The Official Movie Thread
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Bullfrog said:
I didn't even look long enough to notice. Boob armour? So stupid, but (unfortunately) somewhat expected. Heels though? What the hell?
herman
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CarltonTheBear said:
Wedge heels at that.
Regular heel spikes might be argued as weaponry (and ankle breaking potential), but a wedge heel literally serves only the ankle breaking purpose.
bustaheims
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herman said:
The heels bother me, and the boob armour thing is . . . well, I don't think there's a problem with acknowledging the femininity of the characters, but it does look like it's being done poorly here. There's no need for the armour to accentuate their breasts like that.
Other than that, I like the costumes. I dig that they're more armour than simply spandex body suits. There might be a little too much going on in terms of the design, but I'll wait to see them in action before I make my final judgement.
herman
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bustaheims said:
Not sure if you watched the 1995 film, but those costumes, when they showed up for the first time, blew me away for the same reason you just mentioned (armoured). They kept the spirit of the spandex design and beefed it up for the big budget movie look.
Probably a noisy and sweaty costume to wear though!
bustaheims
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herman said:
Those costumes are super-90s. They'd look pretty low budget by today's standards. Gotta at least try to make it look like they're not covered in plastic.
Civil War was unsurprisingly amazing. Spider-Man, Ant-Man, and Black Panther stole every scene they were in.
herman said:
They cast the perfect actor to play him and got the perfect director to do his solo film. It's too bad we gotta wait 2 years for it now.
herman
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CarltonTheBear said:
Also pretty cool: they chose Xhosa to be the Wakandan language because the actor who plays BP/T'Challa's father (T'Chaka, played by John Kani) already spoke it, and taught Chadwick Boseman.
Source: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/05/black-panther-language-wakanda-xhosa
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
That's one of the big things Marvel has done so much better than DC - especially when it comes to directors. They're really focused on making sure they get the right actors for parts, and finding the right directors to tell the stories they want to tell. Other than Joss Whedon, most of the Marvel movies have been directed by people who hadn't hit it big yet or were known for very different types of movies. DC, on the other hand, went with Zach Snyder.
herman
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bustaheims said:
Kenneth Branaugh was an inspired choice to helm Thor.
Zach Snyder has the ability to maintain the visual faithfulness to the original comic medium. Unfortunately that does not extend to characterization. I feel like he read entirely different comics than what most people did when researching. Still, he has a few gems within the miasma of his work: Man of Steel's emphasis on getting the fight physics right, BvS' alt-POV of MoS' final battle being the trigger point, Wonder Woman... Sadly that's it.
bustaheims
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herman said:
I haven't seen BvS, so I can't comment, but, I agree that visuals are absolutely his strong suit. He's very good at making things look stylized and eye-popping. Unfortunately, that seems to be where his talent ends. He's kind of like Michael Bay, without the "stooping to the lowest common denominator" thing.
Nice Guys: anyone who's liked Shane Black's stuff in the past obviously needs to see it. But even if you haven't it's still a blast from start to finish.
herman said:
He threw in a bit of Christmas at the end!
