Annie (2014)

[Crimson King]

Originally Posted by EricJ

It certainly was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekomM8aobQo

(Yes, Jay-Z was doing pretentious off-topic race-martyr rap appropriations of white-people's songs long BEFORE Kanye West...)

holy crappola!

[octagon]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

Hollywood has been tapped dry. Only a few new ideas by brave filmmakers like Nolan who are willing to try something new.

Yes, putting Leonardo DeCaprio in a summer blockbuster that takes place almost entirely in his head was truly groundbreaking.

And Batman vs the Joker?

How do they come up with this stuff???

(Nolan's a good filmmaker but Memento was ten years ago. I don't begrudge him the big paychecks one little bit but brave and new he ain't)

[octagon]

Let me clean up the original post a bit...

Here are the important bits from the press release,

There we go, that's better...

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by octagon

Let me clean up the original post a bit...



There we go, that's better...

LOL, Willow can't possibly be worse than his son, can she???

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

I'm on board with this even if it sucks because it will introduce the movie to a whole new generation and probably means the original will finally come out on blu-ray.

Definitely wanting the original on blu

[anomynous]

Originally Posted by Monkey

LOL, Willow can't possibly be worse than his son, can she???

Yes, she can


Whip My Hair

[Monkey]

LOL, was she trying out for a Mortal Kombat character?

[Groo The Perverted]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

there was a thread about it "here" but for some reason it was "locked" by the mods.

if it's the one I'm thinking of, it's because so many white posters lost their shit over a black James Bond and exposed themselves for who they truly were. And then got mad when people pointed that out.

[Groo The Perverted]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

And with a choice of Bond between Smith and Daniel Craig, I'd pick Craig. But if Craig left the series, I could see Smith making an okay Bond, if he could do a believable accent. I do not want to see an "American" Bond. If that's what Smith is thinking, he should just find a good story where he can play a spy.

Personally I wanted Clive Owen to be Bond, but wouldn't be mad at Idris Elba.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

And with a choice of Bond between Smith and Daniel Craig, I'd pick Craig. But if Craig left the series, I could see Smith making an okay Bond, if he could do a believable accent. I do not want to see an "American" Bond. If that's what Smith is thinking, he should just find a good story where he can play a spy.

Well, it could work:
- "Do I look like I care what people think? "
Will Smith, "I, Robot"
- "Do I look like I care what people think? "
Will Smith, "I Am Legend"
- "Do I look like I care what people think? "
Will Smith, "Hancock"
- "Do I look like I give a damn?"
Daniel Craig, "Quantum of Solace"

(...Just sayin'. )

[Offender_Mullet]

Recently, Jay-Z said he felt "bad" about some of the songs he made in the past....now he's helping do a re-make of Annie? Looks like he can kiss his gangsta playa persona goodbye and get all suburban golfer turtle-neck sweater up in this bizzo.

Another re-make.....and another Smith offspring. I so hope the world ends next year. Dear aliens, please please hit Hollywood first.

[Kizzo]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Maybe someone should remake Wild Wild West and Hancock so that they don't suck.

I really don't see the hatred for Hancock.. but I thought it was a great movie. And since it did well in theaters.. the majority agree with me.

Both Will Smith and Charlize Theron looked HOT together in this movie... seeing those two on the screen together makes up for any shortcomings lol

[luwanda]

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

Maybe someone should remake Wild Wild West and Hancock so that they don't suck.

[Alpha Sixx]

Well its a damn shame that they didn't put Samuel L Jackson to play the lead as Annie.

[SpaceDog]

I think there could be a good opportunity here to blend the original music and story of Annie with an updated timeline and musical sensibility. At least they'd be offering something different.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Alpha Sixx

Well its a damn shame that they didn't put Samuel L Jackson to play the lead as Annie.

I could see him taking on the role Carol Burnett had in the 1983 movie, miss Pooch? Or something like that

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by octagon

Yes, putting Leonardo DeCaprio in a summer blockbuster that takes place almost entirely in his head was truly groundbreaking.

And Batman vs the Joker?

How do they come up with this stuff???

(Nolan's a good filmmaker but Memento was ten years ago. I don't begrudge him the big paychecks one little bit but brave and new he ain't)

Are you really trying to say the idea of Inception was not original? Even if it did borrow things from other movies it is still more original then most things out of Hollywood these days. Yes he did Batman movies but the point was he was willing to take a shot a something new after TDK.

[Malik True]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

You guys really seem to not like Will Smith. The original Annie was a pretty bad movie -- there was at least one major critic who said, "if you want to punish your kids for the holidays, take them to this movie."

But I could see a complete reimagining of "Annie" with totally new music to be something that might work. If it was just some rapper, I wouldn't think much of it, but with the talent from Fela involved, it could be quite good. Just as long as it's not the equivalent of "The Wiz".

While I haven't liked some of the films Smith has been in, I have liked Smith's performance in those films. And I happened to of loved Hancock -- I thought it was a really interesting take on superhero mythology. Generally, Smith comes across as immensely likable. I thought he was quite good in Six Degrees of Separation, Ali, Enemy of the State, Hancock, MIB and I Am Legend. There's a sense of decency in most of his characters that is rare on the screen today.

And with a choice of Bond between Smith and Daniel Craig, I'd pick Craig. But if Craig left the series, I could see Smith making an okay Bond, if he could do a believable accent. I do not want to see an "American" Bond. If that's what Smith is thinking, he should just find a good story where he can play a spy.

I don't think there much to add to this and I agree with most of these thoughts, except I don't want him to play 007, EVER! There's a list of actors at least 10-15 deep who'd I prefer and even if they wanted to choose a black actor he's two or three behind other choices...

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

Are you really trying to say the idea of Inception was not original?

(Uh, just off the subject, but: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851578/
He CONFESSED, fer cryin' out loud!)

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Alpha Sixx

Well its a damn shame that they didn't put Samuel L Jackson to play the lead as Annie.

My vote would be for Ving Rhames...