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ManaByte · « **Reply #5820 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:09:18 PM »

Avengers is May 4th 2012. Sorry Batman.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #5821 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:15:08 PM »

Thor looks good. Simple design. I like the color contrast.

Are there any Thor TPB's ala stuff like The Long Halloween, ie: gritty and violent and not cheesey?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5822 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:16:10 PM »

True Grit is an awesome movie, and a cool book. A remake more in line with the book could be fuck awesome, and with the Coens on board=

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5823 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:17:23 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 01:49:53 PM

2008 Hulk had a better story and villains so much better it shows how crap Ang Lee's version was.

Norton is also a better Banner.

Banner on the run trying to cure the Hulk and eventually trying to control it and focus it is so much better than Banner sitting at the dinner table crying about how his daddy didn't love him.

Abomination is like the Joker to the Hulk, the perfect villain for a Hulk movie, but the movie also had the origin of The Leader and set up Doc Samson.

While I agree Lee's version is shite, it's odd hearing that argument coming from a LOST fan

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5824 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:22:13 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 06:09:18 PM

Avengers is May 4th 2012. Sorry Batman.

ManaByte · « **Reply #5825 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:26:32 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 30, 2010, 06:22:13 PM

Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 06:09:18 PM
Avengers is May 4th 2012. Sorry Batman.

What cast member will Nolan kill to ensure massive box office this time?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5826 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:29:18 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 06:26:32 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on April 30, 2010, 06:22:13 PM
Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 06:09:18 PM
Avengers is May 4th 2012. Sorry Batman.

What cast member will Nolan kill to ensure massive box office this time?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5827 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:33:38 PM »

You honestly think an Avengers movie will be better than the next Batman?

TDK>every Marvel film

ManaByte · « **Reply #5828 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:34:26 PM »

Iron Man > TDK

Spider-Man 2 > TDK

X2 > TDK

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5829 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:37:14 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 06:34:26 PM

Iron Man > TDK

Spider-Man 2 > TDK

X2 > TDK

Okay, now I know you're just giving me a hard time.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5830 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:37:38 PM »

The only thing I could possibly agree with there is that Spidey-Man 2 is better than TDK and even that's a stretch.

Diunx · « **Reply #5831 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:39:12 PM »

Hey look everyone Manabyte is being a shit poster!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5832 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:40:15 PM »

I can't understand people saying Spider-Man 2 is better. I disagree, but it's a legitimate opinion

On the other hand, Iron Man and X2 being better than TDK is just crazy talk

ManaByte · « **Reply #5833 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:41:13 PM »

http://themovieblog.com/2008/07/why-the-hyper-praise-for-the-dark-knight-is-bullshit
http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/15353/1/THE-DEVIN039S-ADVOCATE-HOLY-HYPERBOLE-BATMAN/Page1.html

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5834 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:42:52 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 06:41:13 PM

http://themovieblog.com/2008/07/why-the-hyper-praise-for-the-dark-knight-is-bullshit
http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/15353/1/THE-DEVIN039S-ADVOCATE-HOLY-HYPERBOLE-BATMAN/Page1.html

So two articles that go "Woah, guys, TDK is a pretty awesome movie but it's not the best movie ever or anything!" are supposed to convince us that the popular opinion is that TDK isn't really that good and it's easily outclassed by Marvel's efforts?

MCD · « **Reply #5835 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:44:27 PM »

nothing is better than batman.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5836 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:45:12 PM »

I agree with both articles, and trolled Nolan fantatics non stop on GAF over this very fact. TDK is flawed, cheesy, and hammy like all superhero films. But it does more things right than any superhero film I've ever seen, and features a truly amazing performance that you can't come close to finding in any other superhero film.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5837 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:45:43 PM »

TMNT1 > TDK

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5838 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:46:54 PM »

Yeah, I don't think anyone here is claiming, or has claimed, that TDK is some flawless masterpeice and one of the greatest pieces of cinema ever made. It's got its flaws, sure, but that doesn't mean that it's not still a really good movie.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5839 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:49:27 PM »

That argument is better aimed at Ninja Scooter and the gang at GAF

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #5840 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:50:19 PM »

If Nolan had held back with Two Face and spent more time with the last act, TDK could be considered a modern classic.

ManaByte · « **Reply #5841 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:52:32 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on April 30, 2010, 06:50:19 PM

If Nolan had held back with Two Face and spent more time with the last act, TDK could be considered a modern classic.

