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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
PostPosted: Tue January 08, 2019 12:26 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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I'm pretty bored by the "superhero movies aren't films" argument, tbh.

Who is saying this?

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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the good ones are films, the sucky ones are movies

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
I'm pretty bored by the "superhero movies aren't films" argument, tbh.

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That stupid Iñarritu guy

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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VinylGuy wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
I'm pretty bored by the "superhero movies aren't films" argument, tbh.

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That stupid Iñarritu guy

That was years ago and I don’t think he said they “weren’t films”

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
I'm pretty bored by the "superhero movies aren't films" argument, tbh.

Who is saying this?


That stupid Iñarritu guy

That was years ago and I don’t think he said they “weren’t films”

I hear a variation on that theme, if not those exact words, a lot. Admittedly, it's much less frequent than it used to be but I still get it from time to time.


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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
I'm pretty bored by the "superhero movies aren't films" argument, tbh.

Who is saying this?


That stupid Iñarritu guy

That was years ago and I don’t think he said they “weren’t films”

I hear a variation on that theme, if not those exact words, a lot. Admittedly, it's much less frequent than it used to be but I still get it from time to time.


They're films, but they look and play out like a big budget TV series.


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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
I'm pretty bored by the "superhero movies aren't films" argument, tbh.

Who is saying this?


That stupid Iñarritu guy

That was years ago and I don’t think he said they “weren’t films”

I hear a variation on that theme, if not those exact words, a lot. Admittedly, it's much less frequent than it used to be but I still get it from time to time.


They're films, but they look and play out like a big budget TV series.

The Marvel ones, yeah

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
I'm pretty bored by the "superhero movies aren't films" argument, tbh.

Who is saying this?


That stupid Iñarritu guy

That was years ago and I don’t think he said they “weren’t films”

I hear a variation on that theme, if not those exact words, a lot. Admittedly, it's much less frequent than it used to be but I still get it from time to time.


They're films, but they look and play out like a big budget TV series.

The Marvel ones, yeah


Yeah, DC is a whole other story.


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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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I was really enjoying the first 1/3. It sort of lost me with the Arthur and Mera adventures on land but it picked up again with the Trench stuff. It was better than expected.


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The trench sequence is so cool

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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It was.


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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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The jokes were pretty bad. No one laughed at the B.O. joke. I liked Momoa though.


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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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So - I went and saw this last week. I didn't hate it, but it was pretty dumb.
Young Temuera Morrison freaked me out some

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder may have had a larger role in Aquaman than initially believed.

Actor Neil Daly, who oversaw test screenings for Justice League and James Wan's Aquaman, claimed in a recent podcast episode of Fire and Water that Snyder had a role in helping Wan distance Jason Momoa's portrayal of the character from his earlier appearance in Justice League under Joss Whedon's direction.

"We could have gotten a whole movie about Aquaman basically fawning over Mera the whole time and making all kinds of dirty jokes and things like that and they really had to get away from that, which is all what Whedon had done, so Snyder had a little bit of an influence on Aquaman," Daly explained. "James Wan was showing Zack Snyder - against the studio's wishes - cuts of the movie and early test screenings and storyboards to make sure that they're on the same page with what he originally wanted and Snyder gave his blessing of approval, bringing it back to what he wanted all along."

Snyder, who served as executive producer on Aquaman, cast Momoa for his DC Extended Universe debut in 2016's Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Later, the filmmaker cast Amber Heard as Mera and Willem Dafoe as Vulko to appear in Justice League before leaving the production to deal with a family tragedy. Snyder was replaced by Whedon, who extensively rewrote and reshot the film and cut Dafoe's appearance entirely.


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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder may have had a larger role in Aquaman than initially believed.

Actor Neil Daly, who oversaw test screenings for Justice League and James Wan's Aquaman, claimed in a recent podcast episode of Fire and Water that Snyder had a role in helping Wan distance Jason Momoa's portrayal of the character from his earlier appearance in Justice League under Joss Whedon's direction.

"We could have gotten a whole movie about Aquaman basically fawning over Mera the whole time and making all kinds of dirty jokes and things like that and they really had to get away from that, which is all what Whedon had done, so Snyder had a little bit of an influence on Aquaman," Daly explained. "James Wan was showing Zack Snyder - against the studio's wishes - cuts of the movie and early test screenings and storyboards to make sure that they're on the same page with what he originally wanted and Snyder gave his blessing of approval, bringing it back to what he wanted all along."

Snyder, who served as executive producer on Aquaman, cast Momoa for his DC Extended Universe debut in 2016's Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Later, the filmmaker cast Amber Heard as Mera and Willem Dafoe as Vulko to appear in Justice League before leaving the production to deal with a family tragedy. Snyder was replaced by Whedon, who extensively rewrote and reshot the film and cut Dafoe's appearance entirely.

So now LV will want to see this.

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I know that Executive Producers are often producers in name only, but damn, WB outright telling Wan not to consult Snyder is super cold. Things must've really soured between Snyder and the studio

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That has endeared James Wan into my heart forever

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I posted it for you LV.


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 Post subject: Re: Movie: Aquaman (2018)
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I really enjoyed this. At first I was put off by how breakneck the pace was and how aggressively silly all the campy underwater CGI and awkward jokes felt, but eventually I grew to respect its balls-to-the-wall approach. It reminded me of a lot of classic sci-fi adventures I love like Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Time Machine, World without End, and the like - a constantly moving, globe-trotting genre adventure. James Wan is dreaming bigger than he has ever been able to before, and his imagination spills across the screen in a way that feels totally sincere and utterly infectious. The Sicily sequence is what finally won me over; it's so bright, colorful, and creative, and it's palpable that Wan was having a blast creating it. From then on, the wild visuals never seem to stop - the trench (wow!), the ocean in the center of the Earth, and - of course - the massive underwater battle. (By the way, that battle is the most overwhelming thing I've seen on the 4K format so far. Good lord.)

It makes me happy that this was such a huge success for Wan; I really like that guy. That said, I can't help but wonder what Guillermo del Toro could do with a sequel...

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