His movies may not be sublime masterpieces that speak truth to the human soul (well, Hard Boiled does.) But think about it this way: when I watch a John Woo movie, I know I'm watching a John Woo movie. Big budget superhero movies, despite recruiting promising indie film directors, subsume all individuality. From Iron Man to Infinity War, they all have the same "voice." Even the ones that are supposed to be outliers, like Black Panther or Dr. Strange, never roam from that voice.
Am i in the timeline where John Woo only made MI2 and Face/Off ? Because in my timeline, he made some great movies that have been inspiring people in movies/video games industry for decades now.
Honestly, I think a lot of people convinced themselves the superhero "bubble" was going to burst like 5 or 6 years ago, but here we are years later still trucking and Infinity War and Endgame become two of the hugest movies of all time (Hell 4 of the Top 10 right now are Avengers movies and 11 is Black Panther). I think it's starting to set in for people who aren't in to them that it doesn't look like the genre is going anywhere for the foreseeable future and they're getting antsy.
This is funny because MI:2's delayed shooting schedule (exacerbated by Dougray Scott's injury shooting I think this action scene), is the reason why Dougray Scott is not Wolverine.
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This is hilarious, beucase 90% of your posts are about the MCU. <3
Not even close, they're probably just the only ones you notice because your insecurity makes you hyper focus on any criticism of it.
You were insecure enough to take the bait. Says a lot about you.
Scorcese is right. Coppola is right. Woo is right. And it burns you up inside.
Man, the MCU is living rent free in your head and you're serving it five star dinners as well. It's kind of sad that you keep having these meltdowns because you enjoy hating something so much. Don't have anything better to do with your time? At this point you're like the Anti-MCU's Manabyte.Scorcese is right. Coppola is right. Woo is right. And it burns you up inside.
I hope every celebrated film maker keeps chiming in and insulting the MCU. I'll see you in the next thread.
So John woo movies have a John woo voice..
This was going to be a thing regardless. The popularity happened because so many people watch movies and leave with a billion questions. (Often b/c people barely pay attention while watching films.)
Well... yeah. The MCU is a franchise. Not a person. Marvel movies are samey because the studio mandates it. That's why Edgar Wright left Ant-Man. I think a director's voice is inherently a more valuable contribution to the medium, even if it's flawed, compared to what Marvel is doing to its properties.
TIL having an opinion and disagreeing with other opinions = being a fanboy.....
Basically.
Was that the stage where you are overcome with doves attacking you in slow motion?
You got me. Because that’s EXACTLY what my comment implies, and not clearly directed at the pages worth of “ok boomer” “ok old man” “salty” comments.
I'd argue Homecoming does at it fits the school days rom com-type mould.
Nah. The amazing spider man films fit a rom com mould. The gwen and Peter relationship was by far the best parts of those films and Marc Webb served it well with the leads having chemistry.
You know, I hesitated added "rom com" because I knew it didnt fit but thought my intention would be implied. I meant more like Hughes-esque as cliched as that sounds. More highschool shenanigans, less relationship drama except when reaching the climax.
Fair enough, I still dont see it though. It's just something that they kept repeating for PR before the film like they did 70s political thriller for winter soldier.
No I get it. I haven't seen every Marvel flick but it just stands out to me as having its own flavor is all. Not having the origin story or the same overall flow and feel through the story as every other film, including my fav (Black Panther which checks off every beat, but I still appreciate it).
That's cool. Homecoming was just okay for me.
Not sure how the acting and story would turn out but I know the gun action would be legendary.
