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It's everyone else's fault for pretending The Dark Knight is one of the best movies ever made

 

That's fair. DK is a good movie, a great movie even, but it's not really competing in the same sport as The Godfather, or Shawshank. That doesn't mean it's shit though.

 

Mind you, I find the common criticisms of Superhero movies odd, people wanting soul or gravitas? It's a Comic Book movie. If someone wants a contemplative movie, why are you settling down for a couple of hours to watch a man in a tight fitting suit throw a physics-defying shield at people? Doesn't mean Captain America: Civil War is a bad movie, it's just not your bag. It's certainly ticks all the technical boxes, it's witty in its own way and it's a perfectly fine was for a grown man to spend a few hours of escapism. But it's superheros, so, y'know, it's for kids and that's that.

 

Often I don't want a weighty movie like Tyrannosaur, I want to watch Iron Man. As Chez once said, sometimes you don't want steak, you just fancy a kebab. Well, I fancy these kebabs quite often.

 

Also Mark Kermode likes them, so stick that up your Scarlet Witch. :finger:

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Welcome to our superhero addiction group, would anyone like to welcome the fish to our childhood clinging group? Andrew?

 

"Hi, I'm Andrew and I'm not only into shit kids films but pokemon as well."

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Welcome to our superhero addiction group, would anyone like to welcome the fish to our childhood clinging group? Andrew?

 

"Hi, I'm Andrew and I'm not only into shit kids films but pokemon as well."

Fish: " You like pokemon, too? I'm sorry Andrew, that's waaay too much shit to get into."

 

Andrew: "Yeah, but you wear a tweed blazer and call yourself 'bravado' if I remember?"

 

Fish: "At least I don't pay £20 to run around Leeds playing Zombie tuggy."

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Any Korean films anyone can recommend, BTW? (Preferably on VHS if that's OK?)

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VHS? Don't get that, but anyway...

 

Agree on Oldboy, if you've not seen it, you should. It's one of a loose Trilogy based on revenge though, so you could start with Sympathy For Mr Vengeance and finish with Lady Vengeance by the same writer/director.

 

Of his other films, the only one I would recommend is JSA (Joint security Area) which looks at a military incident on the North/South divide.

 

Memories of Murder got mixed reviews on here. Think I found it a bit too slow, but the writer Director went on to make The Host, a Godzilla style monster movie which was much more fun.

 

Brotherhood is a good (if far fetched) North/South war film.

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Welcome to our superhero addiction group, would anyone like to welcome the fish to our childhood clinging group? Andrew?

 

"Hi, I'm Andrew and I'm not only into shit kids films but pokemon as well."

 

Does other people having fun bother you?

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VHS? Don't get that, but anyway...

 

Agree on Oldboy, if you've not seen it, you should. It's one of a loose Trilogy based on revenge though, so you could start with Sympathy For Mr Vengeance and finish with Lady Vengeance by the same writer/director.

 

Of his other films, the only one I would recommend is JSA (Joint security Area) which looks at a military incident on the North/South divide.

 

Memories of Murder got mixed reviews on here. Think I found it a bit too slow, but the writer Director went on to make The Host, a Godzilla style monster movie which was much more fun.

 

Brotherhood is a good (if far fetched) North/South war film.

Those Vengeance films are pure man. Pure!

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VHS? Don't get that, but anyway...

 

Agree on Oldboy, if you've not seen it, you should. It's one of a loose Trilogy based on revenge though, so you could start with Sympathy For Mr Vengeance and finish with Lady Vengeance by the same writer/director.

 

Of his other films, the only one I would recommend is JSA (Joint security Area) which looks at a military incident on the North/South divide.

 

Memories of Murder got mixed reviews on here. Think I found it a bit too slow, but the writer Director went on to make The Host, a Godzilla style monster movie which was much more fun.

 

Brotherhood is a good (if far fetched) North/South war film.

Oldboy and Lady Vengence are both excellent films. I've still not got round to watching Mr Vengence (which I think I might have bought off you).

 

I started watching Memories of Murder and was really enjoying it but never got round to finishing it. I'll have to give it another go. The Host is really good too.

Keep meaning to watch JSA too.

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Thought The Dark Knight was about an hour too long when I watched it the other Xmas. That's my review right there.

 

i hated all of nolan's batman films. pretentious rubbish

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I think we've done the hoverboarding thing to death :lol:

 

Although it's still your avatar pic which is noteworthy in and of itself.

 

I'm not massively fussed on superhero films although I did enjoy the dark knight. They're all too formulaic for me these days.

 

In the absence of Hollywood coming out with anything better though, what choice do we have?

 

EDIT - not that I'm in a position to judge anyone given that I still enjoy the odd anime :cuppa:

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Capt. America Civil War.

 

Excellent. Particularly liked the introduction of Spidey.

... fuck, I may need to rethink somethings.

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Jason Bourne. Another good entry in the series. It's all a formulaic I suppose but they do it well. The scene in Athens was excellent.

 

Still think Identity is the best one they've done mind.

I'm a big fan of the series, despite the third being a bit of a mess. Always considered Supremacy to be the best one myself.

 

Have you read the books? Probably the most important American novels of the last 40 years.

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