127 Hours (Danny Boyle)

**Lazlo** · 08-24-2010, 10:57 PM

Didn't see a thread for this one, so here we go.

Trailer

Looks really great if you ask me. This coupled with Boyle's statements that he's trying to challenge the audience with most of the movie being Franco stuck under a rock really excite me. Count me in as a Boyle supporter. Franco's the man, too.

**Sven** · 08-24-2010, 11:33 PM

Man. I forgot how much I hated Slumdog Millionaire. Thanks, trailer, for bringing that one back up.

Trailer was okay. Boyle is kind of reaching Tony Scott levels of tacky visual schtickiness. Hopefully it's good.

**Watashi** · 08-24-2010, 11:46 PM

Boyle has been losing me recently.

Hopefully the awesomeness of Franco can override this.

**megladon8** · 08-24-2010, 11:48 PM

Sunshine = mega awesome.

**Ezee E** · 08-24-2010, 11:56 PM

Good trailer. Sets it up and shows nothing more.

**Dukefrukem** · 08-25-2010, 12:26 AM

Quoting Ezee E (view post)

Good trailer. Sets it up and shows nothing more.

this.

**number8** · 08-25-2010, 12:32 AM

Nice.

**eternity** · 08-25-2010, 01:27 AM

It looks like a Danny Boyle movie except now with things that are intentionally making me cringe. Pretty looking shots though. Yeah.

**Sven** · 08-25-2010, 03:55 AM

I have Sunshine rented. Maybe will watch tonite. Jonesing for more Cillian and Chris.

**Derek** · 08-25-2010, 04:19 AM

Quoting Sven (view post)

I have Sunshine rented. Maybe will watch tonite. Jonesing for more Cillian and Chris.

I don't think you'll like the film, but Evans' performance should impress you. Murphy's solid as always as well.

**Rowland** · 08-25-2010, 07:26 AM

Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Rose Byrne, and Hiroyuki Sanada provide strong supporting work as well. How did Boyle go from Sunshine to Slumdog?

**Rowland** · 08-25-2010, 07:38 AM

And speaking of James Franco, read the section on his personal life at Wikipedia.

**Melville** · 08-25-2010, 09:44 AM

Quoting Rowland (view post)

And speaking of James Franco, read the section on his personal life at Wikipedia.

Holy hilariousness: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ab2...ncement-speech

**Boner M** · 08-25-2010, 12:28 PM

Danny Boyle has slowly gone from 'pretty good' to 'hit-or-miss' to one of my least favorite working filmmakers. 28DL and Trainspotting are the only films of his I've truly liked.

Trailer was a bit awkward, esp. with that retarded montage of HIS OWN FILMOGRAPHY FFS at the start, but the actual footage suggests it could be a pretty good experiential/physical immersion if handled correctly.

**Boner M** · 08-25-2010, 12:30 PM

I wanna have a beer with Franco.

**EyesWideOpen** · 08-25-2010, 12:52 PM

Quoting Rowland (view post)

Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Rose Byrne, and Hiroyuki Sanada provide strong supporting work as well. How did Boyle go from Sunshine to Slumdog?

It is weird how he went from a film which failed at the box office and has a 74% tomato ranking to a film which blew away sales expectations, won the oscar for best film (along with multiple other awards), and has a 94% tomato ranking.

He's really falling off his game.

**Boner M** · 08-25-2010, 01:00 PM

Quoting EyesWideOpen (view post)

It is weird how he went from a film which failed at the box office and has a 74% tomato ranking to a film which blew away sales expectations, won the oscar for best film (along with multiple other awards), and has a 94% tomato ranking.

And it's weird (and annoying) how people use consensuses to illegitimatize others' opinions.

**Ezee E** · 08-25-2010, 01:50 PM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

Trailer was a bit awkward, esp. with that retarded montage of HIS OWN FILMOGRAPHY FFS at the start, but the actual footage suggests it could be a pretty good experiential/physical immersion if handled correctly.

No different then what other directors have done. It was so brief that it was basically just a "From the director of..."

**number8** · 08-25-2010, 02:25 PM

Quoting Rowland (view post)

And speaking of James Franco, read the section on his personal life at Wikipedia.

No, read this: http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/67284/

**Derek** · 08-25-2010, 07:48 PM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

Danny Boyle has slowly gone from 'pretty good' to 'hit-or-miss' to one of my least favorite working filmmakers. 28DL and Trainspotting are the only films of his I've truly liked.

I forget if you've seen it, but did you dislike Sunshine? I'd be willing to somewhat embrace the guy if he'd let go of his schmaltzy side, a la Slumdog and Millions and stick to making relatively unique genre films.

**number8** · 08-25-2010, 08:11 PM

Yeah, he's like Spielberg. Only really good at making genre pics.

**EyesWideOpen** · 08-26-2010, 01:09 AM

Quoting Boner M (view post)

And it's weird (and annoying) how people use consensuses to illegitimatize others' opinions.

There was no opinion offered to illegitimatize. He said "How did Boyle go from Sunshine to Slumdog?" That's a question not an opinion.

**Rowland** · 08-26-2010, 01:23 AM

Quoting EyesWideOpen (view post)

There was no opinion offered to illegitimatize. He said "How did Boyle go from Sunshine to Slumdog?" That's a question not an opinion.

I think the context of the question was pretty clear, given the nature of the discussion preceding it. For what it's worth, I felt Slumdog Millionaire was pretty lousy whereas Sunshine is hugely underestimated. My question was largely rhetorical.

**Raiders** · 08-26-2010, 01:27 AM

Quoting EyesWideOpen (view post)

There was no opinion offered to illegitimatize. He said "How did Boyle go from Sunshine to Slumdog?" That's a question not an opinion.

Considering the tone of your own response, you seemed to grasp Rowland's intentions pretty well, so no point in playing dumb now. Plus, even if you love both films or feel vice-versa, it is a pretty legitimate question. They are remarkably different films.

Winston* · 08-26-2010, 01:43 AM

Dude made Trainspotting. Lifetime pass.

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