So I guess this means there is no chance this endless stream of shitty comic book movies will ever stop? Great.
Hopefully not as it would imply that the films are shitty down the road.
People love sci-fi adventure?
Who could have predicted this?
Yea but it can go up or down as there are reviews still coming in. It would be better to check in after a month.
A number of those really underperformed and others were really nailed against the wall critically. ASM2, Edge, and Dragon all underperformed.
So I guess this means there is no chance this endless stream of shitty comic book movies will ever stop? Great.
A good movie is a good movie, whether or not it's from a comic.So I guess this means there is no chance this endless stream of shitty comic book movies will ever stop? Great.
So I guess this means there is no chance this endless stream of shitty comic book movies will ever stop? Great.
John Carter says hello.
Yup, this thread is essentially celebrating the defeat of optimism in today's cinema.
John Carter says hello.
So I guess this means there is no chance this endless stream of shitty comic book movies will ever stop? Great.
With what happened to Ant Man the last month, it could be possible that that movie might be the first critical flop from Marvel. Especially since much of the reason for its existence was because Edgar Wright wanted to do it.there has to be a decline eventually, nothing stays on top forever especially at the rate they're putting these out- 3 films a year? from the same studio, genre, and source material?
So I guess this means there is no chance this endless stream of shitty comic book movies will ever stop? Great.
Marvel could fuck around and do a western and blow everybody's mind.that one is a bit of a special case. nobody knew WHAT that movie was. It was the biggest marketing failure of all time.
no time in the near future, no. The MU has enough characters, genres, and GOOD source material to keep making films for the next 20 years. And that's without considering what DC does, or if anyone picks up the rights to the image catalog.
With what happened to Ant Man the last month, it could be possible that that movie might be the first critical flop from Marvel. Especially since much of the reason for its existence was because Edgar Wright wanted to do it.
Not the same genre. Marvel Studios keeps their movies fresh by making each hero film a genre film. Avengers is a straight-up super hero film, but GotG was a space opera, Winter Soldier was a political thriller, Ant-Man is shaping up to be a heist film, & Dr. Strange looks to be going down the mystic horror route.there has to be a decline eventually, nothing stays on top forever especially at the rate they're putting these out- 3 films a year? from the same studio, genre, and source material?
Yup, this thread is essentially celebrating the defeat of optimism in today's cinema.
I didn't know anything about this movie btw, but just seeing Chris Pratt's face linked to it I want to see it. Love that dude he is awesome on Parks and Rec.
Phoenix Dark said:As I said a few days ago, I nixed plans to argue Ant Man was going to bomb.
So this is how cinema dies?
With a roar of applause at The Guardians of the galaxy will return.
Tell me about it. You may not like the way they do business, but you can't deny they are consistently putting out some shockingly good movies, considering the source material.
I wonder if someday we'll be talking about the MCU films the way people do about Pixar's early output.
It's not like there aren't any other movies you can watch.
Not the same genre. Marvel Studios keeps their movies fresh by making each hero film a genre film. Avengers is a straight-up super hero film, but GotG was a space opera, Winter Soldier was a political thriller, Ant-Man is shaping up to be a heist film, & Dr. Strange looks to be going down the mystic horror route.
there has to be a decline eventually, nothing stays on top forever especially at the rate they're putting these out- 3 films a year? from the same studio, genre, and source material?
With what happened to Ant Man the last month, it could be possible that that movie might be the first critical flop from Marvel. Especially since much of the reason for its existence was because Edgar Wright wanted to do it.
Then again, this has been a completely dead year for summer blockbusters so I'm not that surprised that GotG did this well in the drought.
Didn't we get a period drama out of Cap 1?This is a good point, I guess I oversimplified. Even though Cap, GotG, etc are all genre films they do all sort of tie together, and they're basically in the "action blockbuster" category. you're not going to get a period drama out of the MCU...at least not yet.
Marvel 1602. It's comin'.This is a good point, I guess I oversimplified. Even though Cap, GotG, etc are all genre films they do all sort of tie together, and they're basically in the "action blockbuster" category. you're not going to get a period drama out of the MCU...at least not yet.
True. But good luck escaping the constant stream of hype for these movies. It dominates the online conversation. It's annoying.
Didn't we get a period drama out of Cap 1?
Marvel 1602. It's comin'.
I said critical. Not commercial. If anything, if people are going to see a movie with a anthropomorphic raccoon in it (did they ever explain why that's the case in the movie, anyway?), I'm certain that they'll more than likely do the same with a size shifting man. I said before that maybe Ant Man will turn out to be a good movie. It'll be just that it won't be the movie it should have been now that Wright is gone (we could have had the first Marvel produced movie to have been shot on film since the first Thor, which is disappointing to me).I smell another crow eating thread in the future...
I kinda meant it in "below 60% positive reviews" kind of way. Even Incredible Hulk is above that.Losing Wright is a major downer, and I'm sure it takes something special away from the movie, but if anyone can make it work in the end, it's Marvel. It might not be the movie it could have been, and yes it's a movie about a guy who basically wears a power ranger suit and talks to ants while riding them, but coming off Avengers 2, it'll probably do pretty well. It has Michael Douglas after all.
As for first critical flop... I dunno, are we pretending Iron Man 2 and Thor 2 didn't happen? Those aren't what I would call critical hits.
I see your point. It definitely had elements of a period drama plus action.hell no. That was an action movie. When I talk period drama I mean shit like "Dangerous Laisons" or "Pride and Predjudice." All talking and romance plots, with zero action.
I forgot all about this! but that's jump the shark territory if I've ever seen it. It'll never happen.
Yes, but why would consumers get caught up in drought rhetoric? The collective box office being down should not have bearing on what you saw and enjoyed. Who is going to dislike a movie because it made $230 mil instead of $400 mil? And critical ratings will continue to be irrelevant to the masses. People will watch regardless of review aggregator sites.
I feel like maleficient will attract females to it. Edge of tomorrow on the other hand feels like a knock off super hero movie in time where there are plenty better choices to choose from.
and GotG needs a better trailer if it doesn't want to bomb.
And the Bradley cooper haters need to eat some crow. Dude fucking killed it with a hammer.
To be fair, Pacific Rim didn't actually bomb. The rest of the world picked up America's slack enough to get a sequel going (as well as an animated series & a comic).DerZuhälter;123731723 said:Eh.
What shall I say? I doubted it would make money cause we're entering Marvel Phase "Herpderp, super niche nerd comics" with this movie. I have to admit I knew nothing of those comics, and a talking racoon, a sentient but mute tree, a former WWE star and that dude from the Parks & Rec show (common answer "From what show?") didn't seem like the usually cornerpoints that would garner the interest the staple Marvel characters do usually.
I never really thought that the movie would be crap, that's what I thought about Pacific Rim and Jupiter Ascending (and I was right about Pacific Rim, just not about it going bomba), it just seemed like a hard sell to me. Really interested regarding it's international gross.
Gonna eat crow once I've seen the movie, and it's actually great.
I wonder how much of a fight TMNT will put up.
Judging by how much it's tracking, it's gonna lose.I wonder how much of a fight TMNT will put up.
They're coming.
Eh, after watching Penny Dreadful I'm not so sure about that.I forgot all about this! but that's jump the shark territory if I've ever seen it. It'll never happen.
To be fair, Pacific Rim didn't actually bomb. The rest of the world picked up America's slack enough to get a sequel going (as well as an animated series & a comic).
And maybe an Oculus Rift type game.To be fair, Pacific Rim didn't actually bomb. The rest of the world picked up America's slack enough to get a sequel going (as well as an animated series & a comic).