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03-19-2019, 10:25 PM | #691 |
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I saw it on the promotional poster
"If you haven't seen the much better original, this one seems . . . reasonable, yeah. . . . that's it. It's a reasonable movie!!" - BWillie, The Village Voice.
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03-19-2019, 10:40 PM | #692 |
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why watch reasonable comedy?
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03-21-2019, 07:42 AM | #693 |
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Well, I've seen the flick, and everything I heard in advance was wrong.
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Good film, had a ton of fun watching it, I think Larson is a bit miscast in the role. |
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It doesn't really have a single adrenaline-pumping action scene, but the writing and the acting is top freaking notch. |
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03-21-2019, 07:52 AM | #695 |
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Why has Marvel fumbled origin stories so consistently? I can't quite figure that out.
(And by "fumbled," I mean they haven't been amazing.) The only origin stories I have really enjoyed have been Thor's, Iron Man's, and GOTG, and I think it's because all those characters were well-realized and interesting before they became the superheroes. That's the difference with Strange, Danvers, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers... they just weren't interesting as characters until the powers came. |
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03-21-2019, 09:05 AM | #697 |
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I think Larson will be better in end game with the russos. She also looks different, maybe more tone?
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I love Loki, Hiddleston slays the role (Hopkins kills his too, but that's a given). Loki ends up being a stand-out on the screen and becomes one of Marvel's most dynamic characters. But in my opinion Loki's motivations through Thor 1 end up being inconsistent as opposed to dynamic, and his arc, ultimately, doesn't make a whole lot of sense (Marvel fixed this in future movies). I love Hemsworth. The fish out of water scenes are hilarious in the movie. However, I feel Thor's character building comes at the expense of his "earth" entourage (Jane, Darcy, Selvig) and his "asgard" entourage (Warriors Three + Frigga). The characters around Thor never have a chance to be realized in the movie (or Thor 2, for that matter). It got to the point that all seven of them completely disregarded by the time Thor 3 came around (the problems were exacerbated when they tried to continue that balance and build on all of those characters in Thor 2 while adding even more people). Ultimately, it felt that Thor 1's plot ended up moving in sometimes non-nonsensical directions in order to serve the characters, rather than the characters motivations coming together to serve the overall plot. I guess I see it as an episode of SNL. Sure, there are a few sketches I love, but I prefer to see them individually on Youtube rather than watching a full episode. To be honest, it's not a movie I really care to see again. Thor 3 ultimately became a better "origin/soft reboot" of the Thor storyline than Thor 1 ever was, and I've likely seen it as much as Infinity War at this point. Last edited by Chiefspants; 03-21-2019 at 12:58 PM.. |
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03-21-2019, 11:24 AM | #699 |
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Hiddleston's "Is it?" scene in Thor 1 is freaking scary awesome.
I get chills just thinking about it. What. A. Performance. I am so happy there is a group of young actors with his range and power that have entire careers before them. FAX |
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03-21-2019, 11:39 AM | #700 |
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After the last re-watch of Thor 1 & 2, it occurred to me that Hiddleston may have had a much better understanding of Loki than the writers and directors did. Especially since his performance singlehandedly convinced the marvel bosses to not unceremounously kill him off via a D-level villain. He was the best part of Thor 2, and it’s amazing that he was barely in it in the first draft of the script, but became the center of the reshoots late in the production.
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That's fair. I disagree some on the inconsistencies, or maybe I'm just better at looking past them since the acting and quality of writing is so brilliant. I even wrote a thread on this. |
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Finally saw Captain Marvel. I'd slot it in the middle of the pack for the MCU. Not bad, not great. Some really good bits. Actually thought the girl power they rolled into it, aside from the "smile" think (which I guess I've not encountered and didn't realize it was even a thing), was really well done.
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I also finally got around to seeing this. I thought it was well done and enjoyed it. Definitely not my favorite MCU flick, but it's good. It's sort of a shame that it became such a source of outrage, as I think that really colored the experience for people.
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