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Did you all give high ratings to make a point? Half way through the movie I could not keep my eyes open. Seriously... 8.7 / 10 in IMDB. Crazy!
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@dungrapid5 It's ok, you can dislike something most people like, doesn't mean they're lying
Hated it.
As simple as that.
Terrible way to take the series to. I mean it's not as bad as the prequels, because the acting is quite all right, but it hits so many bullshit moments where I was facepalming every other scene it's unbelievable.loading replies
@bejot you clearly facepalmed the whole movie and didn't see it properly
Quite messy script and boring at times. Some funny parts but overly silly. Acting was ok. Watched in a cinema, wifey has been tricked by fake rating in IMDB and rotten tomatoes (she didn't see only a couple of hundreds score and half were 10)
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eVerYthInG i DonT likE is fAke
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VIP5I thought it was pretty neat. It's not Endgame, but it's not trying to be. It's a pretty small, kinda old-school self-contained superhero movie that doesn't do much to heavily worldbuild. It doesn't even have a post-credits scene with Sam L Jackson. But I thought it was pretty neat for what it is.
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@jds-shkolnikfamily-com …I know. It was just a way to say "this is not like the Avengers or even Iron Man, it didn't create a shared universe". It didn't have a post-scredits scene with anyone at all. It's not like all MCU films have Jackson in their post credits scene, either.
Not everything is to be read literally.
Shout by V3RO
Why not cast Grant Gustin for the part? He is definitely the greatest Barry Allen ever, and a great young actor!
Edit 2022: OK, Ezra, move aside, it's Grant's turn!
I do not deny Ezra was good too, and that the last seasons of Flash have been week sauce (I do agree that most baddies are converted to good after a nice speech, nonetheless I'll keep watching it till the end, I'm that kind of viewer...), but Grant is an established Flash, great actor and apparently a calmer human being than Ezra at the moment. :P
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@v3ro75 DC Comics/Entertainment wants to keep the film universe (the DC Extended Universe) and the tv-series universe (often called the DC CW universe or the Arrowverse) separate from each other. That means casting different actors/actresses for the same role in the DCEU than they did in the DCCW universe.
As DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns said: “It’s a separate universe than film so that the filmmakers can tell the story that’s best for film, while we explore something different in a different corner of the DC universe.”
Casting Grant Gustin for this film would've muddled the waters too much and would, on top of that, have been rather confusing, given past statements from DC about keeping the two universes separate (see the first and second paragraph).
See the DCEU and DCCW universe as two different sets of Earths (and other planets). They co-exist, but they don't know of each other's existence and can't travel to each other's universes.
Some further reading:
On the surface this film is about a group of people who have been labelled “villains”, working together to save the world. But really, this film is about one man and one man alone, he isn’t strong, but yet he defies all odds and sacrifices his life to save his friends. His only power is his bravery, he is the driver of the van and the main character of this film, Milton.
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@kieranlittleuk I don't remember a character named Milton. I think I'd remember. It's not really a common name.
Spiderman No Way Home - Expected The Unexpected And You Will Still Be Surprised - This Is The Best Yet From Marvel Phase 4 - They Outdid It With Spiderman No Way Home & I Loved All The Characters In It - No Spoilers For Sure But All I Can Say Is Try To Avoid Any Trailers What So Ever And You Will Not Be Disappointed - The Story Was Heartfelt And The Action Was Nonstop From Beginning To End - I Will Watch Again It Was That Good
Stay For The Two Post Credit Scenes - Must Stay To Watch Them - Also Avoid All Trailer If Possible
The Only Part Is Marvel Needs To Start Coming Together Is Marvel's Phase Four Isn't Clear - With The Avengers And Each Avenger They All Came Together But With This It's A Mess But Still This Is The Best Spiderman Movie Yet And By Far The Best Marvel Movie Out Of Phase 4
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@zdistrict how much effort it must take to capitalise every first letter just for it to be grammatically incorrect lmfao
It's funny to see bad reviews for this movie, and a lot of criticism towards JJ, but it's clear that all the choices made in this movie was to correct the choices made in The Last Jedi, the movie that was hated by all the fans till yesterday, but now people are praising.
The Rise of Skywalker is a great movie, specially for fans, it's a great way to end this saga, filled with fan service. I don't think I can say more than that without spoiling the experience for everyone.
