bladerunner
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kwaigonegin
Colonel
Re: Reign of Assassins
there is no doubt the action scenes were all CG. As you stated the battleships are all retire and they are now maritime musuem pieces. They may have shot the 'real' ship for CGI modelling or maybe some internal set pieces (though highly doubtful) but any scenes where she is at sea or sailing is 100% CG.
How did you like the movie?
there is no doubt the action scenes were all CG. As you stated the battleships are all retire and they are now maritime musuem pieces. They may have shot the 'real' ship for CGI modelling or maybe some internal set pieces (though highly doubtful) but any scenes where she is at sea or sailing is 100% CG.
How did you like the movie?
Re: Reign of Assassins
the movie clearly used some productions pipeline of the Transformers, like the city destruction and the alien/space CGs, why waste millions of dollars in investment when you can profit more
i think the RIMPAC shots are real, as it is cheaper to shot real footage rather than make out a decent CGI for it
for the movie itself well, i think it is enjoyable, story and acting sucks, Liam Neeson making easy money, Rihanna needs more acting classes, battle scenes is exciting, CGI is good and one thing they did right is delivering the spirit of the Navy itself, quite a patriotic movie for American audience i think
they follow the successful recipe of the Transformers closely
3.5/5 as i'm a sci fi lover and CG artist 4/5
the movie clearly used some productions pipeline of the Transformers, like the city destruction and the alien/space CGs, why waste millions of dollars in investment when you can profit more
i think the RIMPAC shots are real, as it is cheaper to shot real footage rather than make out a decent CGI for it
for the movie itself well, i think it is enjoyable, story and acting sucks, Liam Neeson making easy money, Rihanna needs more acting classes, battle scenes is exciting, CGI is good and one thing they did right is delivering the spirit of the Navy itself, quite a patriotic movie for American audience i think
they follow the successful recipe of the Transformers closely
3.5/5 as i'm a sci fi lover and CG artist 4/5
Re: Reign of Assassins
Thanks paintgun. I intend to see it this weekend if I can.
I was most interested in the video of the US Fleet in action and the CG of the battles.
I'm not a real "critique" on the acting. As long as it is passable and has a decent story line and great action scenes with credible realism for the CG and all, I am a happy camper.
Thanks paintgun. I intend to see it this weekend if I can.
I was most interested in the video of the US Fleet in action and the CG of the battles.
I'm not a real "critique" on the acting. As long as it is passable and has a decent story line and great action scenes with credible realism for the CG and all, I am a happy camper.
bladerunner
Banned Idiot
Re: Reign of Assassins
The movie is watchable and I agree with Paintgun's comments although I would only give it somewhere between a 2.5 to 3 out of 5.
Ive been trying to decide whether the communication dishes only became their primary target after the loss of their communication device, otherwise what was the purpose for landing in the water.
I wonder why they always make aliens reptilian looking.?
The movie is watchable and I agree with Paintgun's comments although I would only give it somewhere between a 2.5 to 3 out of 5.
Ive been trying to decide whether the communication dishes only became their primary target after the loss of their communication device, otherwise what was the purpose for landing in the water.
I wonder why they always make aliens reptilian looking.?
Re: Reign of Assassins
Saw the movie Battleship last night. And straight after the movie I thought "man, that was a lot of CGI special effects naval weapons porn" lol
I think the RIMPAC shots did look real as well as the shots of the destroyers. I was bit surprised they didn't features the Ticos and gave all the glory to the Burkes. Plus, I couldn't tell if the Japanese were using the Kongos or the Atagos....and they all looked so damn similar to the Burkes!
As for the movie itself, I thought it was very cheesy...esp the part where they had the old retired navy sailors man the Missouri. But seeing it for CGI special effects wass worth it
Saw the movie Battleship last night. And straight after the movie I thought "man, that was a lot of CGI special effects naval weapons porn" lol
I think the RIMPAC shots did look real as well as the shots of the destroyers. I was bit surprised they didn't features the Ticos and gave all the glory to the Burkes. Plus, I couldn't tell if the Japanese were using the Kongos or the Atagos....and they all looked so damn similar to the Burkes!
