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Wait, you guys got a Deadpool short with your showing? gently caress, we didn't get anything like that, just a trailer for what is inexplicably another Fast & Furious movie. Still, pretty good movie: intensely violent while at the same incredibly depressing because everyone's old and sad and everything's gone to poo poo.
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Gnome de plume posted:Wait, you guys got a Deadpool short with your showing? gently caress, we didn't get anything like that, just a trailer for what is inexplicably another Fast & Furious movie. Still, pretty good movie: intensely violent while at the same incredibly depressing because everyone's old and sad and everything's gone to poo poo. I saw the Deadpool teaser prior to the Logan IMAX. It's not showing in the regular 2D? Regardless if so it isn't that great.
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Mar 4, 2017 06:39
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Fistboy posted:I saw the Deadpool teaser prior to the Logan IMAX. It's not showing in the regular 2D? Regardless if so it isn't that great. It is, just not in the uk I don't think.
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So the mention of Essex Corp in Apocalypse just never came to any point, did it? And I watched the movie pretty intently but what exactly happened to the rest of the X-Men? I know at some point they were talking about Xavier having a similar event in the past that killed people, was that it? Also the Deadpool thing was good, the gag played a little long but it's still pretty drat good, and I can't wait for another Deadpool flick. It's pretty much written for Reynolds and he plays it well.
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What I got from the movie is that only America is a shithole. You go one step into Canada and its an idyllic place where mutants are an everyday fact and no one is bothered by them. They probably have wild tigers roaming the streets too. Great depiction post-Trump's America.
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Saw it tonight, great movie. Excellent swan song for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Patrick Stewart as Professor X. Frickin' amazing debut for Dafne Keen as Laura. Easily my favorite X-Men movie, even with all the tragedy near bringing me to tears. I was disappointed by the lack of a credit scene. I would have had Liev Schrieber in costume as Sabertooth walk up to Wolverine's grave and bow his head in respect, then sniff the air and follow the kids' trail. Dun Dun Dunnnn!!!!  See this movie. Hope you enjoy it. And if the Academy doesn't at least nominate it for Best Picture 2017 their brains are seriously impaired.
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Mar 4, 2017 08:20
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Servaetes posted:So the mention of Essex Corp in Apocalypse just never came to any point, did it? And I watched the movie pretty intently but what exactly happened to the rest of the X-Men? I know at some point they were talking about Xavier having a similar event in the past that killed people, was that it? Well they say the Westchester incident and that's where the X Mansion is so I'm guessing Xavier killed a ton of mutants. Also guessing that's why they're in the middle of nowhere Mexico so if he has a similar incident less people will get killed.
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Fistboy posted:Well they say the Westchester incident and that's where the X Mansion is so I'm guessing Xavier killed a ton of mutants. Also guessing that's why they're in the middle of nowhere Mexico so if he has a similar incident less people will get killed. It also explains why Logan is trying to get them a boat. He wants to keep them isolated. My only real complaint is that it ends with the wrong Johnny Cash song. I know it got used in the trailer, but come on, 'Hurt' was a perfect song to use.
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Mar 4, 2017 09:54
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DrVenkman posted:It also explains why Logan is trying to get them a boat. He wants to keep them isolated. Agreed. Logan owned and I hope it signals an evolution of "superhero" films. Even if it doesn't, it's an incredible film.
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Mar 4, 2017 10:04
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DrVenkman posted:It also explains why Logan is trying to get them a boat. He wants to keep them isolated. I'm not so sure. We all had our heart strings pulled real tight at the end. Song they chose felt a little more uplifting....like a celebration. Both could have worked really well. I'm sure there were arguments on which to use.
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Mar 4, 2017 10:13
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An ironic point of the movie how the scientist were trying to create weapons but failed at giving them motivation to be weapons but in the exercise of recapturing them gave them a reason to fight back.
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Mar 4, 2017 10:58
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Didn't really like how the end of mutants was the result of an evil plot to put things in corn. Would have much preferred it if there was just a vaccine for mutants or something like that that everyone gets in infancy or something.
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themrguy posted:Didn't really like how the end of mutants was the result of an evil plot to put things in corn. I mean it basically is: The corn syrup is the vaccination. The kids were genetically engineered to be a mutant army. As Logan notes, there hasn't actually been a mutant born in 25 years.
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Mar 4, 2017 11:09
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themrguy posted:Didn't really like how the end of mutants was the result of an evil plot to put things in corn. Sci fi series called Helix ended heavily on this note and could be happening now. They sterilized the world with the modified corn, that's not a far stretch from the movie itself because mutants arn't actually real. The US government does pay farmers to grow corn above the cost to sell it but I'm unable to find a link for you, that part of the movie is incredibility true. There's a documentary called Food Inc and they pointed out that 2/3 or something of foods at the grocery store contain corn syrup. Thanks Mayans. Tenzarin fucked around with this message at 11:38 on Mar 4, 2017 |
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Mar 4, 2017 11:17
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Really my only criticism of the movie is that they have an opportunity to escalate something for a change of pace and squander it. . Logan takes the green juice and I thought they were going to supercharge him but it was basically the same as in the desert. I would have liked a feeling like he hulked out rather than just caught his breath and then became killable. It was unfortunately same-y when it could have been amazing. At least the kids added some variation.. Other than that, fantastic movie from start to finish. I probably like it more than X2, my previous favorite X-Men movie.
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Mar 4, 2017 11:42
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I actually think it proves that Superhero movies (Though you could barely call LOGAN that) work better with smaller stakes rather than the world/galaxy/universe being at stake. Ultimately, this is a world where the villains have already won. You get hints at the outside world and it's not all that pretty. And the only stakes are a man and the hope for a better future for some children. Also, I'm glad the name Freddy Kruger gets remembered in 2029.
