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kanonvandekempen posted:I think there were bits of it that were pretty good and interesting, and I loved reading about how different countries dealt with the crisis in different ways. I always hear that part brought up, and yes it is pretty dumb, but it's such a small part of the overall book that I can't understand how someone could let that bring the rest of the book down for them. Should have just adapted the book into a miniseries on HBO or Showtime. HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Shallow, circumspect take on culture as seen from the Krusty Burger map. Care to expand on this? I have no idea what exactly you mean by this especially the Krusty Burger map reference. It has been awhile since I've read the book and maybe my opinion of it would change if I read it now at 26 years old vs reading it in 2006. All I remember is it was a fairly interesting book of a reporter traveling the world and collecting stories of how people survived. Some stories were better than others, but that's the stuff you work out when you ADAPT the material. I don't have a problem with them making a Brad Pitt and The Running Zombies movie, but it's dumb to call it WWZ given that it appears they are using just about zero of what made the book interesting. ApexAftermath fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Mar 25, 2013 |
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The reason that books like Studs Terkel's "Working" and Mischa Glenny's "McMafia" are excellent books is because they're impeccably researched, giving the interview subjects respect to tell their stories in the former and the willingness of the author to immerse themselves in actual research to translate into "creative nonfiction". Apply this to Mark Bowden, or whoever else you're familiar with or prefer reading. Now take all that away, and instead use glib stereotypes to tell your sweeping journalistic epic. It's like a Thomas Friedman book about zombies.
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I give WWZ a pass because the Yonkers stuff was really well done, but man do I agree with that 100%.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Now take all that away, and instead use glib stereotypes to tell your sweeping journalistic epic. It's like a Thomas Friedman book about zombies. The next 6 months will show us whether a decent outcome is possible against the undead.
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Warday is a young adult novel but it is far better written than WWZ.
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Not a national spot, but we just did a fun little promo for our film festival here in Jackson, MS. I came up with a concept we shot it in 2 nights after hours at a local diner and I did the editing and non-sound post (that logo design is NOT mine). We had a great crew of like 10 volunteers busting their rear end til 3 am each morning. View in 1080. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHuUv-az3qg
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BonoMan posted:Not a national spot, but we just did a fun little promo for our film festival here in Jackson, MS. Dude, this was loving awesome. I just did very similar work for a film festival here in England. The concept was given to us by the festival, and I basically worked for a day with no budget to make three ads. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsJTbKPsfpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoBrz-g2uRw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5mV0jjhbXk Yours puts mine to shame, I'm very impressed.
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PriorMarcus posted:Dude, this was loving awesome. I just did very similar work for a film festival here in England. The concept was given to us by the festival, and I basically worked for a day with no budget to make three ads. Thanks and don't sell yourself short! I think you placed them in order of my favorite. And to be fair while we all donated our time, we had a full 10 ton full of equipment and a full crew (for the most part...) so we were starting with an advantage.
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Pain & Gain redband trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY2CgE4achk
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The MSJ posted:Pain & Gain redband trailer. Soooo... that turned into "Saints Row 3: The Movie" pretty drat quick. 
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The "Armageddon" to Olympus has Fallen's "Deep Impact", White House Down, has a trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekireB_P-U0
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Mar 27, 2013 01:53
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Man, Emmerich really does not like the White House.
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Mar 27, 2013 02:15
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After he had an Aircraft Carrier riding a tsunami destroy it in 2012, I thought he'd gotten this out of his system, but I guess not.
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Mar 27, 2013 02:45
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The MSJ posted:Pain & Gain redband trailer. Haha this looks incredible.
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Mar 27, 2013 02:47
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The MSJ posted:Pain & Gain redband trailer. God this is gonna rule.
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Some of the humor looks kinda cringeworthy, especially the bits with the roommate from Bridesmaids, but overall that definitely looks like a blast and worth it for Wahlberg and The Rock alone.
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WOLVERINE teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ER59i8u_Vs
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PaganGoatPants posted:WOLVERINE teaser for a teaser Fixed. Pain and Gain looks amazingly trashy. Like Spring Breakers with muscleheads directed by someone who probably does believe what he’s making is absolutely “loving Awesome”. I can't wait to see it.
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I have no doubt Michael Bay 129% believes that this is loving Awesome. Because it is. Loving the Thrift Shop remix they used.
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The MSJ posted:Pain & Gain redband trailer. ManifunkDestiny posted:The "Armageddon" to Olympus has Fallen's "Deep Impact", White House Down, has a trailer. God I wanna see these so badly. I've been anticipating Pain & Gain for the longest time, and I actually just read the original article the movie's based on earlier today. The cast is amazing and "I'll be your stepfather in about a week" is a perfect Wahlberg line. And regarding White House Down: Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum vs. Aaron Eckhart and Gerard Butler? No competition. White House Down wins.
