09 Jul 2016 13:17:53
Bit quiet on here. What's ya top 5 films eds and fellow readers?
I'll start
1 usual suspects
2 seven
3 dark knight
4 12 angry men
5 aliens.

{Ed001's Note - mine is mostly martial arts films:
Enter The Dragon
Ong Bak
The Raid
Ip Man
Then I am torn between so many comic book films for so many different reasons and the original Star Wars films. I can't pick a fifth.}

1.) 09 Jul 2016
09 Jul 2016 14:11:58
Good selection of films that ed. The raid is such a class film. Can't wait for the 3rd 1 to come out.

{Ed001's Note - it was a special film and showed it isn't all about huge Hollywood budgets to make a good film.}

2.) 09 Jul 2016
09 Jul 2016 14:45:25
It was a good story and the action/fighting scenes are some of the best I've seen in a movie. I did hear they were planning on doing a Hollywood remake of it.

{Ed001's Note - they usually do if a film is a success.}

3.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 10:11:39
Mine are a bit more varied in genre but here goes:

1. Alien
2. Mallrats
3. Goodfellas
4. Ong Bak
5. Batman

These are not in any specific order and are only my fav 5 today, they can and do swap out for the likes of K-Pax, Halloween, Airplane, Dr Strangelove and LOTR as well as many more very regularly.

{Ed001's Note - Batman? The one with Michael Keaton? Surely not! Never seen or even heard of Mallrats. Alien is great, but just not great enough to get in with my love of martial arts. Airplane is the best comedy ever, without doubt, in my mind. LOTR? Which one? Not those recent ones which butchered the books? Do you mean the original unfinished cartoon? That was good.}

4.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 15:45:51
Yeah the Michael Keaton one. I know it's not the greatest of films according to almost any critical criteria but I just love it and have watched it back to back multiple times.

Mallrats is one of Kevin smiths earlier films, bit of a teen comed so not for everyone, but again it's one of those I just love and could watch over and over and Its just the nostalgia that outs airplane from the list.

LOTR is unfortunately the modern ones. As great as the cartoon is and how badly they differed from/butchered the books, it was such a great cinema experience to see that world. Do not think I've had such a visually great time in the cinema as when watching those films.

{Ed001's Note - I really do not see anything to love about any of those old Batman films. Everything from the script, to the acting, to the effects is awful.

Ah I am not a big fan of his, other than Dogma (I think that is him right?), just not my thing.

I am too big a fan of the books to have anything but distaste for films that destroyed them and looked and felt nothing like I imagined it to be. Maybe if I had gone to the cinema to see them I would have felt differently, but I doubt it. The very fact they created all the lines for Liv Tyler, just because she is a star, just tells me how little integrity it was filmed with.}

5.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 16:40:20
Yeah dogma is one of his, and probably a better film critically.

I am a huge fan of the books and have read through all 4(including the hobbit) at least 5 times. Tried the sillmarillion once but found it very difficult. The inclusion of certain things, like liv Tyler's over use, and the exclusion of certain things, such as Tom bombadil, really did frustrate me too. However as I already stated, seeing middle earth and especially rivendell become 'real' was mind blowing for me. Personally I would find it unfair not to include them on such a list just due to the pure visceral effect I had whilst watching them.

As for batman, well there really is no way to justify it. Keaton is a decent actor but probably miscast, Nicholsons joker is far too eccentric and lacks any real menace, bassinger is one if the worst love interests in all comic book movies, Burtons world is almost a visual pun in its use of overtly gothic buildings, soundtrack breaks up any atmosphere or direction the film builds from scene to scene. However I just love it. Sometimes the justification is personal and this is one of those even though I can see all the flaws it is still a great film to me.

{Ed001's Note - interesting mate. We all have our own tastes or life would be boring. There are loads of films I like for no real good reason, I just enjoy them, even though they are crap. Like music, in my opinion, all that matters is the mood it envokes in you watching.}

6.) 10 Jul 2016
10 Jul 2016 16:42:34
Ed would also be very interested in the possible comic book movies you were referring to and the reasons why they almost broke into your top 5.

{Ed001's Note - the Avengers movies, Deadpool, the last two Captain America films, the Iron Man films, the Dark Knight trilogy. I just love comic book films. Pure escapism. Well not all are. I have yet to see an X-Men film worth watching, or a Spidey one that was any good.}

7.) 11 Jul 2016
11 Jul 2016 01:49:11
Good set of films there and as a bit of a comic nerd the genre in general is one of my favourites. Quite surprised the likes of watchmen and guardians didn't make the cut but age of ultron and iron man 2 did.

