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Title: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LeeC on 19 Jul 2013, 08:13
I thought it was all rumors and here-say. but no they are actually doing it!

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Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 19 Jul 2013, 20:44
Oh yeah, they've been talking about it for awhile now. It's going to be the sequel to First Class and it's gonna deal with the Day's of Future past storyline from the comics. Also, Peter Dinklage is going to be Bolivar Trask
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Lupercal on 20 Jul 2013, 03:00
Man. X-Men is becoming a very weird series, with all the prequels, sequels, and sequels to prequels, and now an alternate time/storyline.

I think this is why The Wolverine may not perform too well - it won't share any of the brightness of First Class and can only really hope to be better than Origins and simultaneously less bloated than The Last Stand.

I will however, keep going to watch these films...as Prof. X and Magneto look badass here.

Edit: oh fuck, looks like they didn't leave Shawn Ashmore behind. Arghgh.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: WebcomicUnderdogs on 28 Jul 2013, 14:43
This is one of the very few superhero movies I'm looking forward to, most especially from Marvel. Brian Synger is coming back to direct I think, yes? Even though he has done some real crap recently (Jack the Giant Slayer), I still think he'll do a great job with this film. And I simply love Michael Fasbender as young Magneto.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: TheEvilDog on 28 Jul 2013, 15:21
I grew up reading the X-men comics so I'm kind of looking forward to this, and hopefully they might be able to restore several characters who were killed off in the original films.

Actually the biggest problem I have with the film is that its supposed to be the reason why Peter Jackson is moving the last part of the Hobbit to Dec 2014, to avoid having to compete with it for the summer box office.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Thrillho on 29 Jul 2013, 11:39
Having now seen X-Men First Class, I am marking out bro for this film. Colour me intrigued.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LeeC on 01 Aug 2013, 08:36
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LeeC on 29 Oct 2013, 08:31
I am in tears of nerd gamas!
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: GarandMarine on 29 Oct 2013, 08:48
....I'll be in my bunk
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 29 Oct 2013, 09:30
Over the next few days I'm going to be finishing the colour on my two full sleeve tattoos, all X-Men characters. I am pretty excited for this.

I am a little disappointed that it's going to be focusing on Wolverine's point of view though. The Days of Future Past storyline in the comics follows Kitty Pryde (Ellen Page) travelling back in time to
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and there's really no reason we couldn't see her do that on screen, especially since she was already introduced in The Last Stand so it's not like a lot of people don't know who she is. I mean, I like Wolverine (he's on my right forearm!) but I would like to see an X-Men film that isn't about him now? The whole point of the comic series is that's it's an ensemble thing and the dude has had 5 films in which he's basically the central character, two of which are named after him. Give someone else a go, you know?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 29 Oct 2013, 10:07
Yeah, I thought that Wolverine thing was weird too. While I was incredibly excited watching the trailer I was wondering, "Why is this centering around Wolverine again." Though has Kitty even been born yet?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 29 Oct 2013, 12:39
From the trailer it sounds like Future Logan's consciousness will be transferred into his past self's body whereas in the comic I think it was just full bodily time travel. Frankly in a film featuring super powered mutants and giant robot killing machines and time travel I don't think they need to quibble about what method of time travel is more believable.

But in answer to your question, no. Kitty would have only been born 16-18 years prior to the events of The Last Stand so if that's the method of time travel they're depicting they wouldn't be able to use her.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 29 Oct 2013, 12:50
Wiki says the Future Kitty was sent back into her younger body.
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The present-day X-Men are forewarned of the possible future by a future version of their teammate Kitty Pryde, whose mind traveled back in time and possessed her younger self to warn the X-Men

And holy fuck
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The storyline alternates between present day of 1980, in which the X-Men fight Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline, taking place in 2013, is caused by the X-Men's failure to prevent the Brotherhood from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 29 Oct 2013, 14:07
Yeah but you have to think about the timelines in the film series.

X-Men 1 came out in 2000 and was set in the "not too distant future". They don't give a year but we can assume it's supposed to be anywhere between say 2005 to 2010. X-Men 2 came out 2003 and is set about 6 months to a year after X-Men 1. The Last Stand (2006) is set about a year after X-Men 2. That's where Kitty Pryde is introduced, she's about 16 or 17 in that one so we can guess that she would have been born sometime between 1986 to 1990. First Class was set in 1962 with Days of Future Past set some time in the 1970s and probably 2020s.

