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Wonder Woman - "made" my almost 12.5 year old daughter watch this.  I don't really watch super hero movies often but figured this would be good one.

I really enjoyed it. However, it seemed a bit darker and "real" compared to some of the other super hero movies.  My daughter got a little spooked with some of the gas stuff.

Overall, solid flick

Oh and thanks for the #### joke :(

 
belljr said:
Wonder Woman - "made" my almost 12.5 year old daughter watch this.  I don't really watch super hero movies often but figured this would be good one.

I really enjoyed it. However, it seemed a bit darker and "real" compared to some of the other super hero movies.  My daughter got a little spooked with some of the gas stuff.

Overall, solid flick

Oh and thanks for the #### joke :(
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This movies is about 10x cheerier than most of the DC movies.

 
Big Trouble in Little China:

I had fun, and laughed a few times, but not sure if it's one that I would watch over and over.  I think it's one of those movies that I watched way too late, and my HS self would have had a blast with it and it would have been in my usual rotation.  Not the biggest fan of the martial arts and western moives, and I think this feeling like a weird mash up of those genres kept me at arm's length as well.  Fun, but for me not on the level of my favorite Carpenter movies.  6/10

IT:

Typical modern horror movie in that it depended on the CG and jump scares too much for my tastes.  I really didn't like the last 10-15mins, but at least they didn't go the route of teenage orgy like King did in the book.  I haven't read the book in a bit, but one thing that really stood out in the movie for me was that I thought the scenes that revolved around their day to day lives were scarier than the clown, especially the creepy ### Dad and pharmacist that Beverly has to deal with (and this coming from somebody who hates clowns).  The parents and bullies are worse than the shaky CG clown, and that's not a good thing for this movie.    5/10

 
Phantom Thread

Hard one to rate.  I wasn't in love with it when it was over.  But i've been thinking about it a lot since.  It sticks with you.  

The parts may be better then the sum.  Incredible score, photography and acting.

I'm not a huge PTA fan other then Boogie Nights.  Thought TWBB was a bit overrated.  The Master was not for me. 

But if you are a PTA-nut this will be a meal for you.

7/10

 
Daywalker said:
Phantom Thread

Hard one to rate.  I wasn't in love with it when it was over.  But i've been thinking about it a lot since.  It sticks with you.  

The parts may be better then the sum.  Incredible score, photography and acting.

I'm not a huge PTA fan other then Boogie Nights.  Thought TWBB was a bit overrated.  The Master was not for me. 

But if you are a PTA-nut this will be a meal for you.

7/10
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Sweet. Looking forward to it.

 
prosopis said:
I just saw this today and while I enjoyed it I found it to be all over the place. Can anyone explain the guy that goes into the gift shop and threatens McDormand? Later in the movie Rockwell has the scene with him in the bar. It just did not make any sense.

I also felt that the way they try to make you think he is the rapist was pretty cheap.
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I didn't find it to be all over the  place, but I think your other comment is a fair criticism. The movie could have been about investigating clowns abducting fleas for a circus, but as long as McDormand and Rockwell deliver the same quality performances I'd still love it.

 
Justice League

Better than Batman vs. Superman, but not by much IMO.  I am just hoping Wonder Woman 2 is a lot better.  2.5/5.

 
We watched the Cloverfield Paradox recently. 

funny- getting panned in here similar to Bright. I liked it fine- thought it was better than Bright and thought it did a decent job pushing the idea of the series. preferred this one to Life, a similar kind of story.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Big Trouble in Little China:

I had fun, and laughed a few times, but not sure if it's one that I would watch over and over.  I think it's one of those movies that I watched way too late, and my HS self would have had a blast with it and it would have been in my usual rotation.  Not the biggest fan of the martial arts and western moives, and I think this feeling like a weird mash up of those genres kept me at arm's length as well.  Fun, but for me not on the level of my favorite Carpenter movies.  6/10




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i think it's just loopy, surprising John Carpenter fun. I don't watch it often but, when I do, it brings a smile to my face.

