Jupiter Ascending (2015) D: Wachowskis; S: Kunis, Tatum, Bean
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Re: Jupiter Ascending (2015) D: Wachowskis; S: Kunis, Tatum, Bean
I know someone super close to the movie, and even he says its horrible.
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The trailer looks stellar. But with the reincarnation speech in it I guess I have to prepare to be bashed over the head with the Wachowski's love o philosophy again. Still, with two major sequences being filmed right outside my condo (literally) I'm excited to see it.
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Channing Tatum can't even make simple exposition sound even half way believable. I couldn't even finish the trailer.
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Yeah. That's kind of my worry. Tatum comes off pretty flat. So do some of the other actors. Still keen on this thing cuz it's The Wachowskis but....I'm hopeful for a good flick.
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Batman vs. Superman teaser supposedly will debut before Jupiter Ascending.
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Anybody else here ever read Dragonlance? Because that lizard henchman is the perfect realization of a Draconian.
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Warners foolishly previewed this at Sundance:
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/ju...t-list-wrapper
Here's a quote:
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/ju...t-list-wrapper
Here's a quote:
The invitation-only event, which was not billed as a premiere, was the first time “Jupiter Ascending” was shown to the public. Variety broke news of the screening on Tuesday afternoon, but there were other clues the audience wasn’t about to see a typical Sundance indie.
When attendees with tickets arrived at the Egyptian Theater in Park City, they were handed 3D glasses.
Despite the hype of a secret screening, clusters of seats inside the 300-person venue remained empty, and a handful of patrons walked out of the two-hour-plus space epic starring Mila Kunis as a princess and Channing Tatum as an intergalactic soldier tasked with rescuing her.
The Wachowskis’ flair was fully on display, with sequences reminiscent of “The Matrix” or “Star Wars.” But when the film ended, the usually gracious Sundance audience didn’t clap at the closing credits.
“I hated it,” said one of the festival’s volunteers, who asked not to be identified for fear of irking Sundance. “It’s just ridiculous.”
Her husband was more forgiving. “It’s a combination of a whole bunch of things wrapped into one,” he said.
Neville Kiser, a screenwriter, thought the movie was hurt by the fact that it was debuting at a venue for highbrow films. “I actually liked it,” Kiser said. “But the Sundance context is weird. There were so many people in the audience scoffing and sneering. They are forgetting they are watching a movie targeted primarily to teenage boys. I’m sure those 15-year-old boys, and hopefully girls, will like it.”
The film’s co-directors and stars were not in attendance. One industry expert speculated that the discombobulated story would mean that Warner Bros., which spent $175 million on the film, would lose a significant chunk of money.
When attendees with tickets arrived at the Egyptian Theater in Park City, they were handed 3D glasses.
Despite the hype of a secret screening, clusters of seats inside the 300-person venue remained empty, and a handful of patrons walked out of the two-hour-plus space epic starring Mila Kunis as a princess and Channing Tatum as an intergalactic soldier tasked with rescuing her.
The Wachowskis’ flair was fully on display, with sequences reminiscent of “The Matrix” or “Star Wars.” But when the film ended, the usually gracious Sundance audience didn’t clap at the closing credits.
“I hated it,” said one of the festival’s volunteers, who asked not to be identified for fear of irking Sundance. “It’s just ridiculous.”
Her husband was more forgiving. “It’s a combination of a whole bunch of things wrapped into one,” he said.
Neville Kiser, a screenwriter, thought the movie was hurt by the fact that it was debuting at a venue for highbrow films. “I actually liked it,” Kiser said. “But the Sundance context is weird. There were so many people in the audience scoffing and sneering. They are forgetting they are watching a movie targeted primarily to teenage boys. I’m sure those 15-year-old boys, and hopefully girls, will like it.”
The film’s co-directors and stars were not in attendance. One industry expert speculated that the discombobulated story would mean that Warner Bros., which spent $175 million on the film, would lose a significant chunk of money.
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I could understand them screening Cloud Atlas at Sundance but this is clearly a popcorn film.
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Re: Jupiter Ascending (2015) D: Wachowskis; S: Kunis, Tatum, Bean
As terrible as this movie has looked, I will give WB credit for a drastic shift in marketing after pulling it from last year's slate. The newer trailer I saw a month or two ago was far more interesting than the bland, world-building, exposition-heavy trailers that originally debuted.
Still gonna bomb, though.
Still gonna bomb, though.
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Yeah, horrible audience to show the movie to. Those people are in a different mindset.
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Fucking movie goers.