Careful_perspective Posted August 16, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 16, 2016 (edited) I'm excited, what does everyone else think?!!? Edited August 16, 2016 by Rinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWoo7 Posted August 16, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Excited ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted August 16, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 16, 2016 It looks like the kind of film that will have a surprise/strange ending. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted August 16, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 16, 2016 It's always hard to tell from a trailer with films like this. It could go either way. Looks like a solid cast though, so I'll give it a tentative 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted August 16, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I looked it up and it is a short story by Ted Chiang called "The story of You". It is a free PDF download. It seems interesting. From what I am getting, some time manipulation or bending might be involved, too. Not too sure just started reading it and the tenses change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted August 16, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Hell, I love such stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted August 16, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 16, 2016 anyone else but Amy Adams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted August 17, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 17, 2016 I wonder who would be really surprised if such a visitation occurred? We've seen so many of these movies since the 70's that we actually expect it to happen It does look like an interesting cast so I'll probably watch. If there ever IS such an event I'll be getting as far from it as I can. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted August 17, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 17, 2016 6 hours ago, and then said: I wonder who would be really surprised if such a visitation occurred? We've seen so many of these movies since the 70's that we actually expect it to happen It does look like an interesting cast so I'll probably watch. If there ever IS such an event I'll be getting as far from it as I can. In any movie the cities get blasted. I told my daughter to never live in a big one! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted August 17, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 17, 2016 A complex movie about aliens and linguistics? Sorry, I am too busy eating a feast of joy to even begin to speak. This is literally just about everything that I am most interested in, in this entire world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted August 17, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Another interesting point to note is that is will be released 11/11~ Armistice Day ~ now I need to look more into the author of the story on which it is based............. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted August 19, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Looks OK I guess. Not sure Amy Adams can pull off that role. Seems like a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma_Acid Posted August 29, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 29, 2016 It's directed by Denis Villeneuve, who's a pretty uncompromising director (and whose next movie is Blade Runner 2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted August 29, 2016 #14 Share Posted August 29, 2016 21 minutes ago, Emma_Acid said: It's directed by Denis Villeneuve, who's a pretty uncompromising director (and whose next movie is Blade Runner 2). So? With all tendencies nowadays, I wouldn't expect much. When was the last time you've given sci-fi movie 10 out of 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma_Acid Posted August 29, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) 11 minutes ago, bmk1245 said: So? With all tendencies nowadays, I wouldn't expect much. When was the last time you've given sci-fi movie 10 out of 10? What "tendencies"? Villeneuve tends to direct the movies he wants to make in the way he wants to make them, for better or for worse. I'm not interested in watching a 10/10 movie, I'm interested in watching a movie that has no obvious studio meddling and is as close as possible to what the director wanted to achieve. Edited August 29, 2016 by Emma_Acid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted August 29, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 29, 2016 12 minutes ago, Emma_Acid said: What "tendencies"? Villeneuve tends to direct the movies he wants to make in the way he wants to make them, for better or for worse. I'm not interested in watching a 10/10 movie, I'm interested in watching a movie that has no obvious studio meddling and is as close as possible to what the director wanted to achieve. Scripts becoming more and more ret@rded, Gravity, for example. BTW, how you figure what movie was produced with studio meddling, and what was not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted August 29, 2016 #17 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I'm not big on alien-type films, but this premise is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted August 29, 2016 #18 Share Posted August 29, 2016 6 minutes ago, Child of Bast said: I'm not big on alien-type films, but this premise is interesting. Premise might be not that bad, but I'm having sneaking suspicion that performance will be way below than expected (Star Wars latest crap, for example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted August 29, 2016 #19 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I don't get as worked up about movies being what they are expected to be. I've learned that I'm not as knowledgeable about how things should work in Hollywood and when making a movie. I've also learned that most people are pretty unforgiving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted August 29, 2016 #20 Share Posted August 29, 2016 12 minutes ago, Child of Bast said: I don't get as worked up about movies being what they are expected to be. I've learned that I'm not as knowledgeable about how things should work in Hollywood and when making a movie. I've also learned that most people are pretty unforgiving. I'm in this pool: don't promise you can't deliver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted August 29, 2016 #21 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Most people are in that pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted August 29, 2016 #22 Share Posted August 29, 2016 On 17/08/2016 at 2:55 AM, and then said: I wonder who would be really surprised if such a visitation occurred? We've seen so many of these movies since the 70's that we actually expect it to happen It does look like an interesting cast so I'll probably watch. If there ever IS such an event I'll be getting as far from it as I can. Obviously Hollywood knows something and is preparing us. Yah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma_Acid Posted August 29, 2016 #23 Share Posted August 29, 2016 7 hours ago, bmk1245 said: Scripts becoming more and more ret@rded, Gravity, for example. BTW, how you figure what movie was produced with studio meddling, and what was not? There have always been "retarded" scripts. There are plenty of good sci fi movies coming out if you can look past the local multiplex. Some movies have troubled shoots, no time for script re-writes, obviously forced plot changes to accommodate sequels/off-shoots (all of these affected Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman). Movies like Prometheus were totally chopped and changed half way through to allow for more movies. Some studios don't give a toss if the movie makes no sense, as long as they can rinse more money out of it. As soon as you know what to look for in a meddled-with movie, you can see one a mile off. Fox, Warner Bros and Sony are the most notorious studios. This doesn't necessarily doom the movie - remember Blade Runner had a terrible theatrical version because the studio didn't get what Scott was trying to do, and had to go through several different cuts, versions and reshoots to get it where it is today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma_Acid Posted August 29, 2016 #24 Share Posted August 29, 2016 57 minutes ago, ExpandMyMind said: Obviously Hollywood knows something and is preparing us. Yah? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted August 30, 2016 #25 Share Posted August 30, 2016 8 hours ago, Emma_Acid said: There have always been "retarded" scripts. There are plenty of good sci fi movies coming out if you can look past the local multiplex. Some movies have troubled shoots, no time for script re-writes, obviously forced plot changes to accommodate sequels/off-shoots (all of these affected Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman). Movies like Prometheus were totally chopped and changed half way through to allow for more movies. Some studios don't give a toss if the movie makes no sense, as long as they can rinse more money out of it. As soon as you know what to look for in a meddled-with movie, you can see one a mile off. Fox, Warner Bros and Sony are the most notorious studios. This doesn't necessarily doom the movie - remember Blade Runner had a terrible theatrical version because the studio didn't get what Scott was trying to do, and had to go through several different cuts, versions and reshoots to get it where it is today. I'm glad you mentioned Prometheus. While trailer looked promising, after watching the movie I went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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