Deadpool

[Mandalorian]

He can post his review if he wants. What's the problem? Everyone doesn't have to have a circle-jerk for the film.

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by DisneyBlu

[Show spoiler]Wade has an action figure that's "Deadpool" as he appears in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

There's also a part where Wade is talking and Ajax says he should "sew his mouth shut."

IIRC, they briefly make a vague mention of Wade's past as a soldier, but when we meet him he's just a for-hire mercenary. They never outright mention Weapon X. A recruiter comes to him after he has cancer, offers him "we can make you a superhero," and then Ajax subjects him to all these "stress tests" (torture) to force a mutation. They make it very clear this isn't the same "Deadpool" as in Origins, because the origin is entirely different (and much, much better).

Cool. thanks for the reply.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by jvince

My review:

I can't disagree with your views yet because i didn't see it. However i am curious how your overall can be 1 star? Shouldn't the overall be an average of the rest? You have stars up as high as 3 and half on there.

[jvince]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

jvince hated it, we get it but why does he keep re-posting his review? All that's really doing is annoying other people.

Umm, that's the first time I posted that here. Seems like the embargo has been lifted, so I did a full review.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

He can post his review if he wants. What's the problem? Everyone doesn't have to have a circle-jerk for the film.

It's just kinda weird that he posted it once, then deleted it for some reason and posted it again. Thought he was going to keep doing it in some attempt to keep his review as the most recent post in the thread, guess not. Never said everyone does. Personally however, I see a 1 star review from someone like him I rarely agree with for a film I really want to see and I pretty much dismiss it summarily.

[Blu-Benny]

i find it interesting how jvince and disneyblu can have such differing viewpoints on the same movie.

this is why i never listen to critics.

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Personally however, I see a 1 star review from someone like him I rarely agree with for a film I really want to see and I pretty much dismiss it summarily.

Have to agree with this for the most part.

His review quickly summed up comes down to being annoyed it's another origin story and the character in the movie isn't as wacky and stupid silly as in some of the comics, the worst ones at that. I forgot the names of the two main writers (not creator Liefeld but a few that came after him) but one of them apparently wrote Deadpool well while the other one was pretty crappy from what I've heard, he was the one that made the character too "out there".

[jvince]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

I can't disagree with your views yet because i didn't see it. However i am curious how your overall can be 1 star? Shouldn't the overall be an average of the rest? You have stars up as high as 3 and half on there.

I don't do an average. There are many other aspects in movies. The ones listed under the scorecard are just the major ones.

Originally Posted by Batman1980

It's just kinda weird that he posted it once, then deleted it for some reason and posted it again. Thought he was going to keep doing it in some attempt to keep his review as the most recent post in the thread, guess not. Never said everyone does. Personally however, I see a 1 star review from someone like him I rarely agree with for a film I really want to see and I pretty much dismiss it summarily.

Oh, no, I made a typo and I didn't want that "last edited" thing to show up under my post, so I deleted it and reposted it with the edited version. It's just an OCD thing that I have.

Originally Posted by Hellraiserfan

Have to agree with this for the most part.

His review quickly summed up comes down to being annoyed it's another origin story and the character in the movie isn't as wacky and stupid silly as in some of the comics, the worst ones at that.

I didn't like it because it's formulaic and not funny.

[Blu-Benny]

i think we're going to see a lot of this.....people either love it or hate it.....not sure there's going to be much middle ground w/this character.

[ThatOneGuy]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

i find it interesting how jvince and disneyblu can have such differing viewpoints on the same movie.

this is why i never listen to critics.

The only time I really take someone's opinion seriously is if I know they share nearly the same taste as me and even then if I'm interested in seeing something, their negative opinion means nothing to me unless they share a lot of the same issues as a lot of other critics.

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by John Klein

The only time I really take someone's opinion seriously is if I know they share nearly the same taste as me and even then if I'm interested in seeing something, their negative opinion means nothing to me unless they share a lot of the same issues as a lot of other critics.

i'm pretty much the same way. If Walts Ghost or Diesel on the boards here like something, i'll usually feel the same way about a movie.

but i don't let negative reviews sway me one way or another. no one is going to have the same taste as the next person.

and i'm pretty forgiving when it comes to movies.

[ThatOneGuy]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

i'm pretty much the same way. If Walts Ghost or Diesel on the boards here like something, i'll usually feel the same way about a movie.

but i don't let negative reviews sway me one way or another. no one is going to have the same taste as the next person.

and i'm pretty forgiving when it comes to movies.

Same, I try to go into a film as neutral as possible and actually let the film sway me in either direction.

[Foggy]

I hate the whole 'I only take someone's opinion seriously when...' malarkey, so you only take people's opinion seriously if they like the same stuff you like? So you would only watch what that critic recommends? If they slammed something you were looking forward to you would then not watch it? If you did watch something they disliked and liked it, would you then not take them seriously?

How about we actually read the reviews and judge on how they're written, and on the points that are made, as opposed to whether you like what they like. Sure, if you disagree with every review from someone, then them slamming something you want to watch should be ignored. But from the point that you and another person won't have the exact same viewing patterns, and a different person will be rating films highly that you'll never see and vice versa, then you can only really judge someone seriously by the words they use. Most the stuff I write on Letterboxd is in a rush on a bus on the way back, or late at night/early in the morning half awake, so they're filled full or grammatical errors and shit vocabulary, but people seem to take me seriously because at the end of the day, I clearly give a shit about what I'm writing and I'm speaking honestly about what I watch.

