you guys tell the casting director on the first X-Men movie? :-P

SUCH a better fit than Halle...

Vic

Re: Warner Bros Finally Gets Serious About DC Comics

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:47:57 -0000

@Kane

Yeah, can you imagine? The Hollywood machine is very strange - sometimes it's not the casting so much as it is the direction the studio wants for the film that determines the strange choices.

Vic

Re: New Green Lantern Script Details

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:21:46 -0000

@Kel

I've told you before that if your (or anyone elses) comment does not appear it's because it might have been caught for moderation or mistakenly as spam. I go through those posts and publish the valid ones as I find them. I'm not monitoring it 24/7 so sometimes there's a delay.

Vic

Re: Twilight Snags Harry Potter’s Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:37:10 -0000

@joclyn

I'm removing your email address right now. But rest assured no one has access to it or can see it except me. :-)

Vic

Re: Twilight Snags Harry Potter’s Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:36:18 -0000

@Sonya

I can't help you with the UK info, I'm more plugged in to U.S. dates and such.

Vic

Re: Twilight Snags Harry Potter’s Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:41:17 -0000

@Elaine

I haven't heard anything about them moving the release date yet again.

Vic

Re: Twilight Snags Harry Potter’s Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:48:55 -0000

Elaine,

I thought you asked me via the contact form and I replied. I did respond via email saying it would be January 9th.

Check your spam folder. :-)

Vic

Re: Twilight Snags Harry Potter’s Release Date

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:34:42 -0000

The comment count includes trackbacks from other websites, which I do not display.

Vic

Re: Tarantino Says Mike Myers Is A Bastard

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:28:17 -0000

@Max

LOL, thanks for singling us out but our opinion of Roth's work is shared pretty much across the majority of movie websites.

I actually gave the first Hostel film a pretty decent review, but no, I haven't seen the second one due to what I had read about it and opinions of other reviewers.

Vic

Re: Will The Punisher Be PG-13?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:31:58 -0000

Thanks to Nomad, there's a new post up regarding the PG-13 vs R-rating mess here:

http://screenrant.com/punisher-war-zone-pg13-ra...

Vic

Re: Will The Punisher Be PG-13?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:18:06 -0000

I find it difficult to believe that the studio is dumb enough to try to shove what should obviously be an R-rated film into a PG-13 container.

Unless they so desperately think it's terrible that they're grasping at any straw to try to salvage it.

Vic

Re: Will The Punisher Be PG-13?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:56:21 -0000

Hey Nomad, nice to have you here at Screen Rant. Perhaps you should drop a line to Latino Review and see what they have to say about it.

Note there IS a question mark in the title of this post, and we're reporting it is not solid info.

Best,

Vic

Re: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:18:04 -0000

@Capt Jack

Take some time to look around the 'net for other reviews. You'll see that this is one of the more... generous ones.

Vic

Re: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:48:38 -0000

As long as George Lucas is in control, it's time to just let it go.

Vic

Re: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:47:16 -0000

"I think Episode III is actually the best of the entire Star Wars saga."

Um... wow.

Vic

Re: Harry Potter 6 Moving To Summer 2009

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:44:54 -0000

Just to play devil's advocate here... movie studios ARE a business and they have to position their products to make the most amount of money possible.

They did the same thing with the upcoming Star Trek movie - moving it from a Christmas '08 release to May '09.

Vic

Re: Harry Potter 6 Moving To Summer 2009

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:25:44 -0000

@Chip Chief

I can't take credit for this one, bro. That was Jamie's psychic ability. :-P

Vic

Re: Tropic Thunder: Will Boycotts Hurt Or Help?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:45:07 -0000

Well it was number one, so that counts for something. Maybe the Olympics???

Vic

Re: Tropic Thunder: Will Boycotts Hurt Or Help?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:45:09 -0000

Well they tried to give the same explanation over at AICN but that's like trying to reason with a bunch of starving wolves.

And I'll try to crank out a review of Clone Wars later tonight. I should have already written and saved it for publication but I didn't get around to it.

It was no worse than the recent prequels, but that's not saying much, and there were a couple of things that were highly annoying.

Vic

Re: Tropic Thunder: Will Boycotts Hurt Or Help?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:40:53 -0000

Rob,

Review embargoes are misunderstood. I've seen this issue raised before and the fact is that as far as I know pretty much every studio prefers that reviews be published on the day the movie is released.

Every pre-screening I attend regardless of studio has that rule.

I only posted up the Tropic Thunder review early because I saw it at Comic-Con and not at a typical pre-screening.

Vic

Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:38 -0000

@Daniel F, Ken J, the old man

OK, guys let's relax. Old Man, I know that Ken J can be pretty ascerbic, but I think you read too much into his comment.

Ken J, sometimes I do wish you would dial back the edginess in some of your comments.

Daniel F, let's not go down the name-calling accusation path, shall we?

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:29:47 -0000

Kel, if you write a long comment and it doesn't appear, don't get frustrated - it may get caught in the spam filter by mistake. But rest assured that once you hit "Submit" it IS saved and I'll see it and publish it.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:42:13 -0000

LOL, Shane, I actually think that Heath was much closer to the Joker as seen in the graphic novels (where they can push the envelope more) instead of the monthly comic.

To me Jack Nicholson as the Joker was... Jack Nicholson. On the other hand Ledger disappeared into the role.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:23:23 -0000

Probably a variation on Frank Millar's "The Dark Knight Returns" minus the older Batman angle. He'll be considered an outlaw and will have to defeat some bad guy with both the police and public sentiment against him.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:21:37 -0000

It's not going to beat "Titanic" despite all the opening weekend insanity. Inflation adjusted "Titanic" earned $900MM in the U.S. and almost $1.9 BILLION overseas.

That's a grand total of $2.7 billion. I'm sorry, but TDK aint' gonna do that. This is a case of "everybody wants to see it on opening weekend."

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:17:02 -0000

No worries, guys. I can see how people might give this a perfect score.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:49:00 -0000

You would be correct, sir. :-)

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:34:10 -0000

We've certainly had enough discussion about that, haven't we? :-)

We'll know in a few days.

Vic

Re: Arnold 2.0 Joins Terminator Salvation

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:45:30 -0000

Oh Lord... we're not going to start that "First!" comment business here, are we? :-)

Vic

Re: The Watchmen Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:51:22 -0000

LOL, Rasta, the trailer is NOW right here as well.

Vic

Re: The Watchmen Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:16:27 -0000

Andy, check out our Watchmen movie page to learn more about the film.

Vic

Re: The Watchmen Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:55:23 -0000

Ok, FULL trailer is now online.

Thanks again,

Vic

Re: The Watchmen Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:49:24 -0000

Bloody hell. Thanks for letting me know.

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:00:09 -0000

@huntthejest

Oh man, EXCELLENT pick for Sulu! Unfortunately it would be too weird to have TWO actors from Heroes on the bridge of the Enterprise. :-P

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:43:48 -0000

@Neurotic

Very. 8-)

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:29:36 -0000

@Neurotic Nomad

Whatever you want to call it, this new Star Trek movie is to past Trek what Batman Begins and Casino Royale were to their respective franchises.

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:53:52 -0000

Guys, we're going to have to accept that a lot of minor "canon" details are probably going to be ignored. I mean seriously, (and I'll reiterate I'm a HUGE classic Trek fan) is it THAT important to adhere to whether or not Kirk could drive a manual transmission car?

I mean, seriously.

Another item I just learned is being tossed out is the use of transporter technology in "Star Trek: Enterprise." Apparently in the movie transporters are not yet commonly used to get from ship to planet and vice versa.

Personally, I'm happy with this because I thought it pretty retarded (and nothing more than an "easy out" plot device) that transporter technology had already been around for 100 years by the time Kirk and Co. came on the scene.

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:32:28 -0000

@Robert
"am I mistaken or did that not do that exact thing in the episode from TOS where they went back in time to the 40’s 50’s and beamed up the fighter pilot?"

The ship did not have Warp drive engaged, that's the issue, not whether it can enter the atmosphere. :-)

BTW gang, I just realized... I'm in comic book/sci-fi geek heaven. Back to back years in which both of my favorites in each genre are turned into movies: Iron Man in '08 and Star Trek in '09.

Woo Hoo!! :-D

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:32:04 -0000

@Mert

He said "James Tiberius Kirk."

@Sci Fi Geek, of course I knew about the short story. :-) And I prefer the "Decker is replicant" version.

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:23:04 -0000

@Sci Fi Geek

LOL, we've BARELY scratched the surface here. :-P

Vic

Re: Here It Is: The Official Full Star Trek Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:07:24 -0000

@Sci Fi Geek

Dude, you're dealing with Star Trek fans here, bro. We care more about details than fans of any other Sci Fi franchise on the planet (and Paramount has fed into that with the publication of numerous "tech manuals" and such over the years).

Especially considering your screen name, I'd think you would understand that.

Let folks blow off steam, no harm done.

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:31:14 -0000

@C. Bartowski
Of *course* Hiro planned what he did to Ando. I thought it was clear in my comment that he did it with the intent to "undo" it.

@Daniel
Yeah, I didn't like the "amateur critic/Joe Sixpack" comment, but I thought I'd let it ride and let Kofi deal with the blowback, if any.

@790
Why make that comment to jc but not to Kofi? Kofi's post was a lot more emotional than jc's point by point critique of the show.

Vic

Re: Heroes’ Ratings In Sharp Decline

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:19:34 -0000

Regarding the title of my previous post, yes, I was wondering if Heroes had jumped the tracks, plus I wrote it to encourage discussion based on the vibe of previous comments. No "fooling" anyone involved there.

As far as this season goes, I just watched tonight's episode, and it's official: I'm sick to DEATH of Hiro.

What happened with Ando will OBVIOUSLY be reversed by a quick jump back in time, and that's one of the most infuriating things about this show. Why, just a little earlier didn't he just time jump back to before he got clocked in the bar????? I mean, seriously, WTF? There have been multiple instances in this show where screw ups could have been fixed via a whopping 2 minute jump back in time, yet for some reason, Hiro NEVER does it. He's not only clueless, the character is starting to border on retarded.

