How about posts 7, 150, and 250 instead?
Hey, Hyuge. Just wondering if you were still making a character for Snakewood?
I didn't look at the name at first and got excited when I did. I'm sad because I need money to make money ; ;
If **** like this keeps happening, you won't need one.
I prefer rug burn.
Marc Webb owes Fox a movie, but he's pretty much tied up with Sony and his ASM franchise so Fox is giving him some leeway if he advertised X-Men: Days of Future Past somehow so he threw in a scene that wasn't in the trailers featuring Spoiler Mystique, Havoc, the new Toad, and two mutants who seem to be Ink and a new version of Quill (called Kid Omega in The Last Stand) The scene's already online if you don't want to watch it after ASM2 (or if you're like me and really had to pee at that point). Okay, so I finally got to see the movie. I gave it a day to digest before I came here to post my thoughts so...here they are. Spoiler First off, I loved the movie. It wasn't perfect, but I think it was great. The movie was really long, but it had several plots. Yeah, it was a bit...convoluted, but I think its runtime let it give ample time to (almost) everything (was the movie extra long? It felt really long to me. Not saying it's a bad thing, I barely noticed if it was "running over," but I felt like I was in the theatre for quite a bit). Most of the subplots seemed to lead up to the main one at the end or into each other in some way. Norman should have had some more screen time and I really wish they didn't cut the lines about Oscorp keeping tabs on Peter and Harry actually showing some affection for Peter while Norman brushes him off ("What about Peter?" "Not everyone gets a happy ending" Both of those scenes were cut from the film and I think it really would have helped the Peter/Harry dynamic). The story, like I said, had a bit too much going on without...really having too much going on. Does that make sense? So much stuff was going on, but, for me at least, you really weren't thinking about the other plots while the movie was focusing on one for the most part. That may just be me. Besides that, I give the story (pre-final battle story) a B. I don't like how much the series is focused on Peter's personal past and tying that into everything; even if it's more focused on his parents (well, more-so his dad. Come on, Mary gets no love?). I know the comic books have actually played with this in the past, but one of the biggest things about Spider-Man that I love is his sense of responsibility and guilt and most of that comes from his life AFTER he becomes Spider-Man. The film series on the other hand sometimes feels like it wants to give you a bunch of cliffhangers to keep you coming. It's not really a terrible strategy, but I don't think it's a good one either. On the actors themselves: everyone was perfect except for Norman, in my opinion. For the sake of the movie, I understand his portrayal since he was pretty much a background presence the entire time, but I really wanted someone to HATE. I guess it works out. You don't have to hate him as much as in the past because he's not really Peter's arch-nemesis. Garfield still strikes it better than Tobey did, in my opinion. I still say he's perfect for the role. He hit the every aspect of Peter he was given perfectly and then some, not to mention the stuff he himself added to the role. I still love seeing Peter's scientific side. And maybe it's because I have daddy issues, but the scenes involving Peter talking about his parents still pulls at my heartstrings easily. His wit, both as Spider-Man and as Peter, was spot-on. He showed a subtle difference between playing Peter and playing Spider-Man, but there was still enough of both with or without the suit. His love for Aunt May? Perfect. Emma Stone...is still flawless as Gwen. At first, I thought the scene after she slammed Electro with a car (nod to the Ultimate Death of Spider-Man, except with Gwen instead of Mary Jane and Electro instead of Goblin, maybe?) was a little off for her when she was yelling at Peter, but then it hit me that she was telling her that no one makes her decisions for her as a way of telling Peter to stop letting the memory of her dad define their relationship. At least, that's the way I see it. The first version of her speech at the beginning was too...obvious and I think the full version at the end was too convenient and not really what I expected her to say to her graduating classmates, but besides that, god, I love her in that role. Jamie Foxx's Electro was a bit weird at times. I mean, it's obvious that he's really bright, but not right in the head, but his obsession with Spider-Man was a bit...much. And then his hate for Spider-Man? Still a bit much, but considering that he had some kind of issues in his head, was practically in love with Spidey, and then felt betrayed, I think the hate worked better than the obsession. Also, I know a lot of people were so keen on the music playing that pretty much gave away Electro's thoughts, but I enjoyed it. I mean, it gave an easy transition from Spidey-love to Spidey-hate. Without hearing those voices, the sudden about-face would have seemed off. Also, who's to say that the voices weren't in his head and the music just played at the same time? Naming himself "Electro" seemed weird at first until I remembered how obsessed he was with Spider-Man. He only ever wanted to be a hero (and Gwen's replacement, probably) so why not give himself a theatric name like Spider-Man' did? Paul Giamatti was a bit...much as Rhino, but considering that he wanted to play it as over-the-top as possible, I think he succeeded. