Quote from: BaconShelf on October 01, 2018, 01:50:30 AMBullpups are cooler than conventional magazine placementabsolutely cringe
Bullpups are cooler than conventional magazine placement
Sam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.
Quote from: Eli on September 30, 2018, 10:05:50 PMSam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.Also its political messages will remain relevant for generations.
Quote from: Jono on October 01, 2018, 02:23:26 AMBaseball takes the most skill out of any sportLOL
Baseball takes the most skill out of any sport
Quote from: challengerX on October 01, 2018, 02:50:42 AMQuote from: BaconShelf on October 01, 2018, 01:50:30 AMBullpups are cooler than conventional magazine placementabsolutely cringeAesthetic af
Quote from: TBlocks on October 01, 2018, 01:37:22 PMQuote from: challengerX on October 01, 2018, 02:51:01 AMQuote from: Jono on October 01, 2018, 02:23:26 AMBaseball takes the most skill out of any sportLOLHave you ever tried hitting something flying at you at 100 MPH? Or thrown something with precision at that speed?I used to play baseball all the time man it really doesn’t take more skill than basketball or football. Tennis takes a lot more skill than baseball. Footwork, stamina, quick thinking etc.Not to mention almost all pro baseball players are a bunch of steroid abusing junkies.
Quote from: challengerX on October 01, 2018, 02:51:01 AMQuote from: Jono on October 01, 2018, 02:23:26 AMBaseball takes the most skill out of any sportLOLHave you ever tried hitting something flying at you at 100 MPH? Or thrown something with precision at that speed?
Tennis takes a lot more skill than baseball. Footwork, stamina, quick thinking etc
Not to mention almost all pro baseball players are a bunch of steroid abusing junkies.
Quote from: BaconShelf on October 01, 2018, 02:55:08 AMQuote from: challengerX on October 01, 2018, 02:50:42 AMQuote from: BaconShelf on October 01, 2018, 01:50:30 AMBullpups are cooler than conventional magazine placementabsolutely cringeAesthetic afthat's actually really fucking ugly dude
Quote from: Eli on September 30, 2018, 10:05:50 PMSam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.Agreed if we also admit that Spiderman 3 was bad (entirely because of executive meddling).
Quote from: Lady on October 02, 2018, 07:09:21 AMQuote from: Eli on September 30, 2018, 10:05:50 PMSam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.Agreed if we also admit that Spiderman 3 was bad (entirely because of executive meddling).I don't think it's as good as 1 or 2, but it's definitely not as bad as people make it out to be. Remove Venom from the story and most of my issues are fixed. The dance scene was perfect. Keep Eddie Brock around though, he's a great character and Topher Grace was really good. All the movies are "bad" in the sense that comics in general are "bad."
Quote from: Eli on October 02, 2018, 09:09:18 AMQuote from: Lady on October 02, 2018, 07:09:21 AMQuote from: Eli on September 30, 2018, 10:05:50 PMSam Raimi's Spider-man 3 outclasses every single superhero film ever created (besides Spider-man 1/2) by understanding the classical, operatic spirit of Spider-man's legacy. It confronts the cheesey tropes of the medium unapologetically, and in doing so feels exceptionally earnest in its desire to portray the essence of the character in an attractive light. It will last far longer than anything that's come out since.Agreed if we also admit that Spiderman 3 was bad (entirely because of executive meddling).I don't think it's as good as 1 or 2, but it's definitely not as bad as people make it out to be. Remove Venom from the story and most of my issues are fixed. The dance scene was perfect. Keep Eddie Brock around though, he's a great character and Topher Grace was really good. All the movies are "bad" in the sense that comics in general are "bad."It definitely ruined the third act of the movie. It was too crowded so it didn't give Venom the room he needed to thrive, and the director himself didn't care too much for him which has an impact on the interpretation (also his design didn't need the webbing). Raimi himself thinks that the focus on "raising the stakes" versus continuing the progression from the previous movies doomed it.I still enjoy the movie, and I agree that keeping Eddie Brock in the movie would have been a good idea. Plant the seed for Venom, but don't force the issue. Everything good quality Spiderman 3 has was present in the other two Raimi movies. That's not to say that it's worse for it, but it failed to improve on the formula set by its predecessors. I think if Raimi hadn't been forced by the studio to make inclusions despite him not believing in them, it would have been a great movie. As it stands it's bad, but still better than anything DC or Marvel have put out since (although Homecoming does have a place in my heart).
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