Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
If I remember right, as filmed it was China. But then in post production , they went back and changed everything to North Korea to not offend China and their desirable box office numbers.
Yep. At great expense, too. Morons.
It still would have sucked had China been the invading power, but at least it would have been believable on its face. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
Boy that's no shit. The U.S. invaded by North Korea? Give me a fucking break. Maybe in the next reboot we'll get our asses kicked by Monaco. :-)
For conan. I would like to see him as old man conan. He is now a ruler. And twinging in evil from power. He has his kids and they are trying to stop the rebels. Come to find out those are his brat kids also. Or we could see old man conan and his generals vs a great opposing force. Make is like a western.
For predator. I want a proper avp.
Have Dutch and the guy from predator 2 team up. They have been tracking incidents for decades. Barely missing them. Finally catch up to the predators battling it out against military and corporation. They die in the end to help defeat the predators and corporate mercs.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I ran into him a few years back and he was definitely "fit" but he wasn't anywhere near as pumped as he was in the 80's and 90's.
Also, there's not a chance in hell he's even a centimeter taller than 5'10.
But you're absolutely correct: If he was to take on the role of Conan, he'd need a "fake" sword, like a fake lightsaber, in order to "fight" onscreen.
Originally Posted by Frazod:
Hmm. According to IMDb, he's 6'2". Of course, I've long since learned that you can't believe everything you read. :-)
People shrink as they age. Hell, I'm down an inch already at just age 45.
Not sure about 4" drop, but Arnold has put his spine through hell over the decades. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
Old Arnie shooting guns is one thing. Old Arnie swinging that heavy ass Atlantean sword around like he did back in 1981 is quite another. I've got one hanging on my wall (authentic replica made by Marto, the Spanish sword makers who did weapons for the movie). You'd have be a beast to effectively use that thing for real, and while I'm sure he's still in great shape for his age, his age is 73. And while I'm sure they could bullshit around it, it would be bullshit.
As long as they go the King Conan route, it could still be good. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gravedigger:
Out today, 92% on RT with 136 critic reviews, 84% audience. Looking forward to watching this when I get home tonight!
Now the reviews are coming in positive, and the narrative is 'wow, so much positivity doesn't ring legitimate to me . . . seems like every critic has an agenda.' [Reply]
About what I expected. Mostly entertaining, but they went too far with the whole "Women can be warriors too!" thing. It got downright silly. Cinematography was well done.
Spoiler!
Predator tears through a grizzly bear with ease. Taking out countless native warriors and french trappers with just a few scratches. But then turns into a total pussy every time he fights the female lead. To the point of just walking away from her and letting her live more than once. The way they played the "She's not seen as a threat" theme against the "She's just as strong and brave as those dudes" got tiring. The fight scene between the 100lb girl and the predator was pretty cringe. They needed to add something witty to sell the idea that this completely outmatched opponent can stand up toe to toe. But no, she just slid around faster than the alien hunter and used her hatchet on a rope, LOL. The way the predator got suckered into shooting himself with his own weapon was downright dumb.