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Ahahaha...Thor 2 quality is the target now. What have we become.
bananafactory
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Thor 2 is decent, though, good even. An entire cinematic universe on the level of Thor 2 would be a huge step up for WB at the moment
Mix Master
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Gadot mumbles her way through the lines so she looking suspect out of the gate.
broncobuster
Banned
Mad Max stole the soul of every other blockbuster that year.
For superhero films, I found every one this year more entertaining than any last year. Still have to see Suicide Squad and Doctor Strange.
Spider-Man is my hope for next year, now that we know the Vacation writers aren't the sole writing credits.
Discotheque
Banned
super hyped for these ones. 2017 looking deadly. not sure on the compton guy making fast 8 but i am hyped for furiosa and the ice chase sequence they've been filming.
definitely agree with that, easily.
2015 was an amazing year for the BO at least. 2016 has been underwhelming to say the least.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Asking a movie to be good despite the lead just seems like quite the task.
I can't remember the last movie that I thought was good even though it had a wooden spoon for a protagonist. But maybe Gadot has some acting chops that I haven't seen yet.
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_|¯I mean, I'm looking forward to Affleck more than Gadot. Not saying much perhaps, but still.
bananafactory
Banned
I think this should be the case for most sane people. I'm not sure Gal is bad enough to actually ruin a movie, but I certainly don't think she's capable of carrying one.
That said, I would LOVE to be proven wrong. At this point my entire faith in that project lies with Jenkins and Johns
broncobuster
Banned
Emojimovie Express Yourself is 2017's film to beat.
Opening the same day as a Chips reboot with Michael Pena playing the Erik Estrada role haha.
Bad Boys 3? Martin Lawrence's comeback from Big Mommas House 3.
Opening the same day as a Chips reboot with Michael Pena playing the Erik Estrada role haha.
Bad Boys 3? Martin Lawrence's comeback from Big Mommas House 3.
CaviarMeths
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Haven't seen Argo, but Gone Baby Gone and The Town were damn good.
I liked Avatar a little better than Thor 2.
bananafactory
Banned
Argo is excellent. Affleck is 3/3
That would be true before the Town and Argo came out.
Oh shit! Haven't seen Gone Baby Gone, thanks for the reminder.
Is Affleck considered a bad actor?
QuantumZebra
Member
This.
Patty Jenkins is an oscar-tier director and could make shit gold.
Gadot isn't shit, so this will probably be gold (or at least a shiny bronze)
He also wrote Good Will Hunting. Affleck is 4/4 to me.
dancingphlower
Member
2015 was great, 2016, not so much. 2015 had:
Sicario
Mad Max: Fury Road
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Spotlight
Ex Machina
Inside Out
It Follows
The Hateful Eight
Slow West
Beasts of No Nation
Cinderella
The Gift
99 Homes
The Martian
etc
Sicario
Mad Max: Fury Road
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Spotlight
Ex Machina
Inside Out
It Follows
The Hateful Eight
Slow West
Beasts of No Nation
Cinderella
The Gift
99 Homes
The Martian
etc
10 years ago, yes.
Discotheque
Banned
I love Blackhat and enjoyed Avatar.
bananafactory
Banned
Was he ever considered a bad actor though? Or just an actor who's always in really bad movies? (which led to him being avoided like box office poison)
CaviarMeths
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And despite Family Guy gags, he co-wrote Good Will Hunting in his 20s. He's easily one of WB's top talents.
Mix Master
Member
Did ayer really say "Fuck Marvel"? no way he would be that goddamn stupid.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Affleck was great in Dazed and Confused.
He works on the level the movie is at. He sleepwalks in shit and works when it's good.
He works on the level the movie is at. He sleepwalks in shit and works when it's good.
That was my impression as well
Discotheque
Banned
His brother is a far superior actor but Affleck aint bad. Just made bad choices. Gone Girl was a great comeback for him though as was his directing career.
NegroNinja
Member
Affect was also good in Dogma.
Sausage Party can do well, but I don't see Pete's Dragon being at all successful.
But yeah, the former could certainly eat into SS's take next week
No way, it's gotta be Bourne
Greengrass coming off Captain Phillips, Damon off The Martian, and being a sequel to one of the finest action movies ever, i would've bet good money that would've been a guaranteed success
I would say it's a bit of both. Obviously he was never Hayden Christensen/Orlando Bloom bad.
Discotheque
Banned
yeah...I was counting on that movie saving the summer
funnily enough I think I liked Star Trek Beyond and...Warcraft the most out of the big summer movies. Both films I've been shitting on since the trailer came out.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Yeah, I'll wait for her to get more under her belt before I go around proclaiming that.
I won't derail with a commentary on Avatar, but fair enough haha.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
Well, if that's the view, then I guess continue on and keep your fingers crossed. But I'm not exactly hopeful.
CaviarMeths
Member
I'm weird about Gone Girl and Fincher's recent work in general. I don't know what it is. Pacing maybe? I thought it was a great script with strong performances, but Gone Girl felt like it was 4 hours long. I feel the same way about Zodiac and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Crimson_Echidna
Banned
Basically for a while, his career was judged solely based on how terrible Gigli and Daredevil were. It didn't matter that he directed and starred in better movies after, those two movies were what people were defining his career as.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Warcraft being my favorite movie of the summer so far is hilarious because I don't even think it's that good but it has such a goofy charm to it I can't help but like it.
True because of Argo. Town is just boring so that gets a pass.
Solid SOAP
Member
Great! It'd be an awesome universe made of likeable and interesting characters, and Batman occasionally gets a cameo and a movie!
Puck Beaverton
Banned
If Affleck brings the noir sensibility that Gone Baby Gone kinda had to Batman I'll be very happy.
Discotheque
Banned
no doubt, it's not that good a movie (certainly not as competently made as civil war for instance). but it's so earnest in it's goofy video game-ness that i can't help but like it.
i didn't expect to enjoy it as much as i did.
Not sure how that will work considering the movie is rumored to use Arkham Asylum game setting.
He sleepwalked trough Argo.
He actually tried in Daredevil.
Take that however you want.
Affleck works in comedy roles. To a certain degree.
broncobuster
Banned
To my taste Gone Baby Gone is his best film and why I'm excited for Live by Night. The Town and Argo are quite good but by their nature softer films.
Galactic Specter
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Puck Beaverton
Banned
You can still have the oppressive and cynical feel in that setting
I didn't care for Argo so I found his unremarkable performance fitting for that movie. I barely remember Daredevil.
dancingphlower
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I haven't personally seen it yet, but I'm surprised that movie ended up being poorly received. The director's previous films (Moon and Source Code) were legit good movies.
Discotheque
Banned
even moreso. I think BvS' first batman scene got the atmosphere right. give me a whole batman movie like that but set in arkham asylum and it would be godly. very creepy, fincher-esque lighting.
i think he should be looking at silence of the lambs too if he's setting it in the asylum.
bananafactory
Banned
Another movie edited to hell and hurt by a case setupitis (they literally decided to just not give it an ending)
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