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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 6:08:24 GMT -8
Zoolander 2 Trailer (2016)
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Post by neeran on Nov 18, 2015 16:06:53 GMT -8
^ hilarious!! Lol. Will watch this in cinema for sure.
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 21, 2016 19:32:39 GMT -8
Wonder Woman solo movie - some footage from it. Looks really lame. Almost like a TV show
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Post by abhijacko on Jan 21, 2016 19:40:51 GMT -8
Superhero overdoes continues ..
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Post by riverpanthera on Mar 10, 2016 21:36:30 GMT -8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKrVegVI0UsLatest Captain America Civil War trailer! Looks like a lot of fun, I like Spidey's intro By the way to mods if you're reading, why are we no longer able to embed videos?
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Post by gangsta on Mar 11, 2016 7:05:42 GMT -8
riverpanthera - in the BBCode section, just use the [ youtube ] [ /youtube ] (without the additional spaces of course) and it shows up without issue. Nice trailer. Marvel is on a roll.
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Post by riverpanthera on Apr 7, 2016 15:21:07 GMT -8
I'm looking forward to this just cause it's Star Wars, but I gotta say, that trailer was not particularly exciting. Felt kinda bland.
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Post by abhijacko on Apr 10, 2016 19:02:54 GMT -8
This looks amazing !!! Hedwig's theme towards the end gave me goosebumps. My most eagerly awaited Hollywood flick of the year
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Post by riverpanthera on Apr 10, 2016 21:32:03 GMT -8
^Agree, the movie looks incredible(and I loved that the trailer didn't give any plot away).
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Post by riverpanthera on Apr 12, 2016 22:28:57 GMT -8
Doctor Strange trailer (this is the marvel movie I'm most looking forward to this year actually, even more than Civil War- Though I am a bit annoyed at the whitewashing again. but it's not enough to put me off the movie)
It looks incredible! So many good movies this year. Plus I'm a big fan of Benedict Cumberbatch so at least I'm sure he will be good.
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Post by abhijacko on Apr 13, 2016 5:52:06 GMT -8
What was the whitewashing this time?
No idea, who or what dr. strange is. But looking forward to it for Cumberbatch
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Post by gangsta on Apr 13, 2016 5:58:16 GMT -8
^ Wow. Terrific trailer. I am a big fan of Benedict Cumberbatch as well. And I like Rachel McAdams as well. Though I don't even know this character, the trailer looks really good. So many Marvel films to looks forward to in the next couple of years.
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Post by riverpanthera on Apr 14, 2016 1:10:25 GMT -8
What was the whitewashing this time? No idea, who or what dr. strange is. But looking forward to it for Cumberbatch Jus search online- you'll find plenty of articles but in short it's Tilda Swinton playing a major character who is asian. This is made worse probably by the fact that Doctor Strange has strong asian mythology in the story. But yeah for me it's not that big deal cause the rest of the movie looks so good , however I don't understand why hollywood keeps doing it when there are plenty of good asian actors. You would think they would learn from the backlash now. And especially Marvel of all people don't need to do this, their movie is going to get eyeballs anyway because of their reputation and that it's starring Cumberbatch so it's not like casting Tilda Swinton is making the movie more viewer friendly. |
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Post by gangsta on Apr 14, 2016 6:18:45 GMT -8
^ Ah ok. This is actually more understandable. But again, I will wait till the movie comes out though. Because I remember the whole backlash about Ben Kingsley and the Mandarin. And because of what it eventually turned out to be in the movie, it now seems much ado about nothing.
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Post by abhijacko on Apr 14, 2016 6:39:40 GMT -8
Ehh. I don't see what the big deal is. Maybe they wanted a big name actor in their line up and the "asian origin" actors were too busy. Ken Wantanabe is the only real big name player, and he might have been booked
I feel like people are getting too touchy these days regarding all this whitewashing and white-oscars BS
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Post by riverpanthera on Apr 14, 2016 23:46:41 GMT -8
^some people do make into too much of a big deal yes, however I think they are still right about wanting it. (it's kinda like how some 'feminists' are annoying but doesn't mean they are wrong about wanting more equality for women)
The problem is there's few good roles for asians as it is and then you take away the ones that are actually written for them, of course people are going to be angry. It woudlnt' be an issue if there were plenty of roles already available for asians (hence why you can change white character to non white and it won't matter because there's plenty out there-although even then you probably would get some backlash).
