I also liked this film and thought, myself, given the characterization and setting, that they did a great job.
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I also liked this film and thought, myself, given the characterization and setting, that they did a great job.
Ultra
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Oh we doing this?
So have you guys seen these?
Made me laught out loud for a good few minutes! I dunno if u guys will get it... I am a bit of film buff so these movie references might be a bit too obscure for you guys...
BTW, Wong Kar-wai and Terrence Malick are two of my favourite directors of all time. Check out their movie! They make beautiful movies.
Equation
Lieutenant General
I don't think that's the case, it's more of the father trying to teach his son how to be smart, tough, and calm under extreme pressure when one's life is under threat.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Yes Ultra I saw the promo, and your PM,You guys are going to love this!
(Especially you TerrainEmpire)
Some stills made there way into the PLA small arms and uniform threads where I covered them. as to the movie Pardon me for not jumping up and down about it but the plot and few bits of English dialog in the promo leaves me with the taste of a basic regurgitated 90's B action movie with some mixed stunts and gun play presented by the Nanjing Military Political Department TV Art Centre < english spelling)
With Taglines like "The China God Of War" And "To Provoke China is to Have no Place to hide"
I am not exactly looking for movie times on it.
They Got Scott Adkins Who seems like the next generation Steven Seagal And Jacky Wu Jing who Directs and Stars in it.
Both Adkins and Another Actor in Wolf Warrior Nan Yu were in expendables 2 where I am sure they did well but really I'll wait for a rainy day on google play.
Came across an entertaining couple's flick "The One I Love" which had a sci-fi/supernatural twist to it even though that was not the main draw. Thought it is a good watch for anyone who ever cared about a stressed relationship. If you intend to watch it, probably the less you know about it going in the better, me and my wife didn't know anything about it other than the Netflix description before watching it and we both enjoyed it.
Ultra
Junior Member
This one looks very interesting! I always love art films especially surrealist one (or time travel one).
Thanks!
Guess it will be the movie for tonite!
Saw Age of Ultron today (which unfortunately coincided with some family emergency, but I'll try my best to not let it cloud my judgements). Overall I felt ambivalent. Spoilers ahead.
The good:
1) Action scenes were a step up compared with the last film, which was impressive in its own right. In my opinion the CGI was decent despite the fact that some shots of the main-villain, Ultron, looked inauthentic under certain light-conditions. Every member of the avengers got to show off his/her power sets. Hulk vs Hulkbuster simply blew me away.
2) Character interactions/drama also stepped up significantly from the last film. We got to explore the ghosts of several characters through flash-backs/forwards induced by Scarlet Witch's mind-control powers. The maincast was very-well fleshed out. I really enjoyed the party scene and some of the more indepth, introspective moments. You can tell how much Whedon loved his characters.
3) Dialogue, for the most part, was superb. Lots of fun quips and nods to Whedon's previous works (like Firefly).
4) One word -- Vision. I just loved what little I saw of him as a character. There were some child-like qualities about him that were ultimately overshadowed by innate wisdom. Could've been the perfect foil to Ultron if he were better written.
5) The fact that the Avengers showed concern for the civilians!
Now, the bad:
1) The villains weren't done well (what a surprise). Winter Soldier's end credit scene established Strucker as a threatening character but he was easily defeated in the opening and unceremoniously dispatched by the Maximoff twins just ten minutes later. My special criticisms are reserved for Ultron, though. He ended up being a complete let down despite being really threatening for the first half of the film. I felt that the fact that he quipped so much had a lot to do with it (will get to it later in the review).
Physically the Ultronbots were also a joke. Even "normals" like Hawkeye and Black Widow mowed them down by the dozens. The avengers almost felt like school bullies in the end fight. Felt really sorry for Ultron at the end.
2) The jokes. While most of them are great (I chuckled and most of the theatre were roaring), there are simply way too many of them interspersed in the action scenes.
3) Stakes were too low! Avengers get battered a bit but with the exception of Quicksilver, most of them felt invincible, even Black Widow and Hawkeye!
4) Plot was a mess by the time the movie progressed passed the half-way point. There were so many separate threads that you probably need a sixteen core computer to keep them straight. I felt that way, way too much attention was dedicated to foreshadowing future films than establishing character background.
Overall, a 7.2 out of 10 from me. I felt that it was a bit of a let down Marvel Studios knocked the ball out of the park with Winter Soldier, Guardians, and the new Netflix series.
The good:
1) Action scenes were a step up compared with the last film, which was impressive in its own right. In my opinion the CGI was decent despite the fact that some shots of the main-villain, Ultron, looked inauthentic under certain light-conditions. Every member of the avengers got to show off his/her power sets. Hulk vs Hulkbuster simply blew me away.
2) Character interactions/drama also stepped up significantly from the last film. We got to explore the ghosts of several characters through flash-backs/forwards induced by Scarlet Witch's mind-control powers. The maincast was very-well fleshed out. I really enjoyed the party scene and some of the more indepth, introspective moments. You can tell how much Whedon loved his characters.
3) Dialogue, for the most part, was superb. Lots of fun quips and nods to Whedon's previous works (like Firefly).
4) One word -- Vision. I just loved what little I saw of him as a character. There were some child-like qualities about him that were ultimately overshadowed by innate wisdom. Could've been the perfect foil to Ultron if he were better written.
5) The fact that the Avengers showed concern for the civilians!
Now, the bad:
1) The villains weren't done well (what a surprise). Winter Soldier's end credit scene established Strucker as a threatening character but he was easily defeated in the opening and unceremoniously dispatched by the Maximoff twins just ten minutes later. My special criticisms are reserved for Ultron, though. He ended up being a complete let down despite being really threatening for the first half of the film. I felt that the fact that he quipped so much had a lot to do with it (will get to it later in the review).
Physically the Ultronbots were also a joke. Even "normals" like Hawkeye and Black Widow mowed them down by the dozens. The avengers almost felt like school bullies in the end fight. Felt really sorry for Ultron at the end.
2) The jokes. While most of them are great (I chuckled and most of the theatre were roaring), there are simply way too many of them interspersed in the action scenes.
3) Stakes were too low! Avengers get battered a bit but with the exception of Quicksilver, most of them felt invincible, even Black Widow and Hawkeye!
4) Plot was a mess by the time the movie progressed passed the half-way point. There were so many separate threads that you probably need a sixteen core computer to keep them straight. I felt that way, way too much attention was dedicated to foreshadowing future films than establishing character background.
Overall, a 7.2 out of 10 from me. I felt that it was a bit of a let down Marvel Studios knocked the ball out of the park with Winter Soldier, Guardians, and the new Netflix series.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
First pic of Suicide Squad.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
good synopsis Siege. I watched it last Friday and came away feeling pretty much the same as you did. End scene (final battle) was a lil dissapointing like you said especially considering the 2nd/3rd quarter of the movie was all about the menace of Ultron and the power he yields yet was dispatched quite easily by Hulk.
As with all Avenger movies, I am again left wondering what Hawkeye and Black Widow truly contribute to the rag tag alliance from a tactical syandpoint. From a filmmaking standpoint I can understand the eye candy however there are many female superheros in the MArvel universe that could've easily taken that spot. Oh well, at least in this release, Whedon did try to tackle that argument with the quick scene in the farmhouse between Hawkeye and his wife although there wasn't anything afterward in the movie which denotes Hawkeye's presume contribution to the team.