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better than the last stand or bullet to the head?

[QUOTE=Pops;44074533]don't let rust see this post[/QUOTE] Are you talking about the rust subforum or a person named rust?

[QUOTE=Pops;44075306]better than the last stand?[/QUOTE] Definitely. Better villain, better pacing, better co-star. The extended cast is still pretty weak (50 Cent as a "techno-thug", for instance) but they're not in it much. It's particularly interesting to see how Stallone and Schwarzenegger, despite both being action stars, are pretty different actors. Also there's a scene where Arnold goes nuts and starts shouting in German for a full minute. It's great.

[QUOTE=borisvdb;44075362]Are you talking about the rust subforum or a person named rust?[/QUOTE] clearly i'm talking about rust [img]http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/true-detective-episode-1.jpg[/img]

I dont think Rust would like it either tbf it is too quirky for him I hated Brazil tbh and couldnt finish it. Constant cringe.

[QUOTE=MoralSupport;44073329]Man of Steel 4/10 Disappointing[/QUOTE] STOP, INVINCIBLE SON!

Man of Steel ended in Superman and zod teaming up to commit genocide on metropolis

the amazing necksnap man all this talk of man of shit reminds me of this weird dream I had where I worked with Michael Shannon in an office building. Him and his buddies were bikers in their spare time and had a cookout in my backyard. I had to leave to attend my work-mandated therapy session and he tried to get me to stay by saying I couldn't leave before trying his grilled salmon.

[QUOTE=Diet Kane;44076494]STOP, INVINCIBLE SON![/QUOTE] "Why yes Clark, maybe you [b]should[/b] have let that bus full of children die"

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44076625]Man of Steel ended in Superman and zod teaming up to commit genocide on metropolis[/QUOTE] Yeah, just like when The Avengers destroyed New York City

But the entire NYC sequence in the avengers has them [sp] helping all the civilians they can [/sp] In man of steel superman never even tries to save anyone but lois; that scene where [sp] shes falling down and he grabs her, then slowly floats to the ground, all while metropolis is falling apart behind them is absolutely ridiculous [/sp]

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;44076646]"Why yes Clark, maybe you [b]should[/b] have let that bus full of children die"[/QUOTE] "You are Krypton's last hope." ... "Krypton had it's chance!"

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44076625]Man of Steel ended in Superman and zod teaming up to commit genocide on metropolis[/QUOTE]That's the most retarded complaint about Man of Steel I've ever heard, and people who say this didn't pay attention to the film and are jumping on the bandwagon.

How is it dumb they literally level the entire fucking city. I'm superman 2 at least he drew Zod to the fortress of solitude which makes much more sense considering saving metropolis is his top priority of everything??

[B]12 Years A Slave[/B] Hmmm, that hurt me deep now. goddamn.. Anyway, I think I could make a few criticisms here and there but the bitterness here was very overwhelming and it keeps me divided from actually making a decent opinion about it. The trailers are just pointless and awful, nowhere in the trailer did it come close to what I felt while sitting through this from start to finish. Now I don't think it's perfect, it is in fact flawed imo. The score may as well just have been the end theme to inception a dozen times and it definitely should have been given to a more gifted composer. The journey that the film took was imo a bit rushed, missed opportunities in unravelling certain aspects of the main characters kind of brought the film back a bit. These minor criticisms though, aren't really something that can hinder what I actually felt when it finished. It's just some of the most bitter places I've seen in recent months. The main actor and supporting African actress were superb, highly authentic and raw, probably better so with the actress than the dude. One performance which was incredibly difficult and intense was Michael Fassbender's. To play that kind of character must take a huge deal out of a person. Top notch mate. It's not a film everyone will appreciate, and I wouldn't say it's the most important story that was told with regards to slavery; but I personally respect the effort put in and it was a very worthwhile watch. Glad I didn't see it in the theatre though, it would have just been 2 hours of jeers and "oh no's" in the crowd. Dunno how it compares to Roots since I haven't seen it, but it is a thinker. I was slightly disappointed that it didn't have the rhythm of McQueen's style of his previous two films but since the subject matter he was tackling was a bit socially significant, I don't think it would have been possible just yet. Maybe in the future. It will win Best Picture, but I'm rooting for Dallas Buyers' Club.