 
Black Panther:

I know many in here are tiring of them or just avoid them, but I really enjoyed the hell out of this superhero movie.  Back to back years and Marvel have delivered for me as I really liked Spidey last year too.  In my case it just might come down to being tired of the galactic and global threats and liking the self contained movie that focus more on telling their story and less on having to tie everything in and have a bunch of cameos.  The other + for me is having a good bad guy that actually has humanity to them.  It really makes all the difference not having faceless CGI bad guy with an army of alien thingies chasing around for a glowing orb thingy.  Way too many to rank all of them now, but this would be near the top of my Marvel rankings along with the 2 Cpt America movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Iron Man.  I did lose me a tad during the last battle, but still a fun ride and arguably the surrounding characters are better than Black Panther himself (especially his sister and the General of his army). 

Oh yeah, whoever said in the SW thread that there are too many broads in those movies probably should just skip this one.  

 
We streamed Justice League last night...the wifey said "I'd rather have suffered through one of those Star Wars movies again than this".  She doesn't like Star Wars AND thinks JarJar Binks was a great character, so take that how you wish.  For me, it was entirely unforgettable.  

Is there a difference in style between Marvel and DC in the comics that correlates to the difference in story telling in the movies, or is it more related to the guys they have directing the films?  DC just loves the dark, dystopian settings, while Marvel embraces the fact that it's a superhero comic book world.

 
That one guy said:
We streamed Justice League last night...the wifey said "I'd rather have suffered through one of those Star Wars movies again than this".  She doesn't like Star Wars AND thinks JarJar Binks was a great character, so take that how you wish.  For me, it was entirely unforgettable.  

Is there a difference in style between Marvel and DC in the comics that correlates to the difference in story telling in the movies, or is it more related to the guys they have directing the films?  DC just loves the dark, dystopian settings, while Marvel embraces the fact that it's a superhero comic book world.
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I don't read the comic books, but my take is that this wave of DC movies just seems to take pride in going down that dark dystopian path.  The Nolan Batman movies started it, and since those were popular I think the goons that are running their studio just think that that is all that people want for these movies.  The problem is, Nolan has some talent and those movies had some great actors.  Hell they took a boy scout character like Superman and turned that into a dark, dull experience too.  Wonder Woman was the closest, but even that couldn't fully break away from the DCness IMO.   I think Marvel is doing it better because each movie has it's own feel with keeps it fairly fresh, and there is so many great actors, even in the side characters.  With DC you just know you are getting a mostly bleak, humorless experience.  

I am curious as well if there is somebody that is more familiar with the comic books to answer your question about if this is just how the source material is with Marvel vs. DC.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
Black Panther:

I know many in here are tiring of them or just avoid them, but I really enjoyed the hell out of this superhero movie.  Back to back years and Marvel have delivered for me as I really liked Spidey last year too.  In my case it just might come down to being tired of the galactic and global threats and liking the self contained movie that focus more on telling their story and less on having to tie everything in and have a bunch of cameos.  The other + for me is having a good bad guy that actually has humanity to them.  It really makes all the difference not having faceless CGI bad guy with an army of alien thingies chasing around for a glowing orb thingy.  Way too many to rank all of them now, but this would be near the top of my Marvel rankings along with the 2 Cpt America movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Iron Man.  I did lose me a tad during the last battle, but still a fun ride and arguably the surrounding characters are better than Black Panther himself (especially his sister and the General of his army). 

Oh yeah, whoever said in the SW thread that there are too many broads in those movies probably should just skip this one.  
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How big a star do you think Jordan is going to be? I'm not a comic-movie guy and so probably won't see this one unless I stumble across it on TV 10 years from now. But I thought he was magnificent in Fruitville Station and Creed. To me, he just has "it".

