[Macros]

I thought there had been allegations made at him during the height of the #metoo movement

eta - did a bit of googling whatever I had seen must have been this knee touching thing, which is really a much a do about nothing. this makes me feel happier as I enjoy a lot of Sandlers work (not as much his recent offerings)

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QuickTidal, on 18 April 2018 - 02:13 PM, said:

Indeed.

"Humble" and "nice guy" actors go a LONG way in my books to me ranking them as favourites. People like .... Adam Sandler (whether you like his movies, he's apparently a GREAT guy IRL)...

Have read rumours to the contrary. The great Sony email leak brought out some of it.

[Malankazooie]

Kind of looks like the kid from Stranger Things. Siblings?

[worry]

Paddington 1 & 2. While I wouldn't say they match pound for pound the masterpiece status of the Babe movies, they do have a similar smart, gentle nature and are thoroughly entertaining. They're worthy successors and I think they're gonna be family classics for a long time to come.

[Tsundoku]

Venom official trailer:

[Macros]

Hmmm, doesn't look great

[Aptorian]

That actually looks better than I had feared. I think that what can save the story is Tom Hardy's performance. He's perfect for a charming but deranged kind of antihero.

Not sure about that symbiote CGI but it's not completely horrendous. I would like a bit more flowing tendrils like animation but we'll see.

[Morgoth]

Yeah, if not for Tom Hardy I would have no interest in that.

[QuickTidal]

It looks awful. Even with Tom Hardy in it, it's going to flop HARD. How many shots of the symbiote just lashing out like CGI arm weapons?

Ugh. No.

[Malankazooie]

It's got Jenny Slate. I think I may be in. Besides, it's not MCU, so you damn well know it's going to be more adult/sophisticated audience leaning and less children cheese to put a smile on a booger eater's face. Know what I'm sayin' ?

[Macros]

Oh you mean crap, like BVS?
Or maybe more suicide squad?

[Malankazooie]

And Wonder Woman too? Right? J/K. I hear Wonder Woman is good. Even though I haven't seen it.

But yeah, you'll get no disagreement from me about Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad. Utter garbage.

[Macros]

WW is the only bright light in the DCUs recent years

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QuickTidal, on 24 April 2018 - 12:45 PM, said:

It looks awful. Even with Tom Hardy in it, it's going to flop HARD. How many shots of the symbiote just lashing out like CGI arm weapons?

Ugh. No.

Malankazooie, on 24 April 2018 - 12:45 PM, said:

It's got Jenny Slate. I think I may be in. Besides, it's not MCU, so you damn well know it's going to be more adult/sophisticated audience leaning and less children cheese to put a smile on a booger eater's face. Know what I'm sayin' ?

The entire film is a misfire in the sense that Venom is a Spidey character, and the rebooted Spidey franchise is nowhere near where this character should have happened. Trying to cover themselves by saying 'it's not the MU' is like trying to pacify Trek fans with the whole 'it's the Kelvinverse you can ignore it if you want to please dont hate us online pleeeeeeze' silliness.

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 24 April 2018 - 04:21 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 24 April 2018 - 12:45 PM, said:

It looks awful. Even with Tom Hardy in it, it's going to flop HARD. How many shots of the symbiote just lashing out like CGI arm weapons?

Ugh. No.

Malankazooie, on 24 April 2018 - 12:45 PM, said:

It's got Jenny Slate. I think I may be in. Besides, it's not MCU, so you damn well know it's going to be more adult/sophisticated audience leaning and less children cheese to put a smile on a booger eater's face. Know what I'm sayin' ?

The entire film is a misfire in the sense that Venom is a Spidey character, and the rebooted Spidey franchise is nowhere near where this character should have happened. Trying to cover themselves by saying 'it's not the MU' is like trying to pacify Trek fans with the whole 'it's the Kelvinverse you can ignore it if you want to please dont hate us online pleeeeeeze' silliness.

To be fair, I DID hear that Tom Holland shot two days on this film, so I THINK Peter or Spidey are in it....if briefly...

it's still a misfire though, I agree. They are trying to make Venom into a Spawn movie and have him as an anti-hero...and it just looks blah.

[Malankazooie]

Abyss, on 24 April 2018 - 04:21 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 24 April 2018 - 12:45 PM, said:

It looks awful. Even with Tom Hardy in it, it's going to flop HARD. How many shots of the symbiote just lashing out like CGI arm weapons?

Ugh. No.

Malankazooie, on 24 April 2018 - 12:45 PM, said:

It's got Jenny Slate. I think I may be in. Besides, it's not MCU, so you damn well know it's going to be more adult/sophisticated audience leaning and less children cheese to put a smile on a booger eater's face. Know what I'm sayin' ?

The entire film is a misfire in the sense that Venom is a Spidey character, and the rebooted Spidey franchise is nowhere near where this character should have happened. Trying to cover themselves by saying 'it's not the MU' is like trying to pacify Trek fans with the whole 'it's the Kelvinverse you can ignore it if you want to please dont hate us online pleeeeeeze' silliness.

Yeah, but see, you're arguing to the wrong guy. I have no historical allegiance to the way Star Trek used to be or is now. I personally have enjoyed the new Star Trek movies and liked what little bit I saw of the new Star Trek television show. The old fart perspective of "this movie doesn't have the right tone or violates the true spirit of the franchise" doesn't hold any water with me. I'll watch Venom, giving zero fucks whether it occurs in some proper order or stays whithin the canon of the historical material. If it is good. I'll enjoy it. If it sucks. Then, oh well, life should be so hard to be disappointed in a movie I paid $10 to see (probably a few weeks after opening) in a theater.

[amphibian]

There's a great way to do it without Spiderman and that's to go full Agent Venom. Space, weird creatures, disabled war veteran with PTSD etc.

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Malankazooie, on 24 April 2018 - 04:47 PM, said:

... you're arguing to the wrong guy. I have no historical allegiance to the way Star Trek used to be or is now. I personally have enjoyed the new Star Trek movies and liked what little bit I saw of the new Star Trek television show. The old fart perspective of "this movie doesn't have the right tone or violates the true spirit of the franchise" doesn't hold any water with me. I'll watch Venom, giving zero fucks whether it occurs in some proper order or stays whithin the canon of the historical material. If it is good. I'll enjoy it. If it sucks. Then, oh well, life should be so hard to be disappointed in a movie I paid $10 to see (probably a few weeks after opening) in a theater.

Yeah you're not the problem, so to speak (and I could care less, i'll see it on Netflix or TMN if the buzz is half decent... just commenting on the flaws i think i see in their plan.) The problem is the scads of Spidey movie fans who won't know this is a Spidey movie, the comics fans who won't go because wtf they're introducing Spidey's Greatest Foe Ever outside of a Spidey movie, the MCU movie fans who won't bother because they even said it was outside of the MCU, etc etc. They're just blowing it by what seems to be rushing a Venom movie no one particularly wanted. A Tom Holland appearance won't hurt, but what they should have done was intro the character, or at least lay the groundwork, however briefly, in the next Spidey movie.

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Briar King, on 24 April 2018 - 06:09 PM, said:

I've always liked Carnage better. Kasady was a twisted fuck. I think at one point Spidey and Venom had to team up to take him out.

More like six points. The Spidey symbiote thing has been recycled to silliness.

[worry]

Computer animators perfected these characters long ago:

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