theredbaron

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Post: #240769
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240769/action/topic#240769
Time: 2-Sep-2006 10:42 PM

Originally posted by: sean wookie
Whos side are you on in Civil War i'm with Captain America.

And I can't believe the position that Captain America has actually taken! It strikes me as being the complete opposite to what he would take - he was practically made by the government...

Post: #240768
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240768/action/topic#240768
Time: 2-Sep-2006 10:41 PM

Originally posted by: sean wookie
Whos side are you on in Civil War i'm with Captain America.

Haven't really been following it, but Stark strikes me as being a right prick at the moment.

Post: #240579
Topic: General Batman Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240579/action/topic#240579
Time: 1-Sep-2006 10:49 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Jack Napier has been retconned to just an alias he used, right?

At least according to the DC Encyclopedia, he has no real name and his origins are unknown...so probably.

Post: #240532
Topic: General Batman Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240532/action/topic#240532
Time: 1-Sep-2006 8:23 PM

Originally posted by: Number20
I always thought that they intentionally leave the Joker's background uncertain and different stories because of the Joker's insanity. But I don't follow the comics that closely. Question: In the Batman movie, the Joker's real name was Jack Napier. Is this his real name in the comics, or is it different, or uncertain? I thought that someone who is a bigger Batman comic fan than I once told me that they had more than one 'real name' for the Joker, meaning they all are probably fakes.

The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, is for many the definitive Joker origin story, and most certainly one of the greatest bat-tales ever told, but Moore leaves the story open to be doubted. They gave the Joker an origin in the first movie, which contains a few elements from that particular story, but for all intensive purposes, his real name is unknown.

Post: #240527
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240527/action/topic#240527
Time: 1-Sep-2006 8:10 PM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Would anyone around here recommend the Sandman comics?

I haven't read them yet, but I'm definitely going to. I think I'm waiting for the Absolute edition to come out.

Post: #240317
Topic: What movies do you consider canon?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240317/action/topic#240317
Time: 1-Sep-2006 5:14 AM

The O-OT. I just wish it didn't have to end with ROTJ.

There are elements of EU and the PT that I consider to be canon, like Coruscant being the capital for instance, and Anakin and Obi-wan fighting above a pit of lava - little things like that.

Post: #240310
Topic: General Batman Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240310/action/topic#240310
Time: 1-Sep-2006 4:43 AM

Hmmm...I could go for a 30-ish Joker, methinks. It should be open for him to be used again, even if only as a support villain...

Post: #240309
Topic: Video Games - a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240309/action/topic#240309
Time: 1-Sep-2006 4:42 AM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Haven't played video games in ages. Kind of lost interest after N64 came out. Lacked the charm of the old Super Nintendo games. I miss playing the old Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario World, along with the SNES video game adaptation of Batman Returns.

You enjoyed a Batman game?! Man, I love Batman - I even loved the Adam West series as a child - but I ain't NEVER loved a Batman videogame, including Batman Returns on the Megadrive. Is it the same game?

Post: #240308
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240308/action/topic#240308
Time: 1-Sep-2006 4:40 AM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
So do you think they'll EVER succeed in making a Watchmen film?

I hope they do, and if the adaptation's as good as V was, then I'll be most happy with it.

Seriously guys, go and read the graphic novel of V for Vendetta, it truly is worth it. And when you're done with that, read Moore's run on Swamp Thing volumes 1-6. THE best run in comics EVER. Period.

I know I've been throwing a lot of superlatives around lately, but Moore is worthy of every superlative he gets.

Oh, and LOL about the 'retarded South African' thing. I know exactly what you're talking about!

Post: #239923
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239923/action/topic#239923
Time: 31-Aug-2006 6:11 AM

Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
I just finished watching V For Vendetta and while I thought it was a very good story, I don't think it quite worked as a movie. Has anybody read the graphic novel? How well does it translate to the screen? Is it worth a read?

