All-purpose, running Geek thread (formerly Battlestar Galactica thread)

[outofplace]

People who say it's horrible are quite simply wrong.
This movie wasn't made for the casual moviegoer, it was made for people who know DC comics history.
Just as Ant-Man was made for Marvel historians.

I can't compare because I haven't seen BvS yet, but I thought Ant-Man was very accessible to people who don't know the comics. I certainly appreciated some parts more because I know about Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, but my wife and daughter knew nothing about it going in and enjoyed the movie. I think that is one thing the MCU has done well. They make sure the movies are accessible to even the casual fan while still putting in some details just for the "historians."

 

[Buck]

I'm through six or seven episodes. She's been three, I think, and one of those was just her reveal at the end of an episode.
I don't know what it is. Certainly an attractive woman, but there's something I'm not buying about her in the role.
Anyway, nothing's perfect. Still a good season so far.

 

[outofplace]

My perspective is a bit different. I'm through the season, so I've seen a lot more of her.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

Your wife and child who thought the awesome Lego Movie sucked? What artful criticism that was, btw.
Batman v. Superman opened this past weekend to earnings of $175 million- making it the sixth best opening of all time.
Not bad for a movie that incredibly had almost no buzz, and is opening in a terrible calendar slot (an ambitious movie that opens in March- give me a break).

 

[outofplace]

Your wife and child who thought the awesome Lego Movie sucked? What artful criticism that was, btw.
Batman v. Superman opened this past weekend to earnings of $175 million- making it the sixth best opening of all time.
Not bad for a movie that incredibly had almost no buzz, and is opening in a terrible calendar slot (an ambitious movie that opens in March- give me a break).

My 12-year-old isn't going to go into Roger Ebert mode over the only movie she ever hated so much that she asked to walk out early. My wife was just glad little OOP brought it up so she didn't have to sit through the whole thing. I'd say I'm sorry their taste in movies offends you, but I actually find it funny that you are still bringing that up.

To be fair, the three of us did leave Gulliver's Travels early, but that was due to a fire alarm. But my little one agreed that it was so awful that we didn't need to go back and see the rest.

The point stands. Ant-Man was far too accessible to be considered a movie that was made for Marvel "historians." I am curious to see if your description fits BvS, but that will have to wait another week or two.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

No, small man. See, that's the good thing about being a borderline narcissist- you don't give a shirt what anyone else thinks.
I think far less of you for not giving a fun, breezy flick a chance because a sub-adolescent didn't like it. Talk about an age where everything sucks.
Go find 50 random comic fans and ask them who knew about Ant-Man (the 1962 comic) before the movie came out.

 

[JRoyal]

Your wife and child who thought the awesome Lego Movie sucked? What artful criticism that was, btw.
Batman v. Superman opened this past weekend to earnings of $175 million- making it the sixth best opening of all time.
Not bad for a movie that incredibly had almost no buzz, and is opening in a terrible calendar slot (an ambitious movie that opens in March- give me a break).

Almost no buzz? Everyone I knew was talking about this movie, and there were constant commercials for it.

Also, March isn't a no-man's land for ambitious movies. The Hunger Games showed people will come to movies in March. Seven movies that have opened in March have made more than $70 million in their opening weekend. That's better than every other non-summer/holiday month.

As for the Ant-Man thing, if 45 out of 50 random comic fans couldn't tell you who Ant-Man was, then they aren't very big fans. He was an Avenger, for crying out loud, and has been featured in a lot of modern comics as both Hank Pym and Scott Lang. It's not like he's Silverclaw or something. Heck, the Guardians were far more obscure.

 

[TyWebb]

I finished Season 2 of Daredevil the other night. I won't reveal any spoilers, but did anyone else really start to get annoyed by Foggy and Karen? Talk about wet blankets. Every time they came on the screen, I was praying Punisher would let a stray bullet put one of them out of their misery already.

 

[outofplace]

No, small man. See, that's the good thing about being a borderline narcissist- you don't give a shirt what anyone else thinks.
I think far less of you for not giving a fun, breezy flick a chance because a sub-adolescent didn't like it. Talk about an age where everything sucks.
Go find 50 random comic fans and ask them who knew about Ant-Man (the 1962 comic) before the movie came out.

Oh, I gave the Lego Movie a shot. Luckily, all I had to do when I realized my wife and daughter were right was change the channel.

I never said casual fans knew about Ant-Man, though JRoyal has a point there. I said the movie itself was accessible. You didn't need to know anything. Sure, a few references get missed, but that doesn't ruin the movie.

 

[outofplace]

I finished Season 2 of Daredevil the other night. I won't reveal any spoilers, but did anyone else really start to get annoyed by Foggy and Karen? Talk about wet blankets. Every time they came on the screen, I was praying Punisher would let a stray bullet put one of them out of their misery already.

I get it, but Foggy isn't wrong about Matt. My biggest issue with Karen is the direction they took the character professionally, and that goes back to my biggest complaint regarding the first season. I don't want to go farther than that because it gets into spoiler territory.

 

[mpcincal]

I'm thinking of seeing BvS today. For those who have seen it, is there a post-credits scene I have to sit and wait for?

 

[TyWebb]

I get it, but Foggy isn't wrong about Matt. My biggest issue with Karen is the direction they took the character professionally, and that goes back to my biggest complaint regarding the first season. I don't want to go farther than that because it gets into spoiler territory.

I actually thought Karen was a great part of the first season, not only because I find her very attractive, but also she kind of represented the victim throughout the whole run because she was one at first. Like, this is who Daredevil is fighting for. I agree that, in the second season, her role goes beyond realistic, and she reminded me of a friend I know who is always on the verge of an anxiety attack, annoying non stop.

And I don't know what it is about Foggy, but fork that guy. Maybe I'm just siding with Matt in that he just doesn't get it, doesn't know what is going on outside of their little law firm.