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[ryutaro's mama]

People remember the Fassbender Nazi hunting scene that opened the film. The rest of the movie was able to coast on that scene's good impression.

Nailed it.

It was a great scene but a great movie? Naw.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

People remember the Fassbender Nazi hunting scene that opened the film. The rest of the movie was able to coast on that scene's good impression. Also, it was the first decent x-film in 8 years.

Spot on.

It's a real shame we never got that solo Magneto film. I feel like that could have done just as well as First Class just by having Fassbender be boss as fuck for 2 hours.

Didn't some of the proposed Magneto: Origins movie get cannibalized for First Class? I thought I'd heard that somewhere, although it could just be speculation that got repeated enough it became fan-fact, such as it's worth.

The aforementioned nazi hunting scenes were pretty much directly from the script for the Magneto film.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Didn't some of the proposed Magneto: Origins movie get cannibalized for First Class? I thought I'd heard that somewhere, although it could just be speculation that got repeated enough it became fan-fact, such as it's worth.

Jackman's Magneto Theme is the only thing in any of these films with the catchiness of the cartoon theme, too.

 

[Gray Matter]

Seems like the movie it's a success, I'll be watching it later tonight with a few friends.

 

[Bebpo]

Glad the movie is doing well. A higher budgeted sequel that doesn't have to spend half the run time on an origin story has the potential to be even better.

People remember the Fassbender Nazi hunting scene that opened the film. The rest of the movie was able to coast on that scene's good impression. Also, it was the first decent x-film in 8 years.

Also it was a Mathew Vaughn directed film, and Vaughn films are all fantastic.

I'd agree that Deadpool is the 2nd best X-men property movie after First Class. It's pretty good and treats the source with respect. The main difference between it and something like First Class is Deadpool is 300 different joke attempts where some work, some don't, and the film's pretty uneven because of it, even though more work than don't. Otoh, First Class is just a very polished film well made superhero film with performances that rise above most comic movies.

Also maybe in the minority here but Vaughn is a great action director, so the action scenes are way better in FC than Deadpool which feels pretty amateur in action direction.

 

[gazele]

Seeing this tonight and really looking forward to it

Hope it allows for more R-rated comic book movies

Also stoked for Cable, don't even have to let people know he's a mutant or from the future, just a badass

 

[Magwik]

Didn't some of the proposed Magneto: Origins movie get cannibalized for First Class? I thought I'd heard that somewhere, although it could just be speculation that got repeated enough it became fan-fact, such as it's worth.

Jackman's Magneto Theme is the only thing in any of these films with the catchiness of the cartoon theme, too.

It's on record somewhere that parts of Goyer's script was worked into First Class

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Didn't some of the proposed Magneto: Origins movie get cannibalized for First Class? I thought I'd heard that somewhere, although it could just be speculation that got repeated enough it became fan-fact, such as it's worth.

Jackman's Magneto Theme is the only thing in any of these films with the catchiness of the cartoon theme, too.

Frankenstein's Monster
X-Training
Magneto

Are my fave songs on that soundtrack.

My favorite overall Jackman track is Taking A Stand from CA:TWS.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

for real.

this movie being a success proves that being super true to the source material and being r rated can still bring in the money

GIVE ME YELLOW SPANDEX

Reynolds and Jackman are besties. A Deadpool/Wolverine buddy action comedy with Jackman would be fucking spectacular. Jackman has basically already said he'd be Wolverine again if it was in a Deadpool movie.

This fucking shit needs to happen so I can die happy.

 

[Magwik]

Reynolds and Jackman are besties. A Deadpool/Wolverine buddy action comedy with Jackman would be fucking spectacular. Jackman has basically already said he'd be Wolverine again if it was in a Deadpool movie.

This fucking shit needs to happen so I can die happy.

Just throw Deadpool in Wolverine 3. It hasn't started shooting yet at least

 

[Chamber]

Rth on BOT forums sees...

Damn, this is going to open up higher than Days of Future Past did.

 

[Brohan]

Going to see this movie next monday, got some sweet spots too.

I have no doubts i'll be enjoying it but i hope my gf is going to like it aswell.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Damn, this is going to open up higher than Days of Future Past did.

