Wow, they shaved...what, twenty million? And it's still over $200 million? :? I think the issue is that Verbinski tends to go overboard in his productions, so even though the original announced budget was $250 million, they may have been worried it would end up over that mark. Now it's been knocked...

Monterey Jack wrote:They should have gone with Old Habits Die Hard as a title, but the studio was probably skittish about using the word "old" in the title of the fifth film in a nearly 25-year-old franchise.

I like that one better MJ!

Patty Jenkins is set to direct the film -- the first woman to helm a Marvel movie. Pretty interesting choice, at least it's not, well, John Moore or some hack...THE KILLING was certainly well done...though I expected with Branagh departing they'd have gone for someone more versed in special effects ...

Back on track with a reduced budget...

http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/disney- ... ease-slot/

Eric W. wrote:Taken 2 and Die Hard 5 all have potential but yeah, the Die Hard title is terrible and I'll absolutely weep if I see Shia get the nod for McClane, Jr.

He's probably out of their price range. Not going to happen.

Agree totally on THE FOG. A flawed movie but an atmospheric one that keeps me coming back in spite of its obvious drawbacks. Whatever you do, DON'T import the European Blu-Ray which has a soft, bland transfer with almost no detail (you can see this on Netflix streaming btw). I've mentioned this befo...

TAKEN was a big hit and that was a January or February release I believe. I guess they are trying to follow the same pattern...and also feel that the project has a certain ceiling (I mean, it IS the fifth film in the series with an aging Bruce Willis). Whether it gets to $100+ mil in the summer or w...

And another horrible title! John Moore is a hack too... 20th Century Fox has set A Good Day To Die Hard for a February 14, 2013 release, the highlight of several pictures the studio has just dated on its release calendar. Bruce Willis is set to reprise his role as John McClane in the John Moore-dire...

Not-bad sequel in that Jaws 2 / Damien: Omen II / Psycho 2 tradition of being deeply unnecessary, yet a lot better than it needed to be to make money. At least it still has that gorgeous, early 80's Carpenter / Cundey look and some reasonably good suspense. The "Michael is Laurie's brother&quo...

Monterey Jack wrote:Hey, guess what...? They don't have the title and are cancelling my order!

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At least you didn't have to wait!

They probably got slammed with the amount of orders. Once one of these ends up on the front page of Slick Deals it's all over.

What turned me off of DD was the many times I tried ordering an FSM CD from them (sometimes at a considerable discount), only to have them tell me it was out of stock and cancelling the order. If you don't HAVE the item, then don't ADVERTISE that you do! :evil: I never purchased anything other than...

The Departed. Eh... A fascinating (and sometimes gripping) premise and some very good sequences but ultinately the movie never completely works. The resolution also ranks as one of the most anti-climactic lead balloons I've ever seen. Visually it is also a rather bland-looking film except for the c...

Glad you used the coupon! I think they've stepped up their game over the last 6-12 months. I can only speak from my experience but the general consensus is that the massive problems they had a year ago seem to have been fixed up unless something is out of stock. I've had good luck over the last few ...

code is HAPPY5 (good for 1 item; shipping is 99 cents, free over $15) Some $3 Blu-Rays and other deals to be had. DDD's shipping btw has improved big time over the last year. They're using the same shipping group as the Warner Archive so the turnaround is faster and their prices have been competitiv...

At least he's man enough to admit that TLW is a bad movie (though he's not admitting how really bad it is!). I think he probably thinks it's worse than he says...though for him, to hear him being critical of any of his work, it's surprising. BTW Sam Neill interestingly confesses that he likes his J...