CoolioD1 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 People who talk about how much they hate blockbusters being family-friendly are the worst, btw. Like kids shouldn't be able to enjoy big dumb movies with the rest of us Don't tell these guys that the ones they have a hard-on for were also made for children. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 But STID was not grimdark, far from it. The trailers made it seem that way the same way the Ultron trailers teased a major dark moment for the Avengers team. The actual movie didn't have that much danger or high stakes in it. It's totally JJ's attempt at grimdark. Starts early on when Cumber has that guy blow up a building and continues on thru Kirk's death, Kirk's mentor's death, all the conspiracy stuff, etc. And none of it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubes Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 People who talk about how much they hate blockbusters being family-friendly are the worst, btw. Like kids shouldn't be able to enjoy big dumb movies with the rest of us In the 80's, the big dumb blockbusters were both rated R AND marketed towards kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 All I remember well is a voodoo lady turning into the size of a skyscraper and exploding into crabs. NEVER FORGET That movie had some truly stupid shit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grim22 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 It's totally JJ's attempt at grimdark. Starts early on when Cumber has that guy blow up a building and continues on thru Kirk's death, Kirk's mentor's death, all the conspiracy stuff, etc. And none of it works The conspiracy stuff may be the most mishandled subplot in a space movie since the trade embargoes in Star Wars Episode 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 People who talk about how much they hate blockbusters being family-friendly are the worst, btw. Like kids shouldn't be able to enjoy big dumb movies with the rest of us I'm cool with Blockbusters getting PG ratings and stuff as long as quality isn't sacrificed. The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe is still epic as hell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Jeff Goldblum rules 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Don't tell these guys that the ones they have a hard-on for were also made for children. Which they enjoyed when they were children. NOTHING will ever be as cool as your favorite movie when you were 12. Or something like that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) It's totally JJ's attempt at grimdark. Starts early on when Cumber has that guy blow up a building and continues on thru Kirk's death, Kirk's mentor's death, all the conspiracy stuff, etc. And none of it works I liked STID, but damn, until today I still never fully understood the story and why there people frozen inside bombs or whatever Or what was the big secret to defeat Khan that we never hear the old Spock telling the new one. Edited June 28, 2015 by CJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 People who talk about how much they hate blockbusters being family-friendly are the worst, btw. Like kids shouldn't be able to enjoy big dumb movies with the rest of us Back in my day kids watched Robocop and Predator. They cried but their balls dropped the following day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey ghost Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The conspiracy stuff may be the most mishandled subplot in a space movie since the trade embargoes in Star Wars Episode 1. Damn, that's pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TServo2049 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 (edited) Yeah, STID was trying to be grimdark. The true "not actually grimdark" bait-and-switch of 2013 was Iron Man 3. Remember the "falling" poster (that looked just like the STID crashing-Enterprise poster)? Remember the TDKR-esque trailers with the extra Tony and Mandarin voiceovers that I swear must have been recorded for the trailers? Edited June 28, 2015 by TServo2049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yeah, STID was trying to be grimdark. The true "not actually grimdark" bait-and-switch of 2013 was Iron Man 3. Remember the "falling" poster (that looked just like the STID crashing-Enterprise poster)? Remember the TDKR-esque trailers with the extra Tony and Mandarin voiceovers that I swear must have been recorded for the trailers? The first Iron Man 3 trailer is probably the best trailer I've ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubes Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Back in my day kids watched Robocop and Predator. They cried but their balls dropped the following day. "Mommy, can girls really have three boobs?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yeah, STID was trying to be grimdark. The true "not actually grimdark" bait-and-switch of 2013 was Iron Man 3. Remember the "falling" poster (that looked just like the STID crashing-Enterprise poster)? Remember the TDKR-esque trailers with the extra Tony and Mandarin voiceovers that I swear must have been recorded for the trailers? yeah one of those movies had really smart marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 JW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJohn Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 yeah one of those movies had really smart marketing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 they didnt have the Bryce Dallas Howard dinosaur poop scene in the movie, weird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 IRONMAN 3 > The Entire Nolan Bat Trilogy.. There.. I went there.. Come at me Bitches.. Its better than Batman Begins... That's all I can give you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 they didnt have the Bryce Dallas Howard dinosaur poop scene in the movie, weird And probably good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
