So damn good.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 February 2018 05:25 (six years ago) link
so so so good
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 16 February 2018 06:48 (six years ago) link
ps wales is now the wakanda* of the UK (see flag on far right of picture)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWHjvvlX0AExsFf.jpg
*small, hides itself away, will one day rule the world
― mark s, Friday, 16 February 2018 10:52 (six years ago) link
In a lot of trouble when mining stops.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 16 February 2018 11:00 (six years ago) link
Ha
― rum dmc (darraghmac), Friday, 16 February 2018 11:09 (six years ago) link
this is great. wonder woman great. christopher nolan batman movies great. letitia wright is phenomenal
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 16 February 2018 12:03 (six years ago) link
wonder woman great. christopher nolan batman movies great.
so it's... not great?
― albondigas con gas (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 February 2018 12:05 (six years ago) link
it's great. flash gordon great. superman ii great
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 16 February 2018 12:23 (six years ago) link
now you're fuckin talking
was already psyched to see this, glad to see folks here are feeling positive about it
― albondigas con gas (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 February 2018 12:35 (six years ago) link
The running time, as usual for superhero movies, gives me pause.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 February 2018 12:59 (six years ago) link
as an inordinately impatient flibbertygibbet of a gemini i have to say i didn't feel the length at all
― mark s, Friday, 16 February 2018 13:02 (six years ago) link
never mind the length, feel the width
― albondigas con gas (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 February 2018 13:03 (six years ago) link
length only drags at the beginning, in the slower moments when they're not in wakanda. otherwise, i was sucked in and completely unaware of time
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 16 February 2018 13:15 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I am amazed that it's that long, it feels a half-hour shorter.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 16 February 2018 13:46 (six years ago) link
this is great. wonder woman great. christopher nolan batman movies great.
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 16 February 2018 12:03 (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Ah good.Wait what?Wait, what?
― rum dmc (darraghmac), Friday, 16 February 2018 14:45 (six years ago) link
yeah sorry reggie that's madness
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 16 February 2018 15:32 (six years ago) link
I'm w Alfred on the running times is comic movies. every movie is sooooo long for no reason.also I'll just assume the last 20 is a big pointless CG battle
― It's not delivery, it's Adorno! (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 16 February 2018 15:59 (six years ago) link
wakanda's mythic grandeur feels authentic like the greek accents in themyscira
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 16 February 2018 16:03 (six years ago) link
I'm w Alfred on the running times is comic movies. every movie is sooooo long for no reason.yeah, Wilson was an hour forty, could have been an hour twenty-nine easy
― Haribo Hancock (sic), Friday, 16 February 2018 16:17 (six years ago) link
I don't care for superhero movies, but I adore Lupita N'yongo - is it a big role?
― Leaghaidh am brón an t-anam bochd (dowd), Friday, 16 February 2018 16:29 (six years ago) link
Yes, although Danai Gurira steals the film.
― Chris L, Friday, 16 February 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
Unlike other overstuffed superhero movies I've seen, I didn't mind the running time because I wanted to keep seeing more of the world they created.
― Chris L, Friday, 16 February 2018 16:37 (six years ago) link
I was already ready for her to steal the film and she did, so for me the REAL film-stealer was Letitia Wright.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 February 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
Tempted to check this out, although I'm usually disappointed by the hyped superhero movies. But this one looks more stylish than usual.
― jmm, Friday, 16 February 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
Anyway yes there's formula at work of course -- Christopher Priest rightly pointed that out in his otherwise wall to wall rave -- but the comparatively focused Big (Intercut) Battle Sequence at the end works well precisely because of how smallish in scale it is. There's a big group battle but not armies, for instance. The wider implications of what happens if Black Panther and company lose lends it all heft without having to demonstrate it in full.
(And I have to say 'Black Panther and company' rather than the 'good guys' because man do Coogler and company do a hell of a job in setting up Erik Killmonger as damaged product of a society who also has more than one damn good point to make throughout the film.)
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 February 2018 16:53 (six years ago) link
Anyway, getting back to Wright, her Q Branch scene alone was top notch. Hell, she should be the next Q if Ben W. wants to do something else.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 February 2018 16:54 (six years ago) link
all bond films are bad so no
plus the Q scenes are always the ones that should be cut first (followed by every other scene)
― mark s, Friday, 16 February 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
the REAL film-stealer was Letitia Wright
best Q ever (ready for jodie whittaker's Dr W!)
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 16 February 2018 17:00 (six years ago) link
The shade of Desmond Llewelyn is sad!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 February 2018 17:01 (six years ago) link
Tbh most bonds would be most improved by completely eliminating the supervillains
Bond operating in this world of middle management politics and never even sure if it's anything but shadow boxing all emanating from Whitehall
The namesh shmiley, georsh shmiley
― rum dmc (darraghmac), Friday, 16 February 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
the car chase sequence was badass. no fucks given about property damage
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Friday, 16 February 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
all bond films are bad so nowrong, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is good
― Haribo Hancock (sic), Friday, 16 February 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyango and Danai Gurira >>>> everybody else
― rb (soda), Friday, 16 February 2018 18:49 (six years ago) link
Also I love Michael B. Jordan, but his demeanor and the backstory did NOT work for me. In the second part of the film, his MIT educated, special forces thing disappeared into something... less interesting.
― rb (soda), Friday, 16 February 2018 18:57 (six years ago) link
Would disagree. I found that to be helpful backstory that made the character and Jordan's portrayal of same more complex. You can only do so much in a two hour film.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 16 February 2018 19:07 (six years ago) link
I loved the contradiction of him being this man with amazing potential living as a raw nerve. All of the power with absolutely no love for or faith in anything. It made it clear that Wakanda needed to move forward with patience, control, and understanding — all the things he never had
― mh, Friday, 16 February 2018 19:35 (six years ago) link
This has to be the only time I’ve known exactly what the credits scenes would be, not because I’d heard in advance what they were but because it was well telegraphed exactly what would have to happen, and they both really worked with the film. Both the one providing a coda to the film’s themes and the one linking the movie to Marvel universe dan service fit really well.
― mh, Friday, 16 February 2018 20:50 (six years ago) link
fan service, that isany dans can weigh in as to their level of service
Marvel universe dan service
― albondigas con gas (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 February 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
Enjoyed the hell out of thisMichael B Anthony thirst is real my god he was mesmerizing 😍
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:36 (six years ago) link
Is this a spoilers thread now asking for a me
― rum dmc (darraghmac), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:42 (six years ago) link
spoiler: Susan B Jordan is sexxy in this film
― Haribo Hancock (sic), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:45 (six years ago) link
2 xy for Mike thirst
― rum dmc (darraghmac), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:47 (six years ago) link
FUCK i meant michael b jordanmy brain fucks up his name all the time & it sucks bcz i have loved him forevermichael b *jordan* thirst is real
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:52 (six years ago) link
holy shit @ Susan b Jordan
― Simon H., Friday, 16 February 2018 23:53 (six years ago) link
Are you
koogin yr jords
would u say xp
― rum dmc (darraghmac), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:54 (six years ago) link
the scene between him & sterling k brown killed me, so good Danai Gurira flying around kicking ass in that red dress in the casino was stellar. So many great women in this movie!! Ugh. Heaven.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:55 (six years ago) link
sidebar: my coworker was college roommates with exec producer Nate Moore
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 16 February 2018 23:57 (six years ago) link
theater was packed at our noon showing which was awesome HUGE cheer for the “Oakland 1992” title card
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 17 February 2018 00:09 (six years ago) link
Yeah when that happened and Too Short started playing, you kinda felt the theater click into place.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 17 February 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link