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NO sequels for the remainder of the year.
None.
Not one.
Nada.
Bupkus.
Follow Ups:
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... unless they're really good. (And I do have a soft spot (in my HEAD) for Planet Of The Apes.)
Hate to be so mealy but I'm dying for anything remotely entertaining this year.
So far bupkis...ZERO.
- No movies based on comic book superheroes.
- No movies filmed in 3D.
- No animated movies with "subtle humor" and "deep themes" that adults can enjoy.
That about covers everything.
actors, writers, cinematographers, or adults-in-general need apply.
.....than original was 'Empire strikes back'.
However, Lucas really ruined the series, turning it into play pen for Ewoks and other fuzzy critters, sorry for my anti-non-human bias.
...but I don't buy it.
I'll take SW any day over TESB. The actorly direction was better in Empire but the camera didn't dance and the screen didn't sing.
But I agree re SW VI, smothered in cuteness. Yech.
.........I grew up.
...and thus arguably grown-up...when SW came out. And in truth, I was a wee bit disappointed that SW was so specifically aimed at 12-14 YOs. However, I got over it. I'd also seen Lucas' THX1138 and American Graffitti when they came out in theaters.
For leaden dialogue foisted on good actors SW is seldom surpassed.
However, in purely cinematic terms, the images in SW are more vivid and memorable, primo examples of epic visual storytelling. The opening scene alone tells you pretty much all you need to know about the rebels vs the Empire. And the camera moves and dances in a particularly fluid way that the two sequels - despite the big battle sequences - never quite achieve. (I also see them now as the beginning sof the more is not enough syndrome that afflicted Lucas in the prequels.)
The exhuberance of that first film was quite seductive, even for a sci-fi starved twenty something.
The acting and line readings are much better in part 5, no question. And TESB is structurally tauter. But I don't love it more. I think it has just as many faults, in a slightly less interesting way.
.....now about your taste as a cineste.
Yes, I agree cinematically SW is better than ESB. But as I have grown up, I began to appreciate fine acting and structure of the plot more.
"Fine acting and plot" in TESB???? PLOT??? LOL!
OK then. Let me catch my breath...
I did say I was going against received wisdom. And after 50 years of watching movies and 35 of being a serious film fan I'm not too concerned about the relative merits of SWs eps.
BTW, I feel plot, as commonly used, is overrated.
....compared to SW.
Btw. I agree the plot is over-rated, and that's why I outgrew them.
Star Trek, the Wrath of Kahn. Light years better than the first
Rocky III, arguably better than I.
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
....but I don't agree on Rocky. I am not saying I was better tHan III, not really worse either.
loved em both, but the followup, with the theme of the protagonist who's gone "soft" facing an antagonist who was hungry and wildly talented, worked for me. Casting Mr. T worked to a "T".
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
nt
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...I am a fan of 'Once upon a time in America'.
...quality of sequel, not on any particular sympathy for it.
J
I'd also add T2 over the original.
...I do agree I liked T2 better than the original.
Now, not so much. I did go see the recent one, but it was only so-so. Haven't seen one of the Schwartz T's for many years.
Rocky 2-6 should be excluded because they are unique, entirely different movies from the original.
Can't wait.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
Now that (might be) a sequel worth seeing.
J.B.
Edits: 06/01/11
They're polishing the script and it's supposed to start filming later this year for a summer 2012 release.
But here's Abrams quoted today:
"The worst thing we could possibly do would be to put something into production to make a release date instead of a great movie.
“I care much more that it be good than it be ready. I’m obviously doing everything I can to make sure that schedules don’t get screwed up. But I don’t think anyone wants a movie on time that’s not worth your time.”
I commend his attitude and hope the suits leave him alone.
His Super 8 is out shortly.
I'm actully looking forward to the next ST.
Didn't even know there was one in the works. Checked IMDB, shows 2012... I'll see it when it's out.
...sequels which were better than the originals.
Maybe it will happen this summer...
The Godfather II
Road Warrior
Spiderman 2
The Empire Strikes Back
Also need to see Entertanment Weekly's list of summer/fall openings.
"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
l
nt
Why promise ahead that which you don't know? Maybe there'll be a good sequel (or prequel) coming out this year. Ask me late December. :)
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