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Written and directed by the Matrix's Andy and Lana Wachowski, Jupiter Ascending centers on an impoverished maid named Jupiter Jones ( Mila Kunis ). As a human, she is considered near the bottom of the universe's international ladder, and yet the Queen of the Universe sees her as such a threat that she sends a genetically engineered bounty hunter (Tatum Channing) to track Jupiter down, and kill her. www.cinemablend.com/new/Wachowskis-Promise-Jupiter-Ascending-Sci-Fi-Sp
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Wait, so is it an actual "opera" or was that just a trendy description?

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I want to see Jupiter Ascending, coming July 25.

It sounds Firefly-ish, even though an article promises "A Sci-Fi Space Opera Unlike Any You've Seen Before".

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Written and directed by the Matrix's Andy and Lana Wachowski, Jupiter Ascending centers on an impoverished maid named Jupiter Jones ( Mila Kunis ). As a human, she is considered near the bottom of the universe's international ladder, and yet the Queen of the Universe sees her as such a threat that she sends a genetically engineered bounty hunter (Tatum Channing) to track Jupiter down, and kill her. www.cinemablend.com/new/Wachowskis-Promise-Jupiter-Ascending-Sci-Fi-Sp
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If only Summer Glau had been cast in Mila Kunis' role . . .

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

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So what do you WANT to see?

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Okay, The Wachowski Brothers!?, Lana and Andy get a vote from me for 2 reasons - The Matrix and Cloud Atlas

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Firefly and Jupiter Ascending (2014) are Space Opera...

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Okay, The Wachowski Brothers!?, Lana and Andy get a vote from me for 2 reasons - The Matrix and Cloud Atlas (The Matrix because, well, it's the Matrix and Cloud Atlas because it had everything you could think a great sci-fi thriller should have and then some, a masterpiece that played like a symphonic tour de force. My only regret was that I did not see it in the theater. Goramit! (is it one M or two).

But it sounds like a sci-fi version of Snow White. But I'm there because, after Matrix: Revolutions, they have redeemed themselves with the aforementioned Cloud Atlas.

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Firefly and Jupiter Ascending (2014) are Space Opera...

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Jupiter Ascending maybe, but not Firefly. Serenity came closer to that designation but I still wouldn't consider Whedon's 'Verse to be space opera.

Star Wars is space opera, so is most of Star Trek, as well as Battlestar Galactica and Dune, and more recently the Riddick 'verse. But just because something is set in space does not make it space opera. 2001: A Space Odyssey is not space opera, neither is Gravity.

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Okay, The Wachowski Brothers!?, Lana and Andy get a vote from me for 2 reasons - The Matrix and Cloud Atlas

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Cloud Atlas was great in the theater, and it is great on Blu-Ray too. Sadly under-appreciated movie.

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My list is short;

Jupiter Rising
The Hunger Games Trilogy

But, truth be told I haven't really looked into it


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http://www.movieinsider.com/movies/-/2014/#.UnJ0-swo7cc

So what do you WANT to see?

On our list for the kiddies stuff
How to train your Dragon 2
Night at the Museum 3

On Hubby's list
I, Frankenstein
The Hobbit 2
Sin City 2
rentals...
Toxic Avenger
Captain America

My list
Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit (has Chris Pine?)
Divergent: sounds interesting but looks teen fan-girl-ish...so I dunno..


Is there anything you know of that isn't posted on the site?

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Cloud Atlas was a pretty good movie all on its own, but scores ENORMOUS bonus points for one scene alone.

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Yeah, that one scares me too. I heard that they have to give back the rights to Marvel soon, so this could be one last "let's throw crap at the wall and see what sticks" pass...

I think it could be an overhyped disappointment...

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Of the movies I listed when I first posted in this thread, Jupiter Ascending was delayed until next year, I passed on Transcendence because of terrible reviews, and I have yet to see The Book of Life, but I've heard good things about it. I'll probably watch Mockingjay sometime in the coming week, and that goes for another that I didn't list, Birdman.

Other films not on my list originally that I did see, followed by my rating:
Captain America 2 - 8 out of 10
Godzilla - 3
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 5
X-Men: Days of Future Past - 6
Lucy - 5
Edge of Tomorrow - 8
The Zero Theorem - 7
Boyhood - 9.5

And to keep things in perspective, here's how I'd rate the ones I saw that I did list originally:
Her - 8
Winter's Tale - 6
Jodorowsky's Dune - 7
Interstellar - 6

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Year in Review....

Well, How to train your dragon 2 was really good, still waiting for Night at the Museum 3.

Saw Edge of Tomorrow and Guardians of the Galaxy and neither were really on our radar at all but both were pretty good. Did see the X men movie, was...ok.

Hubby has seen a couple that were on his list (Sin City2 and I Frankenstein and he liked both), but I didn't see Divergent yet, was it any good?

I saw Captain America 2 and didn't expect much but was actually surprised by it, I think I'd like to see it again...

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