New Charlie's Angels Movie

[TigerClaw]

Sony has released the Trailer for the new Charlie's Angels Movie.

[Andrew NDB]

Oh, it's a movie? I thought this was going to be a new TV show.

[ranger_scout]

The acting looks solid from everyone except for Kristen Stewart. The only movies I've seen with her where she's given a decent performance are Cafe Society and Adventureland.

[ABrown]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Oh, it's a movie? I thought this was going to be a new TV show.

They tried doing a TV series like 7-8 years ago. It got cancelled after like two episodes.

This actually looks like it might have potential.

[Andrew NDB]

I remember reading they are treating it like a shared universe with the McG ones. So Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, etc. might show up or cameo.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I remember reading they are treating it like a shared universe with the McG ones. So Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, etc. might show up or cameo.

Yeah, The movie is a continuation of the classic TV Show, and the McG Movies.

[Andrew NDB]

“Banks brings Charlie’s Angels into the modern age with flair, all while unapologetically raising a feminist flag, championing female friendships and subtly making a point about the urgency of the ongoing climate crisis.” – Beandrea July, Hollywood Reporter

http://www.darkhorizons.com/new-char...eviews-are-in/

Oh dear.

[Egon1982]

Elizabeth Banks is a poor director and this should prove it as this movie bombed in theaters as no one cares about the CA franchise anymore, sure the show was a hit in the 70s and the movie was a hit but the sequel got diminishing returns and so did the attempted reboot series and this movie tanked in theaters.

It's dead.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Egon1982

no one cares about the CA franchise anymore

Eh, that's going to be the narrative, for sure, same as with Terminator. But that's not really anything about anything. It wasn't like the Charlie's Angels fandom from the 70s funded the Drew Barrymore incarnation... those movies made money because they appealed to everybody and had likable stars with slick trailers.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Egon1982

Elizabeth Banks is a poor director.

Dude, that's impossible, she's a woman. Stop trying to keep female directors down!!!

[Egon1982]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Dude, that's impossible, she's a woman. Stop trying to keep female directors down!!!

There are good female directors like Kathern Bigelow, but Banks is not one of them.

[Andrew NDB]

Or Sofia Coppola, or Patty Jenkins. You know, directors just interested in making a really great movie and not using the movie to Trojan Horse their agenda.

Kind of reminds me the "big upset" when "Booksmart" failed, from "director and activist" Olivia Wilde. On the surface it was disguised as a smart, funny female version of "Superbad"... but inside lurked pure SWJ drivel. And people had some notion of that.

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Director Elizabeth Banks on why this movie failed: "men don't see women action movies":

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/el...an-1202190283/

[Sumac]

In the end, those idiots do understand that the movie failed because it sucked, not because of some "men". They will hold this L for the rest of their lives, no matter ideology.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Or Sofia Coppola, or Patty Jenkins. You know, directors just interested in making a really great movie and not using the movie to Trojan Horse their agenda.

Kind of reminds me the "big upset" when "Booksmart" failed, from "director and activist" Olivia Wilde. On the surface it was disguised as a smart, funny female version of "Superbad"... but inside lurked pure SWJ drivel. And people had some notion of that.

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Director Elizabeth Banks on why this movie failed: "men don't see women action movies":

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/el...an-1202190283/

Lmao I don't know what men they're talking to.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Or Sofia Coppola, or Patty Jenkins. You know, directors just interested in making a really great movie and not using the movie to Trojan Horse their agenda.

Let's wait and see about Patty Jenkins. "Wonder Woman" could have been a fluke. By all accounts, the sequel is a godawful mess that they're trying to scotch-tape in post-production into something salvageable.

That could be her fault OR the fault of WB "Corporate" (99% likely), but either way, it'll be a black mark on her record if it's lousy. Nobody's gonna blame WB, even though they should.

But yeah, we'll see.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Director Elizabeth Banks on why this movie failed: "men don't see women action movies":

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/el...an-1202190283/

What a deluded, insufferable piece of work. Seems like she 's in the right industry at least.

[Candy Kappa]

It’s out already? Huh, I was hyped seeing the trailer a while back and then nothing until it just jumps out of the shadows.

[IndigoErth]

After seeing the trailer on tv... the characters just feel annoying to me. Like superficial caricatures of women, or some kind of vibe like their aim is at 20-year-old college-age women who like to frequent clubs, but I doubt that demographic cares all that much for action movies.

That a trailer -- which is supposed to contain the good stuff to get attention and bring in an audience -- features character reactions about... a closet... yeah, seems kind of weak.

[Candy Kappa]

Ah, it's not out yet over here, comes out 29th November.

As much as I liked the trailer, maybe a IP like Charlie's Angels needs more cheese, like the Rock Baywatch movie, that was a big dumb fun movie with bright colors and action.

[Andrew NDB]

Elizabeth Banks before box office numbers come out: "This movie isn't for men." Elizabeth Banks after box office numbers come out: "Men are misogynistic pigs for not seeing this movie!"

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

As much as I liked the trailer, maybe a IP like Charlie's Angels needs more cheese, like the Rock Baywatch movie, that was a big dumb fun movie with bright colors and action.

Probably right. Or even go the other way and go with a more raucous, R-rated, "21 Jump Street" route but with Angels instead of undercover police. I'd watch that.