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SUPERMAN
- Thread starter Mentalist
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Eggs Mayonnaise
All In With The Nuts
SUPES YOU TROLL YOU SURE SHOWED THAT BISH BONC LOLsy
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Well he did warn her.So with all the Superman hype of late Iv'e been reading some early Silver Age stuff in the mornings with my breakfast on the patio. I'm having a blast. It's so fucking funny.
We all know how convoluted, misogynistic and downright insane some of this material is but this one I just had to share. It's from a collection I'm reading which were from the late 50s and early 60s and were printed in the Sunday Newspapers.
This one is my favourite so far. There is so much going on. Superman is a proper gaslighting menace
Starship Coyote
The Merchant of Menace
Saw it this afternoon.
I fucking loved it.
I fucking loved it.
Volpone
Zombie Hunter
Lots of Easter eggs. Many that I probably missed. The office building Superman goes into to get away from the angry crowd is the company Rex Whatsisname worked for when he got turned into Metamorpho. You probably recognize the Justice Gang's Hall of Justice from the old Saturday morning Superfriends cartoon. Interestingly, the Hall of Justice was based on Cincinnati's Union Station train terminal. And sure enough, not only did they use it for the exterior shots, they used the lobby for the interior scenes instead of just shooting them on a set.
I loved how Hoult took a page from Montalban's ST:TWOK Khan and played Lex as the hero. And from a certain perspective he has a point. And like Khan, he doesn't know when to quit and takes it too far, becoming the villain.
Was it just me or did I pick up a little young Samuel L. Jackson in Mister Terrific's mannerisms? Speaking of Mister Terrific, he's really integral to the plot and the odds that they knew the timing would line up the way it did but part of me can't help but wonder if it was a bit of a jab at the Fantastic Four's Mister Fantastic.
Last observation (for now) is the choice of supporting heroes. They went with really obscure characters. Green Lantern is kind of A-list, but instead of Hal Jordan, they went with...they didn't even use...John Stewart(?), they used Guy Gardner. Nathan Fillion voiced Hal Jordan GL and he did great as Guy Gardner. They made the character heroic, but still a bit of a dick and Fillion nailed it. Then they used...Hawkman is a pretty obscure character, but Hawkgirl probably even moreso. Then they throw in Metamorpho. But it isn't just like "here's Metamorpho," there's actually a reason for him to be there. Then there's Mister Terrific, who was great, but I'll admit I'm a comic guy and I'd never heard of him before the movie trailer came out. So, where Snyder adds Batman to the title of Superman 2 and adds in Wonderwoman, Cyborg, Flash, and Aquaman just out of nowhere, Gunn starts his universe out small, giving us something to look forward to and building it gradually. It's a different angle on the way they did it in the MCU--there each of the major characters got a movie or two before being put together in "Avengers" but the result is the same--you don't have so much going on that it detracts from the story. (IMO)
I loved how Hoult took a page from Montalban's ST:TWOK Khan and played Lex as the hero. And from a certain perspective he has a point. And like Khan, he doesn't know when to quit and takes it too far, becoming the villain.
Was it just me or did I pick up a little young Samuel L. Jackson in Mister Terrific's mannerisms? Speaking of Mister Terrific, he's really integral to the plot and the odds that they knew the timing would line up the way it did but part of me can't help but wonder if it was a bit of a jab at the Fantastic Four's Mister Fantastic.
Last observation (for now) is the choice of supporting heroes. They went with really obscure characters. Green Lantern is kind of A-list, but instead of Hal Jordan, they went with...they didn't even use...John Stewart(?), they used Guy Gardner. Nathan Fillion voiced Hal Jordan GL and he did great as Guy Gardner. They made the character heroic, but still a bit of a dick and Fillion nailed it. Then they used...Hawkman is a pretty obscure character, but Hawkgirl probably even moreso. Then they throw in Metamorpho. But it isn't just like "here's Metamorpho," there's actually a reason for him to be there. Then there's Mister Terrific, who was great, but I'll admit I'm a comic guy and I'd never heard of him before the movie trailer came out. So, where Snyder adds Batman to the title of Superman 2 and adds in Wonderwoman, Cyborg, Flash, and Aquaman just out of nowhere, Gunn starts his universe out small, giving us something to look forward to and building it gradually. It's a different angle on the way they did it in the MCU--there each of the major characters got a movie or two before being put together in "Avengers" but the result is the same--you don't have so much going on that it detracts from the story. (IMO)
Donovan
beer, I want beer
Non spoiler thoughts:
1. I liked they aimed for 1978 version of Superman without making him quite so bumbling. An homage without slavish parody.
2. I also liked they didn't go "dark and broody deadbeat dad". That shit is played, man.
3. Filion's Guy Gardener was WAY better than I anticipated from the still shots. Should have known. Filion's a pro.
4. I actually cared about Mr Terrific as a character but there was a bit at the end where his motivations jarred me from the story in a not-good way. Stupid ego play from "the smart one".
5. Gunn was solid but relied WAY too heavily on cliche last-minute heroic save shots. A fuckin
? Cmon man.
6. Did NOT like the characterization of the cameo. Hard pass.
7. Mildly irritated at the portrayal of the Kents as stupid hicks. hack writing.
8. Thoroughly enjoyed most of the bit players especially Gideon Olsen, Superman's righteous Gemstone. Nice they gave a nod to characters who don't get much love in the films.
Overall, decent flick. But not mind blowing. Good starter set for the soft reboot.
1. I liked they aimed for 1978 version of Superman without making him quite so bumbling. An homage without slavish parody.
2. I also liked they didn't go "dark and broody deadbeat dad". That shit is played, man.
3. Filion's Guy Gardener was WAY better than I anticipated from the still shots. Should have known. Filion's a pro.
4. I actually cared about Mr Terrific as a character but there was a bit at the end where his motivations jarred me from the story in a not-good way. Stupid ego play from "the smart one".
5. Gunn was solid but relied WAY too heavily on cliche last-minute heroic save shots. A fuckin
squirrel
6. Did NOT like the characterization of the cameo. Hard pass.
7. Mildly irritated at the portrayal of the Kents as stupid hicks. hack writing.
8. Thoroughly enjoyed most of the bit players especially Gideon Olsen, Superman's righteous Gemstone. Nice they gave a nod to characters who don't get much love in the films.
Overall, decent flick. But not mind blowing. Good starter set for the soft reboot.