Pretty slim pickins in the movie theaters this summer

A Dogs Best Friend said:
Really looking forward to War of the Worlds. The original with Gene Barry is still neat to watch, the FX were way ahead of their time. It scared the crap out of me when I was a kid. Hopefully the new one will be as scary and awesome and fun as the original.
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Imagine how scared you would have been listening to it on Orson Welles' Mercury Theater Radio program on October 30, 1938. :eek:
 
silenthunterstudios said:
How many people died that night?
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I'm really not sure if anyone died, but the panic and mass hysteria was spread across several states. If only those people had heard the begining of the broadcast explaining that it was a dramatization, rather than an actaul event.

Here's the NY Times article from the next day:

http://www.rense.com/general4/hgnyt.htm
 
For "official webpage" links that work go here:
http://tinyurl.com/8vrlh


May 27, 2005
Madagascar official webpage Wide
The Longest Yard official webpage Wide
Saving Face official webpage NY/LA
Bomb the System official webpage NY/LA
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen official webpage NY
A Common Thread * NY

June 01, 2005
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants official webpage Wide

June 03, 2005
Cinderella Man official webpage Wide
High Tension official webpage Wide
Lords of Dogtown official webpage Wide
Pure official webpage TBD
Milwaukee, Minnesota official webpage TBD
Rock School official webpage NY/LA
HellBent official webpage NY/LA
Apres Vous official webpage Limited

June 10, 2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith official webpage Wide
The Honeymooners official webpage Wide
Parineeta official webpage Wide
5x2 official webpage TBD
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D * National
Howl's Moving Castle official webpage Ltd.
Saint Ralph official webpage Limited

June 15, 2005
Batman Begins official webpage Wide

June 17, 2005
The Perfect Man official webpage TBD
My Summer of Love official webpage Select Markets
Heights official webpage NY/LA
Me and You and Everyone We Know official webpage NY

June 22, 2005
Herbie: Fully Loaded official webpage Wide

June 24, 2005
Bewitched official webpage Wide
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead official webpage Wide
March of the Penguins official webpage NY/LA/SF/Boston/Chicago/DC
Rize official webpage NY/LA
Yes official webpage NY/LA
Wild Side official webpage NY

June 29, 2005
War of the Worlds official webpage Wide
Tropical Malady official webpage NY

July 01, 2005
Rebound official webpage Wide
Lila Says official webpage TBD
The Beat That my Heart Skipped official webpage TBD
April's Shower official webpage NY/LA
The World official webpage NY
Undead official webpage Limited

July 08, 2005
Fantastic Four official webpage Wide
Dark Water official webpage Wide
Julie Johnson * TBD
God's Sandbox * TBD
The Beautiful Country official webpage NY/LA
Saraband * NY/LA
Murderball * NY/LA
Cronicas * NY/LA

July 13, 2005
Hustle & Flow official webpage Wide

July 15, 2005
Wedding Crashers official webpage Wide
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory official webpage Wide
Happy Endings * NY/LA
The Reception * NY

July 22, 2005
The Devil's Rejects official webpage Wide
The Island official webpage Wide
The Bad News Bears official webpage Wide
9 Songs official webpage TBD
Summer Storm official webpage TBD
November * NY/LA
The Edukators official webpage NY

July 29, 2005
Elizabethtown official webpage Wide
Stealth official webpage Wide
Must Love Dogs official webpage Wide
Sky High * Wide
The Brothers Grimm official webpage National
The Aristocrats official webpage NY/LA
Tony Takitani official webpage NY
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt * Ltd.

