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What MOVIE(s) have you been....seeing? watching?
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Black Barney wrote: Watched a bit of DEADPOOL Sunday evening. What a total blast of a movie. it breaks the fourth wall in a non-cheesy way. His whole take on Xavier's mansion always having the same two x-men (who were a blast btw), was hilarious. I really enjoyed it, need to see the whole thing.
You’re killin’ me, Smalls. Seriously. You haven’t seen Deadpool? You need to do a review a la Neal, where you extrapolate the rest of the movie from you 15 minute sample.
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In my adult years, I have become less and less tolerant of "realistic" gore. I'll watch the goofiness of The Thing all damn day, but nasty stuff happening to people... I can only handle so much. This film pushed me too far, and maybe in a different mood I could have stuck it out, but I had to cash it in before the end. Only strong stomachs need apply.
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Also, Kroc was a total cunt.
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Black Barney wrote: Watched a bit of DEADPOOL Sunday evening. What a total blast of a movie. it breaks the fourth wall in a non-cheesy way. His whole take on Xavier's mansion always having the same two x-men (who were a blast btw), was hilarious. I really enjoyed it, need to see the whole thing.
Meh. If you've seen either of the trailers, you've basically seen all of the best lines in the movie. I think I actually laughed once when I was in the theater, precisely because I'd already done all of my laughing when the trailers came out and nothing else was really that funny. Deadpool is a lot like Ocean's Eleven: it's basically a vehicle for Ryan Reynolds to look cool. The only thing that the ensemble cast does in OE is look cool and try to hand scenes off to each other. That's it. There's really no story in the same way there wasn't in the original. It was just a way for the Rat Pack to look cool.
Same thing with Deadpool. Even when he's supposed to be anguished about his disease and his appearance and the girlfriend he can never fuck again, it's all just a set up for him to deliver lines that make him look cool. There's really not much story there which is the A #1 (King of New York!) flaw for any film, IMO. It was basically an excuse to do a Marvel film with actual sex and runaway profanity.
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Black Barney wrote: Watched a bit of DEADPOOL Sunday evening. What a total blast of a movie. it breaks the fourth wall in a non-cheesy way. His whole take on Xavier's mansion always having the same two x-men (who were a blast btw), was hilarious. I really enjoyed it, need to see the whole thing.
Meh. If you've seen either of the trailers, you've basically seen all of the best lines in the movie. I think I actually laughed once when I was in the theater, precisely because I'd already done all of my laughing when the trailers came out and nothing else was really that funny. Deadpool is a lot like Ocean's Eleven: it's basically a vehicle for Ryan Reynolds to look cool. The only thing that the ensemble cast does in OE is look cool and try to hand scenes off to each other. That's it. There's really no story in the same way there wasn't in the original. It was just a way for the Rat Pack to look cool.
Same thing with Deadpool. Even when he's supposed to be anguished about his disease and his appearance and the girlfriend he can never fuck again, it's all just a set up for him to deliver lines that make him look cool. There's really not much story there which is the A #1 (King of New York!) flaw for any film, IMO. It was basically an excuse to do a Marvel film with actual sex and runaway profanity.
I saw Deadpool in the theater without seeing any trailers in advance, and I was very entertained. Your issue is more of a valid complaint about long modern trailers that give away too much information and all the best jokes, and not really a fair critique of Deadpool. The movie may not have done justice to the comic book character, but it seemed to successfully zero in on the part that people most enjoy about the comic character, which is the edgy humor.
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The Great Harry Potter Film Festival
Wherein my wife and I watch all of the movies in order. It's been very entertaining.
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They hold up really well. The first one having come out 16 years ago and watching it on a large high def TV I thought some of the CGI might be a bit weak but except for a few things, generally when Harry is riding something and he himself is animated, it still looks great. All the great actors who played minor characters are really delightful too. One big gripe I have is that throughout the series I never quite buy into the romances. They never seem genuine.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: This is a stone cold classic. Standing tall as one of the greatest children's movies of all time. What a delightful fairy tale with characters you can't help but love. Chris Columbus, the director delivered his opus here.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Affection for the characters helps to carry this movie over some rough spots. There are a lot of Deus Ex Machina escapes in the story but as it's a kids movie it's more excusable than it otherwise would have been. The true problem I have is that it's too long. 2:40 min? Too much.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Chris Columbus is out and the new director Alfonso Cuaron is in. There must have been a lot of pressure to deliver but he sure did. I like this one a lot. Gary Oldman and David Thewlis really help make it fun. This is many people's favorite and with good reason. However I rank it third.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire : One of my least favorites. The kids are getting older but there is still a lot of affection for them. The story is just convoluted rubbish. How Harry gets included in the competition is dumb. Also, the director, Mike Newell, really blew it with the character of Cedric. We never really get to see that he is a great, honest, good guy. We never connect with him so when he gets snuffed what should be a devastating traumatic moment hasn't got the impact it should.
Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix: Mad Eye Moody and Professor Umbridge. These two characters alone are great. I like the reflection of pre WW2 Britain and its policy of appeasement. I love the kids taking matters into their own hands rather than waiting for the adults to do something. The death of Sirius Black has far more impact than Diggery's death did. I never could believe they didn't finagle him back to life but good on them for making the stakes of the battle legit.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: A lot of good things in this one. The movies' progression from kid film to teen film, while gradually happening all through the series becomes quite pronounced here. The plot is interesting but I still scratch my head about the potions book. Considering what happened in Chamber of Secrets, why would Harry ever mess around with a mystery book that seems to have all the answers? Been a long time since I read the books, was it explained why Snape considered himself the Half Blood Prince?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1: Without doubt the worst of the series. Utterly bleak, dragging, and without a hint of whimsy. The kids are growing up and have no cuteness left. It's just a drag all around. Maybe we did need a 2+ hour preface to the final film but I have to think there must have been a better way. Unenjoyable but perhaps necessary.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: Great if for no other reason that the "He's not worth it" chains finally come off and we can see our heroes confront our villains with no holds barred. Where part one was a dull slog, this one is tense and exciting with many moments deserving of cheering. Professor McGonagall unleashing a rapid fire assault on Snape, Neville blowing the bridge, even the stone soldiers marching out to defend the castle. A satisfying resolution to 10 years of movie going.
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Still better than any of the Twilight nonesense.
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Black Barney wrote: I hate those movies except for Prisoner of Azkaban and Deathly Hallows 2. They’re honestly the only ones I liked.
Still better than any of the Twilight nonesense.
Good Lord. You didn't like the very first one? I'm sorry but your opinions are wrong and your emotions are wrong. Go to your room until you can think and feel differently.
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The dimwits writing those new Star Wars movies could take a lesson from these movies on how to write a truly conflicted character.
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