The "It wasn't as bad as people said it was" thread.

[Cyke]

I thought SPIDER-MAN 3 was just as good as the previous two and was surprised that it got such a poor reputation. On the other hand now, given I've gone sour on Tobey Maguire, I wouldn't enjoy any of those movies as much if I saw them today. But it's mainly the J.K. Simmons and Ted Raimi scenes that I live for in those three movies and I'm sure those parts would hold up.

The MCU would do well to bring back JK Simmons as Jameson. Even have a line about how Spider-Man's been a menace for two decades, only for Robbie to tell him that Spidey's been active for just a couple years. It just feels like two decades to Jameson.

[Starter Set]

I thougth that Alien vs Predator was a decent movie

Same here. Well, i was a bit disappointed cause man, it could have been so much better with just a little change here and there but overall yeah, definitively watchable.

And the best of the AvsP movies. Which clearly isn't saying much, like REALLY not much, but here you go.

[Midvillian1322]

The MCU would do well to bring back JK Simmons as Jameson. Even have a line about how Spider-Man's been a menace for two decades, only for Robbie to tell him that Spidey's been active for just a couple years. It just feels like two decades to Jameson.

I think someone else could do the role we just cant imagine it because we havent seen it yet. Maybe make him more of a character then just a loud baboon. That said JK Simmons was perfect for the role in everyway.

[BeastieRunner]

Erine Hudson is the new J. Jonah Jameson.

He'll be frickin' awesome!

[Sacred Knight]

Rocky V

All this film did was go back to the roots of the original two. Problem is it had changed focus so much to a "good vs evil" action set up, that fans were surprised with a return to a more drama oriented entry. Add to that the choice to not have a legitimate boxing bout, it really hurt its reputation for a long time.

With time though people saw that all it was doing was really getting back to the character Rocky was conceived as. That's not to say its not without its faults of course, but its no slouch and has its clear place in the saga. Hell it has two of the most emotional scenes in the entire saga. The "angel on your shoulder" flashback scene at the gym, then the payoff of that in the final fight.

[Cyke]

I think someone else could do the role we just cant imagine it because we havent seen it yet. Maybe make him more of a character then just a loud baboon. That said JK Simmons was perfect for the role in everyway.

Oh, I can imagine other people in the role. But I know who I want.

Besides, he's only a baboon because of the writing. That can always be changed regardless of the actor.

[Buried Alien]

The GREEN LANTERN movie with Ryan Reynolds wasn't that terrible. The comments led me to expect a complete catastrophe. It never reached such a level, though it was equally far from ideal.

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[TheCape]

I thought SPIDER-MAN 3 was just as good as the previous two and was surprised that it got such a poor reputation. On the other hand now, given I've gone sour on Tobey Maguire, I wouldn't enjoy any of those movies as much if I saw them today. But it's mainly the J.K. Simmons and Ted Raimi scenes that I live for in those three movies and I'm sure those parts would hold up.

I forgot about this, yeah i personally don't think that Spider-Man is that bad in comparison with the previous ones. Is not perfect, but is not like the others didn't have their flaws.

[TheCape]

Same here. Well, i was a bit disappointed cause man, it could have been so much better with just a little change here and there but overall yeah, definitively watchable.

And the best of the AvsP movies. Which clearly isn't saying much, like REALLY not much, but here you go.

I think that we all can agreed that AvP Requiem wasn't a good movie lol

[Zero Hunter]

Rocky V

All this film did was go back to the roots of the original two. Problem is it had changed focus so much to a "good vs evil" action set up, that fans were surprised with a return to a more drama oriented entry. Add to that the choice to not have a legitimate boxing bout, it really hurt its reputation for a long time.

With time though people saw that all it was doing was really getting back to the character Rocky was conceived as. That's not to say its not without its faults of course, but its no slouch and has its clear place in the saga. Hell it has two of the most emotional scenes in the entire saga. The "angel on your shoulder" flashback scene at the gym, then the payoff of that in the final fight.

I think the main problem with Rocky V is that it was followed by the much much better Rocky Balboa. Rocky Balboa was so good it really made the flaws in Rocky V stick out even more. It is sandwiched between 2 sequels people really love so it gets the shaft. I don't think V is that good a movie to be honest, but it is not horrible on its own just when comparred to what came right before and right after.

[TaliaJoy]

for my money it would be "Brave" by Pixar. people acted like it wasn't a very good movie - and it was perfectly fine.

Yeah, I'm with you on that. Don't see what people's problem with it is.

[Midvillian1322]

Erine Hudson is the new J. Jonah Jameson.

He'll be frickin' awesome!

This is offical ? I remember rumors that he was cast for the sequel when Homecoming came out but I haven't. Heard muc since

[Tugger]

I put off seeing The Last Jedi for a year, partly from reading the synopsis and the bad press but I have to say I really enjoyed it, both as a SW film and entertainment in general.

[Powerboy]

I personally found Rocky 3 to be the biggest letdown in the series as it followed two good movies, the first of which won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Screenplay, and turned it into a cartoon with Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. That was followed by the music video known as Rocky 4. Rocky 5 wasn't done in the best way but it least it tried to get back to the premise of what the Rocky movies started out to be.

Green Lantern wasn't the best. But I didn't see it right away because of the bad word of mouth though I managed to catch it just before it left the theaters and didn't find it nearly as bad as it was made out to be. I thought it did a decent job of trying to show the Green Lantern story. My biggest complaint was calling the character Hal Jordan but writing him as Guy Gardner although I guess Jordan comes across that way in the comics a lot these days.

[Monkey Genius]

The GREEN LANTERN movie with Ryan Reynolds wasn't that terrible. The comments led me to expect a complete catastrophe. It never reached such a level, though it was equally far from ideal.

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This was just really boring and bland, not terrible. I'd almost prefer if it was bad so I could react to it in some kind of way.