Marti Noxon to write Tomb Raider movie script.
I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone, they didn't even have chainsaws.
Angel ,'Chosen'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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chrismg - Jun 13, 2013 9:31:00 am PDT #24694 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2013 9:56:41 am PDT #24695 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ooh, interesting. The new game has been well received, so I hope they take inspiration from it.
Sean K - Jun 13, 2013 10:29:09 am PDT #24696 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I found even 300 to be eye-rolly silly. Also, I think if that movie was shown at normal speed, it would be twenty minutes long.
Watchmen bothered me because it seemed like Zack Snyder completely missed the point of the comic. Like, Moore spent the whole comic deconstructing the superhero mythology, and Snyder kind of nodded along going "Yep, yep, yep! Superheroes are pretty awesome, aren't they?" But Snyder did successfully copy most of the images from the book.
Suckerpunch is SO stupid and offensive, both times I have watched it (in my living room, not a theater), I spent the ENTIRE DURATION (I'm not kidding) of the movie, ranting about how stupid and offensive every single thing about the movie was.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 13, 2013 11:06:49 am PDT #24697 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
One thing I did like about Watchmen was the change they made to the ending. I always thought the giant space squid was a horrible choice.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2013 11:13:05 am PDT #24698 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I always thought the giant space squid was a horrible choice.
I love the psychic space squid because it is so 110% over-the-top ridiculous. I would have paid double the admission price to see it in the film.
Jessica - Jun 13, 2013 11:15:23 am PDT #24699 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yeah, psychic space squid would have been incredibly difficult to pull off as the climax to a serious dramatic movie.
Jessica - Jun 13, 2013 11:15:50 am PDT #24700 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I would have paid double the admission price to see it in the film.
But also this. Because, come on, GIANT PSYCHIC SPACE SQUID.
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2013 11:19:54 am PDT #24701 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
But also this. Because, come on, GIANT PSYCHIC SPACE SQUID.
This is what I'm saying!
Very tangentially related to Watchmen, this comic made me laugh forever: [link] (It took me about a full minute to get the Watchmen reference. Reading the alt-text helps if you're not like me and remember to read the alt-text.)
Atropa - Jun 13, 2013 11:23:37 am PDT #24702 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I would have paid double the admission price to see it in the film.
But also this. Because, come on, GIANT PSYCHIC SPACE SQUID.
EXACTLY. Squids! From! Spaaaaaaace!
I'm a little afraid to reread Watchman now, because I'm wary that how I feel about the movie will change how I view the comic.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2013 11:23:41 am PDT #24703 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Martha Washington comics do have a Burger War as their initial central conflict, and the title character gets doused with "special sauce" which is their napalm equivalent on her first battle mission.