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Has anyone seen 'Noah' by Aronofsky? I saw it a week ago but would like to hear what other0s thought of it,.' bm
 
stormer2010 said:
Has anyone seen 'Noah' by Aronofsky? I saw it a week ago but would like to hear what other0s thought of it,.' bm
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Haha! I see you are also drawn by DSTV Box office.

I watched it last week too.

I enjoyed the movie, I know my grandfather would turn around in his conservative-Dutch-Reformed-Church-Minister grave, if he saw it, but I liked the movie.

it was a creative look at the Bible, and the aspects regarding the story of Noah, his sons and the Marked of Kain.
 
munstermuffin said:
Whats The Green Lantern like? Never seen that film yet.
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Even as a massive Ryan Reynolds fan, I have to say it's pretty damn boring. It just kind of passes you by and there's nothing to it. There was a lot of stupid decisions in the production in it. It's pretty much the reason DC have made the decision to stop with the jokes and make even Superman a dark, gritty movie.
 
big ginger 8 said:
Even as a massive Ryan Reynolds fan, I have to say it's pretty damn boring. It just kind of passes you by and there's nothing to it. There was a lot of stupid decisions in the production in it. It's pretty much the reason DC have made the decision to stop with the jokes and make even Superman a dark, gritty movie.
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It's a no-go so :D

I'm not a fan of Superman film. I think it's just bit strange and doesn't sit well in how they try to mix a superhero in reality' Like Batman was amazing the way they blended the 2 but I don't know why Superman just doesn't sit well with me. I watched it and it just drags a bit.
 
heineken said:
Haha! I see you are also drawn by DSTV Box office.

I watched it last week too.

I enjoyed the movie, I know my grandfather would turn around in his conservative-Dutch-Reformed-Church-Minister grave, if he saw it, but I liked the movie.

it was a creative look at the Bible, and the aspects regarding the story of Noah, his sons and the Marked of Kain.
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LOL, I'd probably side with your grandfather on the side of caution. I enjoyed the film somewhat though it's not really very stimulating which is what I want from a dark/heavy film. My problem with the movie is that it is not clear (is Aronofsky ever though?!) in its intentions and I fear people not well versed in scripture would think that it is based on the bible. My hope is that it might make people curious as to what the bibe actually says and I'm not talking about Genesis in isolation; I think it is critical to know the bible in it's entirety.

There are just sooo many elements to the movie- and most of them very subtle- that just totally fly against the message contained in scripture. Actually, anyone who has read Anton Lavey's satanic bible will find a lot more similarities; God portrayed as 1) a jealous god and 2) a man with a stick walking behind people looking to beat them when they err and 3) not able to fully let his will be known/executed (note the lower case), the 'watchers'' sympathy with man, man as god in his own right etc etc.
 
stormer2010 said:
LOL, I'd probably side with your grandfather on the side of caution. I enjoyed the film somewhat though it's not really very stimulating which is what I want from a dark/heavy film. My problem with the movie is that it is not clear (is Aronofsky ever though?!) in its intentions and I fear people not well versed in scripture would think that it is based on the bible. My hope is that it might make people curious as to what the bibe actually says and I'm not talking about Genesis in isolation; I think it is critical to know the bible in it's entirety.

There are just sooo many elements to the movie- and most of them very subtle- that just totally fly against the message contained in scripture. Actually, anyone who has read Anton Lavey's satanic bible will find a lot more similarities; God portrayed as 1) a jealous god and 2) a man with a stick walking behind people looking to beat them when they err and 3) not able to fully let his will be known/executed (note the lower case), the 'watchers'' sympathy with man, man as god in his own right etc etc.
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Well, I watched it with my wife, who wasn't brought up in a church environment, and only found religion when she met me, thought that it had nearly nothing that resembled the script in the Bible, apart from the Genesis which Russel Crowe recited to the children in the movie. She thought the movie was terrible. My dad, who is a staunch conservative "Hervormer" refuses to even watch the movie.
 
heineken said:
Well, I watched it with my wife, who wasn't brought up in a church environment, and only found religion when she met me, thought that it had nearly nothing that resembled the script in the Bible, apart from the Genesis which Russel Crowe recited to the children in the movie. She thought the movie was terrible. My dad, who is a staunch conservative "Hervormer" refuses to even watch the movie.
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Yes, it is far removed from the bible. For purely watching a movie for the hell of it (LOL), I think it's fine if you can seperate the two. In fact it can be a good excersize in discernment. I am not sure most people will be able to seperate the two though, not fully.
 
stormer2010 said:
Yes, it is far removed from the bible. For purely watching a movie for the hell of it (LOL), I think it's fine if you can seperate the two. In fact it can be a good excersize in discernment. I am not sure most people will be able to seperate the two though, not fully.
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yup, All that my mom said was "it was a bit far fetched"
 
big ginger 8 said:
Even as a massive Ryan Reynolds fan, I have to say it's pretty damn boring. It just kind of passes you by and there's nothing to it. There was a lot of stupid decisions in the production in it. It's pretty much the reason DC have made the decision to stop with the jokes and make even Superman a dark, gritty movie.
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Just how....massive a fan are you, big jennifer ?
 
