Elfen High 2 (OOC 7, Closed, Humans Not Allowed)

[Nationstatelandsville]

Man of Steel is slightly better and Inception kicks ass.

And I hate diCaprio.

Man of Steel was a bitter disappointment to me. One of my big problems with his Batman movies was that they seemed like superhero movies made for, and by, people who didn't like superheroes. Man of Steel takes that up to eleven. It's like a Superman movie made for, and by, people who not only don't like Superman, but have no idea who he is and if they did they would actively hate him.

I like diCaprio when he isn't meant to be likeable. Inception, he's fine. Django, he's great. Titanic, no. No no no.

I just really loathe the diCaprio "serious acting voice of raspiness". It's like the bat-voice, but without any reason, even in the fucking insane world Bale lives in.

It was pretty bad, but as I've said before, I like most of its elements on their own. Bad-ass Jor-El? Awesome, even if he's played by the-guy-who-fucking-ruined-Robin Hood. Perry White rescuing people from rubble? Awesome. Massive, expansive Krypton? The goddamn awesome-est.

And, best of all, they did Lois right, something I was worried about. She even kicked a bit of ass herself, which was cool.

But throw it all together, saturated it with gray, and have Superman's actor do no actual, you know, acting? It was awful.

[Constaniana]

Hell yes.

Could it be?

That second page showed Joker at his most heinous.

[Erinkita]

I know right? Half the fun of eating ice cream is eating ice cream.

It's actually closer to about 95% of the fun. *nods*

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeK759FF84s

This teacher deserves much respect.

I read about her. Many salutes and cap-doffings.

Man of Steel was a bitter disappointment to me. One of my big problems with his Batman movies was that they seemed like superhero movies made for, and by, people who didn't like superheroes. Man of Steel takes that up to eleven. It's like a Superman movie made for, and by, people who not only don't like Superman, but have no idea who he is and if they did they would actively hate him.

I like diCaprio when he isn't meant to be likeable. Inception, he's fine. Django, he's great. Titanic, no. No no no.

I just really loathe the diCaprio "serious acting voice of raspiness". It's like the bad voice, but without any reason, even in the fucking insane world Bale lives in.

Can't dispute that.

It was pretty bad, but as I've said before, I like most of its elements on their own. Bad-ass Jor-El? Awesome, even if he's played by the-guy-who-fucking-ruined-Robin Hood. Perry White rescuing people from rubble? Awesome. Massive, expansive Krypton? The goddamn awesome-est.

And, best of all, they did Lois right, something I was worried about. She even kicked a bit of ass herself, which was cool.

But throw it all together, saturated it with gray, and have Superman's actor do no actual, you know, acting? It was awful.

Yeah, I agree with you on all of that. A lot of the concepts and set pieces were really good.
I guess it resembles a good movie in the same way eating a meatlover's pizza resembles being drenched in barbecue sauce and curdled milk and being thrown into a pit of dismembered pigs and cows. The elements that make up both things are essentially the same, but the experience is very different.

[Nationstatelandsville]

It's actually closer to about 95% of the fun. *nods*

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeK759FF84s

This teacher deserves much respect.

I read about her. Many salutes and cap-doffings.

I just really loathe the diCaprio "serious acting voice of raspiness". It's like the bad voice, but without any reason, even in the fucking insane world Bale lives in.

Can't dispute that.

It was pretty bad, but as I've said before, I like most of its elements on their own. Bad-ass Jor-El? Awesome, even if he's played by the-guy-who-fucking-ruined-Robin Hood. Perry White rescuing people from rubble? Awesome. Massive, expansive Krypton? The goddamn awesome-est.

And, best of all, they did Lois right, something I was worried about. She even kicked a bit of ass herself, which was cool.

But throw it all together, saturated it with gray, and have Superman's actor do no actual, you know, acting? It was awful.

Yeah, I agree with you on all of that. A lot of the concepts and set pieces were really good.
I guess it resembles a good movie in the same way eating a meatlover's pizza resembles being drenched in barbecue sauce and curdled milk and being thrown into a pit of dismembered pigs and cows. The elements that make up both things are essentially the same, but the experience is very different.

diCaprio's not a bad actor, necessarily, but he isn't a good enough one to make me forgive that. It takes a good movie, like Inception, to get over it.

Of course, I may just really like that movie because anything that has Michael Caine in it is automatically good.

[Astrolinium]

Of course, I may just really like that movie because anything that has Michael Caine in it is automatically good.

There is a reason Secondhand Lions is my favorite movie and that reason is 82% Michael Caine.

[Erinkita]

I read about her. Many salutes and cap-doffings.


