Wait, is the Baroness turned on by the death of her fearful leader?
And just like that, every pre-adolescent fantasy comes pouring back in.
And just like that, every pre-adolescent fantasy comes pouring back in.
@manimatr0n: Ok, you caught me. I basically quit reading Batman after the Knightfall deal (not because of it...I just got fed up with ongoing series in general). So aside from that, and some of the cartoons, I'm not up-to-speed on Bane. To me, he's still just a silly-looking guy who was brought in to do something to Batman that countless other older-school villains could have done with a lot more dramatic impact. I believe that he's been rehabilitated by good writing, I just have a hard time getting over the first impression.
@PunkyChipsAhoy: I can't breathe.
@samwise.the.girl: Hey, not to be a total ass, but...
Who cares if he turns white? Who cares if the Nolan Joker had been black? He's a two-bit villain who'll probably, thankfully, be barely recognizable.
I think the best adaptations hold very little sacred.
Who cares if he turns white? Who cares if the Nolan Joker had been black? He's a two-bit villain who'll probably, thankfully, be barely recognizable.
I think the best adaptations hold very little sacred.
Holy comprehensive post!
I hate Bane as much as the next reasonable human being, but seeing as Nolan didn't cast some MMA meat-neck, this isn't going to be anything like the comic book character. And it makes tons of sense, really. Nolan's staying away from powers. A guy juicing beyond all reason is great.
Now if the movie were to end with Batman's back broken, and a ton of wannabes fighting for primacy...I would like that.
I hate Bane as much as the next reasonable human being, but seeing as Nolan didn't cast some MMA meat-neck, this isn't going to be anything like the comic book character. And it makes tons of sense, really. Nolan's staying away from powers. A guy juicing beyond all reason is great.
Now if the movie were to end with Batman's back broken, and a ton of wannabes fighting for primacy...I would like that.
I've started and deleted a post brimming with brilliant reimaginings of this wonderful woman five times now. The third act is impossible to imagine. This really is a doozy.
I think the magic/myth factor is the biggest obstacle of all.
I think the magic/myth factor is the biggest obstacle of all.
This image of, I don't know, their nasty bio-mechanical face-caves? is blowing my brain. I can't decide whether it's awesome, not awesome, rejected concept art from a Tool video, or all of the above.
(well, I guess the image won't upload, but it's on the Language/Telepathy page)
(well, I guess the image won't upload, but it's on the Language/Telepathy page)
This warms my heart. I think I'd get into a fistfight over Primer.
(ok, more of a slap-fight, I guess)
(ok, more of a slap-fight, I guess)
@Wookielifeday: Nice sleuthing. Which means whoever's interested should act fast—the dude's 75!
Let's not jump the gun. LA sheriffs made a big deal out of a little fixed wing UAV, but were denied FAA clearance...
If this is half as cool and brutally hard as Chainsaw Warrior (and sounds like it is), I'm in love.
"In the 11th month of 2011, on the 11th day, 11th hour and 11th minute, the supernatural will rule the Earth. Darren Lynn Bousman (Repo!) is bringing that prophecy to life in a new film. "
Say what? Whose prophecy is that? Aside from general numerological frothing over all those 11's, who's ever talked about that date as a deadline for the supernatural to rule the Earth?
I smell a press release regurgitation...
Say what? Whose prophecy is that? Aside from general numerological frothing over all those 11's, who's ever talked about that date as a deadline for the supernatural to rule the Earth?
I smell a press release regurgitation...
Awesome. Why didn't this exist back in my dice-pouch days?
@bob_d: Short films shouldn't get a pass for being bad, even if it's almost impossible for them to not be bad. My problem was with the core premise. Assassination is easy. Just ask every Mexican or Colombian cartel. Certainly no need for multi-million dollar sniper satellites trailing spent stages all over the place.
Excellent review, as always. But:
"...Michel Gondry came on board, famous for his weird movies Adaptation and The Science of Sleep..."
Gondry is swell, but he's not Adaptation swell. That was Spike Jonze.
#corrections
"...Michel Gondry came on board, famous for his weird movies Adaptation and The Science of Sleep..."
Gondry is swell, but he's not Adaptation swell. That was Spike Jonze.
#corrections
@bob_d: Moon, yes. Whistle...um...
@Merricat The Second: This is great. Thanks everyone, for the help (and for not slamming me for being so clueless). You Minecrafters are a charmingly dilligent bunch.
@OutlawDominus: Thank you.
And clearly both unicorns and pegacorns sit at the right, quivering lobe of Azathoth in the vast, whorling host of Yog-Sothoth, who knows all things, including whether a workplace acquaintance is about to take things to the next level, as well as the arrival of unexpected financial windfalls. So you're right to seek favor with the horned ones. And they are right to seek you.
And clearly both unicorns and pegacorns sit at the right, quivering lobe of Azathoth in the vast, whorling host of Yog-Sothoth, who knows all things, including whether a workplace acquaintance is about to take things to the next level, as well as the arrival of unexpected financial windfalls. So you're right to seek favor with the horned ones. And they are right to seek you.
@mailpip1: That's a nice start (I managed to miss it all the times I scoured the wiki in the past, though...), but the sense the game gives you, that this is some weird unpaid vocation you're trying to pick up, unnerves me. I want, like, 5 percent more story, or some goal, some reason to unpack all of these mechanics.
But I also love that the game doesn't have that stuff. I'm perfectly happy that it exists, and is crazy popular, and that I threw some money at it, even if I never try to play it again.
But I also love that the game doesn't have that stuff. I'm perfectly happy that it exists, and is crazy popular, and that I threw some money at it, even if I never try to play it again.
@OutlawDominus: That's a damn pegacorn and you know it.
