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#194211
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Comics Fans
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194211/action/topic#194211
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Ah! That makes sense - I got confused between Crisis on Infinite Earths and the Infinity Crisis. So they're not really related stories at all (other than the DC 'cleaning-house' aspect of it)?

I've read synopses on each issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths, just to make sense of what is going on in DC now (with all the pre-Crisis/post-Crisis mumbo-jumbo being thrown around).
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#194209
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Superman Movie
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194209/action/topic#194209
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Lois Lane was only scatterbrained around Superman - the whole vulnerability thing - and then she was strong and assertive around Kent. At least, that's the way I saw it, and that's why I liked Kidder's portrayal. I thought she had the dual personalities going pretty well.

As for Hackman, what he (IMHO) highlighted about Luthor was this - his genius; his clever schemes; his pragmatism; and his cockiness. Whenever he unveiled a plot in the movie, I chuckled, and thought, what genius! Of course, the logical leaps that he makes in determining Superman's weakness to Kryptonite are rather dubious, but still...

And then when he revealed his motives, I'd laugh, but I'd also be amazed at how much sense they make!
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#194160
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Sage's Rant of the Moment
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194160/action/topic#194160
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I'm with my wife on this one...help the poor here, then help the world. By doing that you're increasing the base from which to draw assistance.


Here's my idea: free education and free healthcare. Now, of course it's not free, you're paying for it with your tax dollar. But at least your tax money is being spent on your skills, health, and intelligence. Imagine it: a society of healthy people, fully skilled in whatever area they wish to work in. Less screw-ups, more efficient businesses, more money to play with in the future, more companies, more competition, more jobs.
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#194154
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John 3:16
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194154/action/topic#194154
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Question, what does John 3-16 says, on the Bible? I mean I could go and look it up on the web but...


Off the top of my head, something like this:

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but inherit eternal life."
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#194001
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Sage's Rant of the Moment
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/194001/action/topic#194001
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Does this country produce anything but disgruntled social activists any more? I mean, go to practically any college in the country and you'll see students who've been indoctrinated in "multi-culturalism" and "gay" rights, but how about producing some engineers? Or mathematicians? Or doctors? Asia is outpacing us by a MILE in terms of their educated masses, and that's why we can't compete.

Makes me sick. Pretty soon being a professional protester is going to be a job description.


Yeah, I must agree with ADM, in that one isn't at the expense of the other, but I still believe your point about a decreasing professional workforce is relevant. I believe that the main problem with tertiary education systems in the U.S. is that they're so exhorbitant fee-wise, and there's no decent pay-back systems. In Australia, we have HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) whereby the government pays for the fees (except for Student Union fees), and it is taxed from your income once you earn enough money until it is paid off (i.e. once you are placed within a certain income bracket or above). This system isn't perfect, but at least it doesn't scare off people who don't have the money/don't want to take out a $40,000+ student loan from the outset. While I was staying in the U.S., I heard countless stories of people who wanted to go to university, but didn't want to get themselves into a life-long debt. They still don't regret it to this day because of the $ factor, but the point is, they would have if they could have and the system scared them off.

I am actually a firm believer in free tertiary education, which admittedly, would be expensive for any world government to implement. However, not implementing it is short-sighted and motivated by short-term economic/financial results. A long term view would be to say that free tertiary education encourages more tertiary enrolments, more university graduates, leading to an increase in a nation's professional labour-force. A greater professional labour force means more businesses, more companies, more competition, higher wages, more research, more technological improvements, the list goes on...The most important commodity a nation has is its collective intelligence, and every country should invest in it if it's serious about its place in the future. If America took a few billion out of its trillion dollar military expenditure and put it into education, it would be a good start.
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#193730
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Superman Movie
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/193730/action/topic#193730
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Originally posted by: Nanner Split
Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
SIGNS WAS SO OVER HYPED AS A "SCARY" MOVIE. IT WAS ANYTHING BUT THAT. IMO, IT WAS M. NIGHT'S NEXT WORST MOVIE WITH THAT CREDIT GOING TO THE VILLAGE. I LOVED UNBREAKABLE. THIS WAS A REALISTIC (AS ONE COULD GET WITHOUT GOING OVER-THE-TOP) TAKE ON SUPER HEROES.


