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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="567612" data-time="1459061529"><p>One of the dream sequences was what convinced me to go see it - a Batman fight - and I was gutted it was a dream.<br><br>
I don't think Snyder is a good director TBH. 300 was good, and I know that The Watchmen has it's fanbois around here, but that, Sucker Punch, Man of Steel, and this mark him as average. I'm gutted he's directing the Justice League movies and glad he's not directing Suicide Squad.</p></blockquote>
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I'm not convinced it was a dream. DC are pushing their multiverse thing pretty hard, I think this is a version of the future where Superman has lost his connection to humanity (cause Lois and probably his Mum are dead) and/or he's being manipulated by Darkseid (those are his parademons you saw in that sequence, as well as the giant Omega symbol on the ground). <br><br>
Ties in with the other Flash vision warning him about Lois. <br><br>
There is just so much content in this film it's going to take multiple views to get all the Easter eggs. I'm looking forwards to the 30min longer R rated edit on blue ray too. Rumour is we see what happens to Robin and Batgirl, which explains why we have this crazy brutal version of the Batman. <br><br>
I got what I wanted from this film, a live action comic book - for better or worse. Fuck the critics, it was fun. <br><br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Kirwan" data-cid="567912" data-time="1459159893"><p>I would have preferred Bryan Cranston as Lex though.</p></blockquote><br><img src="http://i.imgur.com/3ft6Egf.gif" alt="3ft6Egf.gif"><br><br>Jesse Eisenberg is an appalling miscast.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Kirwan" data-cid="567912" data-time="1459159893">
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<p>I'm not convinced it was a dream. DC are pushing their multiverse thing pretty hard, I think this is a version of the future where Superman has lost his connection to humanity (cause Lois and probably his Mum are dead) and/or he's being manipulated by Darkseid (those are his parademons you saw in that sequence, as well as the giant Omega symbol on the ground).<br><br>
Ties in with the other Flash vision warning him about Lois.<br><br>
There is just so much content in this film it's going to take multiple views to get all the Easter eggs. I'm looking forwards to the 30min longer R rated edit on blue ray too. Rumour is we see what happens to Robin and Batgirl, which explains why we have this crazy brutal version of the Batman.<br><br>
I got what I wanted from this film, a live action comic book - for better or worse. Fuck the critics, it was fun.<br><br>
I would have preferred Bryan Cranston as Lex though.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the background info (way over my head) - that scene was cool.</p>
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<p>I doubt I'll watch it again so hopefully I can find the Batgirl and Robin stuff on Youtube.</p>
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<p>I didn't know Cranston was in the running to play Luther, his would likely have been a good take - although all he'd need to do was wear a Porkpie hat and that's the character.</p>
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<p>I agree Fuck the critics, although I tend to agree with quite a few of them this time - still, as I said, better than Man of Steel. </p>
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<p>Thanks for the background info (way over my head) - that scene was cool.</p>
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<p>I doubt I'll watch it again so hopefully I can find the Batgirl and Robin stuff on Youtube.</p>
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<p>I didn't know Cranston was in the running to play Luther, his would likely have been a good take - although all he'd need to do was wear a Porkpie hat and that's the character.</p>
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<p><strong>I agree Fuck the critics</strong>, although I tend to agree with quite a few of them this time - still, as I said, better than Man of Steel. </p>
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<p>Looks like it will make decent coin too. </p>
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<p>Agreed! I haven't listened to a critic since they panned The Last Boy Scout. That was excellent</p> -
<p>If it's an older movie I always check rottentomatoes.com and check their rating and the audience rating before even considering watching a movie, I don't trust single critics but generally you can tell if a movie is going to be a total waste of your time. For newer movies I have this thread to rely on..and very surprisingly that hasn't seen me wrong yet!</p>
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<p>IMDB ratings are also decent, I use it a lot for the parental ratings that are added by viewers, for the pervy among you (Jegga, M4L) it usually goes as far as telling you exactly where in the movie you might see nekidness.... </p>
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<p>Yeah I find the IMDB app on my phone handy for looking up movies.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="566108" data-time="1458459725"><p>
The outer limits was pretty scarey too. Do you remember <strong>sapphire and steel</strong>?</p></blockquote>
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The invisible man and the drunk chick from Ab Fab?<br><br>
