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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    Oh man this is cheeseball as hell.
    Dragging Jax against his will is actively not cool. I wish they hadn't done that.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »
    masterofmetroid wrote: »
    In an alternate universe where Suicide Squad looked good, and you took out the V in BvS, with the foundation being a positive and uplifting Superman story...

    Actually yeah, i can kinda see it working now that you mention it

    I mean, there's a bunch of potential in Suicide Squad. Will Smith in a major superhero release? Viola Davis as Waller? Harley? Sign me up.

    It's just that nobody at DC apparently recognizes what people like about any of those things, and they're just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.
    Well I mean

    A TOOOOON of people love Joker and Harley Quinn

    Like I am not excited for Suicide Squad but they are absolutely targeting a market, not just flailing wildly

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  • Romanian My EscutcheonRomanian My Escutcheon Two of Forks Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Romanian My Escutcheon wrote: »
    masterofmetroid wrote: »
    In an alternate universe where Suicide Squad looked good, and you took out the V in BvS, with the foundation being a positive and uplifting Superman story...

    Actually yeah, i can kinda see it working now that you mention it

    I mean, there's a bunch of potential in Suicide Squad. Will Smith in a major superhero release? Viola Davis as Waller? Harley? Sign me up.

    It's just that nobody at DC apparently recognizes what people like about any of those things, and they're just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.

    Well I mean

    A TOOOOON of people love Joker and Harley Quinn

    Like I am not excited for Suicide Squad but they are absolutely targeting a market, not just flailing wildly

    Yeah, but it seems more like they're trading in on the names for a cheap buck.*

    Which, to be fair, might not be a reasonable assumption based on just a couple of trailers.

    But nothing I've heard about the production of this movie has convinced me that DC understands what people like about the Joker, Harley, or Waller.

    *Yes, I know a bunch of movies do this, and they're terrible too.

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  • OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
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    A preview page from the Alpha issue of Standoff. I can just imagine Bucky telling Steve that he doesn't have to act like a stubborn old fart just because he looks like one now.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    -Tal wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    I actually like the structure of the dccu a lot I just wish the movies could also be good

    The structure of... one movie?

    The structure of their movie list

    Man of steel then bvs then suicide squad is a more experimental way to build a universe than iron Man, hulk, iron man 2

    Given nobody had ever, EVER done what Marvel did before, I'm not sure I agree Marvel's method is less experimental. More linear, maybe.

  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    Legends of Tomorrow
    Why the hell would Ray pay a crimepunching visit to Oliver to tell him heads up, I'm going off in time, instead of visiting Felicity in the hospital for what might be the last time in a long while?

    I mean, besides because Stephen Amell is a bigger guest star for your premiere.

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    I actually like the structure of the dccu a lot I just wish the movies could also be good

    The structure of... one movie?

    The structure of their movie list

    Man of steel then bvs then suicide squad is a more experimental way to build a universe than iron Man, hulk, iron man 2

    Given nobody had ever, EVER done what Marvel did before, I'm not sure I agree Marvel's method is less experimental. More linear, maybe.

    It is true that wb can afford to be bolder with their lineup because marvel laid the groundwork but I still like that their second movie acts like an 11th movie in a series and their third movie is about a villain team

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  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    AtomicTofu wrote: »
    Bleeding Cool claims Scott Snyder is leaving Batman



    ...and is the new writer on Detective Comics

    I like him as a horror/mystery writer more

    So, good?

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Is that the focus of Detective Comics?

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    Bucky and Steve: The Waffle House Summit

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Centipede Damascus wrote: »
    Bucky and Steve: The Waffle House Summit
    #TeamWaffles vs. #TeamPancakes

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    I'm With Waffles

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  • QuetziQuetzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Is that the focus of Detective Comics?

    Tends to be the split, yeah

    Batman does more traditional superheroics, Detective Comics does pulpier mystery stuff

    Doesn't always hold up, but theoretically and all that

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Maybe I'll just follow Snyder from title to title

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Geek.com, so take it with a pretty big grain of salt, claims the roster for Guardians Vol. 2 is
    The original team plus Yondu, Nebula and Mantis.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I'm With Waffles

    I'm with pancakes

    fight me

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I'm With Waffles

    I'm with pancakes

    fight me
    Do you bleed?

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I'm With Waffles

    I'm with pancakes

    fight me
    Do you bleed syrup?

  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I'm With Waffles

    I'm with pancakes

    fight me
    Do you bleed syrup?

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  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I'm With Waffles

    I'm with pancakes

    fight me

    I will die on this hill with you

    Brother

  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    is it some kind of thing in marvel that tete a tetes at diners inevitably end in punch-ups

    is it just a thing with rogers

    hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
    that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
  • Lavender GoomsLavender Gooms Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    It's nice to see Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller back together again, and the level at which they are chewing on that scenery is on its own enough to get to me to keep watching. The story is just whatever, but it's not actively annoying right off the bat so that's fine.

  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    What is the good weird stuff out of the whole crazy Marvel stuff?