12yas was silent when I saw it. Even when everyone got up to leave, not a peep. I would agree that it's flawed and I'd say it's McQueens weakest film but still a powerful film. I hope it wins the acting nominations it got, and screenplay. It'll provably win picture but I'm still unsure of my feelings for that.

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44079161]I would agree that it's flawed and I'd say it's McQueens weakest film but still a powerful film.[/QUOTE] Even your weakest movie is still amazing? I don't know about you but I'd say that qualifies as bragging rights.

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;44079503]Even your weakest movie is still amazing? I don't know about you but I'd say that qualifies as bragging rights.[/QUOTE] he's only made 3 films calm down

[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;44079503]Even your weakest movie is still amazing? I don't know about you but I'd say that qualifies as bragging rights.[/QUOTE] Well yea he could definitely brag he's one of the best filmmakers working right now. 12YAS may have been significantly weaker than his first 2 but it was still very good. If 12 Years A Slave was a big step down just try and picture how great his first two are-- protip u cannot you must experience them for yourself. Both far more intimate and harrowing, with stronger emotional attachment. Can't think of anything 12YAS did better honestly. From cinematography to music to acting to writing, Hunger and Shame are nothing short of masterpieces. (not bashing 12yas just imo its his worst)

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44078547]How is it dumb they literally level the entire fucking city. I'm superman 2 at least he drew Zod to the fortress of solitude which makes much more sense considering saving metropolis is his top priority of everything??[/QUOTE] 90% of the damage was done by the world engine - you know, the giant machine in the middle of the city? Taking it out is Superman's first priority, because it's causing so much destruction (it's designed to kill everyone on Earth). [t]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1195702/thumbs/o-MAN-OF-STEEL-METROPOLIS-facebook.jpg[/t] Then, when the fight between Superman and Zod breaks out, Superman consistently tries to move the fight away from innocent folks. He tries knocking Zod up into space, or into construction areas rather than densely populated city centers. Unfortunately, Zod is just as powerful as Superman and doesn't care about the people of Earth - quite the opposite, he wants to kill 'em all to punish Superman for thwarting his plan. When Zod tries to kill some more civilians, Superman doesn't "team up" with him. He begs Zod to stop this slaughter. But Zod refuses, and Superman stops the the only way he can - a decision that haunts him deeply. [editline]womp[/editline] if you're going to complain about Man of Steel at least complain about something that is actually wrong with it it's not like there's a shortage of bad things in that movie

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44078547]How is it dumb they literally level the entire fucking city. I'm superman 2 at least he drew Zod to the fortress of solitude which makes much more sense considering saving metropolis is his top priority of everything??[/QUOTE] How about the fact that immature Superman was fighting with General Zod who was better than him at fighting. The only advantage Supes had was that he was longer on Earth so his powers were better developed. If you missed the scene when Superman flies into lower orbit, or any other when he tries to lower the damages. This film had so many flaws on so many different levels and yet what is the most often repeated complain? "Hurr durr, man of murder, not muh superman he killed so many people and didn't rescued any cats from trees".

