CT A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy: your Classic Trilogy Social Thread!

Who here is having fun with struggling with wants to light on fire playing Pokemon Go?

 

I need a Pokémon Go filter for anything online. I'm sick of this **** and it's only been what, a week

Unless you're a twelve year old kid then get a life

 

You're saying this on a dedicated Star Wars message board

 

I'm enjoying it as well Cubman

 

This was a thing https://www.change.org/p/walt-disne...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

 

Hey all. How is everyone tonight?

 

How's everyone doing on this beautiful Sunday? I had work all day so I sadly couldn't go to church this morning like I usually do. Its also been really hot like in the higher 90's

 

I'm interested in Luke Cage but I still want him with Jessica.

 

Wait, it was 95 degrees and now its storming??

 

Sorry dude, living in California and to have thunderstorms right now is a weird concept to me lol

 

Well, I finally saw Batman v Superman. The ultimate edition (aka the 30-minutes longer director's cut). I... didn't hate it? If I had to describe it's overall quality, I'd say it was "okay" and I mostly liked it. Further thoughts on the DC films: I have mixed feelings on Suicide Squad. Some of what I see leaves me feeling very excited. Other times what I see leaves me feeling like it's not "for me." Wonder Woman looks great based off that trailer. Justice League as well leaves me hopeful. It looks like they're correcting a few of the things I disliked about BvS, but we'll see how the film itself turns out.

As for the MCU, they've earned my trust time and time again. The second trailer for Doctor Strange made me smile three separate times; it looks visually spectacular and inventive if nothing else. I'm insanely excited for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2; I adored the first movie, and everything I hear about this one gets me hyped. Spider-Man: Homecoming sounds like exactly what I want from a Spidey film; a John Hughes-esque movie featuring Peter Parker, who has to balance the social hell of high school with being a superhero. Thor: Ragnarok has me feeling hopeful. I loved What We Do in the Shadows, and I'm hoping this film is the Thor movie I wished the last two were. The late 80s/early 90s video game box art style title card (seriously, go take a look at that thing) has me hoping that the film's tone is along those lines. Beyond that, I can't wait to see what they do with Black Panther, and I couldn't be happier about Brie Larson being cast as Captain Marvel.

Oh, and there's the Netflix series. I've decided to rewatch the first two seasons of Daredevil and the first season of Jessica Jones in anticipation of Luke Cage, which looks spectacular from what I've seen so far. I'm also really excited for Iron Fist; I just hope they're not afraid to go weird with it, but judging by the Hand plotline in season 2 of Daredevil, I don't think they will be.

It's a good time to be a fan of this stuff, I have to say. Marvel is doing a bang up job bringing their characters and the entire comics universe to life (which makes me very happy because much of what they're doing on the comics side of things leaves me feeling cold), and I'm hoping that DC keeps what's working so far and fixes what isn't.

 

Marvel has reached saturation point - I'm not fussed about anything else they bring out and won't be paying money to see any of it

 

I <3 Gal Gadot
The Wonder Woman theme song is perfect too! Sounds like an electric guitar or am i misplaced??

What rating would you give it? C+? B-?
I liked the movie. I specifically liked Ben Affleck. He gave the Bat a darker tinge associated with the character. He seemed a little unhinged, not totally collected and definitely obsessed with Superman. I remember when it was announced that B.A. would be playing Batman and all of internet cried out in horror with reflections of the Mark Steven Johnson's Daredevil performance. But for whatever reason, Affleck stepped up and delivered IMO. The dream sequences were a little choppy but didn't bother me. I loved the Batman in the vision where he's wearing a trench coat. It doesn't get any better than that!

 

Ugh, I just realized that I have two or three weeks left of summer until school starts. Where did my summer go? Its gone by too fast

 

Sigh. I'm honestly not sure. It's really hovering between those two scores. God, the dream sequences... The two that were related to the trauma of his parents (the opening sequence and the scene where he visits his mother's crypt) worked fine, but the infamous Knightmare followed immediately by the time-traveling Flash waking dream/vision? That should've been cut. The e-mail scene should have been cut as well, it completely disrupted the pacing. Affleck had to have been my favorite part of the movie, though. He almost instantly became my favorite on-screen Batman/Bruce Wayne to date, and his chemistry with Jeremy Irons' Alfred left me practically salivating for the solo Batman film Affleck is directing, starring in, and co-writing with Geoff Johns.

I also heard that that film will be set in Arkham Asylum, so I'm picturing two hours of Batman fighting his way out of the world's maddest madhouse a la The Raid while having his psyche reflected back at him in the faces of his entire rogue's gallery. Just something claustrophobic, atmospheric, and completely character driven with a tight elevator-pitch plot. I'm crossing my fingers that they deliver something similar to that.

End of the day, Batman and Spider-Man are my two favorite characters from each company (my preferences are so basic), so as long as each of their films deliver, I'll selfishly be satisfied.

 

That's a good take. And I'm piggy backing on your hopes for the Batman Standalone. There is a wave of anti-hero sentiment gaining power right now, and I hope Batman's hue stays on the current trajectory. *fingers crossed*

P.S. my day was just made. I found out that one of my favorite movies as a kid was based on a true story/produced in part by Spielber and Kathleen Kennedy!

My summer school course just ended (I GOT AN A)so I'm a happy camper.

 

Always did.