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ToastyPotato posted:I mean, yeah the inclusion and focus on "pretty women in peril" is kind of dumb but everything else looks pretty awesome as far as action movies go. Not really sure what it is being compared against.
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 18:51 |
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The Road Warrior is the first Mad Max, everyone knows that. Just like how Rambo is the first Rambo. ToastyPotato posted:I don't see what's so bad about the Fury Road trailer. None of the Mad Max films were masterpieces, so I am not sure why people are tearing the new one apart, unless they've always hated every Mad Max movie. I mean, yeah the inclusion and focus on "pretty women in peril" is kind of dumb but everything else looks pretty awesome as far as action movies go. Not really sure what it is being compared against. Nothing is onscreen for more than a second and it cuts all over the drat place like a badly directed action scene, except the cuts aren't always from the same scene.
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 18:51 |
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Aphrodite posted:
so it's a normal movie trailer?
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 19:15 |
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I'm looking forward to that one Junkie XL track from the Mad Max teaser.
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 22:29 |
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redbackground posted:Having just re-watched the trailer, everyone seemed to be in the same general amount of peril (a lot). I'm assuming you watched the second trailer which barely shows the women I was referring to. The first trailer features them more heavily. They are even wearing white dresses for crying out loud. It's not important or a big deal, but it was the only thing about the first trailer that I could think of that would bring about a genuine negative response (since it seems weirdly out of place given everything else in the trailer.) Who knows what their actual role is, and like I said, they are barely in the second trailer at all.
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 22:34 |
ToastyPotato posted:The original Mad Max? Which outside of some indie appeal is probably the least memorable of the three? No one quotes Mad Max, FYI. Its the second and third everyone talks about. For real, I watched them both back to back a few years ago, for the first time, and all I really remember about the original is that there was a police precinct in what I thought was going to be a post-apocalyptic movie, and that the ending is something someone took as the premise for the entire Saw series. Meanwhile, I can quote like half of Road Warrior. Aphrodite posted:Nothing is onscreen for more than a second and it cuts all over the drat place like a badly directed action scene, except the cuts aren't always from the same scene. That sounds like the original Alien trailer, which is amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLamj-b0I8
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 23:20 |
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Lurdiak posted:For real, I watched them both back to back a few years ago, for the first time, and all I really remember about the original is that there was a police precinct in what I thought was going to be a post-apocalyptic movie, and that the ending is something someone took as the premise for the entire Saw series. Meanwhile, I can quote like half of Road Warrior. I had only seen the first film long after I had watched the 2nd and 3rd many times over the years. Mad Max was such a massive let down, but I can see how if people saw that one first they might have a special place for it in their memories. Thing is though, pop culture in general doesn't seem to give a poo poo about that movie. Road Warrior and Thunderdome were game changers. Edit: The Alien trailer just reminds me of Prometheus now, another film that disappointed me greatly.
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 23:23 |
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ToastyPotato posted:I don't see what's so bad about the Fury Road trailer. None of the Mad Max films were masterpieces, so I am not sure why people are tearing the new one apart, unless they've always hated every Mad Max movie. I mean, yeah the inclusion and focus on "pretty women in peril" is kind of dumb but everything else looks pretty awesome as far as action movies go. Not really sure what it is being compared against.
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 23:24 |
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achillesforever6 posted:The Mad Max movies are one of the reasons the Fallout games exist so they are good by default Road Warrior is pretty great. Thunderdome is less great, but a very memorable film. I wouldn't call it bad, just notably different from RW. Fury Road seems to be aiming more toward RW while turning everything up to 11.
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# ? Jan 28, 2015 23:25 |
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zoux posted:It's being made by the same guy that made the other two. He also hasn't directed an action movie in literally 30 years.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 00:05 |
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zoux posted:It's being made by the same guy that made the other two.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 00:06 |
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Lurdiak posted:For real, I watched them both back to back a few years ago, for the first time, and all I really remember about the original is that there was a police precinct in what I thought was going to be a post-apocalyptic movie, and that the ending is something someone took as the premise for the entire Saw series.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 00:26 |
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Lurdiak posted:For real, I watched them both back to back a few years ago, for the first time, and all I really remember about the original is that there was a police precinct in what I thought was going to be a post-apocalyptic movie, and that the ending is something someone took as the premise for the entire Saw series. Meanwhile, I can quote like half of Road Warrior. That trailer still freaks me out.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 01:06 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Given the two creators of Saw are Australian I think the similarity is probably more than just coincidence. I'm pretty sure they've been explicit in stating that Mad Max was a major influence.
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Mehcad Brooks has been cast as Jimmy Olsen in the Supergirl series. I gotta say I'm digging DCTVs trend of mixing up the racial make up on their shows. Nothing will top the flawless casting that is Candice Patton, however. I can't help but feel this will benefit them a lot in the long run. I know a bunch of people excited for the vixen series, even. Koalas March fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Jan 29, 2015 |
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 06:15 |
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Koalas March posted:Mechad Brooks has been cast as Jimmy Olsen in the Supergirl series. Handsomest Jimmy Olson of all time? Also is it just me or does "Mechad Brooks" found super Jewish?
