Comic Book and Superhero movie & TV discussion.

[Hannibal Scorch]

48 minutes ago, Factotum said:

Ghostbusters is the one they are hanging their hat on going forward. They did have MIB but that last one was a serious misfire.

To be honest SONY should concentrate on following somewhat the WB model and being a place where Writer/Directors can do their big films. Tarantino went with them and it came up trumps for them. Go down that route.

Also fuck off Disney.

THE SUICIDE SQUAD was decent I thought. James Gunn kinda annoys me so his films grate on me as well, but a thoroughly enjoyable ride. The DC movies are starting to feel like films I want to see given the different tones in them. Refreshing.

I’m happy for them to buy Spider-Man, wouldn’t mind them getting MIB either (as it’s a Marvel property as well, it makes sense). But yeah, I don’t want Disney buying another Studio, and I’d be surprised if they were allowed to.

I’ll disagree with you on DC though. Shazam I really enjoyed, and TSS, but the rest are mainly awful.

[Your Fight Site]

14 hours ago, Mr_Danger said:

Christ, and people already complain that all the PlayStation games are too formulaic! Surely it’d be easier to buy the rights to Spidey than it would the entire company. 

I imagine it comes down to cost and reward.

If for argument’s sake Sony have said they won’t let the Spider-Man rights for less than $5 billion, but would entertain a company sale at $7.5 billion, then it would make sense for Disney to just buy them outright and get Spider-Man, plus Sony’s entire asset library and back catalogue.

Those numbers are entirely made up, as I have no idea what sort of numbers movie franchises or studios go for. But just an example of either buying a slice for near full-cake price, or just paying a bit extra and buying the whole cake. 

[Factotum]

20 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

I’ll disagree with you on DC though. Shazam I really enjoyed, and TSS, but the rest are mainly awful.

I was more trying to say that they are at least different feels of movie so I'll go see them, rather than me even enjoying them really. Shazam! I agree was a great fun movie, JOKER (whatever your thoughts) was an attempt at a serious character study, TSS a guys on a mission war movie. It looks like THE BATMAN is leaning into the Noir Detective film. They at least have stopped feeling formulaic. I'm all for that. I like MARVEL but there's only so much sugar one can ingest.

[Hannibal Scorch]

40 minutes ago, Factotum said:

I was more trying to say that they are at least different feels of movie so I'll go see them, rather than me even enjoying them really. Shazam! I agree was a great fun movie, JOKER (whatever your thoughts) was an attempt at a serious character study, TSS a guys on a mission war movie. It looks like THE BATMAN is leaning into the Noir Detective film. They at least have stopped feeling formulaic. I'm all for that. I like MARVEL but there's only so much sugar one can ingest.

In that case, I agree. The remnents of the Snyderverse (including Birds of Pray) have been dull, but I am excited for The Batman and Shazam 2, Black Adam etc. And I also agree with the Marvel point. It is why I am excited to see Shang Chi and The Eternals because they atleast look a bit different to the norm. 

[Carbomb]

33 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

I’ll disagree with you on DC though. Shazam I really enjoyed, and TSS, but the rest are mainly awful.

I don't think Wonder Woman was as amazing as people made out, but it was a pretty decent film. And personally, I really liked Aquaman - the story was basic but well-paced and detailed, the soundtrack was cool, and the visuals were gorgeous. In terms of visuals alone, it was everything that Man Of Steel should've been; that choice to make everything sepia and "dark" was stupid - I get they were trying to reflect the "darkness" of the DC universe, but doing that with Superman doesn't work: if you do it with Superman, who's the bright, optimistic, hopeful character, how does it feel any different with the darker characters?

Man Of Steel in my opinion wasn't a bad film either, but it didn't feel like a Superman film. A friend of mine summed it up: "It was a fun film, but it didn't make me feel like I could fly".

[Your Fight Site]

It’s finally dropped: 

 

[SuperBacon]

Just now, Your Fight Site said:

It’s finally dropped: 

 

@Keith Houchen 

[DavidB6937]

Good teaser. Just enough to keep the fans speculating while confirming a lot that was already being guessed. Excited to get back to the cinema for this.

[Keith Houchen]

I hope he was able to catch it with his web before it hit the floor and got damaged. 

[Jazzy G]

My expectations were confounded, and from thence the humour arose. 

[Carbomb]

59 minutes ago, jazzygeofferz said:

My expectations were confounded, and from thence the humour arose. 

And then I got off the bus

[chokeout]

I could not be more hyped for the new Spider-Man, especially if any of the potential spoilers are true. I'll pop it in spoilers because its all just rampant speculation and leaks at the min but ...

Spoiler

The very real chance of Holland, Maguire and Garfield versions of Spider-man facing off against the Sinister Six of Vulture, Doc Oc, Green Goblin, Electro, Lizard and possibly Sandman or Mysterio is pure fan service

 

[BigJag]

Has anyone been watching this? Looks like it could be fun.

[HarmonicGenerator]

11 minutes ago, BigJag said:

Has anyone been watching this? Looks like it could be fun.

I tried the first episode and couldn’t get on with it at all. Felt like a 1 minute Robot Chicken sketch stretched out to half an hour.

[Your Fight Site]

Yeah, I’ve been watching the odd episode or two of M.O.D.O.K. here and there so nearly through it. It’s humour is very much Robot Chicken and passes the time. I enjoy it, but it’s not compulsive viewing like WandaVision was.

Edited August 31, 2021 by Your Fight Site