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Originally Posted by ipd
watched Inglorious Basterds over the weekend for the first time. good flick, great acting. really enjoyed the mix of spaghetti western feel with that of a WW2 movie. solid 8.5/10
I think you're misunderstanding. I have "suspension of disbelief" when i watch star trek episodes. Food replicators, warp drive, time travel, teleporters...these things don't actually exist. That doesn't spoil the show for me. Neither do super-powers spoil the xmen movies for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by sketch
What WOULD spoil ST, say TNG, is if the characters blatantly reneged on their established backstories/mannerisms/behaviors--without due cause. This is one of the key reasons I don't like the TNG movies; Picard's character is completely unlike his portrayal on TV, and there's NO justification for it. Having James Bond go "off the reservation" because of what happened to Felix Liter--well that makes sense to me. I don't have a "WTF" moment with the movie...because it's a plausible consequence of the events that transpired.
I'm not balking at the idea super-healing abilities, transplantation of consciousness into another being, or even mental time-travel abilities. I am taking umbrage at the fact the the movie was scripted in such a way as to discard all previous movies as being virtually irrelevant (at best) or outright lies (at worst). If Marvel wanted to do Xmen by throwing the previously-established storylines in the garbage each time...then they shouldn't ever use the same characters. Movie 1 can be about Wolverine. Movie 2 can be about Gambit. Movie 3 can be about Psylocke, etc.
Mutants gaining powers out of "thin air" (ala shadowcat) is deus-ex machina. Professor X being re-incarnated as though he never died in the first place...deus-ex machina. And we're talking about a level of it that makes Voyager's "let's use borg nanites" look like a positively inspired plot-device.
P.S.
"Inglourious Basterds" is not to be confused with "The Inglorious Bastards". I've seen both. ;)
I liked that movie a lotQuote:
Originally Posted by sketch
We have to realize 2 things.
1) You can't blame Marvel for any of the X movies. Its all Sony.
2) The Main function of DOFP is to remove Most of X3 from continuity. I will suffer with some rough edges to remove that movie from continuity.
here's the deal. the X-Men movies(as is with so many other franchise film series) is like a really hot chick. she's a 10 that you just want to bang as much as you can. however she has problems. she's kinda a bitch, doesn't like puppies, high maintance, puts the toliet paper on the roller backwards, smokes or whatever things that would normally be a deal breaker for a girl. now you have 2 choices. STFU, bang her and be happy or dwell on all this BS and sit at home alone on Friday. the choice is yours.
The Social Network.
6-10. damn I had no idea that the Napster guy was such a d*ck. :lol:
Well that's where you're wrong. Option 3 is to just bang the shit out of her while I still can & then complain to all my guy pals how I'm sick and tired of putting up with her shit. Then I just wait until she either grows the fuck up (highly unlikely), or the situation comes to a head and it gets called off. Till then, I'll wait it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Echo419
I've been married 14 years. I know how this shit works. :p
:lol: yeah I don't really consider marriage an option but the analogy is spot on. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by IPD
how to train your dragon. 9/10. thoroughly enjoyed this movie...going to have to go see the sequel now.
also, the original score was phenomenal.