I think the important thing to remember about the Days of Future Past storyline and the way that time travel works in the MU is that the future that Wolverine comes back from is not the follow on from what we've seen in the previous films. Rather the whole point of sending him back is to ensure that that future does not happen. I don't know if they're going to introduce anything about the Multiverse in this film, I suspect that will be too complex.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 29 Oct 2013, 14:39
Oh no, I meant that the timeline in the original comic was 2013, which is also the year the movie is released.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 30 Oct 2013, 00:29
Uh, May is next year dogg...
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 14 Nov 2013, 03:58
Yeah, I thought that Wolverine thing was weird too. While I was incredibly excited watching the trailer I was wondering, "Why is this centering around Wolverine again." Though has Kitty even been born yet?

Because Wolverine is THE ONLY good X-Men charact, and he needs MOORE expostition since he's so UNDERUSED.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 14 Nov 2013, 16:57
MOORE
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::) >:D ::)
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 14 Nov 2013, 19:40
That's correct, Mr Logan needs Moore-exposition; Roger Moore needs to play Wolverine in a reboot. That is all.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 14 Nov 2013, 19:46
Agreed.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Kugai on 14 Nov 2013, 20:19
Roger that.


 ;D
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 15 Nov 2013, 11:21
"I'll have a Bloody Mary, please. Stabbed, but not shredded!"
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Azumas_Revenge on 21 Nov 2013, 13:28
I am in tears of nerd gamas!

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Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 06 Dec 2013, 06:45
Next up? AGE OF APOCALYPSE!!
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Thomas Edison on 21 Dec 2013, 04:34
Anna Paquin/Rogue got cut out the film. (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/12/21/anna-paquin-rogue-cut-from-x-men-days-of-future-past?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook)
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: blacksinow on 21 Dec 2013, 13:19
Next up, X-Men VS Transformers with Micheal Bay as the director.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Kugai on 21 Dec 2013, 13:22
With The Avengers as supporting cast.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: blacksinow on 21 Dec 2013, 13:23
And Gozar making an appearance as the main antagonist.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Kugai on 21 Dec 2013, 13:35
Ahh, the return of the Staypuff Marshmallow Man.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 21 Dec 2013, 13:53
Anna Paquin/Rogue got cut out the film. (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/12/21/anna-paquin-rogue-cut-from-x-men-days-of-future-past?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook)
I wonder what her role would've been.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LookingIn on 21 Dec 2013, 14:17
Anna Paquin/Rogue got cut out the film. (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/12/21/anna-paquin-rogue-cut-from-x-men-days-of-future-past?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook)
I wonder what her role would've been.

Nothing big since it's been said to be extraneous, she probably might have been in a battle scene and either killed off or gone underground...
She wasn't even a member of the team until two years after the whole Days of Future Past storyline was completed so it's not really a big loss for the film.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 21 Dec 2013, 14:19
Wait, what? Doesn't the present part take place after Wolverine which takes place after X3?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LookingIn on 21 Dec 2013, 14:29
Wait, what? Doesn't the present part take place after Wolverine which takes place after X3?

Sorry I meant the comic book storyline, the one from which the movie is being based on. Kitty Pryde and Wolverine were the main characters in it, Rogue didn't debut until almost a year later and that was as a villain...
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 21 Dec 2013, 14:30
Oh. So I hardly see how that's relevant :P
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: blacksinow on 21 Dec 2013, 14:46
Which is why I think X-Men VS Transformers would be a better movie, with Micheal Bay as director.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 21 Dec 2013, 14:56
with Micheal Bay as director.
No. NO NO NO.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LookingIn on 21 Dec 2013, 15:04
Which is why I think X-Men VS Transformers would be a better movie, with Micheal Bay as director.

You are going to give thousands of fanboys a heart attack advocating that  :psyduck:
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 21 Dec 2013, 16:33
The sentinels already felt like a joke in the original X-Men animated series... no need to make them be able to turn into monster trucks, jets, and... boom boxes....
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: blacksinow on 21 Dec 2013, 16:55
Which is why I think X-Men VS Transformers would be a better movie, with Micheal Bay as director.

