slikmar Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 9 hours ago, mattingly said: Just ANOTHER of the great scenes from Marvel movies that get me. On a level with "On Your Left" from Endgame (and the moments leading up with Cap strapping on the broken shield and Thanos having a look of "what is it gonna take to stop this guy"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 21 minutes ago, slikmar said: (and the moments leading up with Cap strapping on the broken shield and Thanos having a look of "what is it gonna take to stop this guy"). Night; as Cap can do it all day. pinecone, slikmar and Pariah 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 And then there's John Walker from TF&TWS: "I can do this...for about fifteen minutes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Just like Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home is fan service raised to the level of art. The character interactions and story arcs, the callbacks and Easter eggs, are used so smartly to enhance the overall story, rather than just for nostalgia appeal. The payoff is joyous for the people who know and love and have followed the various iterations of Spider-Man in comics and movies over the decades, but the film is still a fine story for people without that depth of familiarity. It stands on its own as a quality movie. Spence, pinecone, Pariah and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Neilson Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 8:27 PM, unclevlad said: Even conceding this...the source material changes so often that, to me, details like this are meaningless. Marvel isn't as bad as DC, but the stories are still on a drunkard's walk, if you look at em over the course of decades. How many black characters existed *at all* in 1962? Much less Latino, Puerto Rican, Filipino, etc. etc. etc. Those limitations would be completely unreasonable when the story's set today. That's a major change in the underlying premises of the world...and the audience. Introducing friends/expected romantic interests 'earlier than' in the comics is also dictated by the medium. There's only so much time in each movie; the more you want to tell the main story, the less you can move background aspects forward. People want to see MJ or Gwen earlier, rather than later. Similar things with Dr. Strange...how long, in the comics, did it take before we met Wong and Mordo? And I think they adjusted Wong's role a bit. No big deal, to me; it's part of the process of adapting to the medium. Absolutely. Adaptation is essential to move between media. Comic Book Peter Parker with no friends works because we can read his innermost thoughts. Movie Spidey needs a confidante he can talk to or the audience can't access his thoughts either (unless we decide he talks to himself incessantly). Honour, but do not be a slave to, the source material. Wong as a sorcerer is not true to the comics. Neither is the appearance or portrayal of Mordo. The Ancient One wasn't running a college with more students than Hogwarts in the source material either. Different times, and different media, call for different interpretations. pinecone and Grailknight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Dafoe as the joker https://www.instagram.com/elilusionista.cl/p/CYFKHGZPYfy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 9:19 AM, Hugh Neilson said: Wong as a sorcerer is not true to the comics. It is, but he's only been depicted as such for the last decade-and-a-half or so, and not as a true master sorcerer until Jason Aaron's run around when the Dr. Strange movie was in production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeroGM Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/9/2022 at 9:19 AM, Hugh Neilson said: Absolutely. Adaptation is essential to move between media. Comic Book Peter Parker with no friends works because we can read his innermost thoughts. Movie Spidey needs a confidante he can talk to or the audience can't access his thoughts either (unless we decide he talks to himself incessantly). Honour, but do not be a slave to, the source material. 90% of the comic Coraline was her by herself with thought captions. When they made the movie they introduced the friend so she would have some to talk to. Can you imagine Castaway without Wilson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 7 hours ago, HeroGM said: 90% of the comic Coraline was her by herself with thought captions. When they made the movie they introduced the friend so she would have some to talk to. Can you imagine Castaway without Wilson? Coraline was a novel wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Of course. CUSTOMER: You know that film, Coraline? BOOKSELLER: Yes, indeed. CUSTOMER: My daughter loves it. Are they going to make it into a book? Jen Campbell, Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Watched Eternals today and came away satisfied. It wasn't the greatest MCU movie(Winter Soldier) but it wasn't the worst(Thor: The Dark World) either. It had plenty of action but the pacing was slower than the typical MCU offering mostly because it had to introduce so many characters and their relationships and resolve a fairly complicated plot. And, IMO, it did a good job of making the characters people I'd want to see in another movie. Ajak was bland but I was surprised by how much I liked Kingo(whose sidekick was a joy) and Phastos. They also took a needed step of generally lowering their power levels to fit the MCU better. The movie certainly has consequences for the MCU both on Earth and in space. Anyone who can't see how it segues must have skipped the end scenes and the the credits scene as we got to see Starfox and Pip and got teased for Black Knight. Overall, a solid entry to the MCU. Pattern Ghost and drunkonduty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 It was ok. It took me 3 rewinds to place the voice who spoke to Dane Whitman. I'm assuming that means there going in the direction of bringing the Dark Avengers to the MCU. pinecone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Dane Whitman knows nothing! drunkonduty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 OKay, finally saw Eternals. I liked it less than Shang-Chi, but it doesn't deserve the trashing it got. I see it currently has a 6.7 on IMDB. I agree with that. In short, good, not great. Flawed, but with some winning moments to balance those out. Matt the Bruins and Pattern Ghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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slikmar Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 I wouldn't mind seeing someone do a John Sable Freelance or Grimjack series. Scott Ruggels and Matt the Bruins 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 12 hours ago, slikmar said: I wouldn't mind seeing someone do a John Sable Freelance or Grimjack series. They did a Sable when i was a kid. It wasn't anything like the comic except the SI CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 I wonder what is going on right now at Disney studios. Big reshoots for both upcoming Dr Strange and Ms Marvel movies. Are they changing things to match what they learned in No Way Home, or are they changing something about their planned storyline? Usually reshoots are ... not a good sign, but sometimes they do work out well. The Marvels film has been delayed several times as well. That suggests an overall rewrite of the Big Plan to me. There are whispers of more cameos which... isn't necessarily a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 17 hours ago, slikmar said: I wouldn't mind seeing someone do a John Sable Freelance or Grimjack series. The Russo brothers announced that they had acquired the rights to do a Grimjack movie back in 2019, and in 2020 reasserted their intention to make one (link). However, they haven't mentioned it since then. Ever since I first heard about the announcement, I have been assuming that the plan was to get Keanu Reeves to play Grimjack, because, well, d'uh. So, I am wondering if they were unable to get him or maybe he said yes but they have to wait until he finishes other projects. That is of course just complete speculation on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: Big reshoots for both upcoming Dr Strange Apparently early test screenings of Dr. Strange 2 did not fare well. Between that and the No Way Home stuff, there was a desperate need to retool that movie a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 53 minutes ago, zslane said: Apparently early test screenings of Dr. Strange 2 did not fare well. Between that and the No Way Home stuff, there was a desperate need to retool that movie a bit. Maybe they will go back to just making fun entertainment instead concentrating on agenda. Maybe, but who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 People need to learn to not interfere with Sam Raimi's vision and let him make his movies. Spider-Man 3 is proof of that mattingly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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