It deserves it, if just for doing Colossus justice

 

[ZeroX03]

I swear people only remember McAvoy and Fassbender from First Class, and block out some of the other parts.

I re-watched First Class recently and it has a lot more of the cheesy superhero movie parts than I remembered. Lot's of corny dialog and "moments", especially from some of the side characters.

I liked Beast, Mystique, Moira, Havok and the Hellfire Club too. I know what I like about the movie. It's DoFP I don't love as much.

And it's not like Deadpool has any substance outside of the main character. I would've been happy if they eschewed the origin story and any scenes he wasn't in. Whenever Deadpool's not on screen, all I'm asking is "Where's Deadpool"?

Frankenstein's Monster
X-Training
Magneto

Are my fave songs on that soundtrack.

My favorite overall Jackman track is Taking A Stand from CA:TWS.

Great soundtrack selections right here.

 

[water_wendi]

Adored it. Met and exceeded expectations. Very fast paced without feeling like it was glossing over anything.

 

[Cuburt]

So happy this does well. Hope to see more R-rated superhero movies next.
Bring on R-rated Blade, Ghost Rider and Justice League Dark!!

You mean another R-rated Blade?

They could bring back Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, and Ryan Reynolds playing not-Deadpool.

 

[Alienous]

Frankenstein's Monster
X-Training
Magneto

Are my fave songs on that soundtrack.

My favorite overall Jackman track is Taking A Stand from CA:TWS.

If Jackman can pull of a single track like those in Uncharted 4 it could really make for a spectacular sequence. I haven't heard whatever that could be yet though.

 

[ZoddGutts]

Can we get a sequel to the Deadpool game too now?

We might get another one in the sequel movie by Platinum since Activision might still have the rights to Deadpool games. A bit too late for Platinum to work on the game right now since the movie is out now.

 

[ZeroX03]

Deadpool by Platinum would be incredible. There's essentially no limits. Batshit (budget) Bayonetta.

 

[AuthenticM]

Fox needs to make that last Wolverine movie R-rated. They fucking need to. I want to see Hugh Jackman slicing some fools and turning them into red mist.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Fox needs to make that last Wolverine movie R-rated. They fucking need to. I want to see Hugh Jackman slicing some fools and turning them into red mist.

Save it for the eventual recast.

 

[More_Badass]

We might get another one in the sequel movie by Platinum since Activision might still have the rights to Deadpool games. A bit too late for Platinum to work on the game right now since the movie is out now.

Comic games that aren't movie tie ins work best. Like the Arkham games

No need to make the game revolve around the movie

 

[Jack Scofield]

People remember the Fassbender Nazi hunting scene that opened the film. The rest of the movie was able to coast on that scene's good impression. Also, it was the first decent x-film in 8 years.

No joke. I don't think I've liked any of the X-Men films but that scene was ace.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Definitely the best X-men-related movie. I hope Singer hates it.

On the contrary he probably loves it since it unapologetically shits on Origins, which Singer also did in DoFP.

 

[Mr_Antimatter]

The cool thing about minor, less popular heroes is they can always roll them off to Netflix and still make bank.

Works for marvel at least, wonder if Fox would be down to do similar.

 

[Lagamorph]

Comic games that aren't movie tie ins work best. Like the Arkham games

No need to make the game revolve around the movie

Or when they go X-Men Origins Wolverine and just ignore the film almost entirely.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

The cool thing about minor, less popular heroes is they can always roll them off to Netflix and still make bank.

Works for marvel at least, wonder if Fox would be down to do similar.

Well, Fox doesn't have the rights to do a TV show. Only film.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

not true

Edit: Hell, there's a Legion show comin soon.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

not true

Edit: Hell, there's a Legion show comin soon.

I thought that was only rumored.

 

[ZoddGutts]

Remember heading Fox made some sort of deal with Marvel to make it happen. Wonder what it took for Marvel to accept a deal with them.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I don't think they had to do a deal at all. There was a report that basically suggested everyone had misunderstood the original licensing agreement (including Fox to some extent) if I remember correctly. I think this was about a year or two ago.

