Author Topic: Movie News, Reviews, and Discussion Super-Thread (Read 4655298 times)

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19680 on:** May 15, 2014, 01:36:31 PM »

Being the best X-Men movie since United is a really low bar. Like really low.

Himu · « **Reply #19681 on:** May 15, 2014, 01:52:32 PM »

Those reviews remind me of the movie reviews I'd read in my high school news paper.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #19682 on:** May 15, 2014, 02:37:26 PM »

I'm a sucker for X-men, so I'm excited to see this next Thursday night.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19683 on:** May 15, 2014, 04:03:52 PM »

I'll say this though, I wish more Superhero movies would go the route of The Wolverine (despite its faults) and just make a fun self contained comic run instead of forcing the whole weight of the universe on every movie.

Mandark · « **Reply #19684 on:** May 15, 2014, 04:41:19 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on May 15, 2014, 04:03:52 PM

I'll say this though, I wish more Superhero movies would go the route of The Wolverine (despite its faults) and just make a fun self contained comic run instead of forcing the whole weight of the universe on every movie.

Yes yes yes. Wish more people would make a fuss about this than the endless grimdark vs. comic-y warz. I enjoyed Winter Soldier, but it's become mandatory to put the fate/survival of humanity on the line several times each summer, which kind of takes away the impact.

I mean, kaiju movies, that's sort of baked in. But when the climax is going to involve a high-powered fistfight anyways? You can afford to scale it back a bit.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #19685 on:** May 15, 2014, 05:05:42 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on May 15, 2014, 04:03:52 PM

I'll say this though, I wish more Superhero movies would go the route of The Wolverine (despite its faults) and just make a fun self contained comic run instead of forcing the whole weight of the universe on every movie.

Dredd

Himu · « **Reply #19686 on:** May 15, 2014, 05:06:55 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on May 15, 2014, 04:03:52 PM

I'll say this though, I wish more Superhero movies would go the route of The Wolverine (despite its faults) and just make a fun self contained comic run instead of forcing the whole weight of the universe on every movie.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Tasty · « **Reply #19687 on:** May 15, 2014, 05:33:31 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on May 15, 2014, 04:03:52 PM

I'll say this though, I wish more Superhero movies would go the route of The Wolverine (despite its faults) and just make a fun self contained comic run instead of forcing the whole weight of the universe on every movie.

Agreed. I have a fear that this whole "bigger and more epic" stuff that studios are doing is going to blow up in their faces (sorta like AAA gaming.)

cool breeze · « **Reply #19688 on:** May 15, 2014, 05:41:36 PM »

worst recent example of more and biggerer in these blockbuster action movies is amazing spider-man 2

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spider-man can't just be stopping electro. let's have two planes about to crash! no one from the movie will be on those planes, or in the control tower, and spider-man isn't aware of the planes...but it adds stakes to the finale!

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and as entertaining as Winter Soldier was the ending felt like a video game. like they wrote actual video game objectives into the script, including a scene where cap eats trash to regain hp.

Tasty · « **Reply #19689 on:** May 15, 2014, 05:43:59 PM »

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on May 15, 2014, 01:52:32 PM

Those reviews remind me of the movie reviews I'd read in my high school news paper.

Himu · « **Reply #19690 on:** May 15, 2014, 05:44:23 PM »

It's funny too, because they've gone down this bigger and betterer road before with Spider-Man 3 and that movie was universally panned to the point they had to reboot the franchise. let's do it again just to make sure I guess?

Himu · « **Reply #19691 on:** May 15, 2014, 05:46:01 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 15, 2014, 05:43:59 PM

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on May 15, 2014, 01:52:32 PM
Those reviews remind me of the movie reviews I'd read in my high school news paper.

I spy a writer for his HS' newspaper. Probably took pics of girls' butts and printed them out under the pretense that it was for "work".

Tasty · « **Reply #19692 on:** May 15, 2014, 06:41:44 PM »

The only shit I write is on my blog that no one reads.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #19693 on:** May 15, 2014, 06:43:01 PM »

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on May 15, 2014, 05:46:01 PM

Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 15, 2014, 05:43:59 PM
Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on May 15, 2014, 01:52:32 PM
Those reviews remind me of the movie reviews I'd read in my high school news paper.

I spy a writer for his HS' newspaper. Probably took pics of girls' butts and printed them out under the pretense that it was for "work".

African American Studies

Himu · « **Reply #19694 on:** May 15, 2014, 06:51:57 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 15, 2014, 06:41:44 PM

The only shit I write is on my blog that no one reads.

