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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Easy E wrote: Yeah, I want it as a animated Disney movie......
According to Google, Amazon MGM Studios own the rights to RoboCop, so no RoboCop Disney movie for you...
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
Easy E wrote: Yeah, I want it as a animated Disney movie......
According to Google, Amazon MGM Studios own the rights to RoboCop, so no RoboCop Disney movie for you...
Until Disney buys out Amazon MGM too, like they're buying everything else. Disney's probable end goal is to become the sole purveyor of entertainment in the USA, if not the world.
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I liked the theory the reason Disney kept putting good actors in mediocre films was to stop others making good films with those people in and therefore smothering competition
2025/01/29 18:32:07
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
I know it's going to suck (99.44% ivory sure) but for some reason I really want to see this.
It seems like they're playing up the romance angle in ads and it's releasing on Valentine's Day of all days but I wonder if it'll primarily be an action flick with a romance subplot/elements instead. Worst case scenario is that I end up liking it and file it under "guilty but cringey pleasure" along with AVP1 and Stardust.
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2025/01/29 18:39:29
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
Aside from the tragedy of Chadwick Boseman passing away when the MCU really needed someone to fill the shoes of Chris Evens as the center that holds (no offense to Sam but the actor just isn't carrying the same weight, you know?) the biggest tragedy of post Infinity War MCU imo is that Dr. Strange isn't really allowed to be a strong hero.
He's an donkey-cave most of the time whenever he shows up in someone else's movie. Like a huge dick. Just needlessly abrasive in a way that seems to betray his character development in Strange 1. Then in Strange 2, it feels more like Wanda's movie than Strange's because I honestly can't even remember what Strange really does in the movie except try to stop Wanda and generally not succeed until Wanda does a 180 on her whole path of evil.
Most of our heroes emerge from their first movies wiser and more responsible. But Strange? He sought out the sorcerers for selfish reasons - to heal his hands so he can get back to being famous surgeon. And once he proves incredibly adept? His old arrogance reasserts itself.
Not necessarily in a nasty way like. But he’s definitely way, way over confident. Which is explored with some success in Multiverse of Madness - he always knows best. Only he can say what should happen.
He’s kind of like Stark, without a Cap to rein him in.
Which is why he plays so well against Wanda.
Poor old Wanda. Since she was a kid, she’s been treated as little more than a weapon to be controlled. She’s allowed to use her powers only when it suits others.
She tries to do the right thing, and ends up losing her parents, then her brother, then the love of her life twice in about five minutes, with the first there being at her own hand for the benefit of others.
She then loses the plot, and goes ‘nanners, creating a fantasy life where she’s just left alone with her new family. Until, once again, another person sees her solely as a source of personal power to be exploi
Just a life of nothing but trauma and exploitation, despite her frankly ridiculous powers.
Strange? Oh he can just do whatever he wants, that’s fine. He can be trusted with magic, because he says he can be trusted with magic.
Automatically Appended Next Post: As for Multiverse of Magic? I think that was more about showing Strange his actions have a cost. That he’s not always right. That, perhaps, his selfishness and arrogance will always colour his approach. Even when he gets the win, it doesn’t mean he was therefore completely right in every way.
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Looks interesting and even has Sir Anthony Hopkins in it!
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
I don't think being full of himself is the problem.
The problem is that he comes off as completely unlikable. You can have characters who are likable but completely full of themselves; see Greg House, Rodney McKay, and Tony Stark as played by Robby Down J.
A character can be an arrogant ass and still be likeable.
When Strange shows up in other people's films, he's an arrogant ass and he's unlikable.
LordofHats wrote: I don't think being full of himself is the problem.
The problem is that he comes off as completely unlikable. You can have characters who are likable but completely full of themselves; see Greg House, Rodney McKay, and Tony Stark as played by Robby Down J.
A character can be an arrogant ass and still be likeable.
When Strange shows up in other people's films, he's an arrogant ass and he's unlikable.
Tony Stark is the only one in that list who hasn't reminded people that his name starts with"Doctor."
BorderCountess wrote: Just because you're doing something right doesn't necessarily mean you know what you're doing...