As for the movie itself, I thought it was very cheesy...esp the part where they had the old retired navy sailors man the Missouri. But seeing it for CGI special effects wass worth it
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Re: Reign of Assassins
Box Office Shocker: 'Titanic 3D' Scores Top Opening of All Time in China
10:43 AM PDT 4/15/2012 by Pamela McClintock
The 3D makeover of the classic movie earns $88.2 million in its second weekend internationally, including an astounding $58 million in China; "Titanic's" lifetime gross has now crossed $2 billion globally.
James Cameron's 3D rerelease of Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet starrer Titanic is a runaway hit in China, where the movie has scored the best opening gross of all time in debuting to $58 million.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon held the previous record, opening to $55 million last year in China on its way to grossing north of $145 million.
The good news for Titanic doesn't end there. The rerelease may have been a slow starter last weekend, but it has since taken off, with a 12-day worldwide cume of nearly $191 million through Sunday and pushing the movie's lifetime gross past the $2 billion mark.
Thanks to the China opening, Titanic 3D easily won the weekend race at the foreign box office, grossing $88.2 million from 69 markets for an international cume of $146.4 million. The movie beat Universal's Battleship, which earned a projected $58 million as it rolled out in its first 26 markets (Battleship doesn't open in China until next weekend).
IMAX runs contributed $5.8 million of Titanic's global weekend gross, including north of $3 million in China alone. IMAX's 12-day cume is $13.6 million, well ahead of expectations.
In North America, Titanic 3D came in No. 4 for the weekend, falling onlly 22 percent to an estimated $11.6 million for a cume of $44.5 million.
Titanic 3D's global cume of $190.9 million eclipses the $178.2 milllion earned worldwide by Disney's 3D release of The Lion King last year. Lion King 3D was a box office hit, grossing $94.2 million domestically and $84 million worldwide for a total $178.2 million.
The 3D conversion of Titanic cost $18 million, and was personally supervised by Cameron.
In China, the film's six-day opening gross is 32 percent ahead of the lifetime earnings of Titanic, which cumed $44 million when released in China in 1998, itself a record for more than a decade.
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Wow, for a second or third run movie? Hollywood is probably now going through their libraries for 3D re-release in China. I love reading comments from the Hollywood trades on stories like this regarding China. When they didn't make money from China, they were angry. Now they making big bucks and they're still mad. Why? I could only think it's the same story as usual that it's China giving Hollywood ques and not the other way around. If it were China following the US's lead, Kobe Bryant wouldn't be the biggest Western celebrity in China. There's a celebrity machine in Hollywood that hides behind popular culture to make it look eveything is chosen by the people. This is where Hollywood and Washington have common ground. It's an dog and pony show where those in this industry vie and lobby to get their guy or gal all the publicity so they can create money from making these people into stars and not because they're great actors. Notice a lot of the "A-List" actors are one trick ponies? They act all the same way in every movie they're in. George Clooney... same guy in every movie. Julia Roberts... same woman in every movie. During the height of her popularity she tried to play roles that were different and she failed miserably. All those movies bombed and were panned by the critics. I once wrote a comment in one of the trades where I called Harrison Ford a one-trick pony and pointed out why. I was attacked by someone who I could only think had a stake in Ford's career. It wasn't just a simple, "You don't know anything!" There was too much emotion just for fan to bother. A lot these A-List actors are political activists. They would probably not do well in China regardless if their cause is against China or not. To create new blood and money for the future, every year Hollywood comes out with an up-and-coming stars list where these people are suppose to be on the rise and are to be looked out for. And who says that? If they were popular among the public, they would already be stars. And nearly every one of these people chosen five years down the line are nowhere. Anyone of these supposed "up-and-commers" if they were to fly to Japan would probably be greeted by throngs of Japanese girls as if they were Justin Bieber. And they never seen or heard of this person before. That's what this machine likes. China is not at this stage yet, if ever. No country has ever not looked upon ques from the US on what to like until now. And that's what these people are worried about with China. Their whole industry can be destroyed because China chooses its own path for now.
Box Office Shocker: 'Titanic 3D' Scores Top Opening of All Time in China
10:43 AM PDT 4/15/2012 by Pamela McClintock
The 3D makeover of the classic movie earns $88.2 million in its second weekend internationally, including an astounding $58 million in China; "Titanic's" lifetime gross has now crossed $2 billion globally.
James Cameron's 3D rerelease of Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet starrer Titanic is a runaway hit in China, where the movie has scored the best opening gross of all time in debuting to $58 million.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon held the previous record, opening to $55 million last year in China on its way to grossing north of $145 million.
