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Ambush Bug wanted to like WANTED, but did he...?

FIRST? by MRJONZ72	Jun 25th, 2008 07:19:16 AM

Nice use of pictures in the article by Bobo_Vision	Jun 25th, 2008 07:20:24 AM

DAMN 2 Days In A ROW by MRJONZ72	Jun 25th, 2008 07:25:15 AM
Been coming to this website for 11 years and yesterday was the first time I ever been first, and then I get first again a 2nd time. At anyrate I am kinda interested in this movie..I used to read comics on constant basis up until the early 90's. Now I only pick up a graphic novel once in a blue moon or a story line collected into one book ala Batman: Year One. I have never read a TOP COW comic..so at anyrate I was on wiki looking up the premise of WANTED..I was like WOW that sounds downright great...and from what I can tell from movie..it seems to be very loosely based on the premise and now I'm a little disapointed in the premise of the movie but in all likelyhood I will check it out.
EPIC FAIL. by kylejames	Jun 25th, 2008 07:26:21 AM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO on Wanted. I had high hopes for this one after I saw the first trailer a while back. FAIL.
The book and the film suck. by fanboy71	Jun 25th, 2008 07:28:51 AM
Save your money.
Having a bad day Bad Wolf by MRJONZ72	Jun 25th, 2008 07:32:06 AM
It's a tradition here on this website to be first, some sounds like they really stressed out.
This film is surely 'Charlies Angels 3'? by NeilF	Jun 25th, 2008 07:32:11 AM
Stupid, mindless, unbelievable stunts for no good reason? (other than to keep 14yr boys buying tickets)
Nice review but ... by MorpheusTheSandman	Jun 25th, 2008 07:35:53 AM
Millar is a much better writer then you give him credit for. You being infuriated says more about you as a reader, then about Millar as a writer. :)
uninterested by thinboyslim.	Jun 25th, 2008 07:37:05 AM
until i saw te russian red band trailer, slow-mo bullets through brains equals cool in my book. good shout on the spiderman comment BTW.
Seeing it tonight by ReZourceman	Jun 25th, 2008 07:37:23 AM
And Im really looking forward to it. Should be excellente!
does this have Jolie's boobies in it? by ciroslive	Jun 25th, 2008 07:45:32 AM
If so I'm there. Otherwise PASS
It's going to suck. by Smoke Monster Loves Kate	Jun 25th, 2008 07:54:30 AM
Because it's been done before. When Fight Club or The Matrix came out, nobody was talking about how "this is just like..." Not to mention one strength of Fight Club also lay in its actors, Ed Norton and Brad Pitt. Laurence Fishburne kind of carried The Matrix along with the Wachowskis' great adapting of the Neo character around Keanu.
Wow Bad_Wolf by Whitemouse	Jun 25th, 2008 07:59:30 AM
Way to over react...surely your posts moaning about how someone applauded themselves for being first instead of talking about the article aren't related to the article either. As For Wanted, from what I've seen it looks good, I liked Nightwatch and Daywatch and really want to like this.
I'll wait for the remake with supervillains, thanks by SpyGuy	Jun 25th, 2008 07:59:39 AM
Supervillains > Assassins
First posts / movie & comic thoughts by BangoSkank	Jun 25th, 2008 08:01:57 AM
It's true that posting "First!" is a tradition around here, but it's an irritating one and only for fools.... but then to post a second comment on how cool it is and how you've been waiting 11 years, that makes you a fucking douche. I thought the comic was all right, more hype than substance, and that's coming from a Millar fan.... The movie looks fun, but nothing Earth shattering.... If you're someone who can check their head at the door and enjoy the ride, it looks like a perfect way to beat the heat. If not, I also understand why some might hate on it.
Fifth Element... by Bride of Mecha-Bill Pullman vs. Mecha-Bill Paxton	Jun 25th, 2008 08:07:19 AM
whats wrong with that? 'hokified'may be an accurate description ...but I don't think it was a disappointment. Also, this whole 'first' thing IS incredibly annoying.
great review... by loafroaster	Jun 25th, 2008 08:08:44 AM
...this guy should be featured more on the site
the first thing by Whitemouse	Jun 25th, 2008 08:10:26 AM
isn't as annoying as ranting about people who post first while having CAPS LOCK on.
You know what else happened first by fiverabbit	Jun 25th, 2008 08:11:28 AM
back to back this week. Candace Parker dunked in a game 2 nights in a row in a WNBA game. I'm just sayin...
"violent, loud, bloody and fast-paced..." by thekylegassproject	Jun 25th, 2008 08:18:32 AM
wow...not a single one of those words describes why i loved fight club...
