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Bunkerneath

@Maxenmus
He-Man was a TV show (and pretty bad film) which was created so that they could sell the toys, I dont see how this Funko Movie would be any different.

@Mioainios But I also agree that they are just pieces of plastic ready for the landfill when we are supposed to be moving away from the damage that plastic creates

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Maxenmus

@Bunkerneath
Maybe people should stop making movies just for the sake of selling stuff then, and you know, make them for the purpose of telling a genuinely good story. It's a shocking and wild idea, I know, but I'm just spitballing here.

Also, I never liked He-Man.

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Rambler

@Bunkerneath didn't he-man come about due to the optimistic production of action figures for the Conan film before they realised it was not for kids? They repurposed the stock into a new IP.

(Having said that, I remember action figures for Lynch's Dune, RoboCop, and Rambo, so maybe that isn't true)

Rambler

Sunsy

@Kermit1 I can see why too, it was such a sweet movie. Polyanna brought out the good in everyone.

Link-Hero wrote:

Funko Pops have always looked ugly to me, and I have no idea why they're so appealing to a lot of people.

I kind of disagree with this, IMHO, I think it varies on the characters. For example, I have a Funko Pop of Smurfette from Smurfs and Poppy from Trolls, and the looks actually work in well with their characters. However, I've seen some based on something like Sonic, and I have to ask "why?" Especially since the eyes are really big and looks off to me.

Also, I really can't see what kind of movie Funko Pops can have unless it's like a crossover since they're all based off most movies and shows.

Side note, I miss the days when Funko made accurate figures. I have some of the old My Little Pony collectable figures, and they looked just like the show. I don't hate Pops when they work for characters.

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Maxenmus

@Sunsy
I guess it depends on your taste and whether the character the Funko is based on is some kind of wide-eyed caricature Funkos always tend to look like. I could see a character from Trolls or Smurfs being a good Funko toy, with their cutesy look, but Funkos of more badass characters just feel weird to me, especially horror movie Funkos like Jason Voorhees. I guess it's supposed to be "creepy cute?" I don't know.

It's no bother to me what people like, but I'm passionate enough about the craft of filmmaking that I would always become vocally annoyed when Hollywood cashes in on merchandises like this.

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Sunsy

@Maxenmus Yeah, that is exactly how I feel about Funko Pops. The cute look work more for cute characters, when done to a character not known for being cute, it feels off or odd.

I see what you mean. They're really popular so they're making a movie to cash in on it. I could see a Funko Pop movie being a crossover. I don't mind crossovers, but they have to work to be entertaining IMO.

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Maxenmus

Sunsy wrote:

I don't mind crossovers, but they have to work to be entertaining IMO.

Hopefully that instead of going the usual Hollywood route these days of "Hey, remember these guys? Huh? Nostalgia!" since Ready Player One.

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Mioaionios

Apparently Disney+ removed Cameron's Avatar from its service without letting its consumers know.
We all know why they did it: because of the re-release of the movie in theatres soon.
I don't like it one bit.

Mioaionios

Maxenmus

@Mioaionios
To be fair, that's not exactly a movie I'm personally looking forward to rewatching that much. If I just want to reexperience the awesome visuals on my 4K TV... I'll just look the clips up on YouTube or something.

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Maxenmus

Link-Hero wrote:

That was, unfortunately, the case with most of Dreamworks' older movies, but not really with their newer ones. Have you seen any of How To Train Your Dragon or Kung-Fu Panda movies? Those two franchises are genuinely some of their best work and barely rely if at all on their older humor style.

Fair enough. I did see those two films, and I do agree that they don't rely on the aforementioned older style of humor. I wouldn't say I enjoyed them though, certainly not more than Pixar films.

I don't know. Something about those films just didn't hook me, probably because I was pretty old and pretty cynical about life by the time I've seen those films. Watching Panda doing goofy martial arts is kinda amusing, I guess? I can't remember much about the plot of both films, unfortunately. Something something, revenge something. I did remember liking Tigress' role in Panda, but that was unfortunately undercut by all the goofy humor, burying the tension. It's a kids movie so it can't be too depressing, I guess. Also doesn't help that I just don't generally enjoy most comedies unless it's meta comedy/satire.

It's not like I hate all Dreamworks animation though. There's the aforementioned Prince of Egypt that I pretty much liked more than any Pixar flick, period (except maybe Toy Story 2 & 3). That predated Shrek and newer Dreamworks animations that relied on the "pop culture reference comedy" we talked about too, so I don't know what went wrong that led Dreamworks from that masterpiece to The Boss Baby (distributed by Fox, yes, but produced by Dreamworks Animation). It's also not that I only like Pixar animation either, since I love The Iron Giant, though that's by Warner Brothers.

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Rambler

Funko Pops did a figure of Leyland from Twin Peaks, which I always thought was odd. Who wants a figure of a character that raped and murdered his daughter?

@Link-Hero - I guess with HTTYD, the humour comes from the original books? I've not seen the films so they may have a different slant

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Rambler

jump

I agree with Ant, Twin Peaks is terrible and should be monitored to make sure no one recommends watching it!

It's meant to be a trippy show but you see only the backwards jazz little guy once or twice and the rest of it is filled with bad acting.

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Alright, I gotta stop getting into arguments with jump. Someone remind me next time.

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Gryffin

My ★★★ review of Braid on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/397Zed

Braid, like many movies, opens with a flash forward. In this case, the flash forward is of three women burying someone. I'm conflicted on this storytelling method. In one way, it's excitement, ”ooo I wonder who they're burying and how they'll get into this situation." It's almost like a trailer for the movie that's part of the movie itself. Even though you've already started the movie, the scene is saying hey, stick around because it's gonna get good. But in another way, a flash forward is spoilers that robs the plot of suspense. Now (in this case), the audience knows someone is getting murdered. I tend to perceive the flash forward as spoilers. Flash forwards feel lazy, like the filmmakers don't trust their story well enough to engage the audience or lay out a logical path. Sometimes I wonder if these are the result of test viewings. I have no idea how other people perceive flash forwards though. What are your thoughts?

Gryffin

Rambler

@Gryffin
It's a form of in media res, but yes, IMHO, it is sometimes used to jazz up a film or episode if the plot or action is lacking.
One episode of CSI: Something or Other that I saw had an opening like that, and the only reason I could see for it was that the the episode was especially poor and this was a ham-fisted way of generating interest.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_medias_res

@jump - Series 2 had some genuinely terrible plots and acting, and I was never taken with Sheryl Lee in the film, which, as she plays the main character, is a major irritatant.

But you get to see Matthew Lilard with half his face ripped off and also The Nine Inch Nails

Rambler

Sunsy

@Link-Hero I see where you're coming from. My mom has a Fraiser pop of Martin and Eddie and it just looks a bit off to me. Mom thinks it's cute and she likes the show. Still mixed on it since I just feel it works with some characters and some don't.

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Kermit1doesmath

I think See How They Run and Avatar dos are the only films I'm going to see in theatres this year. I don't want to watch Superhero films right now.

I re-watched the trailer and now I'm hyped again. Just a few more weeks.

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Maxenmus

Movie Goers When Shane Black ruined Iron Man lore in Iron Man 3: "Comic book fans are so whiny. Not everything needs to be faithful."

Movie Goers When Shane Black ruined Predator lore in The Predator: "How is this even a Predator movie? It's ridiculous and goofy, totally unlike the other Predator films."

Yeah, welcome to the club. Now you know how we feel.

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