What Are You Watching? (Movie Edition)

Matrixbeast · 08-21-2013, 10:54 PM

It breaks the scene when a man in an ugly costume walks in and I'm supposed to take that seriously.
I'm fine with the Batman films being grounded in realism. That was fine. But it took itself too seriously, despite the fact that the very premise is something that isn't.
Batman is dark, but he is nowhere near serious, and I feel that attempts to make the character "Serious" backfires and makes him feel more ridiculous as a result.

KRX · 08-21-2013, 10:56 PM

Everyone mispronounces Ra's Al Ghul, anyway (you need an Arabically conditioned tongue to pronounce it correctly), so it never bothered me.

Locke · 08-22-2013, 03:29 AM

Watched Elysium. It was okay... the film was overlong and lacked focus, managing to take everything that didn't work about District 9 with very little that did. Sharlto Copley's Agent Kruger was awesome and there were some fun action sequences (although nothing as cool as the mech fight or the lightning gun) but the action was self contained and far between, with the long gaps between the action stuffed with pretentious irony. Look at my social critique, that I spent $200 million on! I could have used this money to help make the world a better place, but CGI!

TheCivilShark · 08-22-2013, 05:27 AM

Just rewatched both Hellboy movies, I still think the first one is better.

Sentai · 08-22-2013, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TheCivilShark

Just rewatched both Hellboy movies, I still think the first one is better.

The first one is the better of the two, but the second one isn't horrible. I loved the story and I loved them expanding the Universe. I always hoped Hellboy would've done well enough to warrant a third movie.

Ron Pearlman if for nothing else.

algo448 · 08-22-2013, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sentai

The first one is the better of the two, but the second one isn't horrible. I loved the story and I loved them expanding the Universe. I always hoped Hellboy would've done well enough to warrant a third movie.

Ron Pearlman if for nothing else.

Agreed, Golden Army was a good movie, not as great as the first one but very good.
And yeah I would love 3rd one.

ryan · 08-22-2013, 01:36 PM

Agreed with the previous comments. I think Golden Army is a great movie - I think Prince Nuada was fantastic, but the first is still a better movie.

Why no HB3 yet?

Matrixbeast · 08-22-2013, 02:18 PM

Yeah, I'll hop on the "Hellboy 1 is better" bandwagon.
But I adored the designs of some of the monsters in 2 a lot more.

ryan · 08-22-2013, 02:22 PM

I love the Golden Army itself, thought they were really cool, plus the Tooth Fairies were creepy as hell, and I already mentioned Nuada, Wink was neat as well.

Matrixbeast · 08-22-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ryan

I love the Golden Army itself, thought they were really cool, plus the Tooth Fairies were creepy as hell, and I already mentioned Nuada, Wink was neat as well.

I loved the Tooth Fairies and the Angel of Death.
The Golden Army looked pretty cool, too.

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Matrixbeast Mighty Morphin Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Za Warudo Posts: 25,465	It breaks the scene when a man in an ugly costume walks in and I'm supposed to take that seriously. I'm fine with the Batman films being grounded in realism. That was fine. But it took itself too seriously, despite the fact that the very premise is something that isn't. Batman is dark, but he is nowhere near serious, and I feel that attempts to make the character "Serious" backfires and makes him feel more ridiculous as a result. __________________

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08-22-2013, 03:29 AM	#313
Locke Big Bad Wolf. Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Raiding tombs. Posts: 9,529	Watched Elysium. It was okay... the film was overlong and lacked focus, managing to take everything that didn't work about District 9 with very little that did. Sharlto Copley's Agent Kruger was awesome and there were some fun action sequences (although nothing as cool as the mech fight or the lightning gun) but the action was self contained and far between, with the long gaps between the action stuffed with pretentious irony. Look at my social critique, that I spent $200 million on! I could have used this money to help make the world a better place, but CGI! __________________

08-22-2013, 01:18 PM	#316
algo448 Amateur Procrastinator Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Colombia Posts: 7,491	Quote: Originally Posted by Sentai The first one is the better of the two, but the second one isn't horrible. I loved the story and I loved them expanding the Universe. I always hoped Hellboy would've done well enough to warrant a third movie. Ron Pearlman if for nothing else. Agreed, Golden Army was a good movie, not as great as the first one but very good. And yeah I would love 3rd one. __________________ *DA // Tumblr // Youtube*

08-22-2013, 01:36 PM	#317
ryan Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,313	Agreed with the previous comments. I think Golden Army is a great movie - I think Prince Nuada was fantastic, but the first is still a better movie. Why no HB3 yet? __________________ Sales -- Toy Blog -- Twitter -- Video Reviews