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1 minute ago, Minnale101 said:
Sixers are most cocky team. Happy raptors took them out even better in that sequence
how do you hate on Kawhi unless ur spurs fan lol. Dude is so humble
So humble he gave up on his team for a whole year with a "knee" injury then asked to be traded from the team that believed in him and traded him all because he wanted more glory.
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4 minutes ago, Cappoedameron said:
Honestly I see this as similar to Iron Man. Solid debut but was mocked by many for not making as much as TDK did. Pokemon Cinematic Universe is happening and the only way to go from here is up. And at least the sequel will not have to compete with the 2nd highest grossing film of all time.
lol what? Iron Man was a massive success from OD and everybody knew that.
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5 minutes ago, Minnale101 said:
I was kinda sad about detective pikachu underperforming but my year is made with Toronto raptors tonight
what a mood booster
fuck Kawhi Leonard
feel bad for the 76ers.
GO BUCKS
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@Lordmandeep has been threadbanned for the rest of the weekend thread's life for trolling and stirring the pot.
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1 minute ago, cookie said:
I don't have a problem with CBMs making what they do, it's that little else seems to be grabbing people.
If people do start to get tired of superhero movies, I fear cinema as a whole might just go down with them.
At least movie theaters would. Cinema would move exclusively straight to Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/whatever. What a sad that's going to be.
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Just now, Yandereprime101189 said:
Obviously not now that's for sure, unless Disney buys Nintendo and does it.
I've never been huge into Pokemon, it was never really my thing, but I always felt that a movie version should be its own beast with elements of the various games. Like the hero is trying to be the very best like no one ever was and instead of a Pikachu his main would either be a Squirtle or a Charmander.
I'm still convinced a live action Digimon movie would work better since all the monsters talk and most of the battle sequences are like superhero battles anyway, all good vs evil.
If DP had worked out enough to do a mainline game, the main character's main would probably be Eevee. He would eventually get Squitle/Charmander/Bulbasaur (since they would likely adapt Yellow over Red/Blue).
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Just now, stealthyfrog said:
But Pikachu wasn't really about Pokemon battles. It did have a few visual spectacle scenes, though. (The sequel should probably cut back on those spectacle scenes to save money)
Which will ironically hurt it's box office potential way more lol.
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1 minute ago, Thomas Beck said:
So people mainly want to to see bigger than life movies at the cinema. Makes sense as you might just as well see anything else comfortably in your home, but a good spectacle requires the big screen.
Pokemon is bigger than life. It's a whole different ecosystems with animals that have special powers that often battle each other.
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1 minute ago, Yandereprime101189 said:
I see it less because of that and more because the fans are still somewhat bewildered that it's not either a straight adaptation of the original games or the anime.
Also Danny Devito Pikachu > Ryan Reynolds Pikachu.
We'll never know. We're not getting a straight adaptation of the original games or anime.
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Just now, IronJimbo said:
Jimbo is only doing Avatar's now.. it will be new and fresh but I suppose it's not a new IP?
At least it won't be more CBMs.
(I have nothing against CBMs for the record. I like a lot of them. But I want more than just CBMs all the fucking time.)
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Just now, IronJimbo said:
I been preaching this for years!
Save us Cameron. You're our only hope.
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Just now, stealthyfrog said:
Yeah, I'm getting a bit worried that Marvel movies and Disney live-action remakes are the only big-budget blockbusters that succeed these days.
King of the Monsters should do well but pretty much giant monster fights are the same spectacle as overpowered human being fights.
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4 minutes ago, Minnale101 said:
I don’t think Pokémon has seen it’s potential
movie was based on spin off game with talking pikachu
if they did it about actual mainline games with battling
Would have done a lot more
If you're WB/Legendary, you aren't going to fund a mainline game video game based on DP's box office performance. We will get DP2 with a decreased budget, that will decrease, and then the franchise will be done.
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5 minutes ago, The Futurist said:
I didn't like Pokémon much but damn, the inability of Hollywood to create new viable IPs outside of superhero movies is starting to be very concerning ...
Nothing kinda new seems to grab the attention of the masses anymore.
I have to agree with you there. DP was a big chance for a new IP to create some variety but of course, it's not a superhero movie so of course nobody wants to see it in theaters.
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Just now, redgarlic said:
To be honest I was considering those more as a finishing (a la Thanos) threat, with Mew as the protagonist in the sequel (the Loki? Ultron?)
I don't know if a Pokemon Cinematic Universe should follow the template of the MCU with it slowly building up to a big threat? I guess I have to see what other movies they plan to do and what the crossover potential is.
