[Aptorian]

Mezla PigDog, on 20 May 2016 - 10:36 AM, said:

Abyss, on 18 May 2016 - 03:06 PM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 18 May 2016 - 05:00 AM, said:

They're showing the Wolverine movies on Film4 this week. I'm TiVo'ing them as I've only seen them on planes. They're rubbish. Just bored and up for a perv

I also don't understand how the ending of DoFT would allow him to get Strykered and get his adamantium skeleton but meh.

Unconscious + government custody = Guinea Pig time!!!

Well if that's how it ended it's ruddy obvious how he got his adamantium. I need to watch that film again.....

No, the film ended happily as far as I recall.

However, after Dwarf Scientist dies, the Military dude is left alive. In the future he heads up the Weapon X program. (Boy, my marvel jeopardy knowledge is fading)

In the comics depending upon the writer Wolverine was either abducted one day while he was out for a beer (or something) or he volunteered/was volunteered for the project, being a Canadian soldier, not knowing what the project was really about.

[Traveller]

Mezla PigDog, on 20 May 2016 - 10:36 AM, said:

Abyss, on 18 May 2016 - 03:06 PM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 18 May 2016 - 05:00 AM, said:

They're showing the Wolverine movies on Film4 this week. I'm TiVo'ing them as I've only seen them on planes. They're rubbish. Just bored and up for a perv

I also don't understand how the ending of DoFT would allow him to get Strykered and get his adamantium skeleton but meh.

Unconscious + government custody = Guinea Pig time!!!

Well if that's how it ended it's ruddy obvious how he got his adamantium. I need to watch that film again.....

Well he wakes up in custody of the military guy, which you'd think would lead to the experiments etc - but the guy is actually Mistique. That's what made me question it, as why would she be interested in doing that?

[Tsundoku]

Seen the latest Star Trek Beyond trailer?



I don't know what to think of it. Typical cookie-cutter trailer though.

Idris Elba is picking up a lot of gigs these days. Even voice talent roles in Jungle Book and Zootopia.

[Aptorian]

Typical trailer and then in the middle they just straight up spoil a major story turn in the film.

I don't know why I keep watching trailers. I know what is going to happen.

[amphibian]

Join me in the "98% of the time, not seeking out trailers to watch" club. It's just a better user of your time to read reviews in the newspaper or elsewhere.

[Macros]

As a founding member of a similar club I feel the need to point out to perspective members its a tough crusade, especially when going to the cinema

[polishgenius]

I think they felt they had to go for a more normal trailer this time after the completely nuts first one.


As for the major plot turn - if you're talking about what I'm thinking, I think that's less a spoiler than a fair portion of the premise, so I'm okay with that being in it. I don't think I know much more now than I did after the first one, plot-wise, which is fine.

[Mezla PigDog]

I just watched the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and am ashamed to say how much I enjoyed it. I loved the turtles cartoon as a kid. I could draw them really well when I was about 7 and got the hugest amount of cred at school for it.

All before 8.30am on a Sunday. I watched it whilst sewing Mr PigDogs trousers...not quite how I saw adult life turning out. Think I'll go back to bed now.

[Morgoth]

I saw the new X-men last night. It was, hm, alright. Oscar Isaac, the actor in hollywood at the least risk of being typecast, did very well I thought playing the villain of the story. Though he didn't have much to work with. Old, powerful mutant bent on ruling the world because why not is not a particularly interesting premise. Still, he did well.

The regular actors are great as they have been, and the movie is visually impressive. There's not much meat to it though, at the end of the day. Despite the exceptional levels of global destruction, it still felt like a sort of baddie of the week kind of scenario. If that makes sense.

[Aptorian]

QuickTidal, on 18 May 2016 - 10:42 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 18 May 2016 - 09:27 PM, said:

worry, on 18 May 2016 - 09:08 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 18 May 2016 - 01:35 PM, said:

Finally got to watch EDGE OF TOMORROW....and Meh.

I mean Cruise and Blunt were both great...but the overall premise (like the Japanese lite novel that inspired it) I find to be a bit meh. So while I was moderately entertained, I'm REALLY glad I never saw it in theatre.

Every day more and more you and Apt are switching places.

I was just thinking that! QT what's going on man? Everything OK?

Ha! I'm all good, but we all gotta have Apt days.