All the critcs you see here, or on twitter, are coming from people who thinks star wars, a space opera, should be a deep and complex movie with fanfics about romances.
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@benitesgui Last Jedi was hated by some of the fans, not all. Many fans loved it, many others liked it, many were lukewarm to it (no pun intended). There was a wide variety of reactions from fans, and it's completely incorrect to say that it was "hated by all the fans".
On the surface this film is about a group of people who have been labelled “villains”, working together to save the world. But really, this film is about one man and one man alone, he isn’t strong, but yet he defies all odds and sacrifices his life to save his friends. His only power is his bravery, he is the driver of the van and the main character of this film, Milton.
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@kieranlittleuk A moment of silence for Milton.
This movie is absolutely worse if you understand physics or are a student of physics. Nolan burnt hundreds of millions into this and didn't bother to consult even a high school physics teacher? Does he know what entropy is. Does he think entropy and time are same things? I understand we need to keep our brains at home when watching scifi but the plot is so convoluted and complex that I cannot forgive the stupidity of the premise. This movie is a stupid person's idea of what an intelligent movie might be.
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@harshk9 Come on, are we still on this? How Nolan's movie are not "scientifically reliable"? It' a movie! it's like criticize "Iron Man" because the ARC reactor isn't scientifically plausible.
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VIP8Despite not wanting to pull the trigger for a genuine emotional pay-off, this does have the most heart and emotion out of any Marvel movie throughout. I think people will be surprised by how dark and emo this gets, which is established straight from the opening credits. Unfortunately the rest of the movie is a bit of a mess. Adam Warlock and the villain are bland, the plot has a strong ‘we’re making it up as we go along’ feel to it, the tonal shifts and needle drops feel more jarring than cohesive and the action (despite a cool hallway fight) isn’t handled with the same care as the previous 2 (or The Suicide Squad). It’s probably the worst looking Guardians movie, however that incidentally still makes it the third best looking MCU movie. The characters and acting are the two main things that keep it watchable (especially Mantis, Drax and Nebula get a lot of time to shine here), but the entire picture feels unbalanced.
5/10
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I disagree. Vol 3 is great from beginning to end. It was perfectly balanced like all things should be.
On the surface this film is about a group of people who have been labelled “villains”, working together to save the world. But really, this film is about one man and one man alone, he isn’t strong, but yet he defies all odds and sacrifices his life to save his friends. His only power is his bravery, he is the driver of the van and the main character of this film, Milton.
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@kieranlittleuk We just had a conversation for like three hours about how your name is Milton!
Where was this group of "diverse" heroes when Thanos attacked in Infinity War and Endgame? One of the many plot holes that this film has, added to the boring general plot. Without a doubt a waste of time, and this confirms that Marvel is no longer in its best days.
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@auron1983 have you listen to the movie ? Or not lol it's one dilemma at the center of the movie, it's not a plot hole. They have been put on earth only to kill the Deviants but I won't explain the movie to you, re-watch it, if you didn't get it.
While still funny and immensely entertaining, I confess I was a little disappointed with Deadpool. With this character, they had an opportunity to make a completely ridiculous and nonsensical superhero movie, and what we got as another generic plot following the tired origin story / damsel-in-distress formula, with a bit of crude humor and 4th-wall breaking mixed in. I almost wonder if that was the cost for finally getting this movie made.
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So you're disappointed that he breaks the 4th wall? He breaks the 4th wall in the comics all the time.
Spiderman No Way Home - Expected The Unexpected And You Will Still Be Surprised - This Is The Best Yet From Marvel Phase 4 - They Outdid It With Spiderman No Way Home & I Loved All The Characters In It - No Spoilers For Sure But All I Can Say Is Try To Avoid Any Trailers What So Ever And You Will Not Be Disappointed - The Story Was Heartfelt And The Action Was Nonstop From Beginning To End - I Will Watch Again It Was That Good
Stay For The Two Post Credit Scenes - Must Stay To Watch Them - Also Avoid All Trailer If Possible
The Only Part Is Marvel Needs To Start Coming Together Is Marvel's Phase Four Isn't Clear - With The Avengers And Each Avenger They All Came Together But With This It's A Mess But Still This Is The Best Spiderman Movie Yet And By Far The Best Marvel Movie Out Of Phase 4
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@zdistrict You capitalized every word in your comment, that takes a lot of your creditability away, I stopped readin afer the first line, sorry.
