ruffneck23
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I say that as there is definitely one thing you dont want to have spoiled.
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I say that as there is definitely one thing you dont want to have spoiled.
T & P
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Same here, treating ourselves to an Everyman cinema becaue I think this film deserves a few G&Ts to go with it
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Now you are making me wonder what that is, what sort of thing would I really really not want spoiled? I'll probably guess now and it will spoil it.
It's like when they said there was a 'cool twist' in the sixth sense . . . and then the kid said "I see dead people" and I leaned over to the guy I was watching it with and said "I bet that's the twist". . . especially as we saw the guy shot dead right at the beginning of the film. I said "How the hell did he survive that!!??"
So yeah.
krtek a houby
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Yeah, it's difficult these days with the spoilers, but having said that, the old memory is a bit goldfishy, so if I accidentally briefly stumble across a thumbnail on YouTube or a clickbaity title on the feed, it's forgotten soon enough!
krtek a houby
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Just came back from the cinema. I haven’t laughed so much in many years. Hugely enjoyable and very, very funny
The better half wasn't impressed, but I enjoyed it.
Helps if you are a Marvel comics fan, though. Otherwise some of the callbacks and cameos and references will sail over your head.
Bradshaw is correct; 3/5 is a decent rating.
Matthew McFadden is brilliant, though.
T & P
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Reynolds and his brand of humour are an acquired taste. My OH and I love him, so this was always going to be enjoyable even if mediocre- and as it happens I think it has a claim to being the best of the trilogy.
I actually don’t care that much about its standing or relationship with the wider Marvel universe, even though I loved the cameos on show here. For me Deadpool is quite a separate beast from the rest of the franchise even though it has now been officially accepted into the fold, so I will always judge it as a comedy vehicle. And at that, it excels IMO.
I see it a bit like Always Sunny or Seth MacFarland’s work. If you generally like the brand, you’ll love it. If you don’t, you’ll hate it. And those who fall in the middle are likely to give it a 3/5 rating if good enough.
All I know is that I had to wipe tears of laughter from my eyes several times, something I have nor experienced for many years, so an acquired taste 10/10 for me, though I can perfectly understand if many others disagree.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I haven't seen it but I know I'm going to like it. Definitely my kind of humour.
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Oh in that case you’re going to love it
Whereas not necessarily the best quip, one of the top ones for me and also everyone else in the cinema came not form him but from the devastating one-line reply from Elektra, played by Jennifer Garner of course, when Deadpool first meets her and offers his condolences for the death of Daredevil, played by her ex-husband Ben Affleck .
Oh, and it’s definitely worth hanging around for the inevitable post-credits Easter Egg. Funny as
ruffneck23
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I'm glad peoples are enjoying it, and I hope you are glad I didn't spoiler the shit out of it.
AnnO'Neemus
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Just sneak some cans of ready-mix G&T into your regular cheaper cinema.Same here, treating ourselves to an Everyman cinema becaue I think this film deserves a few G&Ts to go with it
T & P
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For me it’s more about the peace of mind of worrying with the prospect of having to disturb people in my row to go to the loo halfway through the film. Everyman is more expensive but the extra wide rows mean I don’t have to force everyone to get up to let me through two times.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
I liked the Paul Rudd gag
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Saw this last night. I would describe it as very average.
I found the fight scenes tedious. There was little to no agency. "Let's have a fight" seemingly no reason . . . or " We have to fight to get to the other side", but you know they will.
Not only was it a surprisingly straightforward story, it was one we have seen in marvel films over and over again.
main character is lost (though this is really not well developed, and not well resolved and does not sit well with his previously established character traits). He goes on a quest to recruit an unwilling, belligerent, hard drinking partner. They get sent to a trash planet / void that they have to escape (we have seen similar in Loki, Quantum relm, Thor Ragnarock etc) Then they have to save universe from the big baddie by crossing the streams (though this time it wasn't even foreshadowed) which will kill them (but obvioulsy won't). It was also another marvel story with too big of a consequence to even care about (the end of existence again)
It was enjoyable enough, but that first and second Deadpool film actually had a story with outcomes that you cared about. This was just a series of sketches.
I found the fight scenes tedious. There was little to no agency. "Let's have a fight" seemingly no reason . . . or " We have to fight to get to the other side", but you know they will.
Not only was it a surprisingly straightforward story, it was one we have seen in marvel films over and over again.
main character is lost (though this is really not well developed, and not well resolved and does not sit well with his previously established character traits). He goes on a quest to recruit an unwilling, belligerent, hard drinking partner. They get sent to a trash planet / void that they have to escape (we have seen similar in Loki, Quantum relm, Thor Ragnarock etc) Then they have to save universe from the big baddie by crossing the streams (though this time it wasn't even foreshadowed) which will kill them (but obvioulsy won't). It was also another marvel story with too big of a consequence to even care about (the end of existence again)
It was enjoyable enough, but that first and second Deadpool film actually had a story with outcomes that you cared about. This was just a series of sketches.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Hmm. Actually mostly agree with you on this.
It's the cameos and knowledge of previous films and shows that make it easier to engage, but if you're going in cold, maybe not.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Lucky for me I didn't need to go to the cinema. Seems You Tube has been bombarded with it. It gets deleted pretty quick, but as long as you have started watching you can get to the end. I have had it come up as a 'recommended' video three times now, under titles like "hollywood blockbuster" or "Cooking show".
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Have noticed that recently, there's a lot of blockbusters appearing on the platform, but when it comes to it, would rather watch old (sometimes really old) films there.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I was probably going to go to the cinema as a treat (as I am on my own at home while my family spend two months in Japan). I'm quite glad I didn't.
I didn't enjoy DP2 as much as 1, and I expected it to maybe be at that level . . . But it wasn't.
None of the characters seemed well developed with decent motivation. The film just happened and the characters all went along with it. Only Peter had a proper seeded and resolved motivation / action.
I didn't enjoy DP2 as much as 1, and I expected it to maybe be at that level . . . But it wasn't.
None of the characters seemed well developed with decent motivation. The film just happened and the characters all went along with it. Only Peter had a proper seeded and resolved motivation / action.
