Great movies that never were

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This is the mirror image to the Terrible movies that never were:

Superman Invictus (1996)

The first of the New Superman trilogy, after the failure of Superman IV (which we shall never mention again), and was as successful as Batman 1989, and actually gave Brainiac the movie treatment he deserved as a credible villain in the DC Universe, it was also perfectly timed for the rise of the Digital Age and the rise of the internet. This was also the first comic book movie to win several Oscars at the 1997 Academy Awards, for:

Best Lead Actor for Hugh Jackman (Superman), who managed to balance both the human and alien aspects of Superman brilliantly.

Best Supporting Actor for Tony Jay (Brainiac), who was brilliant as the DCU's twelfth level intellect, and commanded both intelligence and respect.

while the Special Effects were breathtaking, especially as it showed how to use CGI properly in a movie, particularly in Brainiac's lair and wholeheartedly deserved the Oscar.

All in all, Superman Invictus deserved all of its awards. This also paved the way for other great comic book movies such as Hulk (1999) and Judge Dredd (2002).
 
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Thulsa Doom (2006):

Although never intended to serve as a prequel for the 2009 Conan The Barbarian, this masterpiece of skill, script, action and content is reverred around the world as the greatest Fantasy Film to ever see the light of day.

Starring Djimon Hounsou as the fallen hero. The movie chronicles his fall from grace as a direct result of his own good intentions, leading to his villianous life that fans of Conan and Red Sonja have come to know and love/loathe.

Particular praise, should be awarded to the producers, who fought a painful six-year battle to make this movie reality. Having to fight the battles to not only secure funding and support, but maintain it throughout the 14 month production and editing. And all on just 70% of the requested funding.

Perhaps the best feature, was how they performed the SFX sequences, with a combination of animatronics and digital effects, which afforded a sense of realism that is missing in most CGI effects.

Small wonder then, that at the 2007 Academy Awards, it picked up a total of six Oscars. These were:

Best Lead Actor: Djimon Hounsou

Best Director: Marcus Nispel

Best Producer: John Baldecchi

Best Script: Thulsa Doom

Best Special Effects: Thulsa Doom

Best Make-Up: Thulsa Doom

With a budget of just $58,500,000, it went on to achieve global sales of $927,843,216.50.

It was this movie, it must be noted, that made possible the reboot of Conan The Barbarian in 2009, who's not-as-great but still commanding success has assured a sequel where these two characters are certain to face off. And today, Red Sonja enjoys solid success at the Box Office, having already paid for itself twice in just 12 days.

At appears that Thulsa Doom has brought about a revival in the Fantasy Film genre. One that looks set to hold for a long time yet.

OOC: Gotta love these topics. :):)
 

Hades

Alien 3 (1992) - After the Success of Aliens, James Cameron really surpassed himself with this movie. Sigourney Weaver's performance as Ripley was brilliant, and it felt fitting that the trilogy would conclude on Earth.
 

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Return of the Apes: 1996
Directed by Oliver Stone and written by Terry Hayes, Return of the Apes starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Will Robinson, a geneticist who lives in the year 2010, where a plague is wiping out humanity. He discovers that the plague is a genetic time bomb embedded in the Stone Age. Robinson time travels to the Stone Age with his pregnant colleague Billie Rae Diamond (Jodie Foster) where they discover that humans were fighting a war against highly evolved apes, lead by the gorilla General Drak. Robinson and Billie Rae, discover a young girl Aiv who is the next step in the evolutionary ladder. It is revealed that the General Drak forced his scientists to create the virus. Robinson manages to defend Aiv from the virus, thus ensuring the survival of the Human Race. Billie Rae gives birth to a boy named Adam.
 

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The Death of Michael Corleone (1990): The third and final addition to Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather Trilogy, The Death of Michael Corleone was widely praised by critics and viewers a like as a moving end to the series. What on the surface appeared to be a battle between the trilogy's two central protagonists (Michael Corleone and Tom Hayden) was actually far deeper. The movie's central themes included the fight between good and evil, the nature of power, and emotion vs. cold calculation. A movie end to the film, and series, The Death of Michael Corleone left audiences questioning their own perception of what it meant to be a hero.

