Deadpool

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i think the list of things that McP likes is about the average length of a Tech Support thread

Outstanding.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i'd rather just watch ant man again

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I've still not seen Ant-Man.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I've still not seen Ant-Man.

it has paul rudd and that's all that matters

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I've still not seen Ant-Man.

it has paul rudd and that's all that matters

Paul's a good guy. I would never tell him that I still haven't seen it.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I've still not seen Ant-Man.

it has paul rudd and that's all that matters

Paul's a good guy. I would never tell him that I still haven't seen it.

i feel like self is our paul rudd agree or not agree?

[The Argonaut]

i don't trust argo as far as I could throw him, and i feel like i could throw him pretty far

He listed some of the jokes that I rolled my eyes at. I'm not trying to give this movie a full-throated endorsement. If you don't see this movie, you'll be fine. But if you get dragged to it (like I did), you shouldn't resist too much.

[epilogue]

I've still not seen Ant-Man.

it has paul rudd and that's all that matters

Paul's a good guy. I would never tell him that I still haven't seen it.

i feel like self is our paul rudd agree or not agree?

Yeah, I can get on board with that. Absolutely.

[BurtReynolds]

now I want to see it.

The film has a self-deprecating tone that’s riotous. It’s never been done before. It’s poking fun at Marvel. That label takes itself so seriously, can you imagine them making fun of themselves in a movie? They’d rather stab themselves."

That's a quote from Deadline Hollywood, attributing it to a Hollywood "suit." I love Deadline and get a lot of my film business news from them. And I love Deadpool even more - the film is hilariously funny, has lots of heart, and is exactly what we need right now, taking true risks in spectacle film - but COME THE FUCK ON. That's no reason to rewrite history. This quote has to have been said by the dumbest fucking Hollywood exec in the history of dumb fucking Hollywood execs.
Let's ignore Guardians for a moment, a movie that survives from moment to moment building itself up and cutting itself down - God knows I'm biased about that one. But what do you think Favreau and Downey did in Iron Man? What the fuck was Ant-Man??!
Come on, Deadline.
After every movie smashes records people here in Hollywood love to throw out the definitive reasons why the movie was a hit. I saw it happen with Guardians. It "wasn't afraid to be fun" or it "was colorful and funny" etc etc etc. And next thing I know I hear of a hundred film projects being set up "like Guardians," and I start seeing dozens of trailers exactly like the Guardians trailer with a big pop song and a bunch of quips. Ugh.
Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
Deadpool wasn't that. Deadpool was its own thing. THAT'S what people are reacting to. It's original, it's damn good, it was made with love by the filmmakers, and it wasn't afraid to take risks.
For the theatrical experience to survive, spectacle films need to expand their definition of what they can be. They need to be unique and true voices of the filmmakers behind them. They can't just be copying what came before them.
So, over the next few months, if you pay attention to the trades, you'll see Hollywood misunderstanding the lesson they should be learning with Deadpool. They'll be green lighting films "like Deadpool" - but, by that, they won't mean "good and original" but "a raunchy superhero film" or "it breaks the fourth wall." They'll treat you like you're stupid, which is the one thing Deadpool didn't do.
But hopefully in the midst of all this there will be a studio or two that will take the right lesson from this - like Fox did with Guardians by green-lighting Deadpool - and say - "Boy, maybe we can give them something they don't already have."
And that's who is going to succeed.
Have a great day.

[i got bugs]

Spoiler: show

I enjoyed him taunting the guy about killing him with a zamboni

Oh man yes, almost forgot about this

[RussellManiac12]

i don't trust argo as far as I could throw him, and i feel like i could throw him pretty far

He listed some of the jokes that I rolled my eyes at. I'm not trying to give this movie a full-throated endorsement. If you don't see this movie, you'll be fine. But if you get dragged to it (like I did), you shouldn't resist too much.

I rolled my eyes a few times, too. But most of the jokes worked.

I would give this movie a full-throated endorsement. I loved it because it didn't hold back. This and Kick-Ass are two of my favorite superhero movies for that reason.

[BurtReynolds]

I hated KickAss because I felt like it did hold back.

But the movie Super, now thats an awesome movie that didn't hold back! That one was great. The movie Kick Ass wishes it was.

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Super is the worst.

[BurtReynolds]

Super is the worst.

You're still wrong about that, eh?

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Super is the worst.

You're still wrong about that, eh?

Given my options, I never want to be right.

[BurtReynolds]

I wish Ellen Page wasn't a lesbo, I think I could have had a shot with her.

[stip]

I've still not seen Ant-Man.

See guardians first!

[epilogue]

I've still not seen Ant-Man.

See guardians first!

Oh yeah! I need to see that too.

[stip]

Have you seen avengers 2?

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Have you seen avengers 2?

I have not.