Aeon Flux Not Screening for Critics

[b]let the suckfest begin![/b]
If they wanted to make $$ with this film- they really should have followed the cartoon more closely and shown a lot more skin. Aeon only wears a few leather straps. That would get the 18-24 males in the theaters in a hurry- a chance to see Charlize Theron's boobies!

Nov 29 - 09:34 AM

Andrew O'Neill

[b]Boobs don't make the movie[/b]
You can do that already in "Reindeer Games", but they weren't worth the price of admission then and I doubt they would be now.

Besides, I don't think it's going to work for DOA.

Nov 29 - 10:05 AM

First Last

[b]NEWSFLASH![/b]
Nobody involved with this film had actually seen any of the original cartoons. They found a popular title with a female lead, and created a film that doesn't remotely resemble the original work. They could have called it "Miss Fancypants" and no one would have remarked that it was a rip off on Aeon Flux.

Nov 29 - 10:29 AM

Cole Brannon

[b]*cry*[/b]
This is terribly depressing. I was exposed to Aeon Flux as a youngster, and its bizarre, trippy, mindbending originality absolutely blew my mind. Goes to show that it ain't the fact that the superhero is a female that makes heroine movies bomb, by and large. We learned that from the Kill Bill movies. What makes them bomb is what makes 80% of all high-cost production movies bomb - the screenplay and the directing SUCK.

Dec 1 - 04:00 PM

Gareth von Kallenbach

Years ago they wanted to make Beavis and Butthead, MTVs hottest property as a Live action film with David Spade and Adam Sandler. It was only when series creator Mike Judge mentioned how much cheaper an animated film would be that the studio left it alone. Point is, suits who do not know the source, should at least hire those who do to create it. Otherwise, we get junk.

Nov 29 - 10:52 AM

Brian Helmick

[b]oh boy...[/b]
Whenever a movie isn't screened for critics its becuase they are afraid of it getting trashed and ruining the opening weekend. I believe the last movie to do this was Alien vs. Predator, and we all know how that turned out.

Nov 29 - 11:39 AM

Gareth von Kallenbach

AVP actually did screen for us, they just did it at 10 PM Thursday night which made it hard for people to get a review ready for the morning. I actaully had mine ready to go. We had a huge run of traffic as I broke the news that it was PG-13 which caused me getting a ton of flame male until we posted the official release.

Nov 29 - 11:51 AM

Ken Schrock

Yea this a bad sign but I'm still going to go see it.

Nov 29 - 12:44 PM

Michael Sokiveta

[b]Oh crap, it probably sucks.[/b]
I agree that they took what could have been a cool movie based on the original animated series, and then put in Charlize Theron and Hollywoodized it.

I've said in the forums that I think Charlize Theron was a horrible choice for the lead role. We're looking for someone like Carrie Ann Moss, but instead we get someone like Meg Ryan.

Nov 29 - 01:26 PM

Darin Gregson

[b]Carrie Ann Moss? Not quite.[/b]
They should have approached Lara Flynn Boyle...she's a dead-ringer for Aeon Flux. Even her voice is a decent match. Of course, that wouldn't have been enough to save a film even the studio has lost faith in.

Nov 29 - 07:34 PM

Juan Gabriel Sanchez

[b]I'm not saying this is not going to suck[/b]
But Charlize Theron is a damn fine fox and a great actress who can be pretty badass. A lot better than Angelina, anyway. I'm sorry, but AG looks like a freaking kook out there with guns twice the size of her arms! Unless she gets naked, there is no way I'm watching Tomb Raider 3. She just looks too ridiculous, like she's trying way too hard to be tough. At least Charlize looks like she really can kick some ass. She's quick and sleek like Carrie-Anne, at least. And let's not forget the lady broke her neck and was nearly rendered a quadraplegic (I'm not certain on the spelling there - just a heads up). I'm definitely going to see the movie in the hope that, while I shall probably derive little to no intellectual stimulus, I can at least enjoy watching one of my favorite actresses blow stuff up.

