I hadn't seen this format of movie quiz before on The Guardian, but I had fun with it. There are 12 quotes by an actor talking about a film and you have to guess the actor-film combination the...
I hadn't seen this format of movie quiz before on The Guardian, but I had fun with it. There are 12 quotes by an actor talking about a film and you have to guess the actor-film combination the quote relates to.
I'm not a movie person and there were a few movies I hadn't heard of, so I hope all of you can do better than my 6/12 (and one was a very lucky guess). ;D
Also, where there any films mentioned here that you enjoyed for one reason or another?
I loved Madame Web. I think the audience cursed themselves with the anticipations of a superhero movie set in the Marvel/Spider-Man universe, and when the movie obviously didn't meet any of their...
I loved Madame Web.
I think the audience cursed themselves with the anticipations of a superhero movie set in the Marvel/Spider-Man universe, and when the movie obviously didn't meet any of their expectations, they were mad.
I went in knowing people hated it, but I wanted to see a movie and nothing else at my local cinema was interesting. So I decided to have zero expectations about anything. And I've had an absolute blast.
For me, the trick for the Sonyverse from now on is: turn your brain off. Suspend your disbelief. You enjoy a film a lot more when something unusual happens and you go "huh, I guess that happened" instead of analyzing every frame for correctness.
The issue with Madame Web is that a lot of parts didn't make sense. Some of it wasn't plausible even in a superhero movie. She's simultaneously too powerful and too powerless which is weird. Superheroes usually have clear strengths and weaknesses (apart from the pull-out-of-my-ass plot armor they so often use).
But if you take everything at face value and don't think too much of it, it's a fun movie. It's a story about a lonely girl finding a community of her own while also discovering who she truly is.
Did the film do a good enough job of explaining that in a sensical way? Fuck no. But I like it anyway.
I'm gonna go test my theory on Kraven when it comes out. Let's collectively turn our brains off for 2 hours.
EDIT: I guess it's worth mentioning I also really enjoyed Morbius. Maybe I'm just on the same wavelength with the creative team at Sony? Dunno.
I dunno, I can't explain it in practical terms. I can either watch something very attentively and notice all the details, or I can watch in a more detached way, where my eyes are still glued to...
I dunno, I can't explain it in practical terms. I can either watch something very attentively and notice all the details, or I can watch in a more detached way, where my eyes are still glued to the screen but I only focus on the high level stuff.
It's just an expression. It's similar to enjoying chocolate milk instead of a fine wine with an opulent bouquet of ephemeral cherries and insouciant spice and a harmonious discord of robust...
It's just an expression. It's similar to enjoying chocolate milk instead of a fine wine with an opulent bouquet of ephemeral cherries and insouciant spice and a harmonious discord of robust tannins and whimsical minerality culminating in a paradoxically ephemeral finish. Ya just gotta drink it in and go "oh, fuck yeah!" and enjoy the banality.
I can turn my brain off for a movie but I still require something. I can understand doing it for something like a Michael Bay film or a David Leitch film but not for something so bland and dull...
I can turn my brain off for a movie but I still require something. I can understand doing it for something like a Michael Bay film or a David Leitch film but not for something so bland and dull like a Sonyverse movie.
Yeah, no, I'm still not recommending it to anyone, but it's also not as dogshit as people claim it to be. I forgot entirely, both Morbius and Madame Web suffered from the "mention/show/cameo as...
Yeah, no, I'm still not recommending it to anyone, but it's also not as dogshit as people claim it to be.
I forgot entirely, both Morbius and Madame Web suffered from the "mention/show/cameo as much Spider-Man without saying his name" syndrome. Every so often, something would relate back to Spider-Man, but it was never mentioned explicitly. Although, to be fair, Spider-Man was just born, he barely exists in-universe.
Uh oh, this is usually my go-to for explaining fascist propaganda. Who knew that Sony was the fascist Madame Web's propaganda machine? Not me, no way, no how.
She's simultaneously too powerful and too powerless which is weird.
Uh oh, this is usually my go-to for explaining fascist propaganda. Who knew that Sony was the fascist Madame Web's propaganda machine? Not me, no way, no how.
I question how unique that particular sort of rhetoric is to fascism. It's certainly a powerful way to rally people, but if we say that absolutely anyone who makes use of it is a fascist, I've got...
I question how unique that particular sort of rhetoric is to fascism. It's certainly a powerful way to rally people, but if we say that absolutely anyone who makes use of it is a fascist, I've got some bad news for some people I've seen speak out against Donald Trump...
My main take away after taking the quiz is that we really have this perverse interest in failure, especially when there's public figures mixed in. Schadenfreude in full effect. Except for Nic...
