Renegade Reverse Engineering - John Woo Style

MankyD writes "Just saw the trailer to a new John Woo film over at apple.com called PayCheck. Written by Phillip K Dick of Blade Runner and Minority Report, its a story about a top notch reverse engineer (Ben Affleck) who, after a quick memory wipe, finds trying to piece together the mystery of his past. It's also got Uma Thurman as the female lead. Unfortunately the website isn't up and running yet, and the premise of the movie seems a little far fetched, but this still ought to be a fun one."

WTF?

[Amsterdam Vallon]

Who in their right mind would want to watch a Ben Affleck movie?

I mean, did you see "Gigli"?

website wipe

[QEDog]

its a story about a top notch reverse engineer who, after a quick memory wipe, finds trying to piece together the mystery of his past... Unfortunately the website isn't up and running yet
Duh! They wiped his memory and his website too.

Chasing Amy was top of his game?

[jvarsoke]

Did anyone else see "Ben Afleck" and stop reading?

Hmm

[Anonymous Coward]

Could it possibly better than Swordfish? Only if Uma shows off her Thurmands like Halle showed off her Berries.

Re:Chasing Amy was top of his game?

[ajlitt]

I disagree. He was much more believable in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [imdb.com].

Uma

[daeley]

Stop! You had me at "Uma Thurman as the female lead."

Just to be pedantic

[noewun]

It's "Philip K. Dick, whose novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was adapted by Ridley Scott into the brilliant sci-fi movie Blade Runner, and whose short story Minority Report was turned into a steaming pile of crap by Steven Spielberg."

So you're telling me...

[useosx]

...Ben Affleck is a master at reverse engineering??? I'm sorry I can't stop laughing. I can picture him "thinking really hard", "staring at the screen", "putting the pieces together", etc. God, this should be a good one, I can't wait.

Can he reverse engineer JoLo's booty?

memory wipe?

[Lxy]

...a story about a top notch reverse engineer (Ben Affleck) who, after a quick memory wipe, finds trying to piece together the mystery of his past.

After seeing Gigli, I wished for a quick memory wipe.

Re:So you're telling me...

[Anonymous Coward]

Can he reverse engineer JoLo's booty?

Who cant?

Re:Looks like a good one

[tealover]

I've come to expect nothing but crap from Hollywood.

In the spirit of the Open Source community, why don't you make your own movies ? Sounds like you have an itch to scratch (and i'm not talking about your crabs).

:)

Let me guess...

[r00tarded]

At the end he figures out he was the male lead in Gigli and re-wipes his brain.

Re:Looks like a good one

[Sloppy]

If you like far fetched hollywood plots that have no basis in reality. Wait, this is slashdot, of course you do!

Of course! When I see the name John Woo, the only thing I can think of that is better than "far fetched hollywood plot that has no basis in reality" would be "far fetched Hong Kong plot that has no basis in reality." Give me double-fisted gunfights with infinite-capacity ammo clips!

Alas, as far as I can tell, Woo has left that all behind. But I always hope he'll feel a nostalgic urge...

Re: Chasing Amy was top of his game?

[Black Parrot]

Surely Gigli is more notable, with it's record-breaking 1.5 IMDB rating [imdb.com], up a full 7% from the 1.4 it had when I first heard about it last week.

Re:memory wipe?

[Daetrin]

After seeing Gigli, I wished for a quick memory wipe.

Carefull, if you did that, you might decide to go see it again.

And when the memory wipe wore off (they always seem to in movies, don't they?) you'd have seen it twice. Or maybe more if you'd gotten the idea more than once!

Chase scene

[aardwolf204]

Well, if its going to make it in the theaters its going to have to have a chase scene in NYC, but who is he going to be running from?

My question is, who is going to play the DMCA?

Re:Chasing Amy was top of his game?

[Stormie]

Come on, Affleck was the bomb in "Phantoms" !!!

Re:Should NOT be advertised on slashdot

[krammit]

"...I blame Slashdot, I blame ThinkGeek, and I blame everyone and anyone who's ever dramatized actors or rockstars or athletes..."

I must've missed the ./ headlines that dramatized actors, rock stars and athletes. Let me see if I can guess them:

RMS: Rock, Music, Sex!
Darl McBride Wins Oscar for Best Actor
Linus Torvalds Takes Up Jogging

I can see why you're upset. I'll wait til the dupe before I pass judgement myself.

Re:Hollywood Hype - False.

[phalse phace]

Of course it's going to be less than 5 minutes. If any actual reverse engineering were done and if it were any longer they'd get charged with violating the DMCA.

Re:philip k dick

[Anonymous Coward]

> Remember the only good arnold s. movie? Philip k. dick

Philip K. Dick wrote Kindergarten Cop.?

What?

[autopr0n]

What's wrong with letting us know what movies to pirate off the kazzalite?

Reversed Time Periods

[Bugmaster]

The voice-over in the trailer states that, "in the future", corporations will use reverse-engineering to learn each other's secrets. I think someone in Hollywood has their wires crossed -- because that's what corporations do now.

A more realistic trailer would involve something like this:

Voiceover: To learn how something works, you must first take it apart (*). But, in the past, reverse-engineering was outlawed by the megacorporations. Technological innovation has stopped. Now, 20 years in the future, one man strives to revive the old arts...
Ben Affleck: Hmm. So to tighten the screw, you can only turn it clockwise ! Ingenious !
Voiceover: But now, he must race against time as corporate forces are closing in...
Jack-booted thug: Ben Affleck ! You are charged with the violation of DMCA in the first degree. By the powers invested in me by RIAA/MPAA, I pronounce your warranty void !
Ben Affleck: Aiiieee ! The Fritz Chip ! In my head ! Erasing... memory... Must remember... which... way... screws... turn...
Voiceover: Will this dangerous criminal be brought to justice ? It is your duty as a consumer to watch this movie NOW and find out. Remember: you belong to the MPAA.

(*) actual trailer quote

Re:Looks like a good one

[Anonvmous Coward]

"Anybody else picture carbon copy-esque remakes of Star Wars with great effects but no acting?"

Yeah, but that was more of a flashback than a prediction of the future.

Re:Looks like a good one

[glenkim]

maybe Ben Stiller can work as Ben Affleck's stunt double!

Re:So you're telling me...

[cfish]

Well, Ben Affleck does have an unusually large head...

Between Affleck's huge head and J-Lo's giant ass, thier children are gona look like barbells.

Re:Looks like a good one

[stephanruby]

How did you feel in "The Matrix" when the chick restarted his heart?

Simple, Keanu is not human. That part was easily believable.

Re: Chasing Amy was top of his game?

[wossName]

I liked what The Onion found out about Gigli [theonion.com]. :)

Re:Just to be pedantic

[R.Caley]

It's "Philip K. Dick, whose novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was adapted by Ridley Scott [...]

s/adapted/ignored/

Re:Not Another Dick

[Channard]

Philip K Dick was the only Science Fiction

Yeah, I mean there's L Ron Hubbard too...

Re: Chasing Amy was top of his game?

[squaretorus]

It's sad to think that for $15,000 (give or take),

If its gonna be that good can I suggest CREDIT CARDS!!!!!! As my dad always says : Entrepreneurship starts with 5 credit card applications, and ends with bankrupcy or marble floors. Give it a go! You know you want to!

in a follow-up aticle

[geekoid]

After returning to comfirm the facts of the story, we learned that the shooting, were in fact, not what the people who saw the movie wanted to happen to J.Lo and Bens characters, but to J.lo and Ben.