Ever since they had the idea for a dump month. Either that, or direct sabotage of a film project. Doesn't matter if it's out of spite, greed, or all the above.
That was also the '80s when objective quality over entertainment was less an issue. Starship Troopers came out in the late '90s when Hollywood had figured some shit out, and quality movies were being produced, a dragon it's been chasing ever since, much to the chagrin of audiences for their efforts. '80s films will forever get a pass for being fun if entirely ridiculous. After that, shit like Starship Troopers was just an insult to our collective intelligence. I mean, The Matrix was only a couple of years later, wasn't it?
The movie starts with a narration that is voiced so cheesy it couldn't in a million years have been an accident, and then shows the most adorable rosey-cheeked, blond-haired white boy in a military outfit smilling, saying "I'm doing my part, too!" The self-awareness is flung in your face from the first minute.
Starship Troopers came out in 1997. The Matrix came out in 1999. You know what else came out in 1997? Dark City. Great movie, but the top fat cats butchered it with a theatrical cut and spoil the twist at the beginning, with the narration by Kiefer Sutherland. If you ever watch that movie, make sure it's the director's cut. My brother and I got lucky, cuz whenever we saw the movie we were always watching it when it was 10 or 15 minutes in whenever it aired on HBO.
There were plenty of good, fun, films in the 90s. Maybe not as much as the 80s, but still plenty. Especially if we're talking the action movie scene. You want fun, intentionally cheesy, film that knows when to get serious? Look up Drive (1997). Make sure you get or watch the Director's Cut. The theatrical cut sucks and is another case of studio meddling for no a reason other than to justify their existence.
Most likely they wouldn't actually fight, but if they did, gag comedy would ensue, then Saitama remembers a supermarket sale or something and runs off, leaving things unresolved.
He is a gag character, but not just a gag character. He's like Bug Bunny if he grew aware and existential over always getting the best of Elmer Fudd. But while One-Punch Man will probably never reveal why Saitama is the way he is (nor should it), it still plays around with other OP characters' power in a way that it can tease a connection to Saitama. Like with the homeless emperor or Blast.
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Honestly, his list don't feel much like a hot take. Coming from him, I can see why these movies are his favorites. I am not fan nor care for half the movies on his list, but understandable.Quentin Tarantino Names His 20 Favorite Movies, Covering Two Decades
Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking career began thirty years ago — at least if you place its starting point at his first feature Reservoir Dogs in 1992.
A few of his hot takes are contained within.
I guess I should clarify that some of his claims felt like hot takes, because I wouldn’t share those opinions. Like, Willis was probably more deadpan in Unbreakable than anything else he’s been in. Being serious doesn’t automatically equate to good acting. I’d take any of the Diehard’s or even something like Four Rooms over that, but it’s mostly down to the nature of the scripts.
Agreed. I always found Unbreakable as alright. Unbreakable I would watch over Die Hard 5. Even Bruce Willis didn't care much for that one.
Hypocrisy, and nostalgia goggles. I never hated Speed and is one of my favorite action/suspense films, but not the best. I never saw it as brain-dead blockbuster. The problem with film critics, and game critics especially, is that they love jumping on the bandwagon. Or agree to something, because some one else loves or hates the thing, so now they have to do the same to get "street cred". Otherwise, they don't look "credible". Movie Bob is the most well known for doing this.
For me, it depends. Reeves get way too much hate or criticism on his acting not being good. He's not perfect, but the man can act. It's a matter of who he is working with and what material he is given. Aside from action, I have less reason to watch the John Wick the further the sequels go. They just keep dragging it, and I have 0 interests in 4 or 5. The only reason I watch JW3 is because of the guys from The Raid and Mark Dacascos (Drive [1997] and Brotherhood of Wolf). Most of the time, I'd rather watch the first Matrix over JW2 or JW3.
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