11-13-2024, 11:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-13-2024, 11:45 PM by Drunk Monk.)
Seen. Meh. One of those films that’s a shameful barometer of US tastes, like the election. How much did this earn again?
It had its moments and plenty of fan service with so many cameos and so many inside jokes but the schtick wore thin on me by the second hour.
I guess I just can’t stand Reynolds. I liked what Jackson brought. Good to see Garner (although she’ll always be Sydney Bristow to me) and Snipes. Good to see Lewis Tan too, although he didn’t have any lines. Was that Ray? It was too quick to see. Morena was gorgeous as ever but I always feel she’s wasted in this role. I’m glad they said ‘Cavill’ or I would’ve missed that entirely.
The breaking the 4th wall bit never worked for me in the MCU - except May with She Hulk. The constant pokes at the mouse felt derivative of She Hulk too. The sanguineousness was amusing at first, but also wore thin by the end.
I liked the concept of Deadpool v Wolverine where both could do maximal damage to the other and then heal. I thought the bus oner (along with oner lead up) was mostly cgi.
I really liked the effect where Cassandra Nova stuck her hand into people's heads. That looked cool.
In all fairness, I’ve never liked Deadpool that much. Something fundamental to the concept rubs me the wrong way - it’s probably Reynolds. You’d think I’d like it more but it’s never worked for me. It kept moving well enough (I did doze off and have to rewind but that was out of fatigue more than boredom). If you ask me what happened next week, I will likely have forgotten the bulk of this.
Not D00M recommended.
It had its moments and plenty of fan service with so many cameos and so many inside jokes but the schtick wore thin on me by the second hour.
I guess I just can’t stand Reynolds. I liked what Jackson brought. Good to see Garner (although she’ll always be Sydney Bristow to me) and Snipes. Good to see Lewis Tan too, although he didn’t have any lines. Was that Ray? It was too quick to see. Morena was gorgeous as ever but I always feel she’s wasted in this role. I’m glad they said ‘Cavill’ or I would’ve missed that entirely.
The breaking the 4th wall bit never worked for me in the MCU - except May with She Hulk. The constant pokes at the mouse felt derivative of She Hulk too. The sanguineousness was amusing at first, but also wore thin by the end.
I liked the concept of Deadpool v Wolverine where both could do maximal damage to the other and then heal. I thought the bus oner (along with oner lead up) was mostly cgi.
I really liked the effect where Cassandra Nova stuck her hand into people's heads. That looked cool.
In all fairness, I’ve never liked Deadpool that much. Something fundamental to the concept rubs me the wrong way - it’s probably Reynolds. You’d think I’d like it more but it’s never worked for me. It kept moving well enough (I did doze off and have to rewind but that was out of fatigue more than boredom). If you ask me what happened next week, I will likely have forgotten the bulk of this.
Not D00M recommended.
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