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[Slayven]

Yup, the film will be a cult classic at best. Most likely large flop with decent performance from Reynolds.

Reynolds haven't been good since "Lars and The Real Girl"

 

[TheBlackMarvel]

Reynolds haven't been good since "Lars and The Real Girl"

Perhaps, but this is (in theory) his ideal role.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Reynolds haven't been good since "Lars and The Real Girl"

Help me out. Is this some joke I don't know about? I swear I've seen this said before..

 

[Slayven]

Perhaps, but this is (in theory) his ideal role.

Or his last grasp at a movie career before his TBS sitcom

 

[Village]

Yup, the film will be a cult classic at best. Most likely large flop with decent performance from Reynolds.

Nope.

This going to be some old man yelling at clouds type shit i tell you. At least in slayven's case

 

[Slayven]

Nope.

This going to be some old man yelling at clouds type shit i tell you. At least in slayven's case

Mainstream's tolerence for spastic bullshit is died or dying. If it was Cable and Deadpool or X-force I would be with you. But pure uncut Waypool? Word of mouth will kill it

 

[Village]

Mainstream's tolerence for spastic bullshit is died or dying.

*looks at the internet*

You are nuts.

This strait up the raramblings of an oldman refusing to accept where entertainment has gone.

 

[Slayven]

*looks at the internet*

You are nuts.

This strait up the raramblings of an oldman refusing to accept where entertainment has gone.

Folks are still using the internet as a gage for mass market appeal? The Internet love the Wachowskis and Ridley Scott too.

You are in an echo chamber

 

[The Faceless Master]

I figured I'd share anyway

Ask Obama how the wealthy aid repression, or about the wealthy paid recession
How do you overcome organized selections of failure
Everyone's expecting you to end up a danger to society
Like somewhere in here I'm hiding a fiery attitude being black
How can I overcome a disposition I seemingly never lacked
As a matter of fact it is my skin color that's holding me down
You see me blacker than coal with the lips of a clown
The reality is I'm only as low as my soul goes
Let each blow uplift me as a black man let my soul glow
Curl and contort me into something better than they could ever be
Black skin, a dark crown, the epitome of kings and queens
And if ever we see equality we won't dream anymore
We reach for the ceiling we had cause we're chained up on the floor

Punctuation is all off but I'm sure you can get the flow.
Lol I should stop drinking


I wasn't unemployed when I was on them but don't put anything or put other.

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[Village]

Folks are still using the internet as a gage for mass market appeal? The Internet love the Wachowskis and Ridley Scott too.

You are in an echo chamber

Yes because for a lot of things,it is.

I can mention things that arent relevant to the argument too.

Markiplier

Pokemon

Those two things mean the movies totally going to do well guys.

Yep thats totally an argument guys

 

[Slayven]

Yes because for a lot of things,it is.

I can mention things that arent relevant to the argument too.

Markiplier

Pokemon

Those two things mean the movies totally going to do well guys.

Yep thats totally an argument guys

We will agree to disagree, But I will have my pot of tea ready

 

[Zank Frappa]

There's a sci-fi/fantasy film festival going on for about a week now here in Amsterdam, imaginefilmfestival.nl/, but I haven't seen a thing yet due to being broke as hell. I'm getting paid tomorrow however and I'm planning to see Ex Machina, Lost River (speaking of Lars and the Real Girl), and maybe a random sci-fi film to surprise me. Has anyone seen these? There's also a Giger exhibition going on for that OG Alien art. Anime is also part of the program ("When Marnie Was There") but that's always a hit or miss experience for me, I'll have to think about seeing that one.

 

[Trey]

I'm seeing ex machina when it hits a theater nearby.

 

[EloquentM]

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I think that should be oppression instead of repression but who knows what drunk manny be saying. they both work anyways. Thank you for requoting that for a new page faceless

 

[sooperkool]

please. that shits not happening. hes a geek icon now.

Deadpool cannot carry a whole movie...