Hey cool, AICN hits web 0.7 by tehDude	Jun 25th, 2008 08:18:36 AM
Now you can move pics to the left and right!! Congrats! This internet tech is really improving who knows where it's headed??
I'm There by Cobbio	Jun 25th, 2008 08:20:44 AM
Seriously, all of you whiners on here are a bunch of negative nancies and fucking pussies. You sound like sniveling babies. Need your diapers changed? Because "Wanted" definitely isn't a film for you. As Ambush Bug wrote, it's bloody, violent, and R-rated. In a PG-13 world, how can you honestly complain about a film with A-list actors that gets hardcore? After the leaky farts of "AVP" and other supposedly "intense" films that went nowhere, I'm excited as hell for "Wanted." Gun kata, people getting blown apart with bullets and shrapnel, and double crosses as an office boy gets in over his head? Hell yes. I'm there.
Great Review by godzillasushi	Jun 25th, 2008 08:22:09 AM
This was visually pleasant to read!
Pique...at last someone gets it right... by DoogieHowitzer	Jun 25th, 2008 08:26:10 AM
Has anyone else been extremely annoyed by all the retarded reviewers on this site who insist on using words they don't know how to spell? I vomit in my mouth a little every time I see the phrase "peaked my curiosity" It's called a HOMOPHONE you idiots - and its a good idea to look up those fancy words you heard some hot grad student use - sorry you didn't get into her pants though you dork. So kudos to Ambush Bug for the first proper use of the word pique I have seen on this site in ages. And for the rest of you - try sticking to the 4th grade vocabulary interspersed with obscenities, really, it makes you appear witty and intelligent.
Blah blah blah "Angelina's buttcrack" perks up by tylerzero	Jun 25th, 2008 08:26:32 AM

Ambush Bug, I hope referring to SPEED RACER as a "dud"... by stones_throw	Jun 25th, 2008 08:29:00 AM
...is more about the film's box office performance than quality! Because it's by some distance my favorite film of the summer so far. The Wachowskis showed us an incredible cartoon world on a level above anything we've ever seen before. The film was, yes, eye-poppingly good. Not that I particularly care about its box office, but I have to say it seems more the fault of marketing than anything else. I've talked to plenty of people--even MATRIX fans--who had no idea what SPEED RACER is.
Whatever by Series7	Jun 25th, 2008 08:29:14 AM
I like the first stuff better then the Damn You Micheal Bay guy. Whoever he is, he's gonna crack one day. Plus the whole first thing is just kind of dumb fun. People getting mad about it, is like people getting upset over grammar in post. Fucking have a coke and a smile and shut the fuck up.
It'd be funny if they'd ended it like the comic. by rev_skarekroe	Jun 25th, 2008 08:30:07 AM
McEvoy looking directly at camera: "Hey, folks! You guys like movies, huh? Well, I'm IN a movie, losers. Fuck you. Your $7.50 is mine, suckers! I'll be heading back to my Beverly Hills mansion for caviar now while you go eat a can of Campbell's chunky soup at your double-wide." McEvoy shoots the bird. Roll credits.
Point by Cobbio	Jun 25th, 2008 08:33:19 AM
Hey hechtal: for all the complaining you did in your droning, paragraph-less post, how do you know "Wanted" won't kickass in a physical but dramatic way? You hated the effects in "300" too and called the film a "travesty". You do realize "300" was a nearly frame-for-frame recreation of the graphic novel, right? Not a historical drama? Man, it's not even worth getting into with you. Go take your midol. "Wanted" -- or any other R-rated film with a brain, really --wasn't made for such knowledgeable folk as you.
stones_throw by Series7	Jun 25th, 2008 08:35:04 AM
Hell yeah son, mutha fucking Speed Racer is the shit! And all those Brother W haters out there, I don't really got anything because I realize however badass the trailers for Matrix 2 was it still was a let down overall. Though with the magic of DVD I can skip all the non Highway scene parts and just watch that, and the MTV spoof. Also, for those of us at work... NOT A FAN OF PICTURES IN REVIEWS. Some of us don't get to spend all day in a basement where the biggest fear is mom walking in during a wank session to 2 girls 1 cup. And we have to copy long reviews and paste them in some e-mail as to not look like conspicuous, and pictures fuck up my clean highlight and copy. Fuck next thing you know this site will be all fucking gay ass flash.
No Bad Wolf by MRJONZ72	Jun 25th, 2008 08:35:43 AM
It doesnt improve my life but it's all in good fun. Didnt know how much this would affect your life, lol..I'm just taking part of a tradition thats been going on here for years and will keep on going on until the end of the world. You are really overreacting. Anyway now I guess I better check out Nightwatch and Daywatch..one of my boys saw it in the theaters and told me that he liked it alot.
