Escape to the Movies: Kingsman: The Secret Service - Can Lightning Strike Again?
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Yep! Over-the-top action set-pieces at its finest. He wants to make a movie based on his novels but so far no-one wants to give him the (admittedly hundreds of millions) dollars to do it!Gordon_4 said:
Seven Ancient Wonders (and its sequels) would probably be best as a TV show. However it would likely be more expensive to produce than Game of Thrones. What with all the globe-trotting, epic scale booby-traps and the like. I hope one day there will be a 'Scarecrow' or 'Huntsman' movie/show!
Well can't say I'm not happy Bob has driven me batty lately with his sometimes ill informed options.
But I shall not forget the Bob of circa 3+ years ago who was the major draws of this website.
Sadly in recent years he's fallen quite hard into a petty little man who's opinion of a film is almost decided before its released. Looks down on his view ship, his peers (other film critics) and is pretty much self righteous in his beliefs.
Can't say I'm sorry he's gone as it'll stop me getting riled up by him as he occasionally says something I'm interested in.
As for the website as a whole I do worry Greg Tito I believe was a massive loss and to loose two 'talents' so shortly after is quite big. On top of LRR finished in December although that's the creators decision well over a year ago. You do wonder where it's going.
Will say one thing there was a feature overload recently so no surprise they are looking at cuts.
But I shall not forget the Bob of circa 3+ years ago who was the major draws of this website.
Sadly in recent years he's fallen quite hard into a petty little man who's opinion of a film is almost decided before its released. Looks down on his view ship, his peers (other film critics) and is pretty much self righteous in his beliefs.
Can't say I'm sorry he's gone as it'll stop me getting riled up by him as he occasionally says something I'm interested in.
As for the website as a whole I do worry Greg Tito I believe was a massive loss and to loose two 'talents' so shortly after is quite big. On top of LRR finished in December although that's the creators decision well over a year ago. You do wonder where it's going.
Will say one thing there was a feature overload recently so no surprise they are looking at cuts.
....I'm going to assume that this is some sort of parodic statement or joke whose context I am missing, because otherwise that is the most irrelevant and apropos of nothing statement I've seen today.Eri said:
Anyway, glad you got to go out with some fun, Bob, although I'd assume that, had you known this was coming, you would have done something more personal, maybe talk about Spiderman some more.
So Bob's done here. That sucks. Considering the other major loss of talent on the site (Jim), I get the feeling this is more for political reasons than content or even necessarily hits. And...yeah. That's bad.
It's been a good run though. Lots of thoughtful pieces, some good movie recommendations, and a general will to be a positive force in the community. Been watching the show for, oh, half a decade or so. I'd say it's been worth my time. Hope ya land on your feet!
It's been a good run though. Lots of thoughtful pieces, some good movie recommendations, and a general will to be a positive force in the community. Been watching the show for, oh, half a decade or so. I'd say it's been worth my time. Hope ya land on your feet!
So much cheeky, darkly comic fun. Could be the best action movie of 2015 and only see Mad Max or Furious 7 as the true competition.
Not enough people are mentioning the amazing choreography and cinematography during the action scenes. The whip pans, extreme zooms, rotations all make out for very kinetic and yet still coherent setpieces. Easily some of the best I've seen in a Western movie, besting even John Wick, Kick Ass, Dredd, Crank, and Edgar Wright's action movies. Same choreographer, Brad Allan, as The World's End and who was a member of Jackie Chan's stunt team. Colin Firth really gave his all in this [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152060759&postcount=199]. The early bar fight is just a fraction of how crazy it gets:
Not enough people are mentioning the amazing choreography and cinematography during the action scenes. The whip pans, extreme zooms, rotations all make out for very kinetic and yet still coherent setpieces. Easily some of the best I've seen in a Western movie, besting even John Wick, Kick Ass, Dredd, Crank, and Edgar Wright's action movies. Same choreographer, Brad Allan, as The World's End and who was a member of Jackie Chan's stunt team. Colin Firth really gave his all in this [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152060759&postcount=199]. The early bar fight is just a fraction of how crazy it gets:
Am I glad Bob is gone? No. But he brought it on himself. Instead of reviewing movies the way he did years ago, he puts everything through his political filter and decides what he's going to say before he watches the movie. Basically, he's gone so far politically left that even the Left doesn't like him because he's making THEM look bad. This review, as well his abysmal review of American Sniper (where he showed his true opinion of anything conservative, let alone American) pretty much cinched the deal. Heck, he even made Paddington Bear into a political thought process. Paddington Bear for god's sake! He was WAY on his way out, he was just so preoccupied with how awesome he thought he was that he didn't think it possible. Bob, it was a good run, but like a bad marriage, it died half-way through.
