Superhero 101
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Came back from it and it was a good film Reynolds and miller knocked it out of the park 8.5/10
I considered that as well, but ultimately there were enough beyond the trailer moments to justify my "it's pretty good" response.
Just saw it and loved it, probably one of my favorite superhero films and Deadpool isn't even a fave of mine. They did a great job at comedy/emotional/serious. All the costumes were on point..
I have to say that the way Colossus and Nega were portrayed in this film is how I would want an X-men to be/feel. Their costumes were the best X costumes to date imo.
Kinda like Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Not really necessary for "things to happen"....sometimes a movie just has to be well made to be a classic.I'm a little torn on this film. On one hand, it was hilarious and had some nice action, but on the other I feel like nothing much really happened.
I'd give it a solid 7/10.
Funny. Doomsay obsession is an area of interest for me. I was going to catalog the number of movies which come out each year which deal in "doomsday"...and it's shocking how many there are. Even something light like The Croods revolves around doom. Most of our sci-fi is all about dystopian futures or something coming to destroy the earth (asteroids or aliens). We are an interesting species. We have always been obsessed with doom predictions.Haha, a few months ago, I went to the movies with my future mother-in-law, and while the previews were on, she whispered to me, "Everything has to be about the end of the world now."
Immediately after she said that, the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer started, and she rolled her eyes and laughed.![]()
That's kind of where I land.
8/10 rounded up.
Yet it's tremendously fun and pretty much exactly what I expected it to be. Straight forward limited plot with a lot of funny one-liners and a lot of winking at the camera. The insider jokes worked best of all. They did a lot with a small budget and each actor was perfectly cast. Ryan Reynolds was indeed born to play this character. All that being said, the amount of praise and hype this movie has generated isnt exactly warranted. Im not going to label it as overrated because its not fair to the film itself. Its a raunchy romp with limited action and nicely placed humor but nothing more. For true fans that is more than enough. For cinema fans in general, its a light but pleasantly crazy way to spend and hour and a half munching popcorn.
Best X Men related movie to date.
So yeah, just wish the action had been a tiny bit more engaging. Otherwise it was really great![FONT="]The chemistry between Reynolds and Baccarin is so genuine, that it truly embraces the romantic comedy aspect of it all, which therefore makes this one badass romantic comedy with heavy amount of vulgarity and brutality mixed together in it.[/FONT]
[FONT="]The three biggest heroes the movie has are firstly, the writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Adapting Joe Kelly’s Deadpool comic series and making their own spin at it.[/FONT]
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The 3rd hero is the editor Julian Clarke. Without Clarke’s cutting and editing of this movie, it really wouldn’t have worked the same way, because the balance between action, drama and comedy is quite near perfectly tuned for a 2 hour joyride.[/FONT]
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The movie is a directorial debut of visual effects specialist Tim Miller. The action sequences are a mix of sword fights and gun shootouts, the highlight of both being the vulgar grotesqueness of the slices and bullet wounds.[/FONT]
[FONT="]It aims to show this brutal spectacle instead of impressing the audience with high-octane action choreography, one which presumably can be faulted on the movie’s budget and time constraints. Still, it is disappointing for not having a sequence of well-choreographed action between actors where the action is centre framed. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Instead we’re left with multiple shots put together to create “excitement” as actors are replaced by a CGI motion, and continued by a short lived choreographed display until the next CGI move occurs. It doesn’t fill you with a sense of excitement or tension, which quite essentially makes the action just flat out pointless, but at least it is funny to look at. [/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="]I[/FONT]t’s definitely exciting to hear Deadpool is breaking records globally, because we need a variety of different kind of superhero movies for everyone. I look forward to the sequel, as with a bigger budget it can have a longer shooting time, better spectacle and action choreography.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Deadpool is a highly recommended superhero movie on par with movies like Kick-Ass and Blade, just flat-out balls to the wall fun.[/FONT]
The humor and uniqueness works because it is a result of the solid fundamental story the writers installed. Not the other way around which I was worried about. I just thought this movie would only take the most superficial things about Deadpool (the irreverent humor, the fourth wall breaking) and just say, "This is unique and funny RIGHT?!" Like a 15 year old's dream movie. But I was glad to have been proven wrong on all accounts. This movie works for all the right reasons, even if you don't laugh at all the jokes (I laughed many of them) there's at least a concrete story there to be invested in.