Have to agree on Stones Throw on Speed Racer by MRJONZ72	Jun 25th, 2008 08:38:05 AM
Well let me hold up for a 2nd, its my 2nd favorite film of the summer after Iron Man but I appreciate his enthusiasm of for the film. It got a raw deal.
Leave speed racer the fuck alone by knowthyself	Jun 25th, 2008 08:38:31 AM
Do critics think their so clever to shit on that film? Speed Racer is already building a cult following as we speak. Meanwhile dumbass critics and morons think their so fucking clever shitting on it just because it didn't make money. Money does not = quality.
Hechtal - eeeaaaasssyyy boy by DoogieHowitzer	Jun 25th, 2008 08:40:19 AM
Some good points in there, Jolie has been incredibly hot in the past, but looks somewhat sickly lately, but would any guy really pass up a chance at tagging her? Also - How can you complain about passing up storyboarded material from other comics and graphic novels and then bitch about 300? This was obviously a romanticized interpretation of a historic event that was lifted almost verbatim from the graphic novel, and the effects were spot-on at making it look like the book. Do you think anyone really wants to see a documentary of the actual historical events? And I despised SpeedRacer as well, but the look was phenomenal and insanely original, which was quite obviously the point. If you want to gripe about crappy effect work - pick movies that try to make effects look real - cough- transformers rather than films that obviously are using effects to create a highly stylized or surreal look for an entire film. But then again - that's why it is ART - some love it, some hate it, but if it makes you have a strong reaction one way or the other it has merit.
Wasn't the point in the comic... by Redfive!	Jun 25th, 2008 08:44:05 AM
is that is was about SUPERVILLIANS.They kill,rape and get away with everything imaginable because they killed The Justice League and now rule the world.This sounds like a harder mr & mrs smith.Count me out.
The comic was unoriginal by bigtime_charly	Jun 25th, 2008 08:46:55 AM
To complain that the movie is a watered down version of Fight Club and The Matrix is merely just showing up the lack of originality in the source material. The film seems pretty faithful to the comic so any redundancy is on behalf of Mark Millar.
The reviews and WOM are pretty bad by PowerRing	Jun 25th, 2008 09:02:28 AM
The movie does not enthrall me. Rental at best. It looks like yet another excuse for CGI to carry an otherwise vapid retread of an action plot.
It'll be awesome by MrPopular	Jun 25th, 2008 09:11:16 AM
It was everything Shoot 'em up should have been. I don't understand Ambushes use of The matrix & Fight Club because there was alot more going on in both movies the violence & action.. Also the fact the Matrix & Fight Club (2 epic movies) are the 2 movies you are comparing this movie to. How can that be a bad thing
Thanks god it's rated R! by ssr12	Jun 25th, 2008 09:13:10 AM
God I hope this is a hit so that the studios will see that fanboys want to see hard R rated flicks like this!
Oh, Sure, Let this guy do Spider-Man! by cookylamoo	Jun 25th, 2008 09:14:43 AM
So he can take out all the Super-hero Super-villain stuff and have Spidy shoot web bullets out of an SUV.
dear AB, by Shigeru	Jun 25th, 2008 09:23:12 AM
lighten up.
Wesley's dad in the beginning? by Shigeru	Jun 25th, 2008 09:23:43 AM
is he doing 2 dudes?
How's it like Fight Club? by FILMFUNK	Jun 25th, 2008 09:25:55 AM
Looks more matrix than FClub so I'll pass . Plus Empire magazine gave it 4 out of 5 stars so it must be pish!
i'm sorry.... by Gungan Slayer	Jun 25th, 2008 09:28:04 AM
but since the very first trailers for this came out, it's had nothing but suckage written all over it.
Amen, DoogieHowitzer.... by akiraclass	Jun 25th, 2008 09:30:10 AM
...here's a 'sneak peak' at the latest redband trailer that's 'to' graphic for the 'masse's'! and these are from people who supposedly went to journalism school?
Daywatch Gender Switch. by Topher4801	Jun 25th, 2008 09:34:46 AM
Good review, but I just needed to say that you can't "blame" the director for the gender switch in Daywatch as it is part of the original book, not something he created.
Ambush Bug by Damage_Inc	Jun 25th, 2008 09:38:05 AM
Does Mr. Rictus appear in this movie and is there any reference to goat fucking? BTW, Shigeru asked a good question. Is Dad queer in this movie?