Review by Lee Brown Barrow Movie Buff
VIP3This is the Unforgiven of superhero movies, a brutal yet tender portrayal of former heroes growing old. Logan is tired and world weary, waiting for death to take away his pain. Charles is 90, riddled with drugs to mute his mind, his "super weapon." Despite their friendship their relationship is fractured. Into their lives comes a new mutant and a road trip begins.
I don't want to say much more, having given away a little of the premise already explored in the films trailers. This is a tough, violent and sad film with few moments of humour. There is action but not of the blockbuster kind, one key car chase is like something from a 70's thriller.
This is the swan song of Logan and Charles, both actors giving it their all in their final performances as these characters. To bring them back after this film would undermine their work and the story here.
The film is brilliant and I can't recommend it enough - don't expect a traditional X-Men movie and you will be blown away. If the film itself were a mutant I would say its genes had been spliced with Mad Max and Shane, with a little bit of Children of the Corn (and I mean that in a good way). Excelsior!
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@faithful I believe it's heavily assumed that X-24 is Daken. But yes, this story was brutal, didn't slow down on the punches, was emotional, and shows a world still divided on mutants after all these centuries. Logan mentioned there not being any mutants in 25 years -- 2004, which is around when M-Day happened in the comics. For any comic fans: yes, Laura exists in present time, and is fully-grown (as she is Wolverine in the comics), so treat this as an alternate universe storyline. It was absolutely phenomenal, and I hope to see more dystopic future movies for other anti-heroes.
Strangely, this movie is also listed here and has a higher rating. Maybe the admins could amalgamate the 2 for accuracy.
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@charlie-r They're two different things. The one you linked is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqO90q0WZ0M
Plots of the movie:
- Indie rescues his dentures from the cup of Dentine
- Indie donates his whip due to advanced arthritis
- Indie battles Alzheimers and forgets where his leather jacket ran off to
- Indie gets turned down by Medicare for much needed hemorrhoid treatment
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@tvwatcherdenver what a cynic! :smile:
This movie is absolutely worse if you understand physics or are a student of physics. Nolan burnt hundreds of millions into this and didn't bother to consult even a high school physics teacher? Does he know what entropy is. Does he think entropy and time are same things? I understand we need to keep our brains at home when watching scifi but the plot is so convoluted and complex that I cannot forgive the stupidity of the premise. This movie is a stupid person's idea of what an intelligent movie might be.
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@harshk9 The way I see it, the usage of entropy in this movie is based on the second law of thermodynamics which states that as one goes forward in time, the net entropy of any isolated or closed system will always increase (or at least stay the same). So the people from the future want to reverse the progress of time/decrease the entropy. I don't think that is too farfetched for a sci-fi film? Or what is entropy exactly and how the film got it wrong?
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VIPOG12First of all, its a pretty cool feeling knowing that you helped produce this film on indiegogo (or kickstarter, whichever one it was). I was impressed by how well made it was. It felt like a big budget movie.
Second, the story was great. A few things happened that I didn't expect to.
The only thing that I didn't like was the ending... It needed 5 more minutes to explain what the hell just happened. Connor said he's going to make things right. But nothing happened. He visits his mom's grave. Then what? He's back where he started, minus having a mom?
Did Garrett essentially replace Marcus with that deal?
Did Park not end up having powers? I definitely thought he was going to have powers.
So Nia got to visit her dad in prison. That's not really a happy ending for her, is it?
Maybe I missed something while I was watching...
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@rlevitz Didn't know it was an indiegogo film. The production quality is superb, it looked very top-of-the line. I'm impressed!
Did Garrett essentially replace Marcus with that deal?
I don't think that's really relevant to the story being told. He got out of his money-debt issues, and was also free, rather than to work under the other Marcus. He was essentially free, and that's really the big point here.
Did Park not end up having powers? I definitely thought he was going to have powers.
No. They never painted him to be. Quite the contrary, he was more humane because he could see his pairs discriminating, and could empathize with those with power since his daughter was one of them.
So Nia got to visit her dad in prison. That's not really a happy ending for her, is it?
She starts the movie a slave to a monster. The fact that she was free to visit a beloved one by herself reflects her newfound freedom. Considering where she started, that is a happy ending.