Can't dispute that.


Yeah, I agree with you on all of that. A lot of the concepts and set pieces were really good.
I guess it resembles a good movie in the same way eating a meatlover's pizza resembles being drenched in barbecue sauce and curdled milk and being thrown into a pit of dismembered pigs and cows. The elements that make up both things are essentially the same, but the experience is very different.

diCaprio's not a bad actor, necessarily, but he isn't a good enough one to make me forgive that. It takes a good movie, like Inception, to get over it.

Of course, I may just really like that movie because anything that has Michael Caine in it is automatically good.

He's Jack Carter. Doesn't matter what he's in. He runs the show. Although I actually don't think he was a very good Scrooge.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Of course, I may just really like that movie because anything that has Michael Caine in it is automatically good.

There is a reason Secondhand Lions is my favorite movie and that reason is 82% Michael Caine.

Seriously. They should have just cut Bale (and Batman in general) and just made Caine, Oldman, and Freeman Fuck Around.

[Olthar]

The problem with Nolan is that he's making superhero movies for people who don't care about superheroes. The more you know about Batman, the less you'll enjoy his films. If the only thing you know about Batman is that he's a rich guy who fights crime, then you'll have no problems with the movies.

It makes sense from a marketing standpoint as it gives the movies wider appeal, especially since the Batman fans will still watch the movies, anyways, if only to have something to bitch about, but it doesn't create good art or faithful representations of the characters. Throughout the entirety of Rises, I never once believed that man I was watching was Batman. He looked like Batman, but he didn't act like Batman. Nothing he did during that movie was something Batman would have done. Bane, Talia, and Catwoman were even worse.

[Individuality-ness]

I know right? Half the fun of eating ice cream is eating ice cream.

It's actually closer to about 95% of the fun. *nods*

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeK759FF84s

This teacher deserves much respect.

I've seen this before. It's an interesting sociological experiment.

[Nationstatelandsville]

In scanning through Caine's filmography, I stumbled upon this.

To be frank, this movie sounds terrible. That said, Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley do Sherlock Holmes is the best premise for anything ever, save Caine, Oldman, and Freeman Fuck Around.

[Olthar]

I think things might be looking up for me. There's still a long, hard road ahead, but I at least feel like I'm capable of making the journey.

[Esternial]

I think things might be looking up for me. There's still a long, hard road ahead, but I at least feel like I'm capable of making the journey.

How come, dear?

[Constaniana]

I think things might be looking up for me. There's still a long, hard road ahead, but I at least feel like I'm capable of making the journey.

[Olthar]

I think things might be looking up for me. There's still a long, hard road ahead, but I at least feel like I'm capable of making the journey.

How come, dear?

My therapist is pretty good. Also, it's still early, but I think the anti-depressants are working, too.

I think things might be looking up for me. There's still a long, hard road ahead, but I at least feel like I'm capable of making the journey.

[Esternial]

How come, dear?

My therapist is pretty good. Also, it's still early, but I think the anti-depressants are working, too.

That is very good news indeed.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I think things might be looking up for me. There's still a long, hard road ahead, but I at least feel like I'm capable of making the journey.

[Esternial]

I came across the word idiosyncrasies twice today.

Once on Cracked, once in Nat's post.

It's the first time I've heard of it.

[Nationstatelandsville]

I came across the word idiosyncrasies twice today.

Once on Cracked, once in Nat's post.

It's the first time I've heard of it.

It's a fun, fun word.

[Astrolinium]

I came across the word idiosyncrasies twice today.

Once on Cracked, once in Nat's post.

It's the first time I've heard of it.

Really? It's a great word.

[Nationstatelandsville]

No, I don't know what "chittering" means either, but I like how it sounds.

[Astrolinium]

No, I don't know what "chittering" means either, but I like how it sounds.

"To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter."

[Nationstatelandsville]

No, I don't know what "chittering" means either, but I like how it sounds.

"To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter."

Strange. Thought I made it up.

[Astrolinium]

"To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter."

Strange. Thought I made it up.

Perhaps you did but then went back in time.

[The Inritus Extraho]

No, I don't know what "chittering" means either, but I like how it sounds.

I love chittering. Wonderful word. ... Don't so much like the hordes of bugs the word evokes in my imagination, but hey.

In other news, I reread "The Wise Man's Fear" in one day. Hooray, road trips.

[Nationstatelandsville]

The Daily Show did an interview with Jon Favreau.

When browsing their videos and coming across it, I got really excited that it said "Jon Pertwee", which might be difficult, given that he is dead.

This is the fifth time that has happened.