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I think that's just normal behavior in Norway.

I'm very interested in seeing where this goes as the trailer seems like a real misdirect in how the film will actually play out, plus with the cast as loaded as it is, this should be an peculiar watch, especially with it being a summer release rather than the usual award season time that Tarantino films have been put out in.

Yeah I kept confusing every time JK was said for Rowling.

I'm stunned that hole is Nesbo's choice for the pronunciation for the name, which just means he's fucking with everyone who reads the books. As for him being cut from the movie and not having much control, that's not surprising as it's about 50/50 if the author cameo stays in , unless they are a known author, even Greg Sestero was cut out of The Disaster Artist. As for creative control, that's more based on the negotiating power the author has or asserts, the film based on the book Thousand Pieces of Gold was an utter mess as the author Ruthanne McCunn basically sold it quick to get the film made, this then was used as an example of what not to do by Amy Tan who fought for being able to write the script with creative control for the film of The Joy Luck Club. Lastly, the director was dead set on Norway simply because the studio was pushing it for the tax incentives. I wonder if since it was an American release they changed the cover to feature a three part snowman while other countries the cover was two. Reading this though made me wonder about a recent, famous snowman, Olaf from Frozen and how he was portrayed outside of America. So when I just typed in "Olaf Japan" in the old Googles I first came up with stories about the voice actor for the Japanese release of Kingdom Hearts 3 being arrested on drug charges, but then this was shown as a Japanese import on Amazon. So the body is now basically one piece whereas the versions of the dolls in America are a more pronounce three piece body.

Red herring, plain and simple. In the book I know that Rebeca Ferguson's character is also seen as a suspect at one point because of how shifty she's acting with her then-unknown vendetta against Simmons' character, to the point where she's arrested and put in a psychiatric observation to see if she is a psychopath. To be fair, I think Fassbender is on a similar trajectory as Gerard Butler in that he chooses movies he think will be a big boom to his career but falter, only in Fassbender's case they shit the bed. I mean would anyone here turn down the chance to play one of the main antagonists in an Alien prequel directed by Ridley Scott Or a crime drama directed by Scott and written by Cormac McCarthy that also starred Bradd Pitt, Javier Bardem, and Penelope Cruz? Hell even Assassin's Creed was a decent choice before it was made as the series is still very well regarded and if done well would have led to a bigger franchise.

They mentioned the throat cancer in the episode when they were talking about the ADR.

After some research about the limb removal weapon, which I first thought was an updated version of a bonesaw for preparing limb transfers from brain dead person to viable hosts, what I found was that the most likely option was it's a tool used in modifying cable railings in cases when a human hand or simple tool wouldn't have the required strength/torque to do so. So when used properly it wouldn't slice through the materials of cables, but human flesh wouldn't stand a chance.

Scientology strikes again!

Okay so I have a few possible explanations for some things addressed in the episode, mainly about the serial killer. About the man the killer's mom is sleeping with in the beginning being called "Uncle Jonas," since he's the actual father of the boy, but the boy didn't know I'm assuming it's the trope in movies/TV where the cheating parent calls the lover "uncle" or "aunt" so as to not clue the kids into what's actually going on, though in this case it's so as to not let the son in on the fact Jonas is his dad, also make a vague connection to Harry being Oleg's father, but Oleg not knowing. As for the killer going after single moms rather than absent fathers, that's a common trigger for serial killers as either mommy issues or inadequacy, self-perceived or real, with women, are a big jumping off point for a good number who have taken that road. So while Mathias' should rightfully be mad at Jonas for abandoning his mom and him, what he focuses on is the fact that her mom completely loses it and then kills herself while also trying to kill him at the same time, leading to his anger towards single moms. This was also more fleshed out in the books as the killer was targeting married moms who had illegitimate children. The only reason I think a snowman head was put on Kilmer's body was that the killer figured that the body would have been discovered sooner, but more likely it was just shitty filmmaking. In concern to the book series, from what I've heard from people that have read them, the books are actually pretty solid mystery/thrillers, but to choose book seven of an eleven book series is nuts, the only reason I think it was chosen was that this was the book in where Harry first deals with a serial killer on Norwegian soil, while prior books ranged from stopping assassination attempts, bank robberies, or murders/serial killings in other countries. At least when the James Patterson Alex Cross series started to get adapted, they went with the second book in the series, Kiss the Girls, which was actually a better book than Along Came a Spider, which was adapted later. Hell even the Tyler Perry Alex Cross film had the decency to be based off the book that was basically a prequel for the whole series rather than one of the other 25 books in the series for no real reason I was also wondering if the 15-20% that wasn't filmed was due to it involving a bit more of Val Kilmer's character and he just wasn't able to do it since he was still recuperating from his medical ordeal. Yet when reading further this film seemed to be done in order to fully take advantage of Norwegian tax incentives to film there, leading to a rushed production. What I read also said that great care was taken to REMOVE any trace of Norwegian accent's/writing, I'm assuming because of the rushjob to finish this movie and the actors having no real time to prepare accents. Finally after hearing that Jennifer Lawrence was the original choice for the female lead, the death scene makes sense as when I watched this a few months back, it was really vague as to if she was dead or just dazed from what just happened to her, which depending on how this did at the box office could have left an option for her to return in the sequel.