Grant Gustin should have been given the role of Barry. I mean, he's doing a wonderful job on the show and is a terrific actor. Why create this huge chasm between the TV and cinematic universe by casting different actors for the same character, when there's already a great Barry that everyone loves?
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@abtr because they are totally separate universes. They're not even parallel universes. It's not a multiverse thing. They are totally different studios and everything. It would be too confusing to have the same actor play the character in both completely unrelated projects.
I’m surprised at the low ratings for this film, I thought it was excellent.
It’s a simple tale, told well.
Lots of action from start to finish, great acting and production etc.
It’s a 90 minute film, but it seemed to be over very quickly; which shows how involved I was in the story.
It’s different, not predictable and I loved the simplicity of the story.
Great film!
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Agreed! I thought it was great! Simple, yes, but I thought it was a great story with strong characters.
While still funny and immensely entertaining, I confess I was a little disappointed with Deadpool. With this character, they had an opportunity to make a completely ridiculous and nonsensical superhero movie, and what we got as another generic plot following the tired origin story / damsel-in-distress formula, with a bit of crude humor and 4th-wall breaking mixed in. I almost wonder if that was the cost for finally getting this movie made.
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@xaliber I don't get why people see origin story and automatically think its boring. If you didn't have the origin story nobody would know why the hell he is doing the things he is doing. There would be no context for anything. It's only boring because you label it as boring before even watching it. Next time go into the film with an open mind and stop comparing it to other films.
And If you didn't like the origin story then explain why you didn't like it. Don't just say "oh its an origin story so therefore it is boring".
Review by vinaldo7
If you ever needed a lesson in not listening to reviewers and making your own mind up about a movie, this is it. The Suicide Squad is brought to life by David Ayer in this summer blockbuster. It is 2+ hours of hard hitting FUN, with incredible portrayals of comic book favourites. Will Smith IS Deadshot, Margot Robbie IS Harley Quinn, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje IS Killer Croc, Jai Courtney IS Captain Boomerang... and The Joker??? I WANTED MORE!!! Well the biggest compliment I can pay to Jared Leto is that I didn't think about Heath Ledger once, it was a completely different yet interesting portrayal.
In this fun action flick, the bad guys are sent to take down a greater evil. Critics of the big bad in this movie seem to have completely missed the point. The big bad in this movie is merely a plot device, to help us get to see our protagonists form as a team. If anything the real villain of the piece is the one who forms this team of misfits. Amanda Waller is portrayed DIABOLICALLY by the incredible Viola Davis and the part where she turns on and guns down her own employees is SHOCKING . Complaining about the villain in a movie where the protagonists are bad guys is akin to complaining about the villain in Deadpool... THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF THE MOVIE!
This movie leaves you with a thirst for more of these characters, and some shots such as when Will Smith is stood on top of a car and gunning down henchman after henchman after henchman look like they have just been ripped out of a comic book and put on screen by the wonderfully talented David Ayer.
If you are a comic book fan, or a DC movies fan, heck even if you are just an average movie watcher... watch this movie! It is SO MUCH FUN!!!
UPDATE: Just seen the Extended Edition and I really enjoyed the new scenes. This extended version doesn't change the nature of the movie in the way the Ultimate Cut did for BvS but I found it let's the movie breathe a little and solves some of the editing problems people complained about. I still love the theatrical release but my recommendation is to watch the extended version of this movie!
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@mokins 1. if you actually bothered to pick up a comic book or watch the animated series you would know why what you said about the number of killer crocs lines is incredibly ironic. 2. You disagree with my point about deadpool without paying attention to the actual point i made... which was that this baddie was simply a plot device, with the real big bad being waller... or in deadpools case, him overcoming his own personal demons. 3. Duh... the movie was from the perspective of BAD GUYS who you are supposed to become attached to... not LIKE, so their antagonist is OBVIOUSLY going to have to do something worse than them. Advising the makers of this movie to make assassins and criminals like deadshot more likable is frankly absurd to anyone who knows these characters.
Dude, don't like the movie, it's cool, you are entitled to your opinion but if you are going to criticise a review in the future, have a little think first. How about do something constructive write your own review and see how many people agree with your perspective?
Have a nice day.
Plots of the movie:
- Indie rescues his dentures from the cup of Dentine
- Indie donates his whip due to advanced arthritis
- Indie battles Alzheimers and forgets where his leather jacket ran off to
- Indie gets turned down by Medicare for much needed hemorrhoid treatment
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@tvwatcherdenver give me Harrison Ford over most actors any day.
