Shaun of the Dead was brilliant, but Pegg was by far the worst of a number of things I found objectionable in the Star Trek reboot, and I think he'll strike a similarly discordant note with the tone of the Marvel movies.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2012 8:10:47 am PDT #21622 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
le nubian - Jul 15, 2012 8:16:50 am PDT #21623 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
See, I like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz equally.
§ ita § - Jul 15, 2012 8:31:08 am PDT #21624 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, I love Hot Fuzz too. Simon Pegg tends to make things I don't like a bit more bearable by just being there. Like Paul, for instance--I didn't really enjoy that--I wouldn't watch it again, but he was certainly good in it. He's a general net plus for me.
But...I enjoyed the Star Trek reboot...easily as much as any of the Trek movies since the second one, so I can see how we're not using the same criteria here.
Consuela - Jul 15, 2012 9:00:21 am PDT #21625 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I liked Natasha in The Avengers, and I liked Johannsen's interpretation of the character, and I thought the action sequences were fine, but I do have a problem believing that it's Johannsen doing any of it. Because at rest, she doesn't look dangerous: something about her posture, her stance. Skinny, sure, but ... nah.
Claudia Black is probably no more athletic than Johannsen, but at rest, I believed Aeryn Sun could kick your ass.
Kate P. - Jul 15, 2012 9:02:00 am PDT #21626 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I love Hot Fuzz like burning, and have liked Simon Pegg in everything I've seen him in. Still doesn't make me all that interested in Ant-Man, but I'm willing to believe it could be OK. I'm much more excited about The World's End.
DavidS - Jul 15, 2012 9:05:11 am PDT #21627 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm much more excited about The World's End.
They must have had so much fun working up their list of Pub names.
Jessica - Jul 15, 2012 9:08:46 am PDT #21628 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't understand not loving Hot Fuzz - I love it THAT MUCH.
I am told there are purists out there who are cranky at Ant Man being left out of the first Avengers movie, but nobody has ever been able to tell me anything about Ant Man that makes me think I should agree with them.
Tom Scola - Jul 15, 2012 9:12:04 am PDT #21629 of 30000
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The best thing about Ant Man was when Belushi got to mock him in the SNL skit.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 15, 2012 10:14:25 am PDT #21630 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Claudia Black is probably no more athletic than Johannsen, but at rest, I believed Aeryn Sun could kick your ass.
Except in "Back and Back and Back to the Future," in which it appeared that both Aeryn and her opponent could be bested by any of the Peanuts characters.
Consuela - Jul 15, 2012 11:14:08 am PDT #21631 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yes, but I did say at rest. Just standing about, Aeryn looked like she could kill you with her pinkie.