Scott Ruggels Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Iuz the Evil said: Oh good lord. Can you imagine if they were “faithful to the source material”? 😂 I’ll be stunned if it’s recognizable. I’d love to see those Grumman Skyrockets in flight. assault and Iuz the Evil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 Depends on which source. The originals or the Chaykin books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 5 hours ago, Iuz the Evil said: Oh good lord. Can you imagine if they were “faithful to the source material”? 😂 I’ll be stunned if it’s recognizable. I can just see it. A dogfight in the the skies over Europe in 1943. F-22 Raptors engaging Fokker D VII's over France as B-52's struggle to reach their targets through the teeth of flak and SAM's. Of course anyone that criticizes it or is puzzled by none of the aircraft being from the actual time period will be branded a hater and the show will automatically be called a "satire". Since that fixes everything. Scott Ruggels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 23 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: I haven't seen it but the Shazam movie was supposed to be pretty decent. I was very unimpressed with Aquaman, it was colorful but terrible writing and had an extremely slow start. Shazam! was mediocre at best, in my view. It tried too hard to be an homage to Big, and while that worked for lots of people, it didn't work for me. The movie suffered from tonal whiplash to a degree, and the supersuit was awful. As for Aquaman, I agree with you. It was colorful, but the underwater action scenes made no sense whatsoever and were a complete cinematographic mess more often than not. Moreover, I don't care for this take on the character, which isn't Jason Momoa's fault; he does a great job doing what he is asked to do. I just think this particular Aquaman characterization is rather misguided, and almost a little embarrassing to watch sometimes. Christopher R Taylor and Matt the Bruins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 1 hour ago, zslane said: Shazam! was mediocre at best, in my view. It tried too hard to be an homage to Big, and while that worked for lots of people, it didn't work for me. The movie suffered from tonal whiplash to a degree, and the supersuit was awful. As for Aquaman, I agree with you. It was colorful, but the underwater action scenes made no sense whatsoever and were a complete cinematographic mess more often than not. Moreover, I don't care for this take on the character, which isn't Jason Momoa's fault; he does a great job doing what he is asked to do. I just think this particular Aquaman characterization is rather misguided, and almost a little embarrassing to watch sometimes. Meh... Shazam was never a favorite of mine, but it was at least a fun watch and portrayed the character without a rant about whatever. For me the Aquaman portrayal was actually a step up from the orange suit guy that talks to fish. It took a b-list......no d-list.......ummm..."not even a letter"-list character and at least made something that was not cringe-worthy. But then aquaman was always filler anyway Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 33 minutes ago, Spence said: It took a b-list......no d-list.......ummm..."not even a letter"-list character... Lawnmower Boy and Spence 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted July 3, 2021 Report Share Posted July 3, 2021 On 7/2/2021 at 3:51 PM, Iuz the Evil said: Oh good lord. Can you imagine if they were “faithful to the source material”? 😂 I’ll be stunned if it’s recognizable. The only "plus" is that it is supposed to be a cast of all nations, so other than some possible "gender swaps" it should be "OK". Also they hate, and fight Nazis! So "on brand!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted July 27, 2021 Report Share Posted July 27, 2021 Free Suicide Squad screenings in select cities. Some cities are already "sold" out but try your luck anyway. https://www.thesuicidesquad.com/screenings/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 7/3/2021 at 3:19 PM, Logan.1179 said: Aquaman's comic has been consistently published since the Golden Age. He's had his own cartoon and been prominently featured in other cartoons, that doesn't say "not even a letter list character" to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted July 29, 2021 Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 The sad part is that Aquaman was a cheap knockoff of Namor, who is a much cooler character. But now everyone will think Namor is stolen from Aquaman. Kind of like how people think Darkseid is a Thanos knockoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 With any luck, Namor will be portrayed so well in the MCU that everyone will just forget about Momoa's Aquaman. I find the entire DC cinematic line-up completely underwhelming except for Wonder Woman, and even there Jenkins managed to foul that up in her sequel. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 On 7/30/2021 at 9:58 AM, zslane said: everyone will just forget about Momoa's Aquaman I found Momoa's Aquaman an improvement on "talks to fish"..... Just saying. slikmar, Matt the Bruins and Christopher R Taylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 I enjoyed Aquaman quite a bit. It wasn't deep (no pun intended), it wasn't great cinema, but it was exciting and fun. The characters were meant to be larger-than-life, not realistic, so I didn't judge them that way. The plot was an excuse to bring on the action, but that didn't make it bad, it just meant that it did what was intended. Matt the Bruins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Aquaman was a success because for once they took one of the best story arcs from the comics and ported it pretty much straight into a screenplay. It had humor but took itself seriously(toilet scene withstanding) and the cast did a great job without anyone being over the top. It also had arguably the best villains of any superhero movie especially in their motivations. Manta and Orm both have real reasons to oppose Arthur other than evil for evil's sake. And they both survived so there's good sequel potential. slikmar and Lord Liaden 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Aquaman had entertaining moments, but was mostly a mess from a filmmaking perspective. I'm not inclined to give it a pass, as other are so willing to, just because it was colorful and kept my retinas stimulated. As for characterization, well I just could never get on board with Snyder's vision for Aquaman, Superman, or the Flash. The only DCEU characters who favorably impressed me were Wonder Woman and Cyborg, though I would have liked to see a Cyborg that wasn't just a walking dark cloud of brooding angst most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 When Wolfman and Perez created Cyborg he was a walking dark cloud of brooding angst because he hadn't come to terms with what had happened to him. Lawnmower Boy, Lord Liaden, Matt the Bruins and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Fair enough. Unfortunately, that slots so effortlessly into Snyder's aesthetic that it becomes difficult for me to discern who's creative vision I'm experiencing. I never read Teen Titans, so to me it just feels like Snyder's deconstructionist agenda is dragging most of the characters down, including Cyborg. The main thing that saved Cyborg for me was Ray Fisher's palpable charisma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Cyborg lost the brooding and angst over the years, but when they gutted his history and put him on the JL and gave him his own book, he went right back to where he started just like the song says CES Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Has anyone seen Suicide Squad reboot yet? I hear its better than the last one but that's not exactly great praise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 It's not a reboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekkidcarpenter Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 I watched Suicide Squad last night. Entertaining, but I was never a fan of the basic idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Saw it last night, had a lot of fun. I recommend if you like your comic book movies with a bit of humor. Remember, this is the guy who made GotG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-suicide-squad-box-office-friday-1234993882/ The suicide squad, is apparently getting good reviews, from both critics, and fans. A few friends saw it, and recommended it, so I may go and see it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 It was lots of fun, and totally bonkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Quote Entertaining, but I was never a fan of the basic idea. I love the basic idea but Hollywood doesn't quite seem to grasp it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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