Comic Book Films & TV

[GoGo Yubari]

Also, Marvel finally confirmed that Kurt Russell is indeed playing Star-Lord's dad.

... and that in the MCU, Star-Lord's dad is Ego, the Living Planet of all people.

[I Don't Mind]

When the hell is season 2 of Flash coming to Netflix, God damn it!

[Benjamin]

So, uhm, Batman: The Killing Joke animated film is.... uhm...  

[Maxx]

Awful is the word you're looking for.

[Your Mom]

I was going to at least think about watching it. Won't even do that now

[Lint]

1 hour ago, Maxx said:

Awful is the word you're looking for.

io9 described it as "a disaster"

[Johnny Latino Heat]

I was really interested in watching it, because I really do like the Killing Joke story, but I dunno, some of the changes I read they made (regarding Batgirl and Batman's... ahem, relationship status) really turned me off of it. Dunno, it just seemed wrong enough for me to not like it and I feel it detracts from the general story.

[brenchill]

I'm going to watch it at the cinema tomorrow night.

Great...

[Kaney]

What's awful about it? Is it not just a straight adaptation?

[Johnny Latino Heat]

14 minutes ago, Executive Kaney said:

What's awful about it? Is it not just a straight adaptation?

The part that irks me is, like I said, the part about Batman & Batgirl.

 

 

In the movie, they have a sexual relationship, shown on screen (as much as they possibly can), to give Batman more of a personal stake against the Joker, which, honestly, besides being just no-no for me, is completely unnecessary because I don't think the point of the story is about Batman pursuing revenge against the Joker, it's about Joker trying to madden Gordon and giving insight into Joker's twisted logic. Well, for me, anyway.

 

I haven't read anything else about the movie, but apparently, despite that, is just not that good, maybe.

Edited July 24, 2016 by Johnny Latino Heat

[brenchill]

12 minutes ago, Executive Kaney said:

What's awful about it? Is it not just a straight adaptation?

Apparently there's some awkward sex scene between Batman and Barbara Gordon, I was expecting a straight adaption though, bit annoyed since I've already paid for tickets on that premise.

[apsham]

Nearly half the movie is a prologue of new content that only exists to make the shittiest part of Batgirl's story even shitter and somehow even less focused on her.

[Your Mom]

I read they felt they needed to flesh out Barbara's character so they added the sex. Fuck off DC animation dickholes

[MalaCloudy Black]

So is the Spider-Man footage from SDCC online anywhere? I read an article on slashfilm where they described the footage they saw, but I haven't seen it posted by Marvel or anything yet. 

[GoGo Yubari]

Season two of Legends of Tomorrow will feature the Legion of Doom. The members of the Berlantiverse version are...

Spoiler

Reverse Flash!

Captain Cold!

... Damien Darhk...

... and Malcolm Merlyn.

 

[Chris2K]

There was a spoof video made (with Chris Hemsworth) and shown at SDCC detailing what Thor did during Civil War. I wish I could see it because it sounds fantastic.

When Captain America: Civil War hit theaters, many fans had one simple question: Where was Thor? After all, the Asgardian warrior was presumably pretty tight with both Steve Rogers and Tony Stark given their time together with The Avengers. But, sadly, Thor was nowhere to be found in the film - and now fans know why. Marvel gave attendees a look into what Thor was doing during Civil War during San Diego Comic Con, and now, fans everywhere have gotten their first look at the god’s vacation.

 

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Where was Thor during Civil War? He moved in with me and we sort-a played Connect Four. A lot. #ComiCon #MarvelSDCC

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Danny Pearson took to Twitter to upload of photo of himself chilling with the God of Thunder. Pearson, a writer/director, played a man named Daryl in a documentary-styled clip shown at SDCC that explained Thor’s unexplained going-ons. And, apparently, the only thing that kept Thor from joining in on Civil War was an intense Connect Four tournament. Pearson uploaded a photo showing him facing off with Thor alongside a short message which reads, “Where was Thor during Civil War? He moved in with me and we sort-a played Connect Four. A lot. #ComiCon #MarvelSDCC.”

While Marvel hasn’t released the special SDCC video to the public, plenty of attendees have published descriptions of the hilarious clip. Director Taika Waititi created the piece where Thor explained, “I just am taking a break. We had this cool adventure saving New York, that was pretty great. So I moved to Australia and moved in with Daryl.” The video features several hilarious scenes which find Thor adapting to everyday life in Australia as the god writes letters, gives viewers a tour of his bedroom, and chats with Dr. Bruce Banner.

Writing to his feuding friends, Thor gently reminds Tony of when he created the world’s most destructive robot, Ultron. “How’s it going? Remember that time you created the possessed robot that nearly destroyed Earth? That was funny,” he wrote. And, to Steve, Thor said, “Dear Steve Rogers, remember when I goaded you into killing those prisoners and you made me swear not to tell any of the other Avengers? I still haven't. Please let me know if you need anything, I'm not doing much at the moment.”

Giving a tour of his bedroom, viewers could see that Thor tucks Mjolnir into bed, which is admittedly adorable. The god then showed off a chart depicting his Infinity Stones conspiracy theories. A note can be seen written by Thor which refers to Thanos that reads, “Who is the purple man in the chair? He's purple, has a magic glove, and doesn't like standing up.”

Fans also went wild when a scene was shown of Thor speaking to Bruce Banner who then revealed that Tony wouldn’t leave him alone about The Avenger’s in-fighting. “No amount of money is going to get me into your little pissing contest,” Bruce finally tells Tony. The billionaire doesn’t feel like speaking with Thor, ultimately saying he’ll call the god back later. Thor, however, reminds his former teammate that he doesn’t own a phone and a raven should be used for communication instead

[DFF]

I actually enjoyed The Killing Joke adaptation at the cinema. Yes, the prologue went a little long, but I think it served it's purpose. The 'sex scene' is something of a poor description. The sex is just the end result of the scene. Basically, as soon as you see what's going to happen, they cut away to the next scene.

As for the rest of it, it's pretty faithful to the comic! Most of the scenes are straight up lifted from it, dialogue included. I'm not sure what else people were expecting? Or are you all so much on a downer from the Prologue? (Which isn't even that bad).

[apsham]

It's not exactly a scene of sex that irks people, it's the implications of it and the fact that it happened.

[DFF]

9 minutes ago, apsham said:

It's not exactly a scene of sex that irks people, it's the implications of it and the fact that it happened.

*shrugs* I'd prefer they hadn't, but it doesn't rile me up like it has others.

[brenchill]

So I watched it last night. Man, the Batgirl/Batman prologue is pretty awful. The actual story ripped from the comic is fine and looks great on screen. I can only hazard a guess that the point of the Batgirl/Batman stuff was to make you more sympathetic towards her for when the inevitable happens.