Good, good... Let the good taste in films run through you... Now say it with me - The Kingdom of the Krystal Skull was the best best Indiana Jones film... Michael Bay did nothing wrong... Sarah Jessica Parker is a pretty woman!

[worry]

Morgoth, on 22 May 2016 - 08:00 AM, said:

The regular actors are great as they have been, and the movie is visually impressive. There's not much meat to it though, at the end of the day. Despite the exceptional levels of global destruction, it still felt like a sort of baddie of the week kind of scenario. If that makes sense.

Makes perfect sense, since that's what Ultron turned out to be (which was fairly disappointing after the great trailer). But Apocalypse is to the X-Men franchise what Thanos is to the MCU, so if that's the case an okay movie might be an even bigger disappointment.

[Aptorian]

This is the fundemental problem with movies, I think. Even if they extend the MCU films to 2,5- 3 hour marathons, the build up comic books allow, is hard to replicate on screen. They are sort of doing it with Thanos by dropping bread crumbs in earlier films but there isn't the true investment in the crisis you'd wish for.

I sort of wish they'd make short films or mini-series, released on social media as prologues and appetizers for the MCU films. Sort of like the short-stories for the Matrix films. It would help to flesh out the universe and characters if you had these 5-10 episodes that allowed one or more characters to be presented. Like how Weyland was presented in the TED-talk before Prometheus was released in theaters. Or how the Matt Damon video blogs helped humanize the crew in The Martian.

It's part of why I think Cap America: Civil War fails as a movie adoption of the comic book run. the film only shows a struggle between a dozen heroes. It never shows you the consequences for average citizens, it doesn't show you SHIELD showing up in Hells Kitchen to arrest Daredevil or a random "Enhanced" being assaulted on the street because of the political chaos, etc. You could show those things in small youtube clips and show the movie goers what is at stake.

This post has been edited by Apt: 22 May 2016 - 10:05 AM

[Primateus]

worry, on 22 May 2016 - 09:13 AM, said:

Morgoth, on 22 May 2016 - 08:00 AM, said:

The regular actors are great as they have been, and the movie is visually impressive. There's not much meat to it though, at the end of the day. Despite the exceptional levels of global destruction, it still felt like a sort of baddie of the week kind of scenario. If that makes sense.

Makes perfect sense, since that's what Ultron turned out to be (which was fairly disappointing after the great trailer). But Apocalypse is to the X-Men franchise what Thanos is to the MCU, so if that's the case an okay movie might be an even bigger disappointment.

Agreed. Age of Ultron had a great trailer which built up Ultron like some sort of utterly invincible and sinister villain. And then he turned out to be nothing more than a two-bit freak-of-the-week villain with crummy one-liners and stupid plans. Seriously? Throughout that movie, which I sort of liked regardless, I half expected Ultron to start a monologue about his evil plans in a Daffy Duck-esque voice. Ultron was unworthy of the sinister aspect they had played up in trailer with James Spaders otherwise excellent voice acting.

[Slow Ben]

I cant not see "Big Fucking Giant" when i read that.

[Andorion]

I somehow don't give a shit about the X men movies. I loved First Class, but as soon as I heard that they were doing time travel in Future Past I noped out. I hate time travel.

I haven't seen Wolverine 2 either.

[Salt-Man Z]

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2016 - 02:01 AM, said:

I cant not see "Big Fucking Giant" when i read that.

I play OG Doom all the time (indeed, I just finished playing through a new WAD from this year before hopping over here) so I've never been able to see it as anything other than Big Fucking Gun. (Doesn't help that I've never heard of the book before the movie started making noise.)

[Mezla PigDog]

Salt-Man Z, on 24 May 2016 - 03:29 AM, said:

(Doesn't help that I've never heard of the book before the movie started making noise.)

Philistine! Same goes for anyone fearing being spoilered by the trailer. If you haven't read the book to yourself or your kids then you get left behind when we move on to the next planet.

This post has been edited by Mezla PigDog: 24 May 2016 - 07:59 AM

[Tsundoku]

Independence Day: Resurgence extended trailer



BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[champ]

I don't want to watch that for spoilers - a 5 minute long trailer is nuts and it seems inevitable for major spoilers.

Please correct me if I am wrong and it turns out to be worth the watch.

[Macros]

same same
not watching will ruin film.

What would have wrong with just Goldblum and pullman having a talk about how the aliens were coming back. How unprepared they were to handle another such invasion. and show us a few splosions.