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#31

Good Movies / Re: One For the Halloween Seas...

Last post by idavaughn - November 05, 2025, 04:03:05 AM

I remember watching it as an adult and being mesmerized by the storytelling. The main character is an elderly broken man, not the middling handsome male protagonist of horror movies. The female lead is reaching middle age, and although she's hot to trot for the protagonist, it leads nowhere. There is no villian, and even the "opposing side" is a sympathetic character. I can't recommend this movie enough to others.

#32

Good Movies / Re: Superman (2025)

Last post by idavaughn - November 05, 2025, 04:00:27 AM

This turned out to be a lot of fun.  If this is the new direction for the DCEU, then its off on a pretty strong start.

Biggest thing this movie gets right is the idea that Superman is a good person.  He does what's right because that the right thing to do.  I also like that both Martha and Jonathon Kent are both still alive.  I always like versions of Superman where they live.  Clark doesn't need to have a tragedy to motivate him.

I also liked Guy Gardner Green Lantern. They got the fact about him being somewhat of a jerk down perfectly.  Would have preferred Kyle Rayner as the DCEU's GL-but what can you do?  I'll say the one thing I didn't like is that they used his one outfit from the JLI days. He's corps outfit would have worked better for me.

This movie is also going to make people fans of Mr. Terrific.  Hopefully it boasts his visibility in the comics again.

While there are a few moments of "Marvel Humor" in the film, feels like they got it to a better level.  Used to alleviate a tense scenes rather than undercut it.

So I enjoyed this one.

I liked it a lot, but I think it could use a prequel because a lot of things in the movie aren't explained.

You don't see when Lois finds out Clark is Superman.

Luthor would have to be really crazy for his only motivation against Superman to be envy in this version.

Superman's cousin appears and leaves very suddenly.

I mean, those of us who already know Superman's lore have a blast, but it can be overwhelming for those who don't know much about him.

#33

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by claws - November 05, 2025, 03:11:00 AM

#34

Bad Movies / Re: Odd DVDs, VHSs and Blu-ra...

Last post by Trevor - November 05, 2025, 01:22:28 AM

The VHS I have of THE VERDICT (1982) has a still on the back of it showing Sidney Lumet directing Paul Newman and Charlotte Rampling 😳😆

#35

Off Topic Discussion / Re: Who do you want to win the...

Last post by lester1/2jr - November 05, 2025, 01:10:21 AM

It will never happen, but it would be great if Mamdani gave Sliwa a role in his administration. He has been on the streets of NY for decades.

#36

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by claws - November 05, 2025, 12:47:50 AM

#37

Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day

Last post by LilCerberus - November 04, 2025, 10:17:04 PM

#38

Off Topic Discussion / Re: Without looking them up, n...

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 04, 2025, 10:00:31 PM

Indonesia is one. (A big surprise to me. I think a large part of it is the tourism industry; lots of Australians go there.)

Philippines is one.

I don't know the exact standard used by the list I saw.

So the correct ones so far are

US
UK
Nigeria
India
Germany
Indonesia
Philippines

Two left. I never would have guessed either, although after I heard one of them, I figured out why they had a large number of English speakers, and also immediately realized why I'd overlooked them. A hint might give it away, though.

#39

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by claws - November 04, 2025, 09:50:41 PM

#40

Off Topic Discussion / Re: Who do you want to win the...

Last post by Leah - November 04, 2025, 09:36:34 PM

So Zohran Mamdani won the NY mayor race with nearly 50% votes at 49.6%; Cuomo came second with 41.6%, and Sliwa came third with 7.9%.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2025-elections/new-york-city-mayor-results