Ando gave the best summary of their exploits as "heroes" I've heard on the show: As heroes, they suck.

And as far as the formula and "we split it up so no one could get their hands on it." Are you kidding me? It's THAT dangerous, it exists on only two pieces of paper, and you didn't just put a damned match to it?

And then there's Suresh - I suppose the excuse with turning him from a goody two shoes into a friggin' sociopath is that the serum has affected his mind, right?

Sure, the show has a cool factor, but the annoyances this season are really getting close to overriding any enjoyment I get out of watching it.

Vic

Re: Hulk Smash Puny Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:51:40 -0000

@Carl Lee

I guess you didn't read this post here on the site:

http://screenrant.com/kenneth-branagh-direct-th...

:-P

Vic

Re: Hulk Smash Puny Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:27:08 -0000

@Deadpool

Remember this version of the Hulk doesn't get bigger as he gets angrier, but I suppose he might get stronger.

However, I would LOVE to see the Hulkbuster armor. :-P

BTW, Favreau has commented on this (and I tend to agree) but I really don't see how a Shakespearean, magic-powered Thor is going to fit into the Marvel universe they're creating for the movies.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:14:29 -0000

BTW, I'm going to be giving away copies of the Speed Racer DVD later this week. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:07:35 -0000

Hey guys, sorry about the mess up this week... just add to this discussion and things will be fixed next week.

It was late when I was setting this up...

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:37:34 -0000

TDK re-release post is up. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:13:40 -0000

@Dan

We'll have a post about that hopefully later tonight.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:11:22 -0000

Zipper,

I do not want to run annoying expanding ads and I remove them when I become aware of them (I don't approve every ad before it runs, that's not how it works, and I've asked the ad networks to not run them). I also do NOT run ads that have audio by default because I realize those are annoying as heck.

I really do try to find a balance between showing ads and not annoying visitors. I don't run popups or popunders either because people complained.

But you need to realize that ads pay the bills. If everyone blocked them, you could kiss Screen Rant goodbye - because I can't put the hours and hours that I put into it plus pay my writers if there is no income generated by the site.

In the end it might actually be a good thing... I'd spend more time with my family.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – September 17, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:33:37 -0000

I'm not sure I understand the question. Of course Steve Rogers = Captain America.

Vic

Re: Supernatural: Recap Plus Season 4 Story & Cast Notes

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:12:55 -0000

@david

Has the show premiered yet (I don't watch it, myself). We don't get advanced copies of premieres for review so we can't review it until it's aired.

Vic

Re: Tintin Movie Still Moving Foward

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:16:27 -0000

Is there anyone who is actually excited about this movie?

Vic

Re: Incredible Hulk Blu-Ray/DVD Details

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:04:14 -0000

@Gary

Actually it's quite the coincidence, both versions of the Hulk have made almost exactly the same amount of money at the box office, with the latest version slightly ahead.

Check the home page, I just put up a Top Summer Movies post. :-)

Vic

Re: Incredible Hulk Blu-Ray/DVD Details

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:16:18 -0000

Rob,

Please add something relevant and significant to the conversation. People subscribed to comments and it's a pain getting comment replies in one's inbox with nothing but a smiley or some 2 or 3 word comment.

Vic

Re: New Dragonball Photos Here, Trailer On The Way

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:20:48 -0000

@DBthemovie

You may be right in saying that to "hate" a movie before even a trailer is released doesn't make sense (I won't use your word), but one can usually predict these things.

I'm not really following "Dragonball," but there have been plenty of cases where based on who the director is, the script, what's going on during production, the studio, etc. that it doesn't take a crystal ball to predict that a particular movie will be awful.

Vic

Re: Angry Watchmen Fanboy Calls For Fox Boycott

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:40:12 -0000

@Ken J

Putting projects in "turnaround" is a very common and time-honored practice in Hollywood. It's a way to free up a property while still keeping a string attached to it.

Vic

Re: Angry Watchmen Fanboy Calls For Fox Boycott

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:37:09 -0000

Yeah, the thing that gets me is they bought the rights to this property about 25 YEARS AGO and did NOTHING with it during all that time.

I mean seriously, in mid 1980s dollars, how much could they possibly have put into development on Watchmen? I'd be surprised if it was anywhere near even $5 million.

Vic

Re: Angry Watchmen Fanboy Calls For Fox Boycott

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:15:40 -0000

Fox doesn't REALLY want this movie "stopped." What they want is a big fat payday and they're making an extreme threat in order to start their negotiating position as far to the "scary" side as possible.

Believe me, they'd be pissed if Warner Bros. pulled the movie from release. It's not what they want to see happen.

You'll see.

Vic

Re: Angry Watchmen Fanboy Calls For Fox Boycott

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:36:00 -0000

@INK

Of course, it's not as simple as that and the Devil is in the details with this case.

Fox acquired the rights back in the 80s and when they decided they wouldn't make the movie they put it in "turnaround," allowing other studios a shot at making it. When they did that the rights went to Warner Bros, Universal, Revolution Studios, Paramount and then finally back to Warner Bros.

This is all over a technicality revolving around Lawrence Gordon, who was supposed to do some technical thing every time a change was made, but didn't.

Here's a short summary:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/08/26/new-york-ti...

Vic

Re: Will Chris Nolan Return For Batman 3?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:10:59 -0000

The third movie in a trilogy is ALWAYS tricky to do well and I think directors are acutely aware of this.

As far as the Burton Batman movies, the first one was great, but for some reason it seems to be that he made the second one much more campy than the first, I didn't like that at all. Anyone remember the Penguin remote controlling the Batmobile sitting in a little kiddy ride like you find in front of grocery stores?

What the hell was that?

Vic

Re: The Watchmen Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:27:21 -0000

I've updated the post with a copy of the Watchmen trailer right here on Screen Rant since Empire has pulled theirs.

Vic

Re: The Watchmen Trailer Is Here!

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:48:52 -0000

Wow, must be a lot more interest in it than I thought.

I'm working on trying to find another version.

Vic

Re: The Wachowskis & Keanu Are Plastic, Man

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:01:01 -0000

Hey, don't forget to drop a comment at /Film, Comics2Film, TheMovieBlog, FilmSchoolRejects, MTV, ReelComix, IWatchStuff, AintItCool and Cinematical and straighten all those guys out as well since they reported the same thing.

An oh yeah, no one reported this as VERIFIED.

Best regards,

Vic

Vic

Re: Terminator 4 Teaser Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:25:38 -0000

@790

Comments never "disappear." If you don't see it after submitting it may have been flagged for spam or moderation for some reason and I check for those throughout the day. :-)

Vic

Re: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Updates

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:25:01 -0000

@Ash Ali

You wouldn't believe the number of people who've become regular readers of Screen Rant due to my negative review of Transformers, lol.

That's the test writers have to pass before they can join here. :-)

Vic

Re: The Spirit Trailer: Action Movie Or Soft Core Porn?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:25:30 -0000

@Nikki

Well they showed more footage at Comic-Con and to say that it didn't impress the crowd would be an understatement.

Vic

Re: The Spirit Trailer: Action Movie Or Soft Core Porn?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:41:10 -0000

@Techie

Funny you should say that. My buddy Pete over at /Film said it looked like it could be "the 'Dick Tracy' of this generation."

:-)

Vic

Re: The Spirit Trailer: Action Movie Or Soft Core Porn?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:46:31 -0000

I may have a chance to meet Gerard Butler at Comic-Con and it will take all my willpower to not say in a gravelly voice:

Tonight we dine in Hell!

when I meet him.

:-P

Vic

Re: The Spirit Trailer: Action Movie Or Soft Core Porn?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:01:51 -0000

@jerseycajun Ah, I really enjoyed "300" (for what it was).

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – July 16, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:39:50 -0000

Yup, it's the big finish for Summer 2008.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – July 16, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:07:27 -0000

@nowhereman LOL, thanks, bro. I'll NEVER shave my goatee. :-)

@RastaZen Doesn't Statham ALREADY play superheroes? ;-)

Vic

Re: Superman: Doomsday DVD Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:35:11 -0000

@KEL

Wasn't planning on it, bro.

Vic

Re: Superman: Doomsday DVD Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:05:03 -0000

I have it in my Netflix queue, ready to watch on my Roku Box when I can find the time.

Vic

Re: Roku Netflix Box Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:08:42 -0000

I'd heard about it for a while but when my friend John over at The Movie Blog reviewed it, it spurred me to check it out. Once the selection grows it's going to be a very cool way to rent movies.

Vic

Re: Dark Knight Box Office Hysteria

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:29:36 -0000

I don't think it will, but I think there will definitely be less than a 50% drop in box office on its second weekend.

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Re: Dark Knight Box Office Hysteria

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:38:42 -0000

@Gary Yup, IMAX. Twice. :-)

This is definitely going do the $130MM this weekend and will do better than Batman Begins. I watched it with a crowd last night and they really loved it.

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Re: Dark Knight Box Office Hysteria

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:08:17 -0000

I just watched for the second time and I have to say I liked it a lot more this time around. I think I brought expectations with me about what kind of film it would be for the first viewing, but once that was out of the way and I accepted it for what it was I found it to be much better than I thought.

Glad I saw it twice before writing my review. :-)

And Kel, it's apples and oranges - it's like comparing The Empire Strikes Back to Godfather II - they're two very different films.

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Re: Dark Knight Box Office Hysteria

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:36:16 -0000

@nowhereman That's exactly what this article is talking about, bro.

@INK I believe I said that in my post. :-)

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Re: Dark Knight Box Office Hysteria

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:15:35 -0000

Reality check: In order to make $200 million every single showing of The Dark Knight on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in every theater would have to sell out all seats across the entire country.

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Re: Dark Knight Box Office Hysteria

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:22:55 -0000

Steven if you go to boxofficemojo.com they have inflation factors you can plug in to do apples to apples comparisions.

