jvmacross Posted April 11 Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Big s said: Yeah, for some reason I’m not all that excited for this one. I liked the first and saw it in the theater, but so far this just doesn’t interest me as much. Maybe it’ll be greater than I expect, but for now I’ll just wait and see It also doesn't help that it apparently has nothing to do with the upcoming DC-Gunn-verse....more interested in how that plays out than giving any more time/money towards more "stand-alone" DC movies... Quote
Big s Posted April 11 Posted April 11 3 hours ago, jvmacross said: It also doesn't help that it apparently has nothing to do with the upcoming DC-Gunn-verse....more interested in how that plays out than giving any more time/money towards more "stand-alone" DC movies... It’s one of these things where DC is spreading itself too wide. Too many non connected films and confusion over what is connected. There’s also the whole The Batman thing as well. But I guess I’m less interested in this since the first film felt one and done and I think I’m tired of Harley. Nowadays it just seems like you can’t have joker exist without her. That and this one is a musical and I’m really not a fan of musicals Quote
Tking22 Posted April 11 Posted April 11 I liked the first one, even though I find the idea of a Joker origin to be an oxymoron, it was a well shot film with great performances and it was entertaining. I'll definitely check this out in theaters when it drops, I just hope Harley isn't a part of Joker's mind and she's not real the whole time, that'd be a bummer/copout. Quote
Spark-O-Matic Posted April 12 Posted April 12 On 4/10/2024 at 5:42 PM, Big s said: Yeah, for some reason I’m not all that excited for this one. I liked the first and saw it in the theater, but so far this just doesn’t interest me as much. Maybe it’ll be greater than I expect, but for now I’ll just wait and see Same here. Quote
TangledThorns Posted April 12 Posted April 12 I'm hoping this isn't some sad 'its all in his head' kind of film as it could damage the JOKER brand. DC/WB needs a reminder that the JOKER is super villain doing super villain stuff and not some pathetic guy in a mental hospital. Quote
Spark-O-Matic Posted April 12 Posted April 12 1 hour ago, TangledThorns said: I'm hoping this isn't some sad 'its all in his head' kind of film as it could damage the JOKER brand. DC/WB needs a reminder that the JOKER is super villain doing super villain stuff and not some pathetic guy in a mental hospital. I think they should have looked at more scripts before rushing into a 2nd movie so soon. It's always a bad sign. I'm not a fan of GaGa the dudes ok but they could just went with the mixed girl from the first movie or someone like her. Quote
Spark-O-Matic Posted April 12 Posted April 12 1 hour ago, TangledThorns said: I'm hoping this isn't some sad 'its all in his head' kind of film as it could damage the JOKER brand. DC/WB needs a reminder that the JOKER is super villain doing super villain stuff and not some pathetic guy in a mental hospital. This reminds me of the half baked love triangle stuff they did with suicide squad. from what I seen they edited out half the story from the movie so it seemed kinda stupid on screen. I think your spot on. 1st movie was his origin story now in 2nd movie he is supposed to establish his own unique take as the Joker being a supervillain. also this movie if done right could set up Easter eggs for a third movie with his rivals and there unique take in this franchise. Hopefully they don't screw it up. If it was me I would bring Jared Leto in as the Riddler in a third movie. Quote
Big s Posted April 12 Posted April 12 49 minutes ago, Spark-O-Matic said: I'm not a fan of GaGa the dudes ok I was just thinking that she looked more manly than Joaquin in that theater scene Quote
TangledThorns Posted July 23 Posted July 23 Good trailer. Not thrilled for a sequel but will see if it has good reviews. Quote
Raikkonen Posted July 23 Posted July 23 Not paying to see another ambiguous film that wants us to think if it's real or was it all in his head. Quote
Big s Posted July 23 Posted July 23 7 hours ago, Raikkonen said: Not paying to see another ambiguous film that wants us to think if it's real or was it all in his head. It’s all fiction, these are just delusions of the Joker from The Batman Quote
Raikkonen Posted July 23 Posted July 23 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Big s said: It’s all fiction, these are just delusions of the Joker from The Batman There's plenty of debate around the first film of how much was an illusion or if in essence, the Joker really only exists in Arthur's mind and that even Batman is an illusion. Regardless, that's the type of artsy poodoo I hate passionately in films. Edited July 23 by Raikkonen Quote
Roy Focker Posted July 24 Posted July 24 It looks nice. The cinematography that is. Most big movies these days use flat lighting for the ease of the CGI. This looks like a movie and not an extended video game cut scene. Quote
jenius Posted July 24 Posted July 24 I thoroughly enjoyed the first film. I went in with no expectations and was happy to find it thought-provoking. I'm skeptical of a sequel though because the first was so heavily dependent on its twist (that some of the story was an illusion). That doesn't feel like a well you can keep going back to for compelling stories. If they've used the musical aspect to shift the twist a bit, it may work so I'll give it a try... from the comfort of my own home some time after release. Quote
