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Watched eternals and it was boring as hell. The gold mage spells were cool (classic color for gods and such especially of the Greek variety) and the giant space god was badass but everything else was a slog. Just dreck. sorry our friend Chloe had to wrestle with that script. Unsure why she took this gig but I’m sure she got hella paid for it so good on her. Stack that paper, never know if this job’l be your last. It was readily apparent that this was a Twitter d&i movie but that’s not here nor there. the cast was cool and my favorite dude was the beefy punch guy and also the monster which could have been cool but then was written out for no reason. there was a whole plot line of the monsters and the eternals being basically the same especially once that one became sentient and then, uh, just unceremoniously executed by a bizarre looking Angelina Jolie. I wouldn’t have cast her for this role. Only other above the line notes is that Gemma Chan is a top tier mega babe.
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Mat Cauthon posted:In 95 there's no way Arnie doesn't play Thor but yeah otherwise this tracks. In 95, Eddie Furlong would Spidernan and rocket would be voiced by Jim Carrey.
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More people need to watch Alan Moore’s movie The Show so I can talk about it. 
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Smythe posted:sorry our friend Chloe had to wrestle with that script. Unsure why she took this gig but I’m sure she got hella paid for it so good on her. Didn't she write the script? And given Disney I wouldn't count on her getting a huge paycheck.
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The_Doctor posted:More people need to watch Alan Moore’s movie The Show so I can talk about it. I will soon I promise
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I thought Gemma Chan and Richard Madden were two of the worst parts of that movie. The only thing worse is the really obnoxious heel turn by Sprite in the last third.
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Sandwolf posted:I thought Gemma Chan and Richard Madden were two of the worst parts of that movie. Incredibly boring characters played by two incredibly bored looking performers.
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Chairman Capone posted:Didn't she write the script? lol so it appears
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Sandwolf posted:I thought Gemma Chan and Richard Madden were two of the worst parts of that movie. The only thing worse is the really obnoxious heel turn by Sprite in the last third. And Jolie was the best part, largely because she ignored the Whedony house style. I actually cared about her space illness.
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CelticPredator posted:Wait why would you cast Denzel was Wonder Woman lmao Denzel Washington is a very good actor.
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CelticPredator posted:Wait why would you cast Denzel was Wonder Woman lmao The joke was "Denzel Washington is such a good actor he could fill any role and do it well."
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Disposable Scud posted:I hope the Denzel Magneto rumors actually prove true. Wait what that would be amazing on several levels.
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Here's a great video on Cameron's Spider-Man that irons out a lot of the misinformation surrounding it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fjRHwY1qQU
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feedmyleg posted:Here's a great video on Cameron's Spider-Man that irons out a lot of the misinformation surrounding it: This is a great channel btw. Does a deep dive on a lot of movies that didn't happen.
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We saw Eternals today and it wasn't the ultra-disaster I was expecting from reactions to it but it definitely dragged. I have to agree with some other posts that more than the large cast the way the Deviants are used in it felt kind of pointless, all of the action scenes involving them were weak to me too but I enjoyed the humanoid on humanoid fights and I appreciated that this had a consistent look and stuff that wasn't like the other MCU movies. I liked the less quippy characters A LOT also and most of the cast seemed to not be performing anything like any other MCU folks so it was refreshing in that respect. Kind of frustrating since there was some stuff in there I liked so much but the early deviant fights and some of the flashbacks really drag it down for me, and especially the fight when they're in the Amazon just felt really lifeless. But overall it was fine.
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Sandwolf posted:I thought Gemma Chan and Richard Madden were two of the worst parts of that movie. The only thing worse is the really obnoxious heel turn by Sprite in the last third. Try spending 7000 years in middle school. You'd get pretty obnoxious too.
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Disposable Scud posted:I hope the Denzel Magneto rumors actually prove true. Goddamn that would own immensely. But then who do you get to play Xavier that can hold their own against that?
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Mat Cauthon posted:Goddamn that would own immensely. But then who do you get to play Xavier that can hold their own against that? Ethan Hawk, just for kicks.
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Blue Raider posted:Ethan Hawk, just for kicks. That was my immediate thought honestly. It'd be an interesting rematch of sorts, Hawke has always been good but I think he's leveled up since Training Day. If you haven't seen First Reformed or Good Lord Bird I highly recommend both.
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David Oyelowo is the Xavier rumor.