The big comparison is Spider-Man 3, but that only came out last year.

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Re: Dark Knight Box Office Hysteria

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:00:42 -0000

LOL, you must be visiting from firstshowing.net. :-)

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Re: Watchmen Trailer Is Literally Breathtaking

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:39:56 -0000

@KEL Now THERE'S an idea, bro! Actually it's pretty funny - the first thing in the trailer is the DC Comics logo and then it cuts to a guy with electricity sparking on his forearm. My mind starting racing wondering "What the heck DC superhero is THIS?!" A second later I saw it was Watchmen - and was STILL excited as hell!

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Re: Watchmen Trailer Is Literally Breathtaking

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:17:31 -0000

Yeah, you have no idea. You're going to freak when you see the trailer. I would recommend avoiding the crappy Youtube version that will no doubt surface in the next day or two and wait for a high quality version.

As soon as one becomes available I'll post it here at Screen Rant. :-)

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Re: Watchmen Trailer Is Literally Breathtaking

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:54:27 -0000

LOL, sorry about that. Honestly, I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. I'll be seeing it again tomorrow night.

It's an Oscar-level crime drama and not like any Batman or any other superhero movie you've seen. VERY dark and "grown up," not suitable for kids under 10 or so (nor would they enjoy it much).

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Re: Watchmen Trailer Is Literally Breathtaking

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:03:13 -0000

Bozz, no idea.

Old Man, I think Watchmen will be this year's "Iron Man" at the Comic-Con.

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: July 13, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:05:58 -0000

@Rob I've posted up the trailer for The Spirit, check the home page. I think it looks like a trailer for soft core porn.

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Re: Make A Movie, Help Fight Cancer

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:43:06 -0000

790 you need to really do some research before bringing THAT topic up.

1. It's not being suppressed, just not financed by the gov't. Private industry can research it to its heart's content.

2. Nothing has come from embryotic stem cell research AFAIK, but some possible leads have come from ADULT stem cell research.

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Re: Make A Movie, Help Fight Cancer

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:26:35 -0000

Damn, Richard... I hope your mom is hanging in there. Cancer is a devil of a disease. Bloody insidious scourge.

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Re: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:24:43 -0000

Well for movies like this I review them from the point of view of whether they'll be enjoyable to the target audience, and I was pretty clear on that.

It wasn't terrible, just forgettable. Definitely have to see it in 3D though.

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Re: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:58:18 -0000

8 of the 10 next Disney films are supposed to be 3D.

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Re: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:24:31 -0000

Actually I guess that was a bad word choice - as it's used HERE it's a gimmick, but I actually really enjoy movies in 3D when they DON'T emphasize it.

Of course in that case filmmakers may not bother to use it, but it gives me more of a feeling of being in the movie or watching something "real" than just a 2D representation.

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Re: Exclusive: Dan O’Bannon Scripting ‘The Pain Clinic’

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:27:56 -0000

I really hope this turns out to be good. O'Bannon has written the screenplays for some great movies, but he seems to have dropped off the map now for quite a few years.

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Re: Shocking News: Favreau Will Direct Iron Man 2

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:22:45 -0000

"So you’re going to milk this story with a headline at least one more time?"

No, I just won't create a new post once it is "official" as this one will suffice.

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Re: Tropic Thunder Goes Viral With Rain Of Madness

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:45:36 -0000

That was really pretty hysterical in parts. I just hope that the actual movie is as funny as all the promotional material.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 9, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:27:08 -0000

Ya know, I really enjoyed the SG-Atlantis season premiere. I think the reason (more than the actual plot) is the fact that I believe that the series has FINALLY picked up the baton from SG-1. It's got the feel, the chemistry and the actors have grown into their roles.

Sheppard no longer looks like a little kid to me - much more rugged and believable as the team leader. Now that the splinter-in-my-eye character Dr. Weir is gone I can really enjoy the show. :-)

And I won't miss Amanda Tapping, she was little more than a ratings gimmick on the series last season.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 9, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:36:04 -0000

Hey guys, I posted up a story about Favs and Iron Man 2.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 9, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:47:32 -0000

Wow, where is everyone today?

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Re: Digital Media Threatens Conventional Media Advertising

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:47:47 -0000

Rob,

First, I didn't write this article. :-)

Second, I don't think consumers chose Blu-Ray over HD-DVD so much as it was snuck into the homes of the majority via the PS3 player. People didn't consciously decide to go with Blu-Ray - it just happened to be packaged with a game console.

If it had been flipped around and HD-DVD had been built into PS3 boxes it would have gone completely the other way, so I've gotta disagree with your "choice" comment.

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Re: Will ‘Fringe’ Push Sci-Fi TV To The Edge?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:59:37 -0000

@Alexis

Perhaps you need to read some books in order to improve your grasp of grammar because that sentence is just fine, thank you.

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Re: Watchmen: New Video Journal And Trailer Update

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:38:00 -0000

Green,

Finally! Someone commented on this post! I was starting to lose faith in our readers. I'm stunned that there isn't a ton of discussion on this.

Have you guys not read the graphic novel? Go buy the damned thing - it's epic.

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Re: Wolverine Poses For A New Picture

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:36:57 -0000

Hey Green,

Thanks for your concern but it's nothing nefarious - Jim and I are friends. Actually it was my decision as we sent each other very little traffic and I thought his banner here with my cleaner design was much more prominent than mine was over there with his busy sidebar.

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Re: Will There Be A Star Trek Preview At Comic-Con?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:13:05 -0000

Gary, no prob, but my point is why would Paramount discard StarTrek.com to "succeed" or "replace" it with something else? That site already covers much more than the upcoming film - it's basically the portal to all things Trek.

It just wouldn't make much since to discard that site for something new IMHO.

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Re: Will There Be A Star Trek Preview At Comic-Con?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:18:31 -0000

If someone could provide a link to some sort of story mentioning a "successor" to StarTrek.com I'd love to see it.

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Re: Will There Be A Star Trek Preview At Comic-Con?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:49:09 -0000

What do you guys mean by "replace" startrek.com?

Trekweb isn't replacing that site in any official or even unofficial capacity. They don't even do any of their own news, all they do is pull it off of other sites.

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Re: Val Kilmer Career Update

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:24:57 -0000

I read quite a bit about the making of "The Island of Dr. Moreau" and Kilmer was a TOTAL prima donna - to the point of almost causing the movie not to be able to be made.

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Re: First Trailer: The Day The Earth Stood Still

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:46:36 -0000

FYI, originally they were going to go with some bizarre take on Gort but it seems he will be in humanoid form in the remake after all.

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Re: First Trailer: The Day The Earth Stood Still

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:32:14 -0000

790, I think Gary's point is that with the left-bias of the media and "300" being release during this administration the media WOULD have been all over a story like that like white on rice.

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Re: First Trailer: The Day The Earth Stood Still

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:59:48 -0000

Green, so you read this in a newspaper in Dubai, but THAT you don't question, eh?

The benefit of the doubt is always given to the non-U.S. side of a situation, and frankly, that annoys the hell out of me. And no, that's not directed at you specifically - I mean in general in politics and the media.

Best,

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – July 2, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:14:37 -0000

Hey guys, I've opened up the spacing and the font size a bit on posts. Does that make it a bit easier to read?

Thanks,

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Re: Open Discussion – July 2, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:50:31 -0000

Ok, the intent of the ads was for them to expand only when the mouse cursor went over them - if they're expanding on their own that was not the intent.

I've contacted the ad network about either fixing the problem or I'll discontinue running the ads.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 2, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:36:29 -0000

Well it's always been a personal policy for me that I don't want to run ads that annoy visitors. That's why I got rid of popunders and I don't run audio ads.

I didn't even know there was a problem with these new ads because I use Firefox instead of IE and the ads do not expand in that browser.

So Matt, the expand on their own for you as well? They're not supposed to expand unless you mouse over them.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 2, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:26:57 -0000

Ok, honest feedback here, is anyone else having issues with the ads? Annoying the heck out of you? Driving you nuts? Let me know.

Rob, the subscription setting is set up exactly like it was on the old site, which is checked by default.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 2, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:24:44 -0000

Liz, go see both, just go to a daytime matinee instead of the evening show and you can see both for a little over the price of one evening showing ticket. :-)

Re: Terminator 4 Gets Helena Bonham Carter!

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:05:39 -0000

Surma, no worries, bud. Terminator has a legacy and the first couple in the series are classics so there's interest in this one as well.

Plus, we cover mainly sci-fi, superhero and action movies here on Screen Rant and this fits right in. :-)

Re: Terminator 4 Gets Helena Bonham Carter!

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:56:06 -0000

Surma, what movies in particular are you referring to?

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Re: The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger News & Sky-High Ticket Sales

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:32:57 -0000

Well in many movies the villain can be more interesting than the good guy. :-)

I'm REALLY looking forward to seeing this. All my buds who made it to the press junket this past weekend are absolutely RAVING about how awesome TDK was.

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Re: Battlestar Galactica TV Movies In The Pipeline?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:08:38 -0000

I think we're going to have to start getting used to two things:

$4/gallon gasoline.

10 month hiatuses between seasons on TV shows.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:59:04 -0000

@Matt

Maybe best technically, but I'm not drinking the Kool-Aid. Story-wise it was not their best.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:03:47 -0000

Pixar did not make Happy Feet, which I have never seen.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:08 -0000

"Anyone feeling another Pixar Oscar on
the cards?"

Well there's not much in the way of competition for best animated film, so, yes.

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:38:23 -0000

@PhotoShoplifter Dan

Yes, I did. Very cute. :-P

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:38:41 -0000

I'm pretty sure RDJ was joking and laughing when he said that, but it didn't come across in the text version.

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:08:26 -0000

@Matt

Yeah, anyone who is a fan of Iron Man comics noticed that easily. :-)

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:27:35 -0000

@BRAVEHEART

Sorry, but your opinion (which you're entitled to) doesn't hold up to the vast majority.

Here are the scores from some of the biggest review sites online, and where possible I used user reviews instead of critics to avoid the argument concerning "elite" opinions.

