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Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
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ticapnews
Never graduate.
You lucky ba$t@rd! How's you get tickets to Rogue One seven months before release?
aparch
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As someone who has only seen... well... Deadpool, but somewhat interested in the Marvel comic universe, would I still enjoy Civil War? Or should I brush up on a few of the prior movies before I go see it?
As someone who has only seen... well... Deadpool, but somewhat interested in the Marvel comic universe, would I still enjoy Civil War? Or should I brush up on a few of the prior movies before I go see it?
Handyman
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Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
I would suggest you probably see at least the bare essentials based on what I have heard. I would see at least 2 of the Iron Man films, both Avengers and Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Deadpool is irrelevant
I would suggest you probably see at least the bare essentials based on what I have heard. I would see at least 2 of the Iron Man films, both Avengers and Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Deadpool is irrelevant
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Welcome To Leith:
Doc on the Craig Cobb attempt to take over the small North Dakota town with white supremacists. Pretty good documentary in presenting both sides, although like every other doc on the planet, still a little slanted. It's amazing to me that:
1. The whiteys almost make sense, until you realize exactly WHAT they are saying behind the words they speak.
2. That they cannot see, or admit, their own hypocrisies.
Caught my eye because I remember the media stories, and we all know the media is crap nowadays. I wanted to see a different point of view, and I got it. Not sensationalized, a good amount of raw video from both sides, etc.
Welcome To Leith:
Doc on the Craig Cobb attempt to take over the small North Dakota town with white supremacists. Pretty good documentary in presenting both sides, although like every other doc on the planet, still a little slanted. It's amazing to me that:
1. The whiteys almost make sense, until you realize exactly WHAT they are saying behind the words they speak.
2. That they cannot see, or admit, their own hypocrisies.
Caught my eye because I remember the media stories, and we all know the media is crap nowadays. I wanted to see a different point of view, and I got it. Not sensationalized, a good amount of raw video from both sides, etc.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
Civil War. I went, I yawned, I became kinda interested, and in general was not unhappy I went but won't remember anything about it in 2 weeks. Archetypal B.
I would appreciate it if a few of these characters showed more emotional maturity than the 12-year olds they are marketed towards.
Spoilers:
They made Tony Stark mundane and pathetic. That's a war crime.
Ant Man was by far the most interesting character during the fight.
None of the women were in any way necessary in this film. I hope they're paying ScarJo the GNP of Finland to participate in this.
What's the deal with Vision? I'd never heard of him, but I see he actually goes back quite a long ways. He seemed to have been stuck in as an afterthought; I would think they could do much more with him.
The trailer for Doctor Strange was excellent; I will want to see that.
Civil War. I went, I yawned, I became kinda interested, and in general was not unhappy I went but won't remember anything about it in 2 weeks. Archetypal B.
I would appreciate it if a few of these characters showed more emotional maturity than the 12-year olds they are marketed towards.
Spoilers:
They made Tony Stark mundane and pathetic. That's a war crime.
Ant Man was by far the most interesting character during the fight.
None of the women were in any way necessary in this film. I hope they're paying ScarJo the GNP of Finland to participate in this.
What's the deal with Vision? I'd never heard of him, but I see he actually goes back quite a long ways. He seemed to have been stuck in as an afterthought; I would think they could do much more with him.
The trailer for Doctor Strange was excellent; I will want to see that.
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mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
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saw keanu last night. went with the kid who told me these guys have a comedy central show. there were moments. the kitten was adorable
saw keanu last night. went with the kid who told me these guys have a comedy central show. there were moments. the kitten was adorable
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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The show is over now. It was hit or miss, but when they were on they were amazing.
saw keanu last night. went with the kid who told me these guys have a comedy central show. there were moments. the kitten was adorable
The show is over now. It was hit or miss, but when they were on they were amazing.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
Also, Ant-Man was fun no matter how small his part was. I did like Spider-Man's introduction and interactions with the Avengers was a lot of fun. I'll agree with you on the maturity level of the film. There's so much going on, and the characters know what's happening from those past movies, and these smart people and beings should be giving more thought as to what's really pushing the current situation versus what's a charade.
As to Vision, the introduction of the character was pretty much the entire point of the Avengers: Age of Ultron movie that came out some two years ago now.
