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Pirate Jet posted:Was this post supposed to do anything other than prove my point? If a movie is too boring to hold my attention then it's a fair and just criticism of its quality
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NTRabbit posted:After the fun opening the movie was too boring to keep my attention for more than a few moments here and there I bailed on Ocean's 8 after ten minutes because, unlike the last three, it looked like poo poo. What would be weirdly entitled is if I then wandered into the heist movie thread and started posting nitpicks about a plot I hadn't seen.
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Feb 12, 2019 17:24
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NTRabbit posted:If a movie is too boring to hold my attention then it's a fair and just criticism of its quality it's not a criticism of the plot not making sense
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Feb 12, 2019 17:25
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Brother Entropy posted:it's not a criticism of the plot not making sense Oh I thought the plot mostly made sense, I mean it's lightyears better than the total shambles that was BvS, just a few small issues here and there. It was still boring though. And I didn't walk out after 10 minutes, I watched the whole thing, you're confusing me with the other poster.
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Feb 12, 2019 17:26
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I liked the "boring" parts most about MoS. Clark just wandering around; Lois figuring stuff out, Clark discovering his powers - that's all the meat of the film to me. I think I liked it because it was all so earnest and played straight as a drama. Even when they joked; they joked to each other and not the audience, which is a real distinction. The characters seemed to believe what they were doing and had real emotions about the situation as opposed to the Marvel style "I'm so cool, I almost know I'm in a movie and will never fully embrace anything without pointing out how absurd it is," or even BvS's more over the top, operatic tone.
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Feb 12, 2019 17:33
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NTRabbit posted:I watched the whole thing Ah, I see, you're full of poo poo.
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Feb 12, 2019 17:35
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Fart City posted:Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon in 1969, and nearly fifty years later we still haven’t established a livable colony on the lunar surface. Just because advancements are made, doesn’t mean they are prioritized. For all we know those Kryptonian ships are based on thirty-year old designs and aren’t capable of interstellar travel. China this year has put a rover on the moon and a brand new satellite in orbit. In the next few years they do plan on sending people to the moon too. Going to be massively embarrassing for America when that happens.
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Feb 12, 2019 17:41
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NTRabbit posted:When did that happen? I got bored after an hour or so and zoned out waiting for something fun or interesting to happen, don't really remember much of the dialogue across the middle. NTRabbit posted:And I didn't walk out after 10 minutes, I watched the whole thing, you're confusing me with the other poster. No you didnt. Next you'll be asking why batman wore power armor.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:00
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Sir Kodiak posted:I bailed on Ocean's 8 after ten minutes because, unlike the last three, it looked like poo poo. What would be weirdly entitled is if I then wandered into the heist movie thread and started posting nitpicks about a plot I hadn't seen. You made it through Ocean's 12, but couldn't make it through 8? I mean, I guess 12 looked pretty. But good lord, is that ever a poo poo movie.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:11
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thrawn527 posted:You made it through Ocean's 12, but couldn't make it through 8? Ocean's 12 ain't great, but, yep, it was shot and edited well and that's better than a movie that isn't.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:14
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Holy poo poo Oceans 12 just goes on forever though. *sandlot voice* FOR-E-VER. It's true though whatever the faults of those movies, it was still Soderbergh. This Gary Ross dude has no talent.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:22
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I really liked Oceans 13
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Feb 12, 2019 18:48
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AlBorlantern Corps posted:I really liked Oceans 13 I remember liking it just because of the Pacino/Garcia reunion and that making it more interesting around. Did 12 have a whole subplot about "she looks like Julia Roberts" or something? I remember not being able to stand 12 at all, and if that was the case, that may be what put it over the top for me.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:51
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Darko posted:I remember liking it just because of the Pacino/Garcia reunion and that making it more interesting around. Yea there's this whole middle portion of 12 that includes that and I just completely zone out every single time. It's one of the very few movies that I've wanted to see enough to go to the theater and then actually fallen asleep.
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Feb 12, 2019 18:52
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NTRabbit posted:If a movie is too boring to hold my attention then it's a fair and just criticism of its quality Or it might be the same reason my 4-year old son yells "TOO MUCH TALKING" whenever he tries to watch a movie for adults: he can't actually understand the material because his brain is underdeveloped
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Feb 12, 2019 18:56
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I said come in! posted:China this year has put a rover on the moon and a brand new satellite in orbit. In the next few years they do plan on sending people to the moon too. Going to be massively embarrassing for America when that happens. The unnamed country can only salivate!
