July 12, 20241 yr I swear there's a thread but Surly search sucks, so here we are... Looks good. Definitely leaning in on the Winter Soldier vibe. I can also see why they had to do all those reshoots. Kinda hits close to home with our politics today.
July 12, 20241 yr Looks interesting. I'll take as much Harrison Ford as I can get. A grounded on Earth, non-multiverse movie is welcomed. They finally address the giant Celestial that is protruding out of one of our oceans.
July 12, 20241 yr Giancarlo Esposito is in danger of supplanting the great Don Cheadle as my favorite living actor
July 12, 20241 yr 27 minutes ago, mr. sunshine said: Giancarlo Esposito is in danger of supplanting the great Don Cheadle as my favorite living actor Edited July 12, 20241 yr by Viper
July 12, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Parliament said: I swear there's a thread but Surly search sucks, so here we are... Looks good. Definitely leaning in on the Winter Soldier vibe. I can also see why they had to do all those reshoots. Kinda hits close to home with our politics today. IN looks cool
July 12, 20241 yr 42 minutes ago, Herpa Derpa said: February, huh? Not usually a good sign. In the past yes, but the Black Panther movie did fine, and they maybe leaning into Black History month a bit, although it’s more likely because this Thanksgiving/Christmas is insanely crowded with an MCU movie already on the schedule, and two, count them two, Disney tent pole movies (a Lion King prequel and Moana sequel). Disney ain’t going to fuck around with things. November Red One - Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Back in Action - Cameron Diaz, Glenn Close, Jamie Foxx Here - Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Robin Wright Gladiator II Wicked Spellbound - Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem Moana 2 December Nightbitch - Amy Adams The Return - Ralph Fiennes in an Odysseus film Kraven the Hunter (MCU) The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Mufasa: The Lion King Spnic the Hedgehog 3
July 12, 20241 yr Deadpool came out in February 2016. Thunderbolts is the May 2025 MCU release with FF slated for July 2025.
July 12, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: In the past yes, but the Black Panther movie did fine, and they maybe leaning into Black History month a bit, although it’s more likely because this Thanksgiving/Christmas is insanely crowded with an MCU movie already on the schedule, and two, count them two, Disney tent pole movies (a Lion King prequel and Moana sequel). Disney ain’t going to fuck around with things. November Red One - Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans Back in Action - Cameron Diaz, Glenn Close, Jamie Foxx Here - Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Robin Wright Gladiator II Wicked Spellbound - Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem Moana 2 December Nightbitch - Amy Adams The Return - Ralph Fiennes in an Odysseus film Kraven the Hunter (MCU) The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Mufasa: The Lion King Spnic the Hedgehog 3 That is a horrible slate of movies. Pure crap.
July 12, 20241 yr 59 minutes ago, Scary Stranger said: That is a horrible slate of movies. Pure crap. Gladiator II, Wicked, Moana II, Lord of the Rings, Mufasa and Nightbitch will all do very well.
July 12, 20241 yr Well, original ideas don't tend to make money any longer so it's remakes, prequels, and sequels for the foreseeable future since the audience rarely supports original ideas.
July 12, 20241 yr “No. I’m not.” really isn’t a great line. It might actually be more interesting looking if it wasn’t a MCU movie (isn’t Sam just a normal guy?) but I agree it looks better than expected.
July 12, 20241 yr Well, original ideas don't tend to make money any longer so it's remakes, prequels, and sequels for the foreseeable future since the audience rarely supports original ideas. Barbie and Oppenheimer were numbers 1 and 3 at the box office last year (amidst some crap) so it can be done.
July 13, 20241 yr Yes. It's not a bad series. It has a lot of good elements but the villain isn't great. Covid caused a storyline to be cut out.
July 13, 20241 yr 23 hours ago, Scary Stranger said: . and nightbitch which I know nothing about. Amy Adams acting more and more like a dog.
July 14, 20241 yr 21 hours ago, atomheartbevo said: Amy Adams acting more and more like a dog. Looks like she turns into a husky. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11308467/Amy-Adams-looks-unrecognizable-set-new-drama-Nightb-Los-Angeles.html
July 14, 20241 yr On 7/13/2024 at 8:34 AM, T’Boo Ted Marshall said: Do I need to watch the series to be current with this? If you can. It introduces at least 2 characters who are very prominent in the movie.
July 28, 20241 yr Interesting stuff from SDCC: Giancarlo Esposito is playing Sidewinder, the King of Serpent Society. The Celestial is made of adamantium. Ross turns into Red Hulk while giving a speech in front of the White House. I feel that's the Leader (Tim Blake Nelson) making him change.
July 28, 20241 yr Digging the 70s paranoia political thriller tone. Actually looks kinda cool despite being Marvel.
February 16Feb 16 Whole family just got back from seeing it. We all enjoyed it. It wasn’t winter soldier, but most things aren’t. I like the kid playing the “new” falcon.
February 16Feb 16 I've been wanting to go see a movie but there is nothing watchable out right now. I was going to go see this but the reviews are pretty shitty.
February 16Feb 16 Cool movie. It took a minute to get used to not seeing Chris Evans, but I think this is going to work out well for Marvel. Enjoyed it all the way through and liked the big fight scene.