Also, Ant-Man was fun no matter how small his part was. I did like Spider-Man's introduction and interactions with the Avengers was a lot of fun. I'll agree with you on the maturity level of the film. There's so much going on, and the characters know what's happening from those past movies, and these smart people and beings should be giving more thought as to what's really pushing the current situation versus what's a charade.
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
Deadpool is irrelevant to Captain America and the Avengers. But Deadpool itself was totally awesome!
To go with Handy's point, if you want the bare essentials as to the movies to keep you informed, I'd say Ironman 3 (which I didn't much like), both Captain America movies (though the Winter Soldier [CA2] has greater impact), and then the two Avengers movies. If you want the order of those movies to watch, it would be Captain America 1, Avengers 1, Captain America 2 or Ironman 3 as the order of those two are less important, and then Avengers 2. And the more I think about it, you could probably skip the Ironman movie and just read a synopsis instead.
I would suggest you probably see at least the bare essentials based on what I have heard. I would see at least 2 of the Iron Man films, both Avengers and Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Deadpool is irrelevant
Deadpool is irrelevant to Captain America and the Avengers. But Deadpool itself was totally awesome!
To go with Handy's point, if you want the bare essentials as to the movies to keep you informed, I'd say Ironman 3 (which I didn't much like), both Captain America movies (though the Winter Soldier [CA2] has greater impact), and then the two Avengers movies. If you want the order of those movies to watch, it would be Captain America 1, Avengers 1, Captain America 2 or Ironman 3 as the order of those two are less important, and then Avengers 2. And the more I think about it, you could probably skip the Ironman movie and just read a synopsis instead.
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The Big Short:
Wow. Just, wow. Admittedly, I was ignorant of the situation as a whole, since it didn't affect me personally, but JFC, does anyone understand economics? I thought it was outlandish (only locals will understand this) that a 1 BR house in Robbinsdale was going for $200K during the boom, and I never imagined how drastic the downturn would be, but seeing the behind the scenes stuff? *shakeshead*
And I did love the humorist approach of "here's [insert hot celebrity] to explain [certain term/situation]." That was a nice touch.
The Big Short:
Wow. Just, wow. Admittedly, I was ignorant of the situation as a whole, since it didn't affect me personally, but JFC, does anyone understand economics? I thought it was outlandish (only locals will understand this) that a 1 BR house in Robbinsdale was going for $200K during the boom, and I never imagined how drastic the downturn would be, but seeing the behind the scenes stuff? *shakeshead*
And I did love the humorist approach of "here's [insert hot celebrity] to explain [certain term/situation]." That was a nice touch.
Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
Iron Man 3 was terrible...
And (as you know) I wasnt taking a shot at Deadpool, just didnt want them getting confused
Iron Man 3 was terrible...
And (as you know) I wasnt taking a shot at Deadpool, just didnt want them getting confused
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
My friend with the econ PhD said The Big Short was, allowing for plot-driven simplification, dead on with what happened. He is in no way liberal of even particularly anti-Wall Street, but it infuriates him that the people driving it got away without jail time. It was, in a word, fraud -- deliberate and cynical.
The Big Short:
Wow. Just, wow. Admittedly, I was ignorant of the situation as a whole, since it didn't affect me personally, but JFC, does anyone understand economics? I thought it was outlandish (only locals will understand this) that a 1 BR house in Robbinsdale was going for $200K during the boom, and I never imagined how drastic the downturn would be, but seeing the behind the scenes stuff? *shakeshead*
And I did love the humorist approach of "here's [insert hot celebrity] to explain [certain term/situation]." That was a nice touch.
My friend with the econ PhD said The Big Short was, allowing for plot-driven simplification, dead on with what happened. He is in no way liberal of even particularly anti-Wall Street, but it infuriates him that the people driving it got away without jail time. It was, in a word, fraud -- deliberate and cynical.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
The original Iron Man was so good -- did they just turn writing/direction over incompetents for the sequels for it to have fallen so far?
I suspect that when they were pioneering something new they had to be in top gear, but once they figured out they could just vomit on the screen and make a few hundred million the temptation to be lazy was just too great. (c.f. Lucas comma George)
Iron Man 3 was terrible...
