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Post by mr. excellent on May 3, 2017 20:32:42 GMT -5
That would be cool. I feel as though the vets will want to move on once they call it quits on their silver screen adventures though. You never know though. 'TV actor' is no longer the insult it used to be, what with all of this quality television programming these days.
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Post by brotherandbassist on May 4, 2017 8:20:32 GMT -5
Yeah, that's true! Well boys, one more test and a presentation next week and I'm officially done with finals! In 14 days, I shall be a senior in college! Can you believe I've been talking to you guys since the tail end of 6th grade?! I was 11 when I joined the Spidey boards and now I'm 20, going on 21
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Post by brotherandbassist on May 8, 2017 8:43:40 GMT -5
I hate to double post, but something is bugging me. How long after a movie is out can Rotten Tomatoes count reviews for it? I was looking up Guardians Vol 2 on there and it went from 82% to 81% within just an hour. The movie has been out for like four days, is that exactly fair? How long can they continue to accept reviews? I could've sworn I seen a movie one time go down like four percent in one day and it had been out for a couple months, I just don't think that's right.
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Post by BackinBlack on May 8, 2017 11:20:49 GMT -5
From what I've noticed, they just keep going indefinitely. Hell, I think I remember they had a 2013 review for the first Avengers movie included.
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Post by Webber3000 on May 8, 2017 14:59:47 GMT -5
I don't see why they should stop accepting reviews. If anything, I'd rather critics take their time to digest and think about the film before putting out a verdict.
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Post by mr. excellent on May 8, 2017 20:08:08 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on May 14, 2017 21:04:01 GMT -5
So, I stumbled upon "Sci Fi Movies Full Length English- Action Sci Fi Movies 2016-Science Fiction Movies (2016)", aka "Spider-man 3", haha. I have the dvd, but for whatever reason I clicked on it. What amazes me is that within the first 11 minutes, the symbiote has attached itself to Peter's motor scooter, Harry has pumped himself full of/inhaled Goblin juice, he and Peter brawl, and then Harry loses his short term memory. While the movie disappointed, it takes me back to a time in my life that I miss. I wouldn't mind if Raimi were ever involved again in some capacity. What surprises me is that there were some real moments of weight in this film, such as when Peter realizes he may have accidentally killed Harry in the alley, when Peter flips out over Sandman being Uncle Ben's killer, when Harry dies... It's a silly film, but I dunno. There's something to it. Even when the cringy stuff happens, like Mary Jane and Harry kissing, or Harry telling Pete that he's the other guy, there's a weight to it. I don't know... Nothing like pie in a diner, am I right?
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Post by Webber3000 on May 14, 2017 23:46:57 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this is what you're saying, but I definitely feel the Raimi films felt more raw than more modern superhero films. I just don't get as much emotion from even some of my favourite more recent superhero movies.
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Post by brotherandbassist on May 15, 2017 11:17:32 GMT -5
One of my biggest complaints with Spider-Man 3 was the way it tried to integrate humor. It just wasn't executed as fluidly as it was in the other two, and I feel like a lot of times, the cringe worthy sequences were put in there to try and give the film more clout because of how smothered and over filled it was.
Here's my idea for Spider-Man 3: Cut out Sandman entirely Make Venom a cliffhanger for the very end. With the two extra villains cut out, you now have allotted space for three additional fights between Peter and Harry. Some of my ideas: Spider-Man and New Goblin (in full costume) fight among the rooftops of New York. New Goblin takes hostages, and Peter saves them. New Goblin flees when Peter manages to unmask him. Meant to replace Sandman armored car heist. New Goblin and Spider-Man, both in full costume, fight in the park after Peter gets dumped by MJ. Alternate final scene, takes place in church tower, ends with Harry dying to save MJ, and Venom cliffhanger. With the two villains cut out, also go a step further and cut out Gwen and George Stacey, but leave Eddie Brock. This leaves room for several scenes involving a more developed rivalry with Peter and Eddie. With only one villain and two majorly unneeded characters removed, we now have room for 4 to 5 scenes involving the black suit that we wouldn't of had before Have the movie focus on ending the Osborn storyline, and have Peter and the black suit work in a similar fashion to the "Spider-Man No More" aspect of SM2, only in this case, he becomes more of a villain rather than lose his powers, and something epic happens near the end of the movie to make him lose the suit and fight Goblin as his old self. Final battle w/ Harry in a church tower, ends with Harry sacrificing himself after he comes to his senses to save MJ from falling debree, then after all that mess ends, the symbiote falls on to Eddie Brock, who sneaks on to the crime scene and observes the aftermath. Insert shot for shot from the end of Amazing Spider-Man #299 (think in Zack Snyder style, like how he incorporates direct shots into stuff like b.v.s). The end.