You are going to give thousands of fanboys a heart attack advocating that  :psyduck:

And what's better is I can say it with a straight face!
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 29 Jan 2014, 10:16
Empire magazine has some covers featuring characters floating around and well...Quicksilver's outfit is odd
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/d38daa326279d0fbcf1fb93b199ffb33/tumblr_n04vu6k5Ju1spz3g6o2_1280.png)

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/1aac1588ac3070ce77afe1521f71bc7d/tumblr_n04vu6k5Ju1spz3g6o3_500.png)

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Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LookingIn on 29 Jan 2014, 12:19
...I am hoping they went with that look because he is also in The Avengers with the classic look.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 30 Jan 2014, 18:18
If they're putting him in an X-Men film they may not be able to use him in The Avengers due to licensing issues (I understand that Fox jealously guards all the film rights they have to any characters they put in their films).

Also I'm OK with the redesign. It could work. I'll have to see it in the film to actually judge but if they gave him the blue and silver spandex suit from the comics it would look completely insane so whatevers.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 30 Jan 2014, 19:48
Oh no, he's in both. They've said a while ago that he and his sister will both be in Days of Future Past and Age of Ultron.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: LookingIn on 30 Jan 2014, 19:53
If they're putting him in an X-Men film they may not be able to use him in The Avengers due to licensing issues (I understand that Fox jealously guards all the film rights they have to any characters they put in their films).

Also I'm OK with the redesign. It could work. I'll have to see it in the film to actually judge but if they gave him the blue and silver spandex suit from the comics it would look completely insane so whatevers.

He is already cast as is Scarlett Witch. The two companies reached an agreement that they both can have them in movies since they are equally part of both franchises. The are never referred to as mutants in Age of Ultron and the Avengers are never mentioned in Days of Futures Past.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Torlek on 30 Jan 2014, 20:00
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are apparently a weird case because they had a very strong association with the Avengers for a period where they didn't interact with the X Men much although their association with that team and their parentage is how they're more famous now. I think there's also some way you could argue that the pair in the Avengers and the pair as Magneto's children are different characters because of all the reality breaking Wanda does during House of M, that came along after I gave up on comic continuity.

So Marvel can use them in Avengers so long as they're not mutants and Fox can also use them in X Men so long as nobody mentions a team of non-mutant superheros that Pietro and Wanda helped out at some point in the past.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Jimmy the Squid on 31 Jan 2014, 23:46
Or in this case, future.

OK fair enough. I haven't been keeping up with comic news as much as I used to because I like being surprised. Also anyone else think the Future Sentinel is obviously a recoloured Nimrod? Which is awesome.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 01 Feb 2014, 21:35
Or in this case, future.
Well, both.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 26 May 2014, 14:06
Back from Days of Future's Past and I really enjoyed it, especially Quicksilver oddly enough. He definitely stole the show
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Kugai on 26 May 2014, 14:38
Great scott!!
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Neko_Ali on 26 May 2014, 19:09
*throws toilet paper*
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 May 2014, 13:55
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Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Lines on 27 May 2014, 16:40
Teeheehee!

Also, totally not a spoiler. Share the glory with everyone, don't hide it!
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 May 2014, 17:58
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Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Lines on 27 May 2014, 19:38
And I didn't know that until you said so, but I know my X-Men storylines, so it's still not a spoiler for me. Otherwise it's just him saying stuff similar to things he's said before in other films.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 27 May 2014, 19:49
To be fair, I said it in a spoiler tag. Also, wait, if you hadn't seen it, why'd you look?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Lines on 28 May 2014, 03:31
Because I don't care about spoilers usually, especially if I know the source material.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 28 May 2014, 05:36
That's fair, but I'm not going to assume the same of everyone else.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Aimless on 29 May 2014, 03:38
Saw X-Men last night. It was okay but not even nearly as good as I'd hoped it'd be. It felt like a mishmash of scenes from two or three different movies that, instead of synergizing with each other and making me go WOOOOOW and WOOHOO and Oooooh... just left me kinda unsatisfied.

Few of the actors and characters were given the space, script and direction needed to really shine. The interaction between eg. the Xaviers and the Magnetos and Mystique were not as natural or as thrilling as they have been previously, which was a bit of a bummer because most of the movie is about them whining at each other. There was way too much melodrama and forced emotion.

