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I have a dream, that someday movie theaters will be freed from the tyranny of endless lovely superhero movies for children and those with childlike mentality, uninspired sequels, and reboots that no one ever asked for.
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khwarezm posted:I remember someone offered a interpretation of the whole thing, that it was intentionally a comic solution from a comic book character (Ozymandias) for a huge real life problem (the Cold war and the prospect of nuclear conflict). In that regard Dr Manhattan and the other characters are similar, outlandish comic book tropes clashing with real world problems. It's still an insane comic-book solution in the movie because the fundamental core of it is "I'll kill millions to unite humanity against a common enemy."
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Medieval Medic posted:I have a dream, that someday movie theaters will be freed from the tyranny of endless lovely superhero movies, uninspired sequels, and reboots that no one ever asked for. That day will come. Because global warming will end all human life on Earth
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PostNouveau posted:It's still an insane comic-book solution in the movie because the fundamental core of it is "I'll kill millions to unite humanity against a common enemy." I know, but its kind of a go big or go home situation for me.
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the greatest crime of the watchmen movie is they butchered the best line.
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Groovelord Neato posted:the greatest crime of the watchmen movie is they butchered the best line. That sex scene is the one of the most awkward things ever filmed though.
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Nolan is VolCel. Snyder is InCel.
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Nolan is one of the robots from Westworld
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Captain Lavender posted:I only saw a few episodes of American Gods, and was really surprised at how little reading the books affected my enjoyment of it. All the visuals and style of it are so vibrant, than knowing what's going to happen barely affected my enjoyment - almost didn't factor in. I think the Hannibal guy worked on it too right? I never saw that. Maybe he just has a gift. He seems to know exactly what to include or exclude and what the overall tone should be for an adaptation. Like TV show Hannibal is nothing like the movies or books but it still feels like the Thomas Harris universe. American Gods is about as perfect of a Neil Gaiman adaptation as you can get, and it kind of makes me wish for a Sandman series. Which'll never happen, but anyways.
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It's really sad that Sandman will never be adapted because the cost would be way too high for something with such a weird premise. Luckily we are getting an adaptation of Good Omens which is legit my favorite book.
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which is going to be horrific because it entails hiring four nine-year-olds that can act
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Cowcaster posted:which is going to be horrific because it entails hiring four nine-year-olds that can act Stranger things have happened.
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Cowcaster posted:which is going to be horrific because it entails hiring four nine-year-olds that can act Stranger Things has proven that Spielberg isn't the only director on earth who can pull off this Herculean feat.
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I watched Turbo Kid last night, and then watched the HItB review to refresh myself on their review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1nd8WPZO_c&t=1111s Pretty much agree with their review, it's fun, silly and it has good characters you like. The references were not stupid pound you over the head type, but it got a lot of the real subtle things of the 80s in there. The rainbow knee/elbow pads the kid wears especially, my sister had that exact set  Michael Ironside is great in it too, he makes anything better.
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sand man could work as a cartoon but never live action i believe
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I find it strange that movie theaters still exist. It's the only physical place we travel to, to consume a prerecorded piece of entertainment. People go to live concerts, plays, and sporting event but hardly ever visit theaters for Fathom recordings or streams of poo poo. Imagine if you had to go to your local Television Omniplex to watch the latest episode of Game of Thrones every week? There is no other business like movie theaters and I am still amazed they exist in the age of groceries delivered via Amazon Prime.
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Snatch Duster posted:Imagine if you had to go to your local Television Omniplex to watch the latest episode of Game of Thrones every week? Marvel is trying to get people to do this for their new awful-looking show
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Snatch Duster posted:I find it strange that movie theaters still exist. It's the only physical place we travel to, to consume a prerecorded piece of entertainment. People go to live concerts, plays, and sporting event but hardly ever visit theaters for Fathom recordings or streams of poo poo. That said, there is something to be said for having a crowd of engaged people around you, it definitely adds to the atmosphere and enjoyment of movies for me. It's more fun to laugh when you're laughing with others, it's fun to hear gasps or cries of "Oh poo poo!" during cool action moments, etc.
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WampaLord posted:That said, there is something to be said for having a crowd of engaged people around you, it definitely adds to the atmosphere and enjoyment of movies for me. It's more fun to laugh when you're laughing with others, it's fun to hear gasps or cries of "Oh poo poo!" during cool action moments, etc. Yeah that's what makes movies in a theater fun. The anti-social weirdos will probably complain about it though.
