tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1504859004128983905..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Reserved Seating: THOR: RAGNAROKPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-33034618616687737012017-11-08T22:28:37.568-06:002017-11-08T22:28:37.568-06:00Great column as always guys! Just got out of my sh...Great column as always guys! Just got out of my showing, and while I seem to have enjoyed it a bit more than you, I agree with all of your criticisms. When I asked my wife what she thought of it, she looked at me, shrugged, and said, "It was good, but it's a Marvel movie" and I think that about covers it. Enjoyable and entertaining to watch, this one particularly funnier than the rest, but still plagued by the MCU formula and likely forgettable in the long run. <br /><br />I do however love that Waititi's fingerprints are all over this thing. His work as Korg was great, and I liked how he managed to subvert certain expectations to great effect (see: Bruce Banner's not-so-epic landing on the Bifrost). I'm bummed that while Blanchett gave a great performance and seemed to be having fun, they saddled her without much to do. Each time the film cut from Sakaar to Asgard I checked out. Like Guardians Vol. 2, I was surprised by how small the actual villain stuff was in relation to what else was happening. <br /><br />Overall, I'd say the film is in my top 5 MCU films, but that's honestly not saying much. I generally view them as "these 5 I really like or even love, and the rest are... fine." James Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886897835838954751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90698513435085751512017-11-07T12:43:50.779-06:002017-11-07T12:43:50.779-06:00It came out wrong, but it was a genuine question. ...It came out wrong, but it was a genuine question. <br /><br />I’m seeing the movie tonight. I know i’ll like it because i always like the marvel moviesKuniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872530831159876322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71354546694542386652017-11-07T10:23:09.664-06:002017-11-07T10:23:09.664-06:00Going to be a while before I get a chance to see t...Going to be a while before I get a chance to see this one because Disney seemingly has as low an opinion of people who work for movie theaters as they do for L.A. Times reporters, but as always I enjoyed reading the column.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-26590847232883027332017-11-07T08:12:13.379-06:002017-11-07T08:12:13.379-06:00It's all good. Let's go to virtual IHOP fo...It's all good. Let's go to virtual IHOP for pancakes. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-67062053771661092962017-11-07T07:49:46.614-06:002017-11-07T07:49:46.614-06:00I'm just going to answer the first question br...I'm just going to answer the first question brought up here of "why even bother with these movies anymore?" Well, because we want to know what they think of the movie! benpetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680256171903996080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11253957194700832532017-11-07T04:24:45.085-06:002017-11-07T04:24:45.085-06:00Ok, knunider, that was a little harsh. You can...Ok, knunider, that was a little harsh. You can't go criticising Adam for reviewing a movie. Dude is a work horse. Patrick obviously has the handle on the podcast, but no one has written more about movies here than Adam. He's a freaking blessing, and we should all be thankful that he gives so much time and thought to his pieces. Dude puts his heart and soul into this place. <br /><br />Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-24123573847154743152017-11-07T03:43:08.915-06:002017-11-07T03:43:08.915-06:00As an objective observer, no one was being an assh...As an objective observer, no one was being an asshole here. Just movie geek view divergence. Peace out. Reubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820253302509862897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-77686662558152250512017-11-06T17:25:50.727-06:002017-11-06T17:25:50.727-06:00Looking forward to your Blade Runner 2049 review, ...Looking forward to your Blade Runner 2049 review, Adam. It seems I liked it more than most.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11701334984219086542017-11-06T16:53:09.880-06:002017-11-06T16:53:09.880-06:00I just interpreted it as a lighthearted vibe. #Hel...I just interpreted it as a lighthearted vibe. #HelaOnWheels #FreeMercer Ivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-43536360294919553012017-11-06T14:32:08.037-06:002017-11-06T14:32:08.037-06:00Mark Jawn is fantastic.
