Hancock

[Dark Donnie]

I bet you two are the same.....

 

[Sparky9292]

Caught Hancock a couple of weeks back at a screening here in L.A.

It was weak. Real weak. It will make some cash because it's a Will Smith 4th of July deal, but not nearly as much as past years, especially once the word gets out. They're promoting this thing like it's a big-time superhero action flick and I can tell you it ain't. Not even close.

I also found out that Will Smith is into Tom Cruises' Scientology crap. It will do even worse now. Finding out about this makes this day the worst of my life.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/01/09/2008-01-09_will_smith_boosting_scientology.html

 

[carrrnuttt]

I also found out that Will Smith is into Tom Cruises' Scientology crap. It will do even worse now. Finding out about this makes this day the worst of my life.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/01/09/2008-01-09_will_smith_boosting_scientology.html

Not this again. I had to deal with this nonsense on another forum. A car forum too, of all places.

Here. From the same source, months later:

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2...will_smith_and_jada_dont_know_much_scien.html

Will Smith and Jada: Don't know much Scientology
Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 4:00 AM

Will Smith, Jada Pinkett and Kimora Lee Simmons are loudly denying Radar magazine's claims that they've been recruited into — dun dun dun! — the Church of Scientology.

Smith, a good buddy of Scientology poster boy Tom Cruise, denies he is a church member. "You don't have to be Jewish to be a friend of Steven Spielberg. You don't have to be a Muslim to be a friend of Muhammad Ali. And you don't have to be a Scientologist to be a friend of Tom Cruise," Smith tells us. "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions. And I respect all people and all paths."

Despite reports she distributed the Scientology book "The Way to Happiness" to N.Y. school kids, Simmons' reps also denied her involvement.

But while celebs are distancing themselves from the cultlike religion, Radar's blistering six-page expose of the church says leaders are more concerned by the dissension of its former members, namely the shadowy network of ex-Scientologists known as "Anonymous."

The group is credited with leaking the now-infamous recruiting tape of Cruise laughing maniacally (in an equally creepy turtleneck). The pranksters/hackers also managed to crash the church's Web site for three days and post confidential Scientololgy documents and lectures on YouTube.

Said Church spokeswoman Karin Pouw: "This group of cyber-terrorists ... has targeted the Scientology religion with hate speech and hate crimes" and has even left "threats to plant nitroglycerin bombs in churches."

 

[PJBoy]

TV Spot 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsp6GhlLbZ4&fmt=18

Awesome!

 

[BizarroAids]

Nice new spot. This movie is definately getting alot of hype behind it.

How many times does he called jackass in this movie?t:

 

[Scandalous]

I also found out that Will Smith is into Tom Cruises' Scientology crap. It will do even worse now. Finding out about this makes this day the worst of my life.

That's no big deal. Will Smith's got no problem as long as he doesn't argue with Matt Lauer over prescription drugs or publicy advise Brooke Shields on depression management.

What he needs to worry about is his crappy movie. He was present at the screening, btw.

 

[fabman]

Will Smith is not a Scientologist.

 

[Crook]

What he needs to worry about is his crappy movie. He was present at the screening, btw.

What can you tell us about the film?

Will Smith is not a Scientologist.

Mhm. He just so happened to have started an institution based on Scientology. I'm sure that's just coincidence, right?

http://www.cele*****y.com/11758/exc..._new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/

(replace the asterisk with the B word)

 

[Scandalous]

Nice new spot. This movie is definately getting alot of hype behind it.

How many times does he called jackass in this movie?t:

It's as$hole--and I counted five or so.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Mhm. He just so happened to have started an institution based on Scientology. I'm sure that's just coincidence, right?

http://www.cele*****y.com/11758/exc..._new_village_academy_is_a_scientology_school/

(replace the asterisk with the B word)

5 of the 17 teachers are scientologists. How many are Christian? How many are Muslims?

This looks like all assumption based on two facts: 1) Smith wants to open a school and 2) Smiths former personal assistant now works there.Which although telling doesnt really prove anything.

And one of the major sources is National Enquirer, who although have gotten lucky in the past, report every two-bit news tip they get.

Plus Smith has already answered the rumors:
"You don't have to be Jewish to be a friend of Steven Spielberg. You don't have to be a Muslim to be a friend of Muhammad Ali. And you don't have to be a Scientologist to be a friend of Tom Cruise," Smith tells us. "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions. And I respect all people and all paths."

which is onlya few posts upward by carrrnuttt

 

[Scandalous]

What can you tell us about the film?

