JediSage

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Join date: 22-Mar-2005
Last activity: 10-Jan-2011
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Post: #198040
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/198040/action/topic#198040
Time: 5-Apr-2006 5:27 AM

I just finished The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb, which I thought was quite good and draws a lot of it's material from Year One. The City of Crime run in Detective Comics I thought was good as well.

Has anyone read any of the One Year Later titles? I read Detective, Bats, and Green Arrow last night. So far, so good. Gives them a lot of lattitude.

Post: #197956
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197956/action/topic#197956
Time: 4-Apr-2006 9:09 PM

Originally posted by: theredbaron
Most of the good Batman comics IMHO are the darker ones.

Agreed, although I wish that they'd go more for detective stories. The battle-royales with the villian of the year are a little tedious...

Post: #197955
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197955/action/topic#197955
Time: 4-Apr-2006 9:07 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Well, other than the Elseworld's tales of DKR and DKSA, what exactly has Miller written other than Year One? (I choose to completely ignore All Star's pitiful excuse for Batman. It is nothing but the product of Miller's increasingly Sin City-influenced mind.)

DKR and DK2. I think it's safe to say that almost anything Bats in the 90's and beyond has been heavily influenced by Miller, no? That's my point. The dark, dark, dark Dark Knight came to life post-DKR/Y1 and has been like that since.

*EDIT* BTW, I'm with you. Can't believe how bad All-Star Bats is.

Post: #197927
Topic: Kate Beckinsale enters Wonder Woman role race
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197927/action/topic#197927
Time: 4-Apr-2006 7:08 PM

ADM has a good point.

I think at this stage of the game they'd have to go with an unknown...Uma Thurman with black hair?

Post: #197906
Topic: Kate Beckinsale enters Wonder Woman role race
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197906/action/topic#197906
Time: 4-Apr-2006 5:27 PM

Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV

Originally posted by: JediSage
Personally I think that the ex-wrestler Chyna would be perfect for the role...

I DON'T THINK HER HE-MAN VOICE WOULD LEND ITSELF WELL TO THE ROLE.

I agree. I was half-joking. If they could somehow dub her voice without it sounding or looking like a 70's martial arts Japanese import she would definitely look the part.

Post: #197902
Topic: Kate Beckinsale enters Wonder Woman role race
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197902/action/topic#197902
Time: 4-Apr-2006 5:07 PM

Personally I think that the ex-wrestler Chyna would be perfect for the role...

Post: #197895
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197895/action/topic#197895
Time: 4-Apr-2006 4:20 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I don't know, Sage. Sure, Bats was somewhat psychotic in Dark Knight Returns and some writers have suggested that he has a strong mental unbalance, but on the otherhand other portrayals of Batman show that he is clearly sane, even if somewhat obsessed. Maybe Begins and B:TAS have colored my view, though.

I guess it all depends on what part of the Batman timeline you were in on. I'd say pretty much anything by Miller and Bats is a-social and borderline OC, however I remember when the series was still in the early 400's when he was nowhere near as dark as he is now. Much more focused on the detective aspects, etc.

Post: #197887
Topic: Kate Beckinsale enters Wonder Woman role race
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197887/action/topic#197887
Time: 4-Apr-2006 3:55 PM

Originally posted by: Bossk

Originally posted by: JediSage
Beckinsale is the anti-viagra, IMO. She just doesn't have it.

GAH!! Blasphemer!!!!!

Sorry man!

I just think she looks like she fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down with her face...and she's got the worst rack I've seen in years, IMO.

Post: #197833
Topic: Kate Beckinsale enters Wonder Woman role race
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197833/action/topic#197833
Time: 4-Apr-2006 10:22 AM

Beckinsale is the anti-viagra, IMO. She just doesn't have it.

What about Belluci? If she could lose the accent she might be a good choice.

Post: #197831
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197831/action/topic#197831
Time: 4-Apr-2006 10:19 AM

I think Baron hit this one on the head. Peter has adjusted well relative to Bruce, and has not made it as personal, that's for sure. Peter's use of his abilities is more rooted in Uncle Ben's mantra of "With great power..." yada yada yada, vs Bruce who "says" that his war is to keep more kids from growing up without parents (it's true on some level), but in the end it winds up being much more about vengance, bordering on the psychotic, IMO.

Post: #197596
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197596/action/topic#197596
Time: 3-Apr-2006 1:40 PM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones

Originally posted by: JediSage
Bryce Dallas Howard, aka the Blind Chick from that travesty of a film The Villiage. She's playing Spider-Man's new love interest in the the new movie...I must say the blonde hair is a MASSIVE improvement over an already impressive look.

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/bryce-dallas-howard/

Also posting in Beautiful Women...

Bryce looks ugly with blonde hair.

You need help man...

Does anyone know what's going on with the film adaptation of Frank Miller's 300?

