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Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

I liked days of future past but the rest of all those movies are pretty much poo poo

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:20

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 04:02

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Nostalgia4Dogges posted:

So is that the actual last wolverine movie at least with Hugh

yeah i'd say so

it's set a little way in the future so it could be claimed as a what-if i guess but it was a far better movie than that shitpile apocalypse

honestly i reckon you could make some major changes and have a better film

cut the whole final section out. he dies after they reach the hut with the kids, maybe the medicine doesn't work, whatever. the showdown happens at the black dude's farm, no need for it to happen again, then wolverine is staggering on, the doctor still tells him he's all hosed up and he just keeps pushing until they get there. collapses, dies, the end. idk i just thought the last DESPERATE ESCAPE AND FIGHT THE EVIL MONSTER was unnecessary.

that's not to say i didn't like the film, because it owned bones and old wolverine is awesome

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:22

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

Oh yeah there's also apparently no scene after the credits so yeah don't wait around

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:27

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Zeris posted:

gently caress, Logan was good, especially for a comic movie.

The first half definitely worked better than the second half but goddamn still. The CD thread had a perfect post suggesting that hero movies work better when the stakes are low instead of world-ending and that's totally true here. Everyone go see Logan. There's even limo tits because why not.

yeah actually i completely agree with this

probably my favourite superhero movie outside of the dark knight is spiderman 2, because it focusses so heavily on how being spiderman is ripping parker's life apart and how he deals with that

also alfred molina was a loving awesome doc ock

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:27

not caring here: Feb 22, 2012; blazemastah 2 dry 4 u

For bonus tragedy with Logan, in case you weren't aware, Westchester is where the X men school is.

edit: gonna spoiler that just in case.

not caring here fucked around with this message at 01:34 on Mar 5, 2017

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:31

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

My plan tonight is to sit my rear end on the couch and watch Generation Kill again

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:34

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

thanks for reminding me i've never seen that

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:35

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

I took a three hour nap today. First daytime nap longer than 20 minutes I've taken since January.

Goddamn it ruled.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:36

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

Two Finger posted:

thanks for reminding me i've never seen that

Dude.

Generation Kill will explain why GiP is GiP.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:39

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

holocaust bloopers posted:

Dude.

Generation Kill will explain why GiP is GiP.

welp looks like i'm set for the afternoon too

i'll start slow cooking some pork for tacos tonight and then watch some babykillers

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:47

Zeris: Apr 15, 2003; Quality posting direct from my brain to your face holes.

Two Finger posted:

yeah i'd say so

it's set a little way in the future so it could be claimed as a what-if i guess but it was a far better movie than that shitpile apocalypse

honestly i reckon you could make some major changes and have a better film

cut the whole final section out. he dies after they reach the hut with the kids, maybe the medicine doesn't work, whatever. the showdown happens at the black dude's farm, no need for it to happen again, then wolverine is staggering on, the doctor still tells him he's all hosed up and he just keeps pushing until they get there. collapses, dies, the end. idk i just thought the last DESPERATE ESCAPE AND FIGHT THE EVIL MONSTER was unnecessary.

that's not to say i didn't like the film, because it owned bones and old wolverine is awesome

I was expecting the evil wolverine to pin down Logan with some sort of ticking-time-bomb scenario and somehow for Logan to decide to shoot himself with the adamantium bullet in a way that would go through both of them and kill them both, satisfying both of the plainly foreshadowed uses for the bullet.

That said, one big plot hole is that there's no explanation for why they can't just manufacture more evil Logans. Then again, the answer to that issue is that the movie's stakes don't include the bigger world, the only place where more evil wolverines would be relevant, which makes things both more satisfying and more depressing.

I also liked how it was never addressed whether Eden was an actual place or just a made up hopeful location to keep the kids moving.

gently caress, what a movie.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:47

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

Mods please change my name to cowboy elvis

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:49

beanieson: Sep 25, 2008; I had the opportunity to change literally anything about the world and I used it to get a new av

holocaust bloopers posted:

Mods please change my name to cowboy elvis

And give him a Freddie av

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:50

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

Doc is cool.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:52

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Zeris posted:

I was expecting the evil wolverine to pin down Logan with some sort of ticking-time-bomb scenario and somehow for Logan to decide to shoot himself with the adamantium bullet in a way that would go through both of them and kill them both, satisfying both of the plainly foreshadowed uses for the bullet.

