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This would be great, IMO. I'm surprised how interested people are in yet another superhero movie every other month or so.
Just avoid them like I do. They make a killing at the box office and until people start voting with their wallets and not their mouths, they're only going to increase in frequency.
I may get back on certain tropes in other movies that I am deadly tired of but I think I should keep that separate from this issue.
I try to avoid them, although I want to see the one with Cate Blanchett in it, because of her.
The sad thing is, thirti years ago, when I was a young boy, I wanted superhero movies to be made and be successful. I was desperate to see a Spider-Man and a Captain America movie on the big screen and would have never hoped that an Avengers movie could be made. Now I'm just... bored.
Thor: Ragnarok is definitely one of the better ones of the crop, thanks to the comedic writing, Waititi's pitch-perfect direction, and the all-in performances of Blanchett and others. A majority of these superhero films I could do without, but, at least on the Marvel front, they do actually seem to be getting better and better as they go along.
I do wonder though if we know of any big film star who has categorically refused to take a part in any of these movies.
Also, is there any big super hero franchise or film that isn't a product of either DC or Marvel?
These may be obvious questions to some, but not to me.
Not that I can think of offhand, unless you count Tom's films ;).
Regarding someone who has declined a role, again I'm not aware of any but I'm sure some have said no. I'm trying to think of what might have been the first instance of a heavy hitter casting in this sort of entry. Perhaps Brando in the original Superman?
Hellboy. Started as a comic book by Mike Mignola way back in the 90s. Then, there's The Incredibles.
Absolutely. There's been a few throughout the years but very few of them stuck around for very long. THE CROW is another example.
Definitely agree on The Incredibles.
There's also some of the Fox and Sony released Marvel products (such as X Men and Spiderman) in the early 00's, but perhaps that doesn't count.
The Crow, yes - certainly more of a cult film. But Hellboy has a larger following than you might think. It's never going to join the Billion Dollar club, but both films turned a tidy profit.
Superman the Movie changed that somewhat. So at least there are high-quality films out there within the genre rather than the cheapies.
I'm tired of all the horror movies that seem to come out each weekend. But when you can actually discover a gem like Get Out it makes it worthwhile.
Agreed. Now when I see it in film, I appreciate when nothing happens, if only to throw a curveball at the audience.
Yes, exactly! Same here.
I seem to remember first seeing this done in An American Werewolf in London (1980)
Not sure if there's an earlier example...?
There is such a scene in Repulsion from 1965. It isn t a bathroom mirror, but a mirror on a closet door if I remember it right. Same scare technique anyway .Any earlier?
Yes, it's the closet door that swings closed showing a man in the background, with that same high pitched music cue to further add to the jump scare.
Here's one for me: the phrase "there's a storm coming," whether that's literal or metaphorical.
- Jai Courtney
- PC mentality impositions including lame swear words (if you don't want to swear, then don't), the proper percentage of female characters, ethnic minorities, LGBT characters, disabled characters regardless of what the story requires, ...
- a camera suffering from epileptic seizures while we're watching two people sitting down for a conversation
- Young Adult stuff
Dis somebody mention "The Shadow" there is movie that definitely needed a sequel.
2. Personal plots in action movies (the past of someone haunting him back, etc).
3. Agenda imposing films where you can smell where are they going.
4. Open endings when you are not playing a sequel.
I'm also sick of hearing that the latest Superhero movie has broken box office records opening weekend. More often then not it's based on some comic hero I wouldn't have even bothered to read when I was a kid.
Take John Wick, for example. I love it. I love the whole series and I’m ready to watch the third one as soon as it comes out. But, it’s nowhere near the godly magnificence people are making it out to be. We have had action films in the eighties and nineties just as good, if not better. But, I didn’t hear the roaring positive reviews about them. Why is that? I’d say the bar has been lowered quite a lot!