Smilomaniac said:
I've never understood this attitude. I found 'The Jimquisition" to be unpleasant and rude so.... I just didn't watch it. I watched the stuff I liked. I didn't campaign to have it removed. It being on the site had no effect on me since I just don't watch the stuff I don't enjoy.P-89 Scorpion said:
Why should you revel over shutting down someone with whom you don't agree?
Well that's it then, there is no more reason for me to have an escapist account; without Bob I just don't want to be here. Well later folks, gl and have fun.
Has anyone who has also seen the movie found it's plot similar to Deus Ex: Human Revolution? It can't just be me.
Oh, there are hyper-competent teenagers, and they're stories are often too unbelievable for movies. There are of course all those young athletes, but they're not alone:Smilomaniac said:
* Malala Yousafzai [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai], Nobel Peace Price winner at 17. If you don't know about her, you should re-evaluate your news sources selection.
* Audie Murphy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy], enlisted during WWII at the age of 15 (lying about his age, obviously), earned a Medal of Honor at the age of 19 for holding off an entire German company all by himself, killing or wounding 50 enemy soldiers in the process.
* Blaise Pascal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal], started his invention of the mechanical calculator at the age of 19.
* Alexander Graham Bell [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell] created his first invention (and got paid for it) at the age of 12.
I cancelled my publisher's club membership yesterday when I heard about Bob leaving. I signed up originally to support content I loved to watch but The Escapist is not the community nor the content hub it was when I first came to love it. It is true that Zero Punctuation was one of the reasons I discovered the site, but shows like Escape to the Movies, Lisa Foiles, The Big Picture, The Jimquisition, even Extra Credits back in the day were the reason I stayed.
Instead of the laughs involved in tearing something down, I grew to admire The Escapist for supporting content that strived to push this medium and geek culture in general towards something more constructive, something that (funnily enough) told us this hobby we share could be more than just escapism. I'm sad to say that is no longer the case, and has been slowly moving away from that ideal ever since Susan Arendt left as Editor in Chief, and the culture of the forums has slowly changed to accommodate that shift to the point where I no longer read them beyond comment threads for episodes of things I watch.
But perhaps more importantly than the cultural divide between us, is the fact that The Escapist simply does not produce enough content I want to view for me to continue wanting to pay for it. The occasional chuckle from Zero Punctuation, Critical Miss comics, and an episode of Feed Dump I would rather get direct from LoadingReadyRun themselves are not enough to retain me as a consumer/reader/supporter. This website over the course of a year has gone from "A new reason to check in every day" to "Two things on Wednesday (one of which is non exclusive) and the occasional comic update."
Instead of the laughs involved in tearing something down, I grew to admire The Escapist for supporting content that strived to push this medium and geek culture in general towards something more constructive, something that (funnily enough) told us this hobby we share could be more than just escapism. I'm sad to say that is no longer the case, and has been slowly moving away from that ideal ever since Susan Arendt left as Editor in Chief, and the culture of the forums has slowly changed to accommodate that shift to the point where I no longer read them beyond comment threads for episodes of things I watch.
But perhaps more importantly than the cultural divide between us, is the fact that The Escapist simply does not produce enough content I want to view for me to continue wanting to pay for it. The occasional chuckle from Zero Punctuation, Critical Miss comics, and an episode of Feed Dump I would rather get direct from LoadingReadyRun themselves are not enough to retain me as a consumer/reader/supporter. This website over the course of a year has gone from "A new reason to check in every day" to "Two things on Wednesday (one of which is non exclusive) and the occasional comic update."