If he saved Two Face for the third movie instead of killing him off, it would've been better. And that was the original plan. Introduce him in the second movie, lock up the Joker, and then have Two Face as the villain in the third. Instead TDK used the Spider-Man 3 formula by introducing a popular villain at the end...and then killing them off in a rushed finale.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5842 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:57:08 PM »

Harvey Dent was done so well, it's a shame they wasted time shitting things up with Two-Face

ManaByte · « **Reply #5843 on:** April 30, 2010, 06:58:53 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 30, 2010, 06:57:08 PM

Harvey Dent was done so well, it's a shame they wasted time shitting things up with Two-Face

Because rushing Venom into Spidey 3 worked out so well!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5844 on:** April 30, 2010, 07:32:52 PM »

The ending was rushed and kind of sloppy, but I think I'd rather have Batman as a rogue superhero hated by the city in the conclusion to the trilogy rather than whatever they might have done Harvey Dent.

cool breeze · « **Reply #5845 on:** April 30, 2010, 07:54:57 PM »

two-face couldn't carry a third movie with that motivation. Did people expect for him to become the two-face of the comics or something? he just wanted revenge. His role was like how Scarecrow was part of Ra's plan in Batman Begins. Joker changed Gotham's White Knight into a freak who wanted to kill a kid because he felt like he needed revenge for droopy face's death.

That boring boat sequence was the worst part of the movie. Other than Deebo kicking ass, it was just a really boring sequence that lacked any subtlety. After it you had Batman talk about how Gotham won because Deebo was a badass and rich white people were wimps. For a second you might think "YEAH! GET SOME!" but it was distinguished mentally-challenged since like everyone in the justice system was dead at that point, a hospital blown up, and tons of people dead.

ManaByte · « **Reply #5846 on:** April 30, 2010, 08:26:45 PM »

Just because you're a LOST fan it doesn't make you a Jack fan.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5847 on:** April 30, 2010, 08:53:02 PM »

I was gonna make a long post in objection...but...

*daps Manabyte*

fuck jack

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5848 on:** April 30, 2010, 09:15:40 PM »

Quote from: ManaByte on April 30, 2010, 12:52:33 PM

THOR
(Image removed from quote.)

Hmm, I fully expected Brannaugh to take it in a dark-age Norse epic direction. This looks fully in line with the scifi/medieval blend that Kirby(?) created. Interesting.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #5849 on:** April 30, 2010, 09:36:57 PM »

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeah

[youtube=560,345]feYnoi4mGlA[/youtube]

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5850 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:01:24 PM »

cool breeze · « **Reply #5851 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:03:42 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on April 30, 2010, 09:36:57 PM

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeah

[youtube=560,345]feYnoi4mGlA[/youtube]

the Alien 3 shot at the end

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5852 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:06:42 PM »

holy shit, in the movie the smurfs live in Central Park

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5853 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:21:07 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on April 30, 2010, 10:06:42 PM

holy shit, in the movie the smurfs live in Central Park

So Gargamel lives in a condo in Manhattan?

Raban · « **Reply #5854 on:** April 30, 2010, 10:40:33 PM »

Oh, oh, is it too late for me to be ManaByte too!?

Street Fighter: The Movie > TDK

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5855 on:** April 30, 2010, 11:44:04 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on April 30, 2010, 06:15:08 PM

Thor looks good. Simple design. I like the color contrast.

Are there any Thor TPB's ala stuff like The Long Halloween, ie: gritty and violent and not cheesey?

Try the Walt Simonson collections. It's a bit dated but still holds up really well, I think. A lot of it has the feel of genuine myth. And Thor turns into a frog, and a talking horse Thor from space also shows up.

Eric P · « **Reply #5856 on:** May 01, 2010, 12:32:57 AM »

Quote from: swaggaz on April 30, 2010, 10:03:42 PM

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on April 30, 2010, 09:36:57 PM
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck yeah

[youtube=560,345]feYnoi4mGlA[/youtube]

the Alien 3 shot at the end

also the whole alien egg finding

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5857 on:** May 01, 2010, 12:36:01 AM »

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #5858 on:** May 01, 2010, 02:05:14 AM »

Disposable White Guy and I saw A Nightmare on Elm Street tonight. It was pretty boring. What a waste of a cool Jackie Earl Haley performance.

However, one of the leads has the dumbest face, as if he is both confused and shitting all the time, and I think we spent the better part of about forty minutes laughing hysterically every time he was on screen. Hell, even when he wasn't, his dumb face made me laugh.

Disposable White Guy · « **Reply #5859 on:** May 01, 2010, 10:15:39 AM »

Movie was pretty terrible, and totally depressing since I was reminded of Freddy vs. Jason the entire time and much I enjoyed it at the theater.

