Serious Movie Discussion

[Bullitt68]

Originally Posted by YeahBee

Citizen Cain

overated piece of old garbage or deserving to top most lists?

Do people say they like it to seem hip?

Myself i was mesmorized, I watched jsut to say I had watched it, trully awesome

I think you combined Raising Cain and Citizen Kane into one title of Citizen Cain

As for Citizen Kane: I think if it's not #1 on every "[Insert Number] Greatest Films" list, it should definitely be in the top three, otherwise said list should be immediately disregarded.

[HuntersCreed]

Originally Posted by gogoyomamma21

in other words this threads for old folks.. gottch ya

I'm 21. I didn't know the term 'old' would be thrown upon me so quickly.

What do you people think of Jason Statham and the stake he's claimed in the action genre?

I think he's definitely a worthy addition. He has missed the mark on a few movies. (In the Name of the King, War) I think over all he's a good addition to the genre of action movie stars. The Bank Job is by far one of the best action movies I've seen in the past few years. I don't know that I would call The Bank job so much action as I could crime drama though. Thoughts?

[champkind]

i agree hunterscreed, jason statham is a good addition. i thought War was good, although the ending was kind of predictable for me.

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[X The Dude X]

Originally Posted by HuntersCreed

What do you people think of Jason Statham and the stake he's claimed in the action genre?

I think he's definitely a worthy addition. He has missed the mark on a few movies. (In the Name of the King, War) I think over all he's a good addition to the genre of action movie stars. The Bank Job is by far one of the best action movies I've seen in the past few years. I don't know that I would call The Bank job so much action as I could crime drama though. Thoughts?

I'm a fan of Statham's. Ever since seeing him in Snatch, I've thought he'd definitely go places. Granted he's done some turds, that Name of the King one was awful, but every actor will be in a piece of shit at some point in their career. His part wasn't big in The Italian Job, but his character was good I thought. And I still haven't seen The Bank Job for some reason, I really need to pick that one up someday soon.

Just noticed on his IMDb page that they're making the Transporter 3, Crank 2, and The Brazilian Job, all three due out next year.

[champkind]

i dont see how they can make a Crank 2. i know at the end of the first one hes still living, but come on... hollywood is just dishing out sequal after sequal. its kind of sickening

[X The Dude X]

Originally Posted by champkind

i dont see how they can make a Crank 2. i know at the end of the first one hes still living, but come on... hollywood is just dishing out sequal after sequal. its kind of sickening

That's my big grievance with Hollywood, everything these days is a sequel or a remake. Not many writers seem to have original ideas these days, and it's easy for a production company to just jump onto an idea or base that's already been established and used. Kinda depressing to be honest.

That being said, if I was a director, the one movie that I really loved as a fan, but would remake in a heartbeat would be Reservoir Dogs. Make it more of an action flick where you see the complete robbery and aftermath. I'd love to have Mr. Blonde on screen going nuts and blasting everyone away. And show what happens with Mr. Pink at the end, if he shoots his way to freedom of if the cops gun him down.

[HuntersCreed]

Originally Posted by X The Dude X

Just noticed on his IMDb page that they're making the Transporter 3, Crank 2, and The Brazilian Job, all three due out next year.

In the Name of the King was an Uwe Bol movie. Enough said.

I'm all for serializing action flicks for the most part. More often than not to make a sequel to an action movie you just need a new villan. This isn't true in all cases so please don't go reaming me out about Terminator, etc.

Crank is a movie that gets some people heated, because they think it's shit. I thought Crank was good nonstop action from beginning to end. It was intense entertainment. I don't know how they anticipate doing Crank 2 though? I'm all for it, but I'm lost as to what more they can do.