Nov 30 - 12:50 AM

First Last

[b]what are you smokin?[/b]
First of all, Angelina Jolie would break Theron in half with her bare hands. That girl can scrap. She's got John Voigt blood flowing through her veins.

Secondly, Lara Flynn Boyle is the only woman for this role... just as Carrie Anne Moss is the only woman for the Wonder Woman role (not that I won't see it if Kelly Brook plays her, I'll just be panting and salivating instead of clapping). If you've ever seen Alex Ross' illustrations of Wonder Woman, it's as if he was using Moss as the model. But back to Aeon Flux. We all know the movie will suck, but the real crime is the opportunity cost. After the flop this turd will be, you can rest assured there will never be another treatment of this subject.

Dec 1 - 04:24 PM

Birdy Man

carrie ann moss woudlve been great.

why do they do this to our beloved franchises?

people need to get fired.

Nov 30 - 03:08 PM

Johnny Estes

Not surprised. They're bombarding us with ads everywhere and making sure we don't see the negative reviews until it's too late. A clever strategy to make us oblivious to a movie sucking.

The only flaw: We have seen the trailer. We know.

Nov 29 - 02:03 PM

David Gonzalez

I don't believe you guys. How could an action movie about a scantily clad heroine starring an Oscar winning actress not be good? Oh wait.

Nov 29 - 02:28 PM

Jar Jar Binks

[b]Earl Dittman will like it... for a dollah...[/b]
Does this sort of instance really matter to audiences? I doubt they even hear of such "news".

Just once... well, more than once... there should be a good film that doesn't screen for critics. Would it get the same bad publicity?

I'm sure Wireless magazine will give this flick high marks. It'd champion a Troma film for a nickel.

Nov 29 - 03:04 PM

juan carlos petruchi

charlize has no tits

Nov 29 - 07:02 PM

Bill Clark

I am screening this Thursday at 10:00PM - by far the most strange time I've had for a screening. They are clearly trying to keep it away from everyone while at the same time screening it at the 11th hour, but I'll be writing my review after the screening so that it will be up bright and early Friday.

Nov 29 - 07:44 PM

Tim K

I smelled a turd from the get go. If the most creative thing in the movie they could show for the preview is freakin' grass, that's not a particularly good sign.

Nov 29 - 09:21 PM

Rocket Punch

[b]Rent it.[/b]
I just queue it on my netflix. $10?? I don't think so.

Nov 29 - 09:29 PM

Chuck O'Leary

[b]"Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers"[/b]
I remember going to see a screening of "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" (1995) on a Thursday night at 10 or 11 p.m., just hours before it opened the next day.

Nov 29 - 10:20 PM

Daniel James

I'm surprised people have only hinted at comparisons with catwoman. No, that film didn't screen for press either, but it turned out to be one of the most thought-provoking and intelligent movies of the year. OK, i cant believe i got through that with a straight face. remember the bit with sharon stone slathering beauty cream on her body because it made her stronger? classic.

Nov 30 - 01:32 AM

Gareth von Kallenbach

we actually did have a screener for catwoman here but it was tricky. what they did was screen the new Bourne film at 7 and Catwoman at 9 at a theater 20 minutes away. This made it next to impossible for critics to get from the one to the other.

Nov 30 - 08:17 AM

Johnny Estes

Wow. Studios will go to insane lengths to make sure we don't know how bad a movie is.

Nov 30 - 12:09 PM

Aoi Boy

On other yet related issues... why did they give "Angelina Jolie" lips to Charlize Theron in the official poster of the movie ?!

Nov 30 - 12:40 PM

harlan Lovestone

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I'd hate to think Charlize broke her neck and was nearly rendered quadraplegic due to schlock. Aeon Flux was a pretty original and stylished animated series. i didn't alway's get it but it was always different and cool. Holding back reviews and the fact that this movie was movied already and held back is making me think this is a huge stinker!!!!! Maybe this is teh one time when the film makers are so cocky and know they have such a good product that they are toying with the critics. But probably not.

Nov 30 - 05:20 PM