August 05, 2005
The Pink Panther official webpage Wide
Dukes of Hazzard official webpage Wide
Broken Flowers * Select markets
2046 official webpage NY/LA
Junebug * NY/LA
Grizzly Man * NY/LA

August 10, 2005
Supercross official webpage Wide

August 12, 2005
The Skeleton Key official webpage Wide
Four Brothers official webpage Wide
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo official webpage Wide
The Baxter official webpage TBD
Guys and Balls (aka Men Like Us) official webpage TBD
PTU * NY

August 19, 2005
Domino official webpage Wide
Romance & Cigarettes * TBD
Red Eye * TBD
The 40 Year-Old Virgin * TBD
Zu Warriors (2003) official webpage National
The Alzheimer Case official webpage NY/LA
Asylum official webpage Limited
Valiant official webpage Limited

August 26, 2005
The Cave official webpage Wide
Undiscovered * Wide
Unknown White Male * TBD
Games of Love and Chance * NY

August 2005
Screen Door Jesus * TBD

September 02, 2005
The Woods official webpage TBD
Ritual * National

September 09, 2005
Exorcism of Emily Rose * Wide
Eternal official webpage TBD
Clean * NY/LA

September 16, 2005
Syriana * Wide
Just Like Heaven * Wide
Poster Boy * TBD
Alien Love Triangle * National
Everything Is Illuminated * NY/LA
Thumbsucker * NY/LA
A Good Woman * NY

September 23, 2005
Cry Wolf official webpage Wide

September 30, 2005
Into the Blue official webpage Wide
Oliver Twist * Wide
Roll Bounce official webpage Wide
Serenity * Wide
The Greatest Game Ever Played * TBD
Art School Confidential * TBD
Bee Season * Ltd.

October 07, 2005
The Wallace & Gromit Movie * Wide
Waiting * Wide
In Her Shoes * Wide
Class Action * TBD

October 14, 2005
The Fog * Wide
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride official webpage TBD
The Constant Gardner * Select cities

October 21, 2005
Doom * Wide
Strangers With Candy official webpage NY/LA
Goose! * Ltd.

October 28, 2005
Saw 2 * Wide

November 04, 2005
Legend of Zorro * Wide
American Gangster * Wide
The Legend of Zorro * Wide
Chicken Little * Wide
V for Vendetta official webpage TBD
The Ice Harvest * Ltd.

November 09, 2005
The New World * Wide

November 11, 2005
Rent * Wide
Jarhead * TBD
Te Doy Mis Ojos (Take my Eyes) official webpage NY

November 18, 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire official webpage Wide
Walk the Line * Wide

November 2005
Every Word is True * TBD

December 02, 2005
The Great Raid * National

December 09, 2005
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe official webpage Wide
Memoirs of A Geisha * Wide
Underworld: Evolution * TBD
Brokeback Mountain * NY/LA/SF

December 21, 2005
Fun With Dick and Jane * Wide
The Producers: The Movie Musical * Wide
Zathura * Wide
The Producers * Wide
Rumor Has It *


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Centaur said:
Imagine how scared you would have been listening to it on Orson Welles' Mercury Theater Radio program on October 30, 1938. :eek:
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I have a copy of that broadcast on CD. It's really neat listening to it after dark when things get creepier.

But...I didn't get to hear it in '38. :)
 
Well here's why I want to see Fantastic Four:

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War of the World's also looks great, and Batman Begins could be good. After the last three, I'm not holding my breath. Mr. and Mrs. Smith looks like it could be a lot of fun too (how in the hell is it that Angelina Jolie just gets hotter as she ages? It's not natural.).
 

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Imagine how scared you would have been listening to it on Orson Welles' Mercury Theater Radio program on October 30, 1938.
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I've heard that, although not in 1938. It's actually quite convincing - breaking into "regular programming" with a "news flash". A Chicago AM radio station used to play it on Halloween each year.

I don't think anyone actually killed themselves, but I recall reading that one man shot his water tower with a shotgun.

I'll probably watch Fantastic4 also. I was entertained by the X-Men movies, and Spiderman and Daredevil weren't too bad.

I'd like to see a movie of The Silver Surfer.

