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[Whiskey Tango]

Damn that Slater vid caught me completely off guard haha! That is excellent. We'll see a lot more stuff like that over the coming months. A marketing team would have to be completely inept to screw up an advertising goldmine like this.

The costume is ****ing perfect. Like Amazing Spidey 2/ AoU Cap perfect. God Bless Ryan R, Miller & the rest of this creative team. This is how you do it.

 

[JP]

Half a million views and the #1 trending topic on facebook the last few hours.

 

[def28]

Awesome!

IMO, I think that it is unnecessary to make DEADPOOL an R-rated movie. This character first appeared in (and continued to be featured in many years later) an all ages comic. Just because he kills people (all bad guys), doesn't mean that his movie or comics have to be rated R. Deadpool is a character that appeals to kids because he is a humorous character. A PG-13 DP movie would do gangbusters at the theater. IMO, FOX should make the theatrical cut rated PG-13 and then release an unrated or R rated cut for DVD/Blu Ray.

I think there's a way to do it. But his origins are pretty non PG kid material. He's a merc dating a prostitute who finds out he has cancer and then is brutally and sadistically tortured over and over until he goes insane looking like Freddy Kreuger. That's pretty dark and the workshop stuff is def violent/gory even in the books.

Deadpool is also a character who plays off of his ridiculous healing factor by losing limbs and organs. Only so much you can do there with PG-13. Not to mention Reynolds works best being uncensored with his language. Not saying PG-13 is impossible but overall I think this will give us the teams better vision of being accurate while standing out more.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Half a million views and the #1 trending topic on facebook the last few hours.

I wonder how many of thsoe are also saved by the bell fans

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Also what's up with that February release date? What's the competetion look like around then?

This could make a killing in a spot like that.

 

[def28]

Also what's up with that February release date? What's the competetion look like around then?

This could make a killing in a spot like that.

Zoolander 2 is going against it. But pretty sure that will be a whole different audience and not be much competition.

Daredevil, Ghost Rider 1 and Kinsgman have had solid luck near that date so Deadpool should be in good shape. The hype is already better then all those.

 

[Iron_Stark]

That video caught me off guard! Hilarious! F you Slater

Can't wait for this movie, it comes out on my daughter's birthday and she's a Deadpool fan, so win win.

 

[sleekstereo]

Zoolander 2 is going against it. But pretty sure that will be a whole different audience and not be much competition.

Daredevil, Ghost Rider 1 and Kinsgman have had solid luck near that date so Deadpool should be in good shape. The hype is already better then all those.

I suspect that we will see other films start to move around dates, especially with the amount of hype this film has.

 

[def28]

I suspect that we will see other films start to move around dates, especially with the amount of hype this film has.

That could be the case, it's gonna hit the 17-35 year old demo pretty hard. It also has the benefit of not being in the midst of superhero madness next year so there's a solid break for audiences between the superhero films this year and Deadpool.

 

[Blade X]

He'll have future X-Men films to appeal to kids.

Not if his solo movie flops. With the exception of the first 2 BLADE movies, no R rated SUPERHERO movie has done well at the box office. It seems to me that most (NOT ALL) of the people who are pushing for (and rejoicing about) this movie being R rated are the same selfish fans who expect superhero characters that were created for a wide all ages audience (and which most of them first discovered as young kids) to now be aimed SOLELY at them as adults. A PG-13 DP movie could have a broader appeal and reach a much wider audience then an R rated DP movie. Now don't get me wrong, I think that an R rated DP movie could (and will) do good at the box office, but I think that a PG-13 DP movie would do even better.

 

[The Endless]

Who gives a **** about reaching wider audiences and appealing to the kids. Deadpool should be rated R if you want to go all the way with the character.

He is an unkillable assassin who regularly loses limbs and even his head. He is also completely insane because he was tortured over and over and over again. In effect, he is a human lab rat... who can't die... so he's a prime choice for experimentation.

Deadpool is a deeply broken guy with a lot of pain. All his wise cracking and jokes are just a defense mechanism. In reality he's a delusional sociopath who enjoys killing people.