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Feb 12, 2019 19:03
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My favorite part of 12 is when Elliot Gould's character asks who is on the hundred dollar bill he gets different answers from everyone. And that he only really knew Benjamin Franklin as the guy on the 100 dollar bill.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:04
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:Or it might be the same reason my 4-year old son yells "TOO MUCH TALKING" whenever he tries to watch a movie for adults: he can't actually understand the material because his brain is underdeveloped My brain is fine, it's just a boring movie. There's no fun outside of the opening battle, it's just dour and joyless. NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 19:09 on Feb 12, 2019 |
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Feb 12, 2019 19:07
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Megaman's Jockstrap posted:Or it might be the same reason my 4-year old son yells "TOO MUCH TALKING" whenever he tries to watch a movie for adults: he can't actually understand the material because his brain is underdeveloped Try movies with little to no dialogue. I watched the anti colonialist version of Robinson Crusoe a few years ago and my 3yo was basically enraptured
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Feb 12, 2019 19:11
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NTRabbit posted:My brain is fine, it's just a boring movie. There's no fun outside of the opening battle, it's just dour and joyless. ah okay, poo poo, we fell for it, good show
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Feb 12, 2019 19:11
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NTRabbit posted:My brain is fine, it's just a boring movie. There's no fun outside of the opening battle, it's just dour and joyless. Lol
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Feb 12, 2019 19:15
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Was NTR the one obsessed with RT scores last year or so? Because I seem to remember that
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Feb 12, 2019 19:15
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Burkion posted:Was NTR the one obsessed with RT scores last year or so? You talking the comprehensive super graphs by BoobMarley? Those owned.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:17
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MacheteZombie posted:You talking the comprehensive super graphs by BoobMarley? Those owned. Boob! That was the one, sorry NTR
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Feb 12, 2019 19:19
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NTRabbit posted:it's just dour and joyless. “This is a terrible Superman movie.” (Flips case over, revealing that it is a copy of Shoah) (slaps forehead)
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Feb 12, 2019 19:19
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NTRabbit posted:My brain is fine, it's just a boring movie. There's no fun outside of the opening battle, it's just dour and joyless. I wasn't bored at all, whereas I got really bored during Civil War and Guardians 2. Crows Turn Off fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Feb 12, 2019 |
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Feb 12, 2019 19:21
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NTRabbit posted:My brain is fine, it's just a boring movie. There's no fun outside of the opening battle, it's just dour and joyless. When people complain about the "dourness" and "joylessness" of Man of Steel, what motivates them is how it denies them the paternalistic fantasy and smarmy sarcasm that they've been conditioned to accept as superheroism. They can no longer recognize the real thing. There's never a lack of entertaining or exciting scenes in Man of Steel, even something as mundane as the confrontation at the bar. Your tactic is simply to deny that they exist by claiming that the movie is basically blank footage.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:22
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Crows Turn Off posted:Michael Shannon killed it as Zod. One my favorite villains because of the energy he brings.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:24
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AlBorlantern Corps posted:I really liked Oceans 13 Yeah, 13 is great. I'd say it's as good as 11.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:37
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MacheteZombie posted:One my favorite villains because of the energy he brings. Everything about him fell into place for me when someone on here mentioned his dorky hair. I mean, I loved him before because it's Michael Shannon, but Zod is also pretty much someone who could just as well show up as a instructor in a Police Academy movie where someone would write DORK on his back with sunscreen while he naps on the beach.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:38
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Grendels Dad posted:Everything about him fell into place for me when someone on here mentioned his dorky hair. I mean, I loved him before because it's Michael Shannon, but Zod is also pretty much someone who could just as well show up as a instructor in a Police Academy movie where someone would write DORK on his back with sunscreen while he naps on the beach. You basically know he's gonna knock it out of the park when he does that "I WILL FIND HIM" delivery as he's being sent to the phantom zone. There's like 2 guys on the planet that could've delivered the lines that way and pulled it off.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:47
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Basebf555 posted:You basically know he's gonna knock it out of the park when he does that "I WILL FIND HIM" delivery as he's being sent to the phantom zone. There's like 2 guys on the planet that could've delivered the lines that way and pulled it off. It's an incredible line read. The way he tears into the council is also fantastic.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:49
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There's a wonderful manic desperation with his whole performance as Zod, it's awesome.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:54
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Azubah posted:There's a wonderful manic desperation with his whole performance as Zod, it's awesome. There's more life in him than in the rest of MoS's cast combined.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:57
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Something that I appreciate about MoS’ entire opening, and don’t see mentioned that much, is how well it plays as an Edgar Rice Borroughs John Carter-esque pulp adventure, what with all the hyper-stylized technology, flying mounts, and Jor-El: Action Man Of Science.
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Feb 12, 2019 19:57
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Superman's progenitor basically being Doc Savage is very deliberate.
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Feb 12, 2019 20:04
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Burkion posted:Was NTR the one obsessed with RT scores last year or so? I think he was the one who claimed that he was unable to recognize the christian imagery in the movie because he was australian.
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Feb 12, 2019 20:06
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MacheteZombie posted:No you didnt. Reminder that this is a dude that doesn't understand how the crucifixion pose is biblical, he's practically jivjovian in his literalness
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Feb 12, 2019 20:06
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Fart City posted:And not for nothing but “why didn’t the Kryptonians escape Krypton” skews fairly close to “why didn’t Thomas Wayne carry a gun on him.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UjrMRisQDc "The Gang Saves Gotham"
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Crows Turn Off posted:I think it's one of the most interesting superhero movies ever made. It explores Kent's choice to become Superman and gave him an actual moral decision. The actions actually have consequences, which lead directly into BvS. The story was tight and well-scripted and the cinematography was top-notch. Michael Shannon killed it as Zod. I agree with all of this. I really did not like BvS at all, but seeing the consequences from Man of Steel was the one thing I loved. Also in the same camp that Civil War and Guardians 2 were bad movies. I generally defend Marvel films, but those are the two films that I can't stand.
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