-Bob
 
Here are my pics of the ones I recognize:

May 27, 2005
Madagascar

June 03, 2005
Lords of Dogtown (The story of skateboarding as we know it. I saw the documentary and it was fantastic.)
June 15, 2005
Batman Begins

June 24, 2005
Bewitched (Mmmmmmmm. Nicole Kidmannnn!)
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (Obviously)

June 29, 2005
War of the Worlds (Obviously)

July 08, 2005
Fantastic Four
Dark Water

July 15, 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (I hear it's creepier this time.)

August 05, 2005
The Pink Panther (I'm a fan.)

October 14, 2005
The Fog (One of John Carpenter's first movies - was really good! Gotta see the remake.)
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (I NEVER miss a Burton movie!)

October 28, 2005
Saw 2 (Maybe. The first one was OK.)

November 04, 2005
Legend of Zorro (Maybe)

November 18, 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Sure. I liked the others.)


Now I gotta go read up on all those others and report back on the unrecognizable titles that look like they might be worth watching.
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Bob W said:
I'd like to see a movie of The Silver Surfer.

-Bob
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Fantastic Four for me (and my son) as well. There's a new trailer over at Yahoo today! I'm planning on doing a midnighter for that movie if they have one. If not, I'll be first in line the next day. Since I have ever FF comic back to #10, you could say I've been a fan for a while.

Bob... Check out http://www.comicboards.com/surfer/

I used to be a mod there and it's a great board. There was a thread not too long ago talking about who should be cast as SS, and even if they should have a person as SS.
 
That's why i like spielberg. He's the ultimate director. He makes excellent movies that a lot of people enjoy. That's what movie making is all about. Yeah you can make good movies like Altman or even Kurosawa but how many people really enjoy their movies. They've got a very small fan base.

I don't think any director in the world has a resume as diverse as Spielberg.

-Jaws
-Indiana Jones 1,2,3 (4th one coming as well)
-Close Encounters of the Third Kind
-ET
-The Color Purple
-Empire of the Sun
-Jurassic Park
-Schindler's List
-Saving Private Ryan
-Minority Report
-War of the Worlds

Out of all the movies mentioned i think Schindler's List is probably the best. Had Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes and Spielberg in a movie. All favourites of mine.

Fulloflead:
I watched Dark Water ages ago. It ain't worth it. There were some scary parts but nowhere near as good as Ring. I'm quite surprised they're remaking it. It was kind of a stupid movie.

BobW:
I can't agree with you that America's best director is Altman. He's good but not great. I just have a feeling that he makes too many movies with too many stars in it. If you look at a lot of his movies it's largely dependent on hiring the tops stars in it. Just look at Short Cuts, Pret a Porter and even Gosford Park.
 
Point44 said:
Fulloflead:
I watched Dark Water ages ago. It ain't worth it. There were some scary parts but nowhere near as good as Ring. I'm quite surprised they're remaking it. It was kind of a stupid movie.
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Interesting. I'll probably watch it anyway. Heck, I liked The Village and House of Wax. :)
 
Looking forward to;

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Burton + Depp = Good Movies!)
FF (Chiclas as The Thing? I'm There)
WotW (No Brainer, Spielberg and Cruise make good Blockbuster)
Batman (Year One) (From the director of Momento, say no more)
Bewitched (Kidman is yummy, Ferrel is funny)
 
stjames said:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Burton + Depp = Good Movies!)
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Oooh! That's a Tim Burton movie? I didn't know THAT. I NEVER miss a Tim Burton movie! So, he's got two coming out this year, I guess. (See my earlier list.)
 
fulloflead said:
Interesting. I'll probably watch it anyway. Heck, I liked The Village and House of Wax. :)
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HAHAHA...i actually liked The Village as well. Don't think i'd like House of Wax but i will watch it just because Elisha Cuthbert is in it.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
I just looked at a list off of MSNBC, it looks like there aren't any real big blockbusters this summer, other than Batman and War of the Worlds. I saw Star Wars and really enjoyed it, it'll probably pull a Return of the King and be shown in theaters till the end of the year. From the list I saw, all of the summer movies I'm interested in are released in July. Two look like they'll stay in theaters for a while, one looks like it might be on DVD by August ;) .