 
Uruk-Hai said:
How big a star do you think Jordan is going to be? I'm not a comic-movie guy and so probably won't see this one unless I stumble across it on TV 10 years from now. But I thought he was magnificent in Fruitville Station and Creed. To me, he just has "it".
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He could be huge for sure.  A bit has to do with the differences in their character, but an odd thing about the movie was that he did seem to pop more in their scenes vs the guy playing Black Panther. 

 
Along with Black Panther, I watched a mix of older movies and one new one this week:

Knight of Cups:

I think I am one of the few Malick fans around these parts, but the last few just haven't clicked with me.  This is more of the same - fantastic to look at, but a bit too meandering and a central "plot" that just didn't come together for me.  At his best, the central through line for his movies are still great and can make me forgive the side tangents, but that wasn't the case here.  I liked it better than To the Wonder, but just barely.  

I also watched the original Superman, Planet of the Apes, and Young Frankenstein.  

It is great to watch Superman with the newer version of him fairly fresh in my mind from watching some of the newer DC movies.  By great, I mean it's sad to see what they decided to do with the character.  It's basically a 180 turn in the message that Pa Kent gives him as far as his powers and he being on Earth for a reason.   Planet of the Apes still holds up really well, and I doubt I will ever tire of watching that movie.  Young Frankenstein is just not for me, and I will just herd it into the pile of 70s comedy movies that I just don't get the love for.  

Not sure what tonight's fare will be, but the whole house besides me just went to sleep so I probably will find something.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
Black Panther:

I know many in here are tiring of them or just avoid them, but I really enjoyed the hell out of this superhero movie.  Back to back years and Marvel have delivered for me as I really liked Spidey last year too.  In my case it just might come down to being tired of the galactic and global threats and liking the self contained movie that focus more on telling their story and less on having to tie everything in and have a bunch of cameos.  The other + for me is having a good bad guy that actually has humanity to them.  It really makes all the difference not having faceless CGI bad guy with an army of alien thingies chasing around for a glowing orb thingy.  Way too many to rank all of them now, but this would be near the top of my Marvel rankings along with the 2 Cpt America movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Iron Man.  I did lose me a tad during the last battle, but still a fun ride and arguably the surrounding characters are better than Black Panther himself (especially his sister and the General of his army). 

Oh yeah, whoever said in the SW thread that there are too many broads in those movies probably should just skip this one.  
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Saw the premiere last Thursday night. Liked it plenty. 

...and there was a racial incident at the theater, unfortunately. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Along with Black Panther, I watched a mix of older movies and one new one this week:

Knight of Cups:

I think I am one of the few Malick fans around these parts, but the last few just haven't clicked with me.  This is more of the same - fantastic to look at, but a bit too meandering and a central "plot" that just didn't come together for me.  At his best, the central through line for his movies are still great and can make me forgive the side tangents, but that wasn't the case here.  I liked it better than To the Wonder, but just barely.  
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I consider myself a Malick fan. While I think The Tree of Life was beautiful and brilliant, I couldn't even finish Knight of Cups. It's like a sequel to Tree of Life that doesn't have much inspiration or interest. I do not recommend this movie, even to Malick fans.

 
jdoggydogg said:
I consider myself a Malick fan. While I think The Tree of Life was beautiful and brilliant, I couldn't even finish Knight of Cups. It's like a sequel to Tree of Life that doesn't have much inspiration or interest. I do not recommend this movie, even to Malick fans.
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@jdoggydogg

Have you seen To the Wonder or Song to Song?

 
jdoggydogg said:
Not yet. I've been avoiding them only because Knight of Cups was so weak.
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Gotcha.  Like I said, I thought KoC was better than TtW, and that is mostly based on the decent actors in it.  I haven't tried Song to Song yet.  

ETA:  If I remember right, The New World is one of your faves of his, isn't it?

 
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Gotcha.  Like I said, I thought KoC was better than TtW, and that is mostly based on the decent actors in it.  I haven't tried Song to Song yet.  

