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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I forgot about the SUDDEN PLANE DRAMA.
Really, anything looks less hokey next to "YOU KILLED THE WOMAN I LOVE!" *shakes fist at the heavens*
(But yes, you're right, the plane drama was stupid.)
edited 27th May '15 8:17:47 AM by spashthebandragon
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon."GET BACK HERE, GOBLIN! GOOOOOOOOOOOOBLIIIIIIIIIIIIIN! YOU CAN'T ESCAPE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I'LL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EEEEEEEAAAAAAAARTH!"
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.And then he did. And then the Goblin died.
I mean, he got better due to shitty retcons in a desperate bid to end the Clone Saga years later, but still, that was pretty definitive. Norman fridges Gwen and receives stabby bits jammed through his crotch. Harry fridges Gwen and receives a starring role in his own spin-off movie.
There was just so much wrong with how that movie played that.
edited 27th May '15 8:26:44 AM by TobiasDrake
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Well, if it's any consolation, I'll be genuinely shocked if Harry's spin-off movie ever sees the light of day, at least with him as the lead actor and stuff.
True, but I can still blame them for trying.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.It doesn't matter now since the AS Mverse is dead but I still think they made a big mistake by not saving Gwen's death for 3.
It's a citywide blackout. A lot of people are in danger. Every hospital in New York just lost life support, for example. God help you if you were undergoing surgery when the power went out. We can assume lives are in jeopardy without having to come up with contrived scenarios to justify the tension.
If nobody we know or care about is on the planes, and none of the heroes are aware the planes are in danger, and the villain isn't even consciously aware that he's endangering the planes, then the planes are a waste of screentime.
edited 27th May '15 8:43:54 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Captain Stacy didn't look less heroic for the fact that the first movie didn't have frequent cutaways to a schoolbus full of kids and a lizard monster lumbering towards them that nobody knew existed but would only be stopped by Spidey releasing the cure.
Risking his life fighting the murderous reptile was heroic enough.
edited 27th May '15 8:50:28 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Right, but the Lizard turning the police into lizard monsters was a deliberate act on his part. It established how dangerous he and his chemicals are, his willingness to use them, and why the police failed to stop him. There were a lot of points to that scene.
Even Electro was entirely ignorant of the impending plane crash. This isn't like the Lizard spraying some officers with his chemicals; this is like some rioters taking advantage of the chaos to loot some businesses. It's entirely incidental to the actual conflict.
edited 27th May '15 8:58:12 AM by TobiasDrake
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You mean the guy who was responsible for the electric network of the city had no idea what would happen if he shut it down? While he certainly doesn't know about this particular planes, he certainly knows "I have just caused chaos and people will die".
There is a lot one can criticize about the movie, but here I see zero problem.
Yeah, there were scenes of Aunt May working at the hospital, so the plane scenes were pretty redundant.
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.And with Aunt May at the hospital (not as a patient for once, good adaptation, have a cookie), isn't that all the connection the movie needs to the stakes?
dangit
edited 27th May '15 9:14:00 AM by Bocaj
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Okay, but whether or not you think the writing was hokey doesn't change how much agency Gwen has one way or the other. Heck, the original Death of Gwen Stacy comic was about as hokey as hokeyness can get.
I've got fanfics for Frozen, Spectacular Spider-Man, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon.