aricandover Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 is they could be done right, I'd love to see an animated series based on Tom Strong, and a movie trilogy based on James Robinson's, Starman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Belated reporting of violation of Godwin's law I'm going to keep doing this as long as you guys resort to the lazy tactic of comparing everything you find distasteful or wrong to the Nazis or oblique references to said villians.Dude, I don't want to be hostile, but my comparison was well-considered, not lazy. I will continue to call 'em as I see 'em, no matter how many times you post that Kitler pic. Technically, I am fulfilling, not violating the above-referenced law so Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 For some reason I could not place the actor that played Rorschach even though he looked so familiar. Then I realized it was Jackie Earle Haley from Bad News Bears and Breaking Away. I thought he was perfect for the part. Seems like he kind of disappeared from acting but I read he has been doing a bunch of directing. I loved the line "I'm not trapped in hear with you, your trapped in hear with me"! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 For some reason I could not place the actor that played Rorschach even though he looked so familiar. Then I realized it was Jackie Earle Haley from Bad News Bears and Breaking Away. I thought he was perfect for the part. Seems like he kind of disappeared from acting but I read he has been doing a bunch of directing. I loved the line "I'm not trapped in hear with you, your trapped in hear with me"! Dude, rent Little Children. It's the reason he and Wilson were cast in Watchmen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 finally going to see watchmen tonight...Did you take your kids?? How was it?? LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Dude, I don't want to be hostile, but my comparison was well-considered, not lazy. I will continue to call 'em as I see 'em, no matter how many times you post that Kitler pic. Technically, I am fulfilling, not violating the above-referenced law so I like getting duded. Anyway...saw the movie today. Some observations from someone who never read the GN: 1) Malin Akerman may have given the worst performance in a major motion picture that I have ever seen.2) Jackie Earl Haley was wonderful3) too much blue dong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Did you take your kids?? How was it?? LouieB Although the question wasn't directed at me...I will answer. Uncomfortable in all the uncomfortable spots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Did you take your kids?? How was it?? Ha! No, just me and a fellow geek. I enjoyed the hell out of it...it was fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm hoping with the bombing it did at the box office, that Watchmen will be moved into Kerasotes' $5 club this weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Question: how come everyone ripped Batman for his voice and everyones loves Rorschach with the exact same voice? Is it just that the voice was different for Bruce Wayne/Batman? That was the first thing I said when I came out of the movie. My husband didn't even notice the extreme similarity until I mentioned it. I like getting duded. Anyway...saw the movie today. Some observations from someone who never read the GN: 1) Malin Akerman may have given the worst performance in a major motion picture that I have ever seen.2) Jackie Earl Haley was wonderful3) too much blue dong YES, YES, and YES. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Has it done shitty business at the box office? That's a shame, I haven't seen it but it seemed like a valiant effort. Let's face it as well, any appearance of blue dong is too much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Technically, I am fulfilling, not violating the above-referenced law so Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 But how do you feeeeel about the blue dong... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 [quote name='Crow Daddy Magnus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I ain't seen the flick yet - but your comment about the actress in it makes me want to steer further clear - after the clips I'd seen, she was already the main reason I might not see it. Well...gratuitous breastage also makes an appearance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 pedro, she's pretty damn uninspiring (even when she's naked)...but some of the other actors more than compensate for her tepid performance. worst case, it's visually entertaining enough that I think you'll enjoy it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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EL the Famous Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 somehow, i just knew you wouldn't. no sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 it felt like nothing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 it felt like nothing wow. i enjoyed it just fine...nothing revolutionary and nowhere near the best comic flick i've seen, but it was better than the spirit. *shrug* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 wow. i enjoyed it just fine...nothing revolutionary and nowhere near the best comic flick i've seen, but it was better than the spirit. *shrug* I don't even have any "fanboy" nitpicks to make, it was just a bad movie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I don't even have any "fanboy" nitpicks to make, it was just a bad movie. I would disagree on the bad part simply because Jackie Earl Haley OWNED the Rorschach role. I went into the movie knowing virtually nothing about the Watchmen. I wasn't lost at all, and I even bought in to the alternative history conceit. But the acting of Malin Akerman was so bad that it almost overshadows the glory that was Jackie Earl Haley. Plus, how often do you get to hear a Leonard Cohen song played in such an odd context with the killer movie sound? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Last week's South Park was a good send up of both Batman and the Watchmen. Who is the Coon??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 [quote name='Crow Daddy Magnus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The Marvel Super Heroes The Marvel Super Heroes is a Canadian-made animated television series starring five comic-book superheroes from Marvel Comics. It was first syndicated, on U.S. television, in 1966. Produced by Grantray-Lawrence Animation, headed by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson and Robert Lawrence, it was an umbrella series of five segments, each approximately seven minutes long, broadcast on local television stations that aired the show at different times. The series ran initially as a half-hour program made up of three seven-minute segments of a single superhero, separated by a short description of one of the other four heroes. It has also been broadcast as a mixture of various heroes in a half-hour timeslot, and as individual segments as filler or within a children's TV program. The segments, and their original rotations, were: * Monday: Captain America * Tuesday: The Incredible Hulk * Wednesday: The Invincible Iron Man * Thursday: The Mighty Thor * Friday: Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner I recall watching these in the 70s: The Marvel Super Heroes (Some dude has almost all of them up at Youtube) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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