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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 22:15:26 GMT -5
Heavy Metal...is that the zine with hardcore Druuna?
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Post by DubipR on Dec 18, 2016 22:38:35 GMT -5
Heavy Metal...is that the zine with hardcore Druuna? Yes indeed. As well as amazing Bisley artwork, Lorna hotness by Azpiri and tons of Royo amazingness.... |
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Post by foxley on Dec 18, 2016 23:14:56 GMT -5
I'm really shocked that Dick Tracy has gotten this much love. I'm also shocked. And a little dismayed.  |
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Post by Confessor on Dec 19, 2016 3:46:56 GMT -5
I'm really shocked that Dick Tracy has gotten this much love. Well as much as a girl might love Dick... I see what you did there.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 19, 2016 4:58:20 GMT -5
Well as much as a girl might love Dick... I see what you did there. ha |
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Post by brutalis on Dec 19, 2016 8:06:52 GMT -5
Upon the sixth day of Christmas I Slam Evil with Billy Zane's Phantom from 1986. A fun comic book movie that respects the world it comes from. Zane is perfection as Lee Falk's jungle phantom of justice. A great villain Xander Dax as portrrayed by Treat Williams, a sultry femme fatale in Catherine Zeta Jones as Sala and an action/adventure scenario totally suited to the style and tone of a hero in purple tights fighting bad evil pirates and their likes.
Such a beautifully vibrant exciting tale which captures the essence of the Phantom and keeps the thrills and excitement flowing throughout the movie. Zane was signed for more but sadly the movie didn't connect or make enough money to allow sequels. The movie has gained a strong cult following in the VHS/DVD world and if this is the last Phantom movie ever made then at least it was grand fun and went out in style guns blazing and fists fighting!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 19, 2016 12:22:48 GMT -5
Justice League/Justice League Unlimited
Bruce Timm & Company hit a grand slam with Batman Animated. Justice League/U was at least a three run homer. I do think that the initial decision to do two-parters may have hurt. And in some ways I prefer the unlimited possibilities of JLU. But this is a great animated series. And one that has a special place as I have watched most of it with my younger son. And really...how cool is it to see the Vigilante and the Shining Knight animated.
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 19, 2016 20:27:45 GMT -5
Upon the sixth day of Christmas I Slam Evil with Billy Zane's Phantom from 1986. A fun comic book movie that respects the world it comes from. Zane is perfection as Lee Falk's jungle phantom of justice. A great villain Xander Dax as portrrayed by Treat Williams, a sultry femme fatale in Catherine Zeta Jones as Sala and an action/adventure scenario totally suited to the style and tone of a hero in purple tights fighting bad evil pirates and their likes. Such a beautifully vibrant exciting tale which captures the essence of the Phantom and keeps the thrills and excitement flowing throughout the movie. Zane was signed for more but sadly the movie didn't connect or make enough money to allow sequels. The movie has gained a strong cult following in the VHS/DVD world and if this is the last Phantom movie ever made then at least it was grand fun and went out in style guns blazing and fists fighting! I really liked this movie too. I gotta find a copy on eBay. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2016 20:31:01 GMT -5
Upon the sixth day of Christmas I Slam Evil with Billy Zane's Phantom from 1986. I think it's 1996...I liked it too especially when I saw Patrick McGoohan in it. |
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Post by String on Dec 19, 2016 20:33:55 GMT -5
#7 X-Men First Class
I've enjoyed all the X-related films but First Class remains a top favorite, due mainly to the excellent acting by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. With all respect to Stewart and McKellan, this duo brought fresh energy and perspective to the early friendship of Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr. Fassbender's steely determination helped focus Erik's goal of vengeance against his oppressors and enemies while McAvoy brought wit and charm to a mobile Xavier. How they came together, sharing the same ideals yet diverging onto different paths, highlighted by the inspired choice of the Cuban Missile crisis, their portrayals gave gravitas to the underlying, if not foundational schism that defines the X-franchise.
