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DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Lonewolves wrote:

I saw Civil War yesterday afternoon and absolutely loved it. It also reminded me that I haven't seen Ant-Man yet.

Spoiler! He wins

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2016 15:11

The airport scene in Civil War was so good.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

So many great lines and pieces of action.

Giant Ant Man!

Everything Spider-Man said!

Especially "You have the right to remain silent!"

Black Panther vs Hawkeye!

Ant Man!

"What's that voice?" ... "This is your conscience speaking!"

And my personal favourite line of the whole movie for some reason...

"Sorry. I thought it was a water truck!"

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2016 15:12

I forgot to mention, prior to seeing Civil War I had to sit through five trailers. EACH ONE OPENED WITH SAD PIANO KEY. Including the new Ghostbusters film, ostensibly a comedy. One of them used sad piano key and then immediately followed up with some BWAAAMs.

Hollywood, just stop it. If the Force Awakens trailer told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it? Huh?

Does anybody else here suffer a sort of loss-of-faith crisis when they hear audience members around them laughing at painfully unfunny bits in trailers, by the way?

Still, saw Jeff Goldblum on the big screen again. That's worth something.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2016 15:12

CURIO SPOILER-FAIL ALERT!!!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2016 15:42

NervousPete wrote:

CURIO SPOILER-FAIL ALERT!!!

Huh? Did someone fix it since? I thought I had done it right.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2016 15:43

Curiosity wrote:

The airport scene in Civil War was so good.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

So many great lines and pieces of action.

Giant Ant Man!

Everything Spider-Man said!

Especially "You have the right to remain silent!"

Black Panther vs Hawkeye!

Ant Man!

"What's that voice?" ... "This is your conscience speaking!"

And my personal favourite line of the whole movie for some reason...

"Sorry. I thought it was a water truck!"

It was superb.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2016 16:05

Curiosity wrote:

NervousPete wrote:

CURIO SPOILER-FAIL ALERT!!!

Huh? Did someone fix it since? I thought I had done it right.

I did.

You opened with [spoilers] and closed with [/spoiler]]

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5155

The trailers for the new X Men and Suicide Squad movies both looked good to me.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

I think the trailer for the new X-Men film look terrible, though I'd struggle to distil exactly what about it doesn't appeal to me. Well, apart from that one shot of Psylocke somersaulting towards the camera which just looks laughably stupid. There's just something utterly charmless about the whole thing.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

It just seems very strange to me the direction they are going with the new one.

I thought Days of Future Past almost gave them a really clean break.

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I think Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen have done a fantastic job in their respective roles, but I think they need to be retired and replaced completely by McAvoy and Fassbender.

Obviously the most marketable character in the film series is Wolverine, and for better or worse Hugh Jackman is Wolverine. Fortunately it's not too hard to come up with excuses for him being present at whatever point in time the story is occurring in.

They came pretty close to an ending that cleanly established Wolverine as one of the Xmen back in the McAvoy/Fassbender timeline, but sort of messed up the entire timeline by having a different version of Wolverine show up in the Stewart/McKellen timeline right at the end.

I assume with the new one they are abandoning that timeline, doing another story centered around McAvoy/Fassbender timeline, and coming up with another excuse for having Wolverine turn up. I was just irritated that they did a bad job of tying it up neatly when they could have done so very easily.

Now the part of my brain that is wondering exactly which version of Wolverine is supposed to be appearing in various other movies (I gather a third standalone Wolverine movie is planned, too), when they could have just left the Wolverine at the end of DOFP in the past, and let the entire rest of the cast from the prior movies just make a clean exit, and focus on other characters in the past, and recast when they need to.

I think about time travel in movies a little too much.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Civil War was alright.

Why wasn't it called Avengers 3?

Spider-Man looked a bit obviously CGI. Otherwise was pretty good.

VIP cinema seating is the shit (has a button to make the seat lean back/forwards, and a USB charging point build in to the armrest).

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

I haven't seen Civil War yet. Do they do that CGI-eyes thing on Spidey? I could forgive it on Deadpool, because Deadpool.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

LewieP wrote:

Civil War was alright.

Why wasn't it called Avengers 3?

See, I thought that it did a really good job of being Cap 3, despite the cast.

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The Cap/Bucky friendship is the axis that the film turns around, as it was in the second film and (of course) as was set up in the first.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

However

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As was my concern before it came out, it does rather make Cap the hero, which isn't really how Civil War was meant to go down

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu May 05, 2016 17:00

Cras wrote:

However

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

As was my concern before it came out, it does rather make Cap the hero, which isn't really how Civil War was meant to go down

This is because

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

He is a goddamn hero!

As for not being Avengers, I agree with DocG as the central axis is Bucky/Cap, and more Falcon than other ancillary characters.

Had the Avengers name been used, there would likely have been internet snarks asking where Hulk and Thor were.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Curiosity wrote:

Cras wrote:

However

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

As was my concern before it came out, it does rather make Cap the hero, which isn't really how Civil War was meant to go down

This is because

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

He is a goddamn hero!

As for not being Avengers, I agree with DocG as the central axis is Bucky/Cap, and more Falcon than other ancillary characters.

Had the Avengers name been used, there would likely have been internet snarks asking where Hulk and Thor were.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Rather than generals, you mean?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

I made a thread. Go use the thread.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu May 05, 2016 17:11

I have issues with the thread. I have voiced them in the thread.

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Child Star of Flight of the Navigator charged with bank robbery

Its a good film so watch it if you haven't seen it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36215388

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu May 05, 2016 20:12

asfish wrote:

Child Star of Flight of the Navigator charged with bank robbery

Its a good film so watch it if you haven't seen it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36215388

The film for all your slow motion dog testicle needs.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4668

Cor, the Lego Movie is good, we all really enjoyed it. The frantic pacing is a little exhausting though.