"Millar spends six issues..." by digitalcos	Jun 25th, 2008 09:49:45 AM
"...making you care for these characters..." Uh, couldn't agree with you less there. Kinda had trouble emathizing with a murdering rapist. Book didn't work for me at all.
You guys always complain about PG13.... by Mr. Profit	Jun 25th, 2008 09:50:10 AM
And now you have a movie that is R rated with A List actors and a Russian auteur behind the lens and you all bitch bitch bitch. The movie has solid reviews overall on RottenTomatoes. And this review wasn't at all negative. So why the hate? It might be a fun movie. Give it a fucking chance. It doesn't at all look like the cinematic abortion that was AVP-R or any other craptastic shit fest that we have had to endure.
"EPIC FAIL" by Mr. Profit	Jun 25th, 2008 09:51:43 AM
Seriously, people are ready to use the word EPIC way too quickly online. How the fuck is this movie an Epic Failure when it hasn't even come out yet and the reviews have been good. Now The Love Guru was an EPIC FAIL. But this hasn't even come out yet. Also remember it doesn't have a ridiculous budget either.
You are right "tehDude" by ls420	Jun 25th, 2008 10:03:40 AM
i only come here out of habit, this site is SOOOOOOOO far behind the times, its kinda like a retro website
The comic did suck by Bass Ackwards	Jun 25th, 2008 10:14:34 AM
Though I was bored with it for different reasons than Ambush Bug, it just found it to read like something written by a not terribly bright, angry 14 year old. A half-assed idea executed in a stoopid, juvenile manner.
This director is a hack. by knowthyself	Jun 25th, 2008 10:14:55 AM
This director is a hack. He just copies what he see's in bad American movies. No originality. No style of his own. Just a copy of a copy of a copy but now in Russian with english subtitles.
65 Million by Mr. Profit	Jun 25th, 2008 10:18:14 AM
Is all it cost to make this movie. So no matter what happens, I don't think it will be a failure.
Who keeps defending Speed Racer? by Sans Souci	Jun 25th, 2008 10:22:12 AM
Those who who are not too jaded to enjoy it, of course. People need to stop lumping it in with Love Guru. (Except of course in terms of box office, where quietly they meet in shadow and shame. Hopefully the DVD release of SR will sunder that connection!) As for Blunted here...I've seen enough previews to be wary. The cast seems engaging, despite MacAvoy screeching like a monkey during the one car chase sequence. And Mark Millar is a horrible bitch goddess when it comes to storytelling. (Emphasis on the "horrible" half of the time.) Perhaps condensing the story will improve it in this case. It's a matinee outing, and definitely after opening weekend.
un-be-weavable? by newc0253	Jun 25th, 2008 10:35:08 AM
worst pun ever, dude. kudos.
Oops! My "who who" is showing! by Sans Souci	Jun 25th, 2008 10:46:55 AM
Angelina and I share that in common, je suppose.
The Matrix was by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 25th, 2008 10:49:47 AM

Take two: The Matrix was "bloody"? by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 25th, 2008 10:50:33 AM
There was virtually NO blood shed in that movie, despite all the machine-gun deaths.
Looks interesting by rogueleader66	Jun 25th, 2008 10:54:43 AM
I will give this a chance, looks like they are making an ever so slight attempt and something a bit different, not ground breaking , as it seems to have elements of other movies, but it looks like somewhat of an effort was put into the movie, but we will see, i'll give it a chance.
You Lost Me When You Called Speed Racer a Dud by grungies	Jun 25th, 2008 11:09:58 AM
Sorry, but I just don't see the hate. It's completely unjustified for me.
The movie was good but not great by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 11:17:55 AM
I saw the file last week, and having a limited knowledge of the comic, I was initially impressed with the film. After reading the comic book, my opinion of the film has been downgraded from great to good. The first 30 minutes of the film are close to the comic. Then it all goes haywire, probably because the film was optioned before the comic was even finished. The Weavers getting their kill orders from reading the threads in a loom was ridiculous. In the comic book it was all about super villains, but this is of course tossed out the door in the movie. When I saw the film, it was a surprise to see Wesley Gibson's (main character) father as the same man Wesley was after for revenge, and ultimately killed by Wesley in the pivotal train scene. Not the same guy we see at the beginning of the film gunned down from over two miles away (if not more). And no, there are no homosexual scenes in the movie. Plus the ending was cool, but the director wasted these characters that we come to like in the film. Fox (Angelina Jolie) works her own bullet bending magic and shoots all of the remaining assassins in the head (including herself) with one bullet traveling in a giant circle (a little ridiculous, but interesting). Angelina does not show her breasts. Wesley survives (alone) in the end, but what does that leave us for a potential sequel? Even Sloan's character is killed in the end in another great scene (another two mile plus kill). You should go see it, but don't expect a lot from the comic book, and ignore the dump assassin subplot with the looms.
