Deadpool shatters record with $47.5M opening day

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Panzon

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Didn't love it but liked it more than I expected. Ryan Reynolds was born for this roll the same way RDJ was born to play ironman. The movie felt flat at times but Reynolds always managed to salvage it. I like the way colossus was portrayed but didn't care too much about the young girl. The villains, as usual with these comic movies were very weak.

And yes, this truly is
a love story

I give it a solid 7.5/10
 
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Meia

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This movie can really help revitalize things. R rated, low cost to make(comparatively), and just FUN without being too serious.


In a year with like 4 other superhero movies coming out, this is one hell of a start.
 
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Succinct Verbosity

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I have noticed that a lot of my friends and family that are totally indifferent to superhero films have been posting positively about Deadpool. It also helps that there is no competition in February.

Also, obligatory "give the rights back to marvel" bullshit.
 
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Schweinehund

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Not a huge fan of the character, still had a few laughs here and there, felt like the trailers picked some of the best jokes. Movie feels like it was designed for the kind of person that goes and watches nearly every super hero film (ie me). They had fun with their low budget, but I don't think the humor is timeless, it's heavy on references. I'm pleased it's not so random/meme humor I was expecting. Plot is more than serviceable, but it's fairly simple.

I think middle of the pack, 7/10. I'd think diehard fans of the character will be pleased.
 
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Deadstar said:
Surely this means more R rated Marvel movies? Would love to see a new ghost rider.
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The reason studios like Marvel don't make R rated movies isn't because they don't think they can make any money, but because if an R rated movie can make $90 million opening weekend, then a PG-13 one could make even more. Also, the properties Marvel actually owns that would be most likely to get/deserve/need R rated versions are, as has already been stated in this thread, characters that have already had movies (some of them even R rated) that have been somewhere between middling successes and outright failures commercially (Blade, Punisher, Ghost Rider). I'm not saying they can't do it, I just don't see why they would.
 
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Well deserved success. I liked it quite a bit, and the fact that it is so different from other superhero movies should help it, I think. I wonder if we'll start to see more of that fragmentation where more superhero movies go far outside the norm to find their own sub-genres or spaces? Guardians of the Galaxy would be another example of a superhero movie that is outside of the standard box for them, and Suicide Squad looks to be as well.
 
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Slate Soda said:
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.
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Complex doesn't mean inaccessible. Look at Metal Gear Rising and Transformers: Devastation. Players of any skill level can enjoy those games, and the combat systems still have plenty of depth.

It's not like Platinum brings nothing but complex combat to the table either. Their games have great soundtracks, an extremely satisfying weight to your characters' actions, tough but fair enemy design, intuitive controls, and extraordinary attention to detail (in terms of useful features like disabling command attacks, and cool environmental stuff). Not to forget, Platinum has always displayed a thorough understanding of the essence and tone of the property they're adapting.
 
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hodayathink said:
The reason studios like Marvel don't make R rated movies isn't because they don't think they can make any money, but because if an R rated movie can make $90 million opening weekend, then a PG-13 one could make even more. Also, the properties Marvel actually owns that would be most likely to get/deserve/need R rated versions are, as has already been stated in this thread, characters that have already had movies (some of them even R rated) that have been somewhere between middling successes and outright failures commercially (Blade, Punisher, Ghost Rider). I'm not saying they can't do it, I just don't see why they would.
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Also Disney
 
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D4Danger

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Disney aren't going to start putting out a bunch of R rated Marvel films. they've got toys and lunchboxes to sell.
 
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Boke1879

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Just got back. REALLY enjoyed it. Ryan was meant for this character. I'd give it an 8/10.

Not a movie I need to see in theaters again, but will definitely get the Blu Ray once it's released.
 
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GhostWriter24

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D4Danger said:
Disney aren't going to start putting out a bunch of R rated Marvel films. they've got toys and lunchboxes to sell.
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Boys will grow up. Youngins will always be Disney's bread and butter, but there is significant money to be made in the 20+ demo as well. Take it from someone in the industry =)
 
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hodayathink said:
The reason studios like Marvel don't make R rated movies isn't because they don't think they can make any money, but because if an R rated movie can make $90 million opening weekend, then a PG-13 one could make even more. Also, the properties Marvel actually owns that would be most likely to get/deserve/need R rated versions are, as has already been stated in this thread, characters that have already had movies (some of them even R rated) that have been somewhere between middling successes and outright failures commercially (Blade, Punisher, Ghost Rider). I'm not saying they can't do it, I just don't see why they would.
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Also a reason they go for PG-13 is because they need to get kids in those seats. Parents might be reserved a bit in taking their children to see a hard R-rated movie such as this.
 
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Bronx-Man

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Sounds like this is a lock for a $100 mil opening weekend. That would make it the biggest OW for a superhero movie in the past 8 years to not have Iron Man or Avengers in the title, right?
 
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Prompto

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Bronx-Man said:
Sounds like this is a lock for a $100 mil opening weekend. That would make it the biggest OW for a superhero movie in the past 8 years to not have Iron Man or Avengers in the title, right?
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Also The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel.
 
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theWB27

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Just got back from seeing it and damn it was good and lean. Pretty sure I'll go see it again since I dozed off on some of the earlier bits.
 
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Boys will grow up. Youngins will always be Disney's bread and butter, but there is significant money to be made in the 20+ demo as well. Take it from someone in the industry =)
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By this logic studios should be chasing the senior citizen market hardest.
 
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Sojgat

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Well deserved.

I was surprised how packed my screening was. A group of friends went yesterday and said the same thing. Glad it's doing well. I could do with several more of these.
 
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jet1911

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Movie was great. Loved the humour and I liked that they went all in with the 4th wall stuff. Pretty good action scenes too.
 
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wetwired

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I'm sure this felt like a massive risk to execs at Fox when they greenlit it, especially after Fantastic Four was stillborn
 
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guek

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Bobby Roberts said:
They don't run the Disney logo in front of Marvel, either.

C'mon man.
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But they did run the Marvel logo in front of Deadpool, right?

Like others have said, it's not an image thing. The audience at large don't know or care about the distinction between MCU and Fox's Marvel movies, at least not until they become active fans.

Aside from the obvious wider PG-13 demographic, I'd wager Marvel doesn't have any interest in an R rated MCU film at the moment simply because there's nowhere it would be appropriate in their already extremely busy slate. Who knows, maybe after phase 3 ends it'll be a possibility again.
 
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Schweinehund

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There is a marvel logo in the movie's opening logos. The popular thing to say is that Fox is legally obligated to put the logo in their marvel films, but I'm not seeing any real source on that.
 
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guek

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I don't think Black Panther would benefit from being R in any substantial way.

Schweinehund said:
There is a marvel logo in the movie's opening logos. The popular thing to say is that Fox is legally obligated to put the logo in their marvel films, but I'm not seeing any real source on that.
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Was it in front of Fant4stic? :p
 
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