The good news for Titanic doesn't end there. The rerelease may have been a slow starter last weekend, but it has since taken off, with a 12-day worldwide cume of nearly $191 million through Sunday and pushing the movie's lifetime gross past the $2 billion mark.
Thanks to the China opening, Titanic 3D easily won the weekend race at the foreign box office, grossing $88.2 million from 69 markets for an international cume of $146.4 million. The movie beat Universal's Battleship, which earned a projected $58 million as it rolled out in its first 26 markets (Battleship doesn't open in China until next weekend).
IMAX runs contributed $5.8 million of Titanic's global weekend gross, including north of $3 million in China alone. IMAX's 12-day cume is $13.6 million, well ahead of expectations.
In North America, Titanic 3D came in No. 4 for the weekend, falling onlly 22 percent to an estimated $11.6 million for a cume of $44.5 million.
Titanic 3D's global cume of $190.9 million eclipses the $178.2 milllion earned worldwide by Disney's 3D release of The Lion King last year. Lion King 3D was a box office hit, grossing $94.2 million domestically and $84 million worldwide for a total $178.2 million.
The 3D conversion of Titanic cost $18 million, and was personally supervised by Cameron.
In China, the film's six-day opening gross is 32 percent ahead of the lifetime earnings of Titanic, which cumed $44 million when released in China in 1998, itself a record for more than a decade.
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Wow, for a second or third run movie? Hollywood is probably now going through their libraries for 3D re-release in China. I love reading comments from the Hollywood trades on stories like this regarding China. When they didn't make money from China, they were angry. Now they making big bucks and they're still mad. Why? I could only think it's the same story as usual that it's China giving Hollywood ques and not the other way around. If it were China following the US's lead, Kobe Bryant wouldn't be the biggest Western celebrity in China. There's a celebrity machine in Hollywood that hides behind popular culture to make it look eveything is chosen by the people. This is where Hollywood and Washington have common ground. It's an dog and pony show where those in this industry vie and lobby to get their guy or gal all the publicity so they can create money from making these people into stars and not because they're great actors. Notice a lot of the "A-List" actors are one trick ponies? They act all the same way in every movie they're in. George Clooney... same guy in every movie. Julia Roberts... same woman in every movie. During the height of her popularity she tried to play roles that were different and she failed miserably. All those movies bombed and were panned by the critics. I once wrote a comment in one of the trades where I called Harrison Ford a one-trick pony and pointed out why. I was attacked by someone who I could only think had a stake in Ford's career. It wasn't just a simple, "You don't know anything!" There was too much emotion just for fan to bother. A lot these A-List actors are political activists. They would probably not do well in China regardless if their cause is against China or not. To create new blood and money for the future, every year Hollywood comes out with an up-and-coming stars list where these people are suppose to be on the rise and are to be looked out for. And who says that? If they were popular among the public, they would already be stars. And nearly every one of these people chosen five years down the line are nowhere. Anyone of these supposed "up-and-commers" if they were to fly to Japan would probably be greeted by throngs of Japanese girls as if they were Justin Bieber. And they never seen or heard of this person before. That's what this machine likes. China is not at this stage yet, if ever. No country has ever not looked upon ques from the US on what to like until now. And that's what these people are worried about with China. Their whole industry can be destroyed because China chooses its own path for now.
bladerunner
Banned Idiot
Re: Reign of Assassins
I never bothered to see "Titanic" the first time.
I never bothered to see "Titanic" the first time.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Disney's Marvel to Co-Produce 'Iron Man 3' in China
2:00 AM PDT 4/16/2012 by Patrick Brzeski
DMG Entertainment will make an investment, manage the co-production process in the country and distribute the movie in China in collaboration with Disney.
In a bid to tap the booming Chinese box office, Disney, its Marvel Studios and Beijing-based DMG Entertainment said Monday that they are teaming to co-produce Iron Man 3 in China.
“Our collaboration with Disney and Marvel marks a milestone in the global entertainment landscape, as this signifies the first multibillion-dollar franchise to be produced between Hollywood and China,” said Dan Mintz, CEO of DMG Entertainment, at a packed press conference at the Crowne Plaza Beijing hotel.
As part of the deal, DMG will make an investment in the production of Iron Man 3 and jointly produce the film in China.