All scores are from a scale of 0 to 10.

IMDB | RottenTomatoes | MetaCritic |Yahoo Movies

Spider-Man 3: 6 | 6.2 | 6 | 6.2

The Dark Knight: 9.2 | 9.1 | 9 | 9.2

That's pretty definitive.

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:34:19 -0000

@Risa

LOL, yeah I hear ya. It just kind of devolved.

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:26:38 -0000

@the old man

LOL, you'll have to ask Kofi. :-)

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:47:37 -0000

I'm with Kane. This is really a pointless debate. "My superhero is better than YOUR superhero!"

Come on guys, we were blessed with a couple of fantastic superhero movies this year, let's be happy about that!

Comparing TDK and Iron Man is apples and oranges, they're just not equivalent. They were both great but each on its own level.

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:03:23 -0000

@Daniel

Wow... that's quite a statement, bud.

I'm pretty sure that at least some amount of brain power is involved in running this site and I enjoyed Iron Man more that TDK.

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:33:25 -0000

Sorry Risa, there isn't. But I went in and added something to the end of your post which I think addresses what you're referring to.

Commenters who care about the quality of their writing... I love it! :-)

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:27:14 -0000

"Yeah! Numbers don’t lie! The Phantom Menace was a brilliant, well-crafted and solidly written film!"

Rimshot! Bud-um-BUM. :-P

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Re: Very Strange Watchmen Movie Update

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:27:24 -0000

@smith

Did someone fart? :-p

BTW, I don't disagree with you on possible overload this early on. But this is a movie news site and we cover what's out there.

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Re: Very Strange Watchmen Movie Update

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:06:52 -0000

@Dentist

Nope.

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Re: Very Strange Watchmen Movie Update

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:51:31 -0000

LOL, ok... point taken. :-)

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Re: Second Set Of Star Trek Character Posters

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:47:31 -0000

@Nero

Because the "fuzzy" versions become available online 3 days before they arrived on the official website.

That's why.

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Re: Second Set Of Star Trek Character Posters

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:49:01 -0000

@Terry

What's your favorite TV and/or movie series? Just curious.

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Re: Second Set Of Star Trek Character Posters

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:00:54 -0000

@790 You are absolutely correct, so I rationalized a solution that would fit within canon. :-P

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Re: Second Set Of Star Trek Character Posters

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:17:38 -0000

Gotta say I agree with Liz.

Regarding Chekov, I always figured he was on the Enterprise in season one of TOS, but just hadn't been assigned to the bridge yet.

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Re: The Crazy Tech Behind James Cameron’s Avatar

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:16:48 -0000

Yeah, but Cameron's a great director. George Lucas' Star Wars I, II and III were all about technology, but he can't direct (or cast actors) worth a damn.

At least with Cameron you're likely to get a compelling story from good performances.

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Re: The Crazy Tech Behind James Cameron’s Avatar

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:40:00 -0000

@Zipper

You can find as much as is known about the plot on our Avatar movie page.

Re: The Crazy Tech Behind James Cameron’s Avatar

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:43:01 -0000

Yeah, I'm trying not to think about it too much. Knowing Cameron it's going to end up blowing the audience through the back of the theater with how cool it is.

We ARE talking about the man who directed my all time favorite film: "Aliens." And yes, dammit, I actually enjoyed "Titanic."

Sue me. :-)

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Re: Sam Jackson Has The Hots For Afro Samurai

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:37:58 -0000

Thanks for letting us know! Links are fixed.

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Re: Iron Man DVD Details

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:28:07 -0000

@Homer

Dude, I have NO time to play video game, no point to my getting a PS3. :-)

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Re: Bitch Slap: Grindhouse Done Right?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:21:03 -0000

@Greg

Hey, I know some people liked it. Me, I remember actually thinking during the movie that if I had a fork I would have gouged my eyes out rather than watch it.

If I hadn't intended on writing a review I would have walked out (as much of the audience did during Tarantino's half).

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Re: Bitch Slap: Grindhouse Done Right?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:19:16 -0000

Liz! One of your comments finally made it through without getting caught in the spam filter! :-)

And the only part I liked about "Death Proof" was probably the first 15 minutes or so.

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Re: Tropic Thunder Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:48:28 -0000

Don't think so. Don't worry about it.

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Re: Tropic Thunder Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:55:46 -0000

Wow, I don't know how I let those anti-semitic comments slip through a while back. I've deleted them and the last couple of response comments.

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Re: Tropic Thunder Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:04:50 -0000

@WAYLIFE

Well I made that VERY clear in my review. As a matter I have a lot of friends who I told NOT to go see it quite explicitly.

It's not for everyone, but I did find it funny myself.'

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Re: Tropic Thunder Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:22:19 -0000

Sometimes there are ticket giveaways on radio and tv stations and non-press can attend. That was the case here.

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Re: Tropic Thunder Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:33:03 -0000

Rob,

I actually saw it at Comic-Con two weeks ago and just figured I'd go ahead and write up the review. Usually I go to screenings and I'm obligated to wait until the day of release.

It comes out on August 15th.

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Re: Tropic Thunder Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:57:58 -0000

I totally forgot to mention the awesomeness that was Tom Cruise in the movie. I saw it a couple of weeks ago and it slipped my mind somehow. He was fantastic.

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Re: Brand New Twilight Movie Images

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:12:14 -0000

"you cant judge a book by its film"

Agree completely with that statement.

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Re: Brand New Twilight Movie Images

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:19:30 -0000

Lisa

I would bet $100 right now that it will be PG-13.

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Re: Brand New Twilight Movie Images

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:55:06 -0000

Well ladies, although I'm pretty sure it won't do much for me I hope the film lives up to your expectations. :-)

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Re: Brand New Twilight Movie Images

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:42:35 -0000

@Rob We're not the target audience, bud. :-)

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Re: Movie Grab Bag – August 6, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:39:51 -0000

Andy, now you can appreciate how hard we work at providing quality content. :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – August 6, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:50:55 -0000

There's nothing left to do after Ep. 6. The actors are all WAY too old, the conflict is over, etc.

Although I agree that setting this between II & III is weird. I guess Anakin is the new Luke. I'd prefer to see what happens between III & IV, as having this fill in a gap where we already know the outcome is just... odd.

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Re: Open Discussion – August 6, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:17:26 -0000

@David Just shot you an email, bro.

@Gary Yeah, I've got to decide if I can churn out a full review or not. :-)

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 6, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:32:21 -0000

Guys, Clone Wars was actually not bad - better than the latest three movies. And kids are going to eat it up so I'll bet it's going to make some nice bank on opening weekend.

I'm concerned about Mirrors because it looks like they're not pre-screening it for critics... ALWAYS a bad sign.

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Re: Open Discussion – August 6, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:34:59 -0000

@Gary

If I had to pick, I'd probably go see Pineapple Express. Don't know if I'd like it or not but a lot of people seem to.

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Re: Open Discussion – August 6, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:41:18 -0000

@Ash

I tried doing a few podcasts a while back but hated doing them alone. Plus it's really hard for me to make the time to do one on a regular basis. I may do some guest "appearances" on /Film's podcast, though.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – August 6, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:05:40 -0000

I watched the season premiere of Heroes at Comic-Con and it was very good. I think fans will be VERY satisfied.

Vic

Re: Review: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season One

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:00:04 -0000

I may have to drop season one into my Netflix queue and check it out before season two begins.

Vic

Re: What Is Going On With Punisher: War Zone?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:05:54 -0000

Aw hell no - Gale has been behind some of the most awesome movies of the last 20 years.

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Re: What Is Going On With Punisher: War Zone?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:37:41 -0000

@Mike

Yes, mooning "the vicious cyber world" which has been slamming Lionsgate for supposedly pulling her off the movie.

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Re: What Is Going On With Punisher: War Zone?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:14:13 -0000

She wrote something pretty offensive to the online movie community on her updated page. I mentioned it in yesterday's Grab Bag post.

If I'm reading her comment correctly, I hope this movie bombs.

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Re: Green Lantern Green Lit; Is JLA On Deck?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:27:41 -0000

@Mike

Keep in mind I'm not arguing with you, I consider this healthy debate. :-)

I certainly didn't "worship at the altar of RDJ" before the film came out, and I'm sure that the majority of people who contributed to half a billion dollars in box office reciepts didn't either. I thought he captured the essence of Stark very well.

And now you have me a bit confused - overall fans of the comic were pleased with him playing the part, but from your comment:

"Remember, the fans of the comic book are in the minority, which is probably what your site caters to."

I'm a bit confused. Yes, fans of the comic book (and my sites cater to them), who are in the minority had no problem with RDJ in the role for the most part, but neither did non-comic fans.

So from whose point of view are you speaking (besides your own, of course).

Best,

Vic

Re: Green Lantern Green Lit; Is JLA On Deck?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:58:53 -0000

@Mike

LOL, I'd have to say very few would agree with you about RDJ being miscast, especially fans of the Iron Man comic.

And I should know, I run the most popular Iron Man fan site on the web. :-)

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Re: Green Lantern Green Lit; Is JLA On Deck?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:05:09 -0000

@Mike Shields

On the other hand you have Jon Favreau and Iron Man. He paid attention to comic book fans big time and look how THAT turned out.

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Re: Green Lantern Green Lit; Is JLA On Deck?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:28:47 -0000

Chip Chief now I just KNOW you're just trying to rile people up, lol.

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Re: DVD Giveaway: Masters of Science Fiction

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:16:23 -0000

John,

Did you not see the big, all caps, bold message at the top of the post? :-P

Vic

Re: DVD Giveaway: Masters of Science Fiction

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:32:52 -0000

OK, the contest is open to residents of Canada as well. :-)

Vic

Re: DVD Giveaway: Masters of Science Fiction

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:04:20 -0000

Ok, let me find out if my Canadian brothers can be included. :-)

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Re: Keanu Reeves To Star In Cowboy Bebop

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:56:47 -0000

@Katia

I'm with you. I'm glad some of my boyz here at SR are interested enough to cover it. :-)

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Re: Keanu Reeves To Star In Cowboy Bebop

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:26:18 -0000

LOL, thanks Rev. BTW, he followed up with a couple of comments in the same vein that went into moderation, and he's now banned.

