RIPPA Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 Yes this is a Marvel movie but the question is not Marvel related So @S.K.o.S. - with Infinity War now coming out April 27... is it now out of the Summer Blockbuster Pool?
S.K.o.S. Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 I feel like the answer should be that it's still in, because it's a movie that a lot of people care about, and if I take it out then it makes people care less about the whole thing. But this is triggering my OCD. Big Marvel movies are supposed to open at the start of May! And it's a slippery slope. By 2040 they could be starting up in mid-February! Argh!
odessasteps Posted March 1, 2018 Posted March 1, 2018 That also presumably messes up Free Comic Book Day, which is always first Sat in May.
RIPPA Posted March 2, 2018 Author Posted March 2, 2018 Funnily - I think not putting it in opens up the competition more
S.K.o.S. Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 42 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Funnily - I think not putting it in opens up the competition more Oh for sure. It goes at the top of both lists if it's in, and if it's not included, that's one less sure thing for everyone.
(BP) Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Based on the newest episode of How Did This Get Made, the Rodney Dangerfield film Ladybugs recut as a trailer for a David Lynch film. 3
(BP) Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Double posted, so here's the actual trailer, which is arguably more unnerving.
John from Cincinnati Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 20 hours ago, S.K.o.S. said: Oh for sure. It goes at the top of both lists if it's in, and if it's not included, that's one less sure thing for everyone. Box Office for sure, but I'd be tempted to take a chance on The Incredibles 2 for Tomatoes. 1
tbarrie Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 Yeah, I'd hardly say Infinity War was a lock to be a critical darling. How well did Age of Ultron do on Rotten Tomatoes?
John from Cincinnati Posted March 2, 2018 Posted March 2, 2018 75% fresh. But if you're scouting other Marvel flicks for comparison purposes, I'd recommend the Russo brothers' first toy box emptying clusterfruckus, Civil War.
turk128 Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 The Shape of Water is a dope ass modern Grimms' Fairy Tale.
ivpvideos Posted March 3, 2018 Posted March 3, 2018 Saw Death Wish last night. Very dumb and everyone was laughing at parts I don't think we're supposed to be funny. I enjoyed it for the wrong reasons.
Curt McGirt Posted March 4, 2018 Posted March 4, 2018 14 hours ago, ivpvideos said: I enjoyed it for the wrong reasons. Isn't that what you're supposed to do?
J.T. Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 7:20 PM, RIPPA said: Funnily - I think not putting it in opens up the competition more It also guarantees that I will participate since there is probably no way I'd have a ballot done by the middle of April unless we posted the field for the pool by the end of the week..
turk128 Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 I greatly regret not catching The Greatest Showman in theaters; it's a fantastic musical. It was just oozing with genuine enthusiasm and emotion. And the freakin tunes... mmmppphhhh. I hope Jackman does more musicals like this. Now I gotta find a way to wind down... man, the movie got me pumped.
J.T. Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, turk128 said: I greatly regret not catching The Greatest Showman in theaters; it's a fantastic musical. It was just oozing with genuine enthusiasm and emotion. And the freakin tunes... mmmppphhhh. I hope Jackman does more musicals like this. I want to love this movie but it is about PT Barnum and he was a bit of a dickbag in real life. I am torn.
turk128 Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 1 minute ago, J.T. said: I want to love this movie but it is about PT Barnum and he was a bit of a dickbag in real life. I am torn. Totally, but it's like a fairytale version of him. And then you have Jackman playing him, not possible to hate. I'm still amazed at how lean the movie was, like no filler whatsoever, everything counted. And it wasn't up it's own arse, gawd that was a refreshing twist. All the recent Oscar-bait musicals were pandering in comparison.
J.T. Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 Here is my friend's review of Red Sparrow. "I have waited nearly seven years to see Jennifer Lawrence nude on the big screen. It figures that when she finally shows her cans in a movie, she does it in a film that is full of so much self-loathing and creepiness that it made me want to claw my eyes out. Fuck this movie for ruining my dream."
Raziel Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 Finally got around to seeing Alien: Covenant. It was better than Prometheus, although I'm annoyed by lack of explaining how David got his body back. I'm also pretty convinced that Fassbender just goes all in on anything he's there for. I'm of two minds of wanting to see the last one if it's ever made. It'd be interesting to see how the Engineer ship with the eggs will get to LV-426
S.K.o.S. Posted March 5, 2018 Posted March 5, 2018 Saw Annihilation last night. Liked it a lot, effects and set design are phenomenal, but the last 30 minutes are a little difficult and I can understand why Paramount got cold feet.
turk128 Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 13 hours ago, Raziel said: Finally got around to seeing Alien: Covenant. It was better than Prometheus, although I'm annoyed by lack of explaining how David got his body back. I'm also pretty convinced that Fassbender just goes all in on anything he's there for. I'm of two minds of wanting to see the last one if it's ever made. It'd be interesting to see how the Engineer ship with the eggs will get to LV-426 I think the two films fatal flaw is writing the supposedly intelligent/skilled/experienced characters like they were the teens-you-wanted-dead-in-a-slasher-movie. It's such a waste of Fassbender's talents. EDIT: Spoiler And air borne alien infestation is almost as stupid as midi-chlorians. 1
Technico Support Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 5 hours ago, turk128 said: I think the two films fatal flaw is writing the supposedly intelligent/skilled/experienced characters like they were the teens-you-wanted-dead-in-a-slasher-movie.
Curt McGirt Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 Invasion of the Body Snatchers from the '70s had Alien: Covenant beat to the part in the spoilers by a couple decades
Raziel Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 9 hours ago, turk128 said: I think the two films fatal flaw is writing the supposedly intelligent/skilled/experienced characters like they were the teens-you-wanted-dead-in-a-slasher-movie. It's such a waste of Fassbender's talents. EDIT: Hide contents And air borne alien infestation is almost as stupid as midi-chlorians. Fassbender is far and away the best thing about the movies. But yeah, a lot of these movies are "Supposedly smart people doing astronomically dumb shit" to advance the plot. I think Elba's character in Prometheus was the only guy that did shit right, and that ultimately failed because Shaw fucked up later. The airborne thing might've been a callback to one of the several early Alien 3 script idea. But ultimately didn't mean a damn thing, because David evolved them into the facehugger eggs to get to the real early Xeno's anyway.
clintthecrippler Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 I miss when the Alien movies were about a scary unknown force that fucked shit up instead of being a movie series where events occur because an android made out with himself and was a dick decades ago. 6
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