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?) he didn't have enough screen time for me to decide whether or not I liked him. Kudos to having Rhino print underwear, though lol BJ Novak's Alistair Smythe was definitely someone I enjoyed disliking. AND THE FACT THAT HE'S OBVIOUSLY BEING USED AS PRECURSOR TO SPIDER-SLAYER? HELL YES. I'm wondering if he'll be the bad guy for ASM3? I mean with the Sinister Six becoming a spin-off, he'd be a good way of keeping the antagonists connected to Oscorp for the main series. There's a chance he won't really become Spider-Slayer or invent them (in place of his dad), but I feel like they would have created an original character for that small role (like the Lizard's boss in the first one) instead of using an existing one. Or maybe, if Electro really did die, he'll be taking the spot we assumed Electro would have in the Sinister Six? Felicity Jones as Felicia: is she Felicia Hardy? Was it ever confirmed? Is she going to become Black Cat or not? I think so. The personality seemed like it was leading to that; she always seemed like she was plotting ahead or thinking "how is this situation going to be useful to me?" Plus, Felicity is really cute. Stan Lee as that guy who's in every movie: I think it's funny that he says "I think I know that guy!" but I didn't like the actual situation he was. One of the worse cameos, I think. The one I really wanted to talk about: Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn! First off, isn't it funny that the friend-turned-bad guy from Chronicle is the friend-turned bad guy in Spider-Man and the guy he killed in Chronicle is going to be Human Torch? I think so. Anyway, I feel like Harry and Peter happened to be too good of friends for two guys who haven't seen other since they were like 12. Besides that, I really think Dane his role perfectly in the way that Andrew did. I mean, he's definitely not the Harry I know from the comics nor even the previous movies, but he definitely the movie's character perfectly. I felt for him, I hoped for him, I cheered for him, Hell, I sympathized for him. But at the end? I hated him. He did the unthinkable act. And through it all, I understood him. I empathized with him at everything he did. The laugh he did when he first showed up as the Goblin was spectacular and gave me chills. I like the mutation look, but I don't understand why the ParkerDNA/SpiderVenom serum made him look like that? Besides that, I never put two and two together that if the Goblin kills Gwen in this movie and if Harry is the Goblin, then that meant that Harry would be killing her if it happened. It hit me right when he first showed up and noticed that Gwen was there (and you could actually see him rationalize Spider-Man's identity even if he didn't recognize Peter's voice somehow. That suspense kept me at the edge of my seat throughout the whole fight. I swear, my heart would race during faster points and time would slow down during the more suspenseful moments. I almost shat myself each time Peter caught Gwen or dove after her. And when the web jerked, I hoped for one split second that Marc Webb was going to surprise me andEmmawouldliveforatleastonemoremov-THUD. My heart stopped and I realized I was biting my hands the whole time. I think her death was handled very well (although a clocktower isn't a timeless image like a bridge is). However, a) Harry getting knocked unconscious seemed too easy and b)I still think it would have had more of an impact if they did in the third movie and gave us a little more time with Gwen, but...I don't think I could have handled more impact than that lol Maybe it's just me and with what Spider-Man means to me as a person, and knowing this part of his history, seeing her death hit me hard. The ending was on a much lighter note and I think handled Peter's grief well (Though I still think her speech was too convenient too be plausible, but I didn't really care because I could hear Gwen again and I don't think the movie would have let the audience get rid off a character they probably weren't ready to lose. Still, I do hope that we see him mourn her still in the third movie and not just moving on right away. Her chemistry with Garfield was just...really perfect. I think showing Peter completely broken at her death was a lot better in the movie than in the comic where he swore to kill the Goblin. My biggest gripe with Gwen's death, though, Harry and Peter didn't really seem like the type of arch-nemeses that would actually kill yet. Seeing the Gentleman in the Hat again was a good scene in the movie, revealing that it wasn't Norman (who I thought it would be). Not sure how he knows Harry, though. For those who want to know who he is: Spoiler Gustav Fiers was a really wealthy enemy of Spider-Man who used his unlimited money to put the Sinister Six together. He hated Spider-man because Richard and Mary Parker were enemies of his father (he knows Peter is Spider-Man). Apparently, he was actually supposed to be Electro initially, but that was changed. Though the movie was long enough, I'm still a bit put off about not having Mary Jane in the movie. I mean, I wasn't happy with her casting, but I think it would be a bit more of a vital plotpoint that she and Gwen knew each other before Gwen died. Still, I don't think the movie could have handled one more subplot. tl;dr: I liked it. Now to wait for ASM3, Sinister Six, and Venom. Plus, I really liked the soundtrack. /Bueno'sHighReviewoftheDay Also, funny story. The scene right where Electro showed up, right after he absorbed the car's electricity, the power in our theatre turned off for a minute. It finally came back on and the manager told us that they had a power surge and it should be back up in about ten minutes, right where the movie left off. Eventually, the sound came back, but not the video. After twenty minutes of that, people started leaving. A different manager promised us it would be fixed in five minutes and we told her that we were told that earlier. She seemed surprised and personally gave everyone a free pass to a movie since ours was the only room to not have been working still. The movie started again right after that, though about fifteen minutes behind. Jesus, I went to the 10:50 show and I got home at 2:30. But hey, free pass.