TangledThorns Posted September 4 Posted September 4 Looks like I'll just wait till it comes to streaming. https://www.ign.com/articles/joker-folie-deux-review-joaquin-phoenix-lady-gaga-todd-phillips Quote
Big s Posted September 4 Posted September 4 2 hours ago, TangledThorns said: Looks like I'll just wait till it comes to streaming. https://www.ign.com/articles/joker-folie-deux-review-joaquin-phoenix-lady-gaga-todd-phillips I read that first paragraph and when it said it was more like an uninteresting courtroom drama, I decided this fun can wait. I’m not a fan of courtroom dramas and definitely not a fan of uninteresting ones. Quote
Roy Focker Posted October 7 Posted October 7 They say people really didn't like one. I thought it was alright. I think this story was a reaction to the audience who might have glorified Arthur at the end of the first movie. In the sequel he's back to being a sad pathetic clown. It is rather depressing and hopeless story. Quote
jvmacross Posted October 7 Posted October 7 45 minutes ago, Roy Focker said: It is rather depressing and hopeless story. This is exactly how I felt about the first one.... Quote
Hikuro Posted November 6 Posted November 6 I saw that this is now out on Amazon, aaaaaaaand it's at 2.5 stars. Ya know, it's interesting to me how a movie like the first one, which had so many oscar nominations and fame to it could suddenly just go to complete dog crap for a sequel. Rather glad I completely skipped this one, and I sure as heck won't be renting it at 20 bucks, they should pay me 20 bucks to watch it, at least then I could get popcorn and a drink. Quote
TangledThorns Posted November 8 Posted November 8 On 11/5/2024 at 9:57 PM, Hikuro said: I saw that this is now out on Amazon, aaaaaaaand it's at 2.5 stars. Ya know, it's interesting to me how a movie like the first one, which had so many oscar nominations and fame to it could suddenly just go to complete dog crap for a sequel. Rather glad I completely skipped this one, and I sure as heck won't be renting it at 20 bucks, they should pay me 20 bucks to watch it, at least then I could get popcorn and a drink. 2.5 stars out of 10? lol! Seriously tho. Hollywood greed is so derp and I hope this loss is another wake up call for them. But I doubt it. You'd think the way Hollywood burns cash without real consequence that it makes me think they're probably doing it to launder drug money... 😱 Quote
Hikuro Posted November 8 Posted November 8 3 hours ago, TangledThorns said: 2.5 stars out of 10? lol! Seriously tho. Hollywood greed is so derp and I hope this loss is another wake up call for them. But I doubt it. You'd think the way Hollywood burns cash without real consequence that it makes me think they're probably doing it to launder drug money... 😱 5 star system, anything below a 3 star is utter garbage in the eyes of any prime video user. But if you start hitting the 2 range and lower, you're just gonna never have any stream sales and why bother at that point? Quote
mechaninac Posted November 8 Posted November 8 5 hours ago, TangledThorns said: 2.5 stars out of 10? lol! Seriously tho. Hollywood greed is so derp and I hope this loss is another wake up call for them. But I doubt it. You'd think the way Hollywood burns cash without real consequence that it makes me think they're probably doing it to launder drug money... 😱 Everyone on the production side of this thing set out to create an intentionally off-putting and insulting anti sequel... they succeeded. Quote
jvmacross Posted November 8 Posted November 8 I recall all the praise the original Joker received....I waited to se it on HBO Max and thought it was a mess.....maybe Joker 2 is so bad it's good....I'll definitely take a look once it's steaming on Max....maybe this movie becomes a cult classic....lol Quote
Thom Posted November 8 Posted November 8 9 minutes ago, jvmacross said: I recall all the praise the original Joker received....I waited to se it on HBO Max and thought it was a mess.....maybe Joker 2 is so bad it's good....I'll definitely take a look once it's steaming on Max....maybe this movie becomes a cult classic....lol 😆 Quote
jvmacross Posted November 8 Posted November 8 48 minutes ago, Thom said: 😆 At first I thought you were "fixing" my post....now I realize it needs no fixing at all...lol Quote
Big s Posted November 8 Posted November 8 58 minutes ago, jvmacross said: I recall all the praise the original Joker received....I waited to se it on HBO Max and thought it was a mess.....maybe Joker 2 is so bad it's good....I'll definitely take a look once it's steaming on Max....maybe this movie becomes a cult classic....lol I don’t know, most of the reviews call it a boring courtroom drama with not so great musical numbers. Cult classics rarely get the boring label, although there was 2001 but I have a feeling this is just gonna end up the worst Batman related movie ever knocking Schumacher off the there Quote
jvmacross Posted November 8 Posted November 8 17 minutes ago, Big s said: I don’t know, most of the reviews call it a boring courtroom drama with not so great musical numbers. Cult classics rarely get the boring label, although there was 2001 but I have a feeling this is just gonna end up the worst Batman related movie ever knocking Schumacher off the there Yeah...I wasn't being too serious on thinking it would be cult movie material....but I am curious to see exactly how bad it is.... Quote
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