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 06:22 |
feedmyleg posted:Handsomest Jimmy Olson of all time? Its Mehcad, sorry autocorrect. But he could be Jewish? I dont know And wiki isnt giving me any info. (Not trying to be stalky, as a black Jew I get excited when I find my brethren lol)
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Given the two creators of Saw are Australian I think the similarity is probably more than just coincidence. I wasn't being facetious, it's too similar to not be directly taken from that ending.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 06:48 |
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Koalas March posted:Mehcad Brooks has been cast as Jimmy Olsen in the Supergirl series. I am just happy that they did not went too far with the diversity and cast a horse as Supergirl's love interest like her comic book once did.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 09:14 |
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Well, Smallville had a black Pete Ross and the hellscape abomination that was David E. Kelley's Wonder Woman TV pilot had a black Etta Candy. Switching the races of secondary side characters, the ones that play second fiddle to the big heroes, is not utterly groundbreaking at this point; what's more significant is to cast people of color as leading main characters. That said, I do agree that this casting, and what they did with Iris on the Flash, are steps in the right direction since they're evidently supposed to be seen as the romantic leads.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 09:36 |
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Jimmy Olsen is also supposed to be the romantic lead on Supergirl from the casting calls.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 15:12 |
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...Right. He's the "this casting" I was referring to.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 15:20 |
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Koalas March posted:as a black Jew I get excited when I find my brethren lol In that case, while it's not comics related you might like this: "Part African American, part Native American, and of Cajun descent, Paxton is an Orthodox Jew."
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 15:24 |
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I like they are making Jimmy an alpha male type dude that Supergirl crushes on rather than a nerd crushing on her. Because I think in a world without Superman to become dependent on that's actually how Jimmy would probably end up. Hot shot photographer, relatively good looking, generally brave, Clark Kent's best bro. He only looks like a dweeb because you're holding him up next to Superman. Also the hero is supposed to have the unrequited love, see Barry/Iris, not the sidekick having unrequited love for the hero. I guess on Arrow it's mutual with Ollie/Laurel and/or Ollie/Felicity depending on which season you're on.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 16:06 |
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greatn posted:I like they are making Jimmy an alpha male type dude that Supergirl crushes on rather than a nerd crushing on her. Because I think in a world without Superman to become dependent on that's actually how Jimmy would probably end up. Hot shot photographer, relatively good looking, generally brave, Clark Kent's best bro. He only looks like a dweeb because you're holding him up next to Superman. Not dissimilar to a male version of Lois Lane, I suppose.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 17:03 |
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Metal Loaf posted:Not dissimilar to a male version of Lois Lane, I suppose. Yeah, a much better and briefer analysis. Lois Lane in I'm Curious! (Black) (Male) (Jew)
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 17:16 |
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greatn posted:Yeah, a much better and briefer analysis. Lois Lane is Sammy Davis Jr?
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 17:21 |
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Superman Returns would've been greatly improved by a performance of Mr Bojangles in the second act.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 20:50 |
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Koalas March posted:Its Mehcad, sorry autocorrect. But he could be Jewish? I dont know And wiki isnt giving me any info. (Not trying to be stalky, as a black Jew I get excited when I find my brethren lol) Black father, Jewish mother. I only know that because his brother used to be on a podcast and talked about it all the time.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 20:57 |
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The Mentalizer posted:In that case, while it's not comics related you might like this: Before clicking, I thought this was about the actress who plays Iris.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 22:21 |
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Hellcat joins AKA Jessica Jones: http://marvel.com/news/tv/24001/rachael_taylor_the_latest_to_join_marvels_aka_jessica_jones
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 22:24 |
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Teek posted:Hellcat joins AKA Jessica Jones: I guess she will be taking over from Carol Danvers.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 22:25 |
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I guess Hellcat's taking Captain Marvel's place in the story? (Heh, just realised Patsy's an answer to one of the questions from last week's episode of Wil Wheaton's TableTop: "Name x superheroes with yellow as the primary colour of their costume")
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 22:26 |
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Teek posted:Hellcat joins AKA Jessica Jones: I liked that mini when she was the Alaskan Avenger.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 22:27 |
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Hopefully this is setting up her role in Infinity War.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 23:21 |
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Teek posted:Hopefully this is setting up her role in Infinity War. Does Thanos have his name on that helicopter in case someone accidentally takes it for a spin?
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 23:40 |
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Madkal posted:Does Thanos have his name on that helicopter in case someone accidentally takes it for a spin? New York at that time was a much more dangerous place.
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# ? Jan 29, 2015 23:42 |
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Teek posted:Hellcat joins AKA Jessica Jones: This. This is the Greatest News. I give 0 fucks for Jessica Jones but Patsy Walker owns all.
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# ? Jan 30, 2015 00:08 |
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I have had zero exposure to Hellcat outside of Spidey Super Stories and like the new She-Hulk, what else has she been good in?
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# ? Jan 30, 2015 00:59 |
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Hakkesshu posted:I have had zero exposure to Hellcat outside of Spidey Super Stories and like the new She-Hulk, what else has she been good in? The Kathryn and Stuart Immonen miniseries is really fun. After Civil War she becomes the sole Avengers: Initiative hero assigned to Alaska
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