08-05-2016, 07:20 PM | #1052 |
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Saw Suicide Squad today. (Free tickets whoo.)
I liked it. It had some of the same problems that plagued BvS, but overall I thought it was better narrative-wise. There are a bunch of nitpicky things I could point out (both good and bad), and maybe I will later in a more spoiler-depth review, but for now I want to say the thing I liked the most is how much “family” featured as a theme. Showing how even “bad guys” will go to such great lengths for their families or friends they consider as such, and being able to relate to each other over those feelings. Even if it’s corny and cliché, that’s what I’ve grown to love about DC: the focus on teamwork and familial bonds. The squad really did come together as a team in the end. Maybe some of the alliances felt a bit forced/unexplained, but that’s what happens when you have a bunch of characters’ backstories/motivations to introduce at once. Still, most of the arcs were pretty solid IMO. The movie had a sincere heart and was clearly trying, at least. I just hope that effort to improve carries on to the next films. Also Deadshot stole the show. Harley and Joker were okay. The rest were just kinda there.
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But right now the DC films have such a strong feel of 'we're throwing everything at a wall until something sticks' (the Wonder Woman appearance in BvS is a key example of this) and just expecting us to know/like the characters rather than developing them over time. The other thing is also the writing of the films always feels very heavy. I found Man of Steel choreish to get through. I think DC lack the 'fun'/light hearted factor that Marvel films tend to have in spades. Also just an aside, I love Amy Adams and I wish they gave Lois Lane more of note to do rather than throw a kryptonian spear into some water and then swim to find it. |
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Spoiler: show So yeah, I could totally get behind Deadshot from the start and root for him as the hero as the film, which they were clearly ramping him up as with the amount of screentime and lines devoted to him. (Helps that he's played by Will Smith. I don't know many actors, but he's cool.) The movie at least succeeded in that department of getting me to care/be curious about characters I didn't think I would. Actually, now that I think about it, Deadshot strikes me as a parallel to Batman - in that he doesn't have any special powers or modifications, but merely trained his skills to the point of expert marksmanship, making him an underdog candidate for leader. ...Well, there's also Captain Boomerang, but he's Captain Boomerang. XP That said, I was looking forward to his character since I also kind of knew him from the JL cartoon, but he didn't really add much. At least we got a Spoiler: show as a result. On that note, gonna throw out some wild speculation: Spoiler: show Speaking of sidekicks, there's an early easter egg that apparently indicates... Spoiler: show To that end, I supposed I should talk about my opinion on Harley (and Joker). ..."Eh" @ both of them. I get where they were trying to go with Harley by making her more sympathetic/innocent, but the contrast between her sexual overtones and childishness just felt out of place. I was worried they were going to stick solely with her New 52 origin and remove all of her agency, but at least we saw that Spoiler: show I feel like there wasn't really enough of Leto's Joker to draw a conclusion on him (and apparently a lot of his scenes were cut), but I guess I wasn't that impressed with his performance. My biggest complaint is that it was hard to understand him most of the time with the slurred accent. (Killer Croc had a similar problem, as did Captain Boomerang. C'mon, guys, didn't we learn enough from Balebat and Bane? Enunciate, please.) Quote:
I'm also super-stoked for Lego Batman btw after the latest trailer. X3 I was worried the parody humor would get stale, but Robin makes everything better. \o/ Spoiler: show It's basically Holy Musical B@man and I love it. <3 (Can we get a Lego Superman fight in there too? It bet it'd be better than BvS. *shot*)
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08-06-2016, 01:20 PM | #1055 |
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Stubert's pretty much hit all my points regarding DC's problems. Granted, I haven't seen BvS yet, and have no plans to. Suicide Squad is... alright. It's fun, it does what you expect, but it's not a standout film.
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08-11-2016, 11:44 PM | #1056 |
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Star Trek Beyond is the best of the entire trio of new Star Trek films. Go watch it instead of the other nonsense. Good movie. Not like that Into Darkness crap.
