[ElConvoy]

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

But fuck Venom I want Carnage dammit!

I really only want Venom if Flash Thompson wears the symbiote for the long run. Eddie Brock is cool and all but Flash is a far more interesting Character.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Locke

So like Winter Soldier was, then?

Winter Soldier had its own story though. The movie had a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Plus, it was well written and full of character development.

TASM2 had a beginning and no ending. It was three movie plots shoved into one. There was very little character development.

[algo448]

So... The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Peter finally stopped using Bing and upgraded to Google, kudos to him.

[Dr Kain]

Son of Batman - The biggest problem with this movie is they don't give you any time to sympathize for any of the characters as they are either generic or show no emotions. Damian is this kid that has not been given a real childhood and has only learned the ways of the League of Assassins. So instead of developing him with Batman teaching him anything, he yells at him once and then we are supposed to believe it made Damian do a complete overhaul in his personality. It just does not work for me. It was nice to finally see Talia featured in something for more than 5 seconds again, but at the same time, this is the worst incarnation of Deathstroke I have ever seen. His voice was bad and his characterization turned him into a complete loser. The voice for Ra's was also awful. As for Batman, there really isn't anything positive I can say about him either as he did very little and never truly won a single battle he was in. The best things about the movie was Alfred and then scene when Damian first encounters Nightwing. Aside from that, this movie is generic and forgettable. It seems like the new guys in charge of these movies prefer to just throw nonstop action into these things instead of giving the movie time to develop anything, even a coherent plot. I really want Bruce Timm back as they seem to be lost without him. At least it was better than War, but I give this movie a 6/10.

Police Academy - This was my first time seeing this movie and it had some really great bits in it, especially from the black dude from Spaceballs, but the movie could have been about 10 minutes shorter. Still, it is better than nearly every comedy released in the last 5 years, so I definitely give it credit for that. Overall, I give it a 7/10.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Winter Soldier had its own story though. The movie had a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Plus, it was well written and full of character development.

TASM2 had a beginning and no ending. It was three movie plots shoved into one. There was very little character development.

We'll just agree to disagree.

[Powerman293]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Winter Soldier had its own story though. The movie had a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Plus, it was well written and full of character development.

TASM2 had a beginning and no ending. It was three movie plots shoved into one. There was very little character development.

No, the ASM2 had one movie plot that had unnecessary extra kibble attached to the end for spin-off movies.

[Locke]

Yeah to say Amazing Spider-Man 2 had "very little" character development isn't even an opinion, it's just wrong. It was a very character driven movie, with set pieces taking a back seat - but the set pieces were still great. A risky movie for a mass appeal blockbuster but very satisfying for those who enjoyed the original like moi.

[Powerman293]

I think this video reflects a majority of the opinions I've seen on this movie.

[Locke]

I used to be really into Movie Bob a few years back, but his eventual "blow the positives out of proportion and brush over the flaws" approach to Marvel films, while spitting bile at superhero films made by other studios - even studios adapting other Marvel characters - got old fast. He's a great example of the critical bulletproofing I was talking about when it comes to Marvel Movies and critics VS a superhero film made by anyone else and critics.

[XW1n5t0nX]

Tenebre - Good film with some nice visuals and one of the bets murders I have ever seen. But it's weakened by a bat shit crazy ending and some characters that are kinda bad. 4/5

Deep Red - This was a great film. Easily the best Argento flick I have seen so far. Phoenominal visuals and a story that moves along quite well and helps make the mystery engrossing. However it is weakened by the killer's motive simply not being there. But...I can kinda forgive it through suspension of disbelief and just doing an assumption that I think is the reason. Plus the visuals and way the story moves really help bring it back up. 4.5/5