I may be hyperventilating just slightly.
Old trusty soda machine. I push you for root beer, you give me Coke.
Willow ,'End of Days'
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Anne W. - Jul 14, 2012 5:48:24 pm PDT #21596 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Steph L. - Jul 14, 2012 5:49:40 pm PDT #21597 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tim just came down from the attic and I had to explain Winter Soldier to him. His reponse? "Holy shit."
Me: "I KNOW!!!!!"
Jessica - Jul 14, 2012 6:04:43 pm PDT #21598 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So DH and I have been watching ALL the Batman movies because of some things he's writing for work, and we finally got to Batman Begins today.
First, remember that kid Katie Holmes is protecting on the Narrows at the end? Yeah, me neither, but he's played by Baby Joffrey Baratheon. That kid was adorable before he turned evil.
Anyway, so the premise is that the fear toxin has been in the water supply for weeks, right? And when the water is vaporized, the toxin is inhaled? So in theory, shouldn't anyone who's, say, BOILED WATER in the past several weeks be already insane? Why do they even need the giant microwave laser? Just wait for the citizens of Gotham to make tea, and you're done.
Connie Neil - Jul 14, 2012 6:07:04 pm PDT #21599 of 30000
brillig
I'm not getting the Winter Solder reference.
Kalshane - Jul 14, 2012 6:12:11 pm PDT #21600 of 30000
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.
Ras al'Ghul's plot has always been the weak point of that movie, IMO. It's such a ridiculously, over-the-top, poorly-thought-out "comic book" plan that it's out of place in the relative seriousness of the rest of the movie.
I still like the movie a lot, but I have to ignore how little sense the whole microwave gun/fear toxin thing makes.
Zenkitty - Jul 14, 2012 6:17:35 pm PDT #21601 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Am I the only one NOT enthused about Ant-Man? I think the concept is ridiculous, and Hank Pym is an ass.
And feel free to explain why I think Ant-Man is ridiculous, but I have no trouble with the concept of The Hulk. I dunno.
dcp - Jul 14, 2012 6:19:09 pm PDT #21602 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Connie, I didn't know the reference either. I found this: [link]
Steph L. - Jul 14, 2012 6:24:34 pm PDT #21603 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Winter Soldier in the comics is Bucky, who was not!dead but frozen (and missing an arm), with convenient amnesia, trained by the Russians to be an assassin. He also had an affair with Black Widow.
t edit Or, what Wikipedia says.
Am I the only one NOT enthused about Ant-Man?
No. You are not.
I think the concept is ridiculous, and Hank Pym is an ass.
Agreed. Super-duper agreed.
Connie Neil - Jul 14, 2012 6:26:46 pm PDT #21604 of 30000
brillig
I didn't see the Captain America movie, was Bucky in that?
re: Wikipedia--Wolverine has a son??
Of course, it's been 10 years or more since I read any X-Men . . .
amyth - Jul 14, 2012 6:28:19 pm PDT #21605 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Yay, Winter Soldier!
I HATED that vaporized water/microwave thing/fear toxin plot. So bad.
I am completely unenthused by Ant-Man.
Y'all, I have found myself so super-spoiled for TDKR. And it's only made me want to see it more. Like, five minutes from now. I need a time machine.