What are you seeing in '07?

Post by **Jeroen** » September 2nd, 2007, 3:28 pm

Too late, you've brought it all back!!
The Spinosaurus!! Talking Velociraptors!! The cell phone gag!! Sam Neills' terrible acting compared to the first one!! Aaaargh...

...and to get back on topic, this looks like a fun movie:
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2007/ ... railer.php

Post by **ShyViolet** » September 2nd, 2007, 9:05 pm

Wow, that "Fido" film looks weird!!

Didn't they already do zombies and comedy with "Shaun of the Dead", however? Also, seeing Dylan Baker makes me wish even more that he'd had a bigger part in Spidey 3....

I also saw "The Invasion" with Nicole Kidman recently!

Body Snatchers....also with a cell phone motif through THE WHOLE FILM!!!

(This time it's mostly text messaging however.

)

Post by **Daniel** » September 9th, 2007, 2:50 am

Aside from the cell phone usage, how would you rate The Invasion, Vi? It looked cool from the trailers.

Post by **Ben** » September 9th, 2007, 7:43 am

It bombed big time in the US right? It did look kind of cool from the trailers.

Post by **Daniel** » September 9th, 2007, 2:47 pm

I'm pretty sure it did.

Post by **ShyViolet** » September 9th, 2007, 7:20 pm

Yeah, it wasn't very good at all. It kinda passes the time (well, slowly) and has one or two scary moments and cool "pod people" effects (ripped off from other versions of course)

....but the script is mostly terrible. Writing is very stilted and one-dimensional (not even "action movie fun/stupid" writing) Acting is almost as bad. We jump from one scene to the next with absolutely no explanations about what's going on, nor are we ever really filled in later.

Between Nicole Kidman looking and acting like a zombie throughout the whole film,

and an extremely (even more so than 28WL) preachy and heavy-handed "political" parallel.....

Bonus: Daniel Craig. Only worthwhile actor in this film.

Post by **Daniel** » September 9th, 2007, 10:05 pm

Your first spoiler -- was it different in the original? I've never seen it, so I don't know.

Sad to hear about the script and acting. Still, I'll probably give it a rental when it comes out.

Post by **ShyViolet** » September 9th, 2007, 10:51 pm

Your first spoiler -- was it different in the original? I've never seen it, so I don't know.

Post by **Daniel** » September 10th, 2007, 3:33 am

Thanks!

From your description, its sounds kinda like The Sixth Sense, if you will. With that kind of premise though, it actually makes the remake sound cheap. Well, in a way.

Post by **Ben** » September 10th, 2007, 7:16 am

Kevin McCarthy's 1950s version is the best. Pure sci-fi junkie Heaven.

You guys should see that, y'know. I agree that the end of the 70s Sutherland version works well. The 1990s take, set in a top secret military base, goes over the top and feels more like one of the first two Species movies.

I'll likely not bother with this new one until it hits TV for free.

Post by **Daniel** » September 12th, 2007, 1:47 am

Yeah, I could do that, too. But knowing Vi, she'll probably pressure me to rent it ASAP...

I'll definetly check out the 50s version, though. Huge sci-fi fan!

Post by **ShyViolet** » September 13th, 2007, 2:46 pm

Yeah, I could do that, too. But knowing Vi, she'll probably pressure me to rent it ASAP... Wink

Post by **ShyViolet** » September 29th, 2007, 5:46 pm

I finally saw Evan Almighty!

It actually has some really funny stuff and is actually moving, believe it or not.

Post by **Ben** » September 30th, 2007, 9:31 am

Keep taking the pills Vi...

Post by **ShyViolet** » September 30th, 2007, 3:09 pm

Well, have you seen it, Ben?

J/K