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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell

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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Jessica - Jun 23, 2006 5:41:38 am PDT #2430 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

It is definitely established that in the movieverse, he is the last Kryptonian -- his 5 year absence was spent flying back to the ruins of Krypton specifically to check that out. (Not a spoiler, as this is basically the text of the opening crawl.)

I can't quite explain what I mean by tragic. I definitely don't mean "sad." There's a certain scale to the Superman mythos (this version, anyway) that makes his inability to fully participate in human society something that requires a big academic Greek-related word like "tragedy," even though he, as a character, doesn't waste any time moping around feeling bad for himself.

tommyrot - Jun 23, 2006 5:44:27 am PDT #2431 of 10001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

It is definitely established that in the movieverse, he is the last Kryptonian -- his 5 year absence was spent flying back to the ruins of Krypton specifically to check that out.

What about his dog, Krypton?

eta: Krypto, right?

Tom Scola - Jun 23, 2006 5:45:10 am PDT #2432 of 10001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Damn, I though Favreau was working on a John Carter of Mars picture.

Strega - Jun 23, 2006 5:54:03 am PDT #2433 of 10001

I am with Jessica in thinking that comic book movies aren't limited to adaptations of particular comic books. Partly because then I can count Unbreakable as a comic book movie.

(But if we're going strictly by source material and not movie content, the list is missing Ghost World, V for Vendetta and American Splendor.)

Also, Flash (aa-aaah) Gordon.

And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

tommyrot - Jun 23, 2006 5:55:53 am PDT #2434 of 10001

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Also, Flash (aa-aaah) Gordon.

I think it can be safely said that Queen did the best ever comic book movie theme song....

Kalshane - Jun 23, 2006 6:00:06 am PDT #2435 of 10001

GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

I have to rate Spidey 1 over 2, personally. I like 2, and I much prefer Doc Ock to the Green Goblin, but the first movie felt a lot more like the Spider-man I know and love.

Volans - Jun 23, 2006 6:39:07 am PDT #2436 of 10001

move out and draw fire

Damn, I though Favreau was working on a John Carter of Mars picture.

Now this would rock.

Frankenbuddha - Jun 23, 2006 6:52:33 am PDT #2437 of 10001

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I think it can be safely said that Queen did the best ever comic book movie theme song....

Movie theme, p'raps, but the Spidey TV cartoon theme beats all.

§ ita § - Jun 23, 2006 7:01:27 am PDT #2438 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

the Spidey TV cartoon theme beats all.

It's good--I'll give you that. But "Dunna dunna dunna dunna dunna dunna dunna dunna Batman!" takes some beating.

flea - Jun 23, 2006 7:24:58 am PDT #2439 of 10001

information libertarian

Remarkably on-topic, or something, this morning I misread a book title as "Batman before Postmodernism," which led to some interesting musing.

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