It's definitely worth a read, and this is coming from a comics fan who watched the movie first. Alan Moore is hands down THE best writer in comics. It translates to the screen pretty well, but the Wachowski brothers et al definitely put their own personality into it - and the ending is a little different - but it's up to you to decide which ending is better. Basically, the graphic novel is so huge with so many substories that they had to cut out a few substories to fit the core story into one movie - which basically means they adapted the story appropriately for the movie genre.

Post: #239907
Topic: hot like fire thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239907/action/topic#239907
Time: 31-Aug-2006 3:53 AM

Originally posted by: Hot.like.fire
you're an attention seeking whore. stop trying to piss me it won't work.

"Gee, must've hit pretty close to the mark to get her all riled up like that..."
~Han Solo

Post: #239897
Topic: Movie production updates for Terminator 4 And Star Trek XI
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239897/action/topic#239897
Time: 31-Aug-2006 2:47 AM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones

Originally posted by: ricarleite
This thread should be renamed the "Development Hell" thread. Indie 4, Terminator 4, the new Jurassic Park, The Hobbit, so many movies that will probably never see the light of day.

Most of which I certainly hope never see the light of day - except for the Hobbit. I wouldn't mind a well done Hobbit adaptation.

I wouldn't mind a well-done steak, either.

Post: #239538
Topic: Rankings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239538/action/topic#239538
Time: 29-Aug-2006 7:24 PM

Originally posted by: Stinky-Dinkins
Charles manson was a miracle baby, so was Hitler.

Food for thought.

Damn, I was a miracle baby too. The doctors told my mother that she was infertile and after years of trying, and even considering IVF, my mother had me at the age of 32.

I'm 22. I feel old now. But we can still use the internet, right?

Post: #239537
Topic: Comics Fans
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239537/action/topic#239537
Time: 29-Aug-2006 7:22 PM

You just have to ask for them, but a lot of the time, comic book stores have to order in a certain amount to even get one variant cover, like one for every five for example.

Post: #239536
Topic: General Batman Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239536/action/topic#239536
Time: 29-Aug-2006 7:20 PM

Sorry, sean wookie, it appears that I *almost* erased the Schumacher films from my mind!

Hmmm...I think Davi looks too evil to begin with for us to sympathise with the Harvey Dent side of him, but that's just me.

Post: #239535
Topic: Warren Jeffs: Now He'll Be The Pie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239535/action/topic#239535
Time: 29-Aug-2006 7:14 PM

His father's name was Rulon - isn't that the name of the bad guys in Dino Riders?

Post: #239534
Topic: The x factor
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239534/action/topic#239534
Time: 29-Aug-2006 7:12 PM

It was on in Australia not too long ago, sandwiched between two seasons of Australian Idol. Not much came of it, except for this beatboxing kid, who eventually went on to form a hip-hop crew...

Post: #239409
Topic: General Batman Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239409/action/topic#239409
Time: 29-Aug-2006 9:39 AM

Originally posted by: sean wookie
Now that I read the comics I realize the Jones Dent is a lot different than the comic version.

The Jones Dent?

Post: #239366
Topic: Odd dream I need help with.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239366/action/topic#239366
Time: 29-Aug-2006 2:39 AM

I would say that there is some kind of unconscious heroic yearning within you. You want to rescue your damsel in distress. It's basic, archetypal, and fundamental to the classic love story.

Post: #239364
Topic: General Batman Talk
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239364/action/topic#239364
Time: 29-Aug-2006 2:35 AM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
I've often wondered myself what kind of Two-Face Billy Dee Williams would have made. I have a hard time picturing it, but it definitely would have been worth seeing.

Harv' ol' buddy, don't let me down...

LOL.

Yeah, it would've been good. And I stand corrected about Dent - I was just going off memory, and all I remember was this massive poster at the back of Gotham City Hall for the press conference with a picture of smiley Billy Dee and the name 'DENT' underneath it. I must've seen the poster in my mind's eye and thought, 'DENT FOR MAYOR'.

I thought Murphy was a very good choice for Scarecrow, and I think his portrayal of the character was far more believeable and chilling than the Scarecrow usually found in the comics.

