So have you seen the stuff about the Untold Story?
I hadn't seen any of that, but I did wonder about Peter just
dropping the hunt for Uncle Ben's killer.
I wondered if maybe we were supposed to assume that he realized that
vengeance wasn't a good life choice
and just decided to focus on the super-heroing part.
All that weird
genetic destiny
stuff -- I remember it from the trailers, and I remember Dr. Connors'
line about how all the other subjects on whom cross-species DNA merging was tried ended up dying,
and thinking, well, that's not entirely true, is it? Maybe that'll be addressed in a future movie -- but I hope not. I really don't want to see him ending up as Peter Parker,
human guinea pig.
For one thing, the costume would suck compared to the Spidey costume.
That was C. Thomas Howell!
I also
teared up at the crane scene. I love shit like that.
That was C. Thomas Howell!
Ponyboy was Jack's Dad? I'll be damned.
His career these days seems to consist of crappy movies that my husband watches on Netflix streaming, so I totally recognized him.
Ponyboy was Jack's Dad? I'll be damned.
Yes, literally, he is credited as "Jack's Father."
Dana,
I love that shit too. It was like the subway scene in Spider-Man 2. I am a sucker for people doing good things.
It totally reminded me of
the subway scene in Spider-Man 2.
(I originally typed that as
the Subway scene,
which would have been a very different movie.
"I am *fighting crime,* okay? I'll take that footlong meatball sub to go!")
So I just watched this Michael Shannon movie called
Take Shelter.
Has anyone else seen it?
I thought it was excellent, but I was left wondering if we were supposed to take the ending literally, or metaphorically, or both, or what. Because it kind of works any way you cut it, and it's kind of messed up any way you interpret it.
Every time I hear Steve Blum's voice I think of Spike Spiegel
He sounded very much like Spike in this movie. Similar vocal mannerisms and everything. Plus, the characters themselves were very much of a type.
I have to say I'm very glad we've reached the point where we have so many talented voice actors that make a career of it, rather than a handful of people making "funny voices" as well as some drama class rejects.
Used to be the only time you got a good performance (outside of Mel Blanc or a Disney movie) was when a regular TV/movie actor was "slumming it" in voice work.
I want to say it started changing in the 90s with shows like Batman and Gargoyles, but maybe it was a bit sooner. I know anime dubs and video games didn't start catching up until later. I know Cowboy Bebop was held up as the gold standard for dubs for a long time.
I want to say it started changing in the 90s with shows like Batman and Gargoyles,
Andrea Romano certainly had a huge effect on the animation industry, but it should be noted that American animation was in serious decline until The Simpsons/Roger Rabbit/Batman: The Animated Series came along.
Spielberg deserves some credit for launching Animaniacs and Looney Tunes and giving people like Rob Paulsen, Tress McNellie and Maurice Lamarche worthy outlets for their talents.