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Has anyone worked out who the bad guys are in White House Down yet?
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High Warlord Zog posted:Has anyone worked out who the bad guys are in White House Down yet? That trailer seems to imply that its domestic.
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LesterGroans posted:I've been anticipating Pain & Gain for the longest time, and I actually just read the original article the movie's based on earlier today. The cast is amazing and "I'll be your stepfather in about a week" is a perfect Wahlberg line. Having also read the original article, it's a little jarring to see a story about how two sociopaths tortured a guy for weeks to get his life savings adapted into a slapstick action-comedy.
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live with fruit posted:Having also read the original article, it's a little jarring to see a story about how two sociopaths tortured a guy for weeks to get his life savings adapted into a slapstick action-comedy. I don't mind it being a comedy or over-the-top. As horrifying as the torture and murder, there are some very, very darkly funny aspects to the story. The only thing that really irks me is that they're using Lugo and Doorbal's real names. If they wind up being the pieces of poo poo they really are then I'm down with their names being kept...but if they're represented as some kind of down-on-their-luck guys who broke bad it'll probably bug me.
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live with fruit posted:Having also read the original article, it's a little jarring to see a story about how two sociopaths tortured a guy for weeks to get his life savings adapted into a slapstick action-comedy. Yeah, though the last minute revelation in those articles does make the movie's concept seem a lot less egregious than it did when I was halfway through. The real events were such farce that I don't mind it being a comedy either. LesterGroans is right though, it sucks they kept their real names.
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muscles like this? posted:That trailer seems to imply that its domestic.
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If the NRA is the bad guy that movie will be hilarious.
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The president is black. That's enough reason for any American terrorist. Edit: The president is the descendant of notorious white-people-killing Django Freeman. The terrorists will be lead by Don Johnson and Jonah Hill.
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I'm so stoked for Pain and Gain. As for White House Down, as I understand it, the bad guys are a rogue paramilitary group.
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LesterGroans posted:I don't mind it being a comedy or over-the-top. As horrifying as the torture and murder, there are some very, very darkly funny aspects to the story. The only thing that really irks me is that they're using Lugo and Doorbal's real names. If they wind up being the pieces of poo poo they really are then I'm down with their names being kept...but if they're represented as some kind of down-on-their-luck guys who broke bad it'll probably bug me. Based on the trailer (which, admittedly, is next to nothing), it seems like they're playing the Schiller character more antagonistic and the torture more comical.
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International trailer for The Wolverine just dropped this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEbzZP-_Ssc
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MatCauthon posted:International trailer for The Wolverine just dropped this morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEbzZP-_Ssc While I can't say it looks "good", it does look decent. For comparisons sake here's the trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPmbGzQaOCs, which looks a lot more flashier.
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I think the Wolverine trailers look pretty good, at least Hugh Jackman will probably be fun in it.The MSJ posted:Pain & Gain redband trailer. So either this or Fast and Furious 6 (probably Fast & Furious), The Rock is going to be in the best movie this year. I can't wait.
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live with fruit posted:Based on the trailer (which, admittedly, is next to nothing), it seems like they're playing the Schiller character more antagonistic and the torture more comical. Which is fitting, since Schiller was a white-collar criminal.
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scary ghost dog posted:Which is fitting, since Schiller was a white-collar criminal. Why does that make it fitting?
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WickedIcon posted:Well, aside from the solid chunk of America that sees white-collar criminals as literal gods who cannot be touched by us mere humans and have every right to trample us. Pretty much everyone hates white-collar criminals, because they live nicer lives and catch way less flak than other criminals. There's a solid chunk of America that doesn't view some of the shady-as-gently caress business as crime at all, but in a movie where you can easily establish that this rich guy is a piece of poo poo the crowd will gladly side with the underdog pieces of poo poo. At least that's the theory. I thought the plot sounded like a pretty standard dark comedy, though knowing it's actually based on true story seems a tad grim to me. Seems like they could have kept that detail quiet and the movie wouldn't have suffered for it. But based on the general lack of notoriety these guys have (or more importantly that it is a dumb Michael Bay film that shall never be taken seriously), I'm not sure it will matter.
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Real-life spoilers, subject to change in the film: Schiller stole 14 million dollars from Medicare patients. He definitely does not deserve sympathy. Schiller's a piece of poo poo, Lugo and pals are just terrible idiots.
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