Marvel Cinematic Universe

That's not the point he's making. He's specifically saying that Amadeus, Fanny & Alexander, A Room With a View, were NOT indie movies. They were mainstream blockbusters. You didn't have to go to the dingy old art house theatre to see them.

I saw those films when I was whatever age I was when they came out. Fanny andAlexander was easier though since I'm swedish so maye discount that.

But the point is valid, if Nolans batman and Doctor Starange are seen as pushing the limits. Then where does that leave Portrait of a lady on fire?

But I agree that the films that were talked about in the schoolyard were The Predator etc.



Yes, I think that's what he's saying. He seems to say that neither of those would have been delegated to the arthouse cinema in the nearest big city, or to the cineast clubs.

I also think that the streaming services, like any algorithm driven platform, will result in more streamlined bland run-off the mill films. That's my personal opinion though, based on things like this.

You're absolutely right. The internet makes room for the niche as well as the mainstream, and as long as one is willing to put in a modicum of effort, it's very easy to find high quality recommendations rather than whet shows up in the feeds.

Which is one of the reasons I prefer old school forums over algorithmically curated feeds. It's an open floor, anyone with an opinion can post it and it'll get inserted in the conversation given the same weight as any other post.

Unless you Reddit, or read eurogamer upvote article threads etc.

Kind of leads into that little bit about MetaCritic and Rotten tomatoes. Serving up an average of scores rather than the opinion of someone you've come to know and trust. Internet is having some interesting side effects.

Shang-Chi is landing on D+ on Nov 12th.

I've got Odeon Limitless and I'm off for two weeks as of next week. Nice, quite cinemas. Bliss.

Manchester's pretty much all multiplexes apart from HOME.

That’s not quite right. Disney are firing out preemptive lawsuits to try and ward off any any potential attempts from creators trying to claim rights under copyright expiration laws - whether they have indicated they’ll try or not - by arguing that these creations were work-for-hire and don’t fall under areas of law that would make that expiration valid. They’ve successfully argued this in court in the past but settlements were reached before it was taken to the Supreme Court.

Disney already have previous on using their vast wealth to bend copyright law out of shape via their repeated extensions of Mickey Mouse, who should have entered the public domain I think 25 years ago, but they’ve leaned on the system multiple times to grant special extensions to them, because money.

On the topic of Marvel movies destroying cinema, Stellan Skarsgard had some interesting thoughts about it which I agree with. I do agree with him that those directors and creators who would make your mid budget priced movie has transitioned to television instead.

Next week's should be interesting, as it's supposed to be part two from this one, that will bring all of the episodes together. Last ep as well.

really liked that episode, shame that thanos was a joke, it was laughable how quickly he died. (They should of put star trek red shirt on him))

Ultron is just not the same without Robert California though.

That it’s hinting at

Is it? I though that Ultron one was episode 8 and there’s ten episodes altogether.

My mistake, I thought I looked it up and it said ten.

In my defence I’ve been isolated in a house for months and rarely even know what day it is.

Age of Ultron had a few good points but overall it lacked oomph. (Cinematic terminology)and I've no real desire to see waves of cgi robots go boom.