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Mechafunkzilla: Sep 11, 2006; If you want a vision of the future...

How would I even go about watching Doom Patrol

# ? May 16, 2019 03:21

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 11:08

FilthyImp: Sep 30, 2002; Anime Deviant

Subscribe to their dumb streaming platform with a side of comics, DCUniverse

# ? May 16, 2019 03:38

Mechafunkzilla: Sep 11, 2006; If you want a vision of the future...

FilthyImp posted:

Subscribe to their dumb streaming platform with a side of comics, DCUniverse

I don't wanna do that though

# ? May 16, 2019 03:57

LesterGroans: Jun 9, 2009; It's funny...

You were so scary at night.

Mechafunkzilla posted:

I don't wanna do that though

If you live outside of the US it airs on some networks and I think it pops up on Netflix next day.

# ? May 16, 2019 04:00

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Mechafunkzilla posted:

I don't wanna do that though

Wait a little bit for WarnerMedia to launch their OTT service, I guess? It'll probably show up there too.

# ? May 16, 2019 04:20

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

LesterGroans posted:

If you live outside of the US it airs on some networks and I think it pops up on Netflix next day.

Titans is on foreign netflix but Doom Patrol is not. (at least in some regions)

That service cut the last two episodes of Titans to use for next season. This causes the season to end on a really weird note and is annoying. Titans was an enjoyable watch outside of that.

# ? May 16, 2019 04:29

graham cracker: Mar 8, 2004; "There is no God! Right, Mama?"

"True."

DCUniverse has a free one week trial, so I'm waiting for all the Doom Patrol eps to come out then I'm gonna binge them during the free week.

# ? May 16, 2019 05:09

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

Since we were on the subject of X-Men the previous page and discussing X-Men movies that people have forgotten about, how has Logan held up with time? Do people still really like that movie? I haven't seen it in a long time and should really watch it again.

# ? May 16, 2019 18:02

Ammanas: Jul 17, 2005; Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"

I said come in! posted:

Since we were on the subject of X-Men the previous page and discussing X-Men movies that people have forgotten about, how has Logan held up with time? Do people still really like that movie? I haven't seen it in a long time and should really watch it again.

great until they leave the casino hotel. i dont think it gets enough credit for being wildly pessimistic about the future in America though. like, its spot on.

# ? May 16, 2019 18:09

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

The leaked script for Joker is not giving me a lot of confidence in that movie.

# ? May 16, 2019 21:38

Gatts: Jan 2, 2001; Goodnight Moon; Nap Ghost

I said come in! posted:

The leaked script for Joker is not giving me a lot of confidence in that movie.

Are we talking Leto Joker or Phoenix Joker?

# ? May 16, 2019 21:41

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

Gatts posted:

Are we talking Leto Joker or Phoenix Joker?

Phoenix Joker, the one that actually looks good. Leto Joker is a given that it'll be garbage. Except now it sounds like both will. :/ Just really hoping the script isn't accurate.

# ? May 16, 2019 22:16

Burkion: May 10, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

I said come in! posted:

Phoenix Joker, the one that actually looks good. Leto Joker is a given that it'll be garbage. Except now it sounds like both will. :/ Just really hoping the script isn't accurate.

Mind sharing some deets

# ? May 16, 2019 22:31

Mordiceius: Nov 10, 2007; If you think calling me names is gonna get a rise out me, think again. I like my life as an idiot!

I said come in! posted:

The leaked script for Joker is not giving me a lot of confidence in that movie.

You can�t just drop this without more details

# ? May 16, 2019 22:59

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK: Sep 11, 2001

bushisms.txt posted:

The entire joker movie plot allegedly leaked.

