[Movies] The DC Cinematic Universe - The David Zazlav Dumpster Fire.
When the camera has to cross the doorframe between the window and the doorway and obscures vision of him, I think everyone was expecting him to appear on the other side as a different actor, instead of just disappearing and then reappearing in the same look again. They could've gotten away with the hell armor later, except they had him carve an opening to make sure you could see Thewlis's face.
...or have someone make you a custom bathing suit!I have seen Wonder Woman.
Someone fetch me my Underoos!
BONUS: She operates out of Northfield, NJ!
--Patrick
GasBandit
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I have several bathing suit patterns if you just want to teach yourself. I'm sure it won't be traumatic.
I am seriously tempted to break my vow and go see it. If only to support it and show DC exactly the kind of movies I want from them. It's that it's tied in to that goddamn same universe.
GasBandit
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Oh, yeah, I forgot to say: I went to go see it last night, and I almost never go see movies on weeknights, but I didn't want to have to dodge spoilers all week.
Really good movie. Enjoyed it greatly. Just had a few gripes about it -
Also, for anyone still going to see it, there's no after-credits scene, so you don't have to wait around when the credits start rolling.
Really good movie. Enjoyed it greatly. Just had a few gripes about it -
1) Themiskyra is in the English Channel, within the flight range of a mortally wounded Fokker E from Belgium?
2) Diana didn't wake up when they changed ships?
3) Ares would have won if he'd just stayed quiet and not shown his hand after Diana killed Ludendorff. She was in the middle of her Heroic BSOD and he interrupted it. Yet another instance of a villain snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by having to talk to the protagonist at your moment of triumph.
4) The Lynda Carter theme song was not in the end credits!
2) Diana didn't wake up when they changed ships?
3) Ares would have won if he'd just stayed quiet and not shown his hand after Diana killed Ludendorff. She was in the middle of her Heroic BSOD and he interrupted it. Yet another instance of a villain snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by having to talk to the protagonist at your moment of triumph.
4) The Lynda Carter theme song was not in the end credits!
Also, for anyone still going to see it, there's no after-credits scene, so you don't have to wait around when the credits start rolling.
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There you go, @Celt Z - you're not buying a swimsuit. You're buying a Halloween costume with versatility.
They didn't change boats; they got a tow from a faster boat.[DOUBLEPOST=1496770566,1496770496][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh, yeah, I forgot to say: I went to go see it last night, and I almost never go see movies on weeknights, but I didn't want to have to dodge spoilers all week.
Really good movie. Enjoyed it greatly. Just had a few gripes about it -
1) Themiskyra is in the English Channel, within the flight range of a mortally wounded Fokker E from Belgium?
2) Diana didn't wake up when they changed ships?
3) Ares would have won if he'd just stayed quiet and not shown his hand after Diana killed Ludendorff. She was in the middle of her Heroic BSOD and he interrupted it. Yet another instance of a villain snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by having to talk to the protagonist at your moment of triumph.
4) The Lynda Carter theme song was not in the end credits!
Also, for anyone still going to see it, there's no after-credits scene, so you don't have to wait around when the credits start rolling.
If it doesn't happen and Nick hasn't seen it, we blame him.
I would take you up on this, but my sewing machine is still busted. I really should bite the bullet and buy a new one, preferably one made in this century. Both of mine have been from the 60's.I have several bathing suit patterns if you just want to teach yourself. I'm sure it won't be traumatic.
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GasBandit
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Maybe I didn't see it right, but it seemed to me -
They left Themiskyra on a sailboat, and pulled in to London on a ship with an engine.
Definitely a tow.
You know, I wanted to write a longer post about this earlier, but I think if you're going to break your vow, this is the movie to do it. You'll either be thrilled they remembered what it really means to be a hero, or even more p.o.'d that they could have gone this route with Superman and got lazy.
Not exactly a spoiler, but if anyone hasn't seen WW yet and doesn't want any hints:
I read an article earlier today that said Patty Jenkins had to fight the execs to get the "No Man's Land" scene made. The execs "didn't get it" and wanted to skip it. I think it may go down as one of the most iconic superhero scenes of all time.
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I recommend this one
In response to @GasBandit 's gripe #4 (and a valid one!), this still remains one of my favorite Lego game features of ANY Lego game:
It's like when I played Lego Batman 2 and John Williams' theme played while Superman flew around.
I NEVER got tired of that.
I've got a birthday in a few days. If I end up with some money, I may be making an investment.
EDIT: I mean, like, a family member sending me check, which is likely. I hope that didn't come off that I was looking for a hand-out!
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I LOVED that. I'd use Superman even when I didn't have to just to hear it.
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We had three Bernina 1008's left over when Kati's mom's business closed up. One of the former employees bought one, her sister got another, and she kept one but hers is just sitting in a closet, gathering dust. If you're interested in starting a dialogue with her about it, let me know.
--Patrick
Aw, thanks! But I'm almost horrified to think what the shipping would cost.
Like I said earlier, let me do some research and really evaluate my sewing needs first. I think that will help me decide what model is going to work best.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! That was the best part of the movie! Even the people with more gripes than others have described that sequence as flawless. There's a reason I gushed about it in my review. I had friggin tears in my eyes over a damn action scene of all things.
Executives are fucking stupid.
You can read the whole article here. It would also explain why we keep getting a lot of sameness in our movies (well, DC mainly, but Marvel does run into a similar problem with their villains/climaxes, sometimes).
Good on Patty for sticking to her guns* and having the insight to know what really needs to be included in a hero's journey.
*Pun!
Yeah, that sequence was great...... except for the slow mo.... can we please stop with the slow mo.
Ha!
No.
Much like color grading, movies of this era will be recognizeable due to their extensive use of ramping.
--Patrick
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It's like they don't understand superheroes.
Good point. There was none of that.