Which of the latest crop of blockbusters will you be watching at the cineplex?

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    For myself, it'll be:

    X2 (X-Men)
    The Extraordinary League of Gentlemen (Looks very cool, just hope it's agood as the Alan Moore comic)
    The Hulk
    The Matrix: Reloaded
    The Matrix: Revolutions
    LOTR: Return of the King

    having said that, I've still haven't seen Dare Devil yet. Any good? SFX gave it a decent write up this month (5*, calling it Spiderman without the hype).

    For those of you interested, the latest X2, LXG and hulk trailers are on the Apple Website.
     
  2. essjaytee

    essjaytee emtarkanderundergunderson

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    GOO, can you tell me anything about "The Extraordinary League of Gentlemen" I saw the trailer before DD and it looks awesome! But, I've never seen the comic that it's based on. They look like true Anne Rice vampires.

    DareDevil was pretty good, not excellent. But, it has Jennifer Garner in, so it was great to look at :D
     
  3. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    The League of Extraodinary Gentleman is a series of comic books written by Alan Moore (He's from Northampton, doncha know ;))

    It's about an alternate vision of the Victorian past, where some of the big names in fiction (Alan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Mina Harker) from the time band together to defeat a super villan (Prof. Moriarty).

    This link will tell you more:

    http://www.spikemagazine.com/1102alanmoore.php

    The film has deviated from the plot of the comics somewhat, and they've introduced a grown up Tom Sawyer to appeal to the US market.
     
  4. essjaytee

    essjaytee emtarkanderundergunderson

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    wow, there are some real actors in there too:

    http://us.imdb.com/Title?0311429

    Looked really cool in the trailer, my wife and I looked at each other both saying "wtf was that?" and "That looks REALLY cool!"

    As for the rest of your list, well, it sounds really good :) I kinda want to see "Bend it like Beckham" just because it sounded pretty interesting. It's going to be hard to find a theater that's playing it though.
     
  5. :: Phat ::

    :: Phat :: Oooh shakalaka!

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    there was me thinking "The League of Gentlemen" film would be 2 hours of...




    HELLO DAAAAAVVVVEEEE!

    madness.... :grr:
     
  6. Hiren

    Hiren mind control Moderator

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    X2 (X-Men)
    The Hulk
    The Matrix: Reloaded
    The Matrix: Revolutions

    There the ones that stick in my mind at the moment
     
  7. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    X2 (X-Men)
    The Hulk
    The Matrix: Reloaded
    The Matrix: Revolutions
    LOTR: Return of the King
    DareDevil

    Those will do me :)
     
  8. Mr. Roboto

    Mr. Roboto xBurningMikex

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    The Hulk
    The Matrix: Reloaded
    The Matrix: Revolutions
    LOTR: Return of the King
     
  9. Rain

    Rain What's a Dremel?

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    X2 - X Men
    The Matrix: Reloaded
    The Matrix: Revolutions
    LOTR: Return of the King
    Equilibrium
    Tomb Raider 2 (Angelina Jolie :naughty: )
     
  10. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    Oh Crap - I had high hopes for this, but:

    http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/TheLeagueofExtraordinaryGentlemen-1123784/

    Looks as if it's going to stink.

    Ah well - still some good stuff comming up. T3 looks as if it's going to be worth a look, Curse of the Black Pearl looks fun, Underworld - well, it has Kate Beckinsdale in skintight PVC & Leather - nuff said! :naughty:

    And of course we have Finding Nemo (looking forward to that - Pixar never fail) and LOTR - Return of the King.
     
  11. Stew

    Stew Disgruntled Postal Worker

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    Star Wars III - The Empire Rides Again.

    Feat. Dale Winton as Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader.
     
  12. tk421

    tk421 Idiot.

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    I MIGHT go see reloaded if i can see it in IMAX .. otherwise, i probably wont go to thatre again till december when Return of the King is out ...

    i was very dissappointed in two towers, but i think i need to see it in large format just once.

    as for episode 3, ill wait till it magically appears somewhere that i can view it in comfort, because lucas should die for episode two: attack of the love story.

    nuff sed.
     
  13. K

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    I've just recently finished the first volume of the comics and they're insanely good. I had such high hopes. Sounds pretty awful :(
     
  14. JADS

    JADS Et arma et verba vulnerant

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    Well in 2003;


    Seen :
    Daredevil (absolutely dire, it deserves a comment on just how bad it is)
    Equilibrium
    X2
    Matrix Reloaded

    To see:
    The Hulk
    The League
    Kill Bill
    LOTR III : Return of the King
    Terminator 3
    Finding Nemo
    Matrix Revolutions
    Pirates of the Caribbean
    Underworld
    Tomb Raider 2

    I think that about covers it.
     
  15. sinizterguy

    sinizterguy Dark & Sinizter

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    No point listing them as I will be watching every single one at the cinema. :D

    Now and forever (well, as long as I can anyway)
     
  16. Ubermich

    Ubermich He did it!

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    Matricies
    The Itialian Job (50% probability)

    I tend to wait for the DVD... meh. How can I be on bit while I'm at the theatre!?
     
  17. geek1017

    geek1017 What's a Dremel?

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    The League was a little OTT and the scale of some things like the Nautillus(sp?)
    put me off a bit but it is a very pretty film.
    Fun is about the only worthwhile adjective.
    I don't like what I've heard about the Hulk so I won't be paying to see that.
    Can't wait for LOTR III
    Probably go to see Matrix: Revolutions as well.
    Star Wars III can't be as bad as II; can it?
     

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