Jvince posts a negative review of a film you guys are all looking forward to, and suddenly he can't be taken seriously because it's a one-star review. Have you guys even read what he has written? It's pretty well written and broken down in an intelligent and to the point way. It's just as well written as DisneyBlu's, but because he enjoyed it, his one must be correct and Jvince must be wrong. How about they're both serious, and both are well articulated, and you'll share similar tastes with both of them and differ on others, and on this film you guys are going to be on one side or the other. At the end of the day, neither of them had to post anything, but they did for our sake, and they both put a lot of work I to them. The least we could do is take them both seriously as one another.

[Chloenator]

Who is jvince and why do we care what he thinks about a movie? He hated it. So what. That's his opinion. Time to move on. That's not going to stop anyone from seeing the movie, is it?

[Hellraiserfan]

Originally Posted by Foggy

I hate the whole 'I only take someone's opinion seriously when...' malarkey, so you only take people's opinion seriously if they like the same stuff you like? So you would only watch what that critic recommends? If they slammed something you were looking forward to you would then not watch it? If you did watch something they disliked and liked it, would you then not take them seriously.

One thing is, people need to stop holding critics and other reviewers in such high regard in general. Shows a lack of confidence and insecurity as far as I'm concerned. This younger internet generation seem to hold their breath for this or that critic/blogger/Youtube "critic" to review a film. I see fanboys overpraise all of those types and practically hang on their every word way too often to where it's embarrassing. I like to make up my own mind when watching films.

[Chloenator]

Originally Posted by Hellraiserfan

One thing is, people need to stop holding critics and other reviewers in such high regard in general. Shows a lack of confidence and insecurity as far as I'm concerned. This younger internet generation seem to hold their breath for this or that critic/blogger/Youtube "critic" to review a film. I see fanboys overpraise all of those types and practically hang on their every word way too often to where it's embarrassing. I like to make up my own mind when watching films.

I feel the same way. That's why I don't really read reviews. If I see a trailer for a movie that looks interesting to me and I want to see it, I'll see it despite what the critics and reviewers are saying.

[ThatOneGuy]

Originally Posted by Foggy

[Show spoiler]I hate the whole 'I only take someone's opinion seriously when...' malarkey, so you only take people's opinion seriously if they like the same stuff you like? So you would only watch what that critic recommends? If they slammed something you were looking forward to you would then not watch it? If you did watch something they disliked and liked it, would you then not take them seriously?

How about we actually read the reviews and judge on how they're written, and on the points that are made, as opposed to whether you like what they like. Sure, if you disagree with every review from someone, then them slamming something you want to watch should be ignored. But from the point that you and another person won't have the exact same viewing patterns, and a different person will be rating films highly that you'll never see and vice versa, then you can only really judge someone seriously by the words they use. Most the stuff I write on Letterboxd is in a rush on a bus on the way back, or late at night/early in the morning half awake, so they're filled full or grammatical errors and shit vocabulary, but people seem to take me seriously because at the end of the day, I clearly give a shit about what I'm writing and I'm speaking honestly about what I watch.

Jvince posts a negative review of a film you guys are all looking forward to, and suddenly he can't be taken seriously because it's a one-star review.

[Show spoiler] Have you guys even read what he has written? It's pretty well written and broken down in an intelligent and to the point way. It's just as well written as DisneyBlu's, but because he enjoyed it, his one must be correct and Jvince must be wrong. How about they're both serious, and both are well articulated, and you'll share similar tastes with both of them and differ on others, and on this film you guys are going to be on one side or the other. At the end of the day, neither of them had to post anything, but they did for our sake, and they both put a lot of work I to them. The least we could do is take them both seriously as one another.

I didn't say that. I don't actually know their taste in film so I'm not saying they are wrong or right nor should it be passed to the side. Their review actually explains their views very well and it isn't just a hate piece.

I'm saying, I only value the opinions of those who I know enjoy films the same way I do or at least close enough that we share a lot of the same movies as favorites, even then I don't take their reviews that serious for films I actually want to see unless the same negative points keep popping up with other critics. I don't know Jvince at all, so their review won't sway me to see the film or not to, it might for people who know them though.

[Bodyslide]

Just like all the other movies that are released, some of us will love them, some will hate them and all the others will probably never see it...

[Darkstream]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

i think we're going to see a lot of this.....people either love it or hate it.....not sure there's going to be much middle ground w/this character.

I think I might end up being that middle-ground person. I love comics, especially the X-Men universe, and I'm familiar enough with Deadpool, but he was never a character I was heavily into. I enjoyed him most in small doses as a villain for the original X-Force and then much later as a member of Uncanny X-Force. I respect what the character is about and what this movie is, but usually this level of humor doesn't do much for me. I tend to like things dark and serious. But I'm open-minded, so I want to see it at some point. I'm sure I'll laugh at a few jokes and groan at others, but for the most part, I think it's just not going to be my thing. Still, I want it to succeed and for it to be reverent to the comics for the fans who do love the character.

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by jvince

My review:

Excellent review - thank you. Since I loved Kick-Ass and really liked Kingsmen, your review will bring me back down to Earth and lower my expectations. With lower expectations, I will more likely appreciate the movie. And I still have Wolverine Origins in my mind too so if Deadpool is better than that film, I will hopefully appreciate Deadpool more.