Whilst not having read the source novels, Divergent desire to be the next "Hunger Games" style franchise is evident in its dystopian setting, purportedly strong intelligent female characters ( they're not ! ) and sequel baiting in its resolution. What is disappointing is the lack of any originality to distinguish itself from other similar ideas - it's faction based society heavily influenced by films like Gattaca and others of that ilk. The film also spends an inordinate amount of time with one faction, and probably the least interesting one at that, devoting the bulk of its plot to the heroine being trained, and of course, falling for one of her trainers. You would think that the focus would be on the so-called Divergent group, given the title and the vague ominous warnings from several characters about their threat. Perhaps the sequels will develop this better, but here it is simply a plot device to touch base with typical themes of individuality, free will and teen angst over being pigeonholed, as well as provide a motivation for the villain's plot. That it rarely explores these within any great depth is the film's main problem, preferring to focus on the developing romance between the two leads. There are no surprises in the story, but the central leads do their best with the thin material and it is watchable enough.
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In the book Tris is the narrator and the story is told from her perspective. That's why the movie spends so much time with one faction and her being trained.
Strangely, this movie is also listed here and has a higher rating. Maybe the admins could amalgamate the 2 for accuracy.
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@charlie-r That's the short film on which this movie is based.
The first one sucked. Why this one exists is beyond me. Start making movies ppl want to see. Voltron, More Superman, Batman, an actual GOOD joker movie.
The dudes who give the green light to movies in Hollywood need to all be fired. They don’t know what the fuck they are doing.
Less of this shit. Again, this movie is shit.
Margot Robbie is a shit actress. Yes she is pretty. But I’m tired of watching what she calls acting. Joel kinnaman is just as bad on the male front. His over acting ass needs to be stopped.
John Cena is the worst thing to ever happen to movies. Like the rock, but with absolutely no acting ability. An ape with muscles.
at least will smith isn’t in this one
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Margot Robbie's acting is pretty phenomenal, though. I don't know what planet you're living on; she inhabits her roles.
Review by vinaldo7
If you ever needed a lesson in not listening to reviewers and making your own mind up about a movie, this is it. The Suicide Squad is brought to life by David Ayer in this summer blockbuster. It is 2+ hours of hard hitting FUN, with incredible portrayals of comic book favourites. Will Smith IS Deadshot, Margot Robbie IS Harley Quinn, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje IS Killer Croc, Jai Courtney IS Captain Boomerang... and The Joker??? I WANTED MORE!!! Well the biggest compliment I can pay to Jared Leto is that I didn't think about Heath Ledger once, it was a completely different yet interesting portrayal.
In this fun action flick, the bad guys are sent to take down a greater evil. Critics of the big bad in this movie seem to have completely missed the point. The big bad in this movie is merely a plot device, to help us get to see our protagonists form as a team. If anything the real villain of the piece is the one who forms this team of misfits. Amanda Waller is portrayed DIABOLICALLY by the incredible Viola Davis and the part where she turns on and guns down her own employees is SHOCKING . Complaining about the villain in a movie where the protagonists are bad guys is akin to complaining about the villain in Deadpool... THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF THE MOVIE!
This movie leaves you with a thirst for more of these characters, and some shots such as when Will Smith is stood on top of a car and gunning down henchman after henchman after henchman look like they have just been ripped out of a comic book and put on screen by the wonderfully talented David Ayer.
If you are a comic book fan, or a DC movies fan, heck even if you are just an average movie watcher... watch this movie! It is SO MUCH FUN!!!
UPDATE: Just seen the Extended Edition and I really enjoyed the new scenes. This extended version doesn't change the nature of the movie in the way the Ultimate Cut did for BvS but I found it let's the movie breathe a little and solves some of the editing problems people complained about. I still love the theatrical release but my recommendation is to watch the extended version of this movie!
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@sroown
Overall CinemaScore = B+
U35s CinemaScore = A-
Females CinemaScore = A-
U18s CinemaScore = A
25-49s CinemaScore = B
But sure, only the actors had fun. Please don't engage with me again. Thank you
Anyone else feel the movie suffered from a bit of "unfulfilled potential" in not really closing the full circle of its plot?
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@thogek Hell yeah. It is as if some sequences were missing to connect well. But in my opinion it's still worth the effort to see it.
