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Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: THX on April 10, 2004, 06:51:32 AM: http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13860,00.html

Who thinks this is a shoe-in to beat Resident Evil for the videogame-based movie crown? Not a fan of Woo at all so time will tell...
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: Blade on April 10, 2004, 12:04:16 PM: John Woo is somewhat washed up, last I checked. There\'s a good chance that a Woo-helmed Metroid would be worth seeing, though.
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: mm on April 10, 2004, 02:03:18 PM: wow, lets look at john woo\'s last few films

broken arrow
face off
mission impossible II
windtalkers

he might have directed some of the finest action films ever made, but he sold out long ago. i would give michael bay and brian de palma more credit these days
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: Ginko on April 10, 2004, 03:38:26 PM: At least he mentioned the games and that he intends to stay true to them. Mission Impossible II and Face/Off are two of my favorite action flicks so my hopes are high.

I still think Jennifer Garner would play a perfect Samus Aran.
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: Blade on April 10, 2004, 05:30:48 PM: MM: You almost forget about Woo\'s latest film, the terrible Paycheck with Ben Affleck.

Terribly received, anyway. 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, 5.8/10 on IMDb, and the reviews were scathing.
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: Bozco on April 11, 2004, 12:46:35 AM: Yea, I\'ve never really seen whats so special about him. Not suprised mm saw it that way too.
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: mm on April 11, 2004, 06:59:20 AM: i kinda like to think "paycheck" never existed

:)

john woo is just a name now, kinda sad
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: NVIDIA256 on April 11, 2004, 10:04:40 AM: Quote
Yea, I\'ve never really seen whats so special about him. Not suprised mm saw it that way too.

You have to relaize John WOO became mainstream, as soon as he began to direct holloywood, cliche action movies.

Before he went holloywood, John was at his best.

If you want to see what made john woo what he is today rent the movies he directed before broken arrow, ie: HARD BOILED etc.....

By the way MM, MI2 was by far the worst movie WOO has ever directed, he totally soild out for this film. Just TRASH.......
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: THX on April 11, 2004, 01:26:28 PM: I actually like Replacement Killers. Mainly because Sorvino semi-wears an undone shirt throughout the flick. You guys are pervs.
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: Ashford on April 11, 2004, 06:58:14 PM: John Woo didn\'t direct The Replacement Killers...
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: NVIDIA256 on April 11, 2004, 07:46:18 PM: ah SHlT, my bad I got that confused cause of CHOW-YUN-FAT and the fact that when the movie was out on theaters, the media was saying a jhon Woo like film.

Replacemnt Killers was directed by Antoine Fuqua
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imdb.com%2FPhotos%2FEvents%2F1265%2Fth-AntoineFuqua%2CDirecto_Vespa_233837_400.jpg&hash=d428c0a0ac50f2f95be24f3ac472e4ec0440de58)
Title: Jon Woo + Metroid = Nerd heaven
Post by: Olliey2k on April 12, 2004, 01:44:44 AM: I thought Face off was a good film. Watched Paycheck the other day though...woo...what a shocker!