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Re: Johnny Depp As The Riddler In The Dark Knight Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:25:25 -0000

Nolan has said recently that in his Batman universe there are no superheroes.

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Re: Johnny Depp As The Riddler In The Dark Knight Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:20:12 -0000

I think an actor would have to be either:

A. An idiot

or

B. A newbie desperate to break into the biz

to try and follow Ledger's performance in the same role.

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Re: Johnny Depp As The Riddler In The Dark Knight Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:00:29 -0000

Daniel,

I meant within the context of the movie series, not the comic book.

Nothing worse than killing a character only to bring them back and say to the audience "Psyche! He wasn't really dead."

I flippin' HATE that.

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Re: Johnny Depp As The Riddler In The Dark Knight Sequel?

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 01:45:27 -0000

I'd hate to see them bring back Two-Face. That would be a cop out and hurt the integrity of the series. Speculation aside, the guy should be dead at the end of TDK.

I think Azrael would indeed be a great villain. Personally I hope they take their time and do it right if they make a third film. This one is going to be very hard to top.

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Re: Screen Rant Focus: Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:40:25 -0000

Ah, ok. I didn't notice this was a two-page post.

Well this is an opinion site and that was my writer's opinion (although I probably wouldn't have said that, myself).

BTW, I corrected the spelling on Anne Rice.

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Re: Screen Rant Focus: Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:23:43 -0000

@Tamara

I searched this entire page and nowhere do I see a comment or in the post itself a reference to "stifled housewives, still age eighteen in their heads."

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Re: Screen Rant Focus: Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:44:09 -0000

MTR, thanks, the article has been corrected.

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Re: New Watchmen Images From Empire Magazine

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:27:17 -0000

LOL, no idea how to edit smileys.

Regarding the graphic novel, it was initially published as a monthly mini-series but you can now pick it up in one volume as a softcover for about $20.

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Re: New Watchmen Images From Empire Magazine

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:22:13 -0000

Go to our Watchmen page, Kofi did a mega post that covers what the story is about.

And it does seem that they're ramping up the press a bit early.

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Re: Is Ghostbusters 3 Really Going To Happen?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:46:37 -0000

@Ryan

Hence the quote "I don’t buy a word of any of this" and the question mark in the title of the article. :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – July 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:01:55 -0000

Ok, I've dropped some movies that have passed and added a few new categories.

Thanks for the feedback!

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Re: Open Discussion – July 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:43:09 -0000

LOL, good call on dumping The Happening. And Gary, Tropic Thunder and Mummy 3 are VERY different movies. :-)

Tropic was rude and crass but I loved it.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:32:56 -0000

Ah... I have to make some time to review Tropic Thunder. Writing reviews is a lot harder than just writing up the latest movie news so I have to twist my own arm to get those done sometimes.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:18:44 -0000

While I'm thinking about it, if there are any hot upcoming movies that are missing from the list on the right that we've covered here, please let me know so I can add them.

Thanks,

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Re: Open Discussion – July 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:09:37 -0000

@Braveheart

Hype does not influence my movie reviews. As a matter of fact pre-release hype often causes me to UNDER-rate a movie. There's no denying TDK was an excellent film, although I agree it did have some flaws and should have been shorter.

But to say it's worse than Spider-Man 3? Uh, I don't think so.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 30, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:39:14 -0000

It's a toss up between TDESS and Twilight, but I'm betting that Twilight will have a pretty monstrous opening.

Looks like it has a voracious fanbase that rivals Harry Potter...

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Re: Common Sense Prevails: Robocop To Be Rated R

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:41:22 -0000

@Neofcon

You are correct, but doing a reboot of a hard-R series like Robocop as a PG-13 film would be, in a word: stupid.

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Re: Common Sense Prevails: Robocop To Be Rated R

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:27:05 -0000

Too early to tell at this point.

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Re: Awesome Terminator Salvation Poster

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:13:40 -0000

@Richard I'm talking about the brand new one that debuted at Comic-Con. MUCH more footage than the teaser you're talking about and that we have here:

http://screenrant.com/tag/terminator-salvation/

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Re: Lexi Alexander Punished By Lionsgate?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:47:33 -0000

The "thrash rock" soundtrack of the new trailer made me want to run in the opposite direction of this film.

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Re: San Diego Comic-Con ‘08 Wrap Up

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:51:56 -0000

Gary, a post on the Punisher situation will be online in a few minutes.

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Re: San Diego Comic-Con ‘08 Wrap Up

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:48:34 -0000

Gah! Did I get the year wrong in the post?

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Stargate Atlantis Panel

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:58:07 -0000

Morjana, thanks for pointing that out. Didn't seem right to me when I read it either so I corrected the post for Bruce.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Day 4 Wrap Up

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:54:00 -0000

The concept itself is a narrow niche, and especially considering the poor performance of those I don't think we'll be seeing any big studio grindhouse movies.

"Bitch Slap" is an independent production and I'm going dig up some more info on it and do a post pretty soon as it might turn out to be pretty funny on that level.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Terminator Salvation Panel

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:18:25 -0000

Yeah, I don't think he meant that in an all-encompassing way - he was just referring to it in the context of the film and how we may be on the brink of Armageddon and not realize it.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Day 3 Wrap Up

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:17:52 -0000

Thanks, Gary. Hey bud, hit me up at http://twitter.com/screenrant and we can get together after the Terminator panel!

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Day 3 Wrap Up

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:27:11 -0000

Paramount is providing free wi-fi at the Con this year in a promotion for "Eagle Eye."

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Day 3 Wrap Up

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:20:22 -0000

@Rob That's "el mayimbe" from Latino Review. He gets access to a lot of scripts - unofficially.

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Re: Stargate Continuum Red Carpet Premiere

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:19:50 -0000

Thanks Moriana, being a huge fan of the series I was geeking out big time. :-)

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: The Spirit

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:16:24 -0000

Rob,

You can see the new trailer at IGN right here:

http://movies.ign.com/dor/objects/382367/punish...

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Re: Wolfman Update From Comic-Con

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:55:17 -0000

Sometime next February - I don't have the exact date at the moment.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Watchmen Panel

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:24:05 -0000

@Joe F

Thanks for the correction, bud. It's difficult to try and accurately type what is being said AS it's being said.

I've changed the post accordingly.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Watchmen Panel

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:02:41 -0000

The clip we saw was much more graphic than what's shown in the trailer. Also, the scene where Billy Crudup is turned into Dr. Manhattan and he vaporizes actually showed him disintegrating in much more detail as his skin, then organs explode away from his body finally leaving his skeleton.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Red Sonja Panel

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:30:06 -0000

@angela

Yeah, that poster didn't do much for me. Kind of a creepy porn movie vibe.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Red Sonja Panel

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:38:06 -0000

@Liz Gotta say I agree with you - that poster doesn't set well with me at all. Kind of gross/creepy, really.

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Re: A Bunch Of Comic-Con Pictures For Ya

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:49:43 -0000

Keep in mind that Alex (in the incident you're referring to) can be a bit over-dramatic in his description of events. :-)

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Summit Panel – Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:14:08 -0000

@Melissa I didn't think the panel was "high" but a couple of the male leads were definitely working the crowd. Can't say I blame them, I suppose. :-P

And not being familiar with the actor who made the "void" quote, I couldn't tell if he was kidding or not. Knowing the sort of folks that are in the industry it wouldn't have surprised me if he was serious, but I'll take your word for it that he wasn't.

Best,

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Summit Panel – Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:51:45 -0000

Amy, I understand what you're saying, it was just an odd experience to have at Comic-Con. I've gotten fired up like that about other movies, albeit not in quite the same manner. :-)

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Summit Panel – Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:47:47 -0000

Ladies, I really appreciate your comments and I realize this is your first time here at Screen Rant, but being "snarky" is my writing style here on the site. Your take away should be how the movie scenes and panel came across to a "regular person" who is not familiar with the material.

Best,

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Summit Panel – Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:57:40 -0000

@susan Trust me, the audience was full of young women and they went bonkers over it.

@Dee LOL, it's a fantasy film and that's the type of movie I cover here on Screen Rant. And I didn't do this post for myself.... I did it for YOU. So, you're welcome. :-)

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Summit Panel – Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:03:08 -0000

@Faith LOL, you're probably right, just because it's going to be so massively popular, I'll have to review it. :-)

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Summit Panel – Twilight

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:27:42 -0000

Hanako,

My apologies, I'll correct that. I'm not familiar with the book and I was blogging this panel live.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Fox Panel

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:22:12 -0000

Ok, you know what? Whatever. I'm trying to be civil but I'm done responding to you.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Fox Panel

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:20:41 -0000

Oh, and by the way, if you were here you'd have seen that Keanu was quite deadpan in his comments, and that's why I just wrote that "he said."

It's not a bad thing, but he wasn't "charming," nor did he engage the audience. That's just the fact of the matter.

Best regards,

Vic

Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Fox Panel

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:11:22 -0000

@ckage LOL, dude, did you miss the "without the sugar coating" bit? I call it like I see it. If you want straight up news without an editorial angle, I suggest you head over to ComingSoon.net.

Feel free to disagree, in fact I encourage polite debate on the site. But just as I have an issue with TDTESS (and don't mistake my opinion of the film with my opinion of Reeves, which are two separate things) you seem to have an issue with Wahlberg and Jackman.

So perhaps you might consider that this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

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Re: Comic-Con ‘08: Fox Panel

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:44:57 -0000

@ckage Did I ever say I was "unbiased?" This is an opinion site - of COURSE I'm biased. :-P

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Re: Avengers Cast “Confirmed,” Iron Man 2 to Intro New Avenger

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:28:54 -0000

@Huntthejest

Wow, GREAT pick! I think Dwayne Johnson would make a great Wonder Man with the whole celebrity personality angle.

