FAST FIVE was probably the best movie I've seen in a theater this year - everything I want out of an action movie. I hope they make one of those movies every year for the next ten years, and I hope the Rock is in every one of them, too. He was fucking amazing in this movie - they need to get the Rock into his own action star franchise as soon as possible.
Those technically aren't DCAU, that's just Batman and Superman the Animated Serieses, Batman Beyond and Justice League/JLU.
I highly recommend Crisis on Two Earths as well as skipping Apocalypse. It is very not good.
I watched this on Netflix, and was amazed at how terrible it was.
It was like it was relying on you knowing the comics, to get you invested in the story at all. Like, who'd watch that, and be sad when Harbinger dies? No one. Because she's only in it for about two minutes, and then we're supposed to care when Supergirl mourns her at the end of the thing. It's a great example of telling the audience the character's important, and they should care about her, rather than actually going to the effort of showing why.
Combine that with the crap lifted from the comic (Darkseid remarking on how humans will kill their own kind, the ending that's drawn out way too long, etc.) and the whole thing's just an ill-paced, poorly written mess.
Beautiful animation, though. And the scene with Barda in the suburbs was fun.
As I recall, the original comic book gave you zero reason to care about Harbinger as well. And then she dies.
There were two or three good scenes in the entire mess. The discovery of the pod at the very beginning, Barda's house in the Suburbs, and Batman outwitting Darkseid where the movie should have ended.
However, also two absolutely terrible scenes: Supergirl giving into every female stereotype at the mall, and that final physical fight with Darkseid that pretty much just ruins the character and also somehow manages to go on forever.
So apparently in recent comics Superman has abadoned his U.S. citzenship for that of 'the world'.
Gaaaaaaay.
This is why I stick with the DCAU.
Except...it already happened, in a story from 1974:
That's fine, but some hack writer making gawdamn SUEPRMAN say "The American Way isn't enough anymore" is just stirring up stupid controversy to sell issues in the name of being 'relevant'.
So apparently in recent comics Superman has abadoned his U.S. citzenship for that of 'the world'.
Gaaaaaaay.
This is why I stick with the DCAU.
Except...it already happened, in a story from 1974:
That's fine, but some hack writer making gawdamn SUPERMAN say "The American Way isn't enough anymore" is just stirring up stupid controversy to sell issues in the name of being 'relevant'.
So apparently in recent comics Superman has abadoned his U.S. citzenship for that of 'the world'.
Gaaaaaaay.
This is why I stick with the DCAU.
Except...it already happened, in a story from 1974:
That's fine, but some hack writer making gawdamn SUPERMAN say "The American Way isn't enough anymore" is just stirring up stupid controversy to sell issues in the name of being 'relevant'.
I don't quite get why it's controversial. Wasn't Superman co-created by a Canadian anyway?
Also other countries don't always follow the American way
So maybe Superman is more saying that he respects that and understands that the American Way isn't enough for everyone, and that he must understand that to protect the whole world.
There's a link at the bottom of the Comics Alliance article saying roughly the same and then there's other sites reporting stuff like "indefinite hold". I'm just hoping for minimal time wasted.
Reading the line "Tony and Cap run..." off one of those script pages just made it all seem so real.
Starting Friday, when I see Thor, through next summer, will be the best year ever for 14 year old me, who is living inside my 28 year old brain. He is awesome.
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TexiKenDammit!That fish really got me!Registered Userregular
edited May 2011
Uncle Ben wouldn't raise his nephew to be a hipster, that would be my only response. I've always seen Peter as being behind the times in terms of how his multiple origins depict him, which makes him stand out a lot more and ripe for Flash Thompson bullying. He's so concerned with books and learning he can't be bothered to have trendy jeans or pre weathered t-shirts.
Uncle Ben wouldn't raise his nephew to be a hipster, that would be my only response. I've always seen Peter as being behind the times in terms of how his multiple origins depict him, which makes him stand out a lot more and ripe for Flash Thompson bullying. He's so concerned with books and learning he can't be bothered to have trendy jeans or pre weathered t-shirts.
Aren't Ben and May pretty much hipsters themselves in the Ultimate universe?
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Hippies are different from hipsters, or at least to me.
Plus the underlying theme of Peter growing up with his aunt and uncle is that they really don't have any money beyond the necessities.
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Except...it already happened, in a story from 1974:
I have already seen Drive Angry, Super, and Hobo With a Shotgun
The way they wrote it then it was just in addition to US citizenship, as opposed to giving it up.
DC could atone for their sins by making an animated movie of "What's so Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?"
Then that collector's edition comic from the 70's established his UN status.
Lol, Asgardian Ham! Clever rating system
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There were two or three good scenes in the entire mess. The discovery of the pod at the very beginning, Barda's house in the Suburbs, and Batman outwitting Darkseid where the movie should have ended.
However, also two absolutely terrible scenes: Supergirl giving into every female stereotype at the mall, and that final physical fight with Darkseid that pretty much just ruins the character and also somehow manages to go on forever.
Doomsday has its moments. Not intentionally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IZfMWoQtg
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
That's fine, but some hack writer making gawdamn SUEPRMAN say "The American Way isn't enough anymore" is just stirring up stupid controversy to sell issues in the name of being 'relevant'.
That's fine, but some hack writer making gawdamn SUPERMAN say "The American Way isn't enough anymore" is just stirring up stupid controversy to sell issues in the name of being 'relevant'.
I don't quite get why it's controversial. Wasn't Superman co-created by a Canadian anyway?
So maybe Superman is more saying that he respects that and understands that the American Way isn't enough for everyone, and that he must understand that to protect the whole world.
Go Team.
http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=36435
Starting Friday, when I see Thor, through next summer, will be the best year ever for 14 year old me, who is living inside my 28 year old brain. He is awesome.
Peter really looks like a young hipster Egon:
To the point where that photo seems shopped
I'll be over here feeling good about everything we've seen. Giraffe neck parker be damned.
that is exactly how Peter would dress nowadays
Beat that
Suddenly it all makes sense
Aren't Ben and May pretty much hipsters themselves in the Ultimate universe?
Plus the underlying theme of Peter growing up with his aunt and uncle is that they really don't have any money beyond the necessities.
Thrift stores are a real thing
Also oh god everyone knows my secret
GET OFF MY LAWN.
That Frisbee's mine now. You're not getting it back.
Oh yeah well he's got one of them fangled ipods in his hand for teh hacking, and those glasses are probably Kenneth Cole's or somesuch.
Why, when I was a teenager......(early '00's 4 life, yo).