X the Younger was overacted and at times very poorly written. Very little about his character-arc seemed natural. Magneto the Younger was cool, but, after a strong start as a compelling anti-hero, he just turned into an annoying dick. To his credit, he did manage to be kinda menacing some of the time. Mystique, after another compelling opening, transformed into an uninteresting mopey crybaby called Raven :o okay, I'm exaggerating a little, and she did redeem herself, but, all in all, I am surprised to find that I prefer Rebecca Romijn's version when it comes to costume, script and even acting. Jackman has grown into his role as Wolverine and he did pretty well, esp. when interacting with Xavier. Dinklage, to no-one's surprise, did a surprisingly good job with his character :P

The other mutants were given way too little screen-time, or were not particularly awesome. Beast woulda been excellent, but looked like he was lifted straight outta the original Hulk TV-series and his action sequences were a mixed bag of awesome and meh. Several of the others I'd been looking forward to seeing on-screen had a few seconds to display their mutant powers and then were shelved for the rest of the movie. The future mutants received better treatment in this respect, but only marginally. Shame, because they were pretty cool. The best of the lot was Pietro, who rocked all his scenes :)

The future was pretty cool, the past much less so (not nearly as enjoyable as it was in First Class, and I esp. hated one of the "surprising revelations"). I was kinda ambivalent about what they'd done with the Sentinels, but overall I think I'm okay with it because they delivered most of the non-sucky action in the movie.

With all that said, I can't say you shouldn't go see it. It was, at times, really cool. In terms of production quality, visuals etc, it was pretty solid (don't see it in 3D! The 3D in this movie is really not worth the extra $$$). The scenes from the future were mostly cool. I liked the ending! And, guys... the post-credits scene wasn't entirely sucky ;)

I was surprised by my negative reaction to this movie, but I wasn't unhappy while watching it.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 29 May 2014, 05:38
(don't see it in 3D! The 3D in this movie is really not worth the extra $$$)
Does this ever not apply to movies that were converted to 3D in post?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 29 May 2014, 07:43
One thing that bugged me
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Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Neko_Ali on 29 May 2014, 08:34
I'm not really sure the exact reference here, since I haven't see the movie yet. But 'the future' in this case is only supposed to be about 10-20 years from current day I believe. Which given that the story was originally written in what, late 80s, early 90s should mean that we should be neck deep in Sentinels by now... Which would put most of the X-men in their 40s, maybe some in their early 50s. It would be unusual if many of them had gone grey in that time. Wolverine on the other hand is ancient, depending on who you talk to. Certainly around and looking much the same as he does in current day during WWII. In the original comic, Future Wolvie had gone grey. So may it was a call back to that?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 29 May 2014, 12:37
Beast woulda been excellent, but looked like he was lifted straight outta the original Hulk TV-series and his action sequences were a mixed bag of awesome and meh.

Am I the only one who thought Beast looked downright horrible? I can respect that they wanna use special effects and makeup instead of just CGi-ing everything, but.. He just didn't look good. And his action scenes were like something from a Werewolf b-movie from 1970. His jumping and throwing was so obviously acted with lifting wires I'm slightly shocked something can look that bad in a 2014, $200M movie. On the other hand, the Sentinels looked amazing, especially the 70's ones!

Dinklage, to no-one's surprise, did a surprisingly good job with his character :P

Were you surprised? :)
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Thrillho on 30 May 2014, 04:04
(don't see it in 3D! The 3D in this movie is really not worth the extra $$$)
Does this ever not apply to movies in 3D?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Neko_Ali on 30 May 2014, 06:48
You got me. The last time I saw a movie in 3D was Tron Legacy. It was fine in there, but I didn't find it all that noticeable. I certainly don't feel like I'm losing anything watching my DVD of it. I can't watch most 3D movies though. I'm one of those people that gets splitting headaches and nausea watching 3D.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Thrillho on 30 May 2014, 07:02
As a glasses wearer and someone whose eyes are not level on my face I loathe 3D anyway, but even if neither of those was a factor I think I'd hate it.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: jwhouk on 30 May 2014, 07:07
3D movies are lost on me. Then again, that may be the deuteranopia talking.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Pilchard123 on 30 May 2014, 09:58
The cinema that I usually go to only charges £1 extra for 3D.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Aimless on 30 May 2014, 11:14
So do ours, but regular tickets are half price on weekdays if you buy a special card :)

I don't like 3D, and I hate the fact that some movies are shown ONLY in 3D in this town, but I generally find it palatable. I have comfortable 3D glasses and I can usually wear contacts. But sometimes the 3D is extra shitty and annoying and significantly detracts from the experience (beyond the muted colours etc). This was one of those times. Several of the action sequences were worse because of the 3D-effects. Much anger.

