Movie Critics Thread

[M-bot]

Pretty impressed to learn it was a first-time director too - he has to be pretty happy with the results

Hmmmm, wonder if we could get him for TF 6 & 7

Tim Miller joins the ranks of first time directors who knocked their first feature out of the park. Kudos to him!

I read somewhere that the jokes in the pre-credits had another dimension to them - apparently who gets credit and for what is a super big deal in Hollywood - there are union rules governing who gets what billing (regarding writers, producers, etc) - and this movie broke a lot of those rules in order to get a laugh (or more accurately, several laughs). It represents some pretty brave comedy, especially in a world where hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.

And the director literally called himself "an overpaid tool". How often you reckon that happens in Hollywood?

[twincobra]

Just saw deadpool, better than I expected, no boring bits!

[5FDP]

Add another to the 'just saw Deadpool' (although that was last Thursday) crowd. Loved every minute of it. It was my wife's b'day movie, guess who picked to go see it

[Paulbot]

I read somewhere that the jokes in the pre-credits had another dimension to them - apparently who gets credit and for what is a super big deal in Hollywood - there are union rules governing who gets what billing (regarding writers, producers, etc) - and this movie broke a lot of those rules in order to get a laugh (or more accurately, several laughs). It represents some pretty brave comedy, especially in a world where hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.

Not really... The film's "opening credits" were at the end of the film and everyone got named correctly there. The "credits" you saw at the start of the film were just jokes on screen. Makes a good story though for the "Deadpool is so outrageous" stories.

(But then I feel like the only person in the world disappointed by the film...)

[Gutsman Heavy]

(But then I feel like the only person in the world disappointed by the film...)

feel free to elaborate! I'm in awe that it wasn't terrible. Obviously super low budget, but I'm glad to see a modest (sized) move do so well.

[M-bot]

Not really... The film's "opening credits" were at the end of the film and everyone got named correctly there. The "credits" you saw at the start of the film were just jokes on screen. Makes a good story though for the "Deadpool is so outrageous" stories.

(But then I feel like the only person in the world disappointed by the film...)

The credits at the start of the film are important to the movie industry as well, not just the end ones. There's rules about who can appear and in which order, and how they are described in the opening credits. It's not just the end ones that count.

[Paulbot]

The credits at the start of the film are important to the movie industry as well, not just the end ones. There's rules about who can appear and in which order, and how they are described in the opening credits. It's not just the end ones that count.

Many movies don't have the "opening credits" at the start of the film, Star Wars a good example of it but there are scores of others. The credits that would be at the start of the film are shown first at the end of the movie in a different style from the ful credits because they are those "main credits" and the ones those rules apply for even if they appear at the end of the film. Deadpool had those. Animated with boner jokes. They are the start of the film credits they just appear at the end of the film.

[Sinnertwin]

I wouldn't watch it again any time soon, but it was alright. 1 or 2 funny moments which got a giggle out of the cinema and the action scenes were your typical fare.
I didn't think it was anything spectacular, but then again, I was never a huge fan of the character. 3 mehs out of 5.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Finally finished the hobbit trilogy

Gollum sums up my thoughts nicely

I'm downloading a fan cut, I know there is a good movie in here. It'll be interesting to see how it'll fare without all the padding and fan fiction.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Finally finished the hobbit trilogy

Gollum sums up my thoughts nicely

I'm downloading a fan cut, I know there is a good movie in here. It'll be interesting to see how it'll fare without all the padding and fan fiction.

Yeah both the wife and I have tried to watch the first movie twice now and both times we've fallen asleep. That video seems to speak true Waiting until we can manage to get through the first movie before we even attempt the other two.

My wifes mum a few years ago gave me a book about the second movie for Xmas. Shows how much attention she shows - she just assumes because I'm into Transformers I'm into anythig remotely fantasy/sci-fi