Eivion Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 A lot of things about Arrow didn't work for me either. The really forced and contrived melodrama for starters and the soap opera dialogue. All the bait and switches with the mom were insane and nothing about it made any sense. I will say I did like how they reinvented some characters for the TV show. But now I hear they are doing the Flash in season 2 when I thought the idea is that there would be no superpowers and no meta-humans. How will they go in that direction now? Also how do Ollie and his buddies use voice modulation whenever they want? Like he can talk into his phone and do it, or he can do it under his hood when there is clearly nothing to disguise his voice on his persons. And Ollie's disguise in itself...I mean there's no disguise. He's got green eye shadow. That's it. There is no way someone in front of him couldn't recognize him. They only said there wouldn't be meta-humans the first season. Don't think they ever closed the door completely on that one. I agree about Ollie's voice modulation and outfit. Both are lazily done.
Bustronaut Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 If we're talking about practicality here, as a vigilante, a full-armored batsuit for defensive purposes makes 100 times more sense than a spendex-suit to inflict the fear of night or whatever. Spandex OVER the armor obviously, hence "visible." You must have been distracted by a kid in the theatre 2
Brian Fowler Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Has Smith gotten Ben to sit down for Fatman on Batman yet?
EVA Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 I've always said that as an urban legend/nightmare/vigilante it seemed dumb to let people know you're fully armored, rather than play up the mystique that you can't be hurt.That's what the nipples were for!
Antacular Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 If we're talking about practicality here, as a vigilante, a full-armored batsuit for defensive purposes makes 100 times more sense than a spendex-suit to inflict the fear of night or whatever.Spandex OVER the armor obviously, hence "visible." You must have been distracted by a kid in the theatreNot only is cell phone use during a film a clear sign of sociopathy, but considering the reception, a poor allocation of valuable data usage.
The Natural Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 I liked Man of Steel and this made me laugh. 2
MikeRose Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 I've always said that as an urban legend/nightmare/vigilante it seemed dumb to let people know you're fully armored, rather than play up the mystique that you can't be hurt.That's what the nipples were for! I thought they were for milk?
tigertooth Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 I liked this week's Arrow again. But it looks like a major plot point in the flashback is a WWII-era super soldier serum. Where have I heard that idea before? (they also made a reference to Tahiti that seemed like it might have been a nod)
BrianS81177 Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 For my money, Conroy is and will forever be the best Batman ever. I'll hear no arguments to the contrary. 4
The Natural Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 For my money, Conroy is and will forever be the best Batman ever. I'll hear no arguments to the contrary. I'm in full agreement. Kevin Conroy will always be the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman.
Raziel Posted November 14, 2013 Author Posted November 14, 2013 Although I'll hand it to him, Roger Craig Smith is not a bad Young Batman.
The Natural Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 Although I'll hand it to him, Roger Craig Smith is not a bad Young Batman. I like what I've heard. I also like Bruce Greenwood (Batman: Under the Red Hood) and Diedrich Bader (Batman: The Brave and the Bold).
tigertooth Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 On one hand, I'm bummed that Arrow cast a skinny to be Amanda Waller. Would've been great if they could have gotten CCH Pounder, though she's busy with Sons of Anarchy. And maybe they wanted to follow the pattern set by Green Lantern if that's still going to be part of their movie continuity. On the upside, the actress they cast is the second Naevia from Spartacus. So hopefully they'll find a way to write a scene with Amanda Waller and Slade Wilson together.
BrianS81177 Posted November 14, 2013 Posted November 14, 2013 On one hand, I'm bummed that Arrow cast a skinny to be Amanda Waller. Would've been great if they could have gotten CCH Pounder, though she's busy with Sons of Anarchy. And maybe they wanted to follow the pattern set by Green Lantern if that's still going to be part of their movie continuity. On the upside, the actress they cast is the second Naevia from Spartacus. So hopefully they'll find a way to write a scene with Amanda Waller and Slade Wilson together. I don't have a problem with the casting. Waller is skinny in the new Suicide Squad comics.
Eivion Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 I hate young and skinny Waller. it just doesn't feel right at all in the comics. Already knew they did it again for Arrow. Don't know the actress but she isn't working for me yet. She doesn't capture the right feel. To be fair her moment was pretty damn short. Could be better in later episodes. I really hope at some point we get CCH Pounder as Waller in live action.
Burgundy LaRue Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 For my money, Conroy is and will forever be the best Batman ever. I'll hear no arguments to the contrary. I'm in full agreement. Kevin Conroy will always be the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Me too. Whenever I read a Batman story, I hear Conroy's voice. 1
JMFabiano Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 MoS2 is sounding like one giant shitfest the more I hear about it, and I'm not even upset over Affman. What the hell is the logic behind skipping over Robin and jumping right to Nightwing? There's a good proportion of the general audience that doesn't read comics that has no idea who Nightwing is. If they wanted to include him in MoS3 or some other eventual sequel, after establishing the Robin character, fine. But skipping over the first part just screams "we'll throw some shit at the wall and see what sticks." Not going to comment on the Wonder Woman rumors since there's a good probability it's not her they're casting, but like hell I'd know who the character is supposed to be. That and have we established that this is a different continuity from the Nolanverse? Under which Joseph Gordon-Levitt should now be Batman. And since he was their version of "Robin," no Nightwing! Affleck I will wait and see. After the fanboiz' mistakes concerning Keaton, Ledger, and others, it's the best strategy. Multiple characters can either be very good (Avengers) or a cluster (Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3). So again I'll wait and see. Though Avengers does have the advantage of a better build.
JMFabiano Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 For my money, Conroy is and will forever be the best Batman ever. I'll hear no arguments to the contrary. I'm in full agreement. Kevin Conroy will always be the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Me too. Whenever I read a Batman story, I hear Conroy's voice. It depends for me. Mostly on the time period. For instance, I read the Batman vs. Hulk crossover from the '70s and heard Adam West's voice. Oddly, when I go way back to the forties, I picture something not unlike Batfink's voice or Prowl from Transformers: Animated.
TheVileOne Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 With Batman vs. Superman I get the sense that WB feels they are very behind with DC properties and they are desperate to try and catch up with The Avengers and make their own Justice League.
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 The second tier characters in DC are way shittier than Marvels, they're going to piggyback them onto their main two, who are way bigger than Marvels.
The Natural Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 I prefer Catwoman's look in the screen tests compared to The Dark Knight Rises look.
Bustronaut Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 I prefer Hobo Batman to what we got in TDKR 1
Gonzalez Posted November 20, 2013 Posted November 20, 2013 I prefer Catwoman's look in the screen tests compared to The Dark Knight Rises look. I love Tom Hardy's Big Van Vader physique in the screen test.
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