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<p>I try not to read reviews before watching films. One of my mates tries to pick films with a 7.5 above rating on IMDB but that can fuck you in the ass and you'll miss decent films that aren't mainstream enough to get the big numbers and watch some by the numbers stuff.</p>
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<p>I read reviews afterwards to see what the critics think though.</p>
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<p>I see the critics are getting attacked by the Twitterati - apparently if you don't think Batman v Superman is great then you're in the pay of Big Marvel.</p>
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<p>Hooroo: Last Boy Scout is all good, I think it gets better ratings now from critics. The Godfather got slated in its first big review too.</p> -
<p>Hmm... The Godfather...</p>
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<p>I re-watched Godfather 3 last night. It gets panned all the time and Sophia Coppola also gets slated. Having to the time to critique it a bit more on re-watching I have this to say:-</p>
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<p>1. It is overall a bloody good film but suffers by not being GF1 or GF2 which were great films.</p>
<p>2. Sophia Coppola was actually quite OK IMO. Probably could have done with someone with a bit more acting chops in such a pivotal role, but all in all held up OK in some pretty exalted company.</p>
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<p>I read a few of the user reviews on IMDB sometimes...although these guys can GFT sometimes....I watched something that had a 4.9 rating on IMDB, one guy banged on about it being everything he hoped Interstellar wasn't, sounded promising as....alas, 90 minutes of my life gone, waiting for something to happen...cant even remember what it was called!</p>
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<p>Hmm... The Godfather...</p>
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<p>I re-watched Godfather 3 last night. It gets panned all the time and Sophia Coppola also gets slated. Having to the time to critique it a bit more on re-watching I have this to say:-</p>
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<p>1. It is overall a bloody good film but suffers by not being GF1 or GF2 which were great films.</p>
<p>2. Sophia Coppola was actually quite OK IMO. Probably could have done with someone with a bit more acting chops in such a pivotal role, but all in all held up OK in some pretty exalted company.</p>
<p>3. Diane Keaton is an excellent actress.</p>
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<p>I've likely said this before, the problem with Godfather 3 is no Tom Hagen/Robert Duvall. As you note it's not as bad a film as made out. Missing Hagen just left a huge whole in the movie.</p> -
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<p><strong>How bad is it that I have never seen any of The Godfather movies! </strong> I hear they are OK?</p>
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<p>How bad is it that I have never seen any of The Godfather movies! I hear they are OK?</p>
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<p>Add that to an appreciation for Panhead beer to the things we have in common Hooroo.......</p>
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<p>Any other "classics" out there that most people have seen a million times but you haven't seen once ? a mate of mine was with a chick who hadn't seen a single Star Wars, I think that takes some beating. Needless to say they aren't together anymore.</p>
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<p>As I mentioned a few pages back I've never seen Point Break. TV I know but never seen a single episode of Breaking Bad ( was the same with GOT until recently but remedied that and am glad I did )</p> -
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<p>English Patient and Schindler's List</p>
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<p>Add that to an appreciation for Panhead beer to the things we have in common Hooroo.......</p>
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<p>Any other "classics" out there that most people have seen a million times but you haven't seen once ? <strong>a mate of mine was with a chick who hadn't seen a single Star Wars, I think that takes some beating. Needless to say they aren't together anymor</strong>e.</p>
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<p>As I mentioned a few pages back I've never seen Point Break. TV I know but never seen a single episode of Breaking Bad ( was the same with GOT until recently but remedied that and am glad I did )</p>
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<p>I'm not one who thinks couples should have the same interests. I had a mate who used to bring his girlfriend to all the rugby matches we went too, it was annoying. ;)</p> -
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<p>You will be round up and shot when I win my revolution.</p>
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<p>if I weren't already on your list (The Wire) then you have another reason to add me!</p>
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<p>My wife and I have a lot of very different interests (she doesn't like sports, doesn't like a lot of the movies or series I like...although apparently I like a lot of what she does)...but that's probably part of the reasons why we work.</p>
