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Title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: Super Dude on November 26, 2016, 11:05:36 AM: You mean this trailer has been out two whole weeks and none of you nerds are excited about this???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BszXhUjJz00&feature=share

Please discuss. This looks awesome. From the director who gave us The Fifth Element (incidentally, T5E is inspired by the Valerian comics this movie is based on).
Title: Re: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on November 26, 2016, 11:21:11 AM: Yea I saw it, looks really epic! :metal Since I love TFE and Luc Besson in general, I can't wait for this.
Title: Re: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: PowerSlave on November 26, 2016, 04:11:08 PM: Quote from: Super Dude on November 26, 2016, 11:05:36 AM

Please discuss. This looks awesome. From the director who gave us The Fifth Element (incidentally, T5E is inspired by the Valerian comics this movie is based on).

Wasn't T5E based on one of sections of the original Heavy Metal movie? Or was that also based off of these comics as well?
Title: Re: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: Kotowboy on November 27, 2016, 03:29:49 AM: I was interested in Lucy because of Luc Besson but heard it was rubbish. I enjoyed it mostly. I might check this out.
Title: Re: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: Adami on November 27, 2016, 03:34:16 AM: Read about the general plot and it seems this movie has a lot of potential. However, after things like Jupiter Ascending and the Star Wars prequels, I will wait for good reviews from people I trust before I go see it. For all the potential it has to be a great movie, it also has the same potential to be a bunch of visual noise.
Title: Re: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: MirrorMask on November 27, 2016, 06:31:38 AM: Quote from: Adami on November 27, 2016, 03:34:16 AM
For all the potential it has to be a great movie, it also has the same potential to be a bunch of visual noise.

I agree, this is the problem with a lot of recent movies. I'm all for visual delights and big effects, and I wouldn't want a movie made with the technology of 60 years ago, but... said technology has advanced. We've all seen the wonders of CGI. Sometimes I watch a movie and they start off right away with a big action or chase scene where you go through a lot of stunning visual sheningans and it's almost like the director is telling you "Look! look! do you see how awesome is that? can you believe it?"

...yes, I can believe it. I've seen the same thing in a movie two weeks ago. I know there's nothing that cannot be done by now. The main focus should be on the story, if the story is bad and the script is worse, even the most visually beautiful movie will bomb.

The story has to come before anything. Like in prog metal, I don't need to see someone shred like there's no tomorrow if the song itself is bad :lol
Title: Re: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: hefdaddy42 on November 28, 2016, 08:03:47 AM: Looks incredible, and I liked The Fifth Element quite a bit. So I will probably be seeing this.
Title: Re: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Post by: Cyclopssss on November 29, 2016, 05:18:40 AM: Looks fabulous, the same as the Ghost in the Shell trailer. Which'll probably mean the story is shit! :lol