ETA:  If I remember right, The New World is one of your faves of his, isn't it?
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I was very impressed with The New World. 

 
2 of the better of the films I have seen recently:

- The Last Picture Show was really good and a movie that I hadn't really heard of before I recently started looking closer at the AFI and other such lists. I am surprised that this movie doesn't have more lingering buzz like a Bonnie and Clyde or MASH. It seemed really sexual and modern for 71 and seemed to play a real role in shaping "New Hollywood". The cast is littered with future stars. Like I said, I hadn't heard of it and didn't know what it was going to be about. The best way I can explain it is the dark sister piece to American Graffiti. The interwar generation of teens facing their future after high school. One in a shiny booming town driving shiny booming cars. The others in a dying town, with dying pick-up trucks. 

- Mon Oncle  like a lesser French version of Chaplin's Modern Times. Actually Hulot is part Chaplin, part Buster Keaton- minus the stunts.That will seem weird when I say most of the physical humor is very subtle and much of the humor comes from the over-emphasis on sound effects. It is the rare movie where the foley artist might be the star of the film. It was enjoyable, but I am not exactly going to rush out to see  another Hulot film. 

 
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Ilov80s said:
2 of the better of the films I have seen recently:

- The Last Picture Show was really good and a movie that I hadn't really heard of before I recently started looking closer at the AFI and other such lists. I am surprised that this movie doesn't have more lingering buzz like a Bonnie and Clyde or MASH. It seemed really sexual and modern for 71 and seemed to play a real role in shaping "New Hollywood". The cast is littered with future stars. Like I said, I hadn't heard of it and didn't know what it was going to be about. The best way I can explain it is the dark sister piece to American Graffiti. The interwar generation of teens facing their future after high school. One in a shiny booming town driving shiny booming cars. The others in a dying town, with dying pick-up trucks. 

- Mon Oncle  like a lesser French version of Chaplin's Modern Times. Actually Hulot is part Chaplin, part Buster Keaton- minus the stunts.That will seem weird when I say most of the physical humor is very subtle and much of the humor comes from the over-emphasis on sound effects. It is the rare movie where the foley artist might be the star of the film. It was enjoyable, but I am not exactly going to rush out to see  another Hulot film. 
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i'd be happy never to see a frame of Jacques Tati - the amuse bouche which makes 6 courses of Jerry Lewis seem palatable - again. France gets humor like America gets ortolan....

if you'd been around when LPS came out you wouldnt think it underrated at all - it was a crtics' superdarling. i believe that hype, plus my basic distaste for all the slice-o'-life/slice-o'-nothin' flicks we were getting at the time, is what kept me from liking it then, even though CShepard is in my alltime Top 10 movie babes. didn't see it again til i was middle-aged, which was the perfect time in life to appreciate it and its a favorite now.

 
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Logan Lucky - really liked this movie. I may be biased being from WV and having grown up with essentially everyone in this movie. I'm from Berkeley, not Boone, but when I was a kid there wasn't a big difference. As with all WV natives I cannot hear Country Roads and not sing along... And yes, I did sing along to a movie.

 
wikkidpissah said:
i'd be happy never to see a frame of Jacques Tati - the amuse bouche which makes 6 courses of Jerry Lewis seem palatable - again. France gets humor like America gets ortolan....

if you'd been around when LPS came out you wouldnt think it underrated at all - it was a crtics' superdarling. i believe that hype, plus my basic distaste for all the slice-o'-life/slice-o'-nothin' flicks we were getting at the time, is what kept me from liking it then, even though CShepard is in my alltime Top 10 movie babes. didn't see it again til i was middle-aged, which was the perfect time in life to appreciate it and its a favorite now.
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Huh. Big fan of tati... Mon oncle, Mr hulots holiday... Big fan.