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Post by mr. excellent on May 15, 2017 17:09:34 GMT -5
I really liked Raimi's idea for Spider-man 4, except maybe without Black Cat. I dunno, the way the women were in his Spider-man movies, I don't think I'm interested in his take on that character. Also Webber, we're kind of on the same page with your interpretation. I don't know if I'd call Raimi's Spider-man movies raw, but they definitely stood on their own (each one). To me, raw is like Matthew Vaughn's first Kick Ass or James Gunn's film Super. Then again, since you're talking about an emotional punch, then I guess Raimi's Spider-man movies do carry more impact and in that way they are more raw (save for TASM 2, which I think carried some serious emotion due to the chemistry of Emma and Andrew). I'd say that the best parts of the first Thor are on par with the Raimi films tho, which may be upsetting to people. The same with the first Iron Man, which is probably a less controversial statement. The Dark Knight I think gets more emotion out of me than any of Raimi's films, but they're so different they're hard to compare.
Anyway, there's less of a 'processed' feel to these Raimi Spider-man movies than most of these connected universe movies nowadays, I do feel that to be true. That's not to say processed is bad, but it's just... well, different I suppose.
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Post by mr. excellent on May 16, 2017 16:46:02 GMT -5
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 2, 2017 17:10:56 GMT -5
So today was the last day of school in our district. Middle school kids, very tough age. Kids discovering their identities, trying new ones out, not little kids anymore but not full blown teenagers yet either. My first year, I had very few attachments to any of them. Kids can smell new blood and they show no mercy. It was a trial by fire for me that year. As I grew more comfortable in my job, I built stronger connections with my kids, and now in my 4th year at this school I'm truly sentimental about them leaving (the 8th graders I mean). They act like turkeys all year long, not realizing how much they depended on the structure we 'forced' on them. Then the last day comes and they're all crying, not wanting to go home. It breaks my heart, but it's a good thing, the passage of time. At least in this sense. I think back to 4 years ago though, and I don't remember any boys crying. The culture of the school changed over time, and now when I say 'everyone was crying', I mean everyone. Kids who you've never seen show too much emotion either way or who try to be stoic in the classic sense that boys do. Then you come to today, they're all bawling, crying so hard they can't speak properly or stop themselves from trembling. It's days like these that really show the measure of a school's impact. It's not all about the test scores or the local fame. It's about the connections you make, and facilitate for the kids to make with each other. Looking back at my middle school experience, I can draw upon good memories, but none as powerful as what these kids are experiencing as a collective. I wish I could have established the relationships these kids have with each other today back when I was in middle school, but those didn't come until high school. I'm so happy to be a teacher. *happy 'manly' teardrop*
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 18, 2017 16:30:53 GMT -5
Consecutive post number 4! I rewatched the final Amazing Spider-man 2 trailer the other day. While that films marketing gave a lot away overall, I was really taken by the trailer. The action was so awesome, definitely on a visual level it was going for something that the Spider-man movies had never done before. If the story had matched, it would be this movie that Homecoming needed to top rather than Raimi's Spider-man 2.
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Post by brotherandbassist on Jun 18, 2017 17:49:54 GMT -5
Just got back from working five weeks of summer camp. I have a week off before I go back to work 6 more. How are you guys?
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Post by mr. excellent on Jun 18, 2017 19:40:11 GMT -5
Been good man. Super hyped for the next few weeks in movies, trying to run. Our air quality is really bad in the San Joaquin Valley, so I've been having trouble breathing which is kind of ironic. How was camp?
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