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It is more the lack of good in the overall track record than "oh, this guy wrote a bad movie once or twice".
Hey, Joel Schumacher directed Batman and Robin, and yet his movie Falling Down is pretty good. Brett Ratner made the Rush Hour movies but banged out Red Dragon, and a lot of people liked that.
Let's just wait and see. Even if the script is bad, the acting can more than make up for it.
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?Every non-sequel MCU movie gets this.
"James Gunn did the Scooby-Doo movies and wrote a list ranking the sexiness of comic characters and he's directing a movie about characters obscure to even Marvel readers. Guardians is gonna suck."
"Ant-Man will be the first movie in the MCU that bombs because it's about a character with a silly name and powers. And Edgar Wright isn't directing now, so it's definitely gonna be awful."
I dunno, maybe people will be right this time and Doctor Strange will fail spectacularly, but due to how they've done so well so far (sure, they're had some missteps, but I don't think there are any MCU movies that are completely "bad", and my love for the character of Strange, I'm gonna have faith that it'll turn out good.
I haven't seen an article like that recently, thank goodness.
I did see one about how China will ruin all cinema forever though.
Cracked may lurk this thread.
Forever liveblogging the AvengersAnd now, a rock version of the Avengers Age Of Ultron ending theme:
Because I love you guys.
Except Bocaj.
"One day, the world will validate my cynicism. Yes, one day."
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/03/captain-america-civil-war-black-widow
Hmm, I like the plan they seem to have for Black Widow in Civil War for the most part. But I really hope they don't bring the stupid Brucetasha subplot back.
She says Natasha realizes and accepts why Bruce felt he had to leave the Avengers so hopefully that means minimal angst.
News on Zemo and Martin Freeman's character
. He says Zemo is a product of everything that has happened in the MCU up to this point (let the speculation commence) and that Freeman's character has a small role in this one that will be expanded on in future films. So I think those who said he's playing Everett Ross may be correct.
Felt like highlighting this part from the interview, when asked about Age of Ultron and Banner.
There's more she says but that's the jist of it.
Also they confirm the Story-Breaker Power problem was part of the reason Thor and Hulk were excluded.
edited 3rd Dec '15 5:35:37 PM by comicwriter
Zemo could finally be a guy who effectively takes advantage of the changing world and advent of superheroes/villains as part of his plans, which we haven't really gotten yet.
Strucker tried, but he went out like a punk before he could do anything with it. It's something I've been hoping they would do with the Maggia at some point too, but we're getting them in Agent Carter apparently so they'll probably be more involved more in how it begins than in the current situation.
Heh. Baron Zemo and General "Thunderbolt" Ross. Now I get it.........
edited 3rd Dec '15 5:59:38 PM by nervmeister
I still weep for the massive They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character they had with Strucker.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."
