Good huh? Bad huh? When I first read it, I thought it actually lived up to the hype, which was impressive.
Do you know what else has blood in it? Blood.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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Polter-Cow - Feb 23, 2010 1:16:46 pm PST #2777 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kalshane - Feb 23, 2010 1:37:56 pm PST #2778 of 5059
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.
Not sure yet. I mean, over all, it's very good, but the ending is very at odds with the feel of the rest of it. I mean, you suddenly go from a gritty "How would super-heroes actually work" to a giant squidbomb.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 23, 2010 5:06:50 pm PST #2779 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah that is one of the few ways I thought the movie improved on the graphic novel. Always had problems with Squidzilla.
§ ita § - Feb 23, 2010 5:08:16 pm PST #2780 of 5059
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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I think you're clear on killer squid.
Also, Rosebud is a sled, and Darth Vader is whatsisname's father.
Kalshane - Feb 23, 2010 5:33:48 pm PST #2781 of 5059
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.
Haven't seen the movie yet. Will probably add it to the Netflix queue.
Still sorting through how I feel about it. It's a bit of a let-down, really. You've got all these characters and a building mystery and suddenly it's "Whoops, most of the characters are dead via giant squid and the bad guy wins because actually doing anything about it would likely destroy the world, so lets dye our hair blond and rump like bunnies in another part of the country. "
Jessica - Feb 24, 2010 5:17:39 am PST #2782 of 5059
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love the ending, psychic space squid and all. And I love that the bad guy gets to monologue AND go through with his evil plan. It's just so obvious - why don't the villains always press the button before the superheroes arrive?
Kalshane - Feb 24, 2010 5:44:19 am PST #2783 of 5059
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 did like that part. What, you thought I was explaining my plan BEFORE I carried it out? Hah! That and him repeatedly smacking Rorschach around mid-monologue. I don't know, I think I like the concept behind the ending more than the execution.
Again, I think overall it's very good, I'm just not sure I actually liked it yet.
Side note, having seen JLU first, I couldn't help hearing Rorschach's dialogue in Jeffrey Combs' voice.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 24, 2010 6:51:54 am PST #2784 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
OK, this cracked me up: [link]
Polter-Cow - Feb 24, 2010 7:07:05 am PST #2785 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Haaaaaaaaa.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 26, 2010 9:40:30 am PST #2786 of 5059
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