I can tell you that if you find superhero sex scenes (pretty much the same thing they alredy did in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, btw) and kids swearing to be funny, you should have a ball. If you're looking for really good superhero action and cohesive story, you should save your money because this is not that film.

It would have been more notable 15 years ago, before the advent of the modern superhero film. In the summer of Iron Man, TDK, Hulk, and Hellboy, it just seemed like a relic--a superhero movie that thinks it's too good for superheroes, when in actuality, the entire film isn't even as good as the commericals for the rest of the 2008 superhero movie lineup.

Hancock's powers are flight, super-speed, invulnerability and super-strength. That's it. So, 15 years ago, a guy in shorts, a t-shirt and knit cap throwing cars around might have been impressive. This year it's just lame. And if you've seen all the advertisements, then you've seen all the major action pieces Hancock has to offer. I'm not kidding. Most of them are just gags, anyway, so there's no suspense or dramatic setup. Don't look for anything like Superman saving the plane in Returns or Spider-Man's train battle with Doc Ock. Hancock tosses a whale. Hancock plays basketball. Hancock bangs some groupie. Hancock wears a stupid leather outfit. Big deal.Peter Berg is a very good director who's totally out of his comfort zone here.

In addition to lackluster action, Hancock himself is the major problem. There's nothing likeable about this character. The movie spends nearly a hour establishing what a jerk he is; so much so that when I found out why, I still disliked him. There are no real super-villains to speak of, so Hancock's actions make him the worst guy in the film.

Jason Bateman was good as always, and Charlize Theron looked very hot. But this is maybe a Saturday afternoon rental at best.

 

[the a1ant]

There it is folks. Hancock will suck.

Too early to tell considering they're doing re-shoots and still editing the flick. Reviews for the film have been mixed so far, mostly due to the 2nd half of the film - which they might be trying to fix.

Some reviews on the more positive side:

1 - One cannot ignore Peter Berg’s work here. It’s his biggest budgeted film yet, but it’s still very much a Peter Berg film, in that it’s not only great, but far from typical. He makes a different type of film every time (Sports, black comedy, action, thriller, and now superhero drama), but the continuing thread is that they are unconventional takes on well-worn material, and always for the better. 8/10

2 - It's a pretty good movie. The beginning is amazing, but it dies down a lot after about an hour. It's a superhero movie with a completely different twist; and keeps you entertained throughout most of the movie. Overall, it's a good movie. Not the best of the Summer, but probably top 10. This movie is entertaining, and worth the money to kill an hour and a half. But it definitely lacks a lot of character development which almost kills the entire movie. 7/10

3 - I really enjoyed it, it was funny as hell, with a lil drama mixed in, could of left the drama out of the movie but other then that its definitely worth checking out, Will Smith played a great mixed up superhero. I definitely look forward to seeing the full finished product.

4 - Overall I'd give the film an 8.5/10 because it was an innovative look at a superhero other then all the Batman's and Supermen we're given a truly conflicted character who isn't fully invincible. There are many quotable scenes, funny moments, and good special effects that you haven't seen in other movies before. I expect this film to make a lot of money at the box office this summer and please many Will Smith fans along with action fans or people who are looking for a solid popcorn flick.

More Mixed:

5 - Hancock is a severely uneven film. The first half is an amazing action comedy with some big laughs, great set pieces, and slick production value (even in its current state of incompletion), but by the second half the damn thing falls apart. They get dramatic on you. They get teary eyed on you. And the whole thing feels like a throw away episode of Friday Night Lights.

I hope they really fix the 2nd half of the film. It'd be a shame for it to fail because of that.

 

[spideyboy_1111]

I bet you two are the same.....

please.... i may not have a life, but i'm not pathetic enough to pull one of those

 

[spideyboy_1111]

Nice new spot. This movie is definately getting alot of hype behind it.

How many times does he called jackass in this movie?t:

actually from what i've heard thats one of the reasons its also been getting an R rating... they use it at least 10-15 times in the pg-13 version

 

[spideyboy_1111]

hancock was def a 6 or 6.5 out of 10... 7 i'd give it to be generous for the humor thats pretty good.... its a great movie if you love one liners, that will get tiring after a week yet they seem to last a year but ya.... its an alright flick, decent, not great

 

[Octoberist]

i can't even see how this movie can even be remotely rated r if that rating was ever considered.