February 16Feb 16 8 hours ago, UT_OB1 said: Whole family just got back from seeing it. We all enjoyed it. It wasn’t winter soldier, but most things aren’t. I like the kid playing the “new” falcon. 5 hours ago, UpperWestside said: Cool movie. It took a minute to get used to not seeing Chris Evans, but I think this is going to work out well for Marvel. Enjoyed it all the way through and liked the big fight scene. Pretty much this. A lot of fun and great characters. It’s not on the level of the other great MCU flicks. But it was really enjoyable and I needed a break from all the multiverse shit.
February 16Feb 16 I enjoyed it. It's no Winter Soldier even though it followed the same formula. But it was a fun popcorn flick. My only real issue was it felt very cut up and sewn together again. Everything felt rushed and there weren't many moments to let the characters breathe. I wonder what the story was before they dropped Sidewinder into it since Giancarlo was a late addition. I think this had 5 screenwriters and it showed. The whole Ruth character was weird just because she was awkward looking. Was she 4'8"? I get she was the Widow stand-in. I love the Isaiah Bradley story and his comic was really good. I also like Sam as Cap. I said to my friend after the movie that I didn't know we were getting an Incredible Hulk sequel, interesting given they shied away from that movie for 17 years. I liked HF and I really like that he's decided to do more movies like this. I liked all the action scenes. Even the CGI shitfest final battle at the end. I wished they didn't market the Red Hulk and left that more as a surprise but I doubt they could with all the merchandising. Feel like he needs Adamantium wings now Edited February 16Feb 16 by mdmost
February 16Feb 16 10 hours ago, ztejas said: I've been wanting to go see a movie but there is nothing watchable out right now. I was going to go see this but the reviews are pretty shitty. Ehh. Fuck the reviews.
February 16Feb 16 5 hours ago, mdmost said: I said to my friend after the movie that I didn't know we were getting an Incredible Hulk sequel, interesting given they shied away from that movie for 17 years. Hulk couldn’t get a stand-alone movie because of the Universal Pictures rights arrangement.
February 16Feb 16 36 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said: Hulk couldn’t get a stand-alone movie because of the Universal Pictures rights arrangement. I thought of it more from they only really had Ross as an original character from that movie in other things since they turned over Banner. They never really mentioned his past other than the recruitment scene in Avengers and never referenced his relationship with Ross or Betty. Abomination as a bit in a movie and show really didn't count.
February 17Feb 17 8 hours ago, South Austin said: “I should’ve taken the serum. Bucky was full of shit.” That was the best part. We caught it today for a noon matinee at the Alamo Village and I couldn’t get into it. Spoiler The only part that works is Ross’ motivation, and that’s heavily leaning on Harrison Ford sweating out every scene. Mackie doesn’t have the charisma of a lead and Ford’s journey comes at Sam’s expense. I think you can work with that but not in a film sold as about “Captain America.” Also didn’t like the fact he basically becomes impossibly acrobatic in the sky (it makes it seem like a video game) and the after credit scene was a total waste of time. Spoiler Also, I realize that 2025 real life post election shit is so bananas it reads like fiction, but ex KGB, ex Hydra assassin Bucky Barnes is running for fucking Congress? From a storytelling perspective it’s ludicrous, moreover just why?!?!?
February 17Feb 17 Also… Spoiler I don’t want to sound like a typical “Austin was better back when…” but the new Alamo menu kind of sucks. It’s probably a terrible time for getting into exhibitions but I wish Tim and Karrie League would open something else up.
February 17Feb 17 9 hours ago, UT_OB1 said: Ehh. Fuck the reviews. I can't think of a comic book movie that I like that wasn't well received (I'm sure there are a couple if I went down a huge list). In fact - there are a lot that were well received that I didn't like. I loved Winter Soldier - didn't dig Civil War. Edited February 17Feb 17 by ztejas
February 17Feb 17 3 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said: Jesus christ this movie was bad. Just a hair above Morbius, Madame Web, and Kraven Well shit, I was going to wait until it hit streaming, but I'm interested now.
February 17Feb 17 Doing well at the box office, over $190 million globally. I’m kind of surprised. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/captain-america-brave-new-world-box-office-opening-1236138148/
February 17Feb 17 I’m curious where all that money goes. Seems like a ludicrous amount for a movie that is largely made on green screen and a laptop.
February 17Feb 17 Author 21 minutes ago, Buzzrock said: I’m curious where all that money goes. Seems like a ludicrous amount for a movie that is largely made on green screen and a laptop. Craft services
February 17Feb 17 3 hours ago, Buzzrock said: I’m curious where all that money goes. Seems like a ludicrous amount for a movie that is largely made on green screen and a laptop. Creative Accounting. Also marketing. Wiki says it cost $180 million to make, so anywhere from $100 million to $200+ million to market. Even $100 million movies run from $50 million to $150 million to market. And Disney mostly doesn’t have the benefit of 3rd party streaming services and cable channels throwing money at them for the rights, since it will be mostly on Disney+ (there are deals in other countries for other services, but in the US and some other markets it’s a D+ exclusive).
February 17Feb 17 4 hours ago, Buzzrock said: I’m curious where all that money goes. Seems like a ludicrous amount for a movie that is largely made on green screen and a laptop. If they were asking my opinion, I’d be trying to downshift back to practical special effects. I know probably every shot in Iron Man has had digital enhancement but it just looks so much more real, just the basic physics of how stuff moves and how the camera captures that movement. Plus, it’s so much cheaper.
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