Been seeing this trailer a bit more lately. Looks pretty cool. Based on a comic.
Eh! I'll probably pass on this one. It looks like a big screen version Chuck only he's trained to kill. Been there done that kind of thing as far as I'm concerned. Plus I don't like movies that support needless violence and devalue human life.
Kevin
Dude that rocked!
Looked cool to me. I don't know that I will see it in the theaters but I will definitely check it out at some point.
This looks like it might be a fun film, but I'm pretty sure that the only thing this will have in common with Mark Millar's comic is the title, and some of the character's names.
The comic was pretty raw, and it's protagonists were basically super-powered sociopaths. It would be difficult for a studio to make a film that was true to the book without earning an NC-17 rating. I'm curious to see if they will be able to pull it off.
That was pretty cool.. has some pretty good actors in it.
New Superbowl trailer. Still looks like fun to me. Looks like now it's coming out at the end of June.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34d5m8_Mb-A
Another newer trailer just out for this.
Higher quality version here: http://www.wantedmovie.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDTEPX5Hf_0
I think I'm in love with this movie.
Book me a ticket and i'm there.
Looks good. I'm going to read the GN tonight.
Thanks for posting the trailer link, Rico.
Quote from: pickard on March 09, 2008, 01:25:08 PM
Looks good. I'm going to read the GN tonight.
Thanks for posting the trailer link, Rico.
I have the graphic novel sitting here too. Hope to have some time to read it soon.
WOW!!!!
Another couple of new international trailers for this movie. They are in Russian (I think) but has some cool visuals. A couple versions....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrVvENXW8oQ
http://filmz.ru/pub/1/14256_1.htm
This is looking great...
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/hdtrailers.html (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/hdtrailers.html)
Yep - I'm really looking forward to this one.
There is a seven minute clip on You Tube... looks pretty sweet...
edit... there is foul language in this clip... be warned.
wow, the kid yells to much. also whats with all the slow mo? Other than that, I MUST SEE IT
Angelina Jolie, oh she's great. And our Brit James Mcavoy, well he's one for the ladies (or Kenny ;) )
Hey Guys, Just got back from a screening of Wanted... first let me say it's a very cool movie and had some awesome awesome SFX and action scenes. It's a very adult film and not for those with weak hearts. I haven't seen that much violence and blood and heads getting blown off in a long time. It also has a lot of bad language. It won't be for everyone but both Harry and I really enjoyed the wild ride.
BEST.
ACTION.
AND.
SHOOT EM UP.
MOVIE.
EVER.
Will see again tomorrow.
This lookes cool
Going to go this weekend!
I may even see this one twice. We'll see.
Now for an offical non-spoiler review:
This movie was fantastic. It was the Matrix if they had stuck to the perceived promise of fantastic gun battles and action. It has everything that you look for when you are looking for a good summer action movie, but it delivers it better than you could imagine.
The acting was great. Every promise suggested in the movie was delivered by the end credits.
As my wife left the movie, she declared it to be her new favorite movie. She quickly put it with her other favorites like Blade Runner, The Matrix, and Strange Days. She needs her weekly action movie and has decided that this is the movie that she wants to watch week after week.
I saw this today, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised in that I quite enjoyed it. I liked the whole story around him being just another guy doing an office job, and beaten down by corporate America angle, as it resonated a bit with me. The actions sequences were pretty good. I did find the ending a bit predictable, but it seems that way with a lot of movies of this genre, so I am not going to fault it for that. I agree with the others, this is a very adult movie, so certainly not one to go to if excessive violence or foul language is not your thing. To be honest, I found that bit refreshing, to watch a movie that did not have to be toned down. I certainly do not want this for every movie, but the odd movie here and there is fine.
One thing that I saw, that I have never experienced before, was before the movie, they showed a trailer for a Will Farrell movie coming out, and it was the first time I had ever heard swearing in a movie trailer.
I agree with you guys, the movie was great. The actors were well suited to their roles and I was glad they spent some time getting to know Wesley before he became an ace assassin. I thought the movie had some interesting twists and turns and it kept me guessing. There is a pretty big surprise that I didn't see coming in the movie. And that was refreshing. And just for the action part alone this movie really delivers. Go see it if you like this kind of thing - and maybe even if you don't.
P.S. I'm going to start reading the comic series tonight. I know they changed quite a bit and I want to see what they pulled out and what they kept in.
Quote from: Rico on June 28, 2008, 03:32:29 PM
I agree with you guys, the movie was great. The actors were well suited to their roles and I was glad they spent some time getting to know Wesley before he became an ace assassin. I thought the movie had some interesting twists and turns and it kept me guessing. There is a pretty big surprise that I didn't see coming in the movie. And that was refreshing. And just for the action part alone this movie really delivers. Go see it if you like this kind of thing - and maybe even if you don't.
P.S. I'm going to start reading the comic series tonight. I know they changed quite a bit and I want to see what they pulled out and what they kept in.
I look forward to hearing how the film compares to the comic. Mark Millar is a talented and creative writer, but much of his material is pretty raw... If the film were an exact representation of the comic, I imagine it would be rated NC-17.
Thanks for the reviews everyone; I definitely have to check the film out! ;D
Slight comic spoilers below...
Well, I'm about half way through the comic series. It has some things just like the movie but they changed a few pretty major things. The biggest is the Fraternity group is really a bunch of bad guys or super villains. And Wesley joins them to take out superheroes. I can see why they didn't go this way. But it's an interesting story still. Probably finish it up tonight.
I haven't seen the movie yet, but I read one review that said the movie was faithful to the book for the first ten minutes. Eliminating the whole supervillain angle is a major departure.
Not that these differences are a bad thing, while reading the book I was thinking that it wouldn't work well as a movie.
Yes, there are some scenes and dialogue very much like the comic in the film. But it's pretty limited. I talk about it a bit on the podcast this week that I just recorded.
Yeah I read the comic too and notices similar dialog, but the plot was almost completely different.