  • PaperLuigi44PaperLuigi44 My amazement is at maximum capacity. Registered User regular
    DouglasDanger wrote: »
    What is the good weird stuff out of the whole crazy Marvel stuff?

    Out of the comics? Howard the Duck and Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.

  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    masterofmetroid wrote: »
    and you took out the V in BvS
    I dunno. That kinda sounds like BS

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    Wasn't there some book with weird right in the title?
    What happened with that 1873? Book
    Shang chi?

  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Weirdworld

    It had a Secret Wars mini and then a current ongoing

    1872 led to the current Red Wolf ongoing

    Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu was sadly just a cool miniseries

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Ho! Ho! Ho! Drink Coke!Registered User regular
    DouglasDanger wrote: »
    What is the good weird stuff out of the whole crazy Marvel stuff?

    Recently: Superior Foes of Spider-Man, X-Men Legacy by Si Spurrier

    Currently coming out: Contest of Champions, Howard the Duck, Weirdworld, Worst X-Man Ever

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  • Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    I actually like the structure of the dccu a lot I just wish the movies could also be good

    The structure of... one movie?

    The structure of their movie list

    Man of steel then bvs then suicide squad is a more experimental way to build a universe than iron Man, hulk, iron man 2

    Given nobody had ever, EVER done what Marvel did before, I'm not sure I agree Marvel's method is less experimental. More linear, maybe.

    i mean, that's not true

    the universal monsters say "hi"

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  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    I wouldn't slam Iron Man 2 too much.

    Yeah its a weaker film in the MCU but its still very entertaining and it is easily the funniest of all the MCU films.

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  • BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Zonugal wrote: »
    I wouldn't slam Iron Man 2 too much.

    Yeah its a weaker film in the MCU but its still very entertaining and it is easily the funniest of all the MCU films.
    Eh, Guardians and Iron Man 3 were funnier for me

    Avengers also, probably

    I do like IM2 though

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Rorshach Kringle wrote: »
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    I actually like the structure of the dccu a lot I just wish the movies could also be good

    The structure of... one movie?

    The structure of their movie list

    Man of steel then bvs then suicide squad is a more experimental way to build a universe than iron Man, hulk, iron man 2

    Given nobody had ever, EVER done what Marvel did before, I'm not sure I agree Marvel's method is less experimental. More linear, maybe.

    i mean, that's not true

    the universal monsters say "hi"

    So does Toho, if we're counting that. Godzilla had a surprising amount of continuity.

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  • BionicPenguinBionicPenguin Registered User regular
    How can Iron Man 2 be the funniest MCU movie when GotG and Ant-Man exist?

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  • -Tal-Tal Registered User regular
    I'd probably elect to watch iron man 2 over guardians or ant-man

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    Rorshach Kringle wrote: »
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    -Tal wrote: »
    I actually like the structure of the dccu a lot I just wish the movies could also be good

    The structure of... one movie?

    The structure of their movie list

    Man of steel then bvs then suicide squad is a more experimental way to build a universe than iron Man, hulk, iron man 2

    Given nobody had ever, EVER done what Marvel did before, I'm not sure I agree Marvel's method is less experimental. More linear, maybe.

    i mean, that's not true

    the universal monsters say "hi"

    Universal monsters didn't really maintain continuity. They just recycled characters.

  • ZonugalZonugal (He/Him) The Holiday Armadillo I'm Santa's representative for all the southern states. And Mexico!Registered User, Transition Team regular
    edited January 2016
    I can only compare it to the other phase 1 films, but when I did the big phase 1 marathon in the theater before the Avengers premiered was released Iron Man 2 got the most laughs of any film.

    It wasn't even fair.

    It's so much funnier.

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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    The only majorly bad issues with Iron Man 2 is that it completely fails to deliver on the villains (Whiplash gets one fight in, then disappears from Stark's story until the big climatic battle at the end. Hammer is more comic relief than a villain.) and its unfocused (As someone here once mentioned; it doesn't have a plot, it just has a ton of sub-plots). When you get down to it, Iron Man 2 is a movie that is less than the sum of its parts. When you drill down to a given scene, it's still entertaining and fun. As a full movie, it just doesn't mesh well.

    Also my villain complaint is kind of quaint given how lackluster most of the MCU films have been in that regard.

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  • Kevin CristKevin Crist I make the devil hit his knees and say the 'our father'Registered User regular
    Blankzilla wrote: »
    Centipede Damascus wrote: »
    Bucky and Steve: The Waffle House Summit
    #TeamWaffles vs. #TeamPancakes

    Nextwave: I'm with #crepes

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  • SimBenSimBen Hodor? Hodor Hodor.Registered User regular
    edited January 2016
    Zonugal wrote: »
    I wouldn't slam Iron Man 2 too much.

    Yeah its a weaker film in the MCU but its still very entertaining and it is easily the funniest of all the MCU films.

    Iron Man 2 is not funnier than Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3 or Ant-Man.

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  • NeoTomaNeoToma Registered User regular
    I like Sam Rockwell's comic relief villain a lot

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