>1980s Gotham
>Thomas Wayne is up for re-election as mayor
>Arthur Fleck is an advertising clown, and part-time stand-up comedian
>lives with his severely mentally ill mother
>has a crush on his next-door neighbor
>constantly beaten and picked on while working as a clown
>stand up comedy isn’t much better, constantly heckled and booed away
>begins to develop relationship with neighbor after she sees him beaten up
>Arthur hears his comedian idol is going to be at the bar he performs at
>Arthur dresses fully as a clown, hoping it will improve his performance
>set bombs, and his comedy idol roasts him about it afterwards
>Arthur hides his tears by laughing on Gotham subway
>3 wall street boys try to beat the poo poo out of Arthur and pick on him
>Arthur retaliates against one of them, accidentally breaking his neck
>Arthur runs from the other two
>his psyche slowly starts to break down
>Arthur arrives home to see the Gotham PD have taken his mother away to Arkham after she was found acting hysterically in the apartment complex corridors
>Arthur tries to confide in his neighbor
>he mistakes her compassion for flirting and she rejects him
>his psyche breaks more and more
>we see a few days pass by as Arthur visits his mother in Arkham
>her happy-go-lucky demeanor has faded and she seems extremely depressed
>one night, Arthur receives a call from Arkham
>his mother is dead from a successful suicide attempt
>Arthur completely cracks, deciding to pull off the “Ulitmate Joke”
>Arthur tries to storm into a charity event held by Wayne for his mayoral campaign
>he’s quickly ejected but makes a scene in front of the press that the Waynes don’t care for the working class of Gotham
>passionate speech doesn’t get much love from the press and media but inspires the lower class peoples of Gotham
>Arthur takes his public protesting to the next level, vandalising Wayne’s campaign advertising whilst dressed as his new persona, “The Clown”
>manages to evade arrest in thanks to his followers who cause random acts of violence to distract the police across Gotham
>crime escalates in Gotham to full on riots citywide
>Arthur gets noticed by his idol and is offered a spot to tell the country his side of the story
>his idol assures him the police will not arrest him on set because he technically hasn’t carried out any of the violence against the police
>appears on his show, seemingly indifferent to meeting his idol again
>whilst spouting a load of poo poo about his philosophies, Arthur seems to threaten Thomas Wayne, promising before voting day, he will be dead
>Arthur’s idol lies about the police and they quickly storm the show to arrest Arthur
>Arthur escapes the building, but not before slashing his former idol’s neck, leaving him to die live on air
>after being chased for some time, Arthur is finally knocked down by a GCPD car and taken to Arkham after being deemed mentally unstable
>Thomas Wayne visits Arthur and brags that his attempt to murder him has failed
>Arthur reveals his Ultimate Joke was not to expose Thomas for his vast wealth and ignorance of the poor, but to show how easily people can be manipulated
>Arthur tells Thomas before he leaves that he never had to kill him, because he’s inspired a whole city that they can do it themselves
>Thomas makes a passing mention before leaving that it seems like a “bad joke”
>Arthur tells him before he goes “Just wait for the punchline”
>cut to a few weeks later
>Bruce Wayne attending his family’s funeral
>notices Arthur in the distance and goes over to him
>Arthur is out of makeup and costume and tries to cheer Bruce up by doing a simple clown routine
>Bruce briefly mentions he doesn’t like clowns
>Arthur tries to force a smile on Bruce’s face before Alfred quickly drags Bruce away and threatens Arthur
Alfred suddenly realises who Arthur is and questions how he is out of Arkham
>Alfred tries to alert the nearby police but turns and sees Arthur is already gone
>we briefly see how Arthur got out
>whilst being treated by a nurse, Arthur hears the nurse whistle Dick Van Dyke’s ‘Put on a Happy Face’ (a song Arthur uses as an anthem for his followers)
>Arthur is given a nurse’s outfit and leaves the building with his followers
>back in the present, Arthur is back in his old apartment, dressing back into his Clown persona
>it’s revealed there were new tenants in Arthur’s apartment but he has killed them
>Arthur bring a bunch of flowers to his neighbor’s door and leaves them
>she sees the flowers left behind, but as she goes to read the note left with them, she’s sprayed by what appears to be some kind of toxin
>Arthur gets in the elevator and hears her slowly choke to death
>Arthur gets into a car with some of his followers wearing clown masks
>after a short drive through Gotham, Arthur makes them stop at a set of stairs we saw at the start of the movie
>Arthur leaves his goons in the car
>he performs one last song and dance as the credits play over the routine (Put on a Happy Face)
>no post-credit scene
>no reference to other villains other than Falcone
>Jim Gordon isn’t a commissioner but is the head detective on Arthur’s case
>120 minute runtime
>most of the movie isn't plot-related, just scenes of Arthur dreaming of a better life as a successful comedian
>a few lines are taken directly from Killing Joke, Dark Knight Returns and the Joker graphic novel

It sure is a movie.

# ? May 16, 2019 23:55

Brother Entropy: Dec 27, 2009

sounds more dull than anything else

# ? May 17, 2019 00:04

mastershakeman: Oct 28, 2008; by vyelkin

It's a way worse king of comedy, wow

# ? May 17, 2019 00:05

Bogus Adventure: Jan 11, 2017; More like "Bulges Adventure"

I'll be honest that the trailers have kind of perplexed me, as if I'm not sure I'll like or hate the movie. That plot isn't terrible, but I'm not sure if it's good.

# ? May 17, 2019 00:11

Burkion: May 10, 2012; by Fluffdaddy

That just sounds miserable in a boring way

# ? May 17, 2019 00:12

ImpAtom: May 24, 2007

I admit I don't really see what is so bad about it. It sounds about like what I'd expect a Joker movie to be.

I shout add I don't really like the Joker so maybe that colors things?

# ? May 17, 2019 00:15

Megaman's Jockstrap: Jul 16, 2000; What a horrible thread to have a post.

