I'm Not Messing Around, I'm Doing Important Stuff in The Superhero Cinematic Civil War Thread - Part 61

[Lily Adler]

Flipping through the channels, and I am reminded, why should I be interested in FF when The Incredibles exist?

I see someone's choosing violence today.



On that note: Why X-Men when I could have Mrs. Pereguine's Home for Peculiar Children?

 

[Spider-Fan]

I mean....why would I watch Goodfellas when The Godfather exists? To me, that's a fairly silly question

 

[Lily Adler]

I mean....why would I watch Goodfellas when The Godfather exists? To me, that's a fairly silly question

Why Spider-Man when Man-Spider?

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Still Wynning]

Flipping through the channels, and I am reminded, why should I be interested in FF when The Incredibles exist?

“Why should I be interested in___when___exists?”

This sentence could be applied to… literally anything that’s ever been made in the entire history of our world.

Existence of one thing does not preclude the enjoyment of something similar just because it’s not of the same quality. There are many things that I’ve enjoyed that are basically iterating on something else despite not being as good, yet I still enjoy those things nonetheless. My dad has made a lot of meals that are pretty much the gold standard of what I consider those types of meals to be, yet I still like eating something from a restaurant every once in a while.

I Iove E.T., but I also adore The Iron Giant, Lilo and Stich, How to Train Your Dragon and Bumblebee, all of them films with the same or a similar premise. Yet, they all justify their existence in one way or another.

I’m really looking forward to seeing Fantastic Four: First Steps at some point. Will it be as good as The Incredibles? Probably not. But I’ll still probably enjoy it. If I limited myself to watching just one thing of its kind and not tried anything like it, I would’ve probably missed out on a lot of great things.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

How much I love The Incredibles is what made me interested in their primary inspiration, personally.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I am IN LOVE with Vanessa Kirby’s Sue voice.

It’s so delightful.

 

[Lily Adler]

I am IN LOVE with Vanessa Kirby’s Sue voice.

It’s so delightful.

 

[kguillou]

Finished Andor.

I am shocked Disney let Gilroy make this and gave him so much money for such an artfully crafted, agressively non commercial show. Gilroy must know where the bodies are buried. As someone who's not a Star Wars fan and not at all steeped in its lore, this was a very good show. The main protagonist frustrated me at first and for a while I thought he was the least interesting character on the show but he really grows with you as the series progresses.

Because I'm not fluent in Star Wars lore there would occasionally be expositon scenes where names of places and characters would be dropped and I'd be like "wait, who is that again? Are they important?" but I think the show does a good job of giving you the general gist of things even if you get lost in the complex dialogue sometimes.

A great show about the nuances between "Good" and "Evil" and how there are blurred lines and shades of gray on both sides.

Now I wonder how Rogue One watches with this in hindsight.

 

[Sithborg]

I mean, its clear that FF is trying to copy the Incredibles. Just given how uncreative the Marvel method inspires, it just feels like someone took the comment that the Incredibles is the best FF movie too much to heart.

 

[flickchick85]

Now I wonder how Rogue One watches with this in hindsight.

Worse because Andor showed us how much better Rogue One should’ve been.

I watched Rogue One immediately after the Andor finale and good god, what a steep decline in writing/acting/directing. Only thing that stands up to its quality is the cinematography. I wish Gilroy could just remake Rogue One lol.

 

[Lily Adler]

Worse because Andor showed us how much better Rogue One should’ve been.

I watched Rogue One immediately after the Andor finale and good god, what a steep decline in writing/acting/directing. Only thing that stands up to its quality is the cinematography. I wish Gilroy could just remake Rogue One lol.

 

[Snow Queen]

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Worst lead Disney Star Wars has had.

Second worst lead Disney Star Wars has had.

Third worst lead Disney Star Wars has had. God Disney+ is a mess.

 

[squeekness]

 

[Lily Adler]

I still remember when he was in Red Eye.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I still remember when he was in Red Eye.

A fun movie.

 

[Lily Adler]

A fun movie.

I remember it and Flightplan came out around the same time.

 

[blueharvest]

David Tennant Reveals He Had His “Eye On” Portraying Reed Richards In ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Before Pedro Pascal Got The Role

David Tennant says he 'would have quite liked' to portray Reed Richards in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' before Pedro Pascal was ultimately cast.

deadline.com

 

[kguillou]

I believe this was the look on Cillian's face when he saw that RDJ was cast as Doom, days after he met with Feige and was told, "oh we're for sure giving you the role."

 

[Lily Adler]

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David Tennant Reveals He Had His “Eye On” Portraying Reed Richards In ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Before Pedro Pascal Got The Role

David Tennant says he 'would have quite liked' to portray Reed Richards in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' before Pedro Pascal was ultimately cast.

deadline.com

Disney played it safe since Pedro's star was on the rise with Mando and The Last of Us.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Is Tennant a movie star? What realistic shot did he have of being the lead in a Marvel movie?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I mean....why would I watch Goodfellas when The Godfather exists? To me, that's a fairly silly question

Because Goodfellas is a lot better.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Because Goodfellas is a lot better.

Granted, I’ve never seen The Godfather in its entirety (Film Bros shut up), but Marty, Liotta and Pesci never missed.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Granted, I’ve never seen The Godfather in its entirety (Film Bros shut up), but Marty, Liotta and Pesci never missed.

They are very different movies.

 

[Mysteryman]

Because Goodfellas is a lot better.

Different Strokes For Different Folks.