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    War For The Planet Of The Apes | July 14, 2017 | First Trailer on Page 18

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    But the visual effects people are mostly responsible for his performance. He doesn't deserve a nomination for doing some of the work.


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    They'll say what ever they want to hype up the film and his performance. But the visual effects people can change the emotional range of a performance through motion capture, by moving the eye brows in a certain way. So if Andy Serkis gets an Oscar nod, then so does the visual effects people who did most of the work.


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    War For The Planet Of The Apes | July 14, 2017 | First Trailer on Page 18

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    Fantastic film.  Saw it Thursday and I am still thinking about it. Watched Rise and Dawn again on Friday. Brilliant trilogy.
     
    I was hoping for a 65M OW, so I'm disappointed. But, I think this could get an Oscar nom for BP.


    I hope you're right. "War for the Planet of the Apes" is arguably the most artistic tent pole film released in years. It is entirely driven by tone, atmosphere, and visuals. There are only two battle scenes in the entire film, and the last battle scene is more of an after though, since Reeves is completely focused on Caesar.

    This was a brilliant conclusion to one of the best trilogies ever. And Matt Reeves made a film that would appeal to an audience of the 1960's or 70's. But today's audience has a horrible attention span, and are constantly plugged into the internet. I'm shocked that I'm even able to sit down and enjoy a film like this as a millennial.


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    War For The Planet Of The Apes | July 14, 2017 | First Trailer on Page 18

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    I doubt Warner would release a nice little detective story for Batman, sounds like commercial suicide, just like this Apes movie.
     


    I hope they'll allow Matt Reeves to do what he wants. We've never seen Batman as the Greatest detective on the big screen, so this would be a great approach for a small time superhero like Batman. And I think Matt Reeves has some creative control, since he took over the directors chair from Affleck and threw out the original script.


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    War For The Planet Of The Apes | July 14, 2017 | First Trailer on Page 18

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    I doubt Warner would release a nice little detective story for Batman, sounds like commercial suicide, just like this Apes movie.
     


    I hope they'll allow Matt Reeves to do what he wants. We've never seen Batman as the Greatest detective on the big screen, so this would be a great approach for a small time superhero like Batman. And I think Matt Reeves has some creative control, since he took over the directors chair from Affleck and threw out the original script.


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    Weekend Thread 7/7-7/9 | ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS ALLOWED | SMH 117M, DM3 34M, BD 12.5M, WW 10.1M, TF5 6.3M, Biggus Dickus 3.65

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    Ant-Man was super in the same ways that Spider-man was super fun. Neither is markedly cinematic but both have a charming cast, charming leads and fun smaller scale story and are very, very easy to root for... Both somewhat awkwardly reference and tie into the MCU as well.



    Because of the same scale situations, the writers and filmmakers were able to focus on the characters and their development. And it's great to see a Spider-Man deal with smaller situations.


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    Wonder Woman (2017)

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    Wonder Woman gets it right. A thrilling origin story that feels utterly unique despite its clear influences. Despite an obnoxious framing device designed to remind you of an overbearing cinematic universe, the film is clearly belongs to Gadot's Diana. Both Diana and Gadot are stellar in their roles in the storytelling and as an actor; Gadot comes across as utterly perfect as Wonder Woman, making it impossible to imagine another actress playing her. More importantly though, Diana is fantastic; the first hero put forward by DC Films in years that actually is worth aspiring towards. She's charming, reasonably flawed, funny, and a badass, everything Wonder Woman should be. The film blends her mythological background with a WWI setting in a way that actually feels really fresh. The action, although clearly influenced by Snyder, is nearly always awesome and that theme still gives me chills.
     
