As I said, I sense I am out of step with the world on this one, because I totally don't mind the (much more misjudged) violence in things like Chappie and Kingsman. There's just something about the slick, family friendly sheen of the MCU, and the bloodless but intense violence in the films that bugs me.

Fair point, but like the rest of the Marvel super-friends he really does kill a lot of people, with no apparent angst or moral concern, for a character we are supposed to perceive as a hero.

Same here. I was passingly interested in Marvel's films when they started out, but now I feel like their movies are written by a fucking spreadsheet created by the marketing department.

I work in Leicester, and I'm very proud of our crack team of scientists today. Woo! Go Leicester!

I liked it when the rumour mill had Robert Patinson down to star. Can we go back to that, please?

In Britain, pretty much all the prominent light entertainment figures of the '70s and '80s are now in jail for sex offences, and it looks like the government is next. It has resulted in some weird news stories, including this gem of insanity:

Well, on the basis of this spec piece, I'd certainly employ you to write the next Star Wars film.

I'd rather the male and female characters in all of these movies had more love interests, romance, etc. At least love and desire are real human emotions. The Marvel movies are permeated with a kind of juvenile, 'yuck, girls!' sexlessness. X-Men ain't great, but at least they have something more than extra special…

Sounds like the sort of thing someone who gets driven before someone likes.

I've seen all of them in HFR, including this one yesterday. Its certainly been 'softened' since the first movie - movement is less hallucinatory, and while the lighting is still a real problem, the movie is less harshly overlit.

Actually I lost a cafeteria tray round here earlier, so…

I hated every second of Captain America 2, and have since promised myself that I will never watch another Marvel movie as long as I fucking live (because of the blandness, if you were wondering.)

I wouldn't see this on my own, but otherwise going to the movies alone is the coolest thing you can do as an adult. Since having kids, I watch most movies on my own.

The thing about Speed Racer is, its trying way too hard.

Blue milk bro. It don't taste great, but its better than red milk, which invariably ain't milk.

Sprung Broke

Unfortunately, its Ham solo.

I'm personally fed up of the ongoing focus on violent, transgressive criminal antiheroes and subcultures.

As long as they remember to include that "What made the red man red?" number, I'm sure this will all work out fine.

Isn't he pretty much uninsurable because of the snorty-snorty-drink-drink?