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Weak year in movies
Well Fed Games:
--- Quote from: Rando on January 30, 2012, 09:57:53 am ---
Dang,
I liked Dollhouse, wife did too. Can't remember if it was shaky in the beginning and then got better as it went on, but we really really enjoyed it.
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Yeah, I just couldn't get into it... I can't say I watched every episode, but I did catch most of them. I think I was expecting it to scratch the same itch Buffy did, but tonally it was a very different show.
Whedon's comic successes are definitely part of my interest in the Avengers as well.
And to be clear, I am definitely not trying to compare Nolan and Whedon, as they are very different creators. But they both have lifetime appointments to my brain's "check this guy's stuff out" list, alongside Gabe Newell (Valve). JJ Abrams has a trial membership.
Mikezilla:
--- Quote from: Vigo on January 29, 2012, 01:41:44 am ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on January 28, 2012, 11:30:31 pm ---Of course, the theme is so stupid to begin with it's hard to imagine anyone making a success out of it. Captain America? It's just embarrassing.
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A patriotic, do-goody superhero wearing the colors of our flag and fighting for justice, how could that ever succeed? You might as well call him superma--- oh wait... ;)
Just as an FYI, Captain America was created during WW2. Sure it may be a bit dated, but as far as the golden age of comics goes, Captain America is about as iconic as it gets, apart form the Sup'.
I do know there is a Captain Canuck in Canada and a Captain Britain in the UK. I don't know much about Capt'n Canuck, but Capt'n Britian draws a lot from Arthurian legend.
I think it is pretty darn common for countries to have at least one "national superhero" :dunno
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Like Vigo stated, why would that be embarassing? What is wrong with patriotism now adays? Its like people are ashamed to be American or something. Yeah, why wouldnt they? Everyone thinks that their culture/country is the best, why shouldnt we, and like Howard said, we are so... yeah.
Granted the movie isnt what I would have done with it, but I liked the writing, and the theme, the art direction, my only problem was the casting. I hated how they used Chris Evans for Captain America, when he was already tied to Fantastic Four. I thought Hugo Weaving as Red Skull was awesome, he was by far the best part of the movie.
Thats another sign of the times, Superman used to fight for truth, justice, and the american way... They even changed that in the script of the remake because they didnt want to "offend" anyone. ::) Its ridiculous. If any other country created stuff as cool as us, I would be into that as well.
I think the Spiderman movies could have been better too, if they cast someone aside from Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. The dude cant act, he freakin sucks. But the production was top notch, especially on the second one. The third one was atrocious, as far as Im concerned, it never existed, just like the fourth terminator.
Hopefully Avengers doesnt suck, I just want the Hulk to do some badass stuff. I got my Avengers fix from the cartoon series, that was great.
Malenko:
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on January 30, 2012, 01:21:31 pm --- The third one was atrocious, as far as Im concerned, it never existed, just like the third and fourth terminators.
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fixed that for you.
I dont recall anyone mentioning another Marvel superhero movie, The Punisher. While Dolph Lundgren's Punisher was pretty terrible, Thomas Janes' Punisher was actually quite good. I like to pretend Punisher : WarZone never happened too.
Back on topic a little, save yourself the money and don't bother watching Haywire, its mega ---smurfing--- terrible.
Mikezilla:
--- Quote from: Malenko on January 30, 2012, 01:25:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on January 30, 2012, 01:21:31 pm --- The third one was atrocious, as far as Im concerned, it never existed, just like the third and fourth terminators.
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fixed that for you.
I dont recall anyone mentioning another Marvel superhero movie, The Punisher. While Dolph Lundgren's Punisher was pretty terrible, Thomas Janes' Punisher was actually quite good. I like to pretend Punisher : WarZone never happened too.
Back on topic a little, save yourself the money and don't bother watching Haywire, its mega ---smurfing--- terrible.
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Ah thank you, dont know how I missed that. :cheers:
I agree with you on that, if John Travolta wasnt in it, it would have been better.
Awww man, Haywire sucked? I wanted to see that, I absolutely LOVE Gina Carano. :drool
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Mikezilla on January 30, 2012, 01:21:31 pm ---Like Vigo stated, why would that be embarassing? What is wrong with patriotism now adays?
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There's nothing wrong with some patriotism. But, like anything, it can be taken too far. And it frequently is, more than most things. It's like the parents who put My Child is an Honor's Student bumper stickers on their car. It's not that there's anything wrong with being proud of your kid. It's something altogether different.
BTW, I'm very fond of Earth. But Captain Planet is retarded.
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