Movies 52 - 1917: Sonic the Bad Boys of Prey

[Handyman]

Im gonna watch it, but I believe these reviewers are being kind because it is on Hulu. If it was theatrical I bet they skewer it. I am sure I will enjoy it I usually do.

[SonofSouthie]

Prey on Hulu tonight. It's gotten pretty good reviews. One said it's the best of the Predator franchise.

[JF_Gophers]

other members of the cast include Billy Magnussen, Daniela Melchior, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Lukas Gage, Hannah Love Lanier, Travis Van Winkle, B.K. Cannon, Arturo Castro, Dominique Columbus, Beau Knapp and Bob Menery.

No idea who any of them are.

[Kepler]

Elizabeth Clay will be played by a table cloth stretched on a clothesline.



Every time Jake Gyllenhaal bangs her Bill Murray will call Bed, Bath and Beyond at 3 in the morning.

[joecct]

I guess it was only a matter of time for a "reimagining".

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ake-gyllenhaal

Gyllenhaal = Dalton?
McGregor = Wade Garrett?
Who plays Brad Wesley and who plays Elizabeth Clay?

I'm sorry. Once Sam Elliott plays a character, that character needs to be retired.

[mookie1995]

Rollerball was

****ing aye
tsk tsk tsk

[SonofSouthie]

This has gotten pretty good reviews and might be worth a look see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcXiy7vyt8M

[Kepler]

Huh wha?!?
someone made…..another? Rollerball 2? Sequel? Any good?

Rollerball was remade. It was about as good as the Speed Racer movie. In other words, it was a POS.

ChildWorld (movies since, let's say, 1995) should not remake movies, they only emphasize how infantile mass culture is. Movies and TV have completely switched places. TV is now subtle, complicated, and intelligent. Movies are now as shallow, stupid, and lowest-common-denominator facing as TV with the Big Three. Even the successful and beautifully made franchises that dominate sales now (MCU, Star Wars, LoTR) are intellectually and emotionally adolescent. Meanwhile TV, which used to be dumba-ss, suddenly has grown up themes, motivations, plots, and even acting.

[Handyman]

Yes and no...

Sometimes hype isn't enough to trump everything. As a whole, moviegoers are pretty keen on blatant cash grabs, especially if they are not attached to a franchise.

They can? I am gonna disagree with you on that...half the films that come out are blatant cash grabs and do well enough to make money. You literally described half the successful comedies out there.

The film will cost almost nothing to make (unless they are stupid) and will have enough people see it to make a profit. That is all that matters. The film will legitimately suck but people will go just to see how much it sucks.

[mookie1995]

The first one, I assume?

I love that movie. MAD did a great parody of it.

Huh wha?!?
someone made…..another? Rollerball 2? Sequel? Any good?

[mookie1995]

"They're losing the war, excuse me?! It's too downbeat!"

They’re not losing. That’s fake news

[ScoobyDoo]

Warner Bros has killed the Batgirl movie after spending 90 million on it. It will never be released apparently. So, they can claim the loss on their taxes is what I heard this morning.

[RaceBoarder]

They know they can manufacture interest through advertising and make money. A hit doesn't have to be good or enjoyable, it just has to be well-hyped.

Yes and no...

Sometimes hype isn't enough to trump everything. As a whole, moviegoers are pretty keen on blatant cash grabs, especially if they are not attached to a franchise.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

If you remade Gone with the Wind today the GOP would demand the South win.

"They're losing the war, excuse me?! It's too downbeat!"

[Kepler]

I just do not understand how Hollywood doesn't get the "So bad, it's good" vibes that happen with movies. To achieve that, the conception has to be truly organic. It simply can not be recreated.

They know they can manufacture interest through advertising and make money. A hit doesn't have to be good or enjoyable, it just has to be well-hyped.