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I DO! I just don't want Megan Fox in as Red Sonja. Really, really don't. Is there no one else? Is there no one else!?!

Why remake something that sucked in the first place?

I have a suspicion the answer to that might be 'boobies'.

It's not like Bridgett Nelson was Meryl Streep in the first place, but her sword fight with Arnie was pretty bad ass.

I dunno...who is more scantily clad? Fathom or Red Sonja? Seems like a tight race, but Fathom would seem to have the edge due to clingy garments due to moisture. Hence, I'm more supportive of the former project if there can only be one of them.

D-Day,

I don't believe we're in the same country and I don't have a wife, let alone one in close proximity of a wood chipper. Nonetheless I don't find Megan Fox attractive in the least.

And Twilight is hilarious.

I've seen Kristen Stewart in several movies and I thought she was quite good, particularly in "Into The Wild", and "The Runaways" looks good as well. She's got a pretty impressive body of work other than that stupid Twilight franchise. It's kind of weird comparing her to Megan Fox, they're not even in the same league as actors. Megan Fox is this decade's Pamela Anderson.

Mayhap the above rant was directed as a societal examination rather than a Pajibaverse one.

The reviews for a majority of her films, (outside this here website) that I have read, offer either a mediocre or poor opinion of her work (The Yellow Hanky / Adventureland most recently). I still haven't found a glowing review of Ms. Stewart as Joan Jett either. Yet she's continually on all the hot-lists, high profile magazines, yadda yadda yadda. While we here are always of a critical nature, I feel the mainstream lacks the ability to call her out as a one-note actress with a lack of depth. She still gets a pass as a "rising star" with a positive connotation.

The Megan Fox backlash wasn't something we got into terribly much here, but you had a bunch of websites who made a big deal out of "boycotting" her content after their own over-exposure. Now, as it stands, the default/prevailing opinion of Megan Fox is negative.

Let's just rewind the time machine and throw out paragraph #3--2:00 am + a little beer + a little wacky tobacky = bad post. Sometimes ya misfire.

I still think Megan Fox the actress works fine within the limitations of an action movie, where she has to be not bad, as opposed to a drama where she has to be pretty good.

Grrrr I'm frustrating myself right now--I can't quite make the synapses connect in my head to make any sort of traceable, concise main point.

Fuckit!

I understand, man. Posts happen. And you do make a good point.

I see the appeal of Fox, and can't really fault her for some of her comments (Michael Bay is a sexist asshole who makes hot chicks wash his car in bikinis as an audition? Nooooo!). But she suffers from the same thing that bugs me about Heigl: she may acknowledge that she is involved in projects she doesn't like, but it is never HER fault. She never takes responsibility for her decisions. She signed the contract, took the big honkin' check, and now wants to act like she had no choice? If she is going to make bad films, then either suck it up or stop. You can't whine about your treatment, then go back for more of the same.

It may be a case of latent jealousy or overexposure on the part of some, but I think some of her detractors feel the same way.

And I like McGowan (and not just down in my pants*). Maybe not as Red Sonja, but then again, I can't think of anyone who could play the part.

This is more a general statement: I am still mystified that people seem to only refer to the horrible Red Sonja movie as the reason behind the new film. You guys do know that she has a fairly long history in novels and comic books right? The whole "created by Robert E Howard" thing, didn't strike you guys as a good enough reason fro a new movie? It has to be a remake of the last one?

*I have accepted that apparently my taste in women run along the lines of Marilyn Manson. It is unfortunate, but it is me.

I'm aware of the comics, but after sitting through such fare as the Wolverine movie, etc., I'm not particularly sure anyone in Hollywood can be bothered to read the source material.

I'm also just not sure Sonja is going to translate well nowadays, as there's still the stigma of a female action lead, particularly when it comes to a fantasy world. It's physically hard to pull off, but at the same time it's not going to exactly be LOTR-quality fare.

so uh Pajiba can't spell "Millennium" huh? you guys really butchered that one lol.

I realize that this admission may lead to death by stoning, but I thought Megan Fox was awesome in Jennifer's Body. Sure, the movie was problematic, but I thought she did an excellent job. Just saying.

Wow, I can't think of a more horrible choice than Megan Fox.... Looks good, but sucks as an actress.

I'm a big fan of Rose, but I would agree she doesn't really fit the role.

They need some fresh blood for this franchise, and not try to sell it based on whatever big name they can pull to play the role. Find someone that fits the role, and make the movie around her.

