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Post by Bogatan on Aug 3, 2018 17:57:39 GMT
I always thought the first Ant Man had retained enough of Edgar Wright influence that you could just about see the film he would have made I now feel even more certain this is the case as Ant Man and the Wasp if it lacks anything it is it's own voice or style.
That loss is more noticeable after GOTGv2, Thor Ragnorak and Black Panther have seen directors really put a strong stamp on their work. Which ironically seems to have been the reason (or one of the reasons) that Edgar Wright eventually parted ways with Marvel.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2018 9:18:20 GMT
I thought AM&TW felt like a 3rd generation photocopy of the first film: just doing the same thing again but without the sharpness. A distinctly underwhelming experience. There was some fun to be had in places but a very average watch. I would say it is the kind of fare that is perfectly fine as something to watch on TV or a streaming platform but not worth bothering to see on a big screen. Some strange editing in places where it felt like scenes had been moved around or cut in half with an interposing scene to move action around. Though if I start to notice the editing tricks there is something not quite working with your film.
It did also suffer from all the good bits being in the trailer. Literally ALL of the good bits.
Also we had the heist caper stuff in the first movie. I was annoyed to see more of that again. Give us more of the microverse ffs.
After 3 belters in a row from Marvel it did not cut the mustard overall though it still better than the proceeding Spider-Man: Homecoming which is still the most bland Marvel film of them all.
-Ralpj
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 4, 2018 11:19:05 GMT
This bodes well for Martin tomorrow.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2018 12:34:36 GMT
'Teen Titans Go! To the Movies': very enjoyable, makes the most of a low budget. Positive and fun: the polar opposite of most DC cinematic films. I see that it bombed on US release. Sigh. Loved it.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 5, 2018 13:44:21 GMT
1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2. Solo - A Star Wars Story
3. Molly's Game
4. Black Panther
5. The Post
6. Hotel Artemis
7. Avengers: Infinity War
8. Ant-Man and the Wasp (good clean fun, just what the MCU needed to balance the weight of A:IW)
9. Sicario 2: Soldado
10. Tomb Raider
11. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
12. Deadpool 2
13. Darkest Hour
14. Ocean's 8
15. Skyscraper
16. Ready Player One
17. Pacific Rim Uprising
18. The Commuter
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 5, 2018 17:04:44 GMT
The cosmic balance is maintained.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 10, 2018 22:40:58 GMT
1. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (I love this kind of stuff)2. Solo - A Star Wars Story 3. Molly's Game 4. Black Panther 5. The Post 6. Avengers: Infinity War 7. Sicario 2: Soldado 8. Tomb Raider 9. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 10. Deadpool 2 11. Darkest Hour 12. Ocean's 8 13. Skyscraper 14. Ready Player One 15. Pacific Rim Uprising 16. The Commuter Mind you, enjoyment of M:I6 does depend in part on remembering everything that happened in M:I5, which I do because I loved that one too and have watched it many times. Martin The cosmic balance is maintained. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 10, 2018 22:47:48 GMT
The Darkest Minds: shite.
The Meg: Statham fights giant shark while Harry Mudd the 2nd looks on.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 11, 2018 5:53:04 GMT
The Darkest Minds: shite. The Meg: Statham fights giant shark while Harry Mudd the 2nd looks on. Having watched the trailers, I'm not planning to see either of these. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 11, 2018 9:31:32 GMT
WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO SEE STATHAM FIGHTING A SHARK?  -Ralph |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 11, 2018 10:05:25 GMT
WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO SEE STATHAM FIGHTING A SHARK? I'd pay money to see him fighting a giant shark with martial arts, but I see no evidence of that from the trailer. Martin |
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Post by Jim on Aug 13, 2018 21:22:58 GMT
1. Black Panther 2. Avengers: Infinity War 3. Solo: A Star Wars Story 4. Ant-Man and the WaspQuite fun, nothing spectacular.
I liked that The Ghost wasn't just offed but given a shot at redemption and Bill Foster wasn't eeeevil or anything. That felt like a nice change of pace.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 14, 2018 5:04:10 GMT
I liked Keaton's Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming for similar reasons. Makes a nice contrast with the likes of Ultron, Hela and Thanos. Martin |
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Post by Jim on Aug 14, 2018 8:16:04 GMT
I liked Keaton's Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming for similar reasons. Makes a nice contrast with the likes of Ultron, Hela and Thanos. Martin That's a good point! I liked that at the time as well, but for some reason I keep forgetting about that film! |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 14, 2018 8:17:23 GMT
AM&TW was such a weak film I can't even remember who the villain was. That is how much I was engaged by it. Felt like a sequel from an earlier age. Did you like the first film? Would you like to see it again? Then here it is!
