LuckyGungan2001

Lord Haseo said:

(though I find everything but Jack’s performance to be pitifully average)

No. Michael Keaton is Batman, there is no other. Apart from Adam West perhaps.

Finnius said:

1. 1943: Batman, 15-chapter serial starring Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin
2. 1949: Batman and Robin, 15-chapter serial starring Robert Lowery as Batman and Johnny Duncan as Robin

nothing after 1949 is REALLY Batman. You had Adam West in the 60’s…and then a slew of shit-covered, muppet-fart campy movies…then the ‘dark knight’ trilogy…(which I enjoyed a lot but doesn’t compare to the serials of the 40’s)

Finnius has spoken. All who deign to oppose my view shall spend eternity sucking wet farts out of dead pigeons.

Just…what?

The first Hobbit movie is pretty good, 7/10, though sadly The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies are mediocre. 5/10 to each.

Lord Haseo said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Lord Haseo said:

moviefreakedmind said:
Did it happen in TFA? Then it was bad.

Ok this is unrelated but who is the chick in your avatar?

Nico!

Thank you. Shit was killing me.

I liked to think that is MovieFreakedMind’s actual face. Thanks for ruining that illusion.

man, who was a bit

If anything else, it’ll be a visual treat, judging by the trailer.

ray_afraid said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

The Big Lebowski (1998): 9/10

Really great. I loved the direction, the acting, the story and the characters.

One of my favorite movies. Gets better every time ya watch it.

Also, Yeah, Evil Dead 2 and Shaun of the Dead are also great. More of my favorites.
I don’t care much for Army of Darkness (loved it when I was a teenager, but find it painful now), but Evil Dead is one of my favorite horror films (one of my absolute favorite films flat-out) and Evil Dead 2 is one of my favorite horror comedies.

I haven’t seen the first Evil Dead yet, it’s just the one that appealed the least to me. I’ll probably get around to watching it soon. Also, why do you find Army of Darkness painful?

I don’t think the 97 SE is awful, as while it does have some bad CGI additions, the colours are all fine, and at least there’s no Hayden.

Pretty good. 7/10

TV’s Frink said:

No, it’s true. Rey is much worse than…

-Elan Sleazebagano

Nope. Sleavebagano was one of the best things about AOTC, and even the whole saga, and I’m not even being sarcastic.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016): 3/10

After watching it again, I dislike it even more. I don’t see how anyone could call this a great film.

Speaking of great films, I watched a ton of them this week.

The Big Lebowski (1998): 9/10

Really great. I loved the direction, the acting, the story and the characters. I did feel that Donny’s death came out of nowhere, as his character was a minor one.

Shaun of the Dead (2004): 9/10

After loving Scott Pilgrim so much, I figured I’d check out the rest of Edgar Wright’s work, and suffice to say, this movie did not disappoint.

Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987): 10/10

I liked this film just as much I a liked Army of Darkness, which is to say, I thought it was fantastic.

Hot Fuzz (2007): 9/10

Again, I really loved this film, perhaps even more so than Shaun of the Dead. I loved all the humour, and the characters were all very likable. SPOILERS: I did think that Timothy Dalton should have been more subtle as the villain, though this is a minor gripe.

The World’s End (2013): 9/10

What a great way to end the trilogy. The plot was so imaginative, and the actors and all of their chemistry was fantastic.

Paul (2011): 4/10

I had a hankering to watch more Pegg/Frost friendship, but sadly this was what I thought it would be. Take two really funny actors, and stick them in a terrible movie, and you get a pretty poor movie.

So many great films, and only a couple of bad ones.

I picked up my glasses today. It was a shock to see properly again after struggling to read the white board for a year and a half.

Density said:

Scott109 said:

Honestly, I could not care less what transpires in Episodes VIII and IX.

After watching the juvenile fan fiction trash film The Force Awakens, which was without question the single worst movie I have ever seen, there is nothing in the world which could convince me to watch Episodes VIII and IX.

Bahahahaha. Guess you haven’t seen many movies. This film was honestly on a pure technical level the most well-made Star Wars film to date. Now is it my favorite? No. And you don’t have to like it at all. But to say it’s the worst movie you’ve ever seen is just beyond ridiculous. I think the prequels suck, but none of them even come close to the worst movie I have ever seen. Even Batman and Robin, mentioned here as an example of a worse film, doesn’t come close. Wake me up when you’ve seen The Room or any Ed Wood film.

The Room? Bad?

Bingowings said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

What about the people who liked that film prior to Gareth Edwards being confirmed as director of Rogue One? Also, I’m guessing that most Star Wars fans dislike Robocop 2 even though it is directed by Irvin Kershner.

I really like Robocop 2, the only thing letting it down is it’s Robocop 2. Most of things it does had already been done in the first film only sometimes with less flare.
The scene where the previous Robocop 2s are shown to the board of OCP is genuinely funnier than anything in the first film and the scenes with Murphy’s wife are better than the same sort of thing in the first movie. But it’s redundant because something like that had already been done.