I also think Phillippe could do a great Harvey Dent and Two-Face. I think he could do an especially good Two-Face...Cruel Intentions is proof enough of his penchant for duplicity.

Post: #239112
Topic: hot like fire thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239112/action/topic#239112
Time: 28-Aug-2006 10:53 AM

Originally posted by: Luke Skywalker

Originally posted by: Hot.like.fire
excuse me stinky? i am grammatically incorrect. if you took the time to read what i post you'd realize not only do i type in full complete english sentences but that i do not miss punctuation either. and FYI who ever said i was leaving the site for good? haha that would be just too easy for you all to get rid of me. i look foward to our time together boys...

Psst, you missed capitalizing the first letter at the beginning of each new sentence. Also you missed a comma after "complete english sentences". Also it is not good to start a sentence with "and". When did "FYI" become proper english?

My English is immaculate, and yet I still reserve the right to intentionally mix it up with a bit of Netspeak every now and then, especially for the sake of a good laff (LOL).

Post: #239111
Topic: Tom Cruise dumped by Paramount.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239111/action/topic#239111
Time: 28-Aug-2006 10:50 AM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones

Originally posted by: ricarleite

Originally posted by: theredbaron
Yeah, I have to say, I loved The Last Samurai. It's so confusing watching it in Japan, though - you can never get the perfect combination of Japanese with English subtitles and English with Japanese subtitles (that is to say, it's impossible to satisfy both audiences at once...).

For those familiar with japanese culture, the mere fact that we see Tom Cruise as an american fighting on the side of the shogunates during the Meiji Restorarion is absolutely bizarre.

To say the least.

I am familiar with Japanese culture, and I saw it with my Japanese family at least twice and we all loved it. I was opposed to the idea when I saw the trailer, but I think it really highlights something about Japan even today.

Post: #239110
Topic: The Things We Hate And Love Thread .
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239110/action/topic#239110
Time: 28-Aug-2006 10:49 AM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
I hate being back at college.

I hate how I keep falling asleep in my classes.

I hate going back before Labor Day and not after Labor Day.

I hate the idea of them making a sequel to Superman Returns.

I hate the idea of them making a 4th Indiana Jones and saying that it'll be like "The Phantom Menace".

True to the last two, ma nig...

Post: #239053
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Poll: So What are You Going to Do?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239053/action/topic#239053
Time: 28-Aug-2006 12:47 AM

Originally posted by: vote_for_palpatine

Originally posted by: ESHBG

Originally posted by: theredbaron
In many ways, I feel as though we are to blame for this whole fiasco. We demanded the O-OT on DVD, but we didn't specify under what conditions we wanted to see it. Now we're getting it, and we don't know whether to take a mile with this inch or just settle with it.

I understand your point but I must respectfully disagree. There is no way that in 2006 we should have to specify exactly what a DVD should contain to a company that was (is?) the forefront of movie technology.

Just to elaborate further, it seems like a foregone conclusion that a DVD released in 2006 would be presented anamorphically. Why should anyone have to ask for anamorphic or any other features we presumed were industry standard?

Imagine the required wording on THAT petition:

"We the undersigned would like a DVD release of the Original Unaltered Star Wars Trilogy. We would like the movies presented anamorphically, shown in color, with appropriate menus, with dialog in English by the original actors, with the same John Williams pieces originally written for the movie, pressed (not burned) onto a standard-size DVD disk, contained in a durable case, shrink-wrapped, sold in retail stores or online for a reasonable retail price."

Even then, Lucasfilm would still find a clever loophole just to screw with us.

Good point. But I would have been satisfied if they were exactly the same quality as a brand new OOT VHS.

Post: #239023
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Poll: So What are You Going to Do?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239023/action/topic#239023
Time: 27-Aug-2006 10:34 PM

In many ways, I feel as though we are to blame for this whole fiasco. We demanded the O-OT on DVD, but we didn't specify under what conditions we wanted to see it. Now we're getting it, and we don't know whether to take a mile with this inch or just settle with it.

Unless people on here start jumping up and down about how good the transfer is, I'm quite happy to stick with Moth3r's PAL transfer.