And (as you know) I wasnt taking a shot at Deadpool, just didnt want them getting confused
The original Iron Man was so good -- did they just turn writing/direction over incompetents for the sequels for it to have fallen so far?
I suspect that when they were pioneering something new they had to be in top gear, but once they figured out they could just vomit on the screen and make a few hundred million the temptation to be lazy was just too great. (c.f. Lucas comma George)
St. Clown
Ideas Posted are Likely Not My Own
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
Of the three Iron Man movies, the second one was my favorite. The third movie was pretty much just a train wreck, it had a new director (Shane Black), who also got credit as a writer, while the first two had the same director (Jon Favreau), who did not fancy himself as a writer, and the difference in quality between the first two and the third showed.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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There are two kinds of people. The bad kind think Aliens was better than Alien.
In the same way, I can wrap my head around the argument that IM2 > IM. I don't agree, but I won't go to the wall over it.
Come to think of it, the same argument holds for SW and ESB, as well as Terminator and T2.
But we can all agree that IM3, ROJ, and T3 were steaming piles. I will confess I have a soft spot for A3.
There are two kinds of people. The bad kind think Aliens was better than Alien.
In the same way, I can wrap my head around the argument that IM2 > IM. I don't agree, but I won't go to the wall over it.
Come to think of it, the same argument holds for SW and ESB, as well as Terminator and T2.
But we can all agree that IM3, ROJ, and T3 were steaming piles. I will confess I have a soft spot for A3.
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Handyman
Hug someone you care about...
Re: Batman Vs Superman, And Oh Yeah, Suicide Squad: Movies Thread
I like Alien and Aliens the same. (they are different movies so comparing them is rather ridiculous) Empire Strikes back is twice the movie Star Wars was and is. The two Terminators...well I am not sure either is better than the other because both are awesome
I was disappointed with IM2 because it was obvious that Favs had a story in there he wanted to tell but they had to sacrifice a lot of it for The Avengers set up. IM, while not perfect (I still hate the ending) was a better overall film because it was a story unto itself. You didnt need to know anything outside of the story, nothing mattered but what happened in that film. The end credit scene expanded the story, but outside of Easter Eggs the story was a coherent 3 act structure. IM2 had that Avengers stuff thrown in and a terrible villain. IM3 was a joke...it was Spidey 3/X-Men 3 level bad.
I like Alien and Aliens the same. (they are different movies so comparing them is rather ridiculous) Empire Strikes back is twice the movie Star Wars was and is. The two Terminators...well I am not sure either is better than the other because both are awesome
I was disappointed with IM2 because it was obvious that Favs had a story in there he wanted to tell but they had to sacrifice a lot of it for The Avengers set up. IM, while not perfect (I still hate the ending) was a better overall film because it was a story unto itself. You didnt need to know anything outside of the story, nothing mattered but what happened in that film. The end credit scene expanded the story, but outside of Easter Eggs the story was a coherent 3 act structure. IM2 had that Avengers stuff thrown in and a terrible villain. IM3 was a joke...it was Spidey 3/X-Men 3 level bad.
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I did appreciate the other moments where they specifically pointed out what really did happen (the phone call taken by Carell after he went off in that convention) and what didn't happen/it was simply for the movie.
Gotta love a little snark in movies like that.
I did appreciate the other moments where they specifically pointed out what really did happen (the phone call taken by Carell after he went off in that convention) and what didn't happen/it was simply for the movie.
Gotta love a little snark in movies like that.
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Lovelace:
Decent biopic of the life of Linda Lovelace. Glossed over a bunch, due to time constraints, but it did its best to make sure the basic story was told. From what I know, her life was pure hell once she got into the industry. If anything, she probably "cleaned up" many of the practices of people associated with the industry. Huge price to pay, though. Huge. Worth a gander if you're curious how porn got as big as it did.
Lovelace:
Decent biopic of the life of Linda Lovelace. Glossed over a bunch, due to time constraints, but it did its best to make sure the basic story was told. From what I know, her life was pure hell once she got into the industry. If anything, she probably "cleaned up" many of the practices of people associated with the industry. Huge price to pay, though. Huge. Worth a gander if you're curious how porn got as big as it did.
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