1. Sad 2. Wolverine
And tomorrow is Revenge of the Fifth.
Well, this can all be explained by a millenia-old philosophy with roots before Plato, but he was the one that actually noticed it and brought it to everyone's attention by using it as a story-telling tool. It's mentioned in the holy books of most religions, albeit worded differently for each, and even several secular historical documents. So to quote, Socrates: "Bros before hoes."[DOUBLEPOST=1399177886][/DOUBLEPOST] This is how I see you with the Spam Zone
Can't wait~ Anyway, I'm aiming to start sometime within a week. Working on some of the first posts now.
"How do you know I'm working with Slade Wilson?" "Because...I'm the Arrow." "...I should have known." HOW DID YOU NOT KNOW?
If it was already enabled, I would have already Liked, Useful'd, and Informative'd this post. I do agree with what was said about more neutral or negative ratings. Rude and Needs Improvement sound good. Just a thought: could "Useful" be added to the Help with Life section?
Oh, that's who Angela is. I knew that Thor and Loki had a sister named that, but I had no idea it was that specific character. I've only read GotG's "Trial of Jean Grey" arc so I had no idea who she was.
We'll be switching to some other hosting site in a week.
This may just be me, but I think what works for the comic books doesn't work for the movies when it comes to production. To use an example or two from both Marvel and DC: 1. Marvel: This summer, Marvel is doing "3 Months to Die" for Wolverine, a story arc in his own series that counts down (so 3 issues: 3 Months to Die, 2 Months to Die, 1 Month to Die) and culminating in a (I think) four issue limited series called "Death of Wolverine" (yes, they're apparently killing Wolverine off for a bit). So DoW and 3MtD are two different series, one just being the finale of sorts (or the other being the lead up to one?). The author for 3MtD is not the author for DoW (Charles Soule<3). 2. DC: Just published the third issue of "Batman Eternal" a weekly series that'll last a whole year. Scott Snyder (<3. No relation to Zack, I checked) is the mastermind behind it (as well as the current writer for Batman and a couple of non-DC, creator-owned series). Eternal is weekly while most of his other comics, if not all, are monthly. Snyder came up with the story he wanted to tell throughout that year and the broad outline for it, but there's a rotating staff of authors (and I'm assuming artists) behind it. So Scott will work on a few issues then hand it over to someone else, and so on and so forth. He's been working on it for some time with them so they all know what has to happen. Long story short: it's very common for comic books, if not the default practice, for different authors to be a part of the same project. In movies, however, it's different. Joss Whedon wasn't behind Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, the tie-in comics, or even the Marvel One-Shots, but he was handed the reins for Avengers. Obviously, he was able to do what he wanted, but he had to work off of what was already established by other people in other movies; hence, it was obviously rushed (that and I think Marvel was a little over-excited to get Avengers. See: Captain America: The First Avenger). Keeping one director for the Justice League movies, in my opinion, it shouldn't be rushed. He has (apparently) the discretion to lay out his own groundwork and his work his way up to the final project (Justice League). The problem is that WB wants to catch up to Marvel so they're rushing it, regardless. /$.02
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I might.
Yeah. i can't agree more actually.
