The Natural Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I finally watched JOKER this weekend, and I don’t know, man...it was fine? I thought it was actually pretty boring for long stretches. You can tell it was being rewritten on the fly, because there are certain scenes that are great and there are others where they’re clearly just trying to get through it. Like, “Ummm, just have Joaquin dance or look at himself in the mirror or whatever.” Felt very similar to VENOM in the sense of a heavyweight actor willing a movie into something more than the sum of its parts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 The Phoenix dancing in the mirror scene was all him, wasn't in the script at all. Phillips left it in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I imagine quite a lot of things in this movie were invented by Phoenix on set or in his trailer the day of. The improv aspect of the production is readily apparent, for better and for worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Jared Leto must be pissed at the critical acclaim given to Joaquin Phoenix's Joker performance and for the movie itself. The opposite on both counts for Leto and Suicide Squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 (edited) If I'm not the one to post the Batsuit/Batmobile reveal, please could you tag me so I know it's finally dropped? Cheers. Edited January 15, 2020 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 4:39 PM, EVA said: I imagine quite a lot of things in this movie were invented by Phoenix on set or in his trailer the day of. The improv aspect of the production is readily apparent, for better and for worse. Different takes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I fnally watched that new Birds of Prey trailer and I'm confused about something. Why did they make Renee Montoya's mom a main character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Another acting award win for Joaquin Phoenix's Joker: Lovely speech. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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odessasteps Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) One of the guys at work was watching the WW trailer and said "this is set in the 80s, right? Why is someone driving a Humvee?" Putting up the J.T. batsignal on this one. Edited January 20, 2020 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Finally saw Joker. Thomas Wayne on the news babbling about clowns should be Michael Bloomberg's Super Bowl ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 hours ago, odessasteps said: One of the guys at work was watching the WW trailer and said "this is set in the 80s, right? Why is someone driving a Humvee?" Putting up the J.T. batsignal on this one. They've been in service since 1983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Niners Fan in CT said: They've been in service since 1983 We looked it up at work. AM General got the original contract in the mid 80s, after preliminary work began in the late 70s. They were tested in Yakima (not at a APG) from 85 to 91. Their first use in combat was apparently in the invasion of Panama in 89. one of the guys at work who was an M1 mechanic in West Germany said he didn’t remember seeing them until maybe the late 80s at the earliest. his argument was that it seemed unlikely you would see a HMMV in 1984 in downtown DC, especially with a .50 caliber machine gun mounted to it. my only comment was I hope they were not using ones with uparmored kits, as I know personally what a pain in the rear those can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, odessasteps said: We looked it up at work. AM General got the original contract in the mid 80s, after preliminary work began in the late 70s. They were tested in Yakima (not at a APG) from 85 to 91. Their first use in combat was apparently in the invasion of Panama in 89. one of the guys at work who was an M1 mechanic in West Germany said he didn’t remember seeing them until maybe the late 80s at the earliest. his argument was that it seemed unlikely you would see a HMMV in 1984 in downtown DC, especially with a .50 caliber machine gun mounted to it. my only comment was I hope they were not using ones with uparmored kits, as I know personally what a pain in the rear those can be. I'd say it's very unlikely but they existed, I just wonder who she is fighting in that clip. It could be some secret underground mercenary group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) My thought was something like that as the most likely diegetic explanation: secret military group/DARPA or DCU version of Hydra (maybe Per Degaton). Comics Diana has always had a strong WWII tie-in. But we know Movie Diaba was in WWI but what else? Edited January 21, 2020 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Humvees and Hummers are made right here in Mishawaka/South Bend/Granger. Sad amount of layoffs there for what feels like the entirety of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Joker dance steps sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Feast for the eyes through the Cinematography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Honest Trailers: Joker added 20 minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 22nd of January is my Sister's birthday. I remember where I was and what I was doing when the news broke that Heath Ledger died. Shameless was on a ad break so I tuned into the BBC News Channel and it was breaking news. I swore and woke my dozing Dad up. I can honestly say I was in that small minority thrilled by Ledger's casting. An all time great performance as the Joker in an all time great film, The Dark Knight (2008). Edited January 22, 2020 by The Natural 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) On 1/20/2020 at 3:37 PM, odessasteps said: One of the guys at work was watching the WW trailer and said "this is set in the 80s, right? Why is someone driving a Humvee?" Putting up the J.T. batsignal on this one. If it's before 1989, I call bullshit. First use of the hummer in combat was the invasion of Panama in '89 aka Operation Just Cause. That shit is TACOM 101. Edited January 22, 2020 by J.T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) On 1/20/2020 at 10:45 PM, Niners Fan in CT said: They've been in service since 1983 The first contracts for construction were awarded in '83. Officially, they entered service in '89. On 1/20/2020 at 11:31 PM, Craig H said: Humvees and Hummers are made right here in Mishawaka/South Bend/Granger. Sad amount of layoffs there for what feels like the entirety of my life.. Yeah, I had to break the bad news to parts suppliers when MRAP and JLTV came online and vehicle construction moved to Oshkosh. Edited January 23, 2020 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 22 hours ago, The Natural said: Honest Trailers: Joker added 20 minutes ago. I've said it before... I'll say it again. HT's work best when the movie they're doing is bad, since Joker was actually good, this was a slough to sit through. Aside from saying "Boy the hot takes were sure wrong about this one", there's no insight about the movie, and they're not doing anything other than spoilering the movie. Not even the cast names at the end were funny. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: I've said it before... I'll say it again. HT's work best when the movie they're doing is bad, since Joker was actually good, this was a slough to sit through. Aside from saying "Boy the hot takes were sure wrong about this one", there's no insight about the movie, and they're not doing anything other than spoilering the movie. Not even the cast names at the end were funny. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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