Search found 150 matches

by Mike Skerritt
Mon Apr 07, 2014 2:15 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: THE ABYSS - 2014? / Transfer finished?
Replies: 5
Views: 1388

THE ABYSS - 2014? / Transfer finished?

Sorry if there is already a thread for this but I searched and didn't see one. THE ABYSS is airing on Cinemax this month, in what looks to me like a true HD transfer. Widescreen, crystal clear. I've never seen it look this good. I know that Fox and Cameron have been working on a new transfer for Blu...
by Mike Skerritt
Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:25 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: RIP Paul Walker - FAST & FURIOUS 7 "Touching, Satisfying"
Replies: 42
Views: 4720

Re: RIP Paul Walker - FAST & THE FURIOUS - Dead at 40

Interesting Hollywood Reporter article on the insurance angle... Paul Walker's Death: Why 'Fast & Furious 7's' Insurer May Decide Movie's Fate http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-walkers-death-why-fast-661727 Odd that this piece didn't mention BOURNE as Universal's other big live-action ...
by Mike Skerritt
Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:55 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: RIP Paul Walker - FAST & FURIOUS 7 "Touching, Satisfying"
Replies: 42
Views: 4720

Re: RIP Paul Walker - FAST & THE FURIOUS - Dead at 40

Everything I've been reading so far says that they were about halfway done with shooting, with Walker still to shoot several crucial scenes. It seems they'll need to do a substantial overhaul to finish what they've started. The most obvious route seems to me to make his character's death a key point...
by Mike Skerritt
Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:52 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: BOURNE Again - Damon, Greengrass Sign Up for 2016
Replies: 13
Views: 1769

Re: BOURNE Again for Renner; Justin Lin Directs

I'm surprised to see the apathy (or loathing) for SUPREMACY, which for my money is one of the best action movies of the past ten or fifteen years. I still haven't seen LEGACY so I don't have an educated opinion on the subject, though it's clear Universal will keep running the property into the groun...
by Mike Skerritt
Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:19 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: NOAH (2014) - Thread
Replies: 55
Views: 5156

Re: NOAH (2014) - Trailer Released

It's certainly more conventional than I was expecting.
by Mike Skerritt
Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:51 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - Official Thread
Replies: 22
Views: 2502

Re: X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - Trailer

AndyDursin wrote:Singer says the film is supposed to "be darker" than previous installments with less humor -- no shocker there.
NOT ENOUGH :roll: IN THE WORLD.
by Mike Skerritt
Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:40 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: THE COUNSELOR - Ridley Scott/Cormac McCarthy Thriller
Replies: 9
Views: 1401

Re: THE COUNSELOR - Ridley Scott/Cormac McCarthy Thriller

AV Club's (positive) review: www.avclub.com/articles/the-counselor,104635/

I'm intrigued by the idea that in writing a screenplay, as opposed to a novel, McCarthy evidently manifests his themes textually rather than burying them.
by Mike Skerritt
Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:32 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: THE COUNSELOR - Ridley Scott/Cormac McCarthy Thriller
Replies: 9
Views: 1401

Re: THE COUNSELOR - Ridley Scott/Cormac McCarthy Thriller

Cant see how this one proves to be a commercial success...its impossible to figure out the plot from the trailer too Yeah, what's odd to me is they're selling the depravity of the piece (see what that did for VERY BAD THINGS) and not the civilian-turned-drug-dealer story (see what that did for BREA...
by Mike Skerritt
Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:26 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL - Wes Anderson, March 2014
Replies: 5
Views: 657

Re: GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL - Wes Anderson, March 2014 - Traile

On the one hand, this looks entertaining as hell. On the other hand, I really wish Anderson would do something different one of these days. I realize that's unfair in a way because, as Andy correctly points out, his work is still better than the vast majority of what comes out these days. But still ...
by Mike Skerritt
Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:22 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Criterion New Releases
Replies: 40
Views: 7247

Re: Criterion New Releases

I'm a little (but pleasantly) surprised to see THIEF among the new batch, though I guess if any Mann were going to make the Criterion cut it would be that one. Or perhaps MANHUNTER, which IMHO is strangely remembered as better than it actually is.
by Mike Skerritt
Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:15 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Blu Ray.
Replies: 3
Views: 562

Re: Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Blu Ray.

Here's a (probably stupid) question - when BR's such as this are released overseas and are "region free," then obviously they should be able to play in any players in the US, but are there then any PAL/NTSC conversion issues such as speed up?
by Mike Skerritt
Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:48 am
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Halloween Horror Marathon 2013
Replies: 107
Views: 40259

Re: Halloween Horror Marathon 2013

(back in the days when channel 38 showed gory horror and action movies with virtually no edits to the violence, like this and The Terminator , which didn't even snip Arnie's "F*ck yuoh, azzhole" line :shock: ) Hahahahahahahahaha, YES. Channel 38. I remember Andy and I talking about that e...
by Mike Skerritt
Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:12 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: MONUMENTS MEN - Delayed to 2014
Replies: 7
Views: 942

Re: MONUMENTS MEN - Worst Trailer Music...Ever??

Interesting. They used music cribbing INCEPTION but not the Horn of Doom.

I like Clooney as a filmmaker but I think he's overrated as a writer. I look forward to liking this and completely forgetting about it. ;)
by Mike Skerritt
Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: Halloween Horror Marathon 2013
Replies: 107
Views: 40259

Re: Halloween Horror Marathon 2013

LOVE horror, I just don't have time to watch anything nowadays with two small kids at home :)
by Mike Skerritt
Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:34 pm
Forum: Theatrical, Blu-Ray & DVD Discussion
Topic: HOBBIT Budgets Total $560 Million -- So Far
Replies: 6
Views: 826

Re: HOBBIT Budgets Total $560 Million -- So Far

I think the success of LOTR was the worst thing that could've happened to Jackson creatively. He has no boundaries, no one to answer to, and the products of the the kind of fiefdom he lords over down in Wellington are the kind of self-indulgent, rudderless movies he's made since then - KING KONG, TH...