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rk47
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I thought Emo Peter was the highlight of that film. I thought it was supposed to be funny?
If you're angry about it, you might be a little emo yourself. ;)
Except in S3, he's supposed to 'scare' the audience. Make the audience realize 'oh man, you're turning into a psycho. ditch the suit' not 'why are you wearing clownshoes?' I watched the animated series on Venom arc and it's done much better. Peter turned gradually into a slight jerk, and full-on asshat; only stopping at the last minute before letting Shocker fall to his death. (this is cartoon mind you) |
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stray
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I see.
Well, the last thing I'll say is that Venom is a stupid character anyways, and I doubt that Tobey McGuire could ever be scary. Maybe Raimi realized both.
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 I never thought Frodo could be scary, either! |
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Trippy
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Frodo is always scary because of his freakish Chibi-eyes.
That's because he never blinks. In fact both he and Toby Maguire subscribe to the "keeping my eyes open as wide as possible and never blinking makes me more dramatic" school of acting (I forget who it was that taught them that). They both bug the heck out of me because of that though Toby annoys me more than Elijah. |
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Lakov_Sanite
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Abby.....something.
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~a horrific, dark simulacrum that glares balefully at us, with evil intent.
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stray
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Looks heavy.
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stu
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« Last Edit: April 14, 2008, 09:13:09 PM by stu »
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Dear Diary,
Jackpot!
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Fordel
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I LOVE that he argues with his robots  |
and the gate is like I TOO AM CAPABLE OF SPEECH
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Llava
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stray
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I don't think the trailer gives away too much. I'm still not even sure who Jeff Bridges is, other than the villain. Therefore, I don't know the plot. |
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Llava
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I don't think that was the joke.
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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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stray
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Either way, I'm fucking stoked! Like a little kid. I want to see this more than Batman. The trailers make me want to see the movie more, not less.
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LK
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But do the eyes light up on the bust?
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rk47
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I almost wish I hadn't read this thread. I had no idea about Samuel Jackson or the character he plays. That's freakin' sweet. I probably would have found out eventually. I'm gay for Iron man. WTF I'm in my mid 30's, why am I excited about a movie all of a sudden??
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But do the eyes light up on the bust?
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I almost wish I hadn't read this thread. I had no idea about Samuel Jackson or the character he plays. That's freakin' sweet. I probably would have found out eventually. I'm gay for Iron man. WTF I'm in my mid 30's, why am I excited about a movie all of a sudden??
30 Year olds can be loser nerds that like crappy fake superheroes also! P.S. I like anime. Well, rarely, but there's some stuff (Lucky Star, Lagann, etc) that just blows my hair back. So rejoice in your loserdom. P.P.S. Anime is more socially acceptable than liking a guy in a cyber suit. Except Gundam. That's less acceptable because it's a cartoon guy in a cartoon robot suit. |
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Tebonas
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This whole site is an altar to our socially less acceptable hobbies, so whats one more gonna hurt?
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« Last Edit: April 15, 2008, 11:15:08 PM by Tebonas »
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P.P.S. Anime is more socially acceptable than liking a guy in a cyber suit.
No... no it really isn't. Iron Man is a summer blockbuster movie. There aren't enough comic geeks in the world to get stuff like Spider-man, X-men, or whatever to put up the numbers they do. Non-geeks aren't afraid to go watch these things and enjoy them. It's much more acceptable than anime. Sorry but it's the truth. On another note, I just found out that due to a certain event at my work that we just got word of, I'll actually be getting my prints of Iron Man a couple days earlier than expected, so I might be seeing it as early as the 28th. |
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murdoc
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P.P.S. Anime is more socially acceptable than liking a guy in a cyber suit. Except Gundam. That's less acceptable because it's a cartoon guy in a cartoon robot suit.
That was supposed to be green text right? RIGHT!? |
Have you tried the internet? It's made out of millions of people missing the point of everything and then getting angry about it
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WindupAtheist
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Put me in the "lol wut?" category as well. I've overheard debates about how powerful Magneto is from middle-aged warehouse workers who would probably think "gundam" is something they eat in Cambodia.
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rk47
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errr..that's just crazy talk. socailly acceptable? wtf? maybe in japan schild, but elsewhere in the world anime fans hide underground even from their own relatives. I remember slotting in an anime soundtrack on a road trip with my dad (I'm around 23) and he paused from driving and looked at me funny. 'Son, why are listening to sunday morning cartoon songs?'  |
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Anime gets more socially acceptable every year. Comics, however, don't. It's odd.
