Movies

[Sandman XI]

Well, they chose the worst Green Lantern, of course it won't be the best movie.

(Cue flame war in 3... 2... 1...)

Could have done worse, Alan Scott would have been boring and Kyle Raynor would have been overhyped tripe

[Ecalsneerg]

What about Guy Gardner? :P

[N/A]

I'd like to see a cyclical sort of thing, where they start the first movie with Sinestro mentoring Hal only for Sinestro to do a Face -> Heel Turn, and then for Hal, now a seasoned veteran, to mentor John Stewart in the second movie, only for Hal to pull a Sinestro by the end, leaving John to take down Hal in the third one.

Not that I'm holding my breath for any of that.

[KnightDisciple]

Dude, there's enough material for Green Lantern, and just the Lantern-related stuff, to probably produce tons of movies. The eternal problem, of course, is "getting it right". :o

[Raveled]

The real problem, of course, is that they cast the wrong guy.

[N/A]

The real problem, of course, is that they cast the wrong guy.

Seconded. Seconded so hard I had to get a new mouse because my index finger punched through the button on my old one when I clicked "Reply."

[KnightDisciple]

I'm a Reynolds fanboy, and I agree, I would have preferred Fillion. But, we got Reynolds. Which at least satisfies me, if not sending fanjoy bursting through my veins.

[Shockwasp]

Personally, I can't help but feel like GL was a terribly derivative superhero movie. It wasn't bad, but... it was by-the-numbers. They took no chances, just... repeated what they knew worked.

Though I will admit that I appreciate the relative lack of giant mechanical spiders.

[angrydurf]

uhm ... I'm pretty sure GL isn't out yet. Though I have hopes this is a witty take that at the scores of judgements being pronounced before more than about 3 minutes of footage has been revealed.

[N/A]

Either way, he's got a point.

I just can't get over the casting of the lead role. I love Ryan Reynolds. LOVE HIM. But I can't see him as Hal Jordan. If they'd made this movie 20 years ago, everyone's pick was Dennis Quaid. Nowadays, I can't help but see Nathan Fillion wearing the ring. But Ryan Reynolds? No. He's great as Deadpool. He'd make a fine Human Torch. But I can't see him as Hal any more than I can see the actual Human Torch as Captain America.

[Ecalsneerg]

It's NOT Hal Jordan.

Seriously, people, the original Green Lantern was never on the cards. It's the usual sort of Rayner/Jordan hybrid character that's shown up in recent years, only unlike S:tAS, focused more on Jordan than Rayner.

[quotemyname]

Speaking of Captain America. How could they have cast anyone other than Nathan Fillion for THAT role? After all, he is THE captain ;)

[Raveled]

Nah. Cap's got the blond hair, blue eyes, all-Americun look going for him. Fillion may be a great actor and look good in tight pants, but the Cap, he ain't.

[quotemyname]

The Warrior's Way...

Amazing.

[cosmicarus]

The Warrior's Way...

Amazing.

Gah! Really looking forward to that one.

...that, and Tron.

[cosmicarus]

Just saw Megamind:

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Gotta say, it was hella fun. Really enjoyable from start to finish. If you like your superheroes and you're somewhat a child at heart (which I assume many of us here are), I really recommend going and checking it out.

[N/A]

IT'S HAPPENING! :Batman:

[Northstar]

IT'S HAPPENING! :Batman:

It's about time.

[Heritage]

Somewhat nervous about this; I like Anne Hathaway, not sure how I feel about her as Selina/Catwoman. Bane is one of my least favorite villians of all time, but they handled him well on BtAS, so it can be done. Will just have to trust in Nolan!

[Ecalsneerg]

Bane is one of my least favorite villians of all time, but they handled him well on BtAS, so it can be done.

... they did? I felt his handling was a black mark on the writing quality.

[N/A]

http://www.cracked.com/article_19015_gr ... art5D.html

[N/A]

Because apparently it wasn't enough for him to ruin both the film adaptation of Hellblazer and the remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still, now Keanu Reaves is gonna take a big steaming dump on Japanese cinema as well. He's starring in a remake of Chushingura, the fictionalized story of "The 47 Loyal Ronin," due to come out next year.

If you've never seen any of the films or TV shows based on the story, I highly recommend the 1962 version. It's pretty much the ultimate samurai epic. Not only can you watch a good movie, but then you can share in my nerdrage. :argh:

[N/A]

Look at it another way. We're introduced to the character emptying rounds into his daughter. Of course he doesn't sound like a normal person. He's bat**** ****ing crazy.

But hey, they were low-velocity rounds. Because he loved her.

I finally got around to watching this, and it was so awesome that, immediately after watching it, my entourage and I returned it to the video store, where we immediately purchased a copy to own. Seriously, it's that good. Kick Ass tapdances back and forth across the line. And when I say "the line," I mean both the line between Deconstruction and Reconstruction, and the line that more irreverent works of fiction and parody cross a number of times in excess of one.

[quotemyname]

I just watched The Fighter. I liked it. Though it's been proven I'm a terrible critic. At least watch it and see how you like it for yourself :)

[Dr Archeville]

X-Men: First Class official trailer

(2011.02.11 - 01:26:59) AvengerAssembled: Superheroes against the background of the Cold War? They made pornography for me.