 

[Kakihara]

Will Smith is not a Scientologist.

Totally wrong. Do some research. He actually is helping to build/open some new kind of "Scientology understanding" learning center in the future. Don't shoot the messenger...

 

[EML]

Like it even matters.

 

[JackMercy]

http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=8851

Has nobody picked up on this yet? Yeah, they're late in noting the reshoots, but...

Hancock's World Premiere in Sydney, Australia on June 10 has been canceled.

Supposedly it will take place in France (France??) one week later...if the movie's ready, that is.

 

[Nokio]

I can tell you that if you find superhero sex scenes (pretty much the same thing they alredy did in My Super Ex-Girlfriend, btw) and kids swearing to be funny, you should have a ball. If you're looking for really good superhero action and cohesive story, you should save your money because this is not that film.

It would have been more notable 15 years ago, before the advent of the modern superhero film. In the summer of Iron Man, TDK, Hulk, and Hellboy, it just seemed like a relic--a superhero movie that thinks it's too good for superheroes, when in actuality, the entire film isn't even as good as the commericals for the rest of the 2008 superhero movie lineup.

Hancock's powers are flight, super-speed, invulnerability and super-strength. That's it. So, 15 years ago, a guy in shorts, a t-shirt and knit cap throwing cars around might have been impressive. This year it's just lame. And if you've seen all the advertisements, then you've seen all the major action pieces Hancock has to offer. I'm not kidding. Most of them are just gags, anyway, so there's no suspense or dramatic setup. Don't look for anything like Superman saving the plane in Returns or Spider-Man's train battle with Doc Ock. Hancock tosses a whale. Hancock plays basketball. Hancock bangs some groupie. Hancock wears a stupid leather outfit. Big deal.Peter Berg is a very good director who's totally out of his comfort zone here.

In addition to lackluster action, Hancock himself is the major problem. There's nothing likeable about this character. The movie spends nearly a hour establishing what a jerk he is; so much so that when I found out why, I still disliked him. There are no real super-villains to speak of, so Hancock's actions make him the worst guy in the film.

Jason Bateman was good as always, and Charlize Theron looked very hot. But this is maybe a Saturday afternoon rental at best.

Normally I ignore most of the people on this board and AICN because a good deal of the posters dislike Will Smtih, but this film sounds from your judgement to be a letdown that may be true. I loved the trailers and said that Hancock shouldn't be underestimated and that it could beat out the other three superhero flicks this summer(Batman, Hulk, IM, Hellboy is no competition), but after learning more about the plot and the fact that their isn't even a villian so to speak and it's more of Will Smith being himself, well i'm some what disappointed. I'm sure that Hancock will get some laughs and make some money because of smith's involvment, but this isn't the eighties or era before good superhero films. Today's audience is expecting more.

When i read about the sex scene a red flag went up. I remember that sex scene in Smallville between Clark and the superpowered Lana and i thought that now more then ever this show has run its course. It just has no place in my opinion a superhero flick that wants to be taken serious, unless it's along the lines of spoof movies like Superhero Movie or even My super Ex-girlfriend. Maybe this is what the creative team was aiming for, A superpowered Fresh Prince of Belair, cause it beginning to sound like that what it is. I do like Will Smith and I'll more then likly see it when it comes out, but now I'm expecting to be let down somewhat.

 

[블라스]

The new trailer I saw with Indy 4 was great, I can't wait to see this.

 

[Art Damage]

I heard it's supposed to be really dark, so I'm looking forward to that...

 

[spideyboy_1111]

I heard it's supposed to be really dark, so I'm looking forward to that...

unless ALOT has changed... its not really dark... hell it makes Ghostrider look like From Hell

 

[kaylee]

The new trailer I saw with Indy 4 was great, I can't wait to see this.

I finally caught the trailer on the big screen too and it was awesome. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to seeing this movie. It seems like it's a perfect mix of action and humor - a lot of films try to get both of these elements down and usually fails at one of them but I have faith that Hancock will pull it off seamlessly.

 

[Raiden]

I heard it's supposed to be really dark, so I'm looking forward to that...

Will Smith in a dark movie? I don't think so.