The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies 7/10
It was what I expected. No real surprises, except it did not seem to have the endless soppy goodbyes that "The Return of the King" had. Yes, it was soppy, just not as much. I would have loved to have seen Saruman being turned by Sauron. These films have a way of making me want to re-read The Silmarillion, so that is what I am doing.
"Star Trek V" was the first film I watched.
skyjedi2005 said:
I thought M was Ralph Fiennes
There is no C in Skyfall what a stupid name for the head of British intelligence.
Ralph Fiennes is still playing "M". From what I understand from other sources is that Andrew Scott is playing another M.I. 6 operations officer (under or alongside Bill Tanner) named Denbig.
I only hope they are able to get a good actor who is just right for the Blofeld role, and that actor is willing and able to come back for a few more films like the actors playing the M.I. 6 office staff do. I would not be surprised if Blofeld only shows up as a rarely scene background character (like in From Russia With Love, and Thunderball), and does not receive any real screen time or become the main villain until Bond 26. They might not even tell anyone who the actor is until the release on Bond 26.
I always disliked these.
"Female Trouble" will always be a Christmas movie to me.
Ryan McAvoy said:
Leonardo said:
QWERTY waffle?
Wasn't she on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team?
Ha! This made me laugh so that a little milk shot out of my nose. Funny thing is, I was not drinking milk at the time.
DuracellEnergizer said:
His New Profession (1914)
Here's something I've noticed about Charlie Chaplin's early films with Keystone Studios: they rather suck. It's hard to see how the Tramp ever became a popular character watching these plotless meanderings.
6/10
Capt. E. Blackadder said:
"I find his films about as funny as getting an arrow through the neck and discovering there's a gas bill tied to it."
AntcuFaalb said:
FanFiltration said:
I don't get out as much with my disabilities
I've seen you mention this elsewhere. If you don't mind sharing, can you tell us what you suffer from?
Bacterial Meningitis with neurological complications.
(CNN) -- "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" director J.J. Abrams has come up with a nostalgic way to reveal the names of the movie's characters.
We've known for months that "The Force Awakens" features fresh faces like John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac. We even got to see them in action in the movie's first trailer, which was released the day after Thanksgiving.
But the lingering mystery was who exactly those actors are playing. Now, thanks to some clever retro-style trading cards, we know the names of their characters.
SPECTRE Trailer: Classic 007 Edition
James Bond (Sean Connery) discovers the evil SPECTRE organization in this supercut trailer that uses footage from the classic films. Can 007 survive the villainous schemes of Ernst Stavro Blofeld? Made in celebration of the announcement of the new official Bond film "Spectre" releasing in 2015 with Daniel Craig.
Sony hack: Next Bond movie is WAY over budget
By Jose Pagliery @Jose_Pagliery December 10, 2014: 8:24 PM ET
The next James Bond movie, "Spectre," is massively over budget and on track to be one of the most expensive films ever made, costing more than $300 million.
That's according to internal memos from the president of MGM Studios. Sony Pictures is the distribution partner for the 24th Bond film. CNNMoney is reviewing thousands of documents leaked online by hackers who broke into Sony.
MGM president Jonathan Glickman sent emails in early November explaining how the studio is scrambling to cut costs.
He says the current budget "sits in the mid $300Ms," but the studio has to drastically cut back to $250 million. And the shooting period already costs $50 million more than the previous film, "Skyfall."
SPOILER WARNING!
His suggestions show some Hollywood tricks:
"We recognize that this movie needs to build on the past few films - and there are expectations we must meet for the audience. Still, we must find further cuts," Glickman says. "This is not about 'nickel and diming' the production."
Barbara Broccoli, the producer (and heiress to the Bond empire), fights back -- saying that she "cannot find the cemetery or villa in the UK" and refuses to cut down the number of trains.
Later, Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal, looped in on all of this, sends a note directly to MGM's president, saying: "It's insane and you know with no script this movie is gonna go overbudget."
It's a rare look at the inner workings of Hollywood.
On the positive side for the studio, though, the major product placement deal struck with Heineken is helping reduce the budget, Glickman says.
The emails also show that director Sam Mendes wants to cast Andrew Scott (who plays villain Dr. Moriarty in the Sherlock TV show) as Bond's intelligence agency boss, "C." And MGM can afford it, because they can pay Scott $1 million less than they were going to pay Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave).
A few more tidbits: There's a "lesbian bad lady." And yes, we will meet Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the evil genius behind the creepy, secret transnational organization SPECTRE.
SilverWook said:
You have to buy a bunch of Marvel figures just to get a complete Groot. (There was a similar scheme with the comic version of Rocket a couple years back.) Dr. Forrester must be pleased!
Iron Man wasn't even in the movie!
I have not bought an action figure in years, and I told my friend the other day that I very much wanted a Groot. They knew we sleepers are out here, and they toy with our hidden toy desires. Well, I will remain Groot free if these are the tactics employed.
I think we have found the new Clouseau!
