Posted on 06/16/2014 5:27:52 AM PDT by Macoozie
With an opening weekend take of $28 million, Tom Cruises new sci-fi film Edge of Tomorrow which debuted June 6 did even worse than his last sci-fi movie, 2013s Oblivion. In the last eight years, Cruise has had only one hit (2011s Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol). It looks like hes nearing the end of his run as a major movie star, though well see how Mission: Impossible 5 does when it comes out next year.
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Hollywood is obsessed with making money in the global marketplace. They only want to make a movie that can be marketable anywhere. That means the script has to be simple enough to be understood even by those with a tenuous understanding of English and/or American culture.
So true there is typically no subtlety at all. CGI like any other tool will take time for people to figure out (I remember the over abundance of synthesized music in the 80s as one example). Some on cable are figuring it out though. If you watch at Game of Thrones they have used a LOT of CGI to provide the locations but it is nearly undetectable unless you are looking for it. Most importantly the producers understand that it should aid the story and not be the focus.
Depp is best in quirky roles like Ed Wood.
I've seen "The Book Thief" and agree that it's very good. I've not yet seen "The Grand Budapest Hotel", but I'll take a look soon. I thought "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" was fairly well done (and it had an excellent British cast). Just yesterday I saw "Chef" and couldn't help but notice that despite the lack of gratuitous sex and violence, excessive computerized graphics and so on, it was a pretty darned good movie. Too bad Tom Cruise's latest effort was playing right next door, with its intrusive thumping explosions.
Learned something else yesterday - there's a smartphone app that tells you what times during any given movies are best for bathroom breaks. Finally, all this technology pays off. :-/
None of these guys do movies that I would pay to see. No superhero or giant mosnter in any of them. LOL
I do understand that Godzilla’s career is taking a nose dive also. After so well in his last incarnation this one has not received good reviews.
Hey, there’s no agreeing allowed on FR! ;-)
I saw edge of tomorrow and “waste” was not what came to mind when Emily Blunt was looking buff.
I don’t go to movies. I won’t support these commie-liberal Hollyweirdos.
I don’t know about their “box office draw”, but as actors, a lot of them are some of the BEST current actors.
1. Tom Cruise is a good actor most of the time. I enjoy most of his movies. Most are not “great”, but well worth watching.
2. Russell Crowe is a GREAT actor. I won’t watch Noah, but I have loved all his other movies.
3. George Clooney is hit and miss. In some movies he is very good, but in others he just sucks! I’m not a big fan.
4. Colin Farrell can be a very good actor. In several movies of his that I have seen, I was impressed by him.
5. Adam Sandler is not for me. I am not a big fan of comedy so I typically don’t watch his movies. Of the ones I have seen, I am not impressed.
6. Johnny Depp is one of the best actors of our time. I’m serious! I’m not talking about just his “Pirate movies” although in the first one he was great!
Benny & Joon, The Ninth Gate, Blow, Finding Neverland, Public Enemies, The Tourist, Dark Shadows, and even The Lone Ranger, although a lousy movie, he played a great Tonto (in the Jack Sparrow tradition). I haven’t yet seen Transcendence, but I will.
7. Vince Vaughn, again comedy, but what I have seen of him, he doesn’t rate to be in this list of actors. He’s a nobody.
8. Matt Damon was great in the 3 Bourne movies, especially the first one. Other than that, he sucks. Particularly terrible in True Grit. If you can’t put in a better performance than Glen Campbell, you really suck! His vile political views and stances are just another turn off for me. I agree here, this guy is washed up.
Tom Cruise: I liked Oblivion, very much! I haven’t seen Edge of Tomorrow yet, but I definitely will soon.
Russell Crowe: R U kidding me? Gladiator is an epic film on par with “The Ten Commandments”, due in large part to the performances of the lead actor.
If you like that sort of thing...
But, but, you're missing the "movie experience". (cough)
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That's very true. My favs are:
The guy definitely doesn't play the same character over and over again. I think he's taken some big chances in his career and he's played some great characters. I wish he'd kept his politics to himself however.
last movie I saw was either ET or romancing the stone possiblilty Star Wars.....decades ago. Two cheap to pay the price and nothing seems to be good when you read reviews from several different sources...
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