I'm SO FUCKING THERE! by Jabroni	Jun 25th, 2008 11:25:15 AM
Jolie, guns, and a bad ass Morgan Freeman. I have had tickets for the Friday opening of this for at least two weeks. Looks to be a action classic despite being compared to the Matrix, isn't every action film these days compared to The Matrix? Who cares I was big action and this looks like it will deliver. Besides what chick does action better these days that Jolie?
Dad's not bi in the movie. by SleazyG.	Jun 25th, 2008 11:32:34 AM
Also, Rictus is in it. For three seconds. As a corpse under a sheet. And that's it. Look, here's the deal: the movie rights were sold and the script was started before Millar even finished writing the miniseries, because he's in it for the cash and the fame. As a result, it detours quite considerably from the comic. so no goat-fucking or rape or a giant walking pile of shit stolen from a Kevin Smith movie or whatever. They took the initial concept--"secret cabal of assassins with amped-up speed and reflexes"--and worked with it, and they did a pretty solid job with it. They decided against doing an R-rated capes-and-tights superhero movie, and I can't say that I blame them. Some of Wesley's dailogue and attitude come straight out of the book, and it ends on a nice little monologue in keeping with that. The final "flippin' the bird" moment where we get chastised just for buying the product we're selling isn't there, but there's still some real attitude in the closing. Look, it's a solid action movie. Cool fight sequences, great use of Chicago settings, and it takes some solid shots at the drudgery of day-to-ay middle class existence. And there's no doubt the director has a unique style and a great aptitude at putting together eye-catching visuals. It was a fun, cool action movie that did several things I haven't seen in a movie before, so it's worth seeing.
"Car Fu"??? by -guyinthebackrow	Jun 25th, 2008 11:38:34 AM
... Jesus Christ.
AICN- now 25% less cheap looking... by Heckles	Jun 25th, 2008 11:47:07 AM
Poop on a scoop!
let's see by oisin5199	Jun 25th, 2008 12:15:21 PM
a dorky guy who no one appreciates is looking for direction and then becomes an expert with a gun, and his name is Wesley? Angel ripoff! Inform Joss Whedon! Kidding. Didn't Millar say that this non-supervillain thing was more his original intention? Haven't read Wanted, but read the mediocre Civil War. Ultimates was pretty kick-ass, and Kick-Ass is interesting, but not the genius people say it is.
millar laffs at liefeld by bacci40	Jun 25th, 2008 12:20:01 PM
i remember watching liefeld run around, telling everyone how all his stuff was going to be made into movies....only to end up in development hell...and here we have millar, whose talent is about on par with rob's, and his stuff is being made into real movies...what a kick in the head
dont trust anybody who doesnt like luc besson by pipergates	Jun 25th, 2008 12:30:38 PM
or the comic version of wanted
speed racer is a good movie by long live the new chris	Jun 25th, 2008 12:43:46 PM
and the fifth element is a damn good movie.
For now on i want pictures in the articles!!!!! by ludmir88	Jun 25th, 2008 12:50:23 PM
obey me!!!
LOOK AT ME I LIKE TO WRITE IN CAPS!! by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 01:10:03 PM
What's you address, so I can send you $20 bucks to buy a new keyboard? Either that or stop using the public libabry for you rants.
The car scenes here aren't dire by AlwaysThere	Jun 25th, 2008 01:21:43 PM
Setting up your own Evil Knievel stunt to kill a guy under subway isn't an example of this. Neither was the scene with the bus. It looks like it was done in studio.
Matrix Comparison by #1 Zero	Jun 25th, 2008 01:28:23 PM
Right when the matrix came out there were tons of movies using the "bullet time" and aping its style. Now its been five years since so it seems like this stuff is new again. Overall I'm looking forward to this, its gotten mostly positive reviews on tomatoes so far.
Emaciated by Abominable Snowcone	Jun 25th, 2008 01:30:45 PM
That's what Jolie looks like in all the ads / promos for this.
Wanted... the worst piece of crap ever written by allykatD	Jun 25th, 2008 01:36:46 PM
I love comic books, I've collected them for years and frankly I didn't understand all the fuss over Wanted. It reads like it was written by a bunch of 12 year old boys riding the short bus on the 15 minute ride to school. Or maybe a comic Beavis and Butthead wrote, ... hmmm maybe some people would find a comic book written by Beavis and Butthead interesting. It's not something that would be good to admit to. However, I plan on watching the movie because, believe it or not, I like the first few issues of Wanted, then it just became a ridiculous parody.
crazy by MrPopular	Jun 25th, 2008 01:46:15 PM
This movie looks like it'll be really good.. and to all the haters out there. Please prove that this movie is crap by creating something better.... let me know when you have something...