And like I said with this movie, it's perhaps more annoying precisely because they actually don't need a big name player. How many people are going to watch this only because it has Tilda Swinton really (most will watch it for Benedict and Marvel)
And with the oscars it was the same sorta issue, people weren't really angry that no black people were nominated, it was more that it showed just how few good roles there are for black people to begin with so there's not much room for oscar worthy performances.
However I do agree that boycotting is going too far, hence I will still watch this movie, and probably even love it. It's just something that there was no reason for them to get wrong.
P.S Please tell me you dont' really think Ken Watanabe is the only good well known asian actor. I'm going to assume you wrote that without really considering properly.
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Post by abhijacko on Apr 16, 2016 21:31:43 GMT -8
^^ Wow, that's a lot of content in one post. To begin with, I honestly cannot recall any current male Asian actor who is big in Hollywood besides Wantanabe. We used to have Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jet Li. That's all the famous ones i can think of, off the top of my head. I hope that doesnt make me a bad person  I don't see the problem here. There are few good roles for Asians. So what? They have their own massive film industry back home and those Asian actors are superstars there. I don't think, they themselves care if they make it big in Hollwood or not. Much like Bollywood. Also, when the Asian movies do not have significant roles for Americans/Europeans, then why should the American movies be burdened with the task of "equal representation". Its just much ado about nothing IMO Feminists are not annoying. Not the genuine ones. Its those pretentious, aggressive women/men who don't understand feminism and just act like a bunch of bullies. Those are the annoying ones. I know people say that this was about Blacks not getting as many roles and not about nominations, but I think that was not true. Why would you then boycott the oscars over this? Why should someone get a nomination just because they are black or asian or mexican or whatever? And if this waa truly about "diversity" why is it that the Black community was only p***ed off at the under-representation of Black people in Hollywood/Oscars and not a word was uttered about other races. I think the whole thing was bs and an over-reaction which is typical of the internet age. -- Finally about the Tilda issue. The producers and directors felt like she was perfect for the role. But instead of getting someone perfect for the role, they be "politically correct" and hired someone of Asian decent just because they were Asian - I think that would be unfair to Tilda Swinton. Because race took precedence over merit. |
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Post by riverpanthera on Apr 16, 2016 21:50:02 GMT -8
^I can't be bothered replying to everything (partly cause it's opinion and so I"m not going to change it) but I dont' think the comparison you make about asian movies vs hollywood movies is correct and the reason is that in REAL life, there is far more diversity in america than there is in any asian countries. So hollywood movies do need to represent that diversity more than any asian movie would- I mean there's no one there who is missing out or suffering as a result. We are not really talking about asian actors here as such who have enough roles in their own countries. But it's Americans or British actors (though I find british movies/shows are much better with diversity) of asian heritage that suffer the most. This is more a general comment though not necessarily related to this movie.
Plus the issue here is different in that this character was written as asian and the movie is still steeped in asian culture and even in the trailer you can see that influence- she is basically dressed like a monk etc and presumably training in some asian monestary. It's like everything about her screams 'asian' but she's not asian. it's just plain stupid.
I wouldn't mind if the culture was not an important part of the character and the mythology.
Can you imagine a hindi movie having an asian character played by a white guy. I'm sure that would not go down well. But somehow when hollywood does it, it's ok.
Eg I actually didn't have a huge problem with them changing Bane in TDKR from Latino to white because nothing about Bane's character really has anything to do with being Latino (at least as far as I know). It was not an important part of the movie. (Though even there it would have been nice to give a latino actor a chance)
Or even to an extent, I was ok with Benedict playing Khan in Star Trek.. because at least there, it had a somewhat logical reason (the surprise factor) and that once again, there wasn't anything about him that was arabic or muslim as a characteristic besides his name. Plus they were probably trying to avoid the stereotype.
But movies like Gods of Egypt etc are the worst at this whitewashing, compared to that Doctor Strange is not that bad, at least it's just one character. I'm just disappointed because it feels so unnecessary.
