Without bothering to learn anything about it, I'm assuming the remake is going to swap Vietnam for Iraq.
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Friday, 18 January 2019 17:58 (five years ago) link
I guess I'm glad this might lead to more ppl discovering the original, though I suspect...certain aspects...may now seem quaint to current viewers
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 17:59 (five years ago) link
crypto, Playmobil is kinda sorta like Lego but for kids who didn't want to build things and/or whose parents didn't love them as much.
― A Nugatory Excrescence (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
There is no point to Playmobil now Wilko have serviceable knock-off lego at a sane price, why it needs to be celebrated right now is a mystery.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
Sadistic parents relishing the crestfallen expressions on their kids' faces when they realize they've been taken to see The Playmobil Movie?
― A Nugatory Excrescence (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:11 (five years ago) link
do i need to see every F&F flick?
you can start with #5
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
xpost I mean there's only so many times you can crush their hopes with giftwrapped Playmobil sets before they start to catch on.
― A Nugatory Excrescence (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
yea I think #5 is where the series really got self-aware but Tokyo Drift is incredibly entertaining
― frogbs, Friday, 18 January 2019 18:22 (five years ago) link
That Jacob's Ladder trailer upthread looks fake.
― jmm, Friday, 18 January 2019 18:26 (five years ago) link
It is fake. It says "concept trailer"
― Number None, Friday, 18 January 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
Other than Donald John Trump there are no three words in the English language that fill me with more revulsion than Tim Burton's Dumbo. I hope to never even see the trailer.
― composed of atoms just as all posters have been (Dan Peterson), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:30 (five years ago) link
the only thing it helps a tiny bit to know is that there's a big "getting the team back together" scene, but there has never been a team before, they just bring a bunch of people from the various other Fasts into the same flick.
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
Looking forward to hearing "When I See an Elephant Fudderwacken" tbh
― have you ever seen a VONC's tears? (Noodle Vague), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
Alice in Wonderland may at least have made some sort of sense on paper however much of a shitshow he made out of the material, but there's literally nothing about the story of Dumbo that's crying for Tim Burton's stylistic touch.
― A Nugatory Excrescence (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
Maybe Dumbo will have ornate gothic angel's wings for ears.
Jesus, he only took the project so that he could put his touch on 'Pink Elephants' didn't he.
― A Nugatory Excrescence (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
cant wait for john depp to play dumbos cruel suburban dad in the backstory
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:42 (five years ago) link
there was some sad dad bullshit in the trailer, don't fear
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 18 January 2019 18:45 (five years ago) link
burton peaked with pee-wee's big adventure
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:01 (five years ago) link
True.
― A Nugatory Excrescence (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:08 (five years ago) link
I like most of Burton's 90s films, think he turned to shit around 2000, which is now almost two decades of bad moviemaking.
― composed of atoms just as all posters have been (Dan Peterson), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:10 (five years ago) link
I think he's mostly good until Planet of the Apes, but it's fairly undeniable imo that he hit his highest high right out of the gate.
― A Nugatory Excrescence (Old Lunch), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
I liked Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Batman and Ed Wood at the time and imagine that I still would if I watched any of them again. I can’t find any justification for his career beyond that.
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
Nightmare Before Christmas is a minor classic
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
that was Henry Selick, tho
Big Fish is defensible.
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
whaaaat
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:56 (five years ago) link
I’m still fond of beetlejuice, an inevitable future star of this poll
― gray say nah to me (wins), Friday, 18 January 2019 19:59 (five years ago) link
I like Big Fish and Sweeny Todd, everything else since 2000 has been bad. Worst are the Alice films, could not get through either.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 18 January 2019 20:00 (five years ago) link
Batman is bad, recently saw Batman Returns for the first time and it's great
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 18 January 2019 20:02 (five years ago) link
Also, wow @ Kingsman 3. Have not heard a single person say a single good thing about the second (and few who had a good word for the first).
