Oso planning to go pro
I dont get the JJ Abrams hate. Not a great movie person but LOST was the best TV show I have ever watched. I have hope.
Avengers 2, no question, because Joss Whedon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JJ AbramsTimes, like, a thousand. Also, because the MCU has yet to serve a massive let-down. I hate to hold Lucas' failings against Abrams, but it is what it is.
I don't get the obsession with Whedon. I mean, I think the films are fine but they're not some stellar untouchable masterpiece as everyone seems to act like they are. Maybe I've been over saturated with the superhero genre and am honestly bored with the concept (how does your world have till problems if Thor, Ironman, Hulk, and Captain America are teamed up?). I also absolutely hated how the Avengers basically asked you to see 14 films before that one in order to get all the characters. That's a lot to ask any movie-goer and they didn't explain a lot to someone who hadn't seen every single one. I remember going "who the hell is this guy?" and "what the hell is this thing" all the time.On Abrams, I see that he does a great job beginning something and a pretty sketchy track-record for how to close it out (Super 8, LOST, Into Darkness) ...which is why I think giving him #7 is perfect. I hope they use 3 different directors for all 3 a la the OT.
You made my day there. I haven't been following this much as to avoid all of the spoilers and leaked information. This, however, is a game changer. It reminded me of a tidbit, I read a few weeks ago. Anthony Daniels said this film would be better than Empire Strikes Back. Now that I have connected the dots with the trailer, it does seem quite dark - like sh*t really hits the fan. If that is the case then I just may have to bring an extra pair of underwear along in December 2015. All I can say Aughnanure is that today is YOUR DAY. Do whatever you want, and if anyone challenges you just say that MDDG is 100% behind you. May the Force Be With You
Rian Johnson, best known for work on Breaking Bad, is slated to direct Episode VIII.Good point on Abrams starting strong and fizzling, that unfortunate trait could play to his favor. I look forward to both movies, but I'm far more of a Whedon fanboy, which I freely admit.
I'll be honest. I'm looking forward to quite a few films next year. Avengers 2 & the Marvel slate, Star Wars, the next James Bond ---- there was a bunch more but I need to look at the list of what else is due in 2015. My kids are already raving about the Minion Movie.
Along with Avengers, Star Wars, and James Bond the following films will also be released in 2015:Mad MaxTomorrowlandJurassic WorldFinding DoryTerminatorAnt-ManHunger GamesPanMission ImpossibleWorld of Warcraft (no, really)Fantastic FourPeanuts 50 Shades of GreyFast and Furious 7...it's really pretty ridiculous.
Mad Max is going to be amazeballs.
There was a Mad Max trailer on some DVD the wife and I watched last week. Action packed for sure.
I know this is going to sound ironic as hell given how much I've been carrying on about a new Star Wars movie....but what the damn hell is up with just constant reboots? Mad Max, really? That's something we need to reboot? Hell, Fast and Furious came out 15 years ago shouldn't we reboot that now instead of having a 7th???? Of that list 5 out of 17 are reboots and 7 out of the remaining 12 are sequels and 3 out the remain 5 coming from previously established source material. Sweet gentle unique baby elephants! Why can't we come up with new Mad Max type original movies????
Isn't the director of the new Mad Max the same as the first three movies? Is it a re-boot?
Now that I dig a little deeper, I guess it's a sequel...didn't know that. I semi-retract my previous outrage. So 4 out of 17 are reboots.
And all except 3 are some sort of sequel/reboot. There's a reason why we're in the golden age of television.
Sadly, even television has struggled with the advent of the cheap production costs and high ratings of reality TV. We're lucky for HBO, Showtime, and AMC among others. Very glad for the cable networksx and the new Netflix stuff.
Little off-topic, but Alpha House on Amazon has been a really fun watch.
Been meaning to get Prime. I'll have to check it out.
Prime is easily the greatest thing that has happened to me.
I suppose I could always drop the podcast, that'd free up some time.