Here's the problem I have with Signs: The aliens have the technology to travel billions of lightyears across the galaxy. They have the strength to jump right up on Mel Gibson's roof. And yet they can't even bust down Mel's f*ckin' basement door?! I don't think so!

Not to mention the fact that I don't buy Mel Gibson as such a pansy after watching movies like Braveheart, Mad Max, and The Patriot.


And let's not forget that despite the fact water kills them, they can walk around in our H2O-based atmosphere without harm! What sort of retarded alien force would attempt to invade a planet that is two-thirds lethal to them?!

As for this Kevin Spacey picture - is that for real?! Surely it's a conscious tip-of-the-hat to Austin Powers.
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#193729
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Jesus Cartoon controversy
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/193729/action/topic#193729
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I agree with you for the most part, but I think you will find that:

a) there are Christians physically persecuting/killing/attacking Muslims *somewhere* in the world (of course, this leaves doubt as to whether they are real Christians at all, let alone read their Bibles). I'm pretty sure that was the case in Kosovo, way back when.

b) honest, faithful, Qu'ran-believing Muslims would be all too quick to disown violent extremists, just as Christians would be quick to disown, say, the Ku Klux Klan; and could probably show you a verse in the Qu'ran that definitively condemns aggressive (as in non-defensive), violent action for any reason.
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#193727
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Star Wars character tournament of champions. VOTE!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/193727/action/topic#193727
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All from the OT:

1) Yoda
2) Darth Vader
3) Han Solo
4) Princess Leia
5) Luke Skywalker
6) C-3PO
7) Obi-wan Kenobi
8) R2-D2
9) Jabba the Hutt
10) The Emperor
11) Chewbacca
12) Boba Fett
13) Admiral Ackbar
14) Grand Moff Tarkin
15) Admiral Motti
16) Lando Calrissian
17) Doctor Evazan ("He doesn't like you. And I don't like you either!")
18) Nien Nunb ("Edé de aké de mooké, huh?")
19) Salacious Crumb
20) Greedo
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#193660
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Superman Movie
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/193660/action/topic#193660
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Yep, I agree that Signs and The Village both sucked, but Unbreakable - I just can't speak a bad word against it. Conceptually, it is very rich, and even after having seen it once before, it had me on the edge of my seat as the main character unravelled more and more about himself (no sick days, sensing the gun, the weights, the drowning, the train wreck, the car crash). The criticism that his movie only revolved around one idea could also be praise - the movie had focus, and it wasn't trying to run all over the place - something perhaps the Hulk was guilty of. The idea of a real-life superhero; the true 'everyman', was presented in a fresh, believeable way.

I thought The Sixth Sense was good also, but I haven't seen it since I saw it at the cinema.

I also neglected to include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles among the great comic book movies - I guess that's because I associate TMNT more with the cartoons. The first installment was 1hr 20mins of cinematic gold, but I watched TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze this morning, and I must say, my nostalgia was the only thing that kept me going. II is absolutely horrid (for my part, I'm glad I recorded over the VHS and only borrowed the DVD from a friend). I can only imagine III: Turtles in Time sucked worse than I thought it did when I first saw it (the lack of any real villain killed it for me).

I'm trying to be optimistic about Superman Returns, but I honestly can't see how I and II can be topped. I couldn't see how Burton's Batman was going to be topped either, but the approach meant that it didn't have to - to my mind, Begins joins the triumvirate of great Batman movies - it wasn't better or worse, it was just different, in a good way. But this Superman movie is supposed to be a sequel...mistake number one.

II was a great sequel because it was always intended, woven into the storyline, and filmed simultaneously. III and IV were just irredeemable crap.

What's more, I watched the screen tests for Superman a few days ago - who's going to have better on-screen chemistry than Reeve and Kidder? Who's going to be a better Clark Kent than Reeve? Who's going to be a better Lois Lane than Kidder? Not to mention Hackman as Luthor - brilliant - what a loveable villain!

I think I just killed my own optimism. The only way this movie was going to win was if it took a different approach. At least it's not based on Smallville, though, right?