Deadpool 2

[Drunk Monk]

You may well ask 'With all that's going on with DM, wtf is he going to this screener?" Well, it was an excuse to stop by Victory for some garlic noodles, Lagavulin and some head.  Heads!  I mean Tiger Fork Heads.  srsly.  It was for work, man.  There were no knickers involved except for a tiny bit of admiration for the AF knickers, as in Knickers AF, but those were just on display, not on any yetis with ball gags or anything.  I know you were thinking it.  yeti. knickers.  ball gag.  How can you not think that now? Well, making time for the DP2 screener, it all goes back to Dublin, to that fyne dinner I had with Emily Beecham and her cast mates.  Across the table was Lewis Tan, who befriended me as soon as he discovered who I was.  Yeah, that was kinda cool, but stop blocking me from Emily.  Anyway, we've kept up a correspondence since and he teased joining the MCU but couldn't tell me how because he was under NDA.  Eventually it came out that he was in this. So I got some interview material and it's sort of a done deal, so I figured I'd see the screener just for fun and I'm a huge fan of Morena (who is absolutely luminous in this film - like even more gorgeous than usual - otherworldly gorgeous). Well, the film is fun, funner than the first (actually I wasn't that into the first one but now I kinda know what to expect so the sequel worked better for me - and yes, 'funner' is a word because Bianca Bree (JCVD's daughter told me so).  There's a lot of jokes about lazy writing which tickled my funny bone in the funner way.  As for Lewis' role as Shatterstar (Marvel's first gay kiss) oh man.  Just wait until you see it.  Just wait.  He debuts on Into the Badlands this Sunday too, so I'm really excited for him.  But back to DP2, it's quite funny.  The MCU is now heavy into death.  Or is it?  I think I've learned to enjoy the MCU by not viewing them as action films anymore but as comedies.  That makes them so funner.  And yes, there are swordfights, nicely choreographed even if CGI enhanced, a real splatter of the good ol' ultravi.  It's David Leitch, after all.  So I endorse this film as DOOM worthy (although you should see the first one to make it make sense) noting my biased because of Lewis and that fact that I really needed an escape from it all.  

I'm telecommuting today and just realized that this is the first day I've spent at my bungalow in three weeks.  Three feckin weeks!  Grateful that it's a nice day here in the Cruz.

[Drunk Monk]

Almost forgot to mention - that Hunt for the Wilderpeople kid is on FIRE! Luv him.

[Greg]

Shit Ballz!

I liked. It was funner. Although the story for DP 1 holds together better.

Yes, Shatterstar was awesome. I really like how they set up the X-Force movie.

So many jokes.

The villain was pretty weak, although there really isn't a villain to focus on, per se.

The credits were great. The end credits were great. Nothing at the very tail but the Juggernaut song which is fun. Look out for Alan Tudyk and Matt Damon. The Stan Lee cameo is hard to spot. As in, I did not see the cameo but reports say it is there.

Don't try for too much brain engagement. It will only make your noggin hurt.

[Greg]

And now, Deadpool the Musical 2.

[Greg]

I bought the super duper extended cut. I didn't sense much of a difference from the theater release which makes me paranoid I didn't actually see the extended cut and just saw the theatrical release.

Still funny. Lots of good jokes I missed the first time.

The extras, though, are killing it. It comes with the Celine Dion video of the title song and all the teaser trailers they released for the film. And I mean all. I still have plenty to check out.

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Watched it. Holy Shitballz! Funny movie.

[Greg]

I spent more time with the DVD extras. They were good. But I was amazed to learn DP2 Director David Leitch also directed Atomic Blonde and John Wick.

It's all so clear now.

[cranefly]

Just added this to my library wait list -- the unrated cut, rather than theatrical.  That's what you recommend?  I really do like to hear people say Shit.

[Greg]

Either will be good.

[Drunk Monk]

But I was amazed to learn DP2 Director David Leitch also directed Atomic Blonde and John Wick.

It's all so clear now.

srsly?  that was the main reason i was invested in this installment.  

well, that and morena.  

[Greg]

It turns out I was not watching the Super Extended Cut. I was just watching the theatrical release. There were two DVDs in the box.

To rectify that, the Queen and I watched DP2 again last night. The Queen was not in the best frame of mind the last time she saw the DVD.

It's longer. It seems like there was a bit to add to every scene. The fights especially were longer. Some of the jokes were better this time as they were developed more fully in other scenes. They changed the music in one scene and it wasn't as effective. Some of the jokes they swapped out were as funny. I especially missed the Scoutmaster Kevin line.

They did add more scenes of Russell at the orphanage and what led to his rampage.

On the whole, the added material didn't add significantly to the movie. But it was a good excuse to see DP2 again.

[Drunk Monk]

More Shatterstar?

[Greg]

A tad. But not much.

[Drunk Monk]

really?  anything is like a 100% increase.  

still butthurt from that DP prank.  i was so played.

[Greg]

That was awesome!