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    Logan (2017)

    in Review That Movie! (Spoilers Allowed)

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    5 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

     

    I disagree, one of the thematic points was her holding on to hope, which is exactly what the kids were: hope for future generations of mutants. 

     

    Otherwise it's an even bleaker story: her essentially being the last mutant, doomed to violence and suffering. 

    3 minutes ago, Water Bottle said:

     

    Get rid of the kids and you don't have the fantastic scene where she bullies Wolverine into doing what she wanted by saying their names over and over again. What a fantastic scene that was in general.

     

    Hmm, I worded it out pretty badly, I agree with people that the kids were unnecessary... but only at the end. 

     

    The "quest" to go to them, to Eden, worked wonderfully well and provided great purpose to Laura, and Logan by extension.

     

    I just hoped and hoped that they would never actually find them. That the kids would all be dead or gone. Or maybe they could have found like, 1 kid, or 2 kids. I mean, what are the odds that so many of them escaped? Without parents or adults or family to take care of them, guide them? While also being hunted by a powerful organization? 

     

    C'mon, they're zero to none. Laura having successfully escaped was already the miracle the story needed, adding in the other kids having escaped also diminishes from Laura's adventures, seeing as well, so many of them made it! The hope to find the other kids was a great element, but actually finding them I thought didn't work. Add to that the kids fighting at the end which contrasts greatly in tone with the rest of the movie and well, you got the ending we have.

     

    It should have stayed personal 'til the end, is what I'm saying. :redcapes:

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    Logan (2017)

    in Review That Movie! (Spoilers Allowed)

    Posted · Edited by Daxtreme

    I agree with everyone saying the kids were unnecessary, it detracts from the main story (bringing Laura to safety), dilutes the dramatic tension at the end of the movie between too many characters, and introduces lots of special powers... which generally means more plot holes in superhero movies as it's really hard to properly juggle lots of different powers in a scene without making a mess out of everything, which definitely happens here. The end of the movie suffers from the "let's show this guy's power" syndrome generally found in X-men/Avengers movies, which means you show the character's power... and then it's never really used in a meaningful way again. Cool moment maybe, but it doesn't serve the story really.

     

    That being said, I thought the movie was fantastic regardless, mainly because of the main trio. I mean, the writers are obviously to be credited here, but the main trio just sell their characters flawlessly, so from that point on, the rest is just gravy. I love the small surprises the movie has in store for us, sometimes cutting out of scenes at weird moments, or how a few characters had sudden things happening to them (the antagonist at first who gets shot, Charles who gets stabbed out of nowhere, among others)

     

    Dafne Keen is a revelation, although I wish her powers had been more different. Kid just rocks.

     

    And will someone please tell me how they filmed all those acrobatics? It can't possibly be Dafne herself! I mean I just saw yesterday a kid doing that kinda stuff in The Enforcer, a chinese movie featuring Jet Li, but that was a Chinese movie, and he was famous for being a black belt at 8 years old. Kids usually aren't martial arts pro in the USA, so that was most likely a double. 

     

    The fight sequences at the beginning were really awesome, I want more of that in Western movies!

     

    Anyway, great movie, loved the feeling of dread you get throughout the movie, ending is a bit sloppy but nothing too important. 

     

    2nd favorite fox-marvel movie for me (behind DOFP, which is my all-time favorite superhero movie).

     

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    edit: Fuck me multi-sideways, Dafne Keen is a martial arts, tumbling, and acrobatics expert and did her own flips :ohmygod:

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    Mar 3-5 Weekend - Official Estimates - Logan 85.3m, Get Out 26.1m, Shack 16.1m, LEGO Bat 16.5, BIF 4.9m

    in Numbers and Data

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    Just came out of Logan, holy crap

     

    So freakin violent! Anyway... wow

     

    Still processing, but that's a hell of a superhero movie. One of the best in the genre that's for sure. 1st and 2nd acts are just pure gritty gold. Some nice acting in there, a certain newcomer just steals the show, but it's a superhero movie so... nobody won't get any recognition.

     

    Regardless, amazing, and what a trilogy this Wolverine series is. Goes from horrendously bad to holy shit is this top 5 superhero movies ever? Jesus

     

    Nice numbers btw, o/u 80M? I say Over, or at least in my heart :ph34r:

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    The Oscars 2017 on ABC | 89th Academy Awards | Discuss It Live Here | Super Sale to Honor the Steve Harvey moment! (p124)

    in And The Winner Is...

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    8 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

    ATTENTION:

     

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    So earlier this evening I made a foolhardy claim that if Emma Stone lost Best Actress or LA LA LAND lost Best Picture, I'd do a special account sale for the forums. And, well, the cinema gods awarded me with a particularly wild bit of insanity.

     

    So... to honor this moment that will go down in Oscar infamy, we're offering 50% off all Premium and Gold accounts (both monthly and yearly) until Friday.

     

    50%... that means a Gold account is $7.50 for a month, $82 for a year. A Premium account is now $5/month, $55 for a year.

     

    Have at it, folks!

     

    P.S. If you already have a monthly account paid for, I believe you still can upgrade future months at the new price. Check with @Water Bottle on that.

     

    Oh the irony. I wanted to give you a like for this, but ran out of them just right now :rofl:

     

    BRB with premium

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