Re: Re: superhero shitã By: hollowone to Arelor on Wed Sep 06 2023 12:21 amãã > I like recent revival of Polish gangster/action/thriller movies, also a lot > kind of stuff is scary, not in the horror terms, but real life experience teãI don't remember watching any Polish movie recently, but I do remember watchingsome from a variety of Eastern Europe countries.ããThe noir ones certainly looked more gritty than Hollywood candy. None of themãwere great but I remember some pretty decent ones.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Re: Re: superhero shitã By: candycane to Arelor on Wed Sep 06 2023 08:35 amãã > Didn't know that. So it's basically propaganda?ããNot *openly*, but you can certainly notice they reinforce the stereotypes thatãthe powers that be want you to interiorize.ããNow, you can really see actors and film makers actively endorse the powers thatbe quite a lot out of the screen.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Re: Re: superhero shitã By: Arelor to candycane on Sun Sep 10 2023 05:17 pmãã >> Didn't know that. So it's basically propaganda?ãã Ar> Not *openly*, but you can certainly notice they reinforce the stereotypesã Ar> that the powers that be want you to interiorize.ããRight, quiet propoganda :>ããcandycaneãã===ãuser is generated from /dev/urandomãã...In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ -=[ ConstructiveChaos BBS | conchaos.synchro.net ]=-ã

Re: superhero shitã By: MRO to All on Fri Sep 01 2023 00:43:20ãã MR> Is everyone pretty much DONE with superhero movies and tv shows?ã MR> It's like the zombie shit they played out years ago.ããI don't think people are "DONE" with the content so much that most of the stories are very played out and formula driven. Disney/Marvel in particular are pretty bad about not creating any real tension or consequence (more below).ãã MR> and now they are trying to milk starwars.ããAn example of this, is that Disney/Lucas Star Wars has used a light saber through the gut a total of 4 times in recent TV and Movies, and the characters lived through it... this should simply not be the case... It absolutely should be a fatal blow. Hot plasma burning essential organs should mean death. At least the got that right in Episode 1. They removed consequences.ããAnd while the Andor series was pretty good, and the first couple seasons of Mandalorean were good, the studio (Kennedy) just seems to have too much influence over the movies and series and compelling story is lost over "flawless" characters, or characters that don't learn.ããEpisode 4 of Ahsoka was better than the other three, but still not great. Ray Stevenson is one of the few bright points in the series, and the only character who seems to match the stoicism the character should have. Sabine and Hera don't match their animated counterparts at all and Ahsoka herself seems a bit off. Savine, Hera and Ahsoka all seem to be stoic for no real reason, and lacking other character in order to hide any potential character flaws, or ability to grow as parts.ããI think there's still room for super hero and scifi driven stories, but they have to be good. Have decent motivation, character development and work for it. For as bad as Game of Thrones ended, at least they did interresting things, like killing off main characters through the seasons. Disney seems absolutely incapable of this anymore.ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: superhero shitã By: Ewing to Nightfox on Sat Sep 02 2023 08:09:07ãã Ew> They just feel all the same to me. Every other movie I've watched in theã Ew> Marvel category of late I've ended up tuning out and doing something elseã Ew> - just leaving it on in the background.ããThey follow a very similar formula arch over the movies... the characters are slightly different but the pacing is much the same, and there's no real tention or risk in any of it. If they did something different, leave the ending with a bad guy winning, or a character that actually grows, or someone of significance actually dying (I don't think Iron Man in infinity war quite counts since it's more of a one off that people knew was coming).ãã Ew> I've had Disney+ since it launched here in 2019 but just cancelled myã Ew> subscription as I haven't seen anything of note released for a whileã Ew> that's not from Marvel.ããYou can't get Hulu without Disney+, but may be dropping that since we aren't using the Live TV feeds as much lately.ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: superhero shitã By: Ewing to MRO on Sat Sep 02 2023 08:16:47ãã Ew> And while I did enjoy the first one, Shazam Fury of the Gods was anotherã Ew> waste of time. I really wanted to like it as I love Helen Mirren andã Ew> enjoyed the first one but I couldn't get into it.ããBlue Beetle was fun, similar to first Shazam, not great but fun. May want to give "Invincible" and "The Boys" a look on Amazon. Quite a bit different than the formula shows.ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: Re: superhero shitã By: Nightfox to MRO on Mon Sep 04 2023 22:20:16ãã Ni> I heard they're (finally) making a sequel to Beetlejuice, with Michaelã Ni> Keaton and Wynona Rider returning, set to be released next year.ã Ni> I'd been hearing rumors about this since around 2012 or so, but now itã Ni> sounds like it's actually happening.ããWith the SAG-AFRA strike(s), I think almost everything is on hold and may not see nearly as much this next year or so. Would be happy to see another Beetlejuice all the same.ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã

