Captain Craig

Define old then. Bad Boys - 1995 Bad Boys 2 - 2003 Given that an entire generation has been born where no one has seen a BB film in the theater, define old for me, please.

I feel a lot better about this first Morbius trailer than I did Venom, either of them. Curious to hear what the budget is to better gauge what a bar of success should be. Looking forward to the second trailer for more f/x, I feel we got some decent exposition in this first trailer.

That ship sailed when GB2 was done in 1989, further out of port with the 2016 reboot. It has been a movie franchise for some time now.

The comedy will be there. I suspect it will less due to the cast we've seen up till this point. Comedy legends v Paul Rudd & non-comedy teens is not a contest. Still, Rudd has the ability to play the straight man and the comedy man so I have to believe he was cast in order to utilize both sides of his talent. While the original 2 are certainly comedy action/supernatural thriller this official second sequel may be more supernatural/action comedy.

That can be your take away but many are finding what we saw intriguing on various levels. If I had to wager a guess the footage we saw is largely from the first act. A second trailer is going to give more story, show more action elements and dive more into the lore. This may turn your opinion around...or not.

I'm very intrigued by this trailer and not an OG GB in sight. The setup seems promising and this trailer is a giant tease with lots of promise. It had more character development than all of the 2016 film. Those who bashed the original fans for not liking GB16 cause...women look to lose that argument(if it ever had broad merit anyway). Afterlife literally has a teen girl as the emotional center of this film it seems.

I liked what I saw from this initial trailer. Looking forward to one more that lays out a bit more narrative then I'll pass on any other fare till the May release. Seeing the usual hate from the usual suspects so I see status quo hasn't changed on that front.

Batman Beyond is indeed greatness but it doesn't sit on that pedestal alone. I feel the Justice League from the 90s and Spectacular Spider-man are right there as well. Also, no CBM included for me would Transformers: Prime

The year 2022 reads as a transition year. Three of the four releases are completing a trilogy. Hollands Spider-man will have wrapped the year before leaving 4 slots open for new characters/groups. I doubt more than one of those four IPs gets a Thor-esque 4th film. 2023 looks to fill at minimum 1 slot with a new IP, Fantastic Four. Falcon Cap is both new and a franchise extender but would still absorb a second of the 4 slots. X-Men and or Wolverine for 2024?

I wasn't comparing, just making a statement of acquired losses. Not sure what part of my comment on that read like a comparison to you.

This and Dark Phoenix are some tough losses by acquisition that Disney has had to absorb this year. Makes the Dumbo losses look like nothing.

Rise of the Machines was never a "soft reboot". It was the fulfillment of one crucial aspect of the mythos to date. Judgement Day will come and it did. Salvation, true enough, was designed as part 1 of a Future War trilogy. It too though was a continuation of the 3 films that preceded it. T1-->Salvation + Sarah Connor Chronicles is one shared mostly in tact continuity(nit picks aside). Genisys and Dark Fate are failed orphaned entries in a saga that never materialized.

Sure, one one hand it is "just another Post-Apoc" film. However, in the confines of the Terminator world built over the preceding 3 films it was an establishment film. I like that you meet a John Connor who is a mid-ranking soldier with his own band of believers. He's more cult of personality at that point. By films end, with Resistance leaders dead and him leading the charge to turn the tide he rises to a position to make him THE John Connor we had been hearing about. A follow-up film to Salvation had things in motion to further and more fully the Future World and, and this is important....NOT be a rehash of the same story that here we are again with Dark Fate complaining about re-treading. Salvation was an overall good film with a few things I think we(not exclusively meaning you @dudalb) could agree on to be adjusted. The fans who abandoned it are to blame for the spiral into Genysis and apathy towards Dark Fate. We could've explored new narratives in the Terminator Future War but that didn't happen and even if it wasn't perfect at least it wouldn't be a rehash of T1's script with a modest bent.

I saw that Mojo redesign as well and had a similar reaction.

^^^^^ That variation on the WW costume is hardly iconic.

Which is really what so many of us had for Iron Man in 2008 and that all turned out pretty good.

I knew this when I posted. Felt the "holier than thous" would chime in as expected and you didn't disappoint. Art is subjective which makes his and any others "critique" fair for them but not some blanket fact. Thanks for playing and taking the bait. I mean shit, I've been around since the BOM forum days. Knee jerk reactions like "ignorant"!! 😂

Ken Loach...I remember his great films from...from...hold a second..that one film from....and that other one about....well you know the ones I mean. *looks at IMDB, yep nada zip zilch

Trailer looked good. The setting, tone and visuals all felt right for this character....except, the pale white skin is missing. I'm going to assume they will have that in the film at some point and have an in-story reason for why he looks peachy skin tone. Yes, there is an answer in the comics they can use and perhaps to keep cost down have gone that route for f/x purposes on the bulk of the film.

^^^ I seem to recall that being correct also @TalismanRing

Re: Batman v Superman Can we all at the least, even if it is the only thing, agree that the ONE and may only good thing about BvS is that it gave us Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman? Would anyone agree with me that that is a near universal agreement point? If a second then Mamoa as Aquaman? Both those solo films were a lot of fun despite the film both characters were intro'd in.

I had no problems with the Communists in Indy 4. Spalko was just a bit less threatening than I'd have liked. I'm sure the film could go the Temple of Doom route and not have a military foe though.

^^^^ Sounds like she's just hamming it up to the reporters question to me. I don't sense any real takeaways on her as Black Widow after this film or what this film "closes". It's a film that is a gap filler, a "lost story" if you will.

What is your gut, data etc telling you about Terminator: Dark Fate?

As @Laurent K pointed out it had an OW that the studio expected based on tracking. Not sure why you're trying to hang something(zeal?) on "fanboys" when it would seem obvious that the film is going to do what was expected financially....by the studio. Sure, everyone hopes for a breakout but sometimes you get what you expect and thus far Last Blood is just that. Not too far off from say a Resident Evil film. Known quantity, fanbase of 'x' size, budget accordingly and there you have it folks.