I gotta call Shanagens on Transformers 2 , being called T2,,,,,
T2, is reserved for Terminator 2. !!

John, maybe you SHOULD watch some of the stuff that’s on the Beeb… it’s actually a great deal different than most of the crap on TV over here.

For example, the new incarnation of Doctor Who. It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say it’s one of the best pieces of scifi ever done. I like the new BSG and all, but it doesn’t even hold a candle to Who. Several of the episodes from the new Who are actually cinema quality.

Hey man… you know I love you and all, but…

I really, really think you and Doug need to relax a little with all the Transformers sequel worry and doubt. I mean, how can you already be losing faith in a film that pretty much the entire world knows next to nothing about. So far, all we really know for certain is that they(TPTB) are saying there are going to be about twice as many robots in it, there will be quite a bit more robot interaction and fighting, Soundwave is gonna’ be in it, most of the main players from the first film will be back and we’ll find up what they’ve been up to since then, and that there are going to be a few new human faces on board as well. Other than all that, there really haven’t been that many leaks on this one(other than a few spy photos from on set, which have given almost nothing crucial to the plot away). Pretty much all the rumors currently flying around are just that, rumors. All the stuff concerning who the fallen is, and whether Jetfire is really in it… Rumors!

Dude… seriously… relax a little. You’re starting to sound a little like some of the people who were bashing on the first film before ever seeing it and who ended up loving it(Cough~Cough~ The designs weren’t boxy enough~Cough~Cough). Bay did a bang up job on the first one… I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. Besides, didn’t bay himself say that he was going to take extra precautions to make sure that any of the crucial plot points didn’t get leaked out on this one?

Before I go, I do want to say that I agree with everything that Andrew said. I also think that the first film benefited greatly from the human interactions. A two and a half hour movie that had nothing but giant alien robots threatening to beat the hell out of each other and then proceeding to make good on those threats sounds like a great video game, but not much of a movie. The human elements in the first film gave us something to relate to, a point of reference. I may be in the minority here, but I actually liked all the human characters from the first one and I’m actually curious to see what they’ve been up to in the meantime.

This movie followed the EXACT formula of previous Indiana Jones:

1. Open on Paramount Logo, fade to similar shaped object
2. Elaborate capture-and-escape opening sequence
3. Introduce side character with past relationship with Indy (girlfriend, sidekick, father, son)
4. Indy solves archaeological puzzle to take group to next exotic location to find religious artifact.
5. Elaborate chase sequence involving characters jumping from one vehicle to another
6. Action sequence involving thousands of deadly critters
7. Indy and friends captured by enemy, loses valuable artifact
8. Indy watches as enemies misuse artifact, killing themselves in the process.
9. Happy bonding moment with relationship character.

Although one difference to the formula is this movie relied too much on visual effects and green screen work while previous ones were nearly all practical.

I enjoyed the movie, it was Indiana Jones through and through. But it wasn’t outstanding. Instead of coming up with a great new script that pushed today’s boundaries and saying “this would be a great Indy sequel”, Lucas and Spielberg decided “Let’s make Indy 4, now make up a script that copies the last movies”. People remember the original movies for being so different an a breath of fresh air compared to what was out in th 80s. This movie would have worked better in 1991, but in 2008 it is a retread of what we have seen replicated many times over.

Didn’t Comcast buy Fandango? So, is it Comcast buying movies.com?

Hostel 3 should be called Hostel III so that way, it could appear to be called Hostel ill. Which is exactly how I feel about a third one being made.

As far as Spiderman 4, I know that everyone expects Liizard to be the main villian if they continue that path, but any thoughts to maybe Carnage appearing since a piece of the Symbiote is still out there? But I didn’t really get all that involved in comics when I was younger, though I do wish now that I had.

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As much as I disagree with you about Green Hornet, I will agree getting a generic piece of crap to show the masses is not only premature, it gives the fist impression of the film…being a generic piece of crap.

That goes for ‘Bolt’ too.

In fact, come to think of it, what the hell is it with the studios giving out one sheets with just a few names and/or the title of the film anyway? I’ve started to notice this over at Quicktime apple trailers and other places.

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“Nailed”
Third time, eh? It’s obviously a pic someone wants to make. Someone seems to have faith in the picture…hanging in there…but y’know what? If the budget isn’t there, it isn’t there. Improvise, cut some corners and get inventive or.., keep it closed for now, move along. With that possible actor’s strike breathing down, why risk shutdown #4 should they regroup?
The best bet is to close up shop, get the backing, come back in a few years or so, and make a decent film. Then us, the movie going audience will hear the always moving (and always true) story of how the filmmakers never gave up in all those setbacks and years of development hell.

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Hostel III

Funny. I was thinking about this the other day. Where can this stuff go-? The only thing I can think of is if, with Eli Roth or without him, someone is tortured and killed, only to be the daughter of a former KGB agent/bodyguard (or is hired to find the person who died), played by Vinnie Jones or Oleg Taktarov and starts bringing down the Hunting Club, and dispatches them in the factory with guns, knives, cleavers, bare hands brawling and other knick knacks.

Yeah, that sounds unlike the previous Hostel flicks, but really…? What else is there? The only thing left is either to be discovered/exposed or to mess with the wrong person. Hell, I’d even go that they piss off a rival mobster by accident.