Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)

Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider :usuck: thats enough for me not to watch.

Wynter wrote:

I'm biased because I lust after Eric Bana. :D

Aussies will do that to ya ;)

I didn't think much of that movie at all... there's a lot of much better Eric Bana movies around :)

Wynter wrote:

I've been turned off of Comic-turn-film movies ever since the disgrace that is the X-Men series. The only movies worth their praise is The Hulk, Spider-Man, and Batman (Batman and Batman Returns, to the exact). The Trailor looks cool for Ghost Rider but I have the feeling I'll be disappointed in plot and origins. This is what happens when you're a die-hard comic fan. :doh: :sweat:

dont bother watching Ghost Rider.. if your into the action scenes.. yeah really quite dissapointing.. :beaten: but the plot is nice...

Anime Dad wrote:

Aussies will do that to ya ;)

I didn't think much of that movie at all... there's a lot of much better Eric Bana movies around :)

Like Troy? :beaten:

Wynter wrote:

Like Troy? :beaten:

At least he wasn't a wimp in Troy, unlike Orlando Bloom's character.


My oldest daughter is obsessed with Orlando Bloom.

Anime Dad wrote:

At least he wasn't a wimp in Troy, unlike Orlando Bloom's character.


My oldest daughter is obsessed with Orlando Bloom.

Bloom's character pissed me off to no end. I'm not attracted to him at all. I think he's a bit too... I dunno, girly and scrawny for me. Eric Bana is more my type of man, moreso than Pitt. O'course, Johnny takes the cut, but still. Bana is totally droolable.

Oh great, now this is turning into a fangirl thread. :banghead:

bmwracer wrote:Oh great, now this is turning into a fangirl thread. :banghead:

>>SQUEAL!<<

Wynter wrote:

Bloom's character pissed me off to no end. I'm not attracted to him at all. I think he's a bit too... I dunno, girly and scrawny for me. Eric Bana is more my type of man, moreso than Pitt. O'course, Johnny takes the cut, but still. Bana is totally droolable.

I guess when you're 12 (nearly 13) like my daughter is, girly and scrawny is good. *looks at all the MatsuJun fans*

Anime Dad wrote:

I guess when you're 12 (nearly 13) like my daughter is, girly and scrawny is good. *looks at all the MatsuJun fans*

Pfft, I've nevah EVAH been interested in the girl-scrawny. Ya know, I still haven't seen Blood Diamond yet! :pout:

I saw it while we were on holday. I really enjoyed it! Even if Leo is a bit girl-scrawny :P

Anime Dad wrote:I saw it while we were on holday. I really enjoyed it! Even if Leo is a bit girl-scrawny :P

Fa real lol. I thought he was grand in... erm... I forgot the movie's name! O wait, I remember: What's eating Gilbert Grape. He was totally fab in that. I wasn't too keen with him in Titanic, but Winslet was there to make up for him. :mrgreen:

Yeah, Kate was adorable in Titanic, although it was more a whole-movie experience than one or two actors. I haven't seen Gilbert Grape. I didn't mind Catch Me If You Can...

Anime Dad wrote:Yeah, Kate was adorable in Titanic, although it was more a whole-movie experience than one or two actors. I haven't seen Gilbert Grape. I didn't mind Catch Me If You Can...

I haven't seen that one.

Yea, Titanic's star was the Titanic. Everyone and everything else was secondary.

Anime Dad wrote:I didn't mind Catch Me If You Can...

Leo was quite good in The Aviator.

bmwracer wrote:
Leo was quite good in The Aviator.

Another one I didn't see. :beaten: :ashamed: I heard this movie in general was really good, too.

Wynter wrote:Another one I didn't see. :beaten: :ashamed: I heard this movie in general was really good, too.

Yup... Got nominated for a number of Academy Awards.

Watched Terminatrix last night. Kei Mizutani looked old and run down (even in the sera fuku she stole from a high-school girl). :beaten:

Christina Ricci gears up for "Speed Racer"

By Tatiana Siegel and Borys KitSat Apr 14, 1:03 PM ET

Christina Ricci is joining "Matrix" creators Larry and Andy Wachowski's live-action adaptation of the 1960s cartoon "Speed Racer."

Emile Hirsch, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman already have boarded the high-octane Warner Bros. project, which is based on the anime series created by Tatsuo Yoshida for Japanese audiences and later imported to the U.S.

"Speed" centers on a young race car driver, Speed (Hirsch), and his quest for glory in his thundering, gadget-laden vehicle Mach 5. Ricci will star as Speed's girlfriend Trixie, his formidable ally on and off the track.

The show revolved around Speed's family. In the big-screen adaptation, Goodman will play Pops, a race car owner and builder. Sarandon is on board as Pops' wife, the backbone of the family as well as the Mach 5 Go Racing Team.

The Wachowskis, who are writing and directing, are eyeing a summer shoot in Berlin with a summer 2008 release.

The casting is a change in direction for Ricci, who has tended to star in such indie-oriented fare as "Monster," "Penelope" and the recent "Black Snake Moan." She also appeared on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," a turn that earned her an Emmy nomination last year.

bmwracer wrote:Christina Ricci gears up for "Speed Racer"

By Tatiana Siegel and Borys KitSat Apr 14, 1:03 PM ET

Christina Ricci is joining "Matrix" creators Larry and Andy Wachowski's live-action adaptation of the 1960s cartoon "Speed Racer."

Emile Hirsch, Susan Sarandon and John Goodman already have boarded the high-octane Warner Bros. project, which is based on the anime series created by Tatsuo Yoshida for Japanese audiences and later imported to the U.S.

"Speed" centers on a young race car driver, Speed (Hirsch), and his quest for glory in his thundering, gadget-laden vehicle Mach 5. Ricci will star as Speed's girlfriend Trixie, his formidable ally on and off the track.

The show revolved around Speed's family. In the big-screen adaptation, Goodman will play Pops, a race car owner and builder. Sarandon is on board as Pops' wife, the backbone of the family as well as the Mach 5 Go Racing Team.

The Wachowskis, who are writing and directing, are eyeing a summer shoot in Berlin with a summer 2008 release.

The casting is a change in direction for Ricci, who has tended to star in such indie-oriented fare as "Monster," "Penelope" and the recent "Black Snake Moan." She also appeared on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," a turn that earned her an Emmy nomination last year.

Wow, awesome cast! :applaud: Should be a good one.

I've always loved Christina Ricci. She's true to her art. I've never heard of this anime tho... >>will look it up<<