 

[keakster]

Glad the movie is doing well. A higher budgeted sequel that doesn't have to spend half the run time on an origin story has the potential to be even better.

...

Also maybe in the minority here but Vaughn is a great action director, so the action scenes are way better in FC than Deadpool which feels pretty amateur in action direction.

I really enjoyed the action scenes in DP. I felt like I was able to follow the action very well, which isn't always the case in super hero movies. Obviously they weren't as big or complex as others due to budget constraints, but IMO they fit with the story and DP overall.

 

[hodayathink]

I don't think they had to do a deal at all. There was a report that basically suggested everyone had misunderstood the original licensing agreement (including Fox to some extent) if I remember correctly. I think this was about a year or two ago.

As recently as last year (at upfronts, I think) Fox said that they had to talk to Marvel about it, but when they announced the show they didn't really say anything to the effect of having reached a deal. I wouldn't be surprised if you're right, but I don't think anyone has come out and said that.

 

[Mariolee]

I thought that was only rumored.

Nope they already announced who's attached to it as well.

 

[TAJ]

First Class lost me with their shit handling of Darwin.

What a clown shoes outcome.

Black guy dies first, whether it makes sense or not.

 

[Ivan 3414]

With the success of the film wonder if they'll be another game for Deadpool, doesn't Activision still have the licensed for it... Platinum could make a game.

A super-complex character action game would be a terrible fit for Deadpool. Platinum doesn't need to develop everything, especially not a Deadpool game.

 

[TheDinoman]

A super-complex character action game would be a terrible fit for Deadpool. Platinum doesn't need to develop everything, especially not a Deadpool game.

What do you mean by complex, exactly?

I don't think anyone's saying it has to be Bayonetta level of crazy depth or anything. I think around the same level of depth of say, Transformers Devastation would work (not as complex as Bayo but still plenty of combos and neat tricks to keep it interesting).

 

[Akahige]

The marketing campaign has really been on point for this but I'm still half surprised by the predicted figures for this weekend. I look forward to watching his tomorrow.

A super-complex character action game would be a terrible fit for Deadpool. Platinum doesn't need to develop everything, especially not a Deadpool game.

You're right, Platinum doesn't have develop everything, From Software should obviously do it.

 

[bengraven]

Volition + Deadpool plz.

They don't have enough IPs in the X-Men universe.

Oh they do. They have a lot of potential.

Hell put me in charge of the IP...

Damn, this is going to open up higher than Days of Future Past did.

It's the best X-men movie, so I don't see an issue with that.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Oh they do. They have a lot of potential.

Hell put me in charge of the IP...

Do you know how FAST I'd get Starjammers into production?

 

[bengraven]

Do you know how FAST I'd get Starjammers into production?

Fuck yes. I need to see the Shiar on screen.

Also: Corsair >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Starlord


Plus, X-Factor TV show.

 

[Toothless]

Rth has 42-45M on Fri. This is HUGE.

 

[Prompto]

Rth has 42-45M on Fri. This is HUGE.

I guessed it would be a success but nowhere near this huge. It almost made back its budget on opening day.

 

[Deadstar]

Surely this means more R rated Marvel movies? Would love to see a new ghost rider.

 

[MartyStu]

Now greenlight the Cable and Deadpool sequel and set up a X-Force film. The cards will fall in place.

The best X-Force movie they can make does not feature Cable.

Unless they intend to replace Fantomex with him.

 

[guek]

Rth has 42-45M on Fri. This is HUGE.

so does this work in favor of the comicbook movie fatigue narrative or against it considering the type of movie this is?

 

[Currygan]

90plus millions would be honestly unbelievable

 

[Svafnir]

so does this work in favor of the comicbook movie fatigue narrative or against it considering the type of movie this is?

Neither, this is a very different thing. Might as well be it's own genre.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Rth has 42-45M on Fri. This is HUGE.

The superhero bubble is gonna burst, guys.

 

[iqubal]

Shocked man. I thought this movie would bomb for sure. Even after the trailers.

On top of that, its getting great reviews. The low budget (for a superhero movie) actually proved beneficial as the team that worked on this was allowed to take greater risks.

........I'm still shocked.