That said, one big plot hole is that there's no explanation for why they can't just manufacture more evil Logans. Then again, the answer to that issue is that the movie's stakes don't include the bigger world, the only place where more evil wolverines would be relevant, which makes things both more satisfying and more depressing.

I also liked how it was never addressed whether Eden was an actual place or just a made up hopeful location to keep the kids moving.

gently caress, what a movie.

Honestly I thought that Logan was going to start seeing it Charles' way - that all that matters is Laura believes in it. It was almost a bit Children of Men-ish in some ways, in that he ultimately sacrifices himself for a child's uncertain future. Which is loving high praise for a comic book film. I wonder if that was intentional? With the whole 'there have been no new mutants for 25 years' thing.
I liked the evil wolverine thing I just really think it played out its usefulness at the confrontation at the black guy's farm. Could have left him bleeding out stuck to the heavy machinery and lost nothing. I was a little disappointed when they were injecting him and he was coming back because it just guaranteed you were gonna see a showdown. I dunno. I just really thought the film worked better as a study of Logan coming to terms with his own death. Or maybe you could have him being revived and them being unable to find them so you get the theme of 'poo poo's still hosed, just that the kids managed to get away'.
As for the bullet, I thought it was the point that it gets thrown away because he no longer needs it - him spending his life for her takes away the need for it.

But I want to be clear - I loved the film, despite my nerd bitching.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:55

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Agreed with everything.

Also it's the best X-Men movie ever made.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 01:59

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Godholio posted:

it's the best X-Men movie ever made.

Yeah sorry Days of Future Past

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:02

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

Hey EBB can you make me a Sgt Patrick gif from Generation Kill?

He does a baller eye roll during the nazi scene.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:03

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

holocaust bloopers posted:

My plan tonight is to sit my rear end on the couch and watch Generation Kill again

Show is amazing and rewatches never get old. It's seriously perfect in every way. While there is a ton of "you just wouldn't understand man" jargon/etc pretty much anyone can jump into it and enjoy it.

God drat that's a good show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B22z7deh3bg

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:04

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

I mean gently caress even me being in the AF gave me enough perspective to know how true a lot of the little moments are.

Military is military.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:07

Duzzy Funlop: Jan 13, 2010; Hi there, would you like to try some spicy products?

My Korean roommate went to see Logan yesterday, and came back somewhat disappointed, though he tried to mask it.

He said he was disappointed that it wasn't more science-fictiony. I was like "The gently caress did you expect from the trailer we were gushing over?"

I'm gonna do some more work on my dumb strategic marketing plan and then watch a Game of Thrones episode in German for the inevitable entertainment factor.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:10

Arc Light: Sep 26, 2013

Zeris posted:

I was expecting the evil wolverine to pin down Logan with some sort of ticking-time-bomb scenario and somehow for Logan to decide to shoot himself with the adamantium bullet in a way that would go through both of them and kill them both, satisfying both of the plainly foreshadowed uses for the bullet.

That said, one big plot hole is that there's no explanation for why they can't just manufacture more evil Logans. Then again, the answer to that issue is that the movie's stakes don't include the bigger world, the only place where more evil wolverines would be relevant, which makes things both more satisfying and more depressing.

I also liked how it was never addressed whether Eden was an actual place or just a made up hopeful location to keep the kids moving.

gently caress, what a movie.

Presumably, the evil scientist was the only one who could effectively make and/or control evil Logans. irl there would of course be documentation and prototypes and blah blah blah, but it's a comic book movie. And yes, a very good one at that.

I don't know whether it was an intentional aspect of Charles' senility or not, but he sounded a whole lot like Magneto in his "Well yeah I almost killed a few hundred innocent normal people in the hotel, but the important thing is that we found a new mutant." I hope it was intentional, because I really liked it.

Charles Xavier dropping the f-bomb constantly seemed really out of character, though.

Even if Eden wasn't a real place, there was definitely something waiting for the kids. The leader of the mutant children was on the radio with someone in Canada who gave him directions and approval for transit.