I like Ryan Reynolds as an actor but they really messed up putting him in the roles of Deadpool and Green Lantern. I can see where they were going with Deadpool and the humour but Green Lantern is not funny and the film just butchered the character.

Watched Red Cliff 1 and 2 recently. Great films if you're into epic war films and ok reading subtitles.

Actually why has there not been a Deadpool movie!?! He's the single most badass and funniest comic book character going. And he's insane literally :D
 
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Saw Guardians of the Galaxy a couple weeks back and it was GREAT! A lot of action, a lot of fun, and you left the theater feeling good, not sad and depressed and miserable like so many 'modern' movies leave you today. The way I felt afterwards reminded me a bit of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie - I left the theater happy, and eager to see the characters again. Unfortunately, the POTC sequels didn't capitalize on the 'feel good' vibes of the first flick, and made all the films that came afterwards a bit too morbid for my tastes. I hope they don't screw up the GotG franchise the same way.


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ruggabee said:
Actually why has there not been a Deadpool movie!?! He's the single most badass and funniest comic book character going. And he's insane literally :D
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Did you see the concept footage of Deadpool that leaked? It looked pretty cool. It was animated but just been used to pitch to producers. Reynolds did the voice work. The main problem getting it off the ground is it's rating. Reynolds and the creative team are insistent on an "r" rating and most execs think that'd be too risky.
 
Would love for there to be a 15/18 Deadpool film.

In other news Shazam (Captain Marvel) movie is all but confirmed and the Rock is playing Black Adam.

mixed feelings here wanted Johnson to play the Green Lantern, but glad the film is being made.
 
Tigs Man said:
Would love for there to be a 15/18 Deadpool film.

In other news Shazam (Captain Marvel) movie is all but confirmed and the Rock is playing Black Adam.

mixed feelings here wanted Johnson to play the Green Lantern, but glad the film is being made.
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I think Reynolds was actually a decent Hal Jordan just so much was wrong that was outside of his control. If they choose to go with John Stewart for GL in the Justice League movie which they probably will for diversity I'd love to see Idris Elba do it.

The Captain Marvel movie has me intriuged but I have a feeling they're really gonna **** it up. I don't think The Rock is particulary suited to playing Black Adam but he'd probably be grand. What I don't want them to do but know they will do is use the New 52 interpetation of Captain Marvel and make him a jaded teenager. CM is meant to be an even bigger boy scout than Superman, he is a ten year old after all. He is possibly the most idealistic hero out there and idealism is something this Snyderverse needs not more angst. Finding the right person to pull it off would be pretty tough.
 
anybody here seen "Waiting" ? It's a favorite of mine and a vintage movie with my friends. Every once in a while we'll watch it again stoned as fk, it's just tradition. And we still get a kick out of the ending credits rap scene after all those years :p Sooo, soo many really good scenes...very, very surprisingly good when you look at the DVD cover and start to see the kind of disposable by the numbers comedy it looks like it is. Even some interesting bits of unexpected wisdom, yes, wisdom.

"Van Wylder" was pretty funny in scenes. Never liked the new wave (2000's) of American college/uni type comedies, but this one was a bit special. Obviously it's that miracle of a Canadian ephebe that makes the film, but the surrounding jokes are alright, but surely it's a bit nostalgic too...not sure I'd laugh much today, as opposed to Waiting.

woops...

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what the...this...hah....this isn't mine..they...those pics just pop out of nowhere, I don't...hah...
 
big ginger 8 said:
Did you see the concept footage of Deadpool that leaked? It looked pretty cool. It was animated but just been used to pitch to producers. Reynolds did the voice work. The main problem getting it off the ground is it's rating. Reynolds and the creative team are insistent on an "r" rating and most execs think that'd be too risky.
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They went another route and turned it into a video game instead. The Game was released late last year, but don't bother buying it as it's a terrible game to play. Although, the humour is rather good.
 

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