I would never leave Portu...Mark Jawn is fantastic.<br /><br />I would never leave Portugal if they played Lucy Pearl music during the intermission of the movie I was watching. I love that song! Did you have that as an association to Thor 3 for the rest of the movie? Like, did it become the Grandmaster's unofficial theme?Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45781573696241552062017-11-06T14:00:33.900-06:002017-11-06T14:00:33.900-06:00I saw this movie in Portugal (subtitled) because m...I saw this movie in Portugal (subtitled) because my flight landed at 6 AM and while I'd managed to waste 5 hours dicking around at the airport, my hostel check-in time wasn't until 3 PM. No Black Panther preview, and I fell asleep at several points so I'll probably see it again when I return to Canada's tender embrace. I do remember wishing we had Frigga instead Odin, and angrily thinking "Too many jokes" at one point but maybe I was just not in the mood for comedy. I vote a tentative Mark Jawn.<br /><br />Fun fact: Portuguese movie theatres do intermissions! They're super abrupt and totally kill the momentum of the movie! They only seem to last about five minutes! The theatre played Lucy Pearl's 2000 classic "Dance Tonite" during said intermission! I still know all the words!Tanishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017933151602641337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-80302705923628141242017-11-06T12:52:52.661-06:002017-11-06T12:52:52.661-06:00Even though Thor Ragnarok is as ephemeral as all t...Even though <i>Thor Ragnarok</i> is as ephemeral as all the MCU movies I really really dug it. Very funny (no surprise) and visually stunning (slightly more of a surprise given the grounded look of Waititi's other films). Even if it was a lot of CGI beating up CGI the action set pieces felt epic on a different scale than, say, the airport fight in <i>Civil War</i>. It's probably unfair to say these Marvel movies should be reviewed apart from other movies, since they are more chapters in a story than actual standalone films, but that's how I consider them. It's both a strength and a weakness that these movies feel like issues of a comic book series — fun, large scale storytelling, that's nearly impossible to appreciate apart from the series as a whole. Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442117462054923058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25438215341547357932017-11-06T12:07:35.099-06:002017-11-06T12:07:35.099-06:00Thanks for the explication. I guess i didn’t think...Thanks for the explication. I guess i didn’t think that can’t get the perfect movie every time. Which is funny because that’s what i say to my friends when they don’t like a movie and feel angry about it: ‘they can’t be all Citizen Kane’ or ‘if you never saw it, you’d never know if you like it’.<br /><br />Indeed, it never felt phoned in and that’s why i like the writings on this siteKuniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872530831159876322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46000855275165083742017-11-06T11:44:16.157-06:002017-11-06T11:44:16.157-06:00I'm seeing Daddy's Home 2 because of my pr...I'm seeing Daddy's Home 2 because of my previously mentioned affection for Christmas, and I'm not ashamed (ok maybe slightly) to say I think the trailers are hilarious.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-56540087184812112692017-11-06T11:39:24.506-06:002017-11-06T11:39:24.506-06:00A few things:
1) First and foremost, thank you for...A few things:<br />1) First and foremost, thank you for reading and mostly enjoying the column. Rob and I definitely appreciate it.<br />2) We asked to write this review. <br />3) When you write several columns per week, it's a struggle sometimes to find topics you are passionate about every time. Even when I don't feel the passion for it though the article is never phoned in because that's unfair to you all as readers. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-24364757446271120652017-11-06T11:28:12.862-06:002017-11-06T11:28:12.862-06:00I wrote this because i like this column. I do skip...I wrote this because i like this column. I do skip one from time to time, for various reasons, but generally i really enjoy it. I guess i don’t like reading something you don’t want to write aboutKuniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872530831159876322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-12112246357918916492017-11-06T11:27:59.968-06:002017-11-06T11:27:59.968-06:00You guys should definitely do a click bait article...You guys should definitely do a click bait article for Justice League tho. "10 Mind-Blowing things you NEVER knew about Justice League" then just list off a bunch of stuff from the IMDb trivia. Brian Sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266020828208581370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-83881964759181663182017-11-06T11:27:43.691-06:002017-11-06T11:27:43.691-06:00You have my attention. I was thinking of doing a s...You have my attention. I was thinking of doing a scorecard column for next week pitting BMC and DH2 head-to-head for Christmas comedy supremacy. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6789033013471013792017-11-06T11:25:20.577-06:002017-11-06T11:25:20.577-06:00I'm actually with you in enjoying bad Christma...I'm actually with you in enjoying bad Christmas comedies, and it's SUCH a Christmas movie. More than I expected, and I laughed a lot.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64578367831242696392017-11-06T11:19:32.660-06:002017-11-06T11:19:32.660-06:00I'm not even kidding, I saw Bad Mom's Chri...I'm not even kidding, I saw Bad Mom's Christmas this weekend because my girlfriend really wanted to go. I actually enjoyed it, so my taste is worthless. :DDaniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87357902598048989262017-11-06T11:08:32.077-06:002017-11-06T11:08:32.077-06:00I have a column coming out later in the week with ...I have a column coming out later in the week with my thoughts on Blade Runner 2049. Didn't get to it because it's not horror and it came out during SMM. In short, I like it but don't love it. I'll steel myself for the response. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32419060472063389792017-11-06T11:04:47.563-06:002017-11-06T11:04:47.563-06:00Maybe don't be the asshole. If you don't w...Maybe don't be the asshole. If you don't want to read a review then don't read it. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-8068598238731594792017-11-06T11:01:32.677-06:002017-11-06T11:01:32.677-06:00I think reviewing the biggest movie of the week an...I think reviewing the biggest movie of the week and the biggest movie in the world makes sense. It's not clickbait, just a review.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-36563904047790337092017-11-06T10:59:56.586-06:002017-11-06T10:59:56.586-06:00I’m gonna be the asshole here, but why even botter...I’m gonna be the asshole here, but why even botter with those movies anymore. Is it just clickbait? It’s the popular movie of the week so you have to do it? <br /><br />I personnaly like everyone of those Marvel movies, but it seem like you’re just hurting yourselves by reviewing it.<br /><br />I much prefer that you do stuff like Table 19 because there might be something there with Anna Kendrick in the lead. Or Baby Driver from a director we all like<br /><br />I also want to point out that you never did Blade Runner 2049Kuniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872530831159876322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48048413187837750322017-11-06T10:55:39.529-06:002017-11-06T10:55:39.529-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046173178729552980noreply@blogger.com