I think a lot of people would be shocked by the amount of "name" actors who still audition for roles. I'm not yet a "name" but have some friends who might be considered one, and they still have to grind and audition for pretty much any decent script/project that's put in front of them. Unless you really break into that top one percent of celebrity status, you're always fighting for the next job. Which is also why a lot of actors have started to make their own content, kind of flipping the power dynamics and giving yourself more control in your career as opposed to waiting for the phone to ring.
I’d say it’s the same amount of nepotism as pretty much any other industry. If you know someone or are related to someone important, you’re afforded more access and opportunity earlier in your career. But even still, if you have that advantage, you still gotta show up and do good work!
The embargo broke for social media reactions to Furiosa, the eagerly anticipated prequel to the 2015 stunner Mad Max: Fury Road.
Early social reactions can sometimes be a bit different (typically more enthusiastic) than official critic reviews, and surely there are many more to come soon.
But based on the first batch Monday evening, Furisoa is a visual stunner with “ferocious, wild and unrelenting” action and a story that “spans decades,” with strong performances from the two leads.
Furisoa is in “a different gear” and “won’t match Fury Road’s splendor” in a way that “might frustrate” some audiences.
Different than is not necessarily bad, however, and this might be a case of viewers having a tough time shaking off their expectations going into the theater (the Furiosa trailers, after all, sell the new film as being rather exactly like Fury Road).
In any case, many consider Fury Road one of the best action films ever made — certainly one of the best this century — so any comparison, even one where Furiosa comes up a notch or two short, is still complimentary.
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These movies are a blast. I genuinely like them. I think if FF didn't exist, people wouldn't be so publicly cruel to them. People act as if Vin Diesel is some kind of piece of shit, when really he's just a typical movie producer and dork.
Riddick is the most interesting thing Diesel has ever produced. I love these movies. They're a bit self serious and sorta cheesy, but a lot of the best scifi is.
No George, you piece of shit, the films belong to the Public Domain and we're graciously allowing you to profit from them for a bit. If you're gonna bitch about it we can revoke your privilege!
All works are inherently public domain: copyright isn't property, which is why it expiring isn't an unconstitutional "taking." Congress merely chooses to temporarily remove it from the public domain and grant control back to the Creator for a while, as an incentive to create more works. It's a power Congress has, not an obligation: they don't have to do it, and if they didn't, all works would be public domain from day 1.
It's ironic: publishers claim copies are "licensed, not sold," but that's a lie; individual copies are property, and are sold. The real "licensed, not sold" is Congress granting the temporary monopoly privilege itself.
The same thing Thomas Jefferson smoked, I guess? I'm not saying anything much different than what he wrote in this letter explaining his philosophical underpinning of the Copyright (and Patent) Clause. I won't quote all the relevant parts for reasons of brevity, but here's the most important bit:
It has been pretended by some (and in England especially) that inventors have a natural and exclusive right to their inventions; & not merely for their own lives, but inheritable to their heirs. but while it is a moot question whether the origin of any kind of property is derived from nature at all, it would be singular to admit a natural, and even an hereditary right to inventions. it is agreed by those who have seriously considered the subject, that no individual has, of natural right, a separate property in an acre of land, for instance. by an universal law indeed, whatever, whether fixed or moveable, belongs to all men equally and in common, is the property, for the moment, of him who occupies it; but when he relinquishes the occupation the property goes with it. stable ownership is the gift of social law, and is given late in the progress of society. it would be curious then if an idea, the fugitive fermentation of an individual brain, could, of natural right, be claimed in exclusive and stable property. if nature has made any one thing less susceptible, than all others, of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an Idea; which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the reciever cannot dispossess himself of it. it’s peculiar character too is that no one possesses the less, because every other possesses the whole of it. he who recieves an idea from me, recieves instruction himself, without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, recieves light without darkening me.