 
Blade Runner:

I watched the original again (well, the Final Cut).  How ####in good is this movie??  One of those that just gets better and better the more I watch it.  I just wanted a refresher before watch BR 2049 (hopefully this weekend?).  I am curious how they handle what the FC proves in the sequel.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I don't read the comic books, but my take is that this wave of DC movies just seems to take pride in going down that dark dystopian path.  The Nolan Batman movies started it, and since those were popular I think the goons that are running their studio just think that that is all that people want for these movies.  The problem is, Nolan has some talent and those movies had some great actors.  Hell they took a boy scout character like Superman and turned that into a dark, dull experience too.  Wonder Woman was the closest, but even that couldn't fully break away from the DCness IMO.   I think Marvel is doing it better because each movie has it's own feel with keeps it fairly fresh, and there is so many great actors, even in the side characters.  With DC you just know you are getting a mostly bleak, humorless experience.  

I am curious as well if there is somebody that is more familiar with the comic books to answer your question about if this is just how the source material is with Marvel vs. DC.  
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This is my take as well.  They're depressing and replace their lack of quality story content with knocking down a bunch of buildings.  While the Marvel flicks are fun.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
How big a star do you think Jordan is going to be? I'm not a comic-movie guy and so probably won't see this one unless I stumble across it on TV 10 years from now. But I thought he was magnificent in Fruitville Station and Creed. To me, he just has "it".
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:yes:

Jordan has great charisma. A natural actor. I think he's going to be a superstar. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
I think Marvel is doing it better because each movie has it's own feel with keeps it fairly fresh, and there is so many great actors, even in the side characters.  With DC you just know you are getting a mostly bleak, humorless experience.  
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Nolan's Batman and Wonder Woman are examples of mostly serious films that worked. 

But overall, DC's overall approach to comic book films has been deadly serious, and it's not working.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Blade Runner:

I watched the original again (well, the Final Cut).  How ####in good is this movie??  One of those that just gets better and better the more I watch it.  I just wanted a refresher before watch BR 2049 (hopefully this weekend?).  I am curious how they handle what the FC proves in the sequel.  
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Two things:

  • BR1 is one of my all time favorite movies. It still looks better than some movies made recently. Beautiful and brilliant. Every scene iconic, incredible score, probably still the best, most realistic vision of a dystopian future, and special effects that are far too good for 1982. We went to the Predator / Running Man double feature last year, and after Running Man my friend commented, "Can you believe that BR came out five years BEFORE this piece of garbage?"
     
  • For BR2049, just temper your expectations. I loved it because of the music and photography. But all in all, it's like Terrance Malick made a sci fi film. Very slow and contemplative. I'm not saying that BR2049 will end up on my all time list. But just the music and effects are some of the best you will ever see in a movie.
 
wikkidpissah said:
i'd be happy never to see a frame of Jacques Tati - the amuse bouche which makes 6 courses of Jerry Lewis seem palatable - again. France gets humor like America gets ortolan....

if you'd been around when LPS came out you wouldnt think it underrated at all - it was a crtics' superdarling. i believe that hype, plus my basic distaste for all the slice-o'-life/slice-o'-nothin' flicks we were getting at the time, is what kept me from liking it then, even though CShepard is in my alltime Top 10 movie babes. didn't see it again til i was middle-aged, which was the perfect time in life to appreciate it and its a favorite now.
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Yeah when I said "better" that wasn't the right word. I should have said "acclaimed". Mon Oncle was a disappointment.

 
jdoggydogg said:
Nolan's Batman and Wonder Woman are examples of mostly serious films that worked. 

But overall, DC's overall approach to comic book films has been deadly serious, and it's not working.
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We disagree on WW.  I thought there was flashes there, but it still wasn't near what Marvel puts out.  

 
El Floppo said:
did you ever see Mr Hulot's Holiday?

I'm trying to remember- Mon Oncle had him operating in a highly modernist city?
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No, this was the first Hulot film I have seen. In Mon Oncle it focuses on his relationship with his nephew, sister and brother in law. As you said, they live in a ridiculously modern home with a giant fish sculpture that shoots water and gargles- that's the best running gag of the movie. 