My main take away after taking the quiz is that we really have this perverse interest in failure, especially when there's public figures mixed in. Schadenfreude in full effect.
Except for Nic Cage. That dude is just so comfortable in his own skin.
I started off really strong, and I was so proud of getting Cats, George Clooney, and Waterworld right, but then I got into a stretch where I just had no clue (how were we supposed to guess some...
I started off really strong, and I was so proud of getting Cats, George Clooney, and Waterworld right, but then I got into a stretch where I just had no clue (how were we supposed to guess some rando talking about frickin Leap Year??) and ended with a disgraceful score.
I hadn't seen this format of movie quiz before on The Guardian, but I had fun with it. There are 12 quotes by an actor talking about a film and you have to guess the actor-film combination the quote relates to.
I'm not a movie person and there were a few movies I hadn't heard of, so I hope all of you can do better than my 6/12 (and one was a very lucky guess). ;D
Also, where there any films mentioned here that you enjoyed for one reason or another?
I loved Madame Web.
I think the audience cursed themselves with the anticipations of a superhero movie set in the Marvel/Spider-Man universe, and when the movie obviously didn't meet any of their expectations, they were mad.
I went in knowing people hated it, but I wanted to see a movie and nothing else at my local cinema was interesting. So I decided to have zero expectations about anything. And I've had an absolute blast.
For me, the trick for the Sonyverse from now on is: turn your brain off. Suspend your disbelief. You enjoy a film a lot more when something unusual happens and you go "huh, I guess that happened" instead of analyzing every frame for correctness.
The issue with Madame Web is that a lot of parts didn't make sense. Some of it wasn't plausible even in a superhero movie. She's simultaneously too powerful and too powerless which is weird. Superheroes usually have clear strengths and weaknesses (apart from the pull-out-of-my-ass plot armor they so often use).
But if you take everything at face value and don't think too much of it, it's a fun movie. It's a story about a lonely girl finding a community of her own while also discovering who she truly is.
Did the film do a good enough job of explaining that in a sensical way? Fuck no. But I like it anyway.
I'm gonna go test my theory on Kraven when it comes out. Let's collectively turn our brains off for 2 hours.
EDIT: I guess it's worth mentioning I also really enjoyed Morbius. Maybe I'm just on the same wavelength with the creative team at Sony? Dunno.
I literally can't do this and can't understand anyone who can.
I dunno, I can't explain it in practical terms. I can either watch something very attentively and notice all the details, or I can watch in a more detached way, where my eyes are still glued to the screen but I only focus on the high level stuff.
It's just an expression. It's similar to enjoying chocolate milk instead of a fine wine with an opulent bouquet of ephemeral cherries and insouciant spice and a harmonious discord of robust tannins and whimsical minerality culminating in a paradoxically ephemeral finish. Ya just gotta drink it in and go "oh, fuck yeah!" and enjoy the banality.
I can turn my brain off for a movie but I still require something. I can understand doing it for something like a Michael Bay film or a David Leitch film but not for something so bland and dull like a Sonyverse movie.
I can’t say you’re really selling it! Personally I haven’t been able to get my head around a spidey verse without spidey, can’t see the point.
Yeah, no, I'm still not recommending it to anyone, but it's also not as dogshit as people claim it to be.
I forgot entirely, both Morbius and Madame Web suffered from the "mention/show/cameo as much Spider-Man without saying his name" syndrome. Every so often, something would relate back to Spider-Man, but it was never mentioned explicitly. Although, to be fair, Spider-Man was just born, he barely exists in-universe.
Every now and then there’s a release that gets bandwagoned beyond what it deserves. The lead bagging out on it definitely not helping this one though.
Uh oh, this is usually my go-to for explaining fascist propaganda. Who knew that Sony was the fascist Madame Web's propaganda machine? Not me, no way, no how.
That's funny, i didn't know that's something fascists do.
I question how unique that particular sort of rhetoric is to fascism. It's certainly a powerful way to rally people, but if we say that absolutely anyone who makes use of it is a fascist, I've got some bad news for some people I've seen speak out against Donald Trump...
It was originally identified in the book Ur-Fascism, so it's tied to fascism whether or not it is really unique to it.
One of the questions being only about Cats gave me a good chuckle.
My main take away after taking the quiz is that we really have this perverse interest in failure, especially when there's public figures mixed in. Schadenfreude in full effect.
Except for Nic Cage. That dude is just so comfortable in his own skin.
He have a massive talent, so.. definitely.
I got 3 out of 10 because really it could have been any of the answers for most of them!
I started off really strong, and I was so proud of getting Cats, George Clooney, and Waterworld right, but then I got into a stretch where I just had no clue (how were we supposed to guess some rando talking about frickin Leap Year??) and ended with a disgraceful score.