gdp's Comments

: Big Picture: LEAVE MICHAEL BAY ALONE

Wed, 2 Jul 2014 01:30:38 +0000

He's just Brian Griffin now that Obama's in the White house. He won. Micheal Bay is officially public enemy number one, the Avengers are the best thing since sliced bread and Amazing Spiderman 2 hasn't saved Sony. So now what? Surely he can't BE the mainstream he's spent his career slagging off? But wait...... there is another way.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxo0pSNYMXE

: Untitled Self Portrait

Tue, 13 May 2014 21:38:44 +0000

Yay for Batflek looking the part, now if they can just fix the whole no completed script, tossing in cameos and random and deciding on a tone we might have a half decent movie. That cowl does look a little rubbery though, I hope it's just the contrast.

: Big Picture: DESTINED FOR DISAPPOINTMENT: PART I

Wed, 2 Apr 2014 01:11:46 +0000

Agreed. There are just so many better ways of doing 'connected origins' than the way these modern films go about it. The Ninja Turtles IDW comic series has connections between the Turtles, Shredder, Krang, Stockman, April and just about every other character you can think of, but it manages to do so without feeling cheap. Each character has their own story that overlaps into the larger narrative. Like the Marvel Movies it means each connection opens up more possibility, not dilutes them.

: X-MEN: DOFP Finally Starts Looking Good

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:30:30 +0000

They're obviously the future world sentinals based on Nimrod from that glorious time in comics where you could rip off the T-1000 to an absolute letter and be called 'creative'. Similar to how Cabel was just 'what if Kyle Reese was played by Arnie', and how every single alien in comics suddenly had the mouth within the mouth after Aliens hit big.

: (Still) Not Unlikely

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:20:59 +0000

I saw it on VHS just after it came out. One of those days where the teacher wheels in a tv to shut everyone up for an hour. Even as an 8-9 year old it felt hollow. Not to mention I didn't have a damn clue who Micheal Jordan was and why I was supposed to care about his family and baseball career....

: (Still) Not Unlikely

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 22:18:40 +0000

I'm a Brit and I absolutely despised Space Jam with every fiber of my being (born in 89 so just about the right age to be suckered in by it), but looking back on it it's smash hit success probably dealt a large hand in Cartoon Network airing the classic shorts over and over and cementing my love of the characters. So thanks Space Jam and your one funny joke of a Danny DeVito alien mistaking Bill Murray for Dan Ayckroyd.

: Start Lowering Your Expectations For \"FANTASTIC FOUR\"

Sat, 22 Feb 2014 02:53:31 +0000

I'm fairly neutral on the Fantastic Four having never really gotten into them, but that's partly because they never seem to have any interesting effect on anything in the Marvel Universe. Every event or crossover they're mostly just there to spout exposition or to deus ex their way out of situations. Dr Doom and Galactus are awesome villains but they don't even have any real reason to be butting heads with the FF in particular. I can't see anything they'd bring to the Marvel cinematic universe that Tony Stark or Hank Pym couldn't achieve. I will say that the 'Ultimate Doom' crossover written by Bendis was a superb twist on the Fantastic Four team, but that was the point where it threw the team under the bus and just made them into new more interesting characters.

: Heroine

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:31:46 +0000

The very point that too many European snobs forget when talking about America as if it's some barbaric land. (I'm British, I'm allowed to say it, it's how we roll when it comes to the continent and our own middle class) The USA is fecking HUGE! You can't compare say, it's gun crime, poverty or racism to France or Germany with numbers, you'd have to compare it to the entire European continent. In which case the US has it's particularly nasty red states, but at least it doesn't have hell holes like Serbia or Kosovo. I suppose it does go a little both ways though. Americans do wonder why Europe has had so much violence in its time when they've had two major wars on their own landmass tops. As the saying goes 'An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; and American thinks a hundred years is a long time'

: Heroine

Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:12:29 +0000

In the US maybe, but no-one outside of the states knows anything about NFL, Hollywood at least is enjoyed by most of the planet giving Ms Page an arguable larger impact.

: No Case Too Small

Sun, 2 Feb 2014 13:34:17 +0000

I can remember the theme song to this and enjoyed Darkwing Duck, but I don't think the Disney spin off brands hit it quite as big abroad as their original creations. Here in the UK I certainly remember 'Gargoyles' a lot more than any of them. Maybe it's because the Disney Channel didn't hit as big until Cable and Sky TV really took off part way through the decade. Having said that if they ever decided to do something with their awesome in concept but slightly flawed in execution game properties I'd be over the moon. Give me 'Cold Shadow' and 'Nightmare Ned' any day.

: Here\'s a Sentinel From \"X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST\"

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:13:26 +0000

I really, really wanted a proper 70's style sentinel, a huge bulky monstrosity running on some 'super advanced' form of DOS system, complete with neon wireframe stats. I'm sure the sentinels will be just fine either way, but it's a pity.

: Big Picture: "STARS, WORN"

Wed, 15 Jan 2014 01:17:22 +0000

The best thing that happened to the Star Wars franchise since 'Return of the Jedi' was 'Knights of the Old Republic'. That is how you re-capture the magic this film desperately needs. Take new characters who are riffs on or even complete reversals of what came before and throw them into new and interesting situations in this wild universe. We don't need a film that is purely Abrams fanatically re-treading very worn ground.

: Gal Gadot is WONDER WOMAN in \"BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN\"

Thu, 5 Dec 2013 01:02:58 +0000

'THEY FLIPPED OVER A TRUCK. And it was awesome'- The truck flip itself was awesome, but watch the scene before it of Batman leisurely driving the bat-pod through the mall. I know its supposed be him zipping along to the rescue but it's just oddly filmed in a casual way. The worst offender was the final battle with Bane. Yeah it was impressive to see the two slugging it out but the camera had to jump sideways every couple of punches to try and keep up with them. It made it all feel very staged. The Batman movies has no shortage of good ideas for actions scenes but they were all filmed quite poorly. I don't know if it's just because the Batsuit was hard to film because 'Inception' had brilliant action scenes.

: Gal Gadot is WONDER WOMAN in \"BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN\"

Wed, 4 Dec 2013 21:56:31 +0000

You say 'massive city battle' as if it were a bad thing, it was certainly a hell of a lot better than any of the limp action scenes in 'The Dark Knight' or the godawful shakey cam in 'Transformers'. Then again I've never been much of a Superman fan, superb as the character was in 'Kingdom Come'. Something tells me this movie will be looked back on well in the future when it can be enjoyed on it's own instead of based on expectation.

: All Three AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Villains (Possibly) Revealed...

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 14:14:50 +0000

Willem Dafoe was indeed an awesome Goblin, but every time I see it I can't help but think 'That should have been Brad Dourif'. Personally I've got no problem with the Ultimate incarnations of the characters since they got me into reading comic books, but old man Moviebob never misses a chance to shake his stick and tell those damn kids to get off his lawn.