 
Ilov80s said:
No, this was the first Hulot film I have seen. In Mon Oncle it focuses on his relationship with his nephew, sister and brother in law. As you said, they live in a ridiculously modern home with a giant fish sculpture that shoots water and gargles- that's the best running gag of the movie. 
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I loved Hulot's Holiday- IIRC, there's hardly any dialogue at all- entirely sight gags and physical humor. not for everybody, but if you're a fan of silent movie comedians or somebody like Mr Bean (but smarter than that, IMO), it's hilarious.

 
KarmaPolice said:
We disagree on WW.  I thought there was flashes there, but it still wasn't near what Marvel puts out.  
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WW isn't a perfect movie. And it's not as entertaining as Deadpool, Logan, or Spider Man: Homecoming.

But here's what WW nailed:

  • They managed to cast a beautiful actress and almost never sexualized her.
  • The emotional material was very good, and many comic book movies fail at this.
  • Wonder Woman succeeded at creating a fish out of water hero that really cares about humanity. See Snyder's Superman for failure.
  • WW looked great, and many comic book movies look cheesy.
 
jdoggydogg said:
Two things:

  • BR1 is one of my all time favorite movies. It still looks better than some movies made recently. Beautiful and brilliant. Every scene iconic, incredible score, probably still the best, most realistic vision of a dystopian future, and special effects that are far too good for 1982. We went to the Predator / Running Man double feature last year, and after Running Man my friend commented, "Can you believe that BR came out five years BEFORE this piece of garbage?"
     
  • For BR2049, just temper your expectations. I loved it because of the music and photography. But all in all, it's like Terrance Malick made a sci fi film. Very slow and contemplative. I'm not saying that BR2049 will end up on my all time list. But just the music and effects are some of the best you will ever see in a movie.
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I am good with all that you say about 2049 - I have heard that about the movie and I have been a fan of a lot of stuff the director has done so far.  How you describe it is how I felt about the original BR when I saw it.  That movie is definitely one that has grown on me over the years, but I didn't instantly fall in love with.

What I was specifically referring to, not that I need a spoiler if they bother to address it or not, but if the FC makes it that much more obvious that Han is a replicant, how is he still alive 30 years in the future for the sequel?

 
jdoggydogg said:
WW isn't a perfect movie. And it's not as entertaining as Deadpool, Logan, or Spider Man: Homecoming.

But here's what WW nailed:

  • They managed to cast a beautiful actress and almost never sexualized her.
  • The emotional material was very good, and many comic book movies fail at this.
  • Wonder Woman succeeded at creating a fish out of water hero that really cares about humanity. See Snyder's Superman for failure.
  • WW looked great, and many comic book movies look cheesy.
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The bolded is where we disagree the most it seems.  The fish out of water got old for me, as I thought they hit it way too hard in the middle 1/3 of the movie, unlike the Capt America movies where there were just nods and jokes here and there.  

Agree 1000% about the first couple points and the part about caring about humanity.  Like you point to - she is basically what the Superman hero needed to be in the first place.  Just looking at the list of 18 Marvel movies, I think I would probably have WW around the #13-14 range on that list as far as what I liked and would rewatch.  

 
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I am not usually an advocate of the remakes and reboots, but one that I would be on board with (of course if it's done right) would be Running Man.  The core idea is great and still relevant, but those f/x and puns are ####in' horrible.   As long as they don't go the Total Recall route and do a lame pg-13 version, it could be great.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I am not usually an advocate of the remakes and reboots, but one that I would be on board with (of course if it's done right) would be Running Man.  The core idea is great and still relevant, but those f/x and puns are ####in' horrible.   As long as they don't go the Total Recall route and do a lame pg-13 version, it could be great.  
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That movie went SO far away from the source material. And not in a good way - it was terrible.

 
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