I think this one was greenlit alongside the second. The prequal is surprising, as I'd only heard about the third one and a Statesman spin-off series.
These films are pretty critic-proof. I thought the second came and went, but still made 100 Mil domestic (against a budget of 104 Mil, but still...)
These would be prime Trump movies, except, you know, BRITISH.
― Infidels, Like Dylan In The Eighties (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 18 January 2019 20:02 (five years ago) link
Haven't seen BR since it opened. I mostly remember my friends and I leaving the theater feeling bummed out. It's reputation has grown in recent years, though, so it probably deserves a fresh look.
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Friday, 18 January 2019 20:06 (five years ago) link
I can't imagine wanting to sit through it again, just seems like a slog. I guess it's got the same 126 min runtime as the first one but in my memory it's 30 minutes longer.
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 18 January 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
made a jfk-style fan thread for batman returns a few years ago -- batman returns (1992) -- but it ends w a twist cliffhanger that's yet to be resolved
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 18 January 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
the thread, i mean
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 18 January 2019 20:43 (five years ago) link
What Women Want is such a random movie to remake
― jmm, Friday, January 18, 2019 2:36 PM
Seriously, this is one of the least bad ideas on the thread. I want a film about women reading the mind of Mel Gibson.
But even if it wasn't Mel Gibson, still more interesting than most everything else here.
Was already remade with Andy Lau and Gong Lihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhHqflh2kU4
Oscar Isaac as Gomez sounds great but since it's not live action it seems like a wasted casting choice.
John Wick 3, Pet Semetery and Hellboy are the only things I might see but probably wont see them at cinema.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 18 January 2019 20:47 (five years ago) link
Pet Semetary is by the folks who did Starry Eyes so I'm cautiously optimistic
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 20:53 (five years ago) link
batman, batman returns, beetlejuice are all wonderful
but his best work is sleepy hollow
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
sleepy hollow and ed wood both v enjoyable; after that he+depp should have broken up.
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 18 January 2019 22:10 (five years ago) link
yeah
sweeney todd was rotten
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:12 (five years ago) link
otoh helena bonham carter has continued to be tremendous in his stuff imo, including even alice which is one of the worst movies i've ever seen.
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 18 January 2019 22:13 (five years ago) link
Sleepy Hollow's where he fell off completely for me
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:14 (five years ago) link
tim burton's early stuff is mostly pretty good, up through ed wood at least, and some of his stop-motion films since have been good
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:14 (five years ago) link
I remember almost nothing about Sleepy Hollow or Sweeney Todd.
Saw the Pet Semetary trailer last time I was at the theater. Looks like good trash, will watch.
― composed of atoms just as all posters have been (Dan Peterson), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:14 (five years ago) link
Todd could have been good w/ decent leads
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:15 (five years ago) link
xpost inasmuch as it felt completely empty and everything since has looked utterly terrible so I haven't seen it
curious about Big Eyes for Karazewski / Alexander script though
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:16 (five years ago) link
Big Eyes kind of sucked; beautiful set design for the home though. Script just didn't work great and that story should have been ore compelling. The Burton touch is very light.
I think the last film of his I enjoyed seeing was Sweeny Todd and not sure how I'd feel about that now. If Corpse Bride counts I'd say that's his last really good film.
― akm, Friday, 18 January 2019 22:23 (five years ago) link
pet semetary looks like fun. I'm all for a slew of King reboots and remakes.
― akm, Friday, 18 January 2019 22:24 (five years ago) link
oh wow this might be the grimmest one of these lists yet. i'm gonna have to ponder this.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:26 (five years ago) link
I thought Big Eyes was pretty decent and a nice (sort of) change.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 18 January 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link
I hope the Playmobil movie sets up the Kinder Eggs trilogy like they've been teasing this whole time. Fan service or not, it's what I want to see.
― Scam jam, thank you ma’am (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 18 January 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link