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Apple Releases New Trailer for Original Film 'The Banker' With Anthony Mackie and Samuel L. Jackson
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They're buying themselves time with the first year free...
They kinda had two separate statements in that original post. "Looks good" is a commentary on the movie the trailer is portraying. I agree, it does look good, though I don't trust the trailer any further than I trust any other trailer. "Ol' Samuel L. is always good" is a commentary on Jackson himself, not the movies he's in. I agree with that too. He has been in some fantastically terrible movies, no doubt. But he, himself, is always fun to watch even if the rest of the house is burning down around him.
At least that's how I read that comment. "This movie looks good, but even if it sucks at least Sam Jackson will be fun to watch."
This looks fine, when I get the trial to watch Hala, I'll watch this as well.
Interesting to see something not Jennifer Aniston with regard to TV+.
On Saturday, Nov. 2, I signed up for my free year. Followed immediately by an alert to cancel on Nov. 1, 2020. While I'm open to the idea of TV+, this experience is going to really need to evolve, quickly, for me to commit to the monthly fee next fall.
I'm not a Tim is the devil, Apple is doomed kind of guy. Nor am I a blind lemming. Fully understand and expect Apple to continue evolving from that which they were 30-years ago - even when it doesn't;t make sense to me (aka: no longer their target audience). I've been struggling to see where Apple can make their mark in this incredibly crowded, established, industry that is stacked with some significant players that have a crap-ton of experience producing content for audiences. I know Apple have had success with that formal in the past (come in and redefine an established industry). But entertainment and meaningful content creation (anyone can create content - but does it resonate) feels way different than handhelds and ear buds (both hardware). I mean, Ping is one thing with which to dabble. Low risk. Try, fail, learn. I just struggle to see the path for which Apple is looking to traverse. It's just not making sense. To me. Yet. I suppose time will tell. I'm open to being surprised...
On Saturday, Nov. 2, I signed up for my free year. Followed immediately by an alert to cancel on Nov. 1, 2020. While I'm open to the idea of TV+, this experience is going to really need to evolve, quickly, for me to commit to the monthly fee next fall.
I'm not a Tim is the devil, Apple is doomed kind of guy. Nor am I a blind lemming. Fully understand and expect Apple to continue evolving from that which they were 30-years ago - even when it doesn't;t make sense to me (aka: no longer their target audience). I've been struggling to see where Apple can make their mark in this incredibly crowded, established, industry that is stacked with some significant players that have a crap-ton of experience producing content for audiences. I know Apple have had success with that formal in the past (come in and redefine an established industry). But entertainment and meaningful content creation (anyone can create content - but does it resonate) feels way different than handhelds and ear buds (both hardware). I mean, Ping is one thing with which to dabble. Low risk. Try, fail, learn. I just struggle to see the path for which Apple is looking to traverse. It's just not making sense. To me. Yet. I suppose time will tell. I'm open to being surprised...
Samuel Jackson is enough to make me want to watch is. Maybe I should give Apple tv+ a second chance.
Don't mistake a "space" movie with sci-fi. Sci-Fi is "science fiction"... in other words, creative licensing on what is possible beyond our understanding and reality.
Jesus!!!! You really hate Samuel L Jackson! All the dude said was
“Good ol”. He didn’t say the man was one of the greatest to ever do it. You need to relax.
I don't think you appreciate where this show is going to go. The plan is for it to follow a space program that never stopped being a race… they're already in the 3rd episode talking about using the Moon as a Solar System staging ground, and projecting forward to Mars missions. Extrapolate that out, and where do you think that show is going to go when it reaches the 1980s, for example.
I do not like Apple's strategy with original programming. After watching all 3 episodes of The Morning Show and For all (Wo)Mankind and 1 episode of See... I must say, simply hiring A-List actors to carry a show lacking any style or quirk isn't enough. The Morning Show cliffhanger does pull you into the premise but it's hard to ignore the messaging deeply ingrained in all 3 shows.