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Yeesh. I know he's a good actor but Oyelowo seems like a very boring choice. What's Ken Watanabe up to these days? Casting choices aside I wonder what historical event they replace the WW2 stuff with. Not much in scale to compare obviously but depending on the angle and time frame there are some interesting options for sufficiently traumatizing and radicalizing events. Erik Lensher, lone survivor of the MOVE bombing, for example.
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Just have it so omega level mutants age slower.
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Mat Cauthon posted:Yeesh. I know he's a good actor but Oyelowo seems like a very boring choice. What's Ken Watanabe up to these days? Civil Rights movement
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Charlz Guybon posted:Civil Rights movement Yeah, people really forget (of were never taught) just how bad things were in the American South during the lifespan of your grandparents, if not in the lifespan of your older parents.* *poo poo was plenty bad in a lot of the American North, but... EDIT: For example, Denzel would've only been 8 or 9 at the time of the Birmingham church bombing (4 Little Girls). The Modern Leper fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jan 16, 2022 |
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The Modern Leper posted:Yeah, people really forget (of were never taught) just how bad things were in the American South during the lifespan of your grandparents, if not in the lifespan of your older parents.* You could write that and a deft hand could make something good out of it but it is so full of pitfalls even before you consider it is something being made under the aegis of Disney.
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Disposable Scud posted:David Oyelowo is the Xavier rumor. Oyelowo is very boring so that's perfect. Though I guess there's no course correction coming for movie Xavier's Britishness.
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Denzel magneto Lance reddick xavier Anatol yusef wolverine
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Brazilianpeanutwar posted:Denzel magneto Lmfao at lance reddick prof x. ActUlly fully sick
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Spacebump posted:Just have it so omega level mutants age slower. Reminds me of X-Men Evolution, which has a pretty great episode with a flashback sequence of WW2-era Logan rescuing young Magneto from a concentration camp. Also establishes an interesting take on Captain America; the 'Rebirth' treatment that gave him his powers is also slowly killing him, and he's deliberately cryogenically frozen til they can find a cure. However, the same treatment applied to mutants actually rejuvenates them, and Magneto seeks it out- succesfully.
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My main issue with Eternals was that ensemble casts really benefit from an origin story, or you don't care who anyone is at the start. It felt like 1/2 of a decent origin movie and 3/4 of a pretty good sequel were mashed together into one overlong non-linear narrative, but neither part quite gets there because the origin beats come too late and the reveal comes too early. As-is, there's no weight to the emotional beats and it doesn't earn its runtime. The other issue is that the 7000 year olds are written like modern humans with modern problems. I would've easily dropped 20 minutes of "oooh who's Sersi gonna kiss?" in favor of some deep immortal wisdom or world-weariness. The only character who makes a salient point of what living that life for thousands of years must do to a person is Druig, but that's portrayed as misguided. It also would've been nice if they had clearly connected the Celestials to Ego and Knowhere to tie it in better with the greater MCU. Or if they wanted to make an actual bold move, destroy Earth and birth Tiamut, then have the Eternals cross over to become part of the whole multiverse setup.
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sticklefifer posted:My main issue with Eternals was that ensemble casts really benefit from an origin story, or you don't care who anyone is at the start. This is such a wild take because people firmly believe it despite the massive trove of counter examples and the idea of an “origin story” for an ensemble being invented by Marvel less very recently to sell more movie tickets. Did you watch Seven Samurai and walk away confused and unmoved because you hadn’t watch 14 hours of other movies to introduce the eponymous seven?
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YOLOsubmarine posted:This is such a wild take because people firmly believe it despite the massive trove of counter examples and the idea of an “origin story” for an ensemble being invented by Marvel less very recently to sell more movie tickets. Did you watch Seven Samurai and walk away confused and unmoved because you hadn’t watch 14 hours of other movies to introduce the eponymous seven? No, but I only really remember Mifune.
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Pretty late on this, but The Suicide Squad (2021) was surprisingly good
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My biggest issue with Eternals is that the Natural History Museum isn’t a school.
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teagone posted:I think Cameron wanted Arnie to be the Goblin gently caress. Arnold as Doc Ock is something that would be dope as hell.
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Mordiceius posted:gently caress. Arnold as Doc Ock is something that would be dope as hell. Pretty sure it'd be basically Mr Freeze with octopus puns instead of ice puns.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Pretty sure it'd be basically Mr Freeze with octopus puns instead of ice puns. So basically perfect.
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