Long delayed Red Sonja movie being released in August.

[fireproof78]

Exactly. Don't hand over an IP to somebody who has zero passion for the source material.

Well, that's not a guarantee of success either. See John Carter.

 

[StarTrek1701]

I'll take your word for it, because I am not watching that trailer again.

But to me, it looked more like the usual faux-medieval fantasy, when the Hyborean Age should look way more ancient than that. The Jason Momoa Conan movie may not have been good, but at least they put some effort and imagination in the costume and set designs.

Also, that "self-aware" bit at the end, making fun of how the character dresses in the source material? Luke Cage was the last time that joke was funny. We get it, the chain-bikini doesn't work in live-action, move on.

We could get the same actress wearing chain mail bikini in 20+ years just like Logan did in Deadpool & Wolverine!

 

[StarTrek1701]

Well, that's not a guarantee of success either. See John Carter.

Eh, I know I know.
I mean Jon Favreau definitely had a huge love for Iron Man and it shows.
Same goes for Chris Nolan about Batman and Sam Raimi for Spider-Man.
What's shocking it's been 40 years since Red Sonja was adapted for film!

 

[fireproof78]

Eh, I know I know.
I mean Jon Favreau definitely had a huge love for Iron Man and it shows.
Same goes for Chris Nolan about Batman and Sam Raimi for Spider-Man.
What's shocking it's been 40 years since Red Sonja was adapted for film!

That doesn't really shock me.

And Spider Man was not as loving as I would like. Know little about Iron Man so any passion is lost on me.

 

[Rich Watson]

Are you sure that wasn't just a mistake that someone missed? This seems like exactly the kind of movie where something like that would happen.

It's a bit Mad Max-ish but it's an actual part of the shot.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Maybe it’s the triumph of low expectations, as I’d seen the replies in this thread criticising it before I caught the trailer on Twitter (didn’t bother watching it here) and I thought it actually looked okay. FWIW, I quite liked Solomon Kane.

 

[CaptainCalvinCat]

Okay, I watched the trailer now and... eh? It's okay. Nothing to write home about, of course, but - competently enough. Good, that one scene, where Red Sonja does the backflip is a bit on the cringy-side, but the rest - I'd give it a solid B Minus.

 

[JD]

It's a bit Mad Max-ish but it's an actual part of the shot.

That's not a truck, I think it's just a bit wooden wagon.

 

[fireproof78]

Okay, I watched the trailer now and... eh? It's okay. Nothing to write home about, of course, but - competently enough. Good, that one scene, where Red Sonja does the backflip is a bit on the cringy-side, but the rest - I'd give it a solid B Minus.

Indeed. Now, I know little of Red Sonja or Conan but as a trailer goes? It did its job.

 

[Gaith]

Looks drab, dark, and generally no fun whatsoever. And the lead actress doesn't seem to have a mythic build in the sense that Schwarzenegger and Momoa did (not to mention Chris Hemsworth).

How do you fuck up Red Sonja of all things this fucking bad?

1. Fail to hire a 13-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl as consultants.
2. Fail to ask your consultants "Hey, look at this - is this awesome?" about pretty much everything, from sets to costumes to battle scenes to lines of dialogue.
3. Fail to excise anything that fails to pass the Step #2 test.

 

[CaptainCalvinCat]

Looks drab, dark, and generally no fun whatsoever. And the lead actress doesn't seem to have a mythic build in the sense that Schwarzenegger and Momoa did (not to mention Chris Hemsworth).




1. Fail to hire a 13-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl as consultants.
2. Fail to ask your consultants "Hey, look at this - is this awesome?" about pretty much everything, from sets to costumes to battle scenes to lines of dialogue.
3. Fail to excise anything that fails to pass the Step #2 test.

Eh - don't know... maybe they did hire a 13-year old edgelord? And that movies like this are a thing, is something, we don't just know since Snyder made his godawful DCEU-Movies.