June 17th Batman Begins

June 24th Land of the Dead

June 29th War of the Worlds

I'll scope out IMDB for some more goodies...
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Serenity is the feature movie based on the short-lived show Firefly.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/serenity/
 
What the heck, nobody's mentioned the Dukes of Hazzard movie?

I was looking forward to this one until I saw the peculiar casting:

Seann William Scott .... Bo Duke
Johnny Knoxville .... Luke Duke
Jessica Simpson .... Daisy Duke
Burt Reynolds .... Boss Hogg
Willie Nelson .... Uncle Jesse
David Koechner .... Cooter Davenport

Seann Scott is the dude from the American Pie movies. Every time I see him on screen, I'm gonna think...Stiffler!

Jessica Simpson just doesn't do it for me as Daisy Duke. I haven't seen her in any movies, but she's no Catherine Bach.

Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg? No way. Boss Hogg was the character that made the original show, IMHO, and I just can't see Reynolds in that role. Unless maybe he doesn't wear his toupee for the first time ever.

I wonder if they will be driving an orange Dodge Charger named the General Lee, with a Confederate flag painted on it. I suspect not. Probably have them in a Volvo station wagon.

Ah well, I'll likely see it anyway.

:p :D
 
tarsier said:
Jessica Simpson just doesn't do it for me as Daisy Duke. I haven't seen her in any movies, but she's no Catherine Bach.
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Me either. I vote for Catherine Zeta-Jones as Daisy Duke. :D


tarsier said:
I wonder if they will be driving an orange Dodge Charger named the General Lee, with a Confederate flag painted on it. I suspect not. Probably have them in a Volvo station wagon.
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I wondered that myself. It took me a while to find this photo.

Who would make a good Boss Hog? Louie Anderson? :D John Goodman? :confused:
 

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I vote for Catherine Zeta-Jones as Daisy Duke.
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There ya go, that's more like it.
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Who would make a good Boss Hog?
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I dunno man, those are some pretty big comedic shoes to fill. Sadly, the original Boss Hogg, Sorrell Booke, passed away in 1994.

I was thinking the guy who played Newman on Seinfeld, but he's too tall and not bald.

Maybe Danny De Vito could pull it off. He's almost too recognizable though, he always gets those type of roles.

There's also Roscoe P. Coltrane, I'll have to see who's playing him.
 
Anyone heard anything about "The Island?

I read a 1-sentence blurb in the paper and instantly I thought "wow, that sounds like 'Parts: The Clonus Horror!'"

For those of you that aren't familiar, "Parts" was a movie featured on "Mystery Science Theater 3000", a show where a guy and 2 robots watch and make fun of horrible movies. "Parts" was a particularily horrible movie starring Peter Graves and Dick Sargent (one of the Darren Stevens on "Bewitched"), about a utopian society that's actually by clones of rich and powerful people that is used as a farm to raise spare parts in case one needs a transplant or something.

"Parts" was a truely awful movie (but a hilarious MST3K episode), but I always thought the premise was a decent idea, especially now (the original is 25 years old) with human cloning becomming more and more possible, and more contraversial.

Well, they re-made that piece of garbage, put a star-studded cast in it, and stuck them all on an island.

The only problem is that Michael Bay directed it. Michael Bay is best known for his epilectic cinematography, hammy acting, corny dialogue, and blowing shit up. I never thought that a remake of an MST3K episode could be worse than the original, but Michael Bay might just pull that off. OTOH, Jerry Bruckheimer (best known for hammy acting, corny dialogue, and blowing even more shit up) isn't producing this one, the first time Michael Bay worked without Jerry, so who knows, maybe it won't be as bad as I think it might.
 
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