but it seemed as if the 'heroes' were as brutal as the bad guys.
It's Miller time.
Spike: At least give me Wesley's office since he's gone. Angel: He's not gone. He's on a leave of absence. Spike: Yeah, right. Boo-hoo. Thought he killed his bloody father. Try staking your mother when she's coming on to you! Harmony: Well…that explains a lot.
'Destiny'
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Frankenbuddha - Apr 24, 2008 7:09:01 am PDT #5160 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Polter-Cow - Apr 24, 2008 7:13:36 am PDT #5161 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I loved Hellboy and liked Constantine but had no knowledge of the comics. I also loved Ghost World and liked American Splendor with no knowledge of the source texts.
I hope they don't screw up Y: The Last Man.
Jessica - Apr 24, 2008 7:14:18 am PDT #5162 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I read an interview with Mike Minghella, and he wants to find a way to do more Screw-on Head stuff. I could SO get behind that.
WANT!
I'm not sure there are words to express my love for Amazing Screw-on Head. It was like someone scooped out the "THINGS JESS REALLY LIKES, SUBCAT STEAMPUNK" part of my brain and put it on TV.
Jessica - Apr 24, 2008 7:16:11 am PDT #5163 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I loved Hellboy and Constantine, but again, never knew anything about the source texts.
I can't quite bring myself to say I loved Constantine, because on just about every objective level I can look at it with, it was really not a good movie. But Tilda Swinton and Keanu have a way of making me go all wibbly and fangirly over things that otherwise don't deserve it, so...yeah.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 24, 2008 7:16:33 am PDT #5164 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm not sure there are words to express my love for Amazing Screw-on Head. It was like someone scooped out the "THINGS JESS REALLY LIKES, SUBCAT STEAMPUNK" part of my brain and put it on TV.
Also? Really, REALLY funny. I've shown my DVD to a few people, and they've totally lost it laughing.
Steph L. - Apr 24, 2008 7:18:44 am PDT #5165 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think top of my list for comics movies is Batman Begins.
Oh hell yes. Although I have a shameful fondness for the second Tim Burton Batman movie (Batman Returns, maybe?), with the Penguin and Catwoman.
Spider-Man was pretty damned good, too, as was Spider-Man 2.
Let us NEVER speak of Spider-Man 3 again, though. I am the world's hugest Spidey fangirl, but I loathe Spider-Man 3 with the kind of loathing I reserve for Magnolia. After it was over, the first words out of my mouth to The Boy were, "I'm SO sorry I made you come with me to see this."
Fucking dance scene. Ptui.
Miracleman - Apr 24, 2008 7:19:27 am PDT #5166 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I think top of my list for comics movies is Batman Begins.
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
I liked Hellboy a lot, though I was only passingly familiar with the source material until after the movie came out.
I did not like Constantine, but I think a lot of that had to do with Keanu Reeves. He did not seem like a way cynical seen-too-much inadvertent sorceror as he did Neo-Redux But With Theology.
Liked the first two Spidey movies, hated the third.
Liked the first two X-Men movies, hated the third.
And I have a great love for Superman Returns, though I know there are a lot of folk here who didn't like it.
Steph L. - Apr 24, 2008 7:20:33 am PDT #5167 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think top of my list for comics movies is Batman Begins.
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.
Liked the first two Spidey movies, hated the third.
I'm not sure I've ever had cause to say this, but: MM, get outta my brain!
Steph L. - Apr 24, 2008 7:21:54 am PDT #5168 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm thrilled for this summer's comic book/adventure movies -- Iron Man, Dark Knight, Indiana Jones.
What else am I forgetting? Is Hellboy 2 this summer?
Polter-Cow - Apr 24, 2008 7:22:42 am PDT #5169 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And I have a great love for Superman Returns, though I know there are a lot of folk here who didn't like it.
Green Goblin: Oh, yeah, why would you want to watch someone fight in a superhero action movie when you could watch someone think?! "Coming this summer: Lex Luthor thinks!" How did that pitch meeting go? "Ready for this, guys? Lex Luthor's gonna THINK!" "How much?" "$200 million!" "Sold!"
Lex Luthor: Actually, only some of it was thinking. Some was plotting, some was planning, and finally, the explaining of the plan, which I had plotted after I'd thought of it.