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Ape Agitator posted:Really my only criticism of the movie is that they have an opportunity to escalate something for a change of pace and squander it. . Logan takes the green juice and I thought they were going to supercharge him but it was basically the same as in the desert. I would have liked a feeling like he hulked out rather than just caught his breath and then became killable. It was unfortunately same-y when it could have been amazing. At least the kids added some variation.. Other than that, fantastic movie from start to finish. I probably like it more than X2, my previous favorite X-Men movie. I've never read the comics but was that the berserker rage I've read about a few times?
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Fistboy posted:I've never read the comics but was that the berserker rage I've read about a few times? No, it was the t-Virus.
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DrVenkman posted:Also, I'm glad the name Freddy Kruger gets remembered in 2029. Why wouldn't it? It's only twelve years away.
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This was a really grimdark film, and I didn't like that aspect but it was very bold and felt like a real sendoff for a series that started a long time ago. It's a shame they're gonna follow up with more movies because that was a fantastic ending. "So this is what it feels like." was great.
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I can't think of a movie that affected me like this since Shawshank Redemption. This is an amazing movie.
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Nelson Mandingo posted:This was a really grimdark film, and I didn't like that aspect but it was very bold and felt like a real sendoff for a series that started a long time ago. I'm kind of interested to see what happens from here on out. It seems that Jackman really pushed for this to be his last outing as Wolverine (And he's been talking about that for a while), but the X-MEN continuity is so loving wild that they're bound to try and bring him back somehow. Stewart did say he was done, but then the other day he did namedrop DEADPOOL so who knows. For what it's worth I hope that's it for these characters. They've got a legitimately great grace note to go out on, let McAvoy play Xavier from now on.
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DrVenkman posted:I actually think it proves that Superhero movies (Though you could barely call LOGAN that) work better with smaller stakes rather than the world/galaxy/universe being at stake. #MagnetoDidNothingWrong
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Servaetes posted:So the mention of Essex Corp in Apocalypse just never came to any point, did it? And I watched the movie pretty intently but what exactly happened to the rest of the X-Men? I know at some point they were talking about Xavier having a similar event in the past that killed people, was that it? While driving away after Xavier has the seizure in Ok City, the radio broadcast mentions that it was very similar to the Westchester incident where 60 + people were injured and 7 died including the team of X-men. Logan immediately cuts off the radio there.
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Mr. Nemo posted:What I got from the movie is that only America is a shithole. You go one step into Canada and its an idyllic place where mutants are an everyday fact and no one is bothered by them. They probably have wild tigers roaming the streets too. Great depiction post-Trump's America. Probably supposed to evoke the Underground Railroad, when slaves would use secret networks of homes and allies to escape to the North or to Canada.
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Mr. Nemo posted:What I got from the movie is that only America is a shithole. You go one step into Canada and its an idyllic place where mutants are an everyday fact and no one is bothered by them. They probably have wild tigers roaming the streets too. Great depiction post-Trump's America. Sucks the movie was most likely made back before the elections, huh. Maybe when taco bell had the cheese chalupa. Bro tip: the naked chalupa is really good. Tenzarin fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Mar 4, 2017 |
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What do people think of Logan's last words " So this is what this feels like? " It kind of has a double meaning Death and Love. He's never experienced dying before and he's never experienced that kind of love or kindness . I thought it was brutally sad. Almost to much so Ugh this film is so bittersweet and good.
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Mr. Nemo posted:What I got from the movie is that only America is a shithole. You go one step into Canada and its an idyllic place where mutants are an everyday fact and no one is bothered by them. They probably have wild tigers roaming the streets too. Great depiction post-Trump's America. Did anyone catch Holbrook's character's first name, towards the end? It's Donald.
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I really enjoyed how they set up Laura's sudden talking in Spanish... Xavier was trying to communicate to her in Spanish when she gets to the compound. It's also really poignant how patient and kind Chuck is towards her, versus how impatient he is towards Logan. Kind of an old man's sad attempt to reclaim what made him great going on there.
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Logan working as a taxi driver to treat professor x with Ibuprofen is a major plot point.
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Tenzarin posted:Logan working as a taxi driver to treat professor x with Ibuprofen is a major plot point. It was supposed to be whatever anti-seizure medicine he pays for from the hospital dude.
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Mar 4, 2017 16:49
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Clearly the ending song should've been "Ain't no grave".
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Yeah Caliban even says Logan can barely read. Loved seeing Logan with glasses!
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The teaser is online if you're movie didn't have it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ezsReZcxU
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FilthyImp posted:That's Caliban switching the bottles to prove that Logan's healing factor isn't working as it should, and that he's experiencing the effects of being Old As gently caress. They always hand him the same blue pills.
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I haven't been a fan of an X-Film in a long time, but drat this was awesome and transcendent in parts. Unlike other people, I actually really dug Young-Raged-Up-Clone-Logan. It showed what the bad guys would be able to accomplish if they were victorious and cleaned up their loose ends. I'm a little sad that Stephen Merchant didn't get more screentime, though, and I was weirdly super-duper sad that the farming family got destroyed.
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The soundtrack was intense as gently caress, too. The tenseness and increasing loudness helped so much to enhance the action on screen.
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Tenzarin posted:They always hand him the same blue pills. Captain Hotbutt posted:I was weirdly super-duper sad that the farming family got destroyed.
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I feel that I need to explain, Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat headaches and drug addicts through trickery.
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