    Most of all, the best thing about the film is the direction. Patty Jenkins does not really give the film a style or flare, but it doesn't feel like it came out of a house. She knows when to let the camera linger or when to cut to make an emotional impact. Moreover, she knows why this movie is unfortunately important. The first female-led superhero movie in more than a decade, Jenkins smartly and subtly takes on the gender and ethnic roles usually assigned in blockbusters, reestablishing them in empowering ways that's always just a joy to see, blending that with a timeless feel that makes one realize something oddly melancholy. This film could've easily been released ten, fifteen, maybe even thirty years ago, and it'd fit in fine in tone and in quality. We should've got a Wonder Woman movie like this years ago, and that's a true shame. However, now that we finally have one, thank goodness it's this one.
     
    Chris Pine is excellent as Steve Trevor; his chemistry with Gadot makes the romantic scenes really shine in a film where they could've easily been an afterthought. The rest of the cast is forgettable, but that's fine when you have Gadot and Pine grounding the film as well as they do. The only clear flaw of the film is the third act, when it unfortunately becomes, for a brief five minutes, a generic CGI slog-fest with dull visuals and boring action. Thankfully though, the rest of the film doesn't fall into the trap.
     
    You can insult the other DCEU films as much as you want, but they've always nailed the iconography of these characters. Wonder Woman does that multiple times, but more importantly, it has strong character work and an engaging story to back it up for once. Gadot and Jenkins make a mighty team that delivered a quality, idealistic blockbuster with moments of awe, laughter, and emotion. Wonder Woman is... well, you probably guessed it... Wonderful. A-



    And it takes place in a timeline separate from everything else that's happening in the universe, so it becomes it's own story. And it's really a character study on Diana, by having the origin story being the actual story.


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    Weekend Thread 7/7-7/9 | ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS ALLOWED | SMH 117M, DM3 34M, BD 12.5M, WW 10.1M, TF5 6.3M, Biggus Dickus 3.65

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    Age of Ultron with so middle of the road with that lame Spader-Bot "funny" villain, terrible romance between  Black Widow and Hulk, that boring Farmhouse sequence with boring Hawkeye's boring family and then that tedious third Act that was all about saving people because they were afraid to get a response like Man of Steel got. I didn't even bother to see Ant-Man in theaters because that movie exhausted me. And I completely regretted it because Ant-Man is so much better than that movie and one of the best MCU movies.



    I agree. I loved "Ant Man", and it was way better than "Age of Ultron." And I think "Ant Man and the Wasp" could make as much as "Winter Soldier" at the worldwide box office.


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    Weekend Thread 7/7-7/9 | ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS ALLOWED | SMH 117M, DM3 34M, BD 12.5M, WW 10.1M, TF5 6.3M, Biggus Dickus 3.65

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    Yes people love the Thor Ragnarok trailer more than the Last Jedi trailer 900 million domestic confirmed!
     
    This is going to be Thor the Dark World all over again. I remember the wild over predictions for that movie.



    I think only Star Wars fans like me loved The Last Jedi trailer at Star Wars Celebration. It was a brilliant trailer and I'm rooting for Rian Johnson to succeed.


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    Weekend Thread 7/7-7/9 | ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS ALLOWED | SMH 117M, DM3 34M, BD 12.5M, WW 10.1M, TF5 6.3M, Biggus Dickus 3.65

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    Risky as in making a political movie about power and deconstructing our heroes, killing on of them and that's partially why it didn't do as well (also for the reason that the theatrical version was dogshit compared to the ultimate edition)


    The Ultimate Edition was a lot better, but the third act still gives me a headache.


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    Weekend Thread 7/7-7/9 | ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS ALLOWED | SMH 117M, DM3 34M, BD 12.5M, WW 10.1M, TF5 6.3M, Biggus Dickus 3.65

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    That sounds about right, people are really overlooking that this is a Spider-Man movie.  It's bound to have a more frontloaded IM, especially when it has a large preview number.
     
    If it can hit near 50m then I think that puts 120m+ on the table.



    And even though the film is a hit, there is still some franchise fatigue for Spiderman, because it's the 6th Spiderman film in 15 years. And it's coming off the heels of 3 disappointing and polarizing Spider-Man films. So SMH is gonna be a success, but I think the positive word of mouth will bring it close to 350 dollars domestically.


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