It really is impossible to tell if a movie is good or not from the plot synopsis. Read some absolute classics on Wikipedia and they sound dry and boring as hell.

# ? May 17, 2019 00:19

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

Oh wow, no post-credits sequence. hosed up.

# ? May 17, 2019 00:23

Darko: Dec 23, 2004

Sounds like a way closer than I thought near straight remake of King Of Comedy, which sounds much better than most comic movies.

# ? May 17, 2019 00:28

Vintersorg: Mar 3, 2004; President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club

Outline seems fine to me?

Let's see how it actually is before deeming it bullshit.

# ? May 17, 2019 00:40

The Cameo: Jan 20, 2005

But the plot points! The plot points!

Why anyone would read that synopsis and not just go �oh, a character study. Yeah, I guess the Joker is enough of a character to actually spend two hours exploring.� and figure if they want to see it or not from whether they like that kind of movie is beyond me.

# ? May 17, 2019 00:52

Sucrose: Dec 9, 2009

Personally my first thought on watching the teaser trailer was �This will be interesting, even if it�s a failure.� Like, I feel like no matter what it�s going to be an interesting movie, even if it winds up not working on some fundamental level.

# ? May 17, 2019 00:58

Hobo Clown: Oct 16, 2012; Here it is, Baby.
Your killer track.

Is it supposed to be related to any of the other DC movies or shows? I didn't know the Leto movie was still a thing, is that gonna be related to OG Suicide Squad or post-reboot Suicide Squad?

I don't need movies to be connected to other movies to enjoy them, but sometimes it helps to have some sort of context and DC movies are kind of a mess.

# ? May 17, 2019 01:54

teagone: Jun 10, 2003; That was pretty intense, huh?

https://twitter.com/krolljvar/status/1129187182206259200

I'm so down for buff Robert Pattison. :getin:

# ? May 17, 2019 01:57

The MSJ: May 17, 2010

So weird seeing R.Patz in something not indie or film festival material.

# ? May 17, 2019 02:01

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

alright now let's get Kristen Stewart in a comic book movie too

# ? May 17, 2019 02:06

Goffer: Apr 4, 2007; "..."

He might be a good gambit too, he could revive that sultry vampire brooding and bad pickup lines

# ? May 17, 2019 02:07

Martman: Nov 20, 2006

I swear I remember some goon naming Pattinson as their new Batman pick a while back. I think it sounds cool.

# ? May 17, 2019 02:14

Vintersorg: Mar 3, 2004; President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club

teagone posted:

https://twitter.com/krolljvar/status/1129187182206259200

I'm so down for buff Robert Pattison.

This is awesome!! He�s so good!

# ? May 17, 2019 02:15

AFoolAndHisMoney: Aug 13, 2013

Robert Pattinson is a pretty good choice for a younger Batman, still salty about Affleck leaving though. I hope they at least keep it that he�s a younger version of Affleck�s Batman

# ? May 17, 2019 02:21

Away all Goats: Jul 5, 2005; Goose's rebellion

DC Murderverse posted:

alright now let's get Kristen Stewart in a comic book movie too

Kristen Stewart as...The Joker

# ? May 17, 2019 02:24

Tart Kitty: Dec 17, 2016; Oh, well, that's all water under the bridge, as I always say. Water under the bridge!

God, please do not let it be another origin story. My only concern with Pattinson is his age in that regard.

# ? May 17, 2019 02:25

ImpAtom: May 24, 2007

Tart Kitty posted:

God, please do not let it be another origin story. My only concern with Pattinson is his age in that regard.

Isn't Batman in-canon like in his 30s these days?

# ? May 17, 2019 02:29

teagone: Jun 10, 2003; That was pretty intense, huh?

Tart Kitty posted:

God, please do not let it be another origin story. My only concern with Pattinson is his age in that regard.

I think Reeves has gone on record saying it won't be an origin story.

[edit] At least, it's not a "Year One" story: https://www.slashfilm.com/the-batman-update/

Matt Reeves posted:

�We�re not doing any particular [comic],� Reeves said. �Year One is one of the many comic books that I love. We are definitely not doing Year One. It�s just exciting to be focused very specifically on a tale that is defining for him and very personal to him. Obviously we�re not doing an origin tale or anything like that. We�re doing a story that is definitively Batman though and trying to tell a story that�s emotional and yet is really about him being the world�s greatest detective and all the things that for me, since I was a kid, made me love Batman.�

# ? May 17, 2019 02:33

hiddenriverninja: May 10, 2013; life is locomotion
keep moving
trust that you'll find your way

all these movies just leading up to Into the Joker-verse

# ? May 17, 2019 02:46

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Uncle Wemus: Mar 4, 2004

I swear someone called it that he would be batman here

# ? May 17, 2019 02:49

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