The film is as much a sequel to the Ed Norton Incredible Hulk film from 2008 (the second film in the MCU) as it is the latest installment of Captain America. The other Hulk film, starring Eric Bana and Nick Nolte, predates the MCU and is not part of the official MCU canon.
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Yes, it would require some creative re-writing but not attempt to lose those elements. And bear down on his cowardice and bullying (when he is not at risk) â his essential characteristics. To lose those would miss the point â Flashman is an antidote/truth to all those fictional (and factual) heroes (the do-right, Christian, hypocrites) of mid 19th century British Empire, he is not a hero (and admits it frequently). I imagine a narrator would be a useful tool to describe the internal dialogue, but I am no writer.
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In that sense, they feel very true to the comic book experience. I love a self-contained graphic novel or maybe a collected volume of one particular coherent storyline (though itâll still be filled with references I donât understand), but trying to follow an ongoing plot over dozens of issues over years or decades⌠I actually gave it a try, reading a couple Marvel series from their start in the 1960s for the first hundred or so issues, and I cannot remember even a single thing that happened. The movies are only slightly more memorable, not for lack of trying but because itâs just too many characters and too much stuff for the average human brain to keep track of. It would be like trying to keep track of the James Bond movies if James Bond were not just a different actor, but an entirely different character (or five characters, or ten) in every one.
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A Face In The Crowd, starring Andy Griffith (1957)
IMDB rating 8.2/10
This was Andy Griffithâs first role.
At the start, he seems just like youâd expect, a down-home guy with some down-home wisdom, humor, and anecdotes to share. But when he does that, it makes him successful. Too successful. So successful that he eventually goes totally off the rails entirely.
Itâs really a great movie, and surprising to see Andy Griffith as a bad guy. Especially since, in a lot of ways, heâs very close to the same character as he plays in other shows - but just as if that same character had, in an alternate universe, a very different life and turned out totally differently.
So in this he manages to play both a very likeable âfriend of the everymanâ, and very hateable villain. And itâs the same guy.
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That would be hard to pull off though; would people sit through a series with a character who has no redeeming features, nothing to sympathise with and who isnât even a lovable rogue? Unless you watch it to see him get his comeuppance.
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The antihero has a strong place in film and television. And, for all his faults, indeed because of some, he is lovable (mainly because he is honest about his faults) and definitely roguish. If you havenât read the books it is not easy to pin down exactly what it is that makes him attractive.
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Ah, that is different then; âlovable rogueâ it is then.
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Wow, that was pretty incredible. Iâm not usually a fan of animated fairy tale-type movies, but that was great fun to watch, didnât have most of the tropes that get on my nerves, and it doesnât hurt that I love Vincent Price. There were a couple parts that dragged a bit but the rest more than made up for it. Now Iâve just got to figure out how to download a copy before YouTube takes it down for some reason and it becomes unfindable forever.
My favorite part (even though itâs an unfinished bit) is the final confrontation between the titular Thief and Cobbler where after chasing those golden balls for the entire movie and coming within inches of getting killed like 78 times in two minutes, the Thief at long last just goes âYou know what? Fuck this, you keep 'em, Iâve had a LONG DAYâ and buggers off.
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I love the end, too. I love that the Thief has one motivation, and one motivation only, and itâs so great that the rest of the characters he is completely unaware of in his quest for more and more stuff. I love how they play with all the animation suspension of normal physics in that scene, too. He literally steals the show!
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I just came across this anthology series on Netflix. The best description Iâve seen is that itâs a Thai take on Black Mirror, which seems pretty accurate. I havenât seen many shows or films told from a Thai perspective so it was interesting to me. And I was impressed that some of the stories really took their time to play out.
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The Pitt continues to just be awesome. One interesting thing I just found out about is one of the supporting cast members who plays a nurse named Jesse is an actual trauma nurse. His name is Ned Brower, and he started off playing in punk bands before becoming an EMT and then a trauma nurse. He sounds like a fascinating guy. I also totally didnât recognize the actress who plays Dr. Santos. Sheâs Isa Briones, who played a pretty important part in Picard. Or multiple parts, technically.
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Me and @lilbilliam staring at Kendrick like the Rock and Cena staring at Cody Rhodes right nowâŚ
(Thereâs no way this will be done well but Iâll hold out hope till I see it.)
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Thank you. I will check it out.
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People almost went crazy with this award. Everyone, I mean, the non-reactionary portion of the population, was very happy, it felt like the final of a FIFA World Cup. Fernanda Torres and Oscar were one of the carnival costumes favored by revelers this year.
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This was good:
You can tell the intro was added and scene locations changed and flashbacks inserted to open it up from what was originally a two-hander play, but the playwright also wrote the screenplay and the direction and acting are top notch. Lots of twists and reveals and your sympathies will shift back and forth. Intense and thought provoking little thriller.
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You just described Tom Ripley - five original novels and seven movie and one mini-series adaptations so farâŚ.
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Just wrapped up the first season of The TerrorâŚ
It was excellentâŚ
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Agreed. Excellent all around.
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It is so good. Adam Nagaitis in particular is amazing, acting-wise. The production design is phenomenal - it really looks cold.
Terrifying even before the bear shows up
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