Finally they are covering the utter crapshow of The Snowman and Harry Hole.

I was coming here to say the same thing once I checked to see that that horror show of a film was indeed made by Lifetime. Also, they are already working on a sequel to this film which will cover the first year of the couple's marriage, basically as it's happening, with a completely new cast. I have a feeling Lifetime contacted the Royal family asking if they could create a reality show based on the couple and got shot down, so they just said "fuck it, we'll just make educated guess movies about them every year until they say yes." Also with how shoddy this movie is with facts, I would have loved when the Queen was showing the portrait of the ancestor who showed the family was biracial as well, and this was the portrait:

Looking back on it there is really only one thing that didn't sit well with me then and still doesn't now is the fact that Martin Sheen's character has open heart surgery WIDE AWAY WITH NO ANESTHESIA, and when they attach the dead man switch to bombs set all over the world, he just slightly grimaces.

I remember seeing this on Prime and felt it was very mediocre. It had some interesting death scenes but even in the end it was ho-hum through and through.

Jones isn't even the craziest offender.

Case in point: What was interesting about Great Wall is that Damon and his partners in that movie really are playing second fiddle to the Chinese actors and what they are trying to do, but to get a wide release for a monster movie set in Ancient China with a 99% cast along with a 150 million dollar budget, the director went with a huge name action star to play the English foil to his female lead who was also amazing for the role given to her, in an overly ludicrous film to begin with. As someone who studied linguistics and language for my degree I think the hard thing when it comes to doing Roman characters is that there really isn't a "Roman accent" that people can point at and go "oh yeah that's it." I mean when you say things like British, Italian, Spanish, we all have a strong idea of what that sounds like, but not for Roman for the reasons you stated. Fuck for all we know, Cusack was nailing a Roman accent. They did the same thing in the opening scene of Troy where the kings agreed to send their "champions" forward to battle one another in order to save themselves the bloodshed, time, and loss of resources. At a glance it makes sense for back then as nations would at times be left in unsecured states when large swaths of their armies were off at war, so a king would want to end the conflict as quickly as possible to get back to keeping what was his his. Now with how advanced militaries have become, it's no longer a viable option a nation really doesn't ever become fully unsecured and transportation is so much more advanced that large numbers of troops can be moved quickly in a shorter amount of time. There was a good TV movie in the 70s starring Darren McGavin called The Challenge that had a premise of America and China agreeing to a "surrogate war" with their two best soldiers in order to lay claim to a fallen orbital platform. Yet even in that both sides cheat and send other soldiers after they think their guy can't win.

I'd think he'd be bringing more nutso-ness to the role while Cusack just seems to be on Quaaludes the whole time. As for the name I think it is a reference to that sword Jackie Chan has because when he first fights Cusack, he attaches the wire to it that allows him to whip it around and the hook is shaped like a dragon claw, so I'm assuming that was the name he had or some derivation for the sword.

