Deadpool 2 (2018) (1 Viewer)

[Jake Lipson]

I told you not to watch it again.

Actually, you said:

No, you don't have to see the first one again.

I only took that to meant I would understand it without watching the first one again. You never actually said i *shouldn't* watch it again.

I don't have a problem with any of the things you mentioned in your post if they are in support of a compelling story. I just didn't feel like this one hit that mark. It felt like jokes were priority #1, violence was priority #2, and story was further down the list. In the first one, the jokes were hilarious, but I was surprised how much I cared about the story and those two characters. This didn't have that level of emotion.

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Although the end credits scene revived her, I think killing Vanessa was a mistake, because the love between them gave the first movie its emotional through-line, and without it, there was a sizeable void that they weren't able to fill.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I think it was the funniest movie ever made.

Taken out of context like many a quote, I think this should end up being on the eventual slip-cover for the 4k release!!

But it needs to be attributed to "HTF Member TravisR."

 

[Robert Crawford]

Actually, you said:



I only took that to meant I would understand it without watching the first one again. You never actually said i *shouldn't* watch it again.

I don't have a problem with any of the things you mentioned in your post if they are in support of a compelling story. I just didn't feel like this one hit that mark. It felt like jokes were priority #1, violence was priority #2, and story was further down the list. In the first one, the jokes were hilarious, but I was surprised how much I cared about the story and those two characters. This didn't have that level of emotion.

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Although the end credits scene revived her, I think killing Vanessa was a mistake, because the love between them gave the first movie its emotional through-line, and without it, there was a sizeable void that they weren't able to fill.

Dude, I was joking with you which is why I had the smilies.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Yeah, I was joking back, but forgot the smile.

 

[Johnny Angell]

It would probably actually help not to see the first one. We don’t see new movies this early, but because there are so many this summer and we were near our local imax we went today.

Both of us really enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as the first one. Much of what happened in D2 was funny, but more of the same from D1. Much of the best humour was winking at the audience and making fun of movies in general. The material after and during the end credits is almost worth the price of admission itself.

The opening credits were pretty damn funny too.

 

[Sean Bryan]

My favorite bit was how things worked out with the parachute jump.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I had my second viewing today as I needed to take a break from some home projects. I didn't laugh as much this time as my first viewing, but some of the jokes that didn't registered with me then did so this time. I can't wait for X-Force.

 

[Jake Lipson]

The opening credits were pretty damn funny too.

I felt like the opening credits were not as funny this time as when they had done a version of the same joke in the first one.

 

[Sawyers]

My favorite bit was how things worked out with the parachute jump.

Mine too!

 

[Chris Will]

My favorite line in the movie was the "brown panther" line!

 

[Wayne_j]

Directed by one of the guys who killed the dog in John Wick.

 

[Johnny Angell]

Directed by one of the guys who killed the dog in John Wick.

I did not see any of the Wick movies. Does this refer to the fact he directed the first Wick or did he actually have some on screen time.

 

[Wayne_j]

I think just for directing, but he was a stunt coordinator so he could have had some screen time.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

I did not see any of the Wick movies.

Do so immediately!

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

The trailers didn't do anything for me at all, so I went into this with low expectations, having loved the first one.

I ended up being pleasantly surprised. A lot of genuine laugh-out-loud moments, and I continue to enjoy the expanding cast of characters.

My favorite bit was how things worked out with the parachute jump.

That was when the movie got me fully on board. Just the sheer chutzpah of

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killing off all but two members of the team right out of the gate floored me, in a good way.

I can't wait for X-Force.

I came into this not interested at all in X-Force, but came out of it actually looking forward to it -- if they keep most of the lineup from the end. Zazie Beetz was an enjoyable addition to this world as Domino, and I grew to enjoy the buddy cop dynamic between Deadpool and Cable. I love the acidic banter between Deadpool and Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and the addition of Shioli Kutsuna as her girlfriend Yukio who actually likes Wade (completely different from the excellent version portrayed by Rila Fukushima in The Wolverine) added another delightful layer to their interplay.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Adam,

I'm with you about the parachute jump as I was laughing my butt off during it.

 

[sleroi]

The trailers didn't do much for me either, so I too had low expectations.

I started to get worried when the first 30 minutes or so went by with only a few chuckles. Though I did like how instead of repeating the same joke different punchline for the opening credits they instead referenced what had just happened.

But starting with the team interviews the movie really picked up for me. Loved all those jokes. (We've all eaten at arby's).
And when vanisher finally appeared he looked vaguely familiar, but he was on screen so briefly I couldnt quite recognize him. I'm looking forward to a repeat viewing to confirm his end credit.

And I had no idea...

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Juggernaut was going to be in this.

That was awesome. Though his death was a bit childish, even for this movie.

Overall, other than a slow start I really enjoyed this. Looking forward to x-force as well.

 

[TravisR]

And I had no idea...

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Juggernaut was going to be in this.

That was awesome.

I've got a buddy that read X-Men as a kid and he loved that too.

 

[Robert Crawford]

The trailers didn't do much for me either, so I too had low expectations.

I started to get worried when the first 30 minutes or so went by with only a few chuckles. Though I did like how instead of repeating the same joke different punchline for the opening credits they instead referenced what had just happened.

But starting with the team interviews the movie really picked up for me. Loved all those jokes. (We've all eaten at arby's).
And when vanisher finally appeared he looked vaguely familiar, but he was on screen so briefly I couldnt quite recognize him. I'm looking forward to a repeat viewing to confirm his end credit.

And I had no idea...

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Juggernaut was going to be in this.

That was awesome. Though his death was a bit childish, even for this movie.

Overall, other than a slow start I really enjoyed this. Looking forward to x-force as well.

I along with my viewing audience recognized him immediately as the audience burst out in laughter.

 

[sleroi]

I burst out in laughter too, only at what happened to him rather than who he was. And then I laughed again when I saw his credit. So I got two laughs from the same joke.

I guess that made up for not having a Stan Lee cameo, unless I missed it. But then I don't think he could have topped his cameo from the first deadpool.