What was the last movie you've seen?

Post by **dsheinem** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:06 pm

Actual real genuine teaser trailer with first footage of the new Star Wars:

looks good!

Post by **MrPopo** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:10 pm

dsheinem wrote:Actual real genuine teaser trailer with first footage of the new Star Wars:

looks good!

Is that some possibly effectual stormtroopers I'm seeing?

Post by **AppleQueso** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:15 pm

Looks fun and about what I expected.

I know people aren't fond of the director but honestly all I want is a fun roller coaster that's less cringey than the prequels. If it's anything like the Star Trek reboot I'll be perfectly satisfied.

Post by **dsheinem** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:19 pm

AppleQueso wrote: If it's anything like the Star Trek reboot I'll be perfectly satisfied.

Since I hate the Star Trek reboot and didn't at all care for Lost, I was quite nervous about this. So far, I've been pleasantly surprised every step of the way from production news to this teaser - so my hopes are rising...

Post by **AppleQueso** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:22 pm

dsheinem wrote:
AppleQueso wrote: If it's anything like the Star Trek reboot I'll be perfectly satisfied.
Since I hate the Star Trek reboot and didn't at all care for Lost, I was quite nervous about this. So far, I've been pleasantly surprised every step of the way from production news to this teaser - so my hopes are rising...

The problem with the Star Trek reboot I think is that it's so ridiculously un-Star Trek and it feels really off.

It felt to me more like a more effective version of what the SW prequels were trying to be, and the style felt like it would've been a perfectly fine fit for Star Wars.

I'm not expecting to be blown away and I'm not expecting a new Empire Strikes Back or anything like that, but what can I say, the prequels didn't exactly set a high bar and so far everything about this easily leaps over that.

Post by **Gooseberrysoda** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:18 pm

Watched "A View to a Kill" last night, which I remember hating as a kid for the excruciating horse plot. Christopher Walken was a pretty good villain, though! The whole thing feels like a direct-to-video or made-for-TV Bond movie and I guess I found that kind of charming.

Post by **Pulsar_t** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:38 pm

Gooseberrysoda wrote:Watched "A View to a Kill" last night, which I remember hating as a kid for the excruciating horse plot. Christopher Walken was a pretty good villain, though! The whole thing feels like a direct-to-video or made-for-TV Bond movie and I guess I found that kind of charming.

It's among my top three Bonds.

(Goldeneye, AVtK, and From Russia with Love)

I like cheesy horror, but if Dario Argento had anything to do with it I'd normally not last the first half hour

The only Argento-related flick I ever managed to sit through was Suspiria

Post by **Jmustang1968** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:45 pm

dsheinem wrote:
AppleQueso wrote: If it's anything like the Star Trek reboot I'll be perfectly satisfied.
Since I hate the Star Trek reboot and didn't at all care for Lost, I was quite nervous about this. So far, I've been pleasantly surprised every step of the way from production news to this teaser - so my hopes are rising...

I am not a Star Trek diehard or real fan, but I enjoyed the reboots over most of the original stuff. I think they are great. I am not much of a Lost fan though.

Post by **dsheinem** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:50 pm

Jmustang1968 wrote: I am not a Star Trek diehard or real fan, but I enjoyed the reboots over most of the original stuff. I think they are great.

Yeah, plenty of people do...especially those who aren't fans of the originals. I just feel they lost pretty much everything that made Star Trek interesting, gave it a distinct style, etc. I feel like Abrams basically just slapped a bunch of Starfleet insignias all over "Generic Sci-Fi Flick", pumped it full of newish special effects, and called it a day. Any previous ST universe stuff just seems shoehorned in...

It would have been better, I think, if he had just done some new "The Next Next Generation" series of films and cut the reboot idea altogether.

Post by **Jmustang1968** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:42 pm

dsheinem wrote:
Jmustang1968 wrote: I am not a Star Trek diehard or real fan, but I enjoyed the reboots over most of the original stuff. I think they are great.
Yeah, plenty of people do...especially those who aren't fans of the originals. I just feel they lost pretty much everything that made Star Trek interesting, gave it a distinct style, etc. I feel like Abrams basically just slapped a bunch of Starfleet insignias all over "Generic Sci-Fi Flick", pumped it full of newish special effects, and called it a day. Any previous ST universe stuff just seems shoehorned in...

It would have been better, I think, if he had just done some new "The Next Next Generation" series of films and cut the reboot idea altogether.

I would've been fine with that angle as well. I also think they are better than a 'generic sci-fi flick'

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