"The Losers," opening this Friday, is a pleasing mix of laughs and action. Equal parts caper-flick and revenge-picture, it recalls a time when action movies were meant to be fun instead of morose morality plays.
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04-21-2010, 10:28 AM #1Mild-Mannered Reporter
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CBR: The CBR Review: "The Losers"
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04-21-2010, 11:59 AM #2From Earth C++
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How many issues of the series does the film cover?
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04-21-2010, 01:08 PM #3Pangalactic Gargleblaster
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"the Warner Bros. film follows the events in the collected volume "Ante Up" with elements from later in the series sprinkled throughout."
Originally Posted by Squashua
(edit) FFS! Just found out it's been put back until May 28th in the UK!! WTF?!
(FFS = For Funts Sake)
(WTF = What The Frack)Last edited by W0NK042; 04-21-2010 at 02:41 PM.
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04-21-2010, 07:56 PM #4Veteran Member
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This movie was awesome. Saw it last Sunday.
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04-22-2010, 02:20 AM #5Pangalactic Gargleblaster
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Yeah, thanks for that. Originally Posted by Spidey-kid1
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04-22-2010, 07:07 AM #6Veteran Member
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Well, if you didn't live in the UK, this wouldn't be a problem now would it? Originally Posted by W0NK042
Yeah, thanks for that.
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04-22-2010, 08:53 AM #7misanthrope
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That's very good to hear. This is the comic-to-movie adaptation that I've been looking forward to this month, not Millar's over-hyped, garish nonsense. A shame it's been so overshadowed comparatively as far as attention and coverage are concerned (I guess it wasn't "controversial" enough), but I hope it does well this weekend. I loved the Diggle/Jock comic and it's got a tremendous cast (Idris Elba, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jason Patric), but that doesn't always result in a great movie, so I was glad to see a positive review on CBR for it (along with Spidey-kid1's accompanying thumbs-up). Originally Posted by Spidey-kid1
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04-22-2010, 08:54 AM #8Elder Member
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So... it recalls this year then. Originally Posted by CBR News
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04-25-2010, 06:17 AM #9Pangalactic Gargleblaster
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lol. Originally Posted by Spidey-kid1
Well, if you didn't live in the UK, this wouldn't be a problem now would it?
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04-25-2010, 06:31 AM #10Elder Member
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Originally Posted by Charles RB
Which action film are you talking about ?
Dont say Kick-Ass,Iron Man etc.
Superhero isnt straight action films.Pull List:
The Walking Dead,Fatale,Near Death,Storm Dogs,Happy,BPRD,XO-Manowar
American Vampire,Animal Man,Swamp Thing
Daredevil, Winter Soldier,Indestructible Hulk
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04-25-2010, 03:04 PM #11Pangalactic Gargleblaster
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I agree. The Losers looks more on track with old-school 80's/90's Saturday Afternoon Telly (A-Team, Night Rider, Airwolf etc) type action, where the fun was the team dynamic & gun fights & car chases. No blood splatter, no huge explosions just for the sake of it, just lots of fun & a few laughs along the way.
(I mean lets face it: The A-Team were "A crack commando unit" & yet they could empty an entire (AK-47) clip & not kill anyone, or even hit their target)
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04-26-2010, 03:56 AM #12Marked for Redemption
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I've never read the comic, but I LOVED this film. Originally Posted by Spidey-kid1
It's the most fun I've had at the movies in a while."I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself." -- G.K. Chesterton
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04-26-2010, 04:33 AM #13Ninja Sports Emporium
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I disagree about the A-Team, people got shot, there just wasn't any blood. Originally Posted by W0NK042
I agree. The Losers looks more on track with old-school 80's/90's Saturday Afternoon Telly (A-Team, Night Rider, Airwolf etc) type action, where the fun was the team dynamic & gun fights & car chases. No blood splatter, no huge explosions just for the sake of it, just lots of fun & a few laughs along the way.
(I mean lets face it: The A-Team were "A crack commando unit" & yet they could empty an entire (AK-47) clip & not kill anyone, or even hit their target)
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04-26-2010, 07:59 AM #14Pangalactic Gargleblaster
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You miss my point: Consider the amount of ammo used by them in each episode compared to amount of people shot. Cars could be blown over, but everybody inside would climb out (with maybe a scratch) after & it didn't matter: Because it was FUN to watch. Originally Posted by Your Imaginary Pal
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04-26-2010, 08:26 AM #15Marked for Redemption
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Exactly! It's not the kind of movie that spends any time dealing with collateral damage. Originally Posted by W0NK042
Even though the A-Team was originally a Vietnam black-ops team, they never emphasized the darker side of that coin. You never saw B.A. Baracus slip into someone's house in the middle of the night and slit their throat.
"The Losers" is in that same vein.
And man is it a fun flick."I came to the conclusion that the optimist thought everything good except the pessimist, and the pessimist thought everything bad, except himself." -- G.K. Chesterton
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