I would like to see a lot less nature films where, like the lemmings, the camera crew and "scientists" just came out to film a snuff nature film and are very heavy handedly making sure it happens.
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Things you're tired of seeing in movies
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That is another one I would rather never see in a movie again, the use of current social issues injected into fantasy worlds. It is preposterous to think that anyone is going to be entertained by jokes and sly remarks about our current world spoken by people who are supposed to be far removed from our universe, our reality, our world. The excuse that every evolution around the universe would follow the same path does not even somewhat excuse the use of current affairs in fantasy and scifi. Are we supposed to believe that we just so happened to pick up on their story at the exact same point in their social history. It is poor writing, completely destroys the suspension of disbelief, and just pulls the watcher out of the movie like a 4th-wall-stare at the camera joke. Propaganda injected into a film can't even be removed so the longevity and repeat viewability of the film is completely crippled. 10 years later and no one has a clue what they are talking about and it didn't make sense in their storyline to begin with so cannot stand alone without current media hype backing it up.
Let's see some original writing about fictional places and have an enjoyable film. I triple dog dare ya.
Let's see some original writing about fictional places and have an enjoyable film. I triple dog dare ya.
Hehe, ya and back at the batcave. I don't think I want to see batman get any darker.
I expect the next reboot will be Batman killing off all the other supers because he feels they are bucking the system.
Next regurge? I mean, I do actually expect it will continue.
I expect the next reboot will be Batman killing off all the other supers because he feels they are bucking the system.
Next regurge? I mean, I do actually expect it will continue.
I am, of course, stuck in the car waiting on family, so here is another.
I don't wish to see an epic storyline like Mulan completely wiped and brought back as a mystic chi power film. I liked the dragon and the idea behind trying to assist her but she rocked as a character because of her character not because of her super powers. Feels like something I have whined about before but I am not currently interested in looking back to see if I did.
But she really did have a hero persona that I loved but it got tossed for chi powers.
I don't wish to see an epic storyline like Mulan completely wiped and brought back as a mystic chi power film. I liked the dragon and the idea behind trying to assist her but she rocked as a character because of her character not because of her super powers. Feels like something I have whined about before but I am not currently interested in looking back to see if I did.
But she really did have a hero persona that I loved but it got tossed for chi powers.
drusselmeyer
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"Batman! You killed them all...with your guns! Wha, why?!"
"They stole the batmobile and killed Duke."
"They stole the batmobile and killed Duke."
Master Boda
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Agreed, not his fault but when I heard C.Bales whisp I couldn’t help but hear it in Bruce/Batman.
The whole concept was overcoming. Overcoming evil, injustice, the abuse of power and specifically Bruce's own palpable reasons for revenge. If that all falls away, he is just two-face without the good side.
I get it, and I like the Nolan movies for what they are. But IMO as a general rule, traditional caped superhero movies should not be as serious & grownup as 'Heat'.
Batman is an all-ages franchise but IMO it has not produced a single all-ages movie. For 35 years they have been making movies either too heavy for kids, or else too immature/crappy for adults. I wish they would occasionally strike a balance. Give us something like the Donner Superman movies or the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man shows.
I fully agree on both examples given. As for a batman example, several of the animated series did a better job portraying my image of Batman than did any movie ever made. Of course, likely not coincidence, it was Mark Hamill's time frame as Joker. Batman the animated series was not campy (not saying I am not campy) but was still positive. Several later series kept in this vein, serious but positive.
Yep, the animated series nailed it better than anything live-action has done.
Too Much Garlic
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Another pet peeve is hordes of disposable guards and minions that never say: "F this, I'm not willing to die for this lousy evil villain / company / whatever for this lousy pay. I'm going home."
They rarely react to their fellow guards / minions dying by the hundreds and they don't get scared or run away, but just keep fighting like a robot.
Iron Man 3 had a great scene with just that scenario.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
I wasn't too fond of that movie... but that's a nice little feature to put in there.
Yeah that was great. I forget his exact line, but he kind of just throws his hands up and says "Hey I'm just doing this for a paycheck, I'm out!"
Same thing goes for the The Winter Soldier at the beginning where Cap boards that ship. At one point he's fighting a group of guards and he literally punches one of them 20ft across the deck into a wall. The other guy immediately attacks. I'd be like "Whoa this is a big misunderstanding, I surrender and will serve my jail time!" I could see if it was Hydra, but I don't think that crew was Hydra.
TheMechanic
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I'm tired of seeing actors and actresses who used to have normal looking human teeth suddenly having a mouth full of bright white veneers. So distracting for me and takes away from any uniqueness they had.
“I don’t even like working here, they are so weird".Yeah that was great. I forget his exact line, but he kind of just throws his hands up and says "Hey I'm just doing this for a paycheck, I'm out!"
Same thing goes for the The Winter Soldier at the beginning where Cap boards that ship. At one point he's fighting a group of guards and he literally punches one of them 20ft across the deck into a wall. The other guy immediately attacks. I'd be like "Whoa this is a big misunderstanding, I surrender and will serve my jail time!" I could see if it was Hydra, but I don't think that crew was Hydra.
One of the most underrated lines in the MCU.
Ok, it might not be "I am Iron Man" or "He's a friend from work" but the henchman's line was so unexpected and had real believability and still holds up and makes me chuckle every time I rewatch the film.
The Goon
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That can be problematic in historical pieces simply because language is in a constant state of change/modification. I'd much rather a movie that's set, say, in Medieval times (to use your example), primarily written in English, use modern forms of that language so the audience will readily understand what is being said rather than have them require a crash course in Medieval English to understand dialogue like, "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate; rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. and summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, and often is his gold complexion dimm'd, and every fair from fair sometime declines."
drusselmeyer
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What makes this more difficult of it is not translated correctly from the original Klingon.
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