Ah.
Ah.
Same! I grabbed my wife's leg at that exact moment you're talking about and she looked at me like.. "What?" and I just nodded at the screen.Quoting Peng (view post)
I did the same thing in the cold open, because it was very obvious which direction they were heading.
What good does a prequel do at this point except to just tell a tale I guess?
I guess, now that I'm calling Thor my favorite out of the group, I should watch 2 and 3... Maybe just 3.
Even though Dark Wold is 2nd to last on my list, there's an important relationship arch between Loki and Thor that develops in the 2nd movie and is carried into the third. So not totally a throw away movie, despite the fact the villain and stakes are dumb. Also, you may have lost context with the Thor and his mom convo in Endgame []Quoting Ezee E (view post)
A Prequel Black Widow story could be fun though and you could make a ton of them. Maybe we'll finally see the Budapest Mission that she and Clint are constantly referencing. I like the idea of making stand alone espionage-mission-impossible-james-bond-like MCU films considering the Winter Soldier is my favorite MCU film.
My old review of Ultron was that I was tired of RDJ's shtick, but I still like Thor and Bruce Banner a lot. Marvel must have read my mind since Thor 3 is all Hulk and Thor IN SPACE (and no RDJ) played as a funny comedy. No coincidence it's my fave MCU movie.Quoting Ezee E (view post)
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Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:
Top Gun: Maverick - 8
Top Gun - 7
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
Crimes of the Future - 8
Videodrome - 9
Valley Girl - 8
Summer of '42 - 7
In the Line of Fire - 8
Passenger 57 - 7
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6
Yeah... I think I'll stick to just 3.
I have a great idea for a ranking system of my favorite heroes that I'll put together on a plane this evening. Hopefully it works...
Saw this yesterday morning and I was genuinely blown away by it in ways that largely overpower any critical analysis. The whole last hour was basically pure tearjerking moments, even (or especially) the more joyful stuff.
Still difficult to really gather thoughts beyond that, but to this point:
I'd actually be more surprised and confused by this because by the end of this one []Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
Last 11 things I really enjoyed:
Speed Racer (Wachowski/Wachowski, 2008)
Safe (Haynes, 1995)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Parker, 1999)
Beastie Boys Story (Jonze, 2020)
Bad Trip (Sakurai, 2020)
What's Up Doc? (Bogdanovich, 1972)
Diva (Beineix, 1981)
Delicatessen (Caro/Jeunet, 1991)
The Hunger (Scott, 1983)
Pineapple Express (Green, 2008)
Chungking Express (Wong, 1994)
Also...[]Quoting Henry Gale (view post)
Sure why not?
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson) - 9
STRONGER (David Gordon Green) - 6
THE DISASTER ARTIST (James Franco) - 7
THE FLORIDA PROJECT (Sean Baker) - 9
LADY BIRD (Greta Gerwig) - 8
"Hitchcock is really bad at suspense."
- Stay Puft
Isn’t the long spoiler part in Duke’s first post after he saw it for people who request that?
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
Trust. If nobody is having PTSD about their NYC being destroyed, no one is going to even talk about being a "snap" victim. Homecoming will move along like nothing happened.
Speaking of, that's why I expected Cap to live, or him and tony to die. No way cap goes and tony doesnt. With Tony's reaction to NY, he kill himself with grief if cap sacrificed.Quoting Ezee E (view post)
Google it.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
Whelp. $350 million weekend take which equates to a 1.2 billion WW debut. Largest ever obvi.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/28/media...ord/index.html
I still prefer and miss the looseness that Whedon infused in the series. That said, this is probably close to the best version of this movie that we were going to see. I’m not so cynical that I can’t appreciate a good bit of fan service when it’s well done. This was a deft blend of emotional payoff and leaving some doors open. They did a good job of rewarding those who watched everything while telling a coherent story.
I think they delivered exactly what their fans wanted to see, and I can’t fault them for that. It may not be high art, but certainly well conceived and skillfully done nonetheless.
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A Star is Born (2018) **1/2
Unforgiven (1992) ***1/2
The Sisters Brothers (2018) **
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) ***
The Informant! (2009) ***1/2
BlacKkKlansman (2018) ***1/2
Sorry to Bother You (2018) **1/2
Eighth Grade (2018) ***
Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018) ***
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) **1/2
It was fine, and sometimes very good--the score was trying too hard through the first two hours--every moment was scored as though it was life or death, so that the bombast became too much by the time we got to the final act.
I really, really, really like the meanness and sneakiness of the opening scene with Hawkeye; equally like the elevator scene, which is a cute inversion.
There were a few moments that absolutely worked.
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The Hawkeye and Black Widow fight for the infinity stone carried itself out a bit too long--so that its pathos became more like parody of endless reversals for me.
The action sequences here weren't ever as strong as those in prior films, but it was probably as solid plot-wise as could be expected. Thor has become the MVP of these films, and I hope that future films can find the touch that Thor 3 had...
The Boat People - 9
The Power of the Dog - 7.5
The King of Pigs - 7
It's overstuffed, but it has some real zingers of unexpectedness. Even though the last 45 minutes are quite fan-servicey, it was still pretty awesome. At the same time, there are moments that basically feel like "people loved this in Infinity War so we'll do it again here but bigger." Also, a looooot of the humor did not work for me (just me, or did that "take a pic/don't take a pic with the kids" thing go on for like 5 minutes?), tho I loved Thor in this. The whole thing is surprisingly shaggy (like a proper heist-gone-to-hell would be), but it's pretty fun overall. As one reviewer put it, ScarJo finally got to act in one of these movies! And she really knocks it outta the park. Didn't really like Hulk in this, sadly. At least it was a very interesting experience not really knowing going in what was going to happen, tho some asswipe did spoil the biggie death for me.
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"How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home wine-making course and forgot how to drive?"
--Homer
Shyamalan vibes with the Russo cameo.
Mjolnir antics.
"Hail Hydra"
"How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home wine-making course and forgot how to drive?"
--Homer
I watched this.
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Still a fun ride and I was far too confused to judge it at this point. Need a few more watches to see.
Something I realized today. The decision to make Thor hang with the Guardians of the Galaxy was because the GotG need someone to go toe to toe with Adam Warlock in vol. 3. Otherwise Warlock would wipe the floor with then.
Yeah nobody's topping this for a while.
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/b...de-1203199601/
The severed arm perfectly acquitted itself, because of the simplicity of its wishes and its total lack of doubt.
Thoughts underneath the spoiler tag:
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So yeah, I really enjoyed it.
Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5
615 Film
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I love most what goes unspoken about that.Quoting Peng (view post)
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I love him so much.
So, Capt America returned all of the stones to where they originally were is the thought right?
I believe so, but I'm unsure how exactly he gets back some of them to their original place. Like the soul gem? The reality gem?
"How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home wine-making course and forgot how to drive?"
--Homer