LETS TALK ABOUT FLAMING CAPS MANS by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 01:59:37 PM
Are you retarded or just slow? Perhaps your father wasn't there for you when you were young, or maybe your mother dropped you; like how the plot of the comic book was dropped for the stupid plot in this movie. At least I know how to work a CAPS LOCK button. If the talkback had a spell checker I would be fine, but you continue to be stupid. For someone who swears every other word, you shouldn't talk about using the english language. Douche.
Talented director? Count me in. by JDanielP	Jun 25th, 2008 02:03:17 PM
I'll be seeing this one.
You're a DICK Bad Wolf. How's that for caps. by chadiwack	Jun 25th, 2008 02:12:27 PM
:)
That's funny chadiwack by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 02:16:40 PM
But I think it should be spelled DORK.
Saw it...best summer movie so far. by Executor	Jun 25th, 2008 02:16:56 PM
Better than Iron Man. Which says a lot because I thought IM was pretty damn entertaining. But this has a lot of cool scenes and set pieces to watch again and again. Long training sequence. meh. But other than that the movie moved, is violent, funny, and a lot of fun. OBVIOUSLY not a classic like Fight Club or Matrix, but probably the best Hard R in a long time, and will probably be the best summer movie til Dark Knight.
Proper execution of CAPS can be seen by Executor by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 02:19:34 PM
No pun intended.
It was ok.... by wildphantom07	Jun 25th, 2008 02:19:36 PM
McAvoy is the best thing about it. But you guys are going to get more computer animated slo-mo in two hours than you've ever seen total.
and the Fight Club/Matrix mention... by wildphantom07	Jun 25th, 2008 02:21:33 PM
..in this review is a joke. That those movies are even mentioned in the same breath as this is an embarassment. wtf its got in common with Fight Club will remain a mystery to me. Its not bad though folks. But definitely not great
My review: by vadakinX	Jun 25th, 2008 02:34:56 PM
Ok so this is going to be a short one, for the simple reason that there isn't much to talk about. I haven't read the original comic it was based on, and frankly, if it's anything like the movie, I don't think I want to. This is a boring movie. It was always going to be a "style" over "substance" movie, but, they forgot to bring the style. Instead they try to fool you with brief shots that are supposed to evoke a sense of being cool, but they don't follow through. The action is bland and uninteresting, with the exception of a car chase near the beginning which is ok. It's like the makers decided to show a series of cool effects and forgot that the action accompanying it had to be interesting. The plot is wafer thin and tries to be clever and deep but instead ends up being shallow and under developed, as are the cnaracters. Imagine if the matrix had no kung fu, just a series of bullet time shots with no purpose other than to look "cool". That's Wanted. The actors don't even bother to phone in their performances, they text it, using text lingo that. The truth is, the film is at least half an hour too short. The movie never really gets going , the characters are hollow and uninteresting. In fact, Terence "Kneel Before Zod" Stamp managed to outshine the other actors despite his limited screentime, and even then he failed to impress...definitely done for the paycheck. This is one of those movies that frankly isn't very good, not even as pure popcorn fare. This is a rental at best. The "cool" shots simply aren't wortj going to the cinema to see. Final Score: 3/10
Jeebus, Bad_Wolf, is English your fifth language? by SleazyG.	Jun 25th, 2008 02:41:19 PM
TURN OFF YOUR FUCKING CAPS LOCK, YOU MORON. IT'S CAUSING ALL YOUR FLAMING TO COME THROUGH IN CAPS. THEY ARE, THEREFORE, FLAMING CAPS. SO TURN OFF YOUR FUCKING CAPS LOCK. JACKASS.
Movie sounds fun by Second Try	Jun 25th, 2008 02:44:40 PM
The comic not so much.
