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National Treasure but only the parts where someone wants to steal, confiscate, forcibly take or deprive somebody else of the Declaration of Independence and this goal is explicitly stated by a character.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pukpz1tT9jw&fbclid=IwAR3YjtcK8VB6TtoNViOejwiQwncg0Jwa6kvR6SQreLSyXN4PHzhC510OrRI via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2VqiXgn
Marvel's subversive humour is now predictable and cliché
We all love that moment in The Avengers when Hulk interrupts Loki's monologue by grabbing him and smashing him repeatedly into the ground. We didn't expect it and it's genuinely funny. It works because it parodies the trope of the villain over-explaining himself to the heroes for expositional purposes. Marvel clearly understood what made that scene work because they have used the same pattern of subverting the expectations of a scene by using comedy in so many of their other films in the MCU.But now I think they are over-using it to the point where I expect any serious scene in a Marvel film to be immediately followed by an ironic joke. What was once unexpected and fresh is now unoriginal and predictable.Take this scene from Infinity War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VncZ1cmOZ24It's a beautiful, poignant scene full of character conflict and emotion. It should have ended right after they kissed. Yet for some reason it continues and is ruined by a (in my opinion) stupid joke by Drax. Instead of leaving the audience with a bittersweet reflection of their relationship (along with some foreshadowing), the scene undercuts the drama with comedy. Why do this?Their more comedic films like Guardians Of The Galaxy and Thor:Ragnarok are jam-packed with this kind of humour although it is more forgiving in these films as it fits the overall tone. But their more serious films like Black Panther still suffer from this such as here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAd-9GE0S98 where the joke feels awkwardly shoved in to stop the scene from being too dramatic or when M'Baku yawns after T'Challa reunites with his family.With Captain Marvel and Endgame coming out this year, I fully expect this sort of humour to continue interrupting dramatic scenes. It would be probably be subversive now to just let these scenes end as seriously as they begin. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2tR5BOJ
I think Keanu Reeves is one of the most popular and well regarded actors who is actually not a great actor
I mean, I liked John wick and the matrix and that one with the time machine, but can we be frank? Keanu Reeves is not a good actor, right? This isn't someone I hate, I just don't think he is a great actor or even a good one. If I'm wrong, point me to a movie where he showed his chops and I'll educate myself.Also, funny little tidbit, the first time I saw the matrix I thought two different actors played neo. One for outside the matrix and one for inside it lol. I was like ten at the time so cut me some slack via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2GPVNga
True Romance is one of my all time favourite movies.
Thought I'd make a little appreciation thread for the movie True Romance (1993). Finished watching around an hour ago. I watch it maybe once a year to keep it special. The story, soundtrack, cast, performances. All top notch and timeless. Just wanted to hear some other opinions on this absolute gem of a movie. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2EDgOIJ
I know Robin Williams' character is meant to be the hero of Mrs Doubtfire but, on reflection, his behaviour is full level psycho creep while Piers Brosnan's potential stepdad does nothing wrong except be rather dashing
Honestly, imagine how much you would hit the roof if it turned out your ex had been spying on you from inside your own house.Brosnan's character, in fact, is helpful, thoughtful and dedicated and quite rightly has Daniel pegged as a deadbeat. His chat at the swimming pool with an acquaintance about how much he loves the children is actually really sweet - yet we're meant to see him as the enemy.Edit: I spelled Pierce Brosnan's name wrong. I'm just going to go throw myself off a bridge. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2H6jUXe
The famous shot from The Wizard of Oz (1939) where "sepia-tone" Dorothy opens the door and walks out into Technicolor Oz was done by having an extra wearing the same costume but painted brown. The extra opens the door, and then Judy Garland (in her colorful costume) walks into frame and out the door
Congratulations to the /r/movies Fantasy Movie League awards 2019 winners! The new season starts Friday morning; come join the fun!
The new season starts this week!Now is the perfect time to join. The top 10 winners of the Spring season will be awarded special flair here on /r/movies. Have questions? Feel free to ask!How to join: Create a free account on FantasyMovieLeague.com and join the /r/movies league. Clicking that link should allow you to automagically join, but just in case, the password is reddit. It's totally free, easy to play, and takes only a couple of minutes to update. The deadline to set your first lineup is this Friday at 12PM ET.How to play: Each week you have eight screens to fill with currently playing movies in your fake theater. You can play the same movie multiple times or leave screens blank. You have $1000 to spend on movies and they are priced according to what they are projected to make. Playing the movie that gets you the best box office per price will grant you a $2 million bonus every time you play it that week. Leaving screens blank costs you $2 million in penalties. There's also a $5 million bonus for having the perfect cinema. Your scores are added to your previous week's, and at the end of the 14-week season the highest total wins!Best of luck in the new season!CONGRATS TO OUR AWARDS TOP 10PlaceCineplex NameTotal Box Office Earned1stExxdee's Plex: They're Alive, Damnit$1,101,894,1872ndDevil$1,083,271,1463rdMos Eisley$1,073,315,6774thAnepicmoviereviewer Cineplex$1,072,917,5235thBillion Dollar Cineplex$1,064,827,2396thRaïsh Mamoe$1,063,172,1247thNeo maxi zoom dweebie$1,061,770,3568thSomething Clever$1,061,208,9429thRiverdale$1,056,718,99310thFuriosa$1,053,915,921These top 10 leaders can claim their special flair by replying to the post in the /r/movies league (on FML) with their reddit username. Also: By popular request, the FML Discord is a great place to interact with other players! via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2H2HeoV
How in the world has Jake Gyllenhaal never even received a nomination for Best Lead Actor from the Oscars?
Gyllenhaal only had 1 nomination in his career, for Best supporting actor in Brokeback Mountain. It's mind-blowing! I don't think I'm reaching when I say the general consensus is that he's a phenomenal actor. Some of his films that could have netted him a lead actor nomination:- Nightcrawler (2014)- Nocturnal Animals (2016)- Southpaw (2015)- End of Watch (2012)- Jarhead (2005)- Donnie Darko (2001)And there are other films, like Prisoners, Zodiac, and Enemy, where he was truly phenomenal as well. I'm sure plenty of actors and actresses have been blatantly ignored by the Academy over the years, and in the big picture this is insignificant. But it's still just wild to me! via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2H12eMI
Topher Grace edited all 10 Star Wars movies into one super trailer called “Star Wars: Always” when his wife was out of town for a weekend
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