General Movie (Film for snobs) News Thread

[chokeout]

Genuinely gutted about Harryhausen. I was obsessed with his films growing up. There was something about the sequences he made that was just fantastic and still stands up today. Can honestly say that his films led to me becoming so interested in animation and eventually becoming an editor. Went to the exhibition of his work in London a few years ago and the detail in his work was something else. Also someone was showing their kid the medusa scene ( which was playing on a loop) and I have never seen a kid lose their shit so much. It was fantastic.

[Maverick]

Chalk me down as another who loves The Hills Have Eyes remake, easily my favourite horror ever it was excellent. Larry Zybysko claims he was offered the lead in the original and turned it down.

[patiirc]

Genuinely gutted about Harryhausen. I was obsessed with his films growing up. There was something about the sequences he made that was just fantastic and still stands up today. Can honestly say that his films led to me becoming so interested in animation and eventually becoming an editor. Went to the exhibition of his work in London a few years ago and the detail in his work was something else. Also someone was showing their kid the medusa scene ( which was playing on a loop) and I have never seen a kid lose their shit so much. It was fantastic.

 

Gunna have to echo the love for Harryhausen. From reading I think an Eagle annual c1984ish and how they did the figures in his movies I loved stop motion. Moved on to Jittlov and remain totally captivated by his and others works to this day.

[Devon Malcolm]

Get your wallets out:-

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/126673...ref=recommended

 

Fantastic. I really hope this guy gets up to

[DJM]

I know there are a lot of Arnold Schwarzenegger fans on here, so I thought this might interest a few people: Arnold Schwarzenegger lines up Toxic Avenger reboot.

[Devon Malcolm]

Ugh. Just make The Last Stand 2 instead of this shit.

[Devon Malcolm]

In other more important news, they are building a Robocop statue in Detroit:-

 

 

 

 

I think that's fucking brilliant.

[Bellenda Carlisle]

Fuck that's cool! They wanted to build a Terminator statue in Graz Austria but Arnie nixed it which is a shame.

[chokeout]

That looks amazing but doesn't Robocop make Detroit out to be a total crime ridden shit hole?

[Devon Malcolm]

Indeed, but I think it's pretty honest of them to admit it.

[Jas]

Lovely statue, wasn't this funded and paid for by fans of the movies?

[KingOfMetal]

Mr Seven will be pleased

Given his status as the UK

Edited May 19, 2013 by KingOfMetal

[Vamp]

He did a few audition pieces in Inception didn't he? I wasn't too impressed. That's leaving aside his last Batman movie. Still, I guess its good that they're talking to big name directors.

[Devon Malcolm]

Fucking hell. There are absolutely loads of directors around who could do a great Bond film. The first guy they should have called is Morten Tyldum, who directed the brilliant Headhunters. Nolan can fuck off.

 

Mind you, they're not really Bond films any more anyway, so he'd probably be perfect for whatever they think they are now.

[chokeout]

As long as him and his cronies aren't writing it I can't see any problem with him directing it although I'd prefer them to take a chance and get someone like Gareth Evans or Joe Cornish onboard. Even the Brannagh / Vic Armstrong directing combo from Thor would be a good shout.