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it played at the toronto international film festival so its hypothetically possible that shrike has seen it but why bother entertaining this possibility when you can just ignore shrike instead
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 00:47 |
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it's out in europe and asia so sucks to be in north america now i guess
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 01:38 |
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Atrocious Joe posted:https://twitter.com/aniqrahman/status/1438493362898735110?s=20 Marvel movies are specifically market researched for appealing to the lowest common denominator of society for maximum $$$ Scorsese, Coppola, Alan Moore, Villeneuve, etc are all right about this — like how is this even controversial lol. These are loving kid movies and its alarming how so many ostensible adults in our alienated society find them profound as if they’re equivalent to Tolstoy and Shakespeare ffs
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 01:46 |
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I’m watching the Cinemax/HBO show Warrior and it’s a blast. the fights are so well done but I’m really impressed by the variety. there’s a lot of kung fu with various weapons of course, but then they also have Irish street pugilists getting in brawls and ring-fights, gun fights, Western style defend-the-barn showdowns, explosions, this show has it all. it’s set in San Francisco in the 1870s and based on some stuff Bruce Lee was working on. just watch the first scene, if you aren’t hooked by the time the opening credits roll it’s probably not for you. it’s by the team who did Banshee and they have guys from The Raid working on it so you know the fight choreography is top notch
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 01:47 |
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MLSM posted:Marvel movies are specifically market researched for appealing to the lowest common denominator of society for maximum $$$ Yes but now you can't say that because the studio is hitting all the race filter options.
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 02:47 |
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indigi posted:I’m watching the Cinemax/HBO show Warrior and it’s a blast. the fights are so well done but I’m really impressed by the variety. there’s a lot of kung fu with various weapons of course, but then they also have Irish street pugilists getting in brawls and ring-fights, gun fights, Western style defend-the-barn showdowns, explosions, this show has it all. yes. I watched the first episode on a whim not knowing what to expect but it kicks rear end (so I watched all of them)
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 02:59 |
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Atrocious Joe posted:https://twitter.com/aniqrahman/status/1438493362898735110?s=20 finally POC are having their stories that were written by a white man in the 70s experimenting with mids told
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:12 |
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MLSM posted:Marvel movies are specifically market researched for appealing to the lowest common denominator of society for maximum $$$ maybe I just haven't talked to anyone in a while because pandemic, but is this really a mainstream thing? I have never, ever met anyone in real life who thinks the marvel movies are doing an important societal job or that they're transcendent pieces of cinema. some people seem to have fun spotting the Easter eggs in loki or whatever and that's it there's clearly some extreme weirdos online who will jump like they've been shocked when they see criticism of marvel movies but, well, that's online fandoms for you. again, maybe it's just me, but this does not seem to be a real world phenomenon at all
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:14 |
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Aglet56 posted:maybe I just haven't talked to anyone in a while because pandemic, but is this really a mainstream thing? I have never, ever met anyone in real life who thinks the marvel movies are doing an important societal job or that they're transcendent pieces of cinema. some people seem to have fun spotting the Easter eggs in loki or whatever and that's it its probably a small portion of the fanbase of these movies that make a billion dollars every release but theres definitely lots of these freaks around. theres so many thinkpieces and poo poo that cater to them
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:20 |
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theres even several people in this forum, this thread even, who call martin a dumb old man for observing baby movies as such
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:20 |
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Farm Frenzy posted:theres even several people in this forum, this thread even, who call martin a dumb old man for observing baby movies as such sad!
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:21 |
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:22 |
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Aglet56 posted:maybe I just haven't talked to anyone in a while because pandemic, but is this really a mainstream thing? I have never, ever met anyone in real life who thinks the marvel movies are doing an important societal job or that they're transcendent pieces of cinema. some people seem to have fun spotting the Easter eggs in loki or whatever and that's it i think it's mainly centered around Black Panther and stuff where there's a clear push to valorize superhero movies with poc, although as you say the people i know irl just want to see a big punch man movie
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:24 |
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disney has had entire media cycles about their 'first ever openly gay character' at least seven times at this point. that poo poo has to appeal to someone
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:25 |
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disney definitely purposefully stokes the culture war fire every single time they have a major release. its sexist to not like captain marvel. racist to not like black panther, etc. wildly effective marketing scheme i guess
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:26 |
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a manbaby that likes MCU fare probably has better politics than a "sophisticated" consumer of movies such as sicario or godfather
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:28 |
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Farm Frenzy posted:its probably a small portion of the fanbase of these movies that make a billion dollars every release but theres definitely lots of these freaks around. theres so many thinkpieces and poo poo that cater to them this. there's going to a percentage of psychos for most anything; and especially wider when they have a massive audience making bazillinga $$ a year. it just so happens most of them are on twitter and even these very forums. Judge Dredd Scott posted:disney definitely purposefully stokes the culture war fire every single time they have a major release. its sexist to not like captain marvel. racist to not like black panther, etc. wildly effective marketing scheme i guess
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:43 |
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COVID has made superhero movies so much easier to ignore that I can't even get annoyed by them anymore. They're just there
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:51 |
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anyway i watched malignant and it was like 20 minutes too long but otherwise pretty fun and the ending is very funny. for all the 80s, giallo and raimi references it reminded me the most of weird self aware intentionally lovely 90s slashers like wishmaster and leprechaun
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:55 |
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Farm Frenzy posted:anyway i watched malignant and it was like 20 minutes too long but otherwise pretty fun and the ending is very funny. for all the 80s, giallo and raimi references it reminded me the most of weird self aware intentionally lovely 90s slashers like wishmaster and leprechaun is it worth watching if you dislike self-aware intentional lovely stuff like sharknado? i prefer sincerity, regardless of 'campy' levels, 70s-80s horrory stuff more. i don't like stuff that's more like directors going oh hahah ya bro i also watch mst3k, u like that ref?? lmao this is so bad am i right??
