If you got out to the theater saw Deadpool 2 this weekend, or if you've spent any time in the spoiler section of the internet, you've probably realized that
the credits scene from the film has been a massive topic of conversation.
Not exact matches
Haneke's methods are clear
from the opening: after a long, quiet stretch of simple
credits, followed by an extended black screen as silent as the grave, the
film smash - cuts into its first
scene with a terrifying jolt.
Credits began following the trademarked opening of a close - up view of a match - head igniting, and the lighting of a sparking fuse, accompanied by a blindingly - fast montage of action
scenes from the
film - and of course, Lalo Schifrin's memorable theme music.
Andy Fickman, whose one quality
credit is Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical [also starring Bell], seems to have no idea how to pace the
film and his transitions
from scene to
scene are either too clever by half, or just awkward.
While the main event of the
film certainly did happen, as well as some of the
scenes (some of them, excerpted
from the documentary, are shown during the end
credits), the
film as a whole does tend to traverse familiar territory as far as feel - good sports
films go, especially with the final game where all of the loose ends comfortably fall into place.
Too much of the time, though, director Rod Lurie (a former
film critic whose directorial
credits include political dramas such as «The Contender») establishes a pace that dutifully trudges
from scene to
scene rather than taking time to reveal anything unexpected.
If now not, it may well be any other play on a vintage end -
credits scene just like the filmmakers did with the primary Deadpool
film, recreating the end -
credits coda
from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
It's somehow cyclical, how
from the barren earth of winter a new harvest will come forth; over the
film's closing
credits we see just that, home - movie archive
scenes of harvests past.
And Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi reportedly shot this little moment, which could suggest it's actually a
scene from that upcoming
film (not unlike the way the Ant - Man
credits showed us a
scene from Captain America: Civil War).
Through 18 MCU
films, the Infinity Stones have never been far away
from the main plot or the post
credits scenes.
In many ways, they transcended the possibilities laid out for them with the follow - up,
from the opening frames of the
film to second
scene in the end
credits — which some are calling the best post-
credits scene ever.
«Deadpool 2» writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick recently spoke to UPROXX about the post
credits scenes which were cut
from the
film, and they revealed that one idea that was pitched would have seen Chris Evans reprise his role as Human Torch.
Fans of «The Room» should stay for the end
credits as Franco re-enacts several
scenes from the
film with a near - perfect synchronicity.
A number of bonus features
from Spider - Man 2's original DVD are not included here: another Spidey Sense graphic subtitle trivia track, Train's «Ordinary» music video, four making - of webisodes, the 15 - minute «Interwoven: The Women of Spider - Man», «Enter the Web» (multi-angle B - roll
from the
filming of four sequences), a gallery of Alex Ross» paintings of
scenes from the original
film used in the opening
credits, a trailer for and making - of featurette on Activision's Spider - Man 2 video game, and, least importantly, DVD - ROM content supposedly consisting of weblinks and an S - M 3 countdown which I couldn't even get to work (trying to use InterActual these days is a disaster).
The
film was funny as hell and I laughed
from beginning to end, but what stood out the most was the end -
credits scene that had a very catchy song and comedicly foreshadowed upcoming sequels, merchandise, action figures, contract disputes, and video games.
The musical selections range
from hyperkinetic rap to somber selections by Seal, Chaka Khan and Marc Dorsey (whose «People in Search of a Life» makes the
film's opening montage of crime
scene photos one of the saddest
credit sequences of all time).
We're still a couple weeks out
from seeing Doctor Strange in the United States, but next week brings the
film to many international markets, and that means some spoilers will start to spill onto the web, including details on both of the
credits scenes (which have been screened for press already).
The city has been featured in many Hollywood
films and television shows due to favorable tax
credits ranging
from «
Scenes from a Mall» to «The Office».