seems like generally people act like the first one being solid was some kind of fluke
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Wonder Woman 1984 early impressions are live (Review embargo is Dec 15th)
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seems like generally people act like the first one being solid was some kind of fluke
It's a joke that gets reposted as low-effort evidence of people's criticism all the time. It's basically the Cinema Sins effect.
I dunno. Outside of the actual bad guy reveal and ensuing fight I thought the ending was really good.
This could be good, but those impressions mean basically nothing in an age where influencer types are afraid to lose access to corporate products.
I keep seeing people saying this, but I'm pretty sure some of the newer content on HBO Max is already 4K HDR. If it's not then my Apple TV 4K is tricking my tv into thinking the show(s) are in Dolby Vision, but I haven't encountered that happening in any other of the streaming apps.
I believe in Patty. Even if it isn't amazing, something full of hope and love like the first film is really needed right now
Can you give an example of something you think might be 4k/HDR? I'll check it out. I know when I watched Raised By Wolves it was 1080p only.
I'm guessing it's due to the Gal Gadot situation. On Era at least. Outside of Era, I have no idea.
Really glad that the early reports are fairly positive, can't wait to see this at my local cinema on the 16th
I have an LC CX OLED and it indicates what content is being sent to it. When I watch The Flight Attendant the Dolby Vision icon shows up from the tv right when the actual episode starts. However, I just checked the tv settings while the episode played and the tv isn't in DolbyVision mode. So... the hbo max is "tricking" my tv somehow. Weird.
Of course, I'll never forget the influencer "early review" reactions to Rise of Skywalker, which had these folks screaming with delight, *still shaking*, in tears, what a perfect and incredible finale, etc....lol.
That's funny because I remember those early reactions being super mixed at best. Even the guy from Collider was like, I think this movie sucked, lol.
Nothing against the movie, but why is this whole 80s nostalgia seen as a positive? if anything, I'm rather tired of so many shows and movies going for the 80s aesthetic.
Every MCU movie has the same early impressions and they all tend to be garbage. I dont have high hopes for any competent action sequences in this one.
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Ah yes, another superhero movie that has people crying like their mom just died. Great.
Also, curious if Gal Gadot got better at acting. The first movie was good, but she is not a good actress.
Also, curious if Gal Gadot got better at acting. The first movie was good, but she is not a good actress.
These early impressions are always so terrible lmao.
"It's literally amazing! This movie is FUN!"
"It's literally amazing! This movie is FUN!"
Doesn't apple TV wrap everything in a tone mapped 4K HDR signal?
It's like watching youtube or netflix on my Shield, no matter the resolution of the video, the Shield "desktop" is sending 4K tone mapped HDR10.
Apps that send native signals like Disney+ and Amazon Prime on the other hand preform a handshake (screen goes black) and the content is played in the native resolution and color space.
It doesn't.
It's even an option in the ATV, matching both frame rate and video color output with the signal received.
Yes, it definitely doesn't. The only thing that possibly explains the behavior I'm seeing is if the HBO Max animated logo/intro screen is being sent in DolbyVision as right as that begins I get the DolbyVision notification on my CX. However, once that finished and the show begins the tv settings show it is not in DolbyVision mode. Definitely strange, but not a big deal to me. Overall, I'm quite pleased with how the Apple TV 4K works and looks on my CX.
PRetty sure it just means the general look and feel pays homage to action films of the 80s similar to what Thor: Ragnarok did.
Must be doing testing using the HBO stringer then, as that wasn't the cast for me a few months back before I canceled HBO: LGWebOS and Shield.
Hopefully once WW84 is out they act quickly to get up their older catalog in UHD w/ HDR.
But Thor: Ragnarok, which I love, also feels nothing like an "80's movie".
I have seen many films from the 80's, but not one of them looks and feels like Thor: Ragnarok.
A few people I know just saw the press screening in London and the responses seem a lot more measured, a few people whose tastes I trust calling it underwhelming and the script convoluted.
My uncle that works at Nintendo loved it!
Im so excited for this movie.
Thor Ragnarok Is a loose, Marvel approximation of Big Trouble In Little China. It's just that the Marvel formula means they can't go full on in the BTILC direction, because Thor has to ultimately be heroic etc, whereas Carpenter and Russell were happy for Jack to basically be the vaguely incompetent sidekick, a ruthless parody of how badass Russell was in Escape From New York.
Thats not on Chris Hemsworth by the way, I think he'd definitely be up for skewering himself on screen. But it's a Thor film, Thor ultimately has to win.
So it is vaguely 80s, but in the same way Stranger Things is. Namely a modern day properly appropriating 80s iconography, instead of feeling like it was set in the 80s.
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No, it's a mess in a way very few MCU films past Phase 1 are. The third act of WW screams studio interference and suits demanding big CG effect showdowns, feels like it was written in the '90s. We're talking about people who tried to cut the No Man's Land sequence out of the film here. I have no doubt WW84 will be much better in that respect now that Jenkins has full control.
It's a bogstandard "go big" third act that I see in countless comic movies tbh.
But what kinda stood it apart from those into a slightly shittier than usual ending was the villain reveal and motivations tho. But that's also offset by Gadots wonder woman also being inexplicably one of the most charming superheroes in a minute. Whether or not this sequel is a dud I hope she keeps the same energy from the first in this
But what kinda stood it apart from those into a slightly shittier than usual ending was the villain reveal and motivations tho. But that's also offset by Gadots wonder woman also being inexplicably one of the most charming superheroes in a minute. Whether or not this sequel is a dud I hope she keeps the same energy from the first in this
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WB had no say in the No Man's Land scene. It was Patty's own production crew who didn't want to do it. Not the studio.
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I'll be the judge on whether they nailed the 80s aesthetic or not!!! I'm pretty anal regarding depictions of the 80s in modern movies or television shows. I always wanna see that decade done right and not either half-assed or parodied. So, I'll give this one a shot out of 80s curiosity and the fact I loved the first WW movie!
I'll be the judge on whether they nailed the 80s aesthetic or not!!! I'm pretty anal regarding depictions of the 80s in modern movies or television shows. I always wanna see that decade done right and not either half-assed or parodied. So, I'll give this one a shot out of 80s curiosity and the fact I loved the first WW movie!
