CowboysZone is a microcosm of human culture, especially American culture. It's a place where you can witness how diverse individual opinion is about any subject practically every day of the week. Take my opinion of Deadpool and movie classics. I think Deadpool rocks. It' a very good blending of the comic book and moviemaking. I think it will do extremely well in theaters and cable/rental because the movie's solid and people (not all but enough) love a good anti-hero.
On the other hand, I think a number of proclaimed classic movies enjoy wide appeal. I consider a classic as a film that entertains movie lovers (not all but enough) across generations. My way of seeing it is that certain films labeled as classics, which were held in high regard in the past, may not rest upon lofty pedestals in the present but they are still judged by contemporaries (not all but enough) as remarkable pieces of cinematic art.
So, I guess what can be generally perceived as good or bad about movies as a whole outside our own opinion boils down to just what the heck does "not all but enough" really means?
Deadpool will be best viewed on cable or pay per view. I think a lot of the imagery wouldn't get filtered out on broadcast television, perhaps direct bullet or sword impacts would be edited out. As @Jammer mentions, language would fall victim to audio scissors. Ryan Reynolds deliveries would get gutted unfortunately.
Thank you. I feel the same way. It's terrible knowing scenes here or lines there are dropped out of a movie. It's like watching animated swiss cheese.
But all movies aren't instant classics. The Wizard of OZ and Citizen Kane are perfect examples of movies that drew lackluster audiences when they debuted but grew into cultural icons as time passed. The same goes for The Shawshank Redemption. What about It's A Wonderful Life? That's a great holiday movie. What's Christmas like without it re-running every single year? I regard all of the previously mentioned films as classics but I can see how others do not see them as such, even today.
True, and that's what I'm saying. Time modifies opinion sometimes. It would not surprise me if there are those who watched The Wizard of Oz in 1939, considered it not so good at the time, changed their opinion of the movie after re-watching it later on. The same is true in reverse. Wayne's World is a "cult" classic. I think some considered it fantastic the first time watching it and downgraded their personal grade of the movie as time wore on.
Those are good questions. In my opinion using your criteria, Deadpool's entertainment strengths are the acting and script. Reynolds is gold with the character and the supporting cast is moderately good. The script had to embody the outrageously eccentric nature of the title character, combine his dialogue with the supposedly "normal" conversation of everyone else, and carry the plot logically start to finish. I believe it accomplishes its task very well.