It’s a bit funny to me that it’s Dr Strange in the first place. As he is a surgeon, if it was in the UK, he would be Mr Strange due to entertaining historical shenanigans
Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
Flinty wrote: It’s a bit funny to me that it’s Dr Strange in the first place. As he is a surgeon, if it was in the UK, he would be Mr Strange due to entertaining historical shenanigans
Can you help me with that, because I've heard this before, but I remember Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes referred to John Watson as Doctor...
(I also wondered if your name was John Watson if you'd be pressured into becoming an Army Doctor... I know this has to be a thing, otherwise we wouldn't have the United States Navy's PR dream commanding a vessel: Captain James Kirk.)
BorderCountess wrote: Just because you're doing something right doesn't necessarily mean you know what you're doing...
It's a historical thing. In theory "Doctor" refers to physicians, specifically members of the Royal College of Physicians, while members of the Royal College of Surgeons are simply Mr. It comes from the time when surgeons were less prestigious than doctors, and were often barber-surgeons who were seen as basically butchers. Obviously as surgery has advanced things have kind of gone the other way.
In terms of army and navy 'surgeons' they were likely actual doctors who performed surgery because they were the only ones there.
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pgmason wrote: It's a historical thing. In theory "Doctor" refers to physicians, specifically members of the Royal College of Physicians, while members of the Royal College of Surgeons are simply Mr. It comes from the time when surgeons were less prestigious than doctors, and were often barber-surgeons who were seen as basically butchers. Obviously as surgery has advanced things have kind of gone the other way.
In terms of army and navy 'surgeons' they were likely actual doctors who performed surgery because they were the only ones there.
Thank you very much.
BorderCountess wrote: Just because you're doing something right doesn't necessarily mean you know what you're doing...
warboss wrote: I know it's going to suck (99.44% ivory sure) but for some reason I really want to see this.
It seems like they're playing up the romance angle in ads and it's releasing on Valentine's Day of all days but I wonder if it'll primarily be an action flick with a romance subplot/elements instead. Worst case scenario is that I end up liking it and file it under "guilty but cringey pleasure" along with AVP1 and Stardust.
Attractive leads... nice idea, should be good imo. I really enjoyed stardust though.
Most of our heroes emerge from their first movies wiser and more responsible. But Strange? He sought out the sorcerers for selfish reasons - to heal his hands so he can get back to being famous surgeon. And once he proves incredibly adept? His old arrogance reasserts itself.
Not necessarily in a nasty way like. But he’s definitely way, way over confident. Which is explored with some success in Multiverse of Madness - he always knows best. Only he can say what should happen.
He’s kind of like Stark, without a Cap to rein him in.
Which is why he plays so well against Wanda.
Poor old Wanda. Since she was a kid, she’s been treated as little more than a weapon to be controlled. She’s allowed to use her powers only when it suits others.
She tries to do the right thing, and ends up losing her parents, then her brother, then the love of her life twice in about five minutes, with the first there being at her own hand for the benefit of others.
She then loses the plot, and goes ‘nanners, creating a fantasy life where she’s just left alone with her new family. Until, once again, another person sees her solely as a source of personal power to be exploi
Just a life of nothing but trauma and exploitation, despite her frankly ridiculous powers.
Strange? Oh he can just do whatever he wants, that’s fine. He can be trusted with magic, because he says he can be trusted with magic.
Automatically Appended Next Post: As for Multiverse of Magic? I think that was more about showing Strange his actions have a cost. That he’s not always right. That, perhaps, his selfishness and arrogance will always colour his approach. Even when he gets the win, it doesn’t mean he was therefore completely right in every way.
Pepper and his daughter is more important to reign in Tony than Cap. Strange has nothing and no-one.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2025/02/03 21:46:38
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2025/02/08 02:05:41
Subject: Re:Thread for Upcoming Movies and Trailers
warboss wrote: I know it's going to suck (99.44% ivory sure) but for some reason I really want to see this.
It seems like they're playing up the romance angle in ads and it's releasing on Valentine's Day of all days but I wonder if it'll primarily be an action flick with a romance subplot/elements instead. Worst case scenario is that I end up liking it and file it under "guilty but cringey pleasure" along with AVP1 and Stardust.
The script has been leaked online and it's
Spoiler:
not good.
Not a serious spoiler, just a comment on the quality.
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