Instructions for Bad_Wolf by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 02:53:25 PM
1. Open eyes 2. Look at your hand 3. Make a Fist 4. Extend your index finger 5. Look at keyboard 6. Look at the button labeled Caps lock; if you are in America, the button will be on your far left side, in between Tab and Shift. 7. Move index finger (still extended) to Caps Lock button - make sure not to stop for a pick or three at your nose 8. Lightly tap the Caps lock button with your index finger 9. Remove index finger from Caps Lock button 10. Move index finger to anus 11. Insert into anus 12. Repeat as necessary to obtain desired results. Notes: Implies you are naked in front of your computer at not at a "libary" (spelling is just for you) ;P
Earlier Post on Super Villains & Mark Millar by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 03:09:18 PM
Here is what Wikipedia states: Comic book author Mark Millar described the first half of the film as being close to the graphic novel. Millar also said that the film's ending was similar, though it was relocated elsewhere from the setting in the graphic novel. The superhero costumes in the series were also removed, with the exception of the leather attire worn by Wesley Gibson and The Fox. Ironically, this had been Millar's intent when writing the graphic novel, although he and artist J. G. Jones had forgotten to. "I wanted them to have those powers and then just wear those costumes for the initiation, but just for one panel." he said. "And then I forgot. I’d have liked [the filmmakers] to keep the supervillain mythos. That’s one thing I’m kind of sad they didn’t keep, ’cause I really liked that, the idea that supervillains and heroes did exist at one point and they’re all gone now."[17] The story arc of the Fates issuing death orders in line with the series's original theme of predestination was a new element to the film, an addition to which Millar was amicable.[21] This implies a few things: 1). Mark Millar and J.G. Jones had no clue what they were doing during the creation of a six-issue mini-series; where they forgot to have them not in costune for the whole series. What too busy getting optioned by Holloywood to remeber why the comic was so popular to begin with? 2). The characters were always supposed to be super villains. 3). (Read into his comments) Mark Millar did not like the new plots and mythos relating to the fates and weavers. So we get either a real good summer movie or a crappy comic adaptation, or both, depending on your opinion.
SIGH ANYWAY, BACK TO "WANTED".... by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 03:17:22 PM
I thought I just did that? Are you stoned as well Bad_Wolf? Perhaps you are spending too much time watching Doctor Who. (I'M GOING TO SIMPLY IGNORE THE POSTS AIMED AT ME IN THIS TALKBACK AS THEY'RE WASTING VALUABLE SPACE IN WHICH WE COULD BE DEBATING ON THE POINTS BROUGHT UP IN THIS REVIEW). Mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery. To IgNorE is To NoT SaY a WOrd!
I SAID "BACK TO 'WANTED'" by BIG_BAD_WOLF_IN_CAPS	Jun 25th, 2008 03:27:48 PM
FOR FUCKING FUCK SAKES YOU TURDS. ON THE SUBJECT OF WANTED- I'VE WANTED TO GET A LIFE FOR YEARS, BUT ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY RASH.
NO, I SAID "BACK TO 'WANTED'" by LOGANACE33_NOW_IN_CAPS	Jun 25th, 2008 03:47:59 PM
TO KOOL TO SCHOOL. LET'S WASTE SOME MORE TIME. SPEEDRACER IS MORE CLEVER THAN BIG_BAD_WOLF_IN_CAPS AND Bad_Wolf PUT TOGETHER.
If she wants to stay a sex symbol. She better put on some by GQtaste	Jun 25th, 2008 03:54:58 PM
better put on some damn weight and bring back the curves.
If you went to school then... by loganace33	Jun 25th, 2008 03:55:10 PM
...You would know that it is improper English to write with conjunctions (You're = You are). But, I digress, ultimately who cares? You can't figure out a keyboard, so I should leave a little bit more money in the church plate this weekend; in hopes that it will ultimately reach your needy hands. I feel sorry for you. About Wanted; it was not better than Iron Man, but was better than The Incredible Edible Hulk. It was not like the Fight Club, and any comparisons to Fight Club miss the point of the movie and book (which was better). (Before he says anything), Yes I read. Thx.
All this pnwage by BIG_BAD_WOLF_IN_CAPS	Jun 25th, 2008 04:03:57 PM
Damn you Michael Bay!!!!!
Very Funny! by LOGANACE33_NOW_IN_CAPS	Jun 25th, 2008 04:09:49 PM
This was fun, we should do this more often. (that's what she said) "She" being your mother.
Speedracer was good! by RKO2285	Jun 25th, 2008 04:10:47 PM
it's still my favorite movie of the summer... anywayz I will be checking this out along with Wall-E this weekend.. hope they are both good..
Well I saw it tonight... by ReZourceman	Jun 25th, 2008 04:22:37 PM
And I loved it. Fucking awesome to be honest.