Tasty · « **Reply #19695 on:** May 15, 2014, 07:21:18 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #19696 on:** May 15, 2014, 09:18:40 PM »

O ya the airplanes were just silly. I feel like every post-911 action movie set in newyork has to have some cop/firefighter/air traffic controller moment in it

benjipwns · « **Reply #19697 on:** May 15, 2014, 09:42:04 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 15, 2014, 01:17:37 PM

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/x_men_days_of_future_past/

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Not since 2003's "X2: X-Men United" has this filmmaker tapped so effortlessly into his talent for comicbook gravitas, his ability to mine emotional resonance, pop poetry and (crucially) sly humor.

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Bryan Singer keeps things moving along briskly enough that you can just go along with the ride of Superhero Stuff without getting bogged down in the labyrinthine plotting if you don't want to.

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The epic and exciting X-Men: Days of Future Past is the biggest & best entry in the franchise since X2.

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Even if Singer never makes one of these again, he can leave knowing that he delivered something that showed real growth, something that makes me think this series has plenty of stories left to tell.

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That it all makes sense and is up there with the best X-movies is actually quite uncanny.

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With style, heart and thrills, Singer has nailed the most ambitious X-flick yet. Popcorn pizzazz combines with X2's emotional sweep and something extra: a platform for the X-Men's screen survival.

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Striking in its ambition, assured in its execution, and compelling throughout.

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The best, most complete and most entertaining X-Men movie we've ever seen.

Left out one:

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A curate's egg, thoroughly scrambled.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #19698 on:** May 15, 2014, 10:22:37 PM »

Not since 2003's "X2: X-Men United" has this filmmaker tapped so effortlessly a 17-year old's tight ass, his ability to mine poop nuggets, pop butt-cherries and (crucially) give a great reach around.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #19699 on:** May 15, 2014, 10:46:19 PM »

Ya that's what the second quote said

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Bryan Singer keeps things moving along briskly enough that you can just go along with the ride even if you don't want to.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #19700 on:** May 15, 2014, 10:49:18 PM »

Some are calling it the biggest and best entry yet.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #19701 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:20:26 PM »

Almost by default.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #19702 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:22:53 PM »

Yeah Amazing Spider man 2 was pretty funny. That airplane crap was just really hacky. It's like wasn't saving the city enough? No, we need to add just one more stake to this!

The movie was just a bunch of ideas with no cohesion to it.

Himu · « **Reply #19703 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:28:24 PM »

"First good X-Men in over ten years! We promise!"

Tasty · « **Reply #19704 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:34:53 PM »

Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on May 15, 2014, 11:28:24 PM

"First good X-Men in over ten years! We promise!"

First Class and Wolvie

TVC15 · « **Reply #19705 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:51:53 PM »

Speaking of awesome child molesters, everyone needs to check out Polanski's Carnage from a few years back. It's basically Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, and Christopher Waltz in a single room arguing for 70 minutes. It's dark and funny and mean.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #19706 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:54:43 PM »

Oh yeah, I forgot about Superman Retruns.

I think everyone else did too.

TVC15 · « **Reply #19707 on:** May 15, 2014, 11:59:45 PM »

Watching Angel Heart now because Lisa Bonet.

TVC15 · « **Reply #19708 on:** May 16, 2014, 12:07:23 AM »

Man, I forgot how much of a sex bomb young Mickey Rourke was.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #19709 on:** May 16, 2014, 12:30:02 AM »

Superman Returns was such garbage. Man of Steel was way better, and it wasn't directed by a gay pedophile rapist.

demi · « **Reply #19710 on:** May 16, 2014, 12:44:15 AM »

Godzilla was fucking awful. Waste of 2 hours. Fuck off.

Momo · « **Reply #19711 on:** May 16, 2014, 12:57:11 AM »

I have Returns on blu ray and I love it

Mupepe · « **Reply #19712 on:** May 16, 2014, 12:57:18 AM »

Thor 2 was boring.

anchorman 2 was okay but I would probably never watch it again

47 ronin was lol

about time was cute. The best thing I watched on the plane

grudge match was wtf. For some reason I actually watched the whole thing.

Diunx · « **Reply #19713 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:16:25 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 16, 2014, 12:30:02 AM

Superman Returns was such garbage. Man of Steel was way better, and it wasn't directed by a gay pedophile rapist.

even worse, it was directed by Snyder

StealthFan · « **Reply #19714 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:25:26 AM »

I was hoping that was a docu I hadn't seen before. Oh well. That's a damn good one. Fuck Jim Jones.

Tasty · « **Reply #19715 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:34:25 AM »

Snyder raped Superman, which is definitely worse than anything Singer's been accused of.

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Momo · « **Reply #19716 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:00:40 AM »

Leave superman alone, you assholes

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #19717 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:05:13 AM »

Man of Steel was so fucking awful. Returns wasn't great but was actually a movie with real characters with motivation and a plot. Not the trash Snyder shit onto screen.