By partnering with DMG, which enjoys close working ties with the state-run China Film Group, Disney and Marvel should be able to work around Beijing’s tight film-import quota, which restricts the domestic market to just 20 foreign features, plus an additional 14 foreign 3D or Imax titles, per year. More significantly, input from DMG should also help the Hollywood studio partners ensure that the film’s story resonates strongly with Chinese audiences -- an element of the equation that often has proved lacking for previous Hollywood-China co-productions.
“We look forward to working alongside DMG to bring Iron Man to the Chinese marketplace in a significant way,” said Rob Steffens, general manager of Operations and Finance for Marvel Studios at the event. “We are confident that Marvel’s stories will continue to be enjoyed by Chinese audiences, and adding a local flavor and working with our new local partner will enhance the appeal and relevance of our characters in China’s fast-growing film marketplace,” he added.
With the Chinese box office having topped $2.1 billion last year, a strong showing in the country is an increasingly crucial component of winning the all-important foreign take for tentpole productions like the Iron Man franchise. For example, Titanic 3D is currently blitzing its way through the foreign box office, having grossed $88.2 million from 69 markets – with $58 million of it coming from China. Last year’s top performer in China, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, earned north of $145 million in the country.
The first Iron Man, released in 2008, boasted a worldwide gross of $585 million, with $15.3 million from China, and the 2010 sequel earned $624 million internationally -- but just $8 million in China. The new partnership with DMG is likely to assure Iron Man 3 a much stronger marketing and distribution commitment in the Chinese marketplace.
The third installment in the popular Marvel franchise series marks the return to the director’s chair of writer-director Shane Black, after an eight-year long hiatus following his debut feature, 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Black and Drew Pearce are said to be at work on the film’s screenplay as well. Iron Man 3 will again reunite co-stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Don Cheadle. A typical requirement of winning co-production status from the CFG is the inclusion of Chinese actors in significant roles, but no additional official casting announcements have yet been made.
Rumors have been swirling that Ben Kingsley is in talks to face down Downey's Tony Stark as the next Iron Man villain – though it is not clear precisely what character from the series he would play. The China co-prod deal also is certain to further enflame speculation that the classic Iron Man enemy, the Chinese character Mandarin, might make an appearance in the third film. If Mandarin is to appear, the delicate task of positioning a Chinese villain within a story targeted explicitly at the Chinese market would likely call upon DMG’s domestic expertise.
Last month DMG topper Mintz was reported to be accompanying China Film Group chairman Han Sanping -- whose approval must be won for any major co-production deal -- on a series of hush-hush meetings in Los Angeles. At the time a source told The Hollywood Reporter that the Chinese delegation had taken meetings with Disney, Sony and Universal. DMG has declined to comment on whether the trip took place to lay the groundwork for the new Disney deal.
The new co-production is Disney’s latest effort to expand into the Chinese entertainment marketplace, coming fast on the heels of the Burbank behemoth’s announcement last week that it will soon be partnering with China's Ministry of Culture and Internet company Tencent Holdings to take part in a new initiative to develop the country’s animation industry. Disney will lend its storytelling and marketing expertise to the newly formed entity -- the National Animation Creative Research and Development Cooperation -- in exchange for a foothold in the nascent industry, while Tencent will provide online support. Meanwhile, the company’s $4.5 billion theme park and resort project, Shanghai Disneyland, has been making progress since breaking ground in April 2011; the announcement was made last week that the project had secured a $2 billion loan for construction.
Stanley Cheung, managing director of The Walt Disney Co. China, said at the Beijing press conference that the new Iron Man project “is testimony to the importance of this audience to Disney and the local [industry‘s] capability to deliver a blockbuster title.”
DMG and Disney China will co-distribute Iron Man 3 in China. Shooting will commence in May in the U.S., and location filming will begin in China in late-summer. The studios are eyeing a U.S. release date of May 3, 2013.
2:00 AM PDT 4/16/2012 by Patrick Brzeski
DMG Entertainment will make an investment, manage the co-production process in the country and distribute the movie in China in collaboration with Disney.
In a bid to tap the booming Chinese box office, Disney, its Marvel Studios and Beijing-based DMG Entertainment said Monday that they are teaming to co-produce Iron Man 3 in China.
