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DuracellEnergizer

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#670539
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B1 in interactive 3D
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TV's Frink said:



RRS-1980 said:


Hal 9000 said:

This thread didn't stand a chance.


 ...given the level of this forum.

Dumb comments are all you can get from people, for who building such model is beyond their skills.

 


Yep, you got that right. And none of us have ever kissed a girl either.


I kissed my sister ... or, to be more precise, she kissed me - while I was dozing in the car, without my consent.

Yes, I hate her.

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#670531
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Son of Frankenstein (1939) - 6/10

A Christmas Carol (1987)

To be honest, I wasn't impressed with Scott's performance as Scrooge throughout most of the film, and the overall writing/direction was far less subtle than it should have been. Once things started getting dire for Scrooge, though, the movie improved tremendously.

6.5/10

Speed (1994) - 6/10

Foxy by Proxy* (1952) - 7/10

Room and Bird* (1951) - 6/10

The Grey Hounded Hare* (1949) - 7/10

The Secret of NIMH (1982) - 7/10

Cujo (1983) - 6/10

A Mouse Divided* (1953) - 8/10

The Million Hare* (1963) - 7/10

Bully for Bugs* (1953) - 8/10

Tweety's S.O.S* (1951) - 5/10

Spaced Out Bunny* (1980) - 7/10

Go West (1925)

I tried to follow the story, but I just couldn't get into it. I've never found Buster Keaton that funny, though, so that may have had something to do with it.

6/10

Red Riding Hood (2011)

The dumbass with Edward Cullen hair and the anachronistic homoerotic dancing between the ugly lead actress and some random(?) brunette made me suspect this was going to be a bad movie, and the stupid CG werewolf confirmed those suspicions. At that point I stopped watching and changed the channel; I've gathered enough sense to know not to waste my time with these stupid dumbed-down CGI-infested turds.

5/10 (for what I've seen of it)


All titles with a * beside it are short films, so please, no "You have too much time on your hands!" style comments.

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#670427
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Mondess122 said:


That's not the response I was hoping I was going to get. If my idea of Superman is too simple, then in which comicbooks, cartoons or other forms of media can I find a more complex, more fleshed out and more personalized approach to Superman? I think Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El is a bland character with a simple backstory and not much personality of any kind, but if he's not like that outside the first two Superman films, Man of Steel and the film adaptions of The Dark Knight Returns (which are the only forms of media related to Superman that I'm familiar with...not a lot, I know), then where can I find this different Superman?


Hmm ... well, I'll see what I can do. To be honest, though, I've gotten my sense of the character from various different parts of different storylines from different forms of media; there isn't any particular storyline(s) that I can think of that really showcases the character's depth completely.


First and foremost, I recommend the Exile storyline from the late 80's.

http://superman.wikia.com/wiki/Superman:_Exile

This story arc can't really be understood, though, without reading the Supergirl Saga arc which preceeded it. This storyline isn't very good in and of itself, however, and it probably served as inspiration for Snyder's film.

http://www.comicbookdb.com/storyarc.php?ID=4620

As for other storylines ...

The third issue of the four-part World of Metropolis miniseries (the other three parts don't focus on Clark)

"The Late Mr. Kent" from Superman: The Animated Series

And if you don't mind out-of-continuity storylines or storylines which focus on other members of the Kent/El family ...

Superman: A Nation Divided

Superman: War of the Worlds

Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #3

The second World of Krypton miniseries, made during the 80's, which focuses on the ancient history of the early post-Crisis Krypton (the first WOK storyline, released during the 70's(?), focuses on the history of the pre-Crisis Earth-One Superman (which, IMO, isn't that interesting))

The twelve-part miniseries The Kents (I admit, though, that I never finished reading this miniseries)

Superman (Vol 2) #18 (this is a spiritual sequel of sorts to the World of Krypton miniseries mentioned above)

The first two issues of the four-part World of Smallville miniseries

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#670229
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Mondess122 said:



DuracellEnergizer said:

 


Mondess122 said:

They somehow made Superman a blander hero than he already is.



Superman's only bland when lameass writers choose to write him that way.

 


 

I guess that's true. I'm not a comic book guy, so I don't know if he's radically different  (i.e. more complex, less bland) in the comics compared to his portrayals in the films.


Therein lies the rub.

But when I think of complex or interesting superheroes, Superman doesn't come to mind. He doesn't seem to have much personality.


I'm sure someone could come to the same conclusion in regards to Batman if they only know the character from the Adam West TV show.

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#669692
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Random Thoughts
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Is it just me, or do most people who call Superman a bland/overpowered/dick/etc. superhero happen to be people who


1. have read few to any of the comics?

2. have read only the Silver & Bronze Age comics?

3. have read only The Dark Knight Returns?

4. only know the character from the Chris Reeve movies and/or silly Saturday morning cartoons from the 60's & 70's?

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#669690
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HotRod said:



DuracellEnergizer said:

Ghost Story (1981) - 7/10

Barbarella (1968) - 7/10

The Howling (1981) - 6/10

Children of Dune (2003) - 7.5/10

Superman: Electric Earthquake (1942) - 7/10

Superman: The Underground World (1943) - 7/10

Superman: Eleventh Hour (1942) - 7/10

Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931) - 9/10

The Skeleton Dance (1929) - 9/10

Wot a Night (1931) - 7/10

The 'Teddy' Bears (1907) - 7/10

Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906) - 8/10

Freiheit (1966) - 7/10

Curse of the Blair Witch (1999) - 6/10

The Birds (1963) - 8/10

Pop 'im Pop! (1950) - 7/10

Tweet Dreams (1959) - 6/10

Bunker Hill Bunny (1950) - 6.5/10

A Broken Leghorn (1959) - 8/10

Broom-Stick Bunny (1956) - 7.5/10

Bugs and Thugs (1954) - 8/10

Little Shop of Horrors (director's cut) (1986) - 8/10

Desserts (1999) - 8/10

Ce n'était qu'un rêve (2004) - 7.5/10

Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997) - 7/10

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) - 7/10

Wicked Pleasures (2002) - 4/10


 

You need to get out more!!


JFTR, most of these are short films.