I see plenty of teens browsing the Manga section of the local Borders, but nobody hangs out in the Graphic Novel section or near the Comic rack except ill-clothed dumpy guys age 25+. The sheer fact that the Manga section is 2-3x larger than the GN section is a marvel beyond just the fact that Borders in fucking KENTUCKY even has a section dedicated to Japanese comics.
My kids and nephews all know Anime much more than the do Comics. Sure they know Batman and Spiderman and the 'big names' but that's from movies. Talk to them about TV shows or animation in general and if it's not a CN show, it's something like Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Gundam. This is an age-range from 4-12, and they've never known a US culture that HASN'T had some kind of Anime in it.
To them, it's odd if you don't like it. I can see this maturing into an enjoyment of the other animes out there, past and future, much more than I can see them getting in to comic books. My eldest nephew most of all, as he's a 'jock' at his father's urging (a banker) and both of them see one as OK (because it's a movie or TV show) and the other as "geek central." Another oddity.
I blame it on the "reading is for nerds and losers" stereotype.
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stray
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Geez, where the fuck did anime come from, Schild? This movie will rock. And some anime is fine too. Fuck a nerd slapfight.
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Llava
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Am I the only one who didn't take him seriously?
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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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stray
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Schild is always serious.
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Velorath
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Anime gets more socially acceptable every year. Comics, however, don't. It's odd.
Anime doesn't get more socially acceptable every year. For the most part it just fills the same geek niche for younger generations that P&P RPGs, comics, and the like did for previous generations. Without a doubt managa sells more in bookstores than graphic novels, but it hasn't had anywhere near the crossover to the mainstream crowd that comics have had off and on for decades if one looks at something like movie grosses for anime and comic book movies. Reading comics in and of itself I'd say isn't exactly socially acceptable (nor do I every really expect it to gain that kind of mainstream acceptance), but due to a handful of iconic characters like Superman, Batman, and Spider-man, that are recognized around the world, and characters being transferred to more mainstream media going as far back as the days of radio dramas (like the Shadow), comics are understood and accepted to an extent in a way that anime isn't. None of this is to say that one is better or more valid than the other. |
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stray
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Two hot, "worldly" girls have stolen JTHM tpbs from me ([edit] wait, that was just one of those..forgot the other). Many have at least one Wonder Woman ornament on their fridge. The extent of their anime interest is a Hello Kitty purse stashed away in their closet. Some have watched a comic book movie or two. They all love Spider-Man at least.
That's about as socially acceptable as any of this shit will ever be, I think.
As for buying comics, hell, I barely do that. I get a lot of info from here actually. Or else, I torrent (shame, shame, shame).
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Llava
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On the other hand, I can name a hot girl who likes Wonder Woman kinda, but knows her manga backwards and forwards.
I still think comics are more socially acceptable though, because you can jump into a comic-geek rant in front of people who aren't geeks and usually (usually):
1) They think it's funny
2) One or two people in the group get interested in the details of characters they know
3) You are not, thereafter, socially ostracized.
Anime, however, doesn't really offer such an option. You can't just, as a joke, start ranting in front of a group of normal people about how Vegeta is clearly the superior fighter to Goku and it's only through luck and the interference of his friends that Goku ever managed to beat him. Because people don't know what the fuck you're talking about. The comics rants they at least have a point of reference.
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That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell. -Saint Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
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stray
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This is very true.
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Merusk
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You couldn't do that with comics 20 years ago, either. At least not where I grew up.
Also, people wouldn't have understood Star Wars references 25 years ago, or simly thought you were a fucking loony for droping Yoda-isms. Today they're a "cultural icon" and part of the INTERNATIONAL pop lexicon to a disturbing degree. (A star wars themed Shin Chan? Wtf?)
Culture changes, what kids are into today is what we'll be hearing about endlessly in our 50s and 60s while we whinge about how nobody respects 'the classics' anymore.
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stray
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There was that guy that Richard Gere played in the Breathless remake. Always going on about the Silver Surfer to his girlfriend.
And really, his character was the coolest dude EVER. Granted, he was kind of retarded, but still, he was cool. And I don't even like Gere that much.
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Hmm, not sure where I'm going with this... Other than that it was made 20 years ago.
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