Dead pool was one of those comics that never immersed me but that may have been because it never regularly made it to the shelves of my local store until I was about 20. However the film translated beautifully. Reynolds timing was perfect and the overall tone was executed brilliantly.

Totally agree about the xmen franchise, and although they are all decent enough killers of s few hours, none are good films for me. I am hoping apocalypse changes my mind but the reviews don't seem to favourable. Can't wait for a decent wolverine casting and the likes of sinestro and a real Phoenix to appear on screen.

As for Spider-Man, well they are all garbage but the first Tobey film did have some redeeming factors but they mainly involved Defoes and jk Simmons ability to steal the screen from the rest of the cast. Also Molina as doc ock was a perfect casting.

I'm really looking forward to Wonder Woman, black panther, and Inhumans in the next few years. Ragnorak could also be amazing but my hopes aren't high as of yet.

{Ed001's Note - I forgot about Guardians to be honest. Watchmen is just so long I have never had a chance to sit and watch it in one sitting. There is always editing to be done.

Ryan Reynolds was born to play Deadpool, in my opinion, it was the absolute perfect role for him. Never read the comic, nor knew the character, but loved the film.

Apocalypse is not a good film, to put it mildly. Hugh Jackman is an embarrassment as Wolverine, who on earth cast him as it? It is purely because he is good looking, but what happened to being a good fit for a role? Jackman is not physically impressive enough. He lacks charisma and has no ability to convey the fighting style of Wolverine.

Why Wonder Woman? I found her appearance in BvS a bit meh. She just didn't stand out at all, which she should have done alongside such a wooden character as Superman. Black Panther is the one I am looking forward to, in particular, though I do like the idea of the next Thor one too. Which reminds me, did I include the Thor films? Never enjoyed the first one initially, but watched it again a few times since, as well as the second one, and they do grow on you.}

8.) 11 Jul 2016
11 Jul 2016 14:51:24
I think Wonder Woman is a great character and really enjoyed how they have already taken her visually. I think a semi origin story would be great for her on the big screen as it combines a few different classic genres. It could be a blend of out of element comedy like Tarzan stories with 300 esque fight scenes against godly/demonic enemies ala clash of titans. As for BvS, although I enjoyed it I can see the meh elements. I do think people will look back on it in the same vein as the first cap America film, a bit meh but a good starting point for the universe.

The first 2 Thor films still fail to wow me but they are entertaining. The new one could be extremely good but hopefully it won't be like the others, an ok film lifted up by an amazing bad guy in Loki.

In regards to Reynolds as dead pool, he was perfect and his desire I get the film of the ground added to how much I enjoyed the film.

{Ed001's Note - ah there we have it, you like the way she looks! I don't think she lives up to the original in any way shape or form. She was a disappointment to me. I expected more to be honest. She was not hot enough, nor did she have the charisma to feel powerful. I do not blame the actress for that, I blame the writer, who squeezed in her character with little real development to it.

I actually agree on BvS, I think it is not as bad as some think and does set the scene. Similar to the first Thor film in that respect.

Loki is a fantastic villain. He also made the first Avengers film work so well, the villain has to be great to make the hero suitably heroic. Hence why I think Spidey has not worked yet, they have never gone with the better villains, or particularly my favourite villain Vulture.}

9.) 30 Jul 2016
29 Jul 2016 22:57:07
Yeah I think she looks great. Good costume, more warrior like and I think she is beautiful so good combo for me. Have heard a few snippets about the film since we last spoke and am surprised that tge invisible jet may make an appearance in the film, starting to be less excited but still great to have a female led comic book film.

Have been thinking about Spider-Man villains and truly think that there are only 2 that really should be considered: vulture and shocker. I think both are perfect foil for what Spider-Man can do as well as being new to screen and so cutting ties with previous canon. So many could be used to play shocker due to the mask and unnecessarily elongated origin but vulture would need to be perfectly cast or would be a flop. Similar to Molina as doc ock.

{Ed001's Note - ah yes she is beautiful but just doesn't have any real charisma in the role for me. She doesn't quite convince me of her power yet. Maybe she will grow into it or my mind will accept her after a couple of movies. I grew up watching Linda Carter (who was truly stunning) as Wonder Woman, and Gal Gadot does not compare to my childhood fantasy woman!

It has to be Vulture, he was one of, if not the, first villains in the Spidey comics.}

10.) 10 Aug 2016
10 Aug 2016 02:55:26
I'm pretty sure Vulture is the villain in Tom Holland's Spider-Man film, I'm not sure when we'll get to see it though

{Ed001's Note - I really hope so.}