Comic Book Movies

[Dr. Insomniac]

[Dr. Insomniac]

Here's a video explaining how a particularly obscure and one-note villain like Ego the Living Planet was re-invented into one of the MCU's most interesting villains.

[Avaitor]

Deadpool 2 was really entertaining. I'd call it an improvement over the first one for the most part. That said, there were a couple of racist jokes that didn't need to be there, and it took a while for Cable to land as a character. But it's funnier than the first, has better action, and delivered its story beats in a stronger manner, which is everything you could ask for.

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It was good as hell. There were some troubling aspects and cringeworthy attempts at humor but it's genuinely one of the most enjoyable movies I've ever seen and I loved every minute. It's not the Deadpool sequel I would personally have made, nor is it a particularly great adaptation of the source material in all honesty, but goddamn was it fun. Glad to see my baby get another great film, and I can't wait for whatever Fox does next with him, Domino, and X-Force!

[Daikun]

The best scenes from Thor: Ragnarok's Japanese dub.

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The best scenes from Thor: Ragnarok's Japanese dub.

YES

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

That's All Might's VA doing the voice of Thor, BTW.

[Daikun]

That's All Might's VA doing the voice of Thor, BTW.

Noice!

[Avaitor]

So Ant-Man and Wasp this weekend. The reception is looking strong for it, particularly in two elements I was most curious about- it is an improvement over the first one, and it will answer some things about the ending of Infinity War. I still don't know if we really needed a sequel for it, but I'm reasonably excited.

I'm hoping to see it Saturday, but I have no guarantees yet. It depends on my girlfriend's timing.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Just got back from seeing it. I liked it about as much as the first one, more or less. It was mostly fun but dragged in a few places. As far as the more comedic Marvel movies go I personally prefer Thor: Ragnarok, but this one did get in quite a few genuinely funny moments of it's own. Michael Douglas also felt like he had more to do here, so that was nice as well.

And you'll see the mid-credits scene's "twist" coming a mile away, but it still doesn't make the tie-in any less cool or satisfying to see.

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[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

James Gunn has been fired from the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 by Disney: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786

[Dr. Insomniac]

I don't think they should have fired him. Yeah, those tweets are offensive, but it's clear he was doing it as a joke and not because of an actual desire to touch children. He's the director of Tromeo and Juliet, and was pretty provocative up until he got hired to do Marvel movies. And just because he was friends with Huddleston doesn't mean he should be guilty by association.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I know that this is a subject layered with controversy, which I usually tend to stay away from, but I agree. This isn't a Nobuhiro Watsuki incident where he was literally caught in the act of collecting child pornography. Gunn was clearly just trying to be shocking, which is something that happens on the Internet literally all of the time. I'm not saying that it was necessarily right of him to joke about stuff like that, but I don't believe that he actually supports child pornography and firing him over having him publicly apologize for decades-old statements that were clearly not meant to be taken seriously seems really extreme to me. However, this decision goes above Feige and it's clear that Disney doesn't want to be associated with any form of bad press or controversy whatsoever. Hell, had they owned Marvel before Iron Man came out, I doubt that they ever would have allowed Robert Downey Jr. to be cast based on his past criminal record with narcotics.

I'm not excusing what Gunn said in the past. However, I do genuinely believe him when he says that he has long moved past such disgusting, juvenile humor.

[Dr. Insomniac]

It is annoying that all it took was ages-old tweets to fire Gunn, yet Disney never kicked out Johnny Depp from those Pirates movies even after the domestic violence and drug abuse cases became public. And while one could argue that Depp is too much of a cash cow to fire, surely that should also apply to Gunn in regards to Guardians' success.