Academy Award Nominations:
-Best Picture (Won)
-Best Actor: Al Pacino (Won)
-Best Supporting Actor: Robert Duval (Nominated)
-Best Art Direction (Nominated)
-Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola (Won)
-Best Film Editing (Nominated)
-Best Original Song: Promise Me You'll Remember (Nominated)
-Best Cinematography: Gordon Willis (Won)
 

JoeMulk

Banned
Catcher In The Rye (1955)

The magnum opus of director Billy Wilder's career this classic adaptation of JD Salinger's novel stars Jerry Lewis in an award winning performance as Holden Caulfield. Brilliant supporting roles included Natalie Wood as Jane Gallagher, George Peppard as Ackley and Ronald Reagen as Mr Spencer.
 

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The Bentwaters Incident

Considered one of Spielberg's finest movies released over Christmas 2000 just before the 20th anniversary of the famous 1981 UFO incident. Starring James Spader, considered his finest dramatic role of his career, as Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt, Tommy Lee Jones as Master Sergeant James D. Chandler, and James Woods as Colonel William Jackson, Halt's commanding officer.

The film deals with the UFO incident and Halt's attempt to discover the truth. with help from Chandler and obstructions from Jackson. Jones received the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Oscar nomination.
 

JoeMulk

Banned
Star Wars The Phantom Menace (1989)

Directed by George Lucas

Starring:

Christopher Lloyd as Qui Gon Jinn
Michael J Fox as Obi Wan Kenobi
Macaulay Culkin as Anakin Skywalker
Winnona Ryder as Padame
 

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Dragonball Z: Attack of the Saiyans (2011)

The first in a trilogy that will cover up to the end of the Frieza saga, the film has been met by praise from both critics and moviegoers. Critics have been quick to praise the special effects and fight coreography, which have been dubbed the most inovative since the original Matrix film. In addition, Brandon Lee, Jason Statham and Donnie Yen's perfomances were both hailed as a cut above the average action film. Audiences came in in droves, all but assuring that the release of Dragonball Z: Battle for Namek and Dragonball Z: Rise of the Super Saiyan will have a devoted fanbase.

Directed by Zack Snyder

Brandon Lee as Son Goku/Bardock
Jason Statham as Prince Vegeta
Donnie Yen as Piccolo
Sean William Scott as Krillin
Noah Ringer as Gohan
Emma Stone as Bulma
John Cena as Nappa
Jason Frank as Frieza

Final Box Office Gross: $752,000,000
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 82%
 

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Batman and Robin

Directed by Quentin Tarantino

Batman- Bruce Willis

Robin- Christian Bale

Joker- Steve Buscemi

Harley Quinn- Denise Richards

Bane- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Largely applauded by critics as one of the greatest action movies of all time, Batman and Robin pushed comic book movies into the "R" rating, escalating the violence in each of the movies and escalating the number of people who promptly went to read comics themselves. The movie was also controversial following the death of the Joker at the hands of Bane, the skilled strategist and bonebreaker who then breaks the Batman's back.
 

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INDEPENDENCE DAY 2 (2007):

Released 11 years after the original, humans have been able to reverse engineer some of the aliens equipment and made a small space force to deal with the alien's return.

Not quite as good as the original, most people said but still was the top grossing movie of 2007.
 

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TOP GUN

Top grossing movie of the 1986. Told the story of gunfighters in the old west and followed their story through the towns of Dodge City, Abilene, and Tombstone.

Starred:
Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer
Anthony Edwards
Tom Skerrit

Was pointed out that this was one of the movies responsible for the return of the Western Genre of films to popularity.
 

Roger II

Admittedly not a terribly original idea, but an adaptation of The Brothers Kamarazov by Andrei Tarkovsky would have been fantastic. He'd have done a good job holding the plot-driving aspects and the philosophical aspects together since two of his most prominent movies are pretty much philosophical thrillers and successful ones too. Also, Andrei Rublev is a good sign of his ability to do movies involving Russian Orthodoxy well.
Alternatively, a movie by him about the Grand Inquisitor and what happens after that might have been quite good.
 
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