 

[Parallax]

Deadpool cannot carry a whole movie...

based on?

 

[Jackben]

But no really, what do you put down on dating websites if you're unemployed?

I mean, I could just put down "freelance writer," but come on. That's more like "a thing I'm trying to do" rather than "a thing that's currently getting me gainful employment."

You can put whatever you want. Seriously, I've seen al kinds of things, some shit you wouldn't even believe. Some chick thought she was unofficially qualified games developer and listed herself as having had 7 years of public relations experience simply because she was a mod on an IGN board.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

based on?

his need to break reality?

 

[EdibleKnife]

his need to break reality?

4th wall breaking is nothing new to film. From Ferris Bueler to Fight Club. It might actually be kind of novel in this day and age.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

4th wall breaking is nothing new to film. From Ferris Bueler to Fight Club. It might actually be kind of novel in this day and age.

but only one of those 2 were you list are good movies, so my point stands

 

[sooperkool]

based on?

Only the nerdiest of fans are going to sit through 90 minutes of formal shit and fourth wall breaking. And Ryan Reynolds is not funny. Is going to have a decent opening and zero legs

 

[KumaJG]

Deadpool a better fit for TV than the movies.

 

[EloquentM]

Y'all some depressing mother fuckers, you know that?

 

[Crocodile]

I don't have a horse in this race but this Deadpool debate seems like prime betting material. Do people still do avatar bets around these parts?

 

[Professor Beef]

I don't have a horse in this race but this Deadpool debate seems like prime betting material. Do people still do avatar bets around these parts?

They most certainly do. What were you thinking of in terms of the bet? I don't have a horse in this race, but I'm interested in the betting terms.

 

[Parallax]

Only the nerdiest of fans are going to sit through 90 minutes of formal shit and fourth wall breaking. And Ryan Reynolds is not funny. Is going to have a decent opening and zero legs

it can easily do turtles numbers. dont underestimate the shit people will watch. that, and what was the last commercial comic movie that didnt do well?

 

[EloquentM]

I'll bet you guys 3 chickens dead pool will slay slay and company's sorry expectations

 

[Kreed]

Only the nerdiest of fans are going to sit through 90 minutes of formal shit and fourth wall breaking. And Ryan Reynolds is not funny. Is going to have a decent opening and zero legs

What's decent in comic book terms ("The Avengers" being high and "Elektra" being low)? Ghost Rider 2 numbers?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Fifty's not so bad after all!

 

[sooperkool]

What's decent in comic book terms ("The Avengers" being high and "Elektra" being low)? Ghost Rider 2 numbers?

I would guess 10 -15 million in opening weekend numbers. It won't touch Ghost Rider 1 (50m opening - 220m total) or Ghost Rider 2 (40m opening - 130m total)

 

[G-Fex]

Me thinks fifty never played baseball in his life.

Anyway Deadpool is basura, going to bomb (hopefully)

 

[sooperkool]

I will speak my last piece on Deadpool and then i'll wait and see but it doesn't bode well in my opinion:

Strike 1: Deadpool is obscure to most people

Foul tip: Doesn't have a big name comic book star to prop it up and bring in new fans.

Strike 2: It's R rated, no kids.

Strike 3: Ryan Reynolds has bombed at every other attempt to portray a character in a comic book move, including previously playing this exact character. (X-Men Origins:Wolverine, R.I.P.D., Blade: Trinity, Green Lantern)

 

[Slayven]

I will speak my last piece on Deadpool and then i'll wait and see but it doesn't bode well in my opinion:

Strike 1: Deadpool is obscure to most people

Foul tip: Doesn't have a big name comic book star to prop it up and bring in new fans.

Strike 2: It's R rated, no kids.

Strike 3: Ryan Reynolds has bombed at every other attempt to portray a character in a comic book move, including previously playing this exact character. (X-Men Origins:Wolverine, R.I.P.D., Blade: Trinity, Green Lantern)

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I will speak my last piece on Deadpool and then i'll wait and see but it doesn't bode well in my opinion:

Strike 1: Deadpool is obscure to most people

Foul tip: Doesn't have a big name comic book star to prop it up and bring in new fans.