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Post by abhijacko on Apr 17, 2016 6:40:46 GMT -8
GOOD American actors of Asian heritage. Who are these guys? I am not having a go. I honestly cannot think of anyone popular who would fit this description  |
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Post by riverpanthera on Apr 18, 2016 0:26:41 GMT -8
^ok I'll admit I can't either, at least not off the top of my head, but I"m sure they exist. In fact that itself is the problem that we can't name these guys cause they never get a chance to shine. anyway I don't think you are getting the point I am making but instead getting too caught up on having 'big name' actors when there was not even any need to cast a big name in the first place here. Also as I said this movie is a different story because in this movie's case as the character is written asian so even an asian actor will do- doesn't have to be american asian. all I can say is, Tilda better give the performance of a lifetime if I"m truly to accept that not a single asian or asian/american actor was capable of doing that. (not that I have anything against Tilda at all, it's not her fault) Producers always give that silly excuse that someone was perfect for the role when they are trying to not come across as whitewashing and frankly that excuse never flies. The funny thing is, like 5-7 years ago, if this had come up, I would be reacting exactly how you have, i thought it was just no big deal (I even defended The Last Airbender casting at one point- gosh I was so wrong), but having seen more and more hollywood movies and just I guess hearing the different view points, I have changed my thoughts on the subject. I do think white washing is a very real problem and I"m just astounded that it's still happening. You woudl think in this day and age it wouldn't be necessary. But I really should stop now, this is making it all sound like I hate the movie, when I'm actually really looking forward to it. And this whitewashing wont' even affect my opinion about the movie to be honest. It's not like i"m going to rate it lower. But that doesn't mean I"m going to say they are right about this when they are clearly not. this movie is just getting my criticism in a way precisely because i"m looking forward to it, so I care more about it. But it's just one movie, the problem is that it happens on a regular basis with all movies. Even after posting this, I heard about Ghost in the Shell- dont' even get me started on that one. This might explain my feelings in a more funnier way www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebG4TO_xss |
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Post by abhijacko on Apr 18, 2016 7:05:05 GMT -8
I do get the point you are making riverpanthera  And I agree with it to an extent. There is an issue, and it should be addressed. I just do not agree with the way it is being addressed - the wrong points are being discussed and addressed. Because, as I said, the issue is not truly about diversity if only one section of non-whites is being represented. The Oscars hosting was prime example of that - as Inarritu called it out. About Tilda Swinton, you have to see that she brings a lot more to the table than some Asian actor would. She will be appealing to the middle aged female demographic which is the weakest demographic for superhero movies - plus she has credibility as an Oscar winner. They can put titles like "Starring oscar nominee Cumberbatch, oscar winner tilda, .." etc. in trailers finally, about Ghost in Shell. I read about the hooplah it is causing that ScaJo's character should be an Asian. Easier said than done. ScaJo has way more star power than any other actress today - even more so that JLaw, Meryl Streep because of her stint with Marvel as Black Widow - she appeals to women and men alike. If they cast a Japaneese actress who would most certainly be a no-name, it would mean losing several million dollars on the opening weekend. Not worth it when you purchase comic book rights for astronomical amounts |
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Post by riverpanthera on May 21, 2016 2:09:00 GMT -8
I'm kinda looking forward to this as enjoyed both the first two movies.
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Post by ujjwala on May 21, 2016 4:42:45 GMT -8
His hair is a lot like William Shatner in this one.
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Post by riverpanthera on Jun 24, 2016 19:52:03 GMT -8
I love Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code (both movies & books) but I had no idea this was coming out so got a surprise when this trailer showed up. Although this book I actually haven't read yet, I kind of lost interest in the Dan Brown books some years ago because they do get quite repetetive I feel and Lost Symbol was a disappointment, so I hadn't read this one.
The trailer seems to be revealing too much like most hollywood trailers these days but i'll see this movie anyway lol.
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Post by ujjwala on Jun 26, 2016 1:12:04 GMT -8
I'm kinda looking forward to this as enjoyed both the first two movies.  |
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Post by neeran on Jul 10, 2016 1:16:03 GMT -8
Superhero overdoes continues .. I will watch this for sure just for Jared!! ( I'm a big fan of his rock band since years, and the rare films he does). Looks like he played Joker to perfection and in a different way! I heard and watched a couple of songs from the "Suicide Squad: The Album” just superb. |
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Post by riverpanthera on Jul 24, 2016 23:06:32 GMT -8
Wonder Woman trailer- damn this looks totally epic, DC really know how to make great trailers. The background music was just perfect. I think this could end up being my favourite superhero movie if trailer is anything to go by. I literally got goosebumps. Never thought I would say that about Wonder Woman.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2016 6:04:46 GMT -8
Passengers (2016)
Yep. I'm sold. This looks great! Two unbelievably likable actors in a romance set in space. This might be my most anticipated film of the holidays now. Star Wars who?
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Post by riverpanthera on Sept 26, 2016 20:53:04 GMT -8
^That looks quite interesting! also I"m a sucker for space movies. I do agree it looks better than Star Wars too.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 7:26:58 GMT -8
I literally teared up after watching the trailer. Too much feels. To say it's magical is the understatement of the year.
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