WITHOUT THE TALENTED ROSE MCGOWAN AND ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, THIS NEW IDEA FOR A BAD EXCUSE OF A RED SONJA REMAKE IS GOING TO SUCK MAJOR BALLS IN MY OPINION! IS THIS SOME LAME JOKE? THOSE POSTER TEASERS W/THE LOVELY ROSE THAT WERE RELEASED IN 2008 WERE A HUGE LET DOWN!

I'VE BEEN EAGERLY AWAITING THE RELEASE OF RED SONJA FOR THIS MUCH ANTICIPATED MOVIE MUCH LIKE THE REST OF THE MCGOWAN AND RODRIGUEZ FANS OUT THERE. I'M COMPLETELY SADDENED BY THE NEWS I READ TODAY. I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE ALREADY SEEN A GENIUS CREATION OF RED SONJA BY THE ONE AND ONLY ROBERT RODRIGUEZ....WHAT A MAJOR LET DOWN THIS HAS ALL BECOME! I WAS HOPING FOR A MORE TWISTED AND MYSTERIOUS MOVIE LIKE PLANET TERROR OR SIN CITY W/AN AMAZING LEADING LADY. BOY WAS I WRONG.

I DO AGREE THAT MEGAN FOX IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST WOMEN ON THE PLANET, THIS WE KNOW IS OBVIOUS....BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN SHE IS SUITABLE FOR AN EPIC ROLE LIKE RED SONJA. SHE CERTAINLY DOESN'T POSSESS THE TALENT OR THE BRAINS. LETS BE REAL W/OURSELVES PEOPLE. JENNIFER'S BODY SUCKED MAJOR BALLS WHICH IS WHY RED SONJA WILL SUCK MAJOR BALLS IF SHE'S TAKES THE LEAD ROLE. WE HAVE SEEN HER IN A LEAD ROLE BEFORE AND SHE CAN'T PERFORM. SHE'S JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE WHO HAS SHOWN ALL OF US HER ACTING CAPABILITIES. (INSERT JOKE HERE.)

FURTHER MORE, I WANTED TO SEE ROSE MCGOWAN GO OUT W/A BANG BEFORE SHE WAS OVER THE HILL! ;) YES SHE IS 37, BUT SHE IS STIL AN IDENIABLY GOOD LOOKING, CLASSIC, BEAUTY.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN THE NEW
PRODUCTION OF THE MOVIE IN THE LEAST.

~ANOTHER BUMMED MOVIE GOER

I have enjoyed the Red Sonja stories ever since the novels, and the first runs of her comic in the 70's. It saddens me that Rosie willnot be doing the film for she would have done a great portrayal, I feel.
My main concern, is whether or not they do a better job than the first movie. As a fan of the novels and comics I was not tha impressed with the movie version done in the 80's. The costume was off and the story not quite the same. I as a fan wish to see a film worthy of her story.

It is absolutely amazing how many posters here have their own ideas of what constitutes the “PERFECT” Red Sonja, and all it shows are individuals who just think with their little head about who is perfect. For those who have indeed read the comic books of Red Sonja, as I posted a long time ago on Reel, Rosa McGowan was not the right Red Sonja and as well Robert Rodriguez was not the correct director for this would be franchise. I do not claim to be the brightest bulb around, but even I know that this Red Sonja movie could be the start of a great franchise of movies; if, the script is well made, the movie is well directed and more important of all, finding the right woman to play the character of Red Sonja. I collect comic books, and the Conan and Red Sonja were always my favorites. Now, to get to the point, like I posted elsewhere a long time ago; Rose McGowan did not have the body, and then as well neither does Milla Jovovich, neither does Elena Satine, nor Evan Rachel Wood. You got to start thinking right character for movie, instead of letting your childish fantasies take over people. This one should be done right for a change.

So who then? This one is for those who have indeed read the comic books and follow this genre. Where would a producer and director find the actress who would appear as though you had put the Red Sonja comic book on the floor; opened it, and have the comic book character of Red Sonja literally grow out of the pages, and stand right in front of you in the flesh. Yep, I came across a woman who fits the bill better than any other I have seen, because she has the “RIGHT LOOK” to play Red Sonja. The original producers of the Conan movies hired Arnold to play Conan because they saw that he looked exactly as the comic book Conan. Question is…..can she act! That is another story, but you want Red Sonja in the flesh. One name: April Moore. For those of you who have read the comic books of Red Sonja. Please! Prove me wrong!!

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Yep. It's them boobies...in a chain mail bikini.
Can Fox kick ass? I suppose she can. With a sword? Dunno.
I know the whole Red Sonja thing is disliked by many because of the stereotypical female nekkidness, (hell it irritates me too), but I just wanna see Sonja kick ass and stab evil doers!
Megan Fox just irritates the ever living spit out of me, hence destroying any potential enjoyment of gory vengeance.

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