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Re: Avengers Cast “Confirmed,” Iron Man 2 to Intro New Avenger

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:50:05 -0000

@The Hunter

Dude, you crack me up. :-)

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Re: Avengers Cast “Confirmed,” Iron Man 2 to Intro New Avenger

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:13:35 -0000

Hey green, I had the same thought.

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Re: 2008 Comic-Con Day 1:Crowds And More Crowds

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:38:23 -0000

@Brooster We'll see if anything comes out on the film over the next few days. I don't think I saw anything in the schedule though...

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Re: The Dark Knight: Failed Predictions And Monster Box Office

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:36:01 -0000

@ZAR Easy boy - I was on the fence regarding whether or not to delete your post.

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Re: Open Discussion – July 23, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:01:29 -0000

Yeah, 790 is a very good artist - sent me a cool rendition of the Terminator. :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – July 23, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:30:22 -0000

You guys can get more more timely updates on my Comic-Con adventure by following me at http://twitter.com/screenrant .

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Re: Where’s Harry Potter?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:39:50 -0000

Elaine,

Thanks, missed that one. Haven't really covered it here much - guess I need to. :-)

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Re: Tom Cruise To Return To Top Gun 2?

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:43:52 -0000

@nowhereman - Hey, bro, what's the deal with the email addresses you use? I keep getting bounce messages in my inbox and I *hate* getting repeated bounce messages.

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Re: Hi-Res Image Of Zachary Quinto As Spock

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:26:52 -0000

@Jay Spock won't have "scruff" I had to find another pic of Quinto to fill in the chin area and that had the scruff.

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Re: Hi-Res Image Of Zachary Quinto As Spock

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:37:16 -0000

OK, I've toned down the green. Hit Ctrl-F5 to see the updated images.

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Re: Hi-Res Image Of Zachary Quinto As Spock

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:34:55 -0000

Yeah, I think I was influenced a little too much by the poster. :-)

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Re: Hi-Res Image Of Zachary Quinto As Spock

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:45:38 -0000

Antonio,

LOL, thanks. I actually found another image of Quinto from the front and scaled it to fit the size of his face from the Star Trek poster, so it's his chin. :-)

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Re: The Dark Knight Burns Up First-Day Box Office Records

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:35:38 -0000

Even inflation-adjusted, TDK now holds the record for opening weekend box office, but yeah, I hear what you're saying. Of course the number of screens on which a film premieres should also be a factor.

If you want to see an inflation adjusted list of all time biggest box office earners go here:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

The majority of films in the top ten might surprise you. :-)

Vic

Re: YouTube Partners With TiVo

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:25:49 -0000

DVR capability on a satellite box adds about $5/month to your bill and once you use it you'll never go back.

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Re: Behold…The New Star Trek Poster

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:06:58 -0000

TOS stands alone!!! :-)

And yeah, one of the most overused phrases starting with Next Generation was "temporal anomaly" followed closely by "spatial anomaly." :-P

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Re: Behold…The New Star Trek Poster

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:12:56 -0000

I like it - looks like it calls back to the 1960s style in terms of color and layout, paying homage to the original show.

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Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:40:39 -0000

Ok, boys, settle down. Don't make me separate you two.

We like to keep Screen Rant a friendly place.

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Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:09:01 -0000

Actually I spoke with my sister over the weekend who is far more versed in the technical aspects of filmmaking than I am and one of her beefs with the movie was the fact that Batman was a secondary character in the film as compared to the Joker.

She said she LOVED Heath as the Joker, but a film should be about the hero, not the villain.

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Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:31:20 -0000

@Last Laugh

Thanks, we work hard around here to encourage intelligent discussion and keep out the trolls.

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Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:28:35 -0000

@790

I agree with the others about Harvey Dent's integrity remaining intact, if somewhat warped. That's why he didn't kill the Joker.

And you're rememberin the car scene wrong: Dent BUCKLED his seat belt right before the car flipped.

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Re: The Dark Knight IMAX Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:06:25 -0000

@790 Great points, bud. There was nothing huge that knocked down my score but as you say, it wasn't perfect as some people are claiming. Enough for me to knock a 1/2 star from a perfect rating.

Although I don't feel as strongly about the Two-Face hospital scene as you do, when the flaming vehicle diverted them into the underground area that seemed pretty dumb to me as well. They could have sent a cop car ahead to clear the next intersection so they could stay on the surface.

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Re: Robert Downey Jr. Talks Up Iron Man 2; Talks Down Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:46:29 -0000

I'll bet you dollars to donuts that Downey laughed after he said that (meant it as a joke), and it didn't come across in the original interview.

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Re: Babylon A.D. Poster, Images, Clips And Trailer Round-Up

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:56:07 -0000

@Joshua

It's a problem on your end, bro. I just checked in both Firefox and Internet Explorer and everything is fine in both for me.

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Re: Babylon A.D. Poster, Images, Clips And Trailer Round-Up

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:37:48 -0000

@Reverend

I said:

"Looks to me like the sort of role that Diesel was born to play."

I didn't say it was THE role he was born to play. :-P

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Re: Open Discussion – August 13, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:06:03 -0000

@almanza There is no officially released trailer for Wolverine yet. There was footage shown at Comic-Con which I talked about in my Fox Panel post.

I don't publish bootleg YouTube trailers here on Screen Rant, but you can be sure that as soon as it's officially released you'll see it here. :-)

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Re: Open Discussion – August 13, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:58:46 -0000

Posted from Screen Rant Mobile, using MoFuse.

Hey 790, did you add that or was that inserted into your comment automatically?

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Re: If Joss Whedon Had Done Batman

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:06:08 -0000

@Pete

Keep in mind that the director of "Alien 4" changed Whedon's script DRASTICALLY. What we saw in the final movie was not Whedon's vision.

We had the briefest glimpse of Whedon's script in the coolest scene in the entire film: Ripley taking on the bunch of macho dudes at basketball and kicking their butts.

That final nose wipe where she flicked blood off her finger and it sizzled when it hit the deck... SWEET!

Rest of the movie, not so much.

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Re: First Pic Of Jake Gyllenhaal From Prince Of Persia

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:54 -0000

@Roberts

What are you talking about? Anyone who has something to contribute to the conversation is welcome as long as they are civil. You are a newbie here yourself.

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Re: First Pic Of Jake Gyllenhaal From Prince Of Persia

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:22:44 -0000

Gotta admit he does look pretty good despite all the naysayers. What I find funny is that prior to this image I always thought of him as kind of a pasty white guy - so it took a hell of a casting director to make THAT leap, lol. :-)

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Re: First Pic Of Jake Gyllenhaal From Prince Of Persia

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:50:04 -0000

@Sean

FIRST of all you need to chill out and not call people morons.

The person "who wrote this article" said NOTHING about Naveen Andrews whatsoever. That was one of the commenters.

And as far as pale vs tan, whatever is true historically, today most people associate a tan look with those who come from that part of the world.

Also, this film is based on the video game and the character in that game does not exactly have snowy white skin.

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Re: First Pic Of Jake Gyllenhaal From Prince Of Persia

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:09:01 -0000

Yeah, I don't get why they didn't go with an actor from that part of the world (beyond the obvious of course - star power).

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Re: Journeyman: Here’s How It Would Have Ended

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:17:29 -0000

Hey guys, maybe the discussion about "24" could be moved over to this week's open discussion post. :-)

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:59:39 -0000

Yep, that's one of the things that make it difficult to run this site. There are things that I don't post up as far as video clips and such because I don't want to see them myself because it detracts from the movie experience.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:25:14 -0000

Jersey, I know EXACTLY what you mean. Now imagine the added pressure of watching it knowing you have to write a review for it. :-)

I actually think I may enjoy this more upon a second viewing (not that I didn't enjoy it the first time).

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:51:18 -0000

Jersey, the spam filter is getting overzealous. It's an external app so I don't have as much control over it as I'd like.

Anytime you submit a post and it doesn't show up, rest assured it's in the system somewhere - it's either flagged for moderation or is caught as a false positive for spam.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:20:55 -0000

Man I hate when I let myself be dragged off topic, but you are so off base it's not even funny. School food is JUNK. Mac and cheese, burgers and fries, etc. plus junk food and soda machines everywhere. It's only recently that trend has started to be reversed.

I don't police anyone but when it starts affecting me directly I get my back up. If I buy a ticket for a flight and I have to lean sideways in a seat for 5 hours because the guy next to me takes up a seat and a half or two, that affects me directly. When they have to start redesigning ambulances to accomodate people who otherwise wouldn't fit in a standard ambulance that's not a good thing.

Hell, by your definition, being addicted to porn is just a natural extension of admiring a pretty girl who walks by on the street, and that's just "enjoying life." Someone being a heroin addict, although it might not affect me directly, is also just "enjoying life," right?

Anything taken to an extreme can be very bad.

I highly recommend you go rent Morgan Spurlock's documentary Super Size Me.

That's my final comment on the matter.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:57:41 -0000

"Enjoying life?" Uh, yeah, ok. I understand enjoying a fine meal or an awesome dessert once in a while, but that's a hell of a leap from pigging out constantly.

http://images.google.com/images?q=obese+people

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:50:04 -0000

Ah, thanks! I'm not a huge fan of musicals but I prefer the older ones with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:26:35 -0000

Funny story: I was out and about one day and a mom or dad (don't recall which) was holding what looked like a maybe a 6-8 month old in their arms. They gave them a taste of an ice cream cone and the look on the kids face was worthy of a youtube video. He got this look of wide-eyed shock on his face, and then he desperately tried to get his hands on the ice cream cone.

Looked like he just tried freaking heroine for the first time.

Don't. Give. Infants. Sweets.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:42:34 -0000

Hey Oscar,

Of course it's ok once in a while but notice I specified a particular age range. You don't give ice cream to a child that barely even knows how to walk yet. And do you know why? Because once they get a taste of concentrated sugar/high fructose corn syrup, good luck trying to get the them to eat anything healthy that doesn't have that intense taste.