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:58 |
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Xaris posted:is it worth watching if you dislike self-aware intentional lovely stuff like sharknado? i prefer sincerity, regardless of 'campy' levels, 70s-80s horrory stuff more. no, I’m the same way and thought it was garbage
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:59 |
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that loving avatar
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 03:59 |
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Xaris posted:is it worth watching if you dislike self-aware intentional lovely stuff like sharknado? i prefer sincerity, regardless of 'campy' levels, 70s-80s horrory stuff more. i don't like stuff that's more like directors going oh hahah ya bro i also watch mst3k, u like that ref?? lmao this is so bad am i right?? i guess you gotta watch it to find out, but it isn't on the level of sharknado
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:00 |
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shrike82 posted:a manbaby that likes MCU fare probably has better politics than a "sophisticated" consumer of movies such as sicario or godfather liking those two movies means you root for china, which i do, so theory busted idiot
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:01 |
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Xaris posted:is it worth watching if you dislike self-aware intentional lovely stuff like sharknado? i prefer sincerity, regardless of 'campy' levels, 70s-80s horrory stuff more. i don't like stuff that's more like directors going oh hahah ya bro i also watch mst3k, u like that ref?? lmao this is so bad am i right??
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Xaris posted:is it worth watching if you dislike self-aware intentional lovely stuff like sharknado? i prefer sincerity, regardless of 'campy' levels, 70s-80s horrory stuff more. i don't like stuff that's more like directors going oh hahah ya bro i also watch mst3k, u like that ref?? lmao this is so bad am i right?? the actual filmmaking is pretty competent in a way that overt joke movies like sharknado and kung fury arent Farm Frenzy has issued a correction as of 04:08 on Sep 17, 2021 |
# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:05 |
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like imagine a slightly worse drag me to hell that turns into freddie vs jason
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:06 |
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Kind of suspect Disney is being run by Ivy League old money that has no idea how humans operate . . .
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:09 |
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Farm Frenzy posted:like imagine a slightly worse drag me to hell that turns into freddie vs jason alright sounds good enough, i'll give it a whirl at some point here since there isn't much else. 2021 is mostly dire for movies but I loved The Green Knight and Pig; Nobody was decent enough flick, and Night Drive was surprisingly good for a no-budget movie. Free Guy was ok, better than I expected, and felt very early 2000s.
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:13 |
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Xaris posted:is it worth watching if you dislike self-aware intentional lovely stuff like sharknado? i prefer sincerity, regardless of 'campy' levels, 70s-80s horrory stuff more. i don't like stuff that's more like directors going oh hahah ya bro i also watch mst3k, u like that ref?? lmao this is so bad am i right?? the movie owns specifically because it never winks at the camera about its goofy poo poo
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:14 |
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It was alright, the lighting and cinematography were the strongest parts imo. Watch it if you want a somewhat unconventional horror-ish movie. I don't love jump scares, gore, or self aware genre films and this kept my attention almost the entire time. Agree it should've been ~20 mins shorter.
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Ghosthotel posted:the movie owns specifically because it never winks at the camera about its goofy poo poo That's what I really loved about Yakuza apocalypse when it went completely overboard, 100% sincere the whole way
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:17 |
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as far as black-led Marvel movies go Blade >>>>>>>> Black Panther nothing in Black Panther is better than that scene in Blade where the cops shoot him as he’s fighting a vampire and he goes “are you out of your motherfuckin mind!?” indigi has issued a correction as of 04:25 on Sep 17, 2021 |
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hmm, i went to the shang-chi imdb page to see who wrote it and lol at this wall of shame:indigi posted:as far as black-led Marvel movies go Blade >>>>>>>> Black Panther blade owns.
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 04:58 |
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lmao that i just remember the ghoul/familiar in blade is a cop who serves the elite white vampires
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 05:11 |
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Blade definitely owns. Now Disney is making a PG13 one lmfao
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 05:19 |
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crepeface posted:hmm, i went to the shang-chi imdb page to see who wrote it and lol at this wall of shame: drat, not a single good movie (closest is, uh, Godzilla?) but keeps getting to write blockbusters cause he’s bankable, I guess. good for him
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 05:59 |
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the first Expendables was good
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# ? Sep 17, 2021 06:02 |
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it was very entertaining for sure
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crepeface posted:accented cinema just made a video about shang-chi and the prevalence to otherize asian-americans in media.
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