Anyone seen a good movie lately?

[phattymatty]

Among the actors previously linked to the role were Brad Pitt, Jason Lee, Ryan Reynolds and Zach Braff. Director Steve Pink has also signed up for the project, which was originally to be directed by Kevin Smith.

Um... boo.
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gay.  i actually think all four of those guys would be a better choice than that dawsons creek douche.

[Zanshin]

Joshua Jackson Lands Fletch Role?

Former Dawson's Creek actor Joshua Jackson has reportedly beaten some of Hollywood's biggest names to land the title role in Fletch Won. Jackson will play investigative reporter Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher, a part made famous by Chevy Chase in the 1985 comedy Fletch and its 1989 follow-up Fletch Lives, according to website Iesb.net. Among the actors previously linked to the role were Brad Pitt, Jason Lee, Ryan Reynolds and Zach Braff. Director Steve Pink has also signed up for the project, which was originally to be directed by Kevin Smith.

Um... boo.

Never heard of this guy.  I knew Zach Braff was the first pick and that he bowed out, and I thought Ryan Reynolds would be okay, but maybe a little over the top.  I didn't know about Pitt and Jason Lee.  Pitt would have been terrible, but I think Jason Lee would have been a nice fit.  Good chance the movie will suck, regardless.  Of course, that's if it ever gets made.  Seems like this has been floating around forever.

[rjs246]

This is 100% guaranteed to be awful. Might be the worst idea for a remake ever.

[SunMo]

i don't think it's a remake...just another movie in the series

[rjs246]

Fine. Still awful. A terrible actor imitating a classic character created 25 years ago. Yeah, Josh Jackson's deadpan is going to be farging hilarious! No.

[SunMo]

Amen brother!  lol!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Brad Pitt, Jason Lee, Ryan Reynolds and Zach Braff

gay.  i actually think all four of those guys would be a better choice than that dawsons creek douche.

Yes.  Braff wouldn't really be a fit, IMO.  Pitt is also a "not quite" and is probably too old to play Fletch on his first big story.

Reynolds in "Van Wilder" is a bit reminiscent of a younger Chevy Chase, so maybe.


Regardless, I hate that this movie's being made, and especially with Joshua effing Jackson.

[Feva]

Regardless, I hate that this movie's being made, and especially with Joshua effing Jackson.

Word.  Some shtein I wish Hollywood would just leave the farg alone.

[ice grillin you]

"For non comic book fans over the age of 13, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a tedious, incoherent bore. For comic book fans of any age, it is an atrocity - the cinematic desecration of one of the most storied and beloved of Marvel comic book epics.

It reduces iconic characters to soulless special effects and turns one of the most ominous and dangerous of all villains into an interplanetary storm cloud. The action, of which there is little, is predictable and unexciting.

The so-called "drama," of which there is far too much, is painful. Soap opera writers would be embarrassed to script such drivel. Then there's the overlay of "comedy," which is intended to reflect the superheroes' comic book origins, except it's not funny and it makes the Fantastic Four seem more like the Four Stooges than a quartet of world saviors"

"[Director Tim] Story is creating a product and he has lost sight of everything that makes the Fantastic Four beloved by fans. I can't say this is the worst comic book superhero movie to grace the silver screen, but it's in the dregs (and this series hasn't even reached #3 yet). "

"The acting is almost uniformly cringe-inducing. If not for his work in Amazing Grace, I would be convinced that Ioan Gruffudd has no talent whatsoever. Jessica Alba makes love to the camera with her looks but no amount of physical beauty can camouflage the fact that she can't act. (The guy sitting next to me kept murmuring, "She's hot!"

"Julian McMahon froths at the mouth so energetically that one wonders if he has rabies. Stripped of his Shield and trapped under foam and latex, Michael Chilkis comes close to making Ben Grimm a sympathetic figure, until bad jokes get in the way."

"What does it say about a major motion picture when the Stan Lee cameo is the highlight?"

[rjs246]

Yeah, it looks predictably awful.

[Zanshin]

The first one was AWFUL, I couldn't believe they made a sequel.  Did the first one even meet financial expectations?

[rjs246]

Also, I watched Notes on a Scandal last night. Judy Dench and Cate Blanchett were fantastic, but the story is preposterous. Very good acting, meh plot. 3/5

As a side note, I can't figure Blanchett out. She fluctuates between gorgeous, plain and downright ugly more than any actress I can think of. Reminds me of this chick I went to high school with who was either hot with big pillows or hideous with saggy mushroom knockers depending on the day of the week.

[MURP]

The first one was AWFUL, I couldn't believe they made a sequel.

agreed. 

[phattymatty]

watched Breach last night.  *fart*  that's what i thought.  i had higher expectations than i normally do, not sure why, i just thought it was going to be really good.  chris cooper was good as usual, ryan phillippe was pretty bad.  stpry wasn't quite as exciting as i thought.  it's worth watching, but average at best.

[ice grillin you]

ryan phillipe is borderline unwatchable in everything he does