“Our collaboration with Disney and Marvel marks a milestone in the global entertainment landscape, as this signifies the first multibillion-dollar franchise to be produced between Hollywood and China,” said Dan Mintz, CEO of DMG Entertainment, at a packed press conference at the Crowne Plaza Beijing hotel.
As part of the deal, DMG will make an investment in the production of Iron Man 3 and jointly produce the film in China.
By partnering with DMG, which enjoys close working ties with the state-run China Film Group, Disney and Marvel should be able to work around Beijing’s tight film-import quota, which restricts the domestic market to just 20 foreign features, plus an additional 14 foreign 3D or Imax titles, per year. More significantly, input from DMG should also help the Hollywood studio partners ensure that the film’s story resonates strongly with Chinese audiences -- an element of the equation that often has proved lacking for previous Hollywood-China co-productions.
“We look forward to working alongside DMG to bring Iron Man to the Chinese marketplace in a significant way,” said Rob Steffens, general manager of Operations and Finance for Marvel Studios at the event. “We are confident that Marvel’s stories will continue to be enjoyed by Chinese audiences, and adding a local flavor and working with our new local partner will enhance the appeal and relevance of our characters in China’s fast-growing film marketplace,” he added.
With the Chinese box office having topped $2.1 billion last year, a strong showing in the country is an increasingly crucial component of winning the all-important foreign take for tentpole productions like the Iron Man franchise. For example, Titanic 3D is currently blitzing its way through the foreign box office, having grossed $88.2 million from 69 markets – with $58 million of it coming from China. Last year’s top performer in China, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, earned north of $145 million in the country.
The first Iron Man, released in 2008, boasted a worldwide gross of $585 million, with $15.3 million from China, and the 2010 sequel earned $624 million internationally -- but just $8 million in China. The new partnership with DMG is likely to assure Iron Man 3 a much stronger marketing and distribution commitment in the Chinese marketplace.
The third installment in the popular Marvel franchise series marks the return to the director’s chair of writer-director Shane Black, after an eight-year long hiatus following his debut feature, 2005's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Black and Drew Pearce are said to be at work on the film’s screenplay as well. Iron Man 3 will again reunite co-stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Don Cheadle. A typical requirement of winning co-production status from the CFG is the inclusion of Chinese actors in significant roles, but no additional official casting announcements have yet been made.
Rumors have been swirling that Ben Kingsley is in talks to face down Downey's Tony Stark as the next Iron Man villain – though it is not clear precisely what character from the series he would play. The China co-prod deal also is certain to further enflame speculation that the classic Iron Man enemy, the Chinese character Mandarin, might make an appearance in the third film. If Mandarin is to appear, the delicate task of positioning a Chinese villain within a story targeted explicitly at the Chinese market would likely call upon DMG’s domestic expertise.
Last month DMG topper Mintz was reported to be accompanying China Film Group chairman Han Sanping -- whose approval must be won for any major co-production deal -- on a series of hush-hush meetings in Los Angeles. At the time a source told The Hollywood Reporter that the Chinese delegation had taken meetings with Disney, Sony and Universal. DMG has declined to comment on whether the trip took place to lay the groundwork for the new Disney deal.
The new co-production is Disney’s latest effort to expand into the Chinese entertainment marketplace, coming fast on the heels of the Burbank behemoth’s announcement last week that it will soon be partnering with China's Ministry of Culture and Internet company Tencent Holdings to take part in a new initiative to develop the country’s animation industry. Disney will lend its storytelling and marketing expertise to the newly formed entity -- the National Animation Creative Research and Development Cooperation -- in exchange for a foothold in the nascent industry, while Tencent will provide online support. Meanwhile, the company’s $4.5 billion theme park and resort project, Shanghai Disneyland, has been making progress since breaking ground in April 2011; the announcement was made last week that the project had secured a $2 billion loan for construction.
Stanley Cheung, managing director of The Walt Disney Co. China, said at the Beijing press conference that the new Iron Man project “is testimony to the importance of this audience to Disney and the local [industry‘s] capability to deliver a blockbuster title.”
DMG and Disney China will co-distribute Iron Man 3 in China. Shooting will commence in May in the U.S., and location filming will begin in China in late-summer. The studios are eyeing a U.S. release date of May 3, 2013.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
great! another Hollywood megablockbuster where the bad guy is a Chinese character LOL