As far as soda, are you aware that one can of soda has 12 teaspoons of sugar? Can you imagine adding that much sugar to a cup of coffee? Now give that to a 3-4 year old and then in 30 minutes get mad at him because he's acting "hyper."

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:36:34 -0000

Ok, I know I'm going to step in it here, but my issue with obesity is that it's incredibly unhealthy. Not only is this bad for the person, but instead of tackling the problem with proper nutrition and exercise the issue continues to get worse requiring medication and surgery for things like heart disease and diabetes.

What does this do? It increases the cost of health care for me and my family even though we take care of ourselves. The diseases brought on by obesity are preventable.

And we have an epidemic of adult-onset diabetes in children in the U.S., which sickens me because it's TOTALLY preventable. When I see a parent giving a one year old an ice cream cone or giving a three year old a can of soda or a power drink, I want to walk up to that parent and slap them upside the head.

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:07:13 -0000

I didn't feel I was talked down to... I just thought it was too "in your face."

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Re: Wall-E Review

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:45:40 -0000

Gary, I think you just described Star Trek, lol.

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Re: Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: June 29, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:19:44 -0000

I'm a huge fan of the Bourne movie series - hopefully they do a good job with a new one. The problem with a new one might be the loss of his vulnerability (which made the character more approachable) if they decide to go all-out super-assassin.

His reticence is what made him appealing as a character and is what was for the most part missing from "Wanted."

Vic

Re: Remake #899: Red Sonja

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:16 -0000

Update for ya: The word is that Rodriguez and McGowan have split up, so we may end up with a different Red Sonja. :-)

Vic

Re: Remake #899: Red Sonja

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:54:44 -0000

Thanks for the clarification. :-)

BTW, having read the post you linked to and the history of posts by this "Luke" character, I wouldn't call that any sort of serious announcement at all. That was smoke and mirrors, no actress named, no director, nothing. Hardly qualifies as a year old version of this post, bro.

Who is that Luke character anyway?

Vic

Re: Remake #899: Red Sonja

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:00:21 -0000

Oh really, Robert Rodriguez was attached to direct this and the fact that Rose McGowan was to play the lead was announced a year ago?

Pray tell, do provide us with a link.

Vic

Re: Finally, Some New Star Trek News

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:24:28 -0000

Maybe I need to revisit that one. Haven't watched it since my initial viewing at the theater.

Vic

Re: Finally, Some New Star Trek News

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:02:29 -0000

I'm a LOOOONG time Trek fan and my favorite series is TOS. Despite this, I've been cautiously optimistic regarding this film, perhaps because I feel that the previous folks in charge have driven it into the ground and murdered the franchise.

I'm willing to give this a chance, I just hope they don't screw it up.

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:00:50 -0000

Check my Top 10 Summer Movies post.

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:58:46 -0000

Alexius,

Yeah, I figured this was going to be a "love it or hate it" kind of movie.

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:04:21 -0000

First, I didn't go in expecting "Sense and Sensibility"... I made that clear in my review and in all my posts leading up to the review. It just didn't work for me and I can think of at least 30+ reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes who agree with me.

Regarding comparisons between this and the Hulk, for example - in pretty much every superhero movie that is not blatantly science fiction (Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Superman, X-Men, etc.) the heroes themselves have special powers, but the laws of physics still apply for the most part.

As far as I know, no one in "Wanted" had the ability to telekinetically cause a bullet to travel in a circular path within the confines of a small room and have the mass/momentum to not only do that but continue on through multiple human heads.

Best regards,

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:44:22 -0000

Jim,

To each his own, bro. I don't understand how superpowers allow people to (literally) bend the laws of physics regarding the trajectory of bullets.

And someone made an excellent point above regarding the 100's of people that died during the train wreck - so much for "kill one, save a thousand."

Best,

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:01:47 -0000

Hey Rob, I'm curious to see Wall-E, haven't had a chance yet. In general critics are raving about it, but considering my personal point of view on things I'm curious how it will come across to me.

I'm sure we'll disagree on it. :-)

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:31:53 -0000

Rob,

Well, movies ARE subjective, lol. You probably will like Wanted, then. :-)

As far as the crossbow/knife scene in Get Smart - that was the whole point of the scene.

BTW, I upgraded my Hulk review.

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:27:33 -0000

jersey, different marketing firms represent different studios and I haven't made contact with some of 'em yet. I don't know which firm handles Disney/Pixar screenings, but so far I'm pretty happy with the selection I've had. :-)

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:04:03 -0000

Jersey, I'm going to have to go see it when it opens like the rest of you guys. I didn't get access to a pre-screening for Wall-E unforunately.

So sometime this weekend.

Vic

Re: Wanted Review

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:44:57 -0000

JimK, that may be so, but like the vast majority of people seeing this movie, I haven't read the book. If they were in fact superhuman it should have been emphasized more overtly in the film.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – June 25, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:50:00 -0000

I emailed Green, for some reason his comments were caught by the spam filter.

Regarding Hancock, review will be up next Friday.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – June 25, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:58:52 -0000

Thanks, bud - I appreciate it.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – June 25, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:42:30 -0000

Rob,

Sorry about that bud. I discovered that if you click on the page anywhere off the ad it closes it.

On a side note: I just got back from "Hancock" and to my surprise I thought it was GREAT. Only comment I have is that it most definitely should have been rated R.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – June 25, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:36:52 -0000

Braveheart,

First, you don't have to type in ALL CAPS to get my attention or express your opinion.

Second, believe me I've been considering doing just what you suggest and bumping it up to a 4/5. Not that I think 3.5/5 is so terrible.

Vic

Re: Open Discussion – June 25, 2008

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:28:35 -0000

I Tivo'd "Wipeout" but haven't watched it yet. Looks like it was drawn directly from G4's "Ninja Warrior" (which is an AWESOME show).

Curious to see how it stacks up. If you haven't seen NW on G4 I highly recommend it.

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:37:18 -0000

@JY Um, Chuck Norris may be in decent shape, but the man's 68 years old. I'm sorry but that's too old IMHO.

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:09:45 -0000

Sorry, I have no idea.

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:29:03 -0000

No harm no foul, bro.

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:32:21 -0000

Ok, green, if you want to chime in again that's fine but I'm done. :-)

G.K., I think that for the film they'll reach back to an earlier version of the character, before all this "wife-beater" stuff was introduced to the story. I believe that if they managed to make him heroic and part of the team in the comics they certainly ought to be able to in an Avengers movie. And don't forget they'll be doing a standalone Ant-Man movie before the Avengers.

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:43:04 -0000

The founding fathers view on the right to bear arms was so the citizens could protect themselves from and abusive government. Your "England invasion" example is specious. I find it incredibly ironic that you keep bringing up "V for Vendetta" when that is EXACTLY the reason the founding fathers were so strong about our right to own guns. To protect ourselves from an abusive government, should that ever come to pass. Nevermind the concept of personal protection, as in Australia where all law-abiding gun owners were required to give up their guns and the violent crime rate and burglaries then skyrocketed.

I also find it ironic to hear you say that something "written 400 years ago" has no bearing today, especially in view of the fact that you are a Christian. I'm pretty sure the Bible was written over 400 years ago. :-)

And I'll tell you what: If someone raped my daughter you'd be hard pressed to keep me from killing him with my bare hands.

There's no point in any further debate when our viewpoints are so diametrically opposed and I've helped hijack this thread enough.

Respectfully,

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:51:32 -0000

You miss the point of my statement. I don't expect starving people to overthrow a dictator, but I also will not take on guilt for what that dictator is doing.

And talking about the government, if the Supreme Court was populated with one more liberal, our right to bear arms would have gone down the toilet today.

I don't want to get any deeper off topic here, but I have to say that I have very little respect for the politics of the Left - those on the bench voted against our right to defend ourselves today, and on the flip side only a couple of days ago made it illegal to execute men who rape young children. AND those same people who vote against our right to bear arms and think that child rape is not a heinous enough crime to warrant execution, uphold the rights of pornographers under the guise of "free speech."

I find that dichotomy repugnant.

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:04:21 -0000

You know... why don't people lay blame at the feet of the governments of the impoverished countries? Why should I feel guilty if I work hard and apply myself enough to have a nice house and a big screen TV, and the guy across the street lays on his couch all day drinking beer complaining his house isn't as nice as mine?

Many of the governments of impoverished countries are dispicable, taking advantage of their people, building palaces while they starve, etc.

I believe in helping those who CAN'T help themselves, not in helping those who WON'T.

Vic

Re: Which Heroes Will Marvel Recruit For The Avengers?

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:26:46 -0000

Sean,

Great point! Perhaps that's a tribute to the director's skills?

Vic

Re: Brandon Routh Speaks On Superman: Man Of Steel

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:12:14 -0000

Weirdest comment, ever. Almost.

Vic

Re: Brandon Routh Speaks On Superman: Man Of Steel

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:38:01 -0000

@Paymon Those are some of the reasons I really wasn't a fan of SR.

Vic

Re: Brandon Routh Speaks On Superman: Man Of Steel

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:27:19 -0000

Kel, I found your comment, bro.

For some reason the spam filter keeps catching your long diatribes. I'll keep teaching it that "Kel is good." :-)

Sorry about that.

Vic

Re: Brandon Routh Speaks On Superman: Man Of Steel

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:25:51 -0000

Kane the average rating for "Superman Returns" is about 3.5/5. That's good, but not great.

Vic

Re: Will There Be A Remake Of An American Werewolf In London?

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:52:20 -0000

I do believe Niall may have floated that idea... :-)

Vic

Re: Ant-Man To Be Funny, But Not THAT Funny

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:53:44 -0000

Yeah, before they started injecting all that "reality" into comics.

Vic

Re: Ant-Man To Be Funny, But Not THAT Funny

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:32:22 -0000

Aw hell, did I totally screw up on that? Yeesh.

