In Your Face Jam - Jul 15, 2015

[CBR News]

Brett White shoves some soap in the "Deadpool" trailer's mouth and explains why he wants to see better jokes in the Merc's movie.


Full article here.

[kumagawa]

Comic ratings ≠ film ratings.

You can get away with a lot more in a comic than a film just look at the amount of blood in any fight in a comic compared to a PG-13 film.

[mysterysaw]

Comic ratings ≠ film ratings.

You can get away with a lot more in a comic than a film just look at the amount of blood in any fight in a comic compared to a PG-13 film.

I think I overall agree with a lot of Brett's points, but I felt this one is just weak.

[HellHere]

I was kind of taken aback by the gay jokes too, i mean even if we put the homophobia of them aside, it's not the 90's and edgy, it's 2015 and utterly banal.

[RikWriter]

Yeah, the writer does indeed come across as an old man.

[Blue Reloaded]

I a world full of PC, sometimes you just need a Deadpool. Same reason why Cards Against Humanity is so popular.

[poneley]

Gay people still get attacked for being gay. Homophobic jokes normalizes derision towards gay people. I don't care much for any character that makes homophobic jokes.

Having said that, the jokes are just... sad. Deadpool is supposed to be edgy, off-the-wall and unpredictable. None of that exists in the examples Brett gave. There could have been some really interesting material from Deadpool's comedy. Material that no other genre movie really did before. But instead it's sub-preteen humor. He's a grown man with the maturity of an 11 year-old. That's not who Deadpool is.

My favorite version of Deadpool was in Uncanny X-Force. The jokes were very dark but poignant. Wade showed a lot of humanity in that series without becoming maudlin or a character asking for pity. He also annoyed the other characters but eventually earned their trust and really showed he was a hero without selling it or asking for the acknowledgment. He was my favorite character in that series and he wasn't even the lead.

Good luck with Deadpool Fox. At least you still have the regular x-franchise.

[thisisthepart]

The only person who suggested being called a Cock Gobbler is a homophobic word is yourself. YOU made it homophobic. Women and Men alike can be said Cock Gobblers. He didn't call him a faggot Cock Gobbler, did he? Deadpool is NOT a PG-13 Character either, I have no idea where this idea came from. This article bothered me quite a bit because it's clear you don't know the same Deadpool as the fans do.. The fans wanted this movie Rated R, and they are going to get what they wanted, how often does that happen?? Never!

[kalorama]

Having said that, the jokes are just... sad. Deadpool is supposed to be edgy, off-the-wall and unpredictable.

Is Deadpool really supposed to be "edgy"? Granted, I'm not a Deadpool fan at all and have only read a handful of stories over the years, but in pretty much all of them he comes across as every bit as pointlessly juvenile as he does in the trailer. And none of those stories were Max stories, so I never understood the whole "Deadpool movie MUST be rated R!!!" mania.

[Ensabanur]

'There is no nuance or purpose to the usage of "fuck" in this trailer, which is a shame because it can be a deeply hilarious word.'
...
'"Fuck" doesn't make things funny...'

[Snikt]

Eeeeh... I mean I can see where he's coming from, but acting offended by jokes (ones that succeed in making most of the audience laugh) is such a useless act. I have been on the on the receiving end of jokes, good and bad, directly (i.e. in my face) and indirectly (joking about groups I'm part of). It doesn't always feel great, but as long es EVERYONE also gets their turn it's worth it. The alternative - jokes that offend NO ONE - is far, far worse.