FIRST!!! by getme	Jun 25th, 2008 04:29:34 PM
Oh shit now bad wolf is pissed at me :(
129th!! by BIG_BAD_WOLF_IN_CAPS	Jun 25th, 2008 05:07:42 PM
bitches!
hmm by ScaryJim	Jun 25th, 2008 05:30:14 PM
this sounds fucking stupid, Angelinas one expression is stupid, her stupid posing with gun (tm) is stupid, the story sounds stupid, the reviewer missing the whole point of fight club is stupid, his liking of night watch and day watch is stupid, his pointing out how brave hollywood is for putting out an R rated movie is stupid, hollywood is stupid, my post and the fact that I actually care and am at all surprised by the prospect of how much suckage is in this film, is stupid. I almost forgot about curving bullets around corners...
Ambush Bug wanted to like WANTED, but did he...? by zooch	Jun 25th, 2008 06:58:23 PM
After reading his review, I can't really tell.
I WRITE IN ALL CAPS by samurai sark	Jun 25th, 2008 07:13:43 PM
BECAUSE ITS FUN TO DO AND FUN TO READ. I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A COMMA IS OR WHEN TO USE ONE I AM CONTENT TO JUST CONTINUE TYPING MY THOUGHTS AS THEY COME TO ME BECAUSE WHO HAS TIME TO CONSIDER HOW WE APPEAR TO OTHERS QUESTION MARK
No love for Fifth Element? by DeadPanWalking	Jun 25th, 2008 07:38:40 PM
Yikes! That movie rocks in 14 directions.
shigh God, do I have to explain myself...really? by Ambush Bug	Jun 25th, 2008 09:57:03 PM
OK, I usually just let my reviews speak for themselves, but for some reason, there seems to be some of you who completely misunderstood what I was trying to say. Deep breath... I liked FIGHT CLUB. I understood FIGHT CLUB. WANTED does a good job of aping the contempt for white collar, corporate jobs that was seen first (well, probably not first, but effectively nonetheless) throughout FIGHT CLUB right down to the stocatto narrative by the main character at the beginning. I'm quoting directly from the review... "People who like FIGHT CLUB and THE MATRIX will like this film for the same reasons they like those films: it’s violent, loud, bloody, and fast-paced. But people who love those films may find WANTED to be a bit redundant and stale compared to the real thing." This means that people who have a passing liking for FIGHT CLUB (the one's who don't really get it, but dig all of the surface level shit like the 'splosions and fights) would probably like this movie because it is a very surface level/lowest common denomenator thrill movie. People who LOVE the movie (aka those who understand, appreciate, and downright worship the film) will find the film uninspired, mainly because of the shallowness of WANTED compared to the levels of complexity that occur throughout FIGHT CLUB. I compared it to MATRIX mainly due to the heavy reliance on special effects such as bullet-time and slo mo. It boils down to STYLE and SUBSTANCE. THE MATRIX had the STYLE first - WANTED imitates that STYLE pretty well and even ups it a tiny notch due to advancements in technology over the last seven years. FIGHT CLUB had the SUBSTANCE, which WANTED is lacking in big time. C'mon folks, read the words I wrote and quit assuming shit. And for the record, I liked SPEED RACER, although I thought it was a bit long. When I said dud, I meant box office. When I compared it to WANTED, I prefered WANTED's car chase scenes because they seemed more real than the cartoony SPEED RACER segments. Two different movies involving flipping cars. Both were fun for different reasons. I just preferred the more realistic chases in WANTED. Hope this clears thing sup. Thanks for the feedback. And as much as I appreciate the feedback, there's no need to yell. Mellow out, please, and release that all caps button.
Oh, and about FIFTH ELEMENT... by Ambush Bug	Jun 25th, 2008 10:03:38 PM
It was ok. Had I not seen THE PROFESSIONAL, I may have liked it more. But c'mon. Chris Tucker? That floating thing that hung around Gary Oldman? The annoying monk kid? The big blue alien's stupid dance? After seeing how amazing THE PROFESSIONAL was, I admired THE FIFTH ELEMENT for it's funkiness, but it doesn't hld a candle to LEON.
Hey BAD WOLF by KurtLockwood	Jun 25th, 2008 10:26:07 PM
People who post in all caps are almost as annoying as "First!" posters.
Damn You MCMLXXVI by TheyCallMeMisterBay	Jun 25th, 2008 10:51:57 PM
Damn You MCMLXXVI
You people are all retards. by PR1C3Y	Jun 26th, 2008 05:06:46 AM
That was a good review and this movie will rock. Who's the girl mcavoys banging in the trailer?
MATRIX sequels... by Sackratte	Jun 26th, 2008 07:17:16 AM
So this review sound like the movie easily can uphold witht the MATRIX sequels. Every movie compared to Fight Club AND The Matrix has to be a lot of fun to go to. An R rating for this kind of movie is like a dream come true for me and I can't wait to see it!!!

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