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3 minutes ago, redgarlic said:
If they leave him in Pikachu's body then we'd have a deal...
There are many, many ways they may go from here. Appealing to the nostalgia, maybe Ho-oh or Mew. Obviously everyone knows that the most powerful Pokemon is actually (Mega) Rayquaza, it would be cool to see the been three trio involved in something.
If the plan is to do a whole cinematic universe, do you want a Detective Pikachu movie focusing on (Mega) Raquaza? If it's going to be only Detective Pikachu, sure do whatever you want. But you don't want DP taking all the legendary Pokemon and leaving spin-off titles with nothing. Especially if they decide to do a more....traditional...Pokemon adventure movie.
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21 minutes ago, Cappoedameron said:
I liked it, it does make me think what they plan on doing for the sequel which is already being written by 21 jump street writer. Ryan Reynolds is definitely attached, they even talk about all the adventures he can have. I feel like they'll have Mewtwo reappear and say Ryan has to go into Pikachu again for another adventure and BAM Detective Pikachu 2.
Whom do you think will be the big focus of the sequel? I would say the 3 legendary birds and maybe Mew.
At this stage, the script will probably be rewritten like 50 times. Wouldn't be surprised if they have other writers come in and work on the script as well.
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Just now, Jonwo said:
Does it set up a sequel or a spin-off?
No. Which is odd because the video game sets up a sequel. If anything, it does the opposite!
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Solid B movie. The plot is kinda...wack and weak but the worldbuilding is great. Some of the action scenes work (the Pokemon battles) but others land flat (like the escape from the mountain Pokemon). Nice use of new and old Pokemon (even if I'm not familiar with some of the new Pokemon...must play more Pokemon!). I thought some of the changes they made from the Detective Pikachu video game were bad and some were good.
Honestly, with that script, maybe Michael Bay was the ideal director for this.
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Seems like it could be good. Hopefully, they nail it.
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13 minutes ago, terrestrial said:
is to learn one foreign language not standard at US schools?
Here one is the minimum for the 'lesser' schools, schools preparing for an academic follow up or ... require to learn at least 2 foreign languages
In the US, I took "Spanish" but since Spanish was technically my first language...
I can say that the Spanish they teach is like super basic for the most part and won't really teach you the language. The US doesn't really make a real attempt to make students bilingual even when the option is present.
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9 hours ago, JamesCameronScholar said:
Note the people cheering for Avatar's demise are cheering the winning of corporate movie making. The monopolization of movies, and the kind of cultural malaise (using 80 year old comics aimed at children) that has fed into the worst of our collective natures (is it unsurprising to anyone else that a movie with a main character whose name is 'Captain America' should be so successful in the Trump Era... I think not).
If there is any good to come from EG beating A it's that people will probably stop disliking A for no reason other than its own success.
Disney owns Avatar. Before that it was Fox. Come on, the success of Avatar was always tied to corporate movie making as well.
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9 hours ago, JB33 said:
Ok I'm going to play nice here.
Why does it feel like, not only has there been mass immigration from Arabic/East Indian countries to North America in the last several years, but also that our culture is slowly conforming to them.
No, Arabic should NOT be taught in schools anywhere in North America. You're here, not there. You want to be a citizen here, learn our official languages fast and conform to OUR society.
https://brainconnection.brainhq.com/2017/05/22/brain-benefits-bilingualism/
https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/does-being-bilingual-make-you-smarter
https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-the-brain-benefits-from-being-bilingual.html
https://bilingualkidspot.com/2017/05/23/benefits-of-being-bilingual/
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23 minutes ago, Slambros said:
I see what you mean; the trailers don't look that bad. I probably meant storytelling rather than filmmaking.
The story they told was fine. The acting was a bit too much and the score could have been more subtle. It's not a great movie, it's not really a bad movie either. It's average. It's too bad Carnahan lost his cool but I could see why: I don't really think the movie got a fair shot by the critics. It's supposed to be a serious dark movie but like if you read some of the criticism it's that the movie is...humorless. Which if that's the intention is not a legit criticism. It's saying that the movie isn't what the critics wanted to see rather than criticizing the movie the filmmakers wanted to make.
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Weekend Thread: Friday Estimates: Pika pi! 20.7m, Assemble! 16.1m, Anne Hathaway! 4m, Cheerleaders: Endgame 1.5m, LotR: Origins 825k
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How could they mishandle an injury when he doesn't see the team's doctors? If his knee was so mishandled by the Spurs, how did he have such a great season? All while complaining the Spurs didn't give him stuff he never asked for.
Tony Parker isn't a liar, he has great character. Great guy all around. Big fan of his.