Plot hole: how the heck did they get back across the US/Mexican border after the big fight with all those Federales? The limo was shot to poo poo, seems like something Border Patrol would care about. And given how surprised Logan was by Charles' use of mind control on the horses, he probably hadn't demonstrated that ability in years.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:12

Casimir Radon: Aug 2, 2008

holocaust bloopers posted:

My plan tonight is to sit my rear end on the couch and watch Generation Kill again

~~Fun~~ fact: The real John Sixta is spending the rest of his life in prison for molesting kids.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:17

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

Casimir Radon posted:

~~Fun~~ fact: The real John Sixta is spending the rest of his life in prison for molesting kids.

Oh poo poo I remember that. Did he officially get convicted or w/e?

Most everyone knows but Fruity Rudy plays himself. There's another more minor char I think that plays himself as well

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:19

Zeris: Apr 15, 2003; Quality posting direct from my brain to your face holes.

Arc Light posted:

And given how surprised Logan was by Charles' use of mind control on the horses, he probably hadn't demonstrated that ability in years.

Yeah I had a little realization that the movie was succumbing in that moment to formulaic storytelling. Like, someone in production or financing (or however movies are movie, idk) decided that what they really needed was a buildup to the final act that incorporated a tie-in to the bigger world and a moment of levity, however telegraphed.

It was not successful; as soon as I saw the shots lingering for an extra beat on those farmer/family members with the horses on the road, I started wondering how the movie planned to kill them.

It only stands out because the rest of the movie is so loving great and seamless.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:32

Zeris: Apr 15, 2003; Quality posting direct from my brain to your face holes.

God the casino hotel room scene where the frozen reavers are able to move their eyes and see Logan approaching fuuuuuuck

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:34

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Zeris posted:

God the casino hotel room scene where the frozen reavers are able to move their eyes and see Logan approaching fuuuuuuck

This but pretty much the whole film

I was looking at the trivia for it on IMDB as I tend to do after enjoying a film and this came up:

quote:

Counting his cameo in X-Men: First Class (2011), his face on the cover of the Sexiest Man Alive People issue in Deadpool (2016), and his Alkali Lake rampage in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), this film is Hugh Jackman's 10th and final time playing Logan/Wolverine.

I watched Apocalypse and I seriously have no memory of this rampage. Like none. That's how little of an effect that film had on me.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:39

beanieson: Sep 25, 2008; I had the opportunity to change literally anything about the world and I used it to get a new av

I just really don't get how this movie came from the same guy who directed The Wolverine

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:41

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

ok i'm dropping into generation kill laters

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:49

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

series opens with helicopter strikes on bad dudes

pretty legit so far

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:54

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

Two Finger posted:

series opens with helicopter strikes on bad dudes

pretty legit so far

lol you posted too soon

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:56

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Nostalgia4Dogges posted:

lol you posted too soon

haha yup

# ? Mar 5, 2017 02:59

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

Nostalgia4Dogges posted:

lol you posted too soon

I was thinking the same thing

# ? Mar 5, 2017 03:00

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

lmbo police that moostache hahahahahahahahahaha

# ? Mar 5, 2017 03:18

Casimir Radon: Aug 2, 2008

Two Finger posted:

lmbo police that moostache hahahahahahahahahaha

That's the kiddie raper by the way.

Got most of my stuff into the new apartment and was pretty psyched to finally get to sleep in my own bed again instead of a hotel one or a couch. Then I realized that I used a larger tool set to take it apart and the one I brought with has sockets that top out at 3/8. I don't want it badly enough to go buy more sockets tonight.

# ? Mar 5, 2017 03:24

Comrade Blyatlov: Aug 4, 2007; should have picked four fingers

Casimir Radon posted:

That's the kiddie raper by the way.

Got most of my stuff into the new apartment and was pretty psyched to finally get to sleep in my own bed again instead of a hotel one or a couch. Then I realized that I used a larger tool set to take it apart and the one I brought with has sockets that top out at 3/8. I don't want it badly enough to go buy more sockets tonight.

the dude yelling at him or the dude with the stache

# ? Mar 5, 2017 03:26