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armyofchuckness
11/11/09

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I'd like to think they'd set this in World War II...however, I'd also like to think they would not make the mistake of having Frank Castle be something other than a Viet Nam vet more than once. #sgtrock
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CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton)
11/10/09

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Oh f*ck that! Sgt. Rock has to be in World War II. Warner Bros. may be abandon the WWII because of potential racism? Bullshit.

They probably don't see any marketing value in another WWII movie. Instead they may try to make it modern so that the movie can connect with the youths who have grown up watching the Afghan and Iraq War.
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Edited by CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton) at 11/10/09 7:10 PM

cletar
11/10/09

In reply to War Is Less Hell In The Future Of Sgt. Rock
I shall make the obligatory post of

"aw hell naow!"

in expectation of the subsequent development that, once you start down the slippery-slope of making it more action-y and sci-fi-ish, you inevitably end up with Will Smith in the title role.

By rights the part belongs to Tom Sizemore. "Saving Private Ryan" was a goddamned 2 hour audition tape for Sgt Rock. #sgtrock
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ManchuCandidate
11/10/09

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Why not Sgt Rasczak?

Otherwise this just sounds like the comic book movie disaster equivalent of Speed Racer.
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bonniegrrl
04/22/09

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Not sure why most people here are so anti-Keanu. I thought he was perfect as John Constantine and I hope he reprises his role.
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Solipsistic Nation
04/22/09

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I'm not a Keanu hater. I think he's a perfectly workman-like actor. Give him a role and he'll get the job done. But he's not a great actor. Maybe Constantine doesn't require a great actor. Constantine just needs someone who is embittered and cynical as, ah, hell.

That said, I really did not enjoy Constantine the movie. Gave the DVD to a friend immediately after watching it who then donated it to our local library. I suppose if I had never read Hellblazer I might have enjoyed. But I did read it and so the comparisons to the source material was inevitable. And Constantine the movie came up short. Very short.

I think this is why adaptations of comic books always fail. They simply can't live up to the emotional investment I have in the series and characters. The only ones that have worked is Iron Man (who I had no emotional investment in) and Darkman and The Incredibles (which are movies about comic book characters that don't exists so again, no emotional investment).

Final note: my fantasy casting for Constantine would be Rutger Hauer circa 1986, minus the accent.
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Grey_Area
04/22/09

@Solipsistic Nation: Sting circa 1985. That's who Alan Moore had in mind when he created the character.
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Ed Grabianowski
04/22/09

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Interesting, the first one came out around the same time as Sin City, and I always thought it was the better movie, and overlooked because of all the fuss over Sin City's gritty/pretty design.
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Pessimippopotamus
04/22/09

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No love for Tilda Swinton?
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Dr Durdon
04/22/09

@Ashimippopotamus Ashis Ashconfused Ashby Ashall Ashthe AshA...: My favorite role of hers, seconded by her stint in The Beach. I prefer to see her doing these types of long shots than her business-suited renditions in Mike Clayton and Burn After Reading.
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jenndavo
04/22/09

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Now, now. It's hard to complain about Keanu in a movie that also featured Shia The Beef.
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Dr Durdon
04/22/09

@jenndavo: no no no no NO!
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Islandkiwi
04/22/09

In reply to Constantine 2 Not Abandoned Yet
I loved Constantine, and thought Keanu did a good job. I also recall reading that this was Keanu's favorite movie character, so my hopes are high for a sequel.
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Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
04/22/09

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Peter Stormare was a great devil. I even didn't mind Keanu in the first one. Cautiously looking forward to this.
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Andrew Liptak
04/22/09

@Belabras Ate My Baby!: I'm with you on that - I didn't mind Constantine. I've never read the comics though.
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bonniegrrl
04/22/09

@Belabras Told Me To: I dunno. I thought Satan should be cuter. Probably because of the Lucifer comics, but I thought they should have made him creepy/cute not just creepy.

I still think it was pure genius casting to have Gavin Rossdale as Balthazar and Tilda Swinton as Gabriel.
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