At the end of the day, the screenplay is fantastic, the film being Rated R means that screenplay will be put to film in all it's glory. (wait till you see the montage of him trying to top himself in increasingly violent yet hilarious ways)

 

[JP]

Every forum has one.

 

[def28]

Like you said eventually he will be in other X-Men properties. Everyone will win as long as the films well received.

If Vaughn sacrificed his R rated vision of Kingsman it would have had less impact. The R rated violence, attitude and humor added tremendously to it. Same thing here. Heck, look at all the positive attention this is getting just for a rating announcement.

 

[Blade X]

Awesome!


I think there's a way to do it. But his origins are pretty non PG kid material. He's a merc dating a prostitute who finds out he has cancer and then is brutally and sadistically tortured over and over until he goes insane looking like Freddy Kreuger. That's pretty dark and the workshop stuff is def violent/gory even in the books.

Deadpool is also a character who plays off of his ridiculous healing factor by losing limbs and organs. Only so much you can do there with PG-13. Not to mention Reynolds works best being uncensored with his language. Not saying PG-13 is impossible but overall I think this will give us the teams better vision of being accurate while standing out more.

1. His origin could be done in a PG-13 movie and left unchanged. It's not necessary to show blood and gore in order to get the point across. Hell, just look at all of the STAR WARS movies, all of which (with the exception of RETURN OF THE SITH which was rated PG-13 because it showed how Anikin became Vader) received a PG rating despite being dark at times and having people getting cut in half,limbs chopped off,and decapitated.

2. Deadpool's ridiculous healing factor is exactly why this movie should be PG-13, because he's like a friggin looney Toons or TOM & JERRY cartoon character. Hell, in the HULK VS WOLVERINE movie, DP's healing powers were showcase throughout that movie (he got his limbs chopped off many times throughout that movie) and that movie was rated PG-13 and didn't have as much blood as an R rated action cartoon (like NINJA SCROLL or HEAVY METAL) would have had.

3. Not having blood and gore, didn't hurt the popularity of the DP test footage. On the flip side, I don't recall the M rated DP video game breaking any sales records.

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SQwQ3KD2jE

[YT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SQwQ3KD2jE[/YT]

 

[The Endless]

Deadpool shouldn't be like a Loony Toons character. The recent comics like Daniel Way's series ruined the character by making him like that

 

[Blade X]

Also what's up with that February release date? What's the competetion look like around then?

This could make a killing in a spot like that.

It's being released in February because the studio doesn't have much faith in the movie, even more so now that the movie is getting an R rating. People tend to forget that the last 3 superhero movies that featured heroes running around in colorful costumes either did decently at the box office (KICK-ASS, which came in at #2 in it's opening weekend),underperformed at the box office (WATCHMEN),or flopped (KICK-ASS 2).

 

[def28]

1. His origin could be done in a PG-13 movie and left unchanged. It's not necessary to show blood and gore in order to get the point across. Hell, just look at all of the STAR WARS movies, all of which (with the exception of RETURN OF THE SITH which was rated PG-13 because it showed how Anikin became Vader) received a PG rating despite being dark at times and having people getting cut in half,limbs chopped off,and decapitated.

I didn't say it couldn't be done. It could be by censoring. You seem to be arguing more that this is all ages material when it's more on the adult side of things. Deadpool's origin is not really why he's popular with kids.

As for the slicing and dicing in SW, I always took it that lightsabers caurterise the wound so we see minimal blood at most. Bit different then swords, guns, knifes etc.

2. Deadpool's ridiculous healing factor is exactly why this movie should be PG-13, because he's like a friggin looney Toons or TOM & JERRY cartoon character. Hell, in the HULK VS WOLVERINE movie, DP's healing powers were showcase throughout that movie (he got his limbs chopped off many times throughout that movie) and that movie was rated PG-13 and didn't have as much blood as an R rated action cartoon (like NINJA SCROLL or HEAVY METAL) would have had.

If Hulk vs Wolverine was a live action film it would have been R. The animators of that film and Ultimate Spider-Man have always stated that Deadpool is a very difficult character to portray on animated shows due to his violent nature.