I started watching Robocop 2 after really loving the first one, but turned it off after I realised they had wiped Murphy’s brain in bewtween films.

pittrek said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Tobar said:

Totally underselling Ant-man, that was great. There’s something to be said for Thor and First Avenger. AND you’ve completely neglected AOS, Daredevil and Jessica Jones.

Ant-Man was mediocre at best. And I have seen AOS and Daredevil, while Daredevil was great from the get go, I never bothered watching AOS after the first couple of episodes. I’ve heard it got better from there, but if a show doesn’t hook me in, generaly I don’t bother with the rest. Also, First Avenger was bleh, and Thor was bad.

Really? I mean of course none of the movies is “high art”, but “mediocre”, “bleh” or “bad”? I can’t agree, all of the movies were IMHO quite enjoyable, even when each of the movies had problems.

Agants of SHIELD indeed got better. The first episodes were pretty boring, but after they found out they’re working for HYDRA it got much better. I can recommend giving it another try if you will have some free time in the future

I want to keep watching, but it’s not my highest priority at the moment. And yes, Ant-Man was mediocre, First Avenger was bleh, and there were more bad things in Thor than good.

Well, I’ve just re-evaluated all the Batman films, and I’ve come up with a new list, quite different from my older one.

1. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993): 9/10
   It’s only real problem are that it feels a little rushed, probably as a result of keeping in a 70-80 minite runtime, and it’s pacing suffers as a result.
2. Batman (1989): 7/10
   Very fun, Keaton and Nicholson are perfectly cast, and it has a great visual asthetic, though the plot is a little muddy, and I feel Bruce Wayne’s character could have been developed more (e.g. when he has that outburst to the Joker, it feels out of character compared to what we’ve seen of him so far).
3. Batman: The Movie (1966): 7/10
   The plot is pretty stupid, and the acting is hammy, but that’s what it’s meant to be. The film tries to be an entertaining, irreverent watch, and succeeds with flying colours.
4. Batman Begins (2005): 7/10
   Best of the Nolan trilogy, though sometimes it’s more silly elements (Scarecrow gas, hallucinogenic tea), gets in the way of the gritty, realistic route the rest of the film takes, and Katie Holmes is more than questionable.
5. Batman Returns (1992): 6/10
   Though the tone suffers throughout, and the Penguin is pretty lame, Burton’s direction is great, and Max Shreck and Catwoman are entertaining as hell.
6. The Dark Knight (2008): 6/10
   The visuals are quite boring, a little too realistic (if I wanted to see a regular city, I would go into a regular city), the Joker’s plan is completely stupid, he himself is underdeveloped, and the entire thrid act seems forced, but this is still a pretty good watch.
7. The Dark Knight Rises (2012): 5/10
   Numerous plot holes and silly moments that don’t go with the realistic tone, and once more the villains motives are completely contrived, but for every bad moment, there is a good.
8. Batman Forever (1995): 4/10
   Okay visual style, though very over the top, and the plot is extremely silly and stupid, though Val Kilmer’s Bruce is fairly interesting, and has a nice arc.
9. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016): 3/10
   Very poor. Stupid character decisions, poor direction, overload of CGI, tacked on story elements, and a horrendous ending. Characters are also very boring.
10. Batman and Robin (1997): 2/10
    It’s sort of fun during the over the top action sequences, but otherwise it’s just plain bad.

What a change in opinion.

TV’s Frink said:

There used to be more maturity and sense here.

That streak probably ended when a fourteen year old joined.

moviefreakedmind said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

-Kill Bill Vol 2

-Birdman

-Shaun of the Dead

-Scott Pilgrim vs The World

-The Revenant

-Inglourious Basterds

-Django Unchained

All of those movies came out before you were born.

I beg to differ.

Tobar said:

Totally underselling Ant-man, that was great. There’s something to be said for Thor and First Avenger. AND you’ve completely neglected AOS, Daredevil and Jessica Jones.

Ant-Man was mediocre at best. And I have seen AOS and Daredevil, while Daredevil was great from the get go, I never bothered watching AOS after the first couple of episodes. I’ve heard it got better from there, but if a show doesn’t hook me in, generaly I don’t bother with the rest. Also, First Avenger was bleh, and Thor was bad.

All I can really ask for is for the next two films to be entirely different from TESB and ROTJ. Then it would be like an alternate ending to the original Star Wars.

Tobar said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

No, no, they just haven’t had many good films. That show was the last straw.

That’s just crazy talk.

Well, they had Iron Man, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Winter Soldier and Guardians. 5 out of 12 equals not many good films.

suspiciouscoffee said:

One show is announced that might not be good and they’ve “let themselves go”? C’mon, Civil War and Doctor Strange are shaping up to be great.

No, no, they just haven’t had many good films. That show was the last straw.

Well, that confirms my suspicions that Marvel Studios has completely let themselves go.

darthrush said:

Do yourself the favor of watching Batman and Robin.

At least that’s kinda fun. IMO, the worst film ever is Aliens vs Predator: Requiem.

TV’s Frink said:

And this is why I say this place has really gone downhill.

Agreed.