It's in production, I believe. He's switching between that and the new Sin City.

Post: #197258
Topic: BEAUTIFUL WOMEN NEW RULES IN FIRST POST (NSFW) UPDATED RULES
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197258/action/topic#197258
Time: 1-Apr-2006 7:51 PM

Bryce Dallas Howard, aka the Blind Chick from that travesty of a film The Villiage. She's playing Spider-Man's new love interest in the the new movie...I must say the blonde hair is a MASSIVE improvement over an already impressive look.

http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/bryce-dallas-howard/

BTW: Use caution if at work...nothing overtly horrible just be careful.

Post: #197257
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197257/action/topic#197257
Time: 1-Apr-2006 7:49 PM

Post: #197213
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197213/action/topic#197213
Time: 1-Apr-2006 12:31 PM

Originally posted by: theredbaron

After reading all this, I had some questions - in DC continuity, is Ra's Al Ghul and Henri Ducard meant to be one in the same? I know this is a plot-twist in Batman Begins, but it appears to me after reading these comics that they are two completely different characters...was it just for convenience's sake?

Well, I've only come back to Bats in the past year for "real" after a long absence, so I've got a lot of catching up to do. However, Ra's was always a seperate character in the past, who never bothered to hide his identity, so I would tend to think it was for a "what the hell?" plot twist in the movie...

Post: #197094
Topic: Arrested Development News
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197094/action/topic#197094
Time: 31-Mar-2006 4:45 PM

Not good...

No Showtime

Post: #197088
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197088/action/topic#197088
Time: 31-Mar-2006 4:12 PM

Anyone pick up New Avengers: Illuminati? Very cool. I think Civil War is really going to crank the Marvel Universe up a notch.

Post: #197027
Topic: Shakira
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/197027/action/topic#197027
Time: 31-Mar-2006 9:46 AM

I think the vid you're talking about is La Tortura, and yes it is pretty hot. She's covered in dirt in it and looks extremely fine. I downloaded it on iTunes.

Post: #196803
Topic: Snakes on a Plane
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196803/action/topic#196803
Time: 30-Mar-2006 12:50 PM

Samuel must have needed the payday, IMO.

Post: #196634
Topic: Bo Jackson on Tecmo Super Bowl
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196634/action/topic#196634
Time: 29-Mar-2006 9:58 PM

Ahhh yes. I remember the days of running Bo up the middle and Marcus Allen on the sweep. Game ruled. So far ahead of it's time it's unreal. I especially loved it 'cause I'm a Raiders fan.

Post: #196518
Topic: New Game
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196518/action/topic#196518
Time: 29-Mar-2006 8:49 AM

The condescending Asian

Post: #196401
Topic: I hate this day
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196401/action/topic#196401
Time: 28-Mar-2006 8:12 PM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
I, too, am sorry for your loss. Almost inconceivable that the same date could yield such tragic circumstances twice. And I find it even more eerie because my cousin's birthday is March 24th. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Yes. At some point in the future I'd be interested in knowing the odds, although not now. In actuallity it turns out to be only around 1 hour apart.

Thanks for the kind words. The funeral was today, and I'd say there were rougly 600 people there, with about 500 at the wake last night. This has once again shaken us to the core, and I'm not sure my family recovers from this one. It's odd. My wife pointed out today that the death of my other cousin 6 years ago brought the family closer together, while this one has great potential to let it fall apart, as my aunt is the "glue" at the center of many relationships and it's a cause for great concern.

Post: #196137
Topic: I hate this day
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/196137/action/topic#196137
Time: 28-Mar-2006 12:40 AM

Originally posted by: theredbaron
I can see I'm a bit late in the game, but I'm praying for you and your family Sage, especially your aunt. And I mean that for real, I'm praying right now.

Many thanks, Baron.

Post: #195976
Topic: Free Enterprise
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195976/action/topic#195976
Time: 27-Mar-2006 1:39 PM

LOL...yes, the days of impulse buying for me are still here but under control for the most part. I've been good lately about asking myself "Do I REALLY need this?"

Post: #195974
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195974/action/topic#195974
Time: 27-Mar-2006 1:34 PM

Has anyone read Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman, yet? Just wondering if I should bother picking it up, although I'm so steeped in Gaiman right now it can probably wait.

Post: #195972
Topic: Free Enterprise
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/195972/action/topic#195972
Time: 27-Mar-2006 1:32 PM

My wife is a casual fan of both SW and ST. If either of those is on, she'll watch it, but doesn't get into it to the level that me, my brother/friends do. I told her she would think it (Freen Enterprise) was funny, but then I said that she probably wouldn't get a lot of the jokes, especially with the dialogue snippets and references. Sadly, I never dated anyone who shared my interest in comics/superheroes. The scene where he corrects his soon-to-be-ex girlfriend about the title of Requiem For Methuselah was a riot. You knew he just HAD to correct her, as I would have.