The Marvel/Sony Superhero Movies Thread

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05-23-2016, 01:55 AM
Skitch

You guys are all weird.

I watched Ant-Man for 2nd time. Im sure Edgar Wrights version wouldve been better, but this exceded every hope I had. Its wonderful. Fantastic tone. 8.5/10
05-23-2016, 02:14 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem

I hope Meg is joking on that last post about comedy directors. All four of those posts are tongue and cheek right? I mean, Whedon and Gunn are were comedy all day long.

All of my posts were sarcastic.
05-23-2016, 02:15 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Irish

In four short posts, you've managed to be more obnoxious than Watashi. Congratulations, Meg.

Also, LOL --

I don't know what's more depressing --- that my observations here are totally commonplace and banal; that the reaction was another dogpile; that Match Cut is now completely in the tank for corporate IP; or that I've spent time and energy over the last five years arguing with you all.

Probably that last one.

I was poking fun, dude. It wasn't malicious.
05-23-2016, 02:19 AM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by megladon8

All of my posts were sarcastic.

Heh just checking. Hard to tell without smilies.
05-23-2016, 02:31 AM
megladon8

Seriously Irish I apologize if you felt I was attacking you. It wasn't an attack at all I was just trying to be a (funny) smartass.
05-23-2016, 02:37 AM
Skitch

Seriously? I was the only one that knew it was joking? Wtf ya'll
05-23-2016, 09:55 AM
Peng

Ant-Man is a weird Marvel case for me in that I am not really keen on its comedy and (especially) drama, but really like its action scenes.
05-23-2016, 11:36 AM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by Peng

Ant-Man is a weird Marvel case for me in that I am not really keen on its comedy and (especially) drama, but really like its action scenes.

And also it's wasn't the best box office performance.
05-23-2016, 05:26 PM
Dead & Messed Up

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Originally Posted by Skitch

You guys are all weird.

I watched Ant-Man for 2nd time. Im sure Edgar Wrights version wouldve been better, but this exceded every hope I had. Its wonderful. Fantastic tone. 8.5/10

I thought it was fine, I appreciated that it was reasonably low-stakes. Michael Pena worked. But the plot felt like reheated Iron Man, and felt like they rushed through the middle of the film, i.e. the development of Rudd's character, and I wasn't a fan of how they sidelined Evangeline Lilly's character during the climax. And I know it's a Marvel movie, but the inconsistency regarding the movie's world really confused me after a while. I thought Pym particles compacted mass, but then a tank keychain turns into a real tank, and Scott can somehow to go smaller than mass itself (but still "hear" his daughter). And a train toy can knock a hero over, even though that hero is, again, still a 200-lb person.

I recognize how silly that criticism is, but it's there all the same.

Also, it made Judy Greer into The Mom again, which at this point is becoming a national tragedy. Two big films last year where Judy Greer's job was to beg a hero to be responsible. Eff that noise.
05-23-2016, 06:44 PM
Henry Gale

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Originally Posted by Dead & Messed Up

Also, it made Judy Greer into The Mom again, which at this point is becoming a national tragedy. Two big films last year where Judy Greer's job was to beg a hero to be responsible. Eff that noise.

Hey, in Tomorrowland she was the mom on an old videotape for one scene with nothing resembling advice or motivation!

The ever-relevant article.
05-23-2016, 07:20 PM
Milky Joe

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Originally Posted by Dead & Messed Up

I thought Pym particles compacted mass, but then a tank keychain turns into a real tank, and Scott can somehow to go smaller than mass itself (but still "hear" his daughter).

Well, the tank was always a real tank that Pym had shrunk (shrank?).
05-23-2016, 08:00 PM
Dead & Messed Up

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Originally Posted by Milky Joe

Well, the tank was always a real tank that Pym had shrunk (shrank?).

If it was a real tank, the keychain would weigh thousands of pounds.
05-23-2016, 08:35 PM
Milky Joe

Yeah, well, hmm.
05-23-2016, 08:49 PM
Skitch

Physics logic/reality is never a thing in comic book movies.

Edit: or books.
05-23-2016, 09:15 PM
Dead & Messed Up

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Originally Posted by Skitch

Physics logic/reality is never a thing in comic book movies.

Edit: or books.

The issue isn't physics, it's internal consistency. The film sets up the rules of its world and then breaks them regularly for whatever interests it in the moment.

I admit to being pedantic, sure, but nothing would've been lost with more rigor or at least some sort of handwavey bullshit early on that adds a caveat to the film's rules.
05-24-2016, 01:41 AM
Dukefrukem

Unconfimred but probably not true that Vincent D’Onofrio wants in Spider-man

http://www.screengeek.net/2016/05/19...an-homecoming/
05-24-2016, 03:53 AM
Ezee E

I'd love to see David Fincher's Anchorman.
06-02-2016, 04:56 AM
Henry Gale

OoOooOoooooOOoh Brie Larson might be Captain Marvel!

Definitely a name I'd hoped they'd consider for a while now. I wonder if she was already in talks back when Whedon shot FX plates for her to show up in Age of Ultron.
06-02-2016, 05:04 AM
MadMan

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Originally Posted by Ezee E

I'd love to see David Fincher's Anchorman.

So would I.

Also I don't have enough rep for all of meg's sarcastic posts. I'll have to pick a few.
06-02-2016, 05:15 AM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Henry Gale

OoOooOoooooOOoh Brie Larson might be Captain Marvel!

Definitely a name I'd hoped they'd consider for a while now. I wonder if she was already in talks back when Whedon shot FX plates for her to show up in Age of Ultron.

Hey I'm all for that casting!

I still think Naomi Watts would've been great, too. But I doubt she would do it.
06-02-2016, 09:30 AM
Skitch

First name I've heard that I've liked!
06-02-2016, 09:32 AM
Henry Gale

From March 2015 when it was rumoured Danvers was cast for Ultron:

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Originally Posted by Henry Gale

Emily Blunt, Brie Larson, Katheryn Winnick, Imogen Poots or Teresa Palmer feel like the strongest ballpark choices (the last two of whom already auditioned for Marvel for the Winter Soldier role that eventually went to Emily VanCamp). I'm admittedly not super familiar with the character, but appearance alone I'd say Winnick is a spitting image.

And aside from those you guys mentioned, Natalie Dormer and Rosamund Pike seem to get brought up a lot. Wouldn't contest either.

I still like all of these choices, in case things with Larson don't work out at the last minute, Joaquin Phoenix-style.

EDIT: At that point in time we also hadn't seen Rogue Nation yet, so I'd now add in REBECCA FERGUSON.
06-02-2016, 12:30 PM
Dukefrukem

Fox says Fantastic Four remains part of their "plans" (Whatever those are).

http://collider.com/fantastic-four-simon-kinberg-tone/
06-03-2016, 06:58 PM
Dukefrukem

Updated Phase 4 predictions.

Black Widow: May 1, 2020
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 July 10, 2020 (Celestialsssss)
Spider-man <symbiote> Nov 6, 2020

Namor: 2021<------Thissssssssssssssss
Iron Man 4: 2021 (Mandarin Returns)
Black Panther 2: 2021

Captain Marvel 2: 2022
Inhumans: 2022

Avengers: Illuminati 2023
Dr Strange 2: 2023 (Previously Planet Hulk)

https://soundcloud.com/fatmanonbatman/fatman-129
06-04-2016, 02:33 AM
Dukefrukem

Marvel is looking at Niki Caro (Whale Rider, McFarland, USA) and Jennifer Kent (The Babadook) as possible directors for Captain Marvel,

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