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    Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Awesome post, more like this pretty please!
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    Image of Supernatural_Canary Supernatural_Canary
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    God I hated Wanted. For many reasons, though the notion mentioned above about becoming a (nihilistic) ubermensch and subsequently treating everyone else like disposable meat bags for target practice bothered me the most.

    And that last line: "What have you done?" Well, I haven’t dehumanized people around me to the point where I can kill scores of them for my own dubious ends and then imply I’m a hero for it. If that’s what you’re getting at.

    Fuck that movie.
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    Image of kagekiri kagekiri
    11/18/09

    @Supernatural_Canary: Yeah, the actual graphic novel had a much more sensible reason for the last line and the general dehumanization: rather than a "righteous" assassin, the main character is just a selfish supervillain whose power is killing people.

    I've heard the authors did approve the storyline of the movie, so I guess it's their right to mess with the story, but leaving in that last line makes their "hero" still seem like a jerk-off villain.
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    Image of Supernatural_Canary Supernatural_Canary
    11/18/09

    @kagekiri: Hmmm… that’s interesting. I haven’t read the graphic novel, so it could very well be that the context of that line (and of the character, it appears) didn’t translate very well to the screen.

    I could certainly live with the character being a villain, and now that you point out what he was like in the graphic novel, I wish that’s what they had done in the film. But the fact that the movie made it seem as though he was righteous in his actions repulsed me.
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    Image of rek rek
    11/18/09

    In reply to The 15 Dumbest Superhero Retcons Of All Time
    Finally an article about mainstream franchise comics on io9 that tells it like it is. They exist to perpetuate a property, not to tell a story. Anything that contradicts the image gets written out in next summer's big "event".
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/18/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    I watched Knowing maybe two months ago, and I must have blocked it to protect my memory of that crapfest, because I don't remember absolutely anything about the movie. Only telling my mom not to watch it under any circumstances.
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    Image of madara madara
    11/18/09

    @Dirk Anger: I'm surprised you didn't try to kill yourself.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/18/09

    @madara: Apparently I trusted my crap-blocking capabilities to do the trick, as they did. I'll take it into account the next time something makes me want to rip my eyes out

    #calendar
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    Image of The Mikekearn of La Mancha The Mikekearn of La Mancha
    11/18/09

    @Dirk Anger: EDIT: Whoops, wrong movie. Knowing is about how Nic Cage is enough of a genius to figure out Earth is going to be destroyed, just in time to do jack shit about it. Also, kids go to an alien planet and there are vague, shitty references to religion.
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    Dirk Anger promoted this comment Edited by The Mikekearn of La Mancha at 11/18/09 7:36 AM The Mikekearn of La Mancha was starred The Mikekearn of La Mancha was unstarred
    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/18/09

    @The Mikekearn of La Mancha: Ahh I remember now, and Nic stalks the mother of some other kid, they find numbers that are dates of disasters and numbers of deaths... now I remember everything. Damn you!

    #calendar
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Last week I ordered a boatload of the older Culture novels by Iain M. Banks. I suspect I might need someone to tow me to work as I might forget what "sleep" is. #bookvortex
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Now we have a problem. David Drake is one of my guilty pleasures, especially Hammer's Slammers. But to insult me by lumping that in with Transformers, well don't be surpirsed to find 150 tonnes of iridium and steel hovering over your lawn with it's 20cm main gun pointed at your bedroom while it's tribarrel rakes your front door. #bookvortex
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    Image of disatess disatess
    11/17/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: that one got me mad also , David Drake and Robert Heinlein slam together with a plotless transformers . #bookvortex
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    11/17/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo: Ha... I'm just saying if they enjoyed that mess, they might like some actual good military SF. :) #bookvortex
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    Image of SJ_Edwards SJ_Edwards
    11/17/09

    @Dr Emilio Lizardo:
    Big Joe - "Hiya Doc, this is Kelly and Oddball, he likes your hovertank."
    Oddball - "Yeah, baby, I really dig your hovertank."
    [Crapgame ( Sotto voce, crying) - "Have you any idea what 150 tonnes of iridium is worth on the Paris market?"]
    Kelly - "I think I have a proposal that might interest you."
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    Edited by SJ_Edwards at 11/17/09 11:09 PM SJ_Edwards was starred SJ_Edwards was unstarred
    Image of lorq lorq
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Why didn't anarcho-syndicaslists like Abrams' "Star Trek"? I'm pretty much an anarcho-syndicalist and I liked it. (Unless you're just doing a little spin on "Only *commies* wouldn't like...") #bookvortex
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    Image of fraying fraying
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    This article made me buy a book. Damn you, Charlie Jane! (By which, I mean, thank you, Charlie Jane.) #bookvortex
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Like anyone needs an excuse to read Good Omens.

    If you haven't read it yet, read it. Period.
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    If you liked 2012, Transformers 2, Knowing, and/or Wolverine, you'll enjoy taking a bath with a toaster oven.
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    Image of snarklenyc snarklenyc
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    If you liked Knowing...you're alone in that. #bookvortex
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    Image of Islandkiwi Islandkiwi
    11/17/09

    In reply to The 15 Dumbest Superhero Retcons Of All Time
    I'm of the belief that the Green Lantern/Parallax storyline has rejuvenated the series, and should be applauded. I never read Green Lantern before Parallax, but I have ever since. #spiderman
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    Image of rek rek
    11/18/09

    @Islandkiwi: How would you know it rejuvenated the series if you hadn't been reading it prior to that storyline?
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    Image of ThisDudeRufus ThisDudeRufus
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    If you think you'll like The Road, you should read The Road. That way you can complain like the rest of us that the basement chattel weren't amputee-y enough. #bookvortex
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Sandman Slim, Monster and Soon I Will Be Invincible are all great light reading. #bookvortex
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    Image of phillyguy83 phillyguy83
    11/17/09

    In reply to If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
    Nice post. I haven't read "Ringworld," but this has me interested in it now. #bookvortex
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    Image of Franknbeans Franknbeans
    11/17/09

    @phillyguy83: Dude, you should read it, well worth your time. #bookvortex
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