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Snatch Duster posted:I find it strange that movie theaters still exist. It's the only physical place we travel to, to consume a prerecorded piece of entertainment. People go to live concerts, plays, and sporting event but hardly ever visit theaters for Fathom recordings or streams of poo poo. The movie theaters that aren't dying are the ones that can afford to copy the Alamo Drafthouse. They serve actual meals and beer alongside snacks, have recliners instead of seats, and provide lounges and bars you can hang out in before and after the movie. They have theme nights and play classic and niche movies along with the current releases. They have to make it more of an experience than just walking in, seeing the movie, and leaving, otherwise they really would cease to exist.
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Snatch Duster posted:I find it strange that movie theaters still exist. It's the only physical place we travel to, to consume a prerecorded piece of entertainment. People go to live concerts, plays, and sporting event but hardly ever visit theaters for Fathom recordings or streams of poo poo. im going to the movie theatre more than I ever have, mainly because The Music Box and Logan Theatre in Chicago show lots of great old movies. but there is something very differnet about watching a movie on the big screen with v. loud sound. it is an experience you cannot get at home.
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a star war betamax posted:Here's the number one reason josh is bad: here's my take on this: josh is good.
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Command Ant posted:The movie theaters that aren't dying are the ones that can afford to copy the Alamo Drafthouse. They serve actual meals and beer alongside snacks, have recliners instead of seats, and provide lounges and bars you can hang out in before and after the movie. They have theme nights and play classic and niche movies along with the current releases. They have to make it more of an experience than just walking in, seeing the movie, and leaving, otherwise they really would cease to exist. I wish I lived in a place where this was the case instead of one where one giant chain has killed 90% of small theaters in my lifetime. Apart from a movie archive place that owns extremely hard the small theaters are mainly active during film festivals. Other than that it's the one loving chain with its 15€ tickets for ENDLESS TRASH.
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josh is fine in re:view. he's butt in everything else.
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Basically Josh is fine if he's just talking about movies, but he keeps trying to be funny and failing horribly.
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PostNouveau posted:It's still an insane comic-book solution in the movie because the fundamental core of it is "I'll kill millions to unite humanity against a common enemy." I swear it came from an episode of The Outer Limits. Fake edit: yup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Architects_of_Fear
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he's good for when mike and rich tell him to shut up
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Mike = the comedian Rich = rorsharche Jay = owl man??? Jack = Uhh..... That guy with the moth wings I don't remember his name Jessi = the origional silk specter Josh = the squid monster thing at the end.
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Yug posted:Yeah that's what makes movies in a theater fun. The anti-social weirdos will probably complain about it though. Yea I like movie theaters too but they are still an old institution from 100 years ago.
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Lynn = ozmodius The Canadians = those guys in the prison that rorcschoch says "I'm not trapped in here with you, you're trapped in here with me" to
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Who the gently caress is Lynn? You mean Len? Len Kabasinski?
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a star war betamax posted:Mike = the comedian Wasn't silk specter thin?
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a star war betamax posted:Mike = the comedian No Jay is Hooded Justice because he was gay
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Yug posted:Wasn't silk specter thin? Same could be said for Mike as the Comedian and Rich as Rorshache but you don't object to those 
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monster on a stick posted:No Jay is Hooded Justice because he was gay Which one of them was Hooded Justice's butt-friend? One of the great things about Alan Moore's writing is that there's always a casual closeted (sometimes pansexual) orgy between friends at one point.
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PostNouveau posted:Same could be said for Mike as the Comedian and Rich as Rorshache but you don't object to those Wouldn't that also mean that Mike rapes Jessi? I dunno I just watched the movie once.
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vermin posted:Which one of them was Hooded Justice's butt-friend? Captain Metropolis.
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priznat posted:I watched Turbo Kid last night, and then watched the HItB review to refresh myself on their review: It's one of my absolute favorite things I've ever seen in my entire life. But then I was born in post apocalyptic 1980's Detroit violent sex idiot posted:sand man could work as a cartoon but never live action i believe Everyone in the 90's seemed to have the same consensual hallucination that there are cool spooky goth/vampire looking people in black trench coats hanging out just out of view, for some reason, so making movies etc with that as a premise was just accepted as "that thing people like." I don't know that that's the case today so I'm not sure how they could adapt the Sandman as much as I'd like them to.
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priznat posted:I watched Turbo Kid last night, and then watched the HItB review to refresh myself on their review: "Noooooooooooooooooooo, is that him? Noooooooooooooooooooo." "...That's a great story."
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