Glad to see John Cusack do absolutely zero accent in this film while wearing Corey Feldman's wig from The Lost Boys. Also, Jackie Chan is a fucking machine, the dude is 60 in this film and can still put on amazing fight scenes and great stunts. Lastly, I'm 35 minutes in and I have no fucking idea what this movie is about.

FUCK. YES.

I was kind of shocked when in seeing reviews I was seeing it called a comedy and the high reviews it was getting as it looked like any other generic Neeson film from the past few years. Still probably seeing this tomorrow alongside Lego Movie 2 though so I'll have a better idea.

I don't know about this one, especially as the original franchise is still making movies that have actually been really good in the last couple outings. It just seems like MGM is trying to strike while the iron has been reignited for the original property. Unfortunately no one from the original creative team is involved with this and Brad Dourif is said to not being doing the voice of Chucky which is akin to Robert Englund not playing Freddy Kreuger. Also from what I've read it doesn't appear to be a doll possessed by a killer through voodoo, but rather a glitch in the AI being used within the dolls. I'm definitely seeing the movie, but I'm keeping the expectations low.

John Daley WISHES he was as electrifying as the Rock, even during his Rocky Miavia days.

Clearly, because being the most electrifying man in sports entertainment comes with some special abilities.

It's weird because the parts with Mads Mikkelson are actually really good and there are some very solid action scenes, but then you cut to the assassins coming after him or the boss and it's clear they were trying to ape John Wick, but didn't understand why John Wick worked. The opening scene with Johnny Knoxville was as close as they got to that style but then they fucked it all up with the villains wearing whatever wigs they wanted, hello random blonde afro wig, did their own makeup, and let they wear the brightest suits imaginable which isn't conducive to being a covert assassin I would think. Also, did none of the villains ever stop to think that they would also be killed by their boss once they reach retirement age, there's no way his plan should have work in the least.

I figure that since this question has been killed for the live shows, for good reason, that it would be interesting to gauge what people think are the JLS for the movies, or the scene that is the start of the JLS, that have been done on the show. And since I have a history of doing these kinda lists I'm going to post what I think for the movies I've seen, since there are a small number for the show that I haven't. Please feel free to add your own scenarios or list ones for films I left blank. Here are the first 20 and I will be continuing to add on as I get more time in the coming days. 1. Burlesque - Didn't see 2. Season of the Witch - Cage's character dies during the opening Crusade montage. 3. Old Dogs - Didn't see 4. The Last Airbended - Aang is dead, still frozen in the iceberg. 5. Drive Angry - Cage's character is just trapped in hell, dreaming of his escape. 6. Battlefield Earth - Jonnie is killed upon first meeting Travolta's character. 7. All About Steve - Bullock is killed falling into the sinkhole. 8. Sucker Punch - Baby Doll is killed by her stepdad after accidentally killing her sister. 9. Fast Five - Dom is killed in the bus crash. Though there are countless other times the JLS could occur. 10. Mac and Me - The kid dies in the car crash dreamed up by Adam Pally rather than being paralyzed. 11. The Tourist - Didn't see 12. The Love Guru - Didn't see 13. Crank: High Voltage - Chev was died falling from the helicopter at the end of Crank 1. 14. Green Lantern - Hal died when his plane stalled and crashed at the beginning of the film. 15. The Back-Up Plan - Didn't see 16. The Smurfs - Papa Smurf was killed when Gargamel 9/11ed the Smurf Village. 17. Skyline - Eric Balfour is sucked up into the ships and killed when he first sees them on the roof. 18. Gigli - Affleck is shot by Pacino at the end, instead of Affleck's boss. 19. The Wicker Man - Cage is the one hit by the semi-truck in the beginning, instead of the mom and daughter in the car. 20. Punisher: War Zone - Frank Castle dies with his family in the park.

Was kind of leery when seeing Idris Elba is literally a supervillain, but the chemistry between the Rock and Statham quelled that and I cannot wait to see this movie. Though I think many of the negative comments on the trailer are being written by Tyrese and Vin Diesel who are pissed that this got made.