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Edited by Fighteer on Dec 15th 2022 at 9:55:58 AM
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Well, for a perfect movie all elements have to come together. It's a group project after all, even if the director usually has the responsibility. But I think if a director works with a good script, it's pretty hard to totally ruin the movie. If the script is bad though, even the best director will struggle to salvage it. Naturally it's a symbiotic relationship, a director can always say that he doesn't like a scene and demand a rewrite.
Based on what I can tell of interviews the writers seem to have the most influence on the film after the director and the producer. Even if the movie looks bad, it can still be memorable with a strong plot, characters, and quotes. Likewise no matter how nice the movie looks, sounds, and feels a weak script can send the whole thing down the drain.
edited 20th Apr '15 1:50:08 PM by AlleyOop
I'm here for our date, Rose!
Editors are the most important.
I admit it's a bit hypocritical since I've watched Arrow and enjoyed it, but I never cared for Daredevil - which might be folly, since I didn't like Green Arrow either - all that said, I have no interest in binge-watching it at the moment, and the only connection to the MCU I've skimmed are rumors surrounding Marvel contracts.
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And that, I guess.
How so?
edited 20th Apr '15 5:13:38 PM by Soble
I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!
The entire reason Hell's Kitchen is an easily-exploited shambles is because the Chitauri wrecked it in The Avengers.
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
Though oddly enough, no one ever used the phrase "alien invasion".
edited 20th Apr '15 5:15:20 PM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!
A few folks I follow on Twitter who live in New York wondered why the Chitauri attack would have any bearing on Hell's Kitchen, since the attack was confined to Grand Central and HK is on the other side of Manhattan. They also joked they were glad that it must have destroyed the Javits Center.
Agents of SHIELD spinoff to star Lance and Mockingbird
edited 20th Apr '15 5:36:34 PM by Tuckerscreator
...Uh, well that's certainly something.
Yes! No more Lance!
Shit! No more Bobbi!
edited 20th Apr '15 5:42:18 PM by Wackd
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
Hawkingbird fans are gonna be mad. Also what's so bad about Lance? He seems alright to me.
I doubt this spinoff has enough steam to do more than what Agent Carter did though. Also this isn't the same spinoff they were talking about that has John Ridley is it? I see no mention of his name anywhere.
edited 20th Apr '15 6:21:29 PM by AlleyOop
This is a title.
Seems like there's a bit of a flap about them excluding Black Widow from the merchandise.
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!
Jaded Techie Fox
Huh. That's...cool, I guess. Maybe. Can't say I'm overly enthused.
Trust you? The only person I can trust is myself.
Then they're really gonna hate Age of Ultron according to some rumors.
Feige talks a bit about the Inhumans:
According to said rumors the film is going to sink Clintasha so hard it'll sitting at the bottom of the Mariana trench, although since both sides lose to what's essentially a Crack Pairing at least they won't be at each other's throats anymore. Honestly as someone who doesn't really care about serious shipping let alone for these two I can empathize with their rage. Something about the way Brucetasha seems to be handled rubs me the wrong way, although Hawkeye/new lady actually seems kind of cute and can easily be justified as a case of going with the Ultimates version.
How? I thought they just released a figure of her recently, and she's probably getting more than at least Hawkeye.
edited 20th Apr '15 6:38:20 PM by AlleyOop
Darling.
That pairing was never really based in anything concrete, so.
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I'd say the Ship Tease behind it was still palpable enough to warrant the fandom it did, although it annoys me when the fans treat it as undeniable canon. I thought they were a thing too first time I saw the original film, and so did a lot of professional critics (then again some reviewers thought Cap and Widow were definitely involved in TWS which is so wrong it's hilarious).
edited 20th Apr '15 6:37:33 PM by AlleyOop
Wait, so if Whedon's stepping down from the Marvel movies now, does that mean we can finally get that sequel to Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog?
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Jaded Techie Fox
YES PLEASE
edited 20th Apr '15 8:28:37 PM by DeathsApprentice
Trust you? The only person I can trust is myself.
I just find him intensely boring, really.
I would rather have a "The Bobbi Morse and Jessica Drew Show!"
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
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x2 Fair enough.
Holy shit.
Holy shit I want that. Why didn't they do that?
"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Bland British guy can still die saving Jessica from Hydra. There is hope.
"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
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Personally I like lance, because I have a weakness for smarmy assholes, so I wouldn't want him to die, but I would totally take him being replaced.
"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Because now, we can get the Jessica Jones&Hellcat show, which ought to be awesome on its' own.
edited 20th Apr '15 9:14:08 PM by kkhohoho