Strike 2: It's R rated, no kids.

Strike 3: Ryan Reynolds has bombed at every other attempt to portray a character in a comic book move, including previously playing this exact character. (X-Men Origins:Wolverine, R.I.P.D., Blade: Trinity, Green Lantern)

I don't think strike 3 is Ryan's fault. And I doubt that obscurity of the character matters that much considering the character is very outlandish and it's a marvel property. If Deadpool fails just on being obscure then there probably isn't much hope for black panther. I'll concede strike 2 though.

 

[G-Fex]

oh man RIPD is so so bad

I mean what happened.

 

[Merc_]

I get the feeling that y'all want Deadpool to do poorly.

Not that I really blame you for feeling that way. Deadpool's shtick alone gets pretty annoying really fast.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

I get the feeling that y'all want Deadpool to do poorly.

Not that I really blame you for feeling that way. Deadpool's shtick alone gets pretty annoying really fast.

The only reason I want it to bomb is so I see less Deadpool and less Deadpool fans

 

[Prototype Viktor]

https://twitter.com/Julia__Garrett/status/587832873064992768

 

[Parallax]

The only reason I want it to bomb is so I see less Deadpool and less Deadpool fans

i dont think thats how it works vince

 

[EdibleKnife]

.

"I know this is a flawed argument that makes no sense, but let me still insult your choices and try to convince you I'm right"

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Ya'll some spifefull ass niggas. Ol' silky Johnson ass niggas.

 

[Jackben]

Sooperkool is right. I have nothing against Deadpool though and if the movie defies the odds to become a hit (either critically or economically) then I'll be happy for it.

 

[G-Fex]

The only reason I want it to bomb is so I see less Deadpool and less Deadpool fans

Same

i dont think thats how it works vince

It might.

Think of it as the Schumacher Bat Films supposedly tainting the batman franchise.

 

[Parallax]

Same



It might.

Think of it as the Schumacher Bat Films supposedly tainting the batman franchise.

that just made them more brazen. we have the bat god shit now after all

 

[G-Fex]

that just made them more brazen. we have the bat god shit now after all

:\

 

[Professor Beef]

Obscurity doesn't really fly as a point anymore thanks to GotG and Ant-Man. And I'd argue that Reynolds' previous performance as "Deadpool" isn't really his fault.

Not sure how the R-rating will work out though. Time will tell.

 

[Parallax]

Obscurity doesn't really fly as a point anymore thanks to GotG and Ant-Man. And I'd argue that Reynolds' previous performance as "Deadpool" isn't really his fault.

Not sure how the R-rating will work out though. Time will tell.

yeah, i forgot about the R-rating. that could eat into sales.

 

[sooperkool]

The thing about that R is its a double edged sword, you can't really "do" Deadpool and it not be an R. Deadpool is like Lobo to me, just some really juvenile ass stuff, which has its place but I'm not paying 12 bucks to watch 90 minutes of that.

 

[harSon]

Obscurity doesn't really fly as a point anymore thanks to GotG and Ant-Man. And I'd argue that Reynolds' previous performance as "Deadpool" isn't really his fault.

Not sure how the R-rating will work out though. Time will tell.

Well, Marvel is the brand now - as opposed to the characters themselves. As long as Marvel's name is in front of it, and the film in question looks moderately decent - it'll probably do well.

 

[Parallax]

The thing about that R is its a double edged sword, you can't really "do" Deadpool and it not be an R. Deadpool is like Lobo to me, just some really juvenile ass stuff, which has its place but I'm not paying 12 bucks to watch 90 minutes of that.

daniel way has done a lot of fucking damage to the character, but brian posehn and garry duggan have done a good job or returning some of the depth to his character. especially with the last issue before secret wars