Also, I don't give a fuck if they intended it to be a PG-13 release, no tits =

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #5860 on:** May 01, 2010, 10:17:04 AM »

That dude's face, though.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5861 on:** May 01, 2010, 11:53:51 AM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on May 01, 2010, 10:17:04 AM

That dude's face, though.

imdb link? i really need to see this

chronovore · « **Reply #5862 on:** May 01, 2010, 12:13:36 PM »

Saw "Die Hard 4.0" on Blu-Ray after waiting too long. I heard it was closer to DH2 than DH3. Most of the movie is about Die Hard 3 levels of reality and storyline, when suddenly it shifts to Die Harder's level of cartoon physics at the end. Super lame.

I love a good action movie AND I'm OK with unrealistic action, but they have to be internally consistent. Establish the rules for the movie up front, then let everything play out from there. DH4 gets to the 3 yard line, says "screw it" and just spikes the ball and breakdances into the endzone.

Disposable White Guy · « **Reply #5863 on:** May 01, 2010, 12:32:13 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on May 01, 2010, 11:53:51 AM

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on May 01, 2010, 10:17:04 AM
That dude's face, though.

imdb link? i really need to see this

MICRONAPS!

He's like the poor man's distinguished mentally-challenged Edward Cullen.

Philip Cardgage · « **Reply #5864 on:** May 01, 2010, 12:33:49 PM »

saw Staunton Hill. Why do people keep making these "Hick Horror" movies?

ManaByte · « **Reply #5865 on:** May 01, 2010, 02:25:14 PM »

Piranha > TDK

Philip Cardgage · « **Reply #5866 on:** May 01, 2010, 04:04:32 PM »

Did I see Richard Dreyfus?

??

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5867 on:** May 01, 2010, 05:26:26 PM »

Quote from: mojovonio on May 01, 2010, 04:04:32 PM

Did I see Richard Dreyfus???

Yep.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5868 on:** May 01, 2010, 09:40:32 PM »

Added this to my netflix instant queue...

Eric P · « **Reply #5869 on:** May 01, 2010, 10:00:09 PM »

Watched three kingdoms starring Andy Lau and Sammo Hung. It was HORRIBLE! Badly shot poor writing poor Kung Fu. Ugh.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5870 on:** May 01, 2010, 10:04:59 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on May 01, 2010, 10:00:09 PM

Watched three kingdoms starring Andy Lau and Sammo Hung. It was HORRIBLE! Badly shot poor writing poor Kung Fu. Ugh.

I was going to make some comment asking whether it was worse than Dragon Heat [because I'd seen it recently and hated it] and then I realised that both movies have the exact same director, writers, cinematrographer, and editor.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #5871 on:** May 01, 2010, 10:08:07 PM »

The Goebbels Experiment

It's just Kenneth Branagh reading passages from Goebbels' diary (he kept one from the 20s right through to the end), matched with corresponding period footage from Germany

pretty fascinating, but i could have done without the horror movie soundtrack

you get to see him all burned to fuck like a curled up dead spider

even the russians looked aghast at the sight of his dead children lined up

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5872 on:** May 02, 2010, 12:45:51 AM »

Seven Pounds of Magic Negro.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5873 on:** May 02, 2010, 01:16:01 AM »

Finally watched In The Loop. it was

, funniest and sharpest script in years. If Ricky Gervais wrote the West Wing, this is what it might turn out like.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5874 on:** May 02, 2010, 01:27:21 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on May 02, 2010, 12:45:51 AM

Seven Pounds of Magic Negro.

I still have no idea what it's about. Maybe I should rent it or something

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5875 on:** May 02, 2010, 01:54:23 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on May 02, 2010, 01:27:21 AM

Quote from: Himuro on May 02, 2010, 12:45:51 AM
Seven Pounds of Magic Negro.

I still have no idea what it's about. Maybe I should rent it or something

It's worth watching, it's not a bad movie. But still...

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5876 on:** May 02, 2010, 01:55:44 AM »

Haven't seen a movie with a magic negro since Miracle at St Anna. I'm in need of magic negro lovin'

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5877 on:** May 02, 2010, 01:58:16 AM »

Watch it then! It has Rosario Dawson and she's as cute as ever!

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5878 on:** May 02, 2010, 02:18:08 AM »

My netflix queue was getting dry again so I added about 300 more flicks to my queue.

Whew.

I can breathe again.

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #5879 on:** May 02, 2010, 02:25:19 AM »

You know when you're on netflix or something and looking for something to watch and you see one of your favorite movies - in this instance, mine being Mulholland Drive - and it has like only 2 stars?

smh

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