will 2014 redeem the Hollywood Blockbuster?

[dholliday]

Previously an Event, the Hollywood action Blockbuster has been suffering from a trend of ye-gods-awfulness these last 10 years or so.

Tastes differ, sure, but the modern Blockbuster isn't offering cinema any quality these days for these indisputable reasons: over-reliance on unreal-looking CGI, bland characters, painful dialogue, horribly-generic orchestral music incessantly playing over everything, predictable story and shaky camera work to prevent the following of any action. The biggest problem might be the sheer lack of originality: reboots, sequels, remakes and lots of superhero yawnfests.


Will 2014 redeem the Hollywood Blockbuster?


On its way:

Godzilla (another one? Big potential yawnfest here)
Noah (it's gonna be very painful watching the message behind this one)
Exodus (another Bible story, but with Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver involved maybe it'll be good. But then again it's about the Jewish exodus...'can of worms'...)
Jack Ryan (the bloke who's playing the rebooted Kirk is now playing the rebooted Jack Ryan. It's surely gonna be cringeworthy)
Pompeii (this might be good, the Robert Harris novel is excellent. But apparently it's full of cartoony CGI...yaaaawnst)
Captain America: Winter Soldier (oh dear...)
Guardians of the Galaxy (more superhero stuff...)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (Jesus, and even Noah, wept)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (oh dear lords...save us from this, please!)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (haha!)



will 2014 redeem the Hollywood Blockbuster? Will it feck!


What say yous?

 

[Ashtonian]

captain america looks quality I think, probably the best marvel franchise film to date. personal opinion like but judging from the trailer it seems they are taking what I think is a boring superhero in a good direction. the next avengers film will be immense because they will have to raise the bar and the following year brings a hopefully christopher nolan produced superman / batman film.

 

[DanEFC92]

Ridley Scott has released a series of stinkers for the past 10 years. So I'm pessimistic about anything he brings out from now on.

 

[EFCNIK]

Human centipede 3 is out though lads.

 

[Del]

Noah looks like a good fairytale movie

 

[jaycee]

Hollywood seems to have run out of ideas everything is either a re-make or follow up

 

[DualityNSNO]

captain america looks quality I think, probably the best marvel franchise film to date. personal opinion like but judging from the trailer it seems they are taking what I think is a boring superhero in a good direction. the next avengers film will be immense because they will have to raise the bar and the following year brings a hopefully christopher nolan produced superman / batman film.

Well, no. Iron Man is better, for one. IMO Fantastic Four as well.

For what it's worth - Captain America: The First Avenger was decent. It was also, however, a massive cheesefest. Cringeworthy at times. It makes me happy that there's probably gonna be 1 more film after the winter soldier, at most, seeing as after that the Captain dies in the comics (and is replaced, but doubt that they're gonna go in that direction... hopefully).

 

[dholliday]

Ridley Scott has released a series of stinkers for the past 10 years. So I'm pessimistic about anything he brings out from now on.

Prometheus was disappointing as my expectations were so high. But in comparison to the rest of the muck out there, it's really good.

It was blatantly based on the premise of Alastair Reynolds' Revelation Space, tho'. And with the Aliens link, it can't quite be classed as a new original story.


I'm gonna give up on Hollywood action blockbusters...too frustrating to watch. Hoping someone finally makes Stephen King's Dark Tower into an epic 7-season TV show.

 

[steken1]

What are the chances of a normal film, that isn't a homo-erotic pile of donkey dung about a man in a special suit, coming out this year???

 

[Connor]

That American Hustle is decent.

 

[potato]

you missed out the new Sin City film mate

 

[ijjysmith]

Sake.

Someone just said that Captain America was the best Marvel movie.


*gives up

 

[Reemul]

Is that it for blockbuster films this year or did you just pick films you think are going to be **** to back up your thread.

There are always **** films and some good ones even triple aaa ones, why should anything change, bit like topics on here really.

 

[dholliday]

Is that it for blockbuster films this year or did you just pick films you think are going to be **** to back up your thread.

okay mate x

 

[carlos21]

okay mate x

yo Darren.x