Vic

Re: We Don’t Have The Day The Earth Stood Still Poster

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:34:07 -0000

Oh, and they're completely twisting the story from one where the alien race sends an emissary to Earth because they're concerned we'll take our penchant for killing each other out into space with a concern that we'll go out and pollute other planets.

Give me a break.

Vic

Re: We Don’t Have The Day The Earth Stood Still Poster

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:32:28 -0000

Sam,

Are you trying to piss me off? If I said I received a notice, I received a notice. I quoted the email I received in the previous post. Maybe they went after a small site because they figure I don't have lawyers to back me up.

Feel free to leave and never return if you like. I don't take kindly to little trolls like you calling me a liar.

Vic

Re: Angels and Demons Banned By The Vatican

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:44:22 -0000

Personally I can't say I blame the Vatican on this one. They have the right to say what can and cannot happen on their property.

If someone was going to make a movie about my family and call us a bunch liars and conspirators, then asked me if they could shoot the film in my home, I'd tell them to get lost as well.

Vic

Re: New Two-Face Clip From The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:44:22 -0000

Geez, any of you guys who use Internet Explorer couldn't let me know the formatting on the trailer was honked up and pushed over to the side?

I use Firefox so I didn't know until I happened to check it...

Vic

Re: New Two-Face Clip From The Dark Knight

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:31:41 -0000

The problem with the Iron Man campaign was that it told pretty much the entire plot of the movie. It also showed bits from every single action sequence in the film which left no surprises.

The thing I like about TDK's campaign is despite all the footage we've seen (granted, not as much as with IM) we still don't really have a concrete idea of the overall arc of the story, nevermind the details.

Vic

Re: Updated: Special Effects Master Stan Winston Has Died

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:25:41 -0000

Jae,

Yeah, but remember it's Stan Winston Studios, he didn't run a one man show. I know he has tons of talented artists there.

Vic

Re: Update On Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:39:01 -0000

@natalie

Whedon is well known for creating strong female protagonists. I would have loved to have seen him take on the Wonder Woman movie!

Vic

Re: Update On Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:01:32 -0000

Hey greenknight, for some reason your last couple of comments have been double posted... anything on your end because the site seems fine to me.

Regarding Whedon, I never got into Buffy but I'm a HUGE fan of Firefly/Serenity. Just love the tone, concept and the writing.

Vic

Re: The Dark Knight Is 2 1/2 Hours Long?

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:32:55 -0000

Steven, yeah, that's my point. I'm a huge fan of the "Lord of the Rings" movies, but on the other hand some movies that are under two hours still "feel" too long.

Vic

Re: Death Race Trailer: Jason Statham Profiles & Exploding Cars

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:01:32 -0000

Um, why are you comparing a R-rated, violent action movie about prisoners trying to kill each other to the PG-rated, cotton candy movie that was Speed Racer?

Just curious.

Vic

Re: Battlestar Galactica Final Season Split In Two

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:03:03 -0000

This is a ridiculous trend - first "Lost" with almost a full year between seasons and now this, which is even dumber.

Maybe in a couple of years we can have "micro-seasons" lasting 5 episodes and we can watch a story line evolve from the time our children enter kindergarten until the day they graduate college.

Vic

Re: Title Logos For Upcoming Marvel Movies

ScreenRant.com — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:21:18 -0000

@Big Les

Haven't heard anything new on Luke Cage in quite a while.

Vic

Re: Title Logos For Upcoming Marvel Movies

ScreenRant.com — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:14:01 -0000

Nick appeared in a very cool scene at the end of the credits.

Studios have more than one movie in development at the same time all the time. As long as they give a couple of months between release dates so one movie doesn't step on the toes of the other one it's fine.

I hear the ending of Captain America will be a cliffhanger leading directly to the opening of Avengers, but good point on whoever plays the role filming two movies at once.

Characters are not established for the Avengers movie yet.

Vic

Re: Title Logos For Upcoming Marvel Movies

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:21:52 -0000

Snikt, geez... ya know, I've been so focused on this year's movies that I guess I'd better get up to speed on what's coming out next year. Of course I'm sure I'll be fully briefed at the San Diego Comic-Con next month. :-)

Vic

Re: Harry Potter Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:56:04 -0000

@JBRREX Thanks and welcome to the site!

Vic

Re: Harry Potter Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:39:34 -0000

If what you're saying about the book progression is true that's a very interesting model that I don't think has been done before.

Vic

Re: Harry Potter Trailer

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:28:11 -0000

Hey guys,

Yeah, I've only read the first one so you're right, I can't speak to the reading level of the others in the series. If they do in fact "mature" that's unusual as usually a writer's style is the same from book to book.

And for the record, I never said the MOVIES were childish - quite the opposite in fact.

Vic

Re: Universal Is Inglorious

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:50:56 -0000

Hey Liz, I apologize for your comments continually getting caught in the spam filter. I've contacted the appropriate folks to try to remedy that.

As far as this movie is concerned - I shudder to think what a Tarantino-directed WWII movie might be like...

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:06:40 -0000

@Scottgia3

Nope, I haven't, sorry. Actually I try to keep myself as spoiler-free as possible so I can enjoy the episodes too! :-)

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:38:00 -0000

No one is producing anything behind anyone's back, bro.

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:59:45 -0000

Gotta say giving Lana powers was a pretty "jump the shark" event for me. And that water tank scene at the start of the episode reminded me of the Wolverine trailer.

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:38:20 -0000

@Otho

I'd say the new producers are doing a pretty nice job this year. It kind of reminds me of "Star Trek: Enterprise" where they brought in Manny Coto to run the show in its last season. It got a LOT better but it was too late by then.

I'm starting to wonder if they will go further than this season after all.

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:28:02 -0000

Clark + glasses = Superman can NOT work in the established Smallville universe.

I'm VERY curious to see just how they intended on tackling the dual-identity thing this season...

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:23:36 -0000

@Austin

Ya know... considering your spelling errors and lack of the use of paragraphs I don't think you're in a position to correct other people's comments.

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:39:57 -0000

@scottgia

I've mentioned before that I have no idea how they're going to write their way out of this considering the universe they've established.

They probably will need to do something like what you suggested, but I think it would be pretty lame.

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:29:40 -0000

That would be the biggest cop-out ever. Well maybe not the biggest... it's hard to top the entire season of Dallas that writers ended up saying was a dream.

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:14:52 -0000

EXACTLY my point. I don't see any way they'll be able to incorporate the classic dual persona into the show. Hell, in the world they've created the only way I could see it working is if he wore a mask as Superman!

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:38:47 -0000

I'm actually wondering how the heck they're going to pull off the dual identity thing within the universe they've created on "Smallville."

I think they've REALLY written themselves into a corner regarding that and I'm betting their solution will be less than satisfactory.

Vic

Re: Smallville Season 8: Less Krypton, More Superman

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:26:46 -0000

We touched on the Doomsday issue in another post here on the site. And no, I don't think it's a good idea.

Vic

Re: Common Sense Prevails: Robocop To Be Rated R

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:39:53 -0000

@Jody

No idea, although it would be cool if they at least gave him a cameo.

Vic

Re: Common Sense Prevails: Robocop To Be Rated R

ScreenRant.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:44:14 -0000

@voltage

Nope, not much movement on this.

Vic

Re: First Trailer: The Day The Earth Stood Still

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:10:12 -0000

"If you liked 300..that film was probably funded in part by the US government as propaganda for the wars in the Middle East"

Ok, dude... you JUST jumped the Shark. Are you kidding me? So the original author of "300" in comic book form was in league with the government?

I thought we only had one conspiracy theorist here on the site. ;-)

Vic

Re: First Trailer: The Day The Earth Stood Still

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:42:32 -0000

Hey green, we may not be as far apart as you think. Just because I think the theory of man-made global warming is bunk doesn't mean I want to see rivers polluted and that I want to breath smog-laden air. :-)

We should be responsible, but in a non-hysterical way.

Vic

P.S. And Heath, we've all seen what awesome hits all those (anti)Iraq war movies have been at the box office, eh?

Re: First Trailer: The Day The Earth Stood Still

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:44:39 -0000

Hey guys, sorry about the comment issues. Since the existing filter was flagging "real" comments as spam I tried something else, but that seemed to have its own set of issues.

So... we're back to the previous solution.

Green, no worries dude, have at it - even if I think you're wrong. :-)

Once again I think you've got it backwards: the media is pounding the global warming message into us based on questionable science by scientists looking for big juicy research grants.

One volcano eruption puts out more atmosphere-unfriendly stuff than everything the U.S. pumps out of cars and factories in a year.

First Arafat gets a Nobel price, and now Gore. Guess THAT organization has jumped the shark...

Vic

Re: More Hollywood Brilliance: Will Smith Was Offered Superman

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:59:47 -0000

Carter,

I'm with you, bud. I would LOVE to see someone cast that fits the look as Alex Ross depicts Superman.

Vic

Re: More Hollywood Brilliance: Will Smith Was Offered Superman

ScreenRant.com — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:27:29 -0000

"Superman Returns is a beautiful film."

Uh, nothing personal, but if I want to see "a beautiful film" I'll let my wife drag me to some Victorian era chick-flick.

Vic

Re: More Hollywood Brilliance: Will Smith Was Offered Superman

ScreenRant.com — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:08:42 -0000

Green,

I had that same comic book! Very cool. :-) Can't remember how it was that Superman didn't pummel Ali, lol. No powers, maybe.

Vic

Re: More Hollywood Brilliance: Will Smith Was Offered Superman

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:37:21 -0000

"I mean seriously, who is really waiting for Superman: Man of Steel?"

Not me.

Vic

Re: Hancock Has Early Weekend Box Office Momentum

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:02:16 -0000

I'm curious to see how it does next weekend. I'm curious how word of mouth will affect second weekend box office.

A while back I predicted a significant drop off due to misleading advertising which painted the movie as a typical Will Smith vehicle instead of the dark story that it delivers.

Vic

Re: Hancock Has Early Weekend Box Office Momentum

ScreenRant.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:46:18 -0000

The average rating at RottenTomatoes.com is 2.5/5.

Vic