Other Marvel sequels have went down the route of each instalment being very different ie the Captain America and Thor films.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 14, 2018 12:28:05 GMT
Ant-Man 2 is far more entertaining than Thor 2.
The villain in the first Ant-Man was just an evil guy. The 'villain' in the second film was a woman trying to find a way to stay alive, and so more sympathetic. And Morphius was trying to help her but not prepared to hurt others in order to do it. And then there was the guy (Storm Shadow's prison warden in G.I. Joe 2) just out to make money. There were some nice differences between the three 'villains'. They were all human.
Martin
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 14, 2018 18:47:51 GMT
I agree that Ant-Man 2 is better than Thor 2. I wasn't good at explaining that what I meant was that other sequels in the MCU at least try to be their own thing. I don't think Thor 2 is very good though at least the 3 Thor films are very different to each other. So are the Captain America movies.
Ant-Man 2 didn't work for me as it felt like the way sequels used to be traditionally done, ie here is the exact same movie again. Cinema has moved on and that type of approach just doesn't cut the mustard anymore.
For an action/adventure film to work it needs a strong villain and plot for the hero to pivot around. The MCU has had some issues with this but after 3 films in a row with very strong distinctive villains and memorable plots having Ant-Man 2 be...whatever it was*...just doesn't work either. The MCU has raised the bar. Perhaps Ant-Man 2's biggest issue is that it is coming out in 2018 and not 2008. This type of film would have been fine ten years ago.
-Ralph
*I could look it up but if I honestly remember hee-haw about the villain and whatever they wanted it must have left me deeply unengaged if I have little recall less than a month later
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Post by duffism1981 on Aug 14, 2018 21:51:34 GMT
By default Deadpool 2 is my number 1 2018 movie, as it is the only one i have seen so far.
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Post by The Huff on Aug 17, 2018 12:31:31 GMT
So, I watched Ant Man & The Wasp. So they can now shrink cars with normal people inside. What happens if that person gets out the car?
Or did I miss something?
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 17, 2018 22:21:07 GMT
The Omen (1976): I still can't get over the shock of what happens to David Warner. Somehow it is more shocking on the big screen.
The Equalizer 2: Don't fuck with Denzel.
Unfriended: Dark Web. The first film was a genuine original and gripping. This was not.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Aug 25, 2018 8:33:42 GMT
1. Solo - A Star Wars Story 2. Molly's Game 3. Black Panther 4. The Post 5. Avengers: Infinity War 6. Sicario 2: Soldado (I should really see the first film as everyone says it's much better)7. Tomb Raider 8. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 9. Deadpool 2 10. Darkest Hour 11. Ocean's 8 12. Skyscraper 13. Ready Player One 14. Pacific Rim Uprising 15. The Commuter Martin Right, I will do so on Film 4 tonight at 9. Martin |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 27, 2018 19:57:39 GMT
I fell asleep during Hotel Transylvania 3. Nothing can be more damning than that.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 27, 2018 21:56:05 GMT
I paid for it, I stayed awake.
You ate a giant hot dog. Little wonder you fell asleep.
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Post by blueshift on Aug 27, 2018 22:08:10 GMT
I paid for it, I stayed awake. You ate a giant hot dog. Little wonder you fell asleep. How big was this giant hot dog? |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 28, 2018 7:17:49 GMT
We took turns carrying it in.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 28, 2018 7:52:28 GMT
I have never fallen asleep in the cinema before!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 28, 2018 8:13:03 GMT
I have. During Gladiator. Which is not an indictment of the film, just how tired I was at the time.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 28, 2018 10:15:05 GMT
To be fair Ralph had not been sleeping well for the nights before his exciting Transylvanian comedy experience.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Aug 28, 2018 10:15:48 GMT
The worst bit was the kid in the seat behind me kicking mine... THE SEAT WHICH WAS MY SEAT ACTUALLY.
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Post by The Doctor on Sept 2, 2018 20:38:35 GMT
Quite enjoyed ALPHA. The story of how Man 20,000 years ago meets a wolf which will eventually lead to domesticated dogs is of course complete guff. However, it is a nice story well told and I was quite engaged by it. The summer movie season has mostly been moribund pish so nice to see a wee gem sneak in at the end.
-Ralph
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