It's been put on quite a few times this week, but that's OK as I've been able to spot some more of the charming little details every time.

asfish wrote:

Child Star of Flight of the Navigator charged with bank robbery

Its a good film so watch it if you haven't seen it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36215388

That was on telly a few months ago, my 3 year old boy really enjoyed it and kept asking to watch 'the space-ship film' again for the next few days. I remembered watching it with my dad when I was younger so it was a sweet moment.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri May 06, 2016 9:04

asfish wrote:

Child Star of Flight of the Navigator charged with bank robbery

Its a good film so watch it if you haven't seen it!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36215388

Did the note that he passed through the window say

"This is a stick up! Compliance?"

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Watched Dirty Grandpa last night, not good

Expected better of Robert De Niro

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

I stopped expecting anything from De Niro ages ago, I mean he's still a great actor but not exactly picky about his roles these days.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2016 18:23

Watched Snowpiercer last night. It's not half bad, though is clearly based on the writings of Ayn Rand to the point that it felt like it could be a development script for Bioshock set on a train.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

DBSnappa wrote:

Watched Snowpiercer last night. It's not half bad, though is clearly based on the writings of Ayn Rand to the point that it felt like it could be a development script for Bioshock set on a train.

Snowpiercer is one of the best shitty films i've seen. It's just weird, kind like a Terry Gilliam ripoff, and definitely not as good. But has way more charm than most Hollywood fare.

Last film i saw was Son of Saul. I know Holocaust movies aren't supposed to be uplifting, but this one made The Schindler's List look like Zoolander. It won the Oscar for foreign films, and altough i haven't seen any of its competition, i admire its audacity and style when it comes to camera work.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12243

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

All the characters will be women.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

Mr Russell wrote:

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

All the characters will be women.

Juminji.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

Apparently "they" are remaking Memento. Directed and written by Nolan, just like the original.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

RuySan wrote:

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

Apparently "they" are remaking Memento. Directed and written by Nolan, just like the original.

Maybe he found the script and forgot he'd already made it.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Nah they are doing a remake, but Nolan is not involved.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

LewieP wrote:

Nah they are doing a remake, but Nolan is not involved.

You're right. He's credited on imdb for "original screenplay", even though no one is confirmed. It's still completely pointless.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

Nolan is directing a WWII film apparently. He wants an Oscar.

myp · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2016 16:38

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

There are only seven.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2016 16:55

DavPaz wrote:

RuySan wrote:

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

Apparently "they" are remaking Memento. Directed and written by Nolan, just like the original.

Maybe he found the script and forgot he'd already made it.

Excellent.

To be followed by a new Groundhog Day remake, every year! With one new scene added each time to the process!

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

RuySan wrote:

Nolan is directing a WWII film apparently. He wants an Oscar.

Tom Hardy will play a soldier who's wife died and who is going to war to restore his relationship with his child.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2016 17:03

Relatedly, I really wish they'd filmed a version of Groundhog Day that was as dark as it was originally intended.

RuySan · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3542

LewieP wrote:

RuySan wrote:

Nolan is directing a WWII film apparently. He wants an Oscar.

Tom Hardy will play a soldier who's wife died and who is going to war to restore his relationship with his child.

He could have taken the kid to the zoo and for an ice cream instead.

Jem · **Posted:** Wed May 11, 2016 20:17

GazChap wrote:

Relatedly, I really wish they'd filmed a version of Groundhog Day that was as dark as it was originally intended.

Just turn the brightness down on the TV love?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

RuySan wrote:

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

Apparently "they" are remaking Memento. Directed and written by Nolan, just like the original.

Maybe he forgot he made it the first time. He should have written it down somewhere.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

DavPaz wrote:

RuySan wrote:

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

Apparently "they" are remaking Memento. Directed and written by Nolan, just like the original.

Maybe he found the script and forgot he'd already made it.

Dammit, Davpaz.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

LewieP wrote:

Nah they are doing a remake, but Nolan is not involved.

Dammit, Lewie.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Mimi wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

RuySan wrote:

Mimi wrote:

They are 'rebooting' Jumanji?

What, has the world run out of stories or something?

Apparently "they" are remaking Memento. Directed and written by Nolan, just like the original.

Maybe he found the script and forgot he'd already made it.

Dammit, Davpaz.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Eddie the Eagle - Loved it. Wonderful heartwarming stuff. Admittedly mostly fabricated but the underlying principles are lovely.

Bastille Day - A solid well put together actioner thriller buddy cop type thing. And Charlotte Le Bon is always nice to look at. Idris Elba is a brilliant screen presence too.

Jungle Book - Took a little while for me to escape uncanny valley feeling as the voices seemed so disconnected from the characters on screen. I feel it's a bad thing having well known celeb voices in these things, they're very distracting. Shere Khan was wonderfully scary and intimidating again a brilliant Idris Elba performance and Mowgli is brilliant. The film didn't quite feel the sum of its parts however.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 9:32

Jem wrote:

GazChap wrote:

Relatedly, I really wish they'd filmed a version of Groundhog Day that was as dark as it was originally intended.

Just turn the brightness down on the TV love?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 14:12

Fake Dvd merchant sentenced to 4 monthe jail, suspended, and 100 hours community work.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri May 13, 2016 14:14

"Fake DVDs" suggests that they weren't actually DVDs, but I assume they actually mean "copied".

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25594

Grim... wrote:

"Fake DVDs" suggests that they weren't actually DVDs, but I assume they actually mean "copied".

I think you are technically correct*, but I think most people take 'fake aftershave/watches/handbags etc to mean 'counterfeit' rather than them be entirely different goods altogether.

*The best kind of correct.

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