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Ashton Kutcher Movie 'jOBS' to Be Released in April
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If this was a Paul Thomas Anderson film, I would look forward to him bringing a great performance from a subpar actor like he has done in the past.
Looking at the credits though, it appears to be mediocrity from pre-production to post. This just looks like a money grab and an attempt to get a biographical film out before the authorized version and while the Jobs hype is still somewhat fresh after his death. The fact that "jOBS" got approval as the title should be another indicator of it's overall quality. If Steve thought "iSteve" was a crappy book title, I can only imagine his reaction to this nonsensical stylization.
I imagine many of the members here will sing it's praises when it's released. After a year or two to digest it though, and after the authorized film is released, people will likely see it as being insanely average in hindsight, if not the s-word that Jobs liked to use.
I'd watch that.
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Nahh, I quite like iSteve - it's closer to "I, Steve", like I, Claudius etc.
jOBS just looks like someone left their caps lock on.
I trust you're kidding and making your statement in jest. No movie or documentary has ever come close to reality. Like every company, movie studios are in business to make money, so spin everything they can to get you to pay for viewing.
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Yeah, Ender's Game... I'm due to re-re-re-read it before being disappointed by the movie!
Hmm, I wouldn't watch this movie solely with the aim of being informed about Jobs' life. There's a great documentary on YouTube which is pretty much his whole life in detail. So you may want to take a look at that. Being a movie, it's going to have to have some sort of story arc. Although based on true events, such as The Social Network, some parts will inevitably have been changed for entertainment value.
I've read it annually for the past ten years or so. As a heads up, everyone is roughly 8 years older at the start of the movie compared to the book, though they end at about the same age. I feel like a lot is going to be lost on account of that alone - I think the movie should have been done as pure CGI, just because the ages seemed so important and getting enough talented actors at those ages is completely impossible.
Kutcher is a wacko just like most Hollywood celebrities. Remember his creepy pledge with Demi Moore in 2009 to be a "servant" (his word) to our new President Barack Obama?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kAw4OTlA0
Represent your country with pride, dignity, and honesty? What about the hot tub tryst in San Diego, Ashton???
Will they have a scene where Ashton Kutcher plays old man Jobs of a few years ago where he pops up in a board room of some company and loudly proclaims "Yo, you have been Sue'd". He could even wear a janky trucker hat with an apple logo and have a black and white monologue with the camera where he acts all CUHRAZEEY since he just "Sue'd" some company and payback is a bitch.
Is this film going to have nudity? I remember reading an unauthorized biography of Jobs back in the 1980s, and crushing a bit on the cover photo of him.
It needs to be more than just bare feet. Feet don't do it for me.
It needs to be more than just bare feet. Feet don't do it for me.
Ashton Kutcher has never acted in a movie that was certified "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes. He's been in 24 movies and none of them have scored higher than 49%, with 11 of them receiving a score of 25% or lower.
Oh, and he's in that sitcom now. Two and a Half Men. I've never watched it, but I've heard it's terrible. Here's a sampling of titles from recent episodes: "Give Santa a Tail-Hole", "One Nut Johnson", "I Scream When I Pee", "Ferrets, Attack!" and "Oh Look! Al-Qaeda!"
Also, what "serious roles" has Kutcher done "pretty damn well"?
I typically avoid Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. It's too crowded with people looking for the famous people or famous people who think they are too important. Maybe I'll run up this year and catch the screening of this film.