The Morning Show: evil white males telling women what not to do but sexually harassing them in the process.
For All Mankind: soviets win space race= red moon, women come to save the day because all the stupid male astronauts are drunks who can't seem to do their jobs.
See: humans somehow survive without eyesight in a forest full of predatory animals without their one evolutionary advantage- their front facing eyes.
The Morning Show: evil white males telling women what not to do but sexually harassing them in the process.
For All Mankind: soviets win space race= red moon, women come to save the day because all the stupid male astronauts are drunks who can't seem to do their jobs.
See: humans somehow survive without eyesight in a forest full of predatory animals without their one evolutionary advantage- their front facing eyes.
If I was paid as much as him; I'd take every role, too.
smh when is Apple gonna stop with these dramas and actually make movies with different genres? I really want a raunchy movie. And it’s 2019, the stories need to be about gay people with gay romance that supports feminist morale and their cause.
Apple TV+ is going to fail if Apple doesn’t cater to the main demographic.
Apple TV+ is going to fail if Apple doesn’t cater to the main demographic.
One of the first that really makes me want to put down some money.
Lol, interesting assumption.
I think he’s a great actor.... IF he has a script to work with! It’s obviously hit or miss. The movie where he had to pretend he had a lisp (one of the Kingsmen flicks) definitely was outside of his range. He didn’t sound like he had a lisp, just like he was pretending. I could scarcely hold that against him however, I’m sure that’s incredibly difficult.
When he has an excellently written part, he shines! I’d go as far as to refer to his portrayal as the hero/antihero/villain in Glass by the word “epic”. I was absolutely blown away. What a performance.
At any rate- I stand by what I said though... that is: automatically assuming a film w/ Samuel L. Jackson in it will be good is not NEARLY as solid a bet as with many other actors of his caliber... due to the fact that he seems to accept roles in some fairly subpar titles, making his oeuvre a peppering of equal standouts and stinkers!
If you removed all trash and woke bs from Netflix there isn’t that much either. Not to mention all the stuff they licence and did not produce themselves.
It's because he's old enough not to give a f*** anymore. This is the man that said yes to "Snakes On A Plane". You can tell that he truly just enjoys acting. He takes the bad with the great. And while you're right, him being in a film isn't an indicator of whether it's good or not, it's a bit more than that. He's a great actor, with a lot of charisma, and people enjoy watching him even when the film is ridiculous.
This!
And also, not this.
This is how Apple TV+ will survive, and perhaps even thrive. People will be drawn in by one or two things that appeal to them, and maybe they will expand as they give other content a shot. With more content being added periodically, Apple will have enough subscribers (even counting those who subscribe for just a month to catch up on what's new and interesting to them and then unsubscribe until tempted back again).
But not this particular announcement. I have no strong feelings one way or another about Samuel Jackson. He's not a draw for me to see "The Banker". I might be attracted by the plot synopsis, but not the actor. I do have actors who would draw me into something I might not otherwise watch.
It will be different projects that bring in different demographics.
So there are now three classic blunders
- Getting involved in a land war in Asia
- Going against a Sicilian when death is on the line
- Apple not making something that interests Jobs 3:16?
Apple knows this service isn’t going to be immediately profitable. They need to build a catalog and users first.
The problem I see is that building a catalog will require even more investments, which in turn will require even more users in order to be profitable. Netflix, Disney, Hulu etc. have a pretty large catalog full of stuff that was not developed by them for the specific service. Netflix has "Friends" and the "Gilmore Girls". Hulu has "Seinfeld", "Community", "Parks and Recreation". "Twin Peaks" is on both... just to name a few. They do produce their own series, but they are not the only element of their catalog; what they don't produce is likely generating lots of money, while what they produce ("The Crown", "Mindhunter", "The Act") probably makes less money but attracts people.
ATV+ does not have any of that. It has a few programs, and it is paying lots of dollars in production value. Unless they have some other money generating source (for a streaming service), I don't see it lasting it long on its own legs.