Spence Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 I was visiting Trailer Addict to see if there was anything new and I noticed a article written by the TA staff that makes me seriously wonder if people are really suffering from diminished mental abilities. The article was “How Does ‘Flash Gordon’ Stack Up To Other Classic Superhero Films?” Seriously? That is like asking ‘How does your Bayliner ski boat’s performance stack up to other bicycles?” 1980’s Flash Gordon was a campy adaptation of a Pulp Scifi adventure story/comic strip about a swashbuckling but normal human. while Superhero stories are about Heroes that have fantastic superhuman powers. The only thing that they even have in common, in this instance, is they are movies. This from a business that claims to report on the movie industry and yet apparently doesn’t even speak the language that the article is written in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Figure it's basically clickbait. The argument doesn't need to make sense, just draw attention. And it worked. Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 Click bait is usually a link that take you to a completely other webpage that usually has nothing to do with the link title. Well this didn't divert me to another site, it was an article by TA on TA, and reading the article they were serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 First can someone correct the title to say world instead of workd ? It is distracting. Second is the article comparing Flash to films of the same period or is it comparing it to things like the current Marvel Cinema Universe films ? I can say that the 1980s Flash Gordon has one thing in common with the first Avengers film. I can happily rewatch either. They are like, for me, The Battle of Britain, Star Wars A New Hope or The Great Escape. You can just sit back and watch them repeatedly. slikmar and Scott Ruggels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 I'm always fascinated by the costuming, the sheer number of bugle beads that needed to be hand-sewn onto several of them is just incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted November 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 1 hour ago, death tribble said: First can someone correct the title to say world instead of workd ? It is distracting. How? Also one of the reasons I hate posting from a phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 The administrators can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 How can you hate anything with that soundtrack from Queen and Brian Blessed yelling...”Gordon’s Alive!” ? assault and Grailknight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted November 7, 2020 Report Share Posted November 7, 2020 This has been banging around in the back of my head since I sent that first post. Why shouldn’t Flash Gordon be somewhere on that list? No powers? Neither do Batman, The Spirit or the Phantom. Because it’s got humor in it? That’s like saying Blazing Saddles isn’t a Western. Or McClintock for that matter. If you object to it because it’s campy the you have to toss out the 1966 Batman movie. Live and let live. BTW; To mash two Arron Sorkin lines together Today is my day of jubilee! Bring me the finest bagels and muffins in all the land! (I’ve been watching a LOT of West Wing to take the sting out of the election.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted November 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Tjack said: This has been banging around in the back of my head since I sent that first post. Why shouldn’t Flash Gordon be somewhere on that list? No powers? Neither do Batman, The Spirit or the Phantom. Because it’s got humor in it? That’s like saying Blazing Saddles isn’t a Western. Or McClintock for that matter. If you object to it because it’s campy the you have to toss out the 1966 Batman movie. Because most of them are not Superheroes either. Batman was never a hero. He was a vigilante and in his original form killed off criminals. Batman is one of my favorite characters, but he was never a superhero. Flash Gordon is definitely on the same list as The Spirit and Phantom, but they were not superheros either......ever. They were Pulp vigilantes. Similar to Doc Savage, except Doc was an actual good guy hero that assisted within law and order rather than out side of it. It is just like the supervillains Venom and Deadpool, one casually eats people and the other casually kills people. BUt they are not superheroes. However Blazing Saddles and McClintock are both definitely westerns just like they are both movies. Of course westerns covers a far larger scope than Superheroes which are both possessing SUPER beyond the capability of the human form powers heroic and good guys. As opposed to regular normal human on a scifi adventure from the pulp age. I guess we should just call everything superhero films, Star Wars, Star Trek, Blue Bloods. Heck everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 I’m in too good a mood today to debate with you. What ever you say is fine with me. Arguments are down the hall on the left sir. Lawnmower Boy, BarretWallace and assault 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Tjack said: This has been banging around in the back of my head since I sent that first post. Why shouldn’t Flash Gordon be somewhere on that list? No powers? Generally speaking, the superhero genre is set in the present day while futuristic settings are considered sf. The only exception I can think of for a normal is Batman Beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, Old Man said: Generally speaking, the superhero genre is set in the present day while futuristic settings are considered sf. The only exception I can think of for a normal is Batman Beyond. What about the Legion of Superheroes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, dmjalund said: What about the Legion of Superheroes? I can’t remember how many of them are normals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, Old Man said: I can’t remember how many of them are normals. Normal for their planet.... Chameleon Boy, Phantom Girl, Triplicate Girl, Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, etc. P.S. dmjalund buddy, you beat me to the punch. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Is Adam Strange a superhero? If he is, I suppose Flash Gordon can be as well. However, I believe the Flash from the movie is more accurately the central hero in a space opera (or serial) just like Luke Skywalker. assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Tjack said: Arguments are down the hall on the left sir. No, they're not. Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Lawnmower Boy said: No, they're not. Sorry sir, that’s a contradiction not an argument. If you keep this up I’ll have to charge you. Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tjack said: Sorry sir, that’s a contradiction not an argument. If you keep this up I’ll have to charge you. Tim's managing the complaints desk. Send him over there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Tim's managing the complaints desk. Send him over there.... But I’m Tim... (I have the ID to prove it. what did you think the T in Tjack stood for...France?) (Go ahead, place that line, I double dare ya.)😝 Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, Tjack said: (I have the ID to prove it. what did you think the T in Tjack stood for...France?) (Go ahead, place that line, I double dare ya.)😝 Sorry, but Cap's name isn't Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 When I think of "superhero," I think of someone who can do extraordinary things that normal people can't, in the name of helping and protecting people, at great personal risk and cost, and according to a moral code. I would call comic-book Batman a superhero, because his brilliance, skill, and force of will are beyond a real-world human; he may not follow the letter of the law, but he's devoted to its spirit; all his actions are aimed at shutting down those who prey on the innocent; and he arose out of tragedy, but has given up a normal life for the sake of keeping other people safe to have their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 Besides we did have a noted poster here called Tim who had a John Belushi circa Blues Brothers avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 3:21 PM, death tribble said: First can someone correct the title to say world instead of workd ? It is distracting. "Intelligent" is misspelled, too, ironically. But this is the Internet. Typos are the least of our problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted November 8, 2020 Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 2 hours ago, BoloOfEarth said: Sorry, but Cap's name isn't Tim. Yeah well, “Some people call me.....Tim.” (Way to shove the Monty Python references.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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