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Wonder Woman Review thread
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It will be good
Bobby Roberts
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Had a friend tell me recently that rewatching Iron Man 2 in 2017 actually helps that movie out, as a lot of the weird digressions and storytelling dead-ends now seem to make way more sense and feel a little more natural considering how filled out the rest of the universe has gotten sense.
Basically, the burden of all that set-up is finally lessened a little.
...I'm not inclined to see if he's right, myself, but that's what I've heard.
Roronoa Zoro
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Oh please no MCU film has been BAD. There's been a couple C- films or cliche ones like Thor 2 and iron man 2 or Incredible Hulk or cap 1 but they're all watchable without getting pissed. At least for most people that's the case
shira
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You mean thor 2 poll
Bobby Roberts
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I think we've all learned just how easily it is you are entertained.
Enjoy your calorie-free schadenfreudish diet.
Fancyarcher
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It sounds like utter noise to me when I actually listen to it, and I don't mind experimentation, I just don't find anything especially great about the use of electronics in the Wonder Woman theme or even the BVS score.
For me it's traditional orchestral music all the way.
Cap 1 is not C-. What nonsense.
What did he mean by this?
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Thank you! This is correct
Roronoa Zoro
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It's my least favorite personally. Well either that or Incredible Hulk. I find RDJ as tony stark enjoyable any time and the cast of Thor as a whole keep me from hating too much plus the portal fight was one of my favorite ending battles
Discotheque
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Yeah it's like a D. last C- movie Joe Johnston made was prolly in the 90s.
Bobby Roberts
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Wait, the Wonder Woman score is out already?
Gotta go check that out.
Speaking of weird Film-GAF narratives, the notion that Joe Johnston is a subpar director (while Martin Campbell is apparently one of the greats) has never made sense to me.
Gotta go check that out.
Speaking of weird Film-GAF narratives, the notion that Joe Johnston is a subpar director (while Martin Campbell is apparently one of the greats) has never made sense to me.
BronsonLee
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Between being a smartass about RLM and shitting on Cap 1, I'm surprised Bobby hasn't murdered you all already
You gotta stop vaping bro.
I know a couple. They honestly aren't that bad, but the mania around them is weird.
I think the appeal of youtube folk is that it's esstentially like talking to that one friend you have that's seen every movie. They aren't the people you generally go to for hard analysis on film; but they're more approachable than a lot of other critics out there.
Of course, that's what makes separating their opinions from "fans" and placing them on a higher tier so amusing. Their whole appeal is that they're just regular folks offering more relatable opinions than the "hoity toity film snobs" we usually associate with film criticism. There isn't much Jeremy Jahns, RLM, Doug Walker, or the Double Toasted guys (to name a few) can or will say about a film that I can't hear from just hanging out with my friends or posting on Gaf.
And that's okay. That's, like, the whole point. But as expected, these people have cultivated fanbases that take their opinions waaaayyyyy too seriously.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Bullets can still hurt her. One bullet won't be fatal but a lot can put her down or at least slow her.
Inceptional
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I'm not sure what mythological music sounds like but if this isn't epic than I don't know what is: https://youtu.be/chC-nTLh6aA
Sounds fucking great to me. Is this Rupert Gregson-Williams' first score? His father's work with Zimmer on The Rock is still my favorite action movie score of all-time.
shawnbuddy
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Why would anyone waste one second on any Red Letter Media content, period? It's steaming donkey diarrhea and always has been.
So she's like an armored rhinoceros.
Discotheque
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Martin Campbell aint so hot either. but he made Zorro AND particularly Casino Royale. two movies Johnston's wack filmography will never aspire to be as good as
subpar is being kind. but I understand we divert quite a ways on this guy.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Yes, that's exactly how I'd describe Wonder Woman
your opinions are fucking trash
The first Thor is BAD. The script is shit, the cinematography is terrible, the art and environments are completely uninspired, the acting would be better if I got a bunch of high school theater students to stand in, the story is engagingly fucking convenient and stupid. It's almost unwatchable for me.
As I said, I haven't seen Thor 2 because I fear what a worse movie would even be like. Captain 1 is one of my favorites in the entire MCU. Probably second to GotG. Iron Man 2 is pretty bland but I really didn't like Iron Man 1 either though. Hulk is insanely underrated.
I remember Benedict Cabbagepatch and his plight of being an amazing asshole who broke his hands and discovered how to turn the world into a kaleidoscope, plus Mads Mikkelson and his fabulous eyelashes.
How dare the man who inspired the movie being white and French ? XD
I thought the magic and the visuals of Doctor Strange were cool. Just wish those visuals came with a story I gave a damn about.
That sounds an awful lot like that one track from Pirates of the Caribbean when Elizabeth sees the pirates in moonlight.
Not a criticism, just reminded me immediately of that track.
Discotheque
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lol thats a bit harsh, similar words I would use to describe Jurassic Park 3 though thats for damn sure.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Could've used more of the magic seen in the trippy sequence too. The kaleidoscope effect got old a bit fast and the magical fisticuffs were really blah.
Should've been a more experimental big budget movie but hey, what's done is done.
MugiwaraCole
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Yeeeeeeah nah, that award is still in play.
Especially since both the first two films are shit.
Bobby Roberts
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For real though, that gif is climbing the ladder to all-timer status
And how much you wanna bet the 90s movie Disco is referencing is either Jumanji or fuckin' Small Soldiers.
And how much you wanna bet the 90s movie Disco is referencing is either Jumanji or fuckin' Small Soldiers.
demosthenes
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Why was this thread made like 8 hours (at least) before real reviews came out?
Einchy, I've come to bargain.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Aside from RoboSamurai and Viper, The Wolverine is really good.
Meet me outside
Bobby Roberts
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catharsis
2 times the worst shit.
Nope.
ElBoxyBrown
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First half was better than the second half. Bitch.
It's aight. Reminds me of Thor where all the space/dimension stuff is a lot of fun while all the scenes set on Earth are dull as hell.
How about that
Someone just couldn't hold it in and shot his load too early.
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