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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 3:29:52 GMT
I had thought that Cumberbatch’s American accent sounded like Hugh Laurie’s in Ragnarok, but here it sounds like—um, Robert Downey, Jr.
I like how they call each other “Bruce,” “Tony,” etc., rather than “Hulk,” “Iron Man,” etc. It makes them feel like actual people.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 3:34:15 GMT
Who the heck is Friday? The only person I know by that name is Jack Webb.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 3:36:41 GMT
I still don’t get the suit. As much as I like magic (and nigh-magical costumes coming from nowhere), it takes me out of the attempts at realism.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 3:39:09 GMT
Similarities to Green Lantern, mostly in the alien-wizard’s design.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 3:45:03 GMT
I hate that dumb raccoon already.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 3:57:44 GMT
Well, the gang are back together, pretty much. Cap and Owl-Boy and Scarlett Johansson with dreadful dyed blond hair, and Scarlet Witchy Woman and the red alien butler. Which is all nice, but it makes the events of Civil War look pointless. That does seem to be a comic-book thing, though.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 14, 2019 4:09:48 GMT
Who the heck is Friday? The only person I know by that name is Jack Webb. and the guy on the left
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 4:11:47 GMT
Who the heck is Friday? The only person I know by that name is Jack Webb. and the guy on the left Oops. Um. I can only plead inexcusable oversight!
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 4:14:03 GMT
This flick has a larger cast than an Altman movie!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jan 14, 2019 4:14:34 GMT
Nalkarj Oversight is excused ..RC 'twas a long time ago …
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 14, 2019 4:30:57 GMT
OK, kids, I’m pausing this for the night—will pick it up tomorrow.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 4:46:40 GMT
It’s late, but I’m gonna watch a bit more if anyone wants to join me here in the live-blog…
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 4:50:09 GMT
The epic sci-fi stuff curiously makes it feel like it’s not a superhero flick. Also—poor Spidey. I like this iteration, but he never gets a chance to act like Spidey; he’s just another cog in the machine.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 4:56:07 GMT
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come or Lord of the Rings wraith?
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 5:00:51 GMT
“Fanaticism is redoubling your effort when you’ve forgotten your aim.”
Thanos, not a particularly accomplished philosopher, should have read more Santayana. Weirdly effective scene—“weird” because I’ve just met these characters, yet it’s still somehow a strong and powerful scene. Very well-done.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 5:02:55 GMT
As good as the scene is, the humor before and after it don’t work.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 5:08:37 GMT
Hulk-Iron Man.
The African warriors are like the warriors in Wonder Woman.
Again, the order of the scenes seems misplaced.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 5:11:47 GMT
Much less-satisfying, Avengers-esque fight sequence now. Just blow-it-up stuff.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 5:16:49 GMT
Is it weird that I like Thor in this movie more than in any of his movies? He’s just plain cool here, but without the goofiness of Ragnarok.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 15, 2019 5:19:40 GMT
Thanos’s basic philosophy:
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