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slikmar

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  1. One thing I like is the Superman/Batman dynamic between Ollie and Barry. Despite being almost polar opposites, they are friends. And Ollie recognizes that the best he can do is combat crime and put fear in criminals, where Flash can inspire people to be better then they are.

    Did they actually say Weather Wizard was dead? I know, 2 gunshots to upper chest, but Barry healed in 3 hours. What if Wizard has a little of that.

    LIked that we saw a bit of the Reverse-Flash.

    Also, love the nod to 90s Flash.

  2. I often wonder if the fact Hiro became such a fan favorite on Heroes due to the fact he wanted to embrace his powers and be a superhero despite the fact he was supposed to just be comedy relief didn't help pave the way and sell the fact that maybe real superhero stories could work on tv.

  3. Watched The Expendables 3. It's a serial escalation until the last half hour ( I don't know how long the final part lasted) which is huge battle between Ross's mercenaries and a small country's military.

     

    Antonio Banderas stands out as a man who has lost his team wanting to get in with another so badly he is sending the broker fake resumes four times a month. Then he is trying to romance the only woman on the team during the rescue.

    CES 

    I kept wondering if the 2 members of his team he lost were the names of the 2 guys from Desperado with the guitars.

  4. Sin City 2. I liked most of it, having read the comics. Even the newly done Joseph Gordon Levitt part. Did not like the newly done Nancy taking revenge on Roarke. I won't explain because it would do spoilers, but it has less to do with the acting and writing and more to do with the character of Nancy and what she meant in the stories. Ava Green does a lot of nude, but has the body for it.

  5. Ray Palmer, ie the Atom? Was that Felicity on the table looking dead or near dead? Roy looks cool as Arsenal. Not sure how thrilled I am with Rhas making an appearance, though I know they have done a lot with the League of Assassins and mentioned him. He is just such a Batman adversary and I think they needed to figure someone else out. Still, has been good so far, so benefit of doubt time.

  6. Saw Lucy and the new Hercules movie (with Dwayne Johnson).

    Lucy was to much lawnmower man for me. I never felt any real tension or worry for her surviving, due to how quickly her powers escalated.

    I liked the Hercules movie and the take on the story of Hercules. I thought the people in it were good and they did a good job of pulling off the "is he the son of Zeus or isn't he?" Most times not, but every once in a while, he would pull off something superhumanly strong.

  7. The Usual Suspects plus the extras DVD. Even if you know the story it is still an absorbing tale.

     

    Blade Runner original US cut. But it still leaves unanswered what happened to the other replicant ? And it is sad Joanna Cassidy getting shot in the back although you can tell it is the stunt woman going through the glass windows although the close ups of Zhora getting hit by bullets are Joanna.

    If I may ask, which other replicant? 5 jumped ship. One was killed before the movie started. Decker got Zhora and Priss. Roy died in the rain at the end. Rachel killed Leon. If you are speaking of Rachel, then I believe the point was to leave it unanswered as her and Decker left together. I have also heard many people say the plan was that Decker is also a replicant, but I find it hard to buy. Giant fan of the movie, the original with the voice over, not the director's cut.

  8. Pacific Rim - This movie works but only because I did not expect much from it. I got a little more than I expected. I did keep wondering why the aliens didn't ship over a dozen (or a score) kaiju at once. I decided it's best to just take that movie as an action romp and leave it at that. Oh and shoot both of the scientists on sight. Best scene occurred mid-way through the credits.

     I thought they explained that. The frequency was increasing, which is why earth was getting in serious trouble. The Aliens were sending as many as they could and learning each time. I got the feeling each one sent increased the size of the "hole".

  9. Ok, I recognise Wesley (the man in black), Hermione (?), Buffy, Vader, Optimus, Tardas and doctor, Beaker and the DeLorean, Batmobile and Serenity. Is the black car Black Beauty from Green Hornet or something else? Is the VW supposed to be Herbie the Love Bug (no numbers on side)? and not sure on the 2 men standing on sidewalk.

  10. Wolverine. They redid Yukio from the comic. I knew I had seen Viper before but did not where from. There is an interesting problem to overcome for Days of Future Past but stick around for the credits to see the trailer for that.
    They sort of had to redo Yukio, as they had already shown Lady Deathstrike in X-Men 2, and it wasn't her and a big part of this movie is that it takes place after X-Men 3.
  11. The sixth episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. I haven't seen these before, and I'm really enjoying the interaction of the characters.
    It's interesting to watch those, then watch NCIS and hear David McCallum's character telling stories, because I think he slips in ones from UNCLE every once in a while.
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