Momo · « **Reply #19718 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:45:06 AM »

I remember growing up on Dean Cain Superman and laughing a lot

Tasty · « **Reply #19719 on:** May 16, 2014, 04:25:49 AM »

Momo · « **Reply #19720 on:** May 16, 2014, 05:11:21 AM »

That felt like one of those CW manuafactured drama moments.
The movie equivalent of generating faux outrage

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #19721 on:** May 16, 2014, 08:21:21 AM »

Definitely the worst scene in the movie. There's a huge tornado about ten feet away from him and he's just chilling beside that car. Come on.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #19722 on:** May 16, 2014, 08:38:10 AM »

Clark: Should I have just let all my classmates die?
Pa: maybe lol

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19723 on:** May 16, 2014, 11:17:57 AM »

The first time I watched that scene I was sure I missed something really important and Kevin Costner wasn't just standing there waiting to die.

Tasty · « **Reply #19724 on:** May 16, 2014, 11:43:57 AM »

Kevin Fucking Spacey

TVC15 · « **Reply #19725 on:** May 16, 2014, 12:19:24 PM »

Watched Angel Heart last night. Pretty fun stuff even though you could call the ending pretty early on. Has a very nice noiry feel. The Lisa Bonet sex scene was worth the hype. de Niro is the bomb in it.

cool breeze · « **Reply #19726 on:** May 16, 2014, 12:32:06 PM »

Quote from: Exodust SoulBurn on May 16, 2014, 04:27:53 AM

Yeah, that was definitely the thing I hated the most in the movie.

yeah, it's one of those moments you don't get why they made so complicated.

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Superman '78- Superman's dad dies from a heart attack. Superman, with all his power, can't save him.

Man of Steel- Superman has a fight with his dad. A tornado comes out of nowhere. Superman's dad tells Superman no to help because if people knew the government would take him or something. Everyone is safe...but then they notice the dog is trapped!! Superman wants to save the dog, which he could've done without superpowers. Instead Superman's dad, an old fat man with limp, runs to free the dog. Superman wants to save his dad using superpowers. But as a last act to show he'll listen to his dad, Superman lets his father get killed in a tornado? or something? and then it's revealed that Superman has been going around the world, saving people, and leaving...so he explicitly ignores his father's wishes.

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cool breeze · « **Reply #19727 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:11:29 PM »

Mupepe · « **Reply #19728 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:29:14 PM »

That is some hot exposition. I'm hyped for anything Nolan does at this point.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19729 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:46:54 PM »

Nolan managed to suck all the fun out of Batman, I can't wait to see what he does with a subject that isn't fun in the first place

cool breeze · « **Reply #19730 on:** May 16, 2014, 01:51:12 PM »

you take it back! corn is a gas

Himu · « **Reply #19731 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:21:53 PM »

Can't wait for Nolan's next film so he can make hipsters like Contra-san cry even more.

The internet hate fest for Inception was glorious. Can't wait for more hipster tears.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19732 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:26:22 PM »

Odds are Interstellar is less fun than both of McConaughey's last two projects, one about early AIDS victims and the other about a guy who kills children.

Himu · « **Reply #19733 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:27:03 PM »

Also the rejuvenation of space and sci-fi movies is

So far the revival has been spotty minus titles like Looper, but I'm sure there will be higher quality after Episode 7 releases.

Now if only Tarantino would make a sci-fi film.

Himu · « **Reply #19734 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:29:37 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on May 16, 2014, 02:26:22 PM

Odds are Interstellar is less fun than both of McConaughey's last two projects, one about early AIDS victims and the other about a guy who kills children.

Since when are the more serious space movies "fun", anyways?

Contra of all people pining for space opera?

Would you rather watch Armegeddon or Interstellar?

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19735 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:34:24 PM »

The ending of Armageddon is better than any of the Nolan BATMEN movies. Real talk.

Himu · « **Reply #19736 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:35:21 PM »

Sing the lyrics to I Don't Want To Miss A Thing for me.

TVC15 · « **Reply #19737 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:35:33 PM »

Quote from: Steve Contra on May 16, 2014, 02:26:22 PM

Odds are Interstellar is less fun than both of McConaughey's last two projects, one about early AIDS victims and the other about a guy who kills children.

Dallas Buyers Club ain't so off-putting. I put off watching it for too long because I thought it was going to be depressing.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #19738 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:39:06 PM »

So yeah, more fun than Nolan's movies.

Himu · « **Reply #19739 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:42:08 PM »

And yet you're still going to watch Interstellar. Don't tell me you aren't.

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