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Post by foxley on Dec 19, 2016 23:46:51 GMT -5
Upon the sixth day of Christmas I Slam Evil with Billy Zane's Phantom from 1986. I think it's 1996...I liked it too especially when I saw Patrick McGoohan in it. Catherine Zeta Jones was the selling point for me. |
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Post by Pól Rua on Dec 20, 2016 1:40:02 GMT -5
7. Jessica JonesAnd now, as they say, for something completely different.  I'd enjoyed the first of Marvel's Netflix series in 'Daredevil', but I was in no way prepared for this. I have several friends who have said that they are unable to watch it. Not because it's bad, but because its depictions of abusive relationships is just too well executed. This is some smart, smart storytelling. Characters who are sometimes admirable and sometimes loathsome, but still consistent as characters. It's not necessarily a 'fun' watch, but if you're looking for something with some substance to it, it's very, very satisfying indeed. This is a series about abusive relationships and one of the things which I found most satisfying was the many ways the storytellers took that theme and seamlessly wove it into the plotline, from Killgrave's parents, to Trish's mother and new boyfriend, to Jessica's treatment of Luke... I think my favourite character was Will Simpson (in the comics, the villainous super-soldier, Nuke). In the series, he seems pretty straightforward. War veteran, cop, supersoldier, all-round good guy. However, his desire to be the hero of his story makes him into a monster as his black-and-white authoritarian view of the world clashes with those around him. It's a really subtle performance in a series that's full of great performances.
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Post by brutalis on Dec 20, 2016 7:49:45 GMT -5
Upon the sixth day of Christmas I Slam Evil with Billy Zane's Phantom from 1986. I think it's 1996...I liked it too especially when I saw Patrick McGoohan in it. You are correct! Fat fingers, fast typing and not enough proofing (in the pudding) time makes for oopsie. Thanks for the correction RAZORMAID  |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Dec 20, 2016 14:48:03 GMT -5
7. Community: Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism (2011)
The night beckons. Its black fingers curl and uncurl going like, “Hey, come here.”
So in THIS episode, Ahbed, one of the lead characters has a teensy break from reality after his 299$ special limited edition the Dark Knight DVD (With a personalized message from Christian Bale - "Ahbed is Batman now") is destroyed. He deduces that due to the lack of forced entry - and because he was dressed as the Joker for Halloween ("MOTIVE!) his landlord is the culprit, and sneaks into the downstairs apartment via grappling hook. It turns out the landlord isn't at fault, but the guy does have a whole closet full of women's shoes, stolen (probably) for sexual gratification. When they return home his roommate Annie admits that she broke the DVD but "Batman" tells her "I forgive you. But don't tell Ahbed. That guy's ruthless."
It is a very, very strange show. And also probably my favorite Sit-Com of all time. (And note that the Foosball related "A" plot is even weirder.)
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 23, 2016 17:26:13 GMT -5
#7 Marvel Superheroes Cartoons
 September 19, 1966. In the New York metropolitan area -- as they always referred to it -- an earth-shattering event was about to take place. I think it happened at 7 o’clock, but it might have been earlier. That’s when “Captain Universe” first appeared with the Mighty Marvel Superheroes in tow and we saw the Marvel Comics phase of the Comic Book Renaissance kicked off by the Batman TV show come into fully animated flower! Or so I and a million other comics fans hoped. It turned out to be limited animation flower. And in fact, it was more like very limited animation flower, courtesy Grantray-Lawrence productions. But, Jeez, was it fun! Everybody knew this was the cheapest animation ever, but we also knew that it really didn’t matter, because it was Jack Kirby (much of the time, anyway) come to life on the screen, and we loved it. The voices fit the melodramatic Stan Lee style perfectly. (Thank you, John "Dean Wormer" Vernon!) Of course none of us could define the word “melodrama,” but like Judge Holmes, we knew it when we saw it and it was that over-the-top emotion that made Marvel comics so much more exciting than DC’s. True, Batman had hit the tube the previous January, and it had shaken up the staid DC Universe, and no doubt paved the way to get the upstart Marvel heroes’ cartoons on TV at all, but the emotions in Batman were played for goofy laughs, which stung us serious fans a bit. These Marvel cartoons were serious heroic business, which we kids could tell from the titles alone: “Lest Tyranny Triumph” “In My Hands, This Hammer” “A Prince There Was” “When Fails the Quest” This was gold to those of us who couldn’t always “come out” as comics fans. I loved these things, bad as they were, and loved them even more, when I found them a million years later in some discount store on VHS and introduced them to my two young sons. We watched them together in our best MST3 vein. Those moments of shared enjoyment have helped to burnish the thrill I first felt when Captain Universe whisked into my life with the Marvel superheroes in tow.
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