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  1. Kilmer's son sounds uncannily like him, but there's also been a physical toll that I don't think would translate well to this setting. Maybe a short scene like he has in Top Gun: Maverick could work but beyond that I don't think his body would be up to anything else.
  2. The 5.4 user score on Metacritic would say otherwise. Most fans felt indifferent to KOTCS at best, with very few praising it for much. Even Spielberg has trashed talked the movie at this point. Mangold is a great director and hopefully can give Indy a good farwell.
  3. https://screenrant.com/spider-man-no-way-home-cgi-not-finished/ Here's one link I could find, though I'm sure there's a variety of Youtube and Reddit comparisons detailing how the differences. Basically just touching up stuff, mainly from the final battle, most noticeably on Tobey's costume I'd say.
  4. Effects Houses are overrun with projects right now and many cannot meet the deadlines that the studios want to hit. Because COVID delayed so many projects, there's now a logjam of things that need to all get done in a short span of time, and with fewer effects companies than in years past due to many smaller ones shutting down there's simply not enough people to do the work effectively. I'm sure it will look better by August, but even Spider-Man had to be touched up before it hit homes to finish the CGI in the finale after the theatrical release.
  5. Based on rumors of another Doctor being spotted in Cardiff recently, I don't think Tennant and Tate are the only returning actors, just that they're getting ready to film on location which would obviously be spotted by paparazzi and RTD just wanted to get ahead of the news.
  6. My MCU tv rankings 1. Hawkeye 2. WandaVision 3. Moon Knight 4. Loki 5. What If 6. Falcon and the Winter Soldier
  7. This one has Wanda, whose become a beloved character for many as well as a Strange who has crossed over many of the other characters and become important for many. Add to that, the return of Raimi to a comic book movie and people were interested. Personally, I really enjoyed it so I'm sure the word of mouth will have a big role in its overall box office. Experimenting and going outside the mold can pay off. I hope Marvel does it more now that they see the results.
  8. I am quite happy that Marvel trusted Raimi and let him do his thing, as the film is brimming with his style and touches throughout. The first 1/3 definitely feels the most like the typical Marvel production, but by the time the main villain is revealed the film quickly switches tone and is basically a PG-13 Raimi horror movie the rest of the way, full of his usual weird touches and visual flair. The movie itself, while not perfect, is pretty darn enjoyable and if not counting Spider-Man, the most enjoyable Marvel film since Endgame for me (Shang Chi was good, but just a little too cookie cutter). I really hope Marvel going forward lets directors get a little more creative and actually bring more of their own style to the films, as I think the public is more than ready for some more variety.
  9. Rumor has it Peyton Reed is the front runner to helm the movie now. If that's the case, he'll join them after the 3 Ant-Man movies.
  10. Begins has a lot of jokey comments/gags that for me haven't aged well. Gordon's comments like "I gotta get me one of those" or much of his comments during the Batmobile scene at the end highlight this. Mixed with action scenes you can barely see half the time because they're shot so close and edited even worse, it's definitely fallen down on my appreciation scale as time has progressed.
  11. Judging it based off Nolan's trilogy, its better than 2/3 of the films in my opinion. Begins is full of a lot of cheesy "superhero" stuff that plagued those early 00s films and the fight scenes were poorly shot and composed. Rises has a plot full of holes and some terribly on the nose and trite dialogue, along with some very questionable acting performances. The action scenes themselves are not terribly impressive upon rewatches. TDK is a great film, arguably one of the best of the last 20 years. Is Reeves' film better? I dunno, but for me, they're very close in terms of quality. Both have issues which I have qualms over, but overall don't hurt my enjoyment of the films. I love the more detective based approach that the film took and I am incredibly optimistic what a future film might look at now that Reeves has proven himself capable of the franchise.
  12. To be fair, the Eaters of Light had a 2.8 overnight rating as well, so its not like the audience has cratered out during Chibnall. Its been steadily dropping since The Day of the Doctor and there's many factors to explain. DVR and On demand viewing is far more popular as time progresses. Shows that are geared more towards an older audience are always going to draw a bigger initial audience, as those shows have less viewers that will watch the show beyond the live tv airing. Also, the show has been on the air again for over 15 years - the interest may just not be there for younger audiences as showrunners have tried to mature the show to maintain viewers initially. There's a variety of factors for why the show has faltered, and while Chibnall is the one currently putting out questionable episodes at time, this problem has been going on for quite a while and more of an indictment of current television in general. Surely RTD will bring a bump in the public interest, much as Chiball did when he first took over. But it will be interesting to see if the numbers eventually settle back down or remain higher under RTD. I suspect they'll be higher, but not significantly.
  13. The actress is in the show Preacher and essentially plays a very similar character in a lot of ways. Very punchable face with many wanting to kill her throughout. Her character is introduced in the second season for those interested.
  14. Yeah, rewatching some random RTD episodes after Moffat or Chibnall really shows how much the production quality improved. Despite what people will say about Chibnall, he puts the money on the screen and Flux looked tremendous despite being done on COVID restrictions and seriously limited in terms of shooting. The Davies era looks like any sitcom or soap opera you might catch on tv during the era. Of course they were extremely limited and stretching the budget any way they could, but it does have a very cheap look about it, especially being filmed in SD.
