movies

[Jobdone]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kungfury/kung-fury

Looks interesting.

Old post, but just found this on kickstarter today in it's last two days and chipped in.

Seems entertaining.

[Pope Richard]

I just found my copy of This is Spinal Tap and now my afternoon is sorted.

[Applecore]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kungfury/kung-fury

Looks interesting.

Old post, but just found this on kickstarter today in it's last two days and chipped in.

Seems entertaining.

I've chipped in for the blu-ray, but then read the whole thing and realised that unless it hits $1,000,000, it's only going to be a 30-minute film that'll be released free online.
So in a way I'm paying £18 ($30) for a 30-minute film I can see free online, plus some nifty features on blu-ray. But I'm actually kind of alright with that, because I don't know if they're doing a general release of the dvd/blu-rays, and it'll be a cool thing to have.

[Jobdone]

Oh wow. That sneaky as fuck lack of comma.

I thought it said "100,000" not "1000,000".

Still. I also went for the bluray and I'm not gonna change it.

[Applecore]

Yeah, bit cheeky that they don't actually specify it until near the bottom of the page, and even then it's kind of vague about it.

Plus Manborg was made for $1000 CAD (about £540) and is something like 77 minutes long. That's mostly CGI too, and had a worldwide DVD release.

Ah well, maybe they'll double their takings in the next 48 hours
Or perhaps realise they don't need a million dollars to make more than 30 minutes of footage..?

EDIT: Just read it again, seems they want the million to get an academy-award nominated producer to take it to distributors. Hopefully the $582,000 will still get them a producer who'll take it somewhere?

[Darkweasel]

Just watched The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Miles better than the first one. More mature, a better story, better acting, and just better everything.
8/10

[Aaaarrrrgggghhhh]

Last Vegas - Decent buddy style comedy, with some great one liners & a stellar cast, worth a watch. 6/10

The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman - Drama, mash-up. The premise & screenplay are flawed, really it's just very messy, not to mention Shia LaBeuof is still very annoying. But it's bolstered by great performances by Mads Mickelson & even the comedy relief from Rupert Grint & James Buckley adds enough to make it watchable.

Also boobs.....lots of boobs....5.5/10.

The Fifth Estate - Poor film, made watchable because Benedict Cumberbatch is great. 5/10.

[Applecore]

Went to see Frozen today. Absolutely loved it.

[Aaaarrrrgggghhhh]

A Single Shot - Thriller. Unfortunately the only thing thrilling about this is it's genre. A basic cat-&-mouse battle between a lone hunter & a group of criminals. It does have a good performance by Sam Rockwell, but the rest is bleak, predictable & slow. 5/10.

[Applecore]

So, Kung Fury more than doubled its Kickstarter target, but it sounds like they're still going to just do the 30 minute movie for now.

Bit ticked off by that, actually.

[Applecore]

In fact, from the update itself:

...because of the massive response and publicity this campaign has received, there’s a number of financers and distributors who want to help make the full feature a reality. So I haven’t given up on the idea.

There’s been some suggestions to make a 45 and 60 minute version as a part of the stretch goals. And while I think it’s a cool idea I’d rather make the 30 minute version completely mind-blowing. I don’t want to drag it out and make it 45 or 60 just cause, I’d rather have the 30 minute version serve as a great proof of concept for the full length feature. The money above the initial $200,000 goal will go to making the film more kick-ass and awesome, it will also cover the initial costs of developing the concept further for a full feature film.

Making the 30-minute version and having it "serve as a great proof of concept for the full length feature" seems a bit daft if just outright making the full length feature is something that's totally doable to me.. Seems he's just after making a bit more cash from the project really.

He does go on to say this, though, which does sound cool..

...for the DVD/Blu-ray I would like it to be packaged in a VHS-container, and perhaps include a small comic book. It is difficult for me to say exactly what will be included right now, because we’re still working on ideas, but the bottom-line is we won’t half-ass it.

If it's in a VHS case with a comic book or something then I'll be happy as my £18 will have felt worth it, but I think I'd still rather see a 90 minute film.

[Aaaarrrrgggghhhh]

I had a headache before watching this, now I think my brain is waving a white flag...Terry Gilliam is weird

Will be seeing this at the cinema.

Zero Theorem - Official Trailer

[Luke_X]

Completely forgot about Kung Fury. I wonder if could still contribute for a blu Ray in a few weeks on pay day. Craig, do you know?

[Jobdone]

I had a headache before watching this, now I think my brain is waving a white flag...Terry Gilliam is weird

Will be seeing this at the cinema.

Zero Theorem - Official Trailer

Not gonna watch the trailer, wanna go into that movie completely clean, but definitely seeing it.

All I know is Terry Gilliam and Christoph Waltz. More than enough to interest me.

[Applecore]

Completely forgot about Kung Fury. I wonder if could still contribute for a blu Ray in a few weeks on pay day. Craig, do you know?

Not as far as I know. I think with Kickstarter, once the funding time has ended, that's it. All I could suggest is e-mailing the makers at laserunicorns@gmail.com and say you want a blu-ray but didn't have the money in time for the end of the campaign.