well yea ok I mean the acting was quite bad (Henry Cavil sucked so did Russell Crowe and Amy Adams, those two are much better actors than they showed here), Zack Snyder's direction is painfully bad as expected (snapzooms and awful shaky cam, stupidly gratuitous masturbatory action), a hamfisted script riddled with plotholes, awful pacing, a lack of character devlopment, moral ambiguity (I will tie in struggles with tone to this) and terrible dialogue, a running time it couldn't justify (pushing 2 1/2 hours :I) and a bad soundtrack that is just Hans Zimmer being Hans Zimmer (not as bad as 12YAS in that aspect though) but at the same time I'm absolutely fucking bored of Hans Zimmer post-Inception (artistically ruined his career imo. The Lion king, The Thin Red Line, PoTC, Last Samurai, Gladiator all have fantastic soundtracks... But no more) to the point of not enjoying his stuff at all any more. [editline]28th February 2014[/editline] theres some stuff that isnt about the retarded 30 minute fight scene

The last movie I watched was The Good The Bad & The Ugly. It was really good.

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;44080361]well yea ok I mean the acting was quite bad (Henry Cavil sucked so did Russell Crowe and Amy Adams, those two are much better actors than they showed here), Zack Snyder's direction is painfully bad as expected (snapzooms and awful shaky cam, stupidly gratuitous masturbatory action), a hamfisted script riddled with plotholes, awful pacing, a lack of character devlopment, moral ambiguity (I will tie in struggles with tone to this) and terrible dialogue, a running time it couldn't justify (pushing 2 1/2 hours :I) and a bad soundtrack that is just Hans Zimmer being Hans Zimmer (not as bad as 12YAS in that aspect though) but at the same time I'm absolutely fucking bored of Hans Zimmer post-Inception (artistically ruined his career imo. The Lion king, The Thin Red Line, PoTC, Last Samurai, Gladiator all have fantastic soundtracks... But no more) to the point of not enjoying his stuff at all any more. [editline]28th February 2014[/editline] theres some stuff that isnt about the retarded 30 minute fight scene[/QUOTE] jewdozer? is that you?

Thats a good counterargument i concede to u

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;44079857] Superman stops the the only way he can - a decision that haunts him deeply.[/quote] Im sorry but thats not the vibe I got at all If they had established that [sp] supes doesnt kill [/sp] then that scene wouldve been much more powerful, but they never did Imo they shouldn't have made the world engine that destructive. I know its meant to kill everyone on earth, but they couldve written it as some sort of device that had a countdown time, or one that sucked out all the oxygen or something, idk, just not something thst obliterated everything the way it did Its also pretty weird that supes is affected by the fact that he had to [sp] kill zod [/sp] but he doesnt seem to give a shit that half of metropolis gets blown to bits

meh of steel

Ok Man of Steel sucks. ...But that fight scene was [B][I]FUCKING RADICAL.[/I][/B]

[B]Robocop (1987)[/B] Broken glass/10 With all the talk about the new Robocop I decided to rewatch the original. Last time I saw it I was a kid and it fucked me up good. Now after so many years I enjoy it even more. It's really a brilliant movie. All the villians and goons are entertaining. ED's effects are a bit old and that stair weakness seems like a design flaw. Can't blame it on a glitch. The rest of the effects is great but one. [sp]Dick Jones' fall didn't require that weird-ass model.[/sp]

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;44082517]Im sorry but thats not the vibe I got at all If they had established that [sp] supes doesnt kill [/sp] then that scene wouldve been much more powerful, but they never did[/quote] I dunno, I found that breaking down and crying was powerful enough [quote]Imo they shouldn't have made the world engine that destructive. I know its meant to kill everyone on earth, but they couldve written it as some sort of device that had a countdown time, or one that sucked out all the oxygen or something, idk, just not something thst obliterated everything the way it did[/quote] it didn't help that Superman was literally on the other side of the world when all the smashin' was going down. This scene - where Superman gets up from under insurmountable odds and flies to destroy half the world engine - should be fantastic. But it falls flat because we want Superman to save the people we care about in Metropolis, not destroy some machine in the middle of the uninhabited ocean. [video=youtube;11j-f-_D0d0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11j-f-_D0d0[/video] I could talk about Man of Steel for a long time. It's fascinating to peel it apart and try to figure out what went wrong.