Re: Re: superhero shitã By: Tracker1 to Nightfox on Mon Sep 11 2023 08:49 pmãã Ni>> I heard they're (finally) making a sequel to Beetlejuice, with Michaelã Ni>> Keaton and Wynona Rider returning, set to be released next year. I'd beenã Ni>> hearing rumors about this since around 2012 or so, but now it sounds likeã Ni>> it's actually happening.ãã Tr> With the SAG-AFRA strike(s), I think almost everything is on hold and mayã Tr> not see nearly as much this next year or so. Would be happy to seeã Tr> another Beetlejuice all the same.ããI just saw some articles today that say filming for the new Beetlejuice is almost complete, and Tim Burton said the movie is 99% finished..ããNightfoxãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.comã

Re: superhero shitã By: Tracker1 to MRO on Mon Sep 11 2023 08:39 pmãã Tr> characters lived through it... this should simply not be the case... Itã Tr> absolutely should be a fatal blow. Hot plasma burning essential organsã Tr> should mean death. At least the got that right in Episode 1. They removedã Tr> consequences. ããAlso an apt metaphor for the franchise as a whole.ãã Tr> Disney seems absolutely incapable of this anymore.ããI just think they don't try anymore.ããcandycaneãã===ãuser is generated from /dev/urandomãã...History tends to exaggerate.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ -=[ ConstructiveChaos BBS | conchaos.synchro.net ]=-ã

Tracker1 wrote to Ewing <=-ãã Tr> Blue Beetle was fun, similar to first Shazam, not great but fun. Mayã Tr> want to give "Invincible" and "The Boys" a look on Amazon. Quite a bitã Tr> different than the formula shows.ãããI enjoyed "The Boys", love the trope of a world where superheroes areãthe norm.ããThere was an ITV series called "No Heroics", about a world full ofãsuperheroes. It was a Friends-like storyline with some b-listãsuperheroes, like ElectroFlash, a woman who can talk to machines (andãuses her powers to get money and cigarettes from ATMs and vendingãmachines), a man with a drinking problem and the ability to see 30ãseconds into the future, and The Hotness, a guy who can make smallãfires on his hands - he's seen using his powers to heat a microwaveãentree at home in front of telly.ããA similar movie came out years ago called "Mystery Men", it's prettyãentertaining if you like the trope.ãããã... A journey of a thousand sandwiches begins with a single cut.ã--- MultiMail/Win v0.52ã þ Synchronet þ .: realitycheckbbs.org :: scientia potentia est :.ã

Re: Re: superhero shitã By: poindexter FORTRAN to Tracker1 on Wed Sep 13 2023 06:49 amãã > A similar movie came out years ago called "Mystery Men", it's prettyã > entertaining if you like the trope.ããThis is my favorite all-time movie. I know I might be the only one on the planet though haha. It was perfect for when it came out though.ãã---TLMãã---ã þ Synchronet þ I filled this out to keep people from complaining...ã

Re: Re: superhero shitã By: Nightfox to Tracker1 on Mon Sep 11 2023 16:43:29ãã Ni> I just saw some articles today that say filming for the new Beetlejuice isã Ni> almost complete, and Tim Burton said the movie is 99% finished..ããSweet!ã ã ã-- ãMichael J. Ryan ã+o roughneckbbs.com ãtracker1@roughneckbbs.comãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Roughneck BBS - roughneckbbs.comã