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08-12-2016, 01:56 AM | #1057 |
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Glad to hear that, Loki! I might just do.
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08-12-2016, 05:00 PM | #1058 |
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Suicide Squad was hot garbage. The good parts: Viola Davis. The bad: fucking everything else.
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08-13-2016, 08:49 AM | #1060 |
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I listed every good actor in the movie under the good.
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08-13-2016, 10:18 AM | #1061 |
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It is total crap.
However. Joker and Harley = yes please. I would watch that movie. No Batman required. And then I would bed both of them. Or maybe just her but I'd be dressed as him. My God. Captian Boomerang needs his own TV show. It wouldn't be a good show but I could watch it hungover and it would make things ok. |
08-13-2016, 03:02 PM | #1062 |
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fuck off Leto Leto needs to be recast yesterday |
08-13-2016, 04:34 PM | #1063 |
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He was epic. Admittedly, wasted in this mire of bad plotting and poor direction, but still.
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08-15-2016, 02:12 PM | #1064 | |
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Considering the odds were really stacked against it from the start due the outright smear campaign the film has received for whatever reason you wish to choose (female cast? the fact it's a reboot?) I imagine so many people just wrote it off without even giving it a look. However it really captures what I like enjoy about Ghostbusters. Realy silly, fun and ridiculous antics with funny and enjoyable characters. Like it's not clever in the slightest, but who would want it to be? It's just completely fun and ridiculous. There were so many references to the wider Ghostbusters 'mythos' (I guess you could say) scattered throughout. Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon were the real stars for me. And Chris Hemsworth's role in the whole thing was perfect. He really stole the show. |
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08-23-2016, 06:50 AM | #1066 |
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I found Star Trek Beyond not as good compared to the first two. The storyline seemed predictable and the fight scenes were not as entertaining. It felt that the movie went too quick. There was not enough emphasis on Kirk and Spock, which is what made the first to films great.
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08-27-2016, 03:00 AM | #1067 |
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I also saw Kubo and the Two strings and I have to say it was pretty amazing. The jokes (99%) were funny, the feels hit your core, the action and fight scenes were entertaining, and the whole thing was absolutely gorgeous. I would definitely recommend it, especially if you are a fan of stop motion animation. The best animated film to not come out of Pixar, Dreamworks, or Disney for a while. I would complain that a few jokes were a little on the head but it is a kids movie. It was probably as good, if not better, than Tangled or Frozen, though leaning a little more towards the audience that likes a little more action over musical numbers. Go see this movie, or at least check it out when it comes out on dvd.
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09-18-2016, 08:12 PM | #1068 |
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09-19-2016, 08:52 AM | #1069 |
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Since I've spend more than a full day in a plane the last week I've watched a shit load of movies (Cars, Angry Birds, Avengers: Civil War, Deadpool, The Revenant, X-Men: Apocalypse, and 2 Chinese movies)
But while in the Philippines, I also saw "Train to Busan" in the cinema. It's a Korean movie (original title: Busanhaeng), saw it subbed, and I must say it's really good. It's a zombie survival horror (runners), but while the zombie action is good, the story and characters are even better. The characters are worked out well and they manage to get you emotionally involved. Don't want to say too much, but I highly recommend watching this movie, especially if you enjoy this genre.
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09-19-2016, 03:38 PM | #1070 |
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Bridget Jones' Baby is pretty excellent assuming you haven't recently been dumped, which I have, and aren't viewing it with your mother next to you, which I was.
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09-20-2016, 01:29 PM | #1071 |
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09-25-2016, 10:37 AM | #1072 |
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Sausage Party is ok!
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09-25-2016, 10:33 PM | #1073 |
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Saw Zootopia on Netflix. Pretty cute. Full on furry though.
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09-27-2016, 11:08 AM | #1074 |
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I refuse to watch it because the character designs are repulsive to me. I've not had the same uncanny valley effect watching other anthro aniimals, so it's just Zootopia triggering this refursion.
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Guardians of the Galaxy.
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