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Post by charzhino on Nov 7, 2017 11:27:38 GMT
But these aren't dramas. They. Are. Action/Adventure. Movies. These movies are in the same vein as Star Wars, Indiana Jones and other pulp movies. They are action-fantasy dramas. The best X-films have more drama than action/comedy tropes. Just look at DOFP or Logan. Call it pretentious or self-important, its more challenging to viewers over the age of 18 who have to keep their attention instead of turning off your brain and laughing non stop through a CGI laden adaptation and not a proper movie. That won't get Xmen to a billion dollars but atleast they dont go for the easy option. |
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Post by formersamhmd on Nov 7, 2017 13:34:29 GMT
But these aren't dramas. They. Are. Action/Adventure. Movies. These movies are in the same vein as Star Wars, Indiana Jones and other pulp movies. Just look at DOFP or Logan. Call it pretentious or self-important, I do, and they are. And yes, you can "turn your brain off" just as much with those films. Especially Logan, since they substituted blood and cursing for most everything else. |
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Post by charzhino on Nov 7, 2017 14:27:52 GMT
Just look at DOFP or Logan. Call it pretentious or self-important, I do, and they are. And yes, you can "turn your brain off" just as much with those films. Especially Logan, since they substituted blood and cursing for most everything else. Nope. Let's look at the Rotten Tomatoes consensus for DOFP and Logan. And by best elements in the franchise they are talking about good storytelling and dramatic conflict. Now lets see Disney-MCU films from this year: Yep i think anyone with any reasoning can clearly see which films require audiences to turn off their brains and which requires them to think. |
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Post by formersamhmd on Nov 7, 2017 14:33:38 GMT
Nope. Let's look at the Rotten Tomatoes consensus for DOFP and Logan.[/quote] You mean the ones they got from their boosters? DOFP for bringing the old cast and Singer back and Logan for being Jackman's swan song? And the booster of the old cast coming back to get their silly fairytale ending. Didn't need boosters. BTW, "best elements of the series" is pretty vague and can just as easily be used for that stuff you decry in the MCU movies too. It's deliberately vague so the reviewer wouldn't have to admit "I like it because the first cast came back." |
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Post by coldenhaulfield on Nov 11, 2017 20:42:06 GMT
Yeah, because Ryan Reynolds was in charge and not FOX. Now they're paying attention...which doesn't bode well. Nah, FOX just made a great movie. It bodes well. |
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Post by formersamhmd on Nov 11, 2017 21:11:19 GMT
Yeah, because Ryan Reynolds was in charge and not FOX. Now they're paying attention...which doesn't bode well. Nah, FOX just made a great movie. It bodes well. Logan? That was only received well due to it being Jackman's Swan Song. |
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Post by coldenhaulfield on Nov 11, 2017 21:31:17 GMT
Nah, FOX just made a great movie. It bodes well. Logan? That was only received well due to it being Jackman's Swan Song. Nah, it was the real deal. |
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Post by formersamhmd on Nov 11, 2017 22:03:31 GMT
Logan? That was only received well due to it being Jackman's Swan Song. Nah, it was the real deal. Nope, take away it being Jackman's last performance and take away Logan dying in the end (same with Xavier) and it'd be less well received. |
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