To be fair, some of my crankiness probably stems from missing the trailers because my movie-nemesis--an obnoxious clueless incompetent young idiot of a man :x--was responsible for this showing and so naturally it started almost 15 mins late and he skipped over the trailers choosing instead to hold a little speech about cleaning up and making jokes.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 30 May 2014, 13:11
He skipped the trailers? Couldn't the theatre get in trouble for that?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Blue Kitty on 30 May 2014, 17:03
3D is only really good when it's animated movies, but even than I'm not to sure about it.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 30 May 2014, 17:09
Or when it's actually filmed with a 3D camera, like Avatar. Too bad nothing else about Avatar was particularly interesting.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 30 May 2014, 20:40
Or when it's actually filmed with a 3D camera, like Avatar. Too bad nothing else about Avatar was particularly interesting.
Avatar was an accomplishment in film-making. Yes, plot, characters, development and all that fancy stuff was severely lacking, and still I sat glued to the screen. Visuals can be oh so important if done so well!
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Thrillho on 31 May 2014, 02:48
Or when it's actually filmed with a 3D camera, like Avatar. Too bad nothing else about Avatar was particularly interesting.

Avatar basically WAS an animated film.

Photo real my ass.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 31 May 2014, 10:31
Or when it's actually filmed with a 3D camera, like Avatar. Too bad nothing else about Avatar was particularly interesting.
Avatar was an accomplishment in film-making. Yes, plot, characters, development and all that fancy stuff was severely lacking, and still I sat glued to the screen. Visuals can be oh so important if done so well!
Oh, yeah, I enjoyed it plenty because of the visuals, but the idea that it was actually a contender to win Best Picture is absurd.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 31 May 2014, 18:02
That I can agree with!
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Thrillho on 01 Jun 2014, 16:01
Because the awards ceremonies, especially the Oscars, are absolute bullshit.

See the many preposterously snubbed pictures. See Return Of The King sweeping the Oscars despite being by far the weakest of the three films, simply as a way of saying 'well, shit, we probably should've just nominated the other two.'
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 01 Jun 2014, 16:02
See, that's not always the case. They do occasionally give it to the best film, like when No Country won it for 2007. To be fair, there were a few excellent films made that year that would've deserved it any other year, but that definitely needed to win because holy shit.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Thrillho on 01 Jun 2014, 16:04
I'm talking about multiple awards rather than just Best Picture, and I'm not saying that deserving things never win or that only undeserving things win. I'm just saying that the Oscar committee have notable prejudices, very obvious ones that are frequently reflected in their nominations (sure have been a lot of Oscar winning movies that are about movies the last few years, haven't there?).
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 01 Jun 2014, 18:10
Hugo, the movie with no target audience except nostalgic old film people.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 01 Jun 2014, 18:21
I really liked Hugo, honestly.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 01 Jun 2014, 18:41
It was a good movie, by all means, but who was it for? While good, it's not really a movie I'd go out and watch. And little kids would be so bored. It's charming and well made, but ultimately pretty boring.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 01 Jun 2014, 18:46
It's a movie you did go out and watch though. Although yeah, it's clearly not for little kids.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Lines on 01 Jun 2014, 23:16
I watched it because my mom rented it because it had been nominated. While it was charming, I don't feel like it was really worthy of its nomination. Yes, it was good, but the best of the best?

Then again there are years where I think every movie nominated is not worth it.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Edguy on 02 Jun 2014, 04:37
It's a movie you did go out and watch though. Although yeah, it's clearly not for little kids.

Nah, I watched that courtesy of a certain Bay!  :police: And I only watched it because Martin Scorsese, and a little bit because of how it literally drowned in Oscars.
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Method of Madness on 02 Jun 2014, 05:17
Confession: Didn't realize he was talking about Hugo and not the new X-Men. It'd been a long day, ha. Although I don't really get the question "who is it for?" If a movie is good, does it have to have a target audience?
Title: Re: X-Men: Days of Future's Past
Post by: Neko_Ali on 02 Jun 2014, 06:47
Unfortunately, a lot of the Oscars are more about movie politics and image than actually rewarding the best. Also, I really liked Hugo. Slower paced than my usual movie selection of course, but cute and charming.