I seem to be in the minority but I'm a fan of the Riddick movies, they're weird high budget scifi, and Vin Diesel is a big enough on screen badass to pull them off. I'm down. Bring on the night.
I'm in. Let Van Diesel drive this thing, but someone remind him what made Pitch Black a classic, beg him to dial it back to the franchise's roots just a bit.
Oh, bless your heart, you poor misguided soul. You actually enjoy the Riddick movies? Seriously? I mean, I guess there's always that one person in the world who thinks the sound of nails on a chalkboard is soothing, so I suppose it's no surprise that you find Vin Diesel's grunting and growling in those cinematic disasters to be entertaining. But let me tell you, my friend, you couldn't be more wrong if you were trying to eat soup with a fork.
First of all, let's talk about the plot, or lack thereof, in the Riddick movies. It's like they took a bunch of random sci-fi clichés, tossed them in a blender, and hit the "disaster" button. I mean, seriously, how many times can we watch Riddick go from being a lone badass to being caught up in some convoluted space drama? It's like they're recycling the same tired storyline over and over again, just with different sets and slightly different bad guys. Talk about creativity at its finest!
And let's not forget about the acting, or should I say lack of acting. Vin Diesel's impressive range of facial expressions consists of a permanent scowl and a look of constipation. It's like he's trying to portray a badass with all the depth of a puddle. And the supporting cast? Well, let's just say they're about as memorable as a goldfish with short-term memory loss. The performances in the Riddick movies are so wooden, I'm surprised they didn't start sprouting leaves.
And here's the best part: the special effects. Or should I say, the lack of special effects? I mean, come on, did they blow their entire budget on Vin Diesel's paycheck? The CGI in the Riddick movies is so laughably bad, I've seen better graphics on my grandma's flip phone. It's like they hired the intern who just learned how to use Photoshop and said, "Hey, can you make it look like Riddick is fighting aliens in space? Great, you're hired!" It's a visual train wreck of epic proportions.
But hey, if you enjoy watching Vin Diesel mumble his way through a nonsensical plot, with cardboard characters and effects that would make Ed Wood blush, then by all means, bring on the night and indulge in your guilty pleasure. Just don't expect the rest of us to join you in your misguided love affair with the Riddick movies. Because when it comes to quality sci-fi, Riddick is about as good as a jar of expired mayonnaise left out in the sun for a week. So, good luck with your questionable taste in movies, my friend. You're gonna need it.
First of all, let's talk about the plot, or lack thereof, in the Riddick movies. It's like they took a bunch of random sci-fi clichés, tossed them in a blender, and hit the "disaster" button.
That's a common complaint among people who haven't actually watched them. Look at Chronicles of Riddick for example... it's LITERALLY Macbeth with Riddick in the role of Duncan. Of course to get that, you'd have to be familiar with Macbeth.
And let's not forget about the acting, or should I say lack of acting. Vin Diesel's impressive range of facial expressions consists of a permanent scowl and a look of constipation.
The first time I ever saw Diesel was in his short film "Multi-Facial", his performance there is DEVASTATING. Clearly he CAN do more than what he's given. Iron Giant was phenomenal. I've heard nothing but good things about Boiler Room but I haven't seen it.
Multi-Facial can be seen on Youtube, worth a watch:
Studios think this is a good idea? Listen, the Necromomongers had a cool aesthetic, but that's about the only thing the Riddick universe has to offer. Vinny D needs another set of IP that's not Riddick or Fast and Furious
No, the studios probably don't think it's a good idea.
Vin Diesel really loves Riddick. It's his passion project. Universal was willing to let the franchise die after two films but he wasn't, so he did a cameo in Tokyo Drift in exchange for the rights to the franchise. Then he independently raised funds for the third film and fronted a bunch of his own money, going so far as to mortgage his house to keep the production afloat.
I'm sure it's the same with this fourth film. The series was never all that profitable so the studios wouldn't push to make another one. It's gotta be Vin Diesel pushing to have it made because he personally deeply cares about the franchise.
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