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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    I like it. It violates convention and makes me feel a little uncomfortable. #batmobile
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    Anton Furst's Batmobile was the best. George Barris's second to that. The rest don't matter. #batmobile
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    That is weird. It looks just like this thing I saw on Gizmodo.
    [gizmodo.com] #batmobile
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    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    I love Giger, but this looks phoned-in. I would guess his tastes don't include the source material. He really could have gone to town on this one. #batmobile
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/03/09

    @gods-n-clods: Actually, that's how he works. At least when he is working for someone he doesn't like. He goes to his studio in Switzerland, the director faxes or phones in what he wants, and Giger faxes over sketches. Giger described this process in one of his books. It's how he worked on Alien 3 and Species. The sketch we're looking at is probably one of the faxes not the original. Really, if you were a painter and concept designer, would working for Joel Schumacher inspire your best work?
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    Edited by Bill-Lee at 11/03/09 12:06 PM Bill-Lee was starred Bill-Lee was unstarred
    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    11/03/09

    @Bill-Lee: That is how most contracted artists work; just fax the thumbnails. Nothing wrong with that. I just thought if he was a kid who grew up with Swiss Batman, he'd be all up in Shumacher's pie. Species was something he took time to design, this is a once-off.
    I'm acquainted with a nice photog that got to shoot him when she was younger, and he was a sweetie to her. Other interviews make him look like a kind, thoughtful man. He makes respectful comments about his mother, and how offended she would be by his art.
    Obvs psycho, or the Swiss are good stock? #batmobile
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/03/09

    @gods-n-clods: haha, phoned in. literally. #batmobile
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    Image of chakrabs chakrabs
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    Quick Robin, to the chromosome-car! #batmobile
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    ThisDudeRufus promoted this comment chakrabs was starred chakrabs was unstarred
    Image of Presidentpez Presidentpez
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    I guess the producers forgot to say "This time don't make it look anything like a vagina!" #batmobile
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    MISS MERCY STREET promoted this comment Presidentpez was starred Presidentpez was unstarred
    Image of psybab psybab
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    I wonder how much Giger charges to sketch a car on a piece of scrap paper. #batmobile
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    psybab was starred psybab was unstarred
    Image of gods-n-clods gods-n-clods
    11/03/09

    @psybab: Yeah really. It reminds me of that Saturday Night Live sketch with John Lovitz as Picasso... eating at a restaurant, paying the bill with a signature on a napkin, "I'm Pi-CASSO!" #batmobile
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    Wow, I'm shocked that Schumacher ignored an opportunity to make that movie even worse. #batmobile
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    Image of Rtrain Rtrain
    11/03/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Finally! An applicable segue for this video! #batmobile
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    salthegeek promoted this comment Rtrain was starred Rtrain was unstarred
    Image of Davio Davio
    11/04/09

    @Rtrain: Oh that's fantastic! #batmobile
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    Davio was starred Davio was unstarred
    Image of Blue_Thark Blue_Thark
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    Run... It's the Bat-Tentacle! #batmobile
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    salthegeek promoted this comment Blue_Thark was starred Blue_Thark was unstarred
    Image of Erix_Cale Erix_Cale
    11/03/09

    @Blue_Thark: Watch out Japanese -school girls #batmobile
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    salthegeek promoted this comment Erix_Cale was starred Erix_Cale was unstarred
    Image of atrus123 atrus123
    11/03/09

    In reply to Batman Forever Missed Out On HR Giger's Alien Batmobile
    The second picture looks like some sort of sea creature. #batmobile
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    Image of EBone EBone
    07/13/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    The Star Trek 3-movie series is actually Wrath of Khan (II), Search for Spock (III), and Voyage Home (IV). While III was the weakest of the three, IV was still in the lead for box office receipts last time I looked. And it was a great fun film, after two really dark entries.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/08/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    The first Phantasm movie was good.


    The sequels on the other hand...


    P2, marred by studio interference.

    P3 (and P4), by Coscarelli's interference.

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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    07/08/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    Whoever coined the phrase, "Third time's the charm." obviously never saw most of these films..
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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    07/08/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    I can't believe I may be the first person to say this, this many comments in (haven't checked all the sub-threads), but wasn't Poison Ivy in Batman 4?
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    07/08/09

    In reply to Why Are Movie Threequels Always So Terrible?
    Great article.


    Back to the Future III. Blech.

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