I wondered how something with such a patently ridiculous plot got made! Is he financing the project with his own money, or did he get incriminating pictures of a studio head?
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Matt the Bruins fan - May 22, 2013 2:44:17 pm PDT #24468 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
le nubian - May 22, 2013 2:48:37 pm PDT #24469 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Oh, and Will Smith contributed to the script story.
Matt, I have NO idea, but this may be the definition of a clusterfuck.
§ ita § - May 22, 2013 2:54:19 pm PDT #24470 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think Will Smith gets anything he wants. He's one of the most bankable stars out there.
Amy - May 22, 2013 3:06:44 pm PDT #24471 of 30000
Because books.
Cypher Raige! M. Night is now writing bad fanfic!
I cling to my love of The Sixth Sense and even my fondness for Signs, but the rest ... Ugh. I didn't want to see this before, and I want to see it even less now. And I *like* Will Smith.
Jessica - May 22, 2013 3:16:10 pm PDT #24472 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Supposedly he has made assurances that this is not a "twist" movie, so there is that. But in a summer where I've already seen Oblivion, and Elysium and Pacific Rim are coming up too, I'm feeling pretty ok about giving After Earth a miss. One can only handle so many post-apocalyptic action movies set on Earth in one season.
Jesse - May 22, 2013 3:19:40 pm PDT #24473 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Will AND JADEN Smith. Jaden Smith seems like the worst.
beekaytee - May 22, 2013 3:39:53 pm PDT #24474 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I saw the After Earth trailer today and thought, "Hm. This dialog is very, very Scientology based" and "Hm. Why are they doing those goofy accents?"
M. Night?
That explains it.
I liked The Sixth Sense and love the one of his films that seems most hated, Unbreakable...but I've given up on him in every say since then.
I too wonder how he got a film financed...unless Will wanted the vehicle so badly that his name carried it.
Huh.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 22, 2013 3:58:17 pm PDT #24475 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Getting to make it a father-son movie makes it seem much more likely that that's the case. Dude, just make home movies with the kid and accept that no one but your family will want to watch them!
DavidS - May 22, 2013 4:30:51 pm PDT #24476 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Will AND JADEN Smith. Jaden Smith seems like the worst.
Jaden was okay in the Karate Kid remake. Perfectly cromulent and pretty likeable.
Jesse - May 22, 2013 4:50:03 pm PDT #24477 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
They were on Ellen together recently, and instead of going over to the chairs like a normal guest, Jaden had to run through the audience slapping hands. And throughout, he basically yelled "LOOK AT ME!!!!" any time people weren't admiring him.
So maybe he's a fine actor, but as a teenager in real life? The worst.