3. Not having blood and gore, didn't hurt the popularity of the DP test footage. On the flip side, I don't recall the M rated DP video game breaking any sales records.

They stretched their limit for a pg-13 in the test footage with the one F bomb. One more and it's R. The Deadpool game did fine, the rating wasn't alienating anyone. Kids play whatever they want.

As for finding the kid audience I'm pretty sure most of us grew up with Predator, Blade, Robocop, Terminator, Aliens, Starship Troopers etc. Kids will find a way to see this one way or the other. Be it their parents taking them or when it hits video.

 

[The Endless]

To me it says the studio is just letting this film be what it wants to be. They seemingly don't give a **** if it's a big box office hit and would be happy if it's a modest cult hit.

I don't know how you could be negative about this. We're getting a Deadpool film that may have a smaller budget... but is basically getting free reign. It's like an indie movie being made by a big studio. They should be praised for their willingness to let the film makers do what they want and actually catering to the fans for once. I mean seriously, that April Fools Day interview alone wouldn't exist if the film wasn't rated R.

 

[def28]

Agreed. This rarely happens. The majority want it and think it's the best way to go.

Very curious on how this does, hopefully could end alot of talk and debate about R rated comic films. This year has proven already there's quite a bit of money to be made.

 

[Blade X]

Who gives a **** about reaching wider audiences and appealing to the kids. Deadpool should be rated R if you want to go all the way with the character.

I have a feeling that you might sing a different tune if this movie flops and FOX decides not to make a sequel.

He is an unkillable assassin who regularly loses limbs and even his head. He is also completely insane because he was tortured over and over and over again. In effect, he is a human lab rat... who can't die... so he's a prime choice for experimentation.

So are the Looney Toon characters (minus the torture and being experimented on).

Deadpool is a deeply broken guy with a lot of pain. All his wise cracking and jokes are just a defense mechanism. In reality he's a delusional sociopath who enjoys killing people.

None of which the average moviegoer gives a damn about.

At the end of the day, the screenplay is fantastic, the film being Rated R means that screenplay will be put to film in all it's glory. (wait till you see the montage of him trying to top himself in increasingly violent yet hilarious ways)

So I take it that you've read the screenplay then?

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

Are people really *****ing about the R rating?

 

[Blade X]

Every forum has one.

Yes, a person who can look past his own selfish desires in order to see the much bigger picture. I was also the only person on various forums (and at the comic shop that I used to work at) who was saying that the WATCHMEN movie was going to under perform at the box office, and I turned out to be right.

 

[Blade X]

Like you said eventually he will be in other X-Men properties. Everyone will win as long as the films well received.

If Vaughn sacrificed his R rated vision of Kingsman it would have had less impact. The R rated violence, attitude and humor added tremendously to it. Same thing here. Heck, look at all the positive attention this is getting just for a rating announcement.

1. KINGSMEN isn't a superhero movie.

2. THE SECRET SERVICE comic was not an all ages comics. It was a "mature readers" comic aimed at older teens and adults.

 

[The Endless]

I have a feeling that you might sing a different tune if this movie flops and FOX decides not to make a sequel.

Not really. As a fan of the character i'm happy they are making a film about Deadpool in the first place. I appreciate that.

Success and sequel would just be icing on the cake. In the fake interview Slater starts going on about sequels and toys etc. Then he gets a chair wrapped round his head. That's what the people making this film think about all that ********. Films should be made one at a time.

So are the Looney Toon characters (minus the torture and being experimented on).

It's a pretty huge difference... You can't have Deadpool without that other side to him. The more disturbing side.

None of which the average moviegoer gives a damn about.

Course they do. Average movie goers still care about characters. Well, compelling and entertaining characters.

So I take it that you've read the screenplay then?

Yes. And it is fantastic. 100% R Rated. To strip that screenplay down and change it too much would be a shame.

 

[Blade X]

Deadpool shouldn't be like a Loony Toons character. The recent comics like Daniel Way's series ruined the character by making him like that

And yet, the leaked test footage that we all saw and loved (as well as the just released April Fools promotional video) had him acting exactly like a Loony Toons character.