tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109330298373881994.post9151758589659881284..comments2023-10-26T11:24:50.157+03:00Comments on Strange and Curious Things: Suicide Squad: As Bad as the Reviews Say?curiousthingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07600806228177309511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109330298373881994.post-39113907018475099692016-08-23T20:49:34.606+03:002016-08-23T20:49:34.606+03:00Yes, it bothers me too. I hope others think the sa...Yes, it bothers me too. I hope others think the same as we do. Even as a child I knew that, how ever much I loved the phaser pistols shooting things, too much would be bad for the show, like how too much icing is bad for the cake, or too much action is bad for the movie. <br /><br />Come to think of it, I liked how the first two Terminator movies both managed to avoid having too much action.<br /> In the paperback version of T2 by Randall Frakes you don't learn until page 95 that the "resistance fighter" is a robot. This resolves the many pages of tension as to why you don't see the good guy harmlessly tying up a policeman to take his uniform. But today with tablet media someone is sure to leak the robot's true identity, before the movie even opens. It's as if people can't handle boredom and can't handle suspense either.<br /><br />It's strange how even though I am a book lover, I have taught myself to do without books in public—while non nerds can't seem to ride a bus or walk a river path without devices. It's a pity.<br /><br />As a writer I don't dare have a TV, so I can't advise on any good shows, but I did enjoy seeing all of Lucifer season one at someone else's house every Monday. There is a good Youtube of him singing sinner man. The piano Youtube of him and a priest is nice. Any other Youtube clips give away too much.<br />Sean Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724844971087639706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109330298373881994.post-73351006200800131742016-08-22T23:52:14.657+03:002016-08-22T23:52:14.657+03:00Yes, I think six main characters is plenty:)
I l...Yes, I think six main characters is plenty:)<br /><br /> I love Star Trek: TOS, but I'm probably one of the few people who didn't like the remakes. It's just not my Star Trek, but something else entirely. It belongs to the next generation, I guess. I was so disappointed by ST:Into Darkness that I didn't even go see the newest film. I think the reboots had similar problems to Suicide Squad (and so many other movies): too much action, not enough character development, and an overly twisty plot. Maybe it reflects the world we live in? You can't just watch TV anymore, you have to check Facebook, browse the news, and write a few tweets as you do. Do the filmmakers think that moviegoers will be bored if there are slow parts? The pacing feels wrong to me. We have action scene after action scene, but where are all the sequels? curiousthingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600806228177309511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109330298373881994.post-15140788460544473042016-08-22T22:24:31.929+03:002016-08-22T22:24:31.929+03:00I saw it yesterday, because the lady I went with c...I saw it yesterday, because the lady I went with chose it from the multiplex, a plea that has a grand looking floor-wide expanse of stairs. Stupid, because they need a little box elevator to get wheel chairs up the three meter rise.<br /><br />Because she needed the toilet part way through, we avoided lots of action, from rescuing "they were expecting Nelson Mandela" to the part where—I forget, more forgettable action. So for us it was good. Also good was that silly elevator jammed both going up and down, so we lost action time at the movie, and—Normally I'm a shy star trek fan (not really) but all the heroic action got me pumped up to ask for a ticket refund. And we got two free ticket-passes!<br /><br />As for Walker, I liked her unlikely character: "Are you the devil?" asks Harley. "I could be."<br /><br />I liked your review. As for number of characters, I often tell people there's a good reason why the original Enterprise transporter room had only six spots.Sean Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724844971087639706noreply@blogger.com