  15. He's been doing some good work with Big Finish and their Doctor Who audio stories.
  16. Always imagined Tom Baker would have made a good Dumbledore. He was always able to manage the right amount of warmth and creepiness while playing the Doctor.
  17. The Harley escape scene was scored with the song "Just a Gigolo (I Ain't Got Nobody)" by Louis Prima. One of the good standout source songs in the movie, which overall were decent choices, but nowhere near as on point as his GOTG choices.
  18. Spielberg had 1941 wedged between Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Either way you look at it I think that would apply.
  19. Ian McDiarmid being absolutely dreadful at sword fighting doesn't help. Much like others have said, I always imagined that the top Force users like Yoda or Palpatine were above using lightsabers and instead had different things they could do. Palpatine had the lightning which was good, but it felt like it was only a part of his arsenal. To see both reduced to simple CGI lightsaber battles rather than something really creative just shows how much Lucas ran out of ideas by that point. Still really regret someone like Dave Filoni didn't come around sooner and bring some real creativity and ideas to the prequels.
  20. Yeah, there's so many different aspects you can approach for the movie: another family in a different part of the country/world and their response to the invasion, the military/science response, humanities evolution following the attacks that its ripe for more movies. I really liked the second film, but it did really feel just like more of the first in a slightly different environment. Hopefully Nichols will not just make the same film over again and will do something unique and interesting. As Edmilson said, Paramount is really lacking for franchises at this point and these movies are cheap to make and have a huge upside. They seem unwilling to take more risks on Star Trek films right now, so this is their best bet at making bank, especially as they've had a lot of bombs and underperforming movies in recent years.
  21. The difference is that Douglas was on set and was then deaged whereas Hamil wasn't on the Mandalorian set and it was a standin who had Hamil's face put on afterwards (like Carrie Fisher's appearance in Rogue One). With Ford actually on set and filming this shouldn't be a problem and Marvel's/Disney deaging tech will hopefully be in full display and highlighted.
  22. My Top 10 1. Back to the Future Part II 2. Forrest Gump 3. Avengers: Endgame 4. Mouse Hunt 5. Back to the Future Part III 6. Predator 7. The Mummy Returns 8. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 9. Clean Slate 10. Super Mario Bros. The Movie
  23. Nichols is a great director. Interested to see what he does with a movie in this "universe". Take Shelter is probably as good as example of what he'd do, so I'm excited if its similar in tone to that. Plus, we might get a Michael Shannon performance so that's always a good thing.
  24. I'd prefer someone like Jamie Mathieson to take over honestly. Three of his four Who scripts have been terrific IMO and his movie FAQs About Time Travel was a nice and inventive take on the genre. He definitely gets science fiction and his scripts are always fun, which is something the show needs after Chibnall making things so dour. I like what Chibnall has done, but there needs to be more mass appeal for the show for sure at this point and a more light-hearted approach is probably definitely needed at this point.
  25. I thought Skyfall is a masterpiece and a great film, personally. It definitely copies heavily from The Dark Knight in its second half (not to mention a Home Alone inspired finale) but it all works for me. Mendes really nailed Craig's Bond here and amplified what worked in the previous films while adding a dash of classic flavor to the character. The score by Newman was also really good, and even though I missed Arnold, I liked the change of pace and felt it helped add some freshness to the film. Add in Roger Deakins and some gorgeous visuals and top rate action scenes, the film really works for me. SPECTRE on the other hand comes off as a pale imitation of the previous film, despite being made by nearly the entirely same crew (no Deakins was obviously a huge loss). The opening scene is thrilling and a great opening to set up the mystery of the film. Unfortunately, it all goes downhill as even the titles show the film is going to be a lackluster effort trying to replicate Skyfall's success. The whole film just has no energy at all, with quite possibly the most boring car chase ever through the streets of Rome and a plane chasing after cars that seems completely blah. Craig unfortunately is a big problem in the film, as he's trying to play it cool and confident (think Steve McQueen) but he just comes off as bored the entire film, and it doesn't help that Mendes doesn't seem too interested either. The whole film just kind of happens, until the third act where it completely falls off the rails. The whole subplot with C really goes nowhere and not nearly well done enough to dedicate so much screen time to for a film that is already far too long. The third act is just laughably bad and from the Sony leaks we know they basically began filming without an ending (did they learn nothing from Quantum of Solace)? At its core, SPECTRE is sort of a return to the old Bond formula in many ways, and it really could have worked with more lively direction and emphasis on tension and suspense. Instead, everyone seems bored and inconvenienced by everything (including Newman who reused a lot of cues from Skyfall for the action sequences) no better highlighted by Bond's PPK now capable of downing a helicopter simply for no other reason that it was time for the movie to end. Hopefully No Time to Die can deliver a better end to this incarnation of the character, as its clear that Craig took the criticism to heart with the last film and came back if only to leave on a high note.
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