Justice League Lounge of Justice - Part 81

[Chip Chipperson]

Trent scoring Watchmen is all sorts of awesome

Love seeing my favorite artist get more work!

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Today, in catching up with the classics: Chinatown.

I always find it interesting to watch these old movies for the first time and seeing all the tropes and things that now have become cliché, when they were still fresh and original, and also all the things that would definitely not pass today; this is another one of those movies that if it was made - as it is - nowadays would not be received the same way.

It just sucks that I was being constantly distracted by other things and it took me forever to finish it; had I seen it in one go I'm pretty sure I would've enjoy it a lot more by virtue of being fully immersed...oh well...

It's part of what I appreciate about these older movies, they represent a part of history.

I see Pratt...I see Eastwood now that you mention it, but also see some RDJ there...

This makes me think of 80s/90s Peter, when - I feel - they were more willing to portray Peter as the ruggedly handsome type, same kinda vibe I got from the 90s TAS; now it's like they're completely against that and must always portray him as the super mellow, super geeky type, which I'm also not against.

Might take me a bit to feel the RDj resemblance.

I see how in 90s comic art he wasn't very handsome save for the John Romita jr stuff, and not looking very handsome in the work of the likes of Ron Frenz and Pat Ollifie, most art -especially in cartoons- made him pretty good looking.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Care to share your thoughts in this Justice League Sequels thread?

 

[Polux]

Trent scoring Watchmen is all sorts of awesome

Love seeing my favorite artist get more work!

Match made in heaven, it just feels so right!

It's funny, thinking about the trailer for Snyder's Watchmen, it had "The beginning is the end is the beginning" by Smashing Pumpkins, but that particular remix always sounded very NIN to me, and I would usually mistake it as such.

It's part of what I appreciate about these older movies, they represent a part of history.

Yeah, I'm always of the mind that I movie should be viewed within the context of when it was made (and those that manage to be considered timeless, well, all the well-deserved glory to them!)

Might take me a bit to feel the RDj resemblance.

I see how in 90s comic art he wasn't very handsome save for the John Romita jr stuff, and not looking very handsome in the work of the likes of Ron Frenz and Pat Ollifie, most art -especially in cartoons- made him pretty good looking.

Think of a Zodiac/Sherlock RDJ, but younger, and you'll see it...

I meant, and I could be wrong because I was never the biggest Spidey fan, that around that time they wouldn't shy away of showing Peter as more rough, or grown up, as opposed to the gee wiz geeky clean cut type.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Think of a Zodiac/Sherlock RDJ, but younger, and you'll see it...

I meant, and I could be wrong because I was never the biggest Spidey fan, that around that time they wouldn't shy away of showing Peter as more rough, or grown up, as opposed to the gee wiz geeky clean cut type.

I can see that a bit with RDj being that young.

Yeah, they didn't make him the clean cut type, he did have a rougher look in the 90s and parts of the early 2000s.

 

[StarLord]

She must be visiting Harley Quinn's tattoo parlour.

David Ayer's MJ.

 

[StarLord]

I have no idea who Stargirl is but for anyone interested.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I have no idea who Stargirl is but for anyone interested.

She's the adopted daughter of the former sidekick of the dead Skyman.

 

[StarLord]

She's the adopted daughter of the former sidekick of the dead Skyman.

Don't know him either lol.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Don't know him either lol.

Star-Spangled Kid (Character) - Comic Vine

 

[KalvinEllis]

Stargirl is also a very important character to Geoff Johns. When he created her, he based her on his sister who passed away in a plane crash.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

I'm so here for this!

 

[Micromind]

I don't get the hype for a Watchmen series.. I mean, Snyder's Watchmen was perfect to me, so what's new in this one ?

 

[THE WOLF]

Welp

 

[Chip Chipperson]

It’s a continuation of the story apparently, not a retelling

 

[Micromind]

Saw this..

 

[THE WOLF]

I don't get the hype for a Watchmen series.. I mean, Snyder's Watchmen was perfect to me, so what's new in this one ?

I believe it’s set in the world of THE WATCHMEN. Not actually about them. I might be wrong though

 

[Micromind]

It’s a continuation of the story apparently, not a retelling

Based on what ?

 

[MbJ]

Care to share your thoughts in this Justice League Sequels thread?

My honest answer is that I doubt we see a new Justice League film anytime soon. But if they do attempt it again I'm expecting a soft reset. They'll keep the actors whose movies are well received and probably add John Stewart and Shazam if their respective films are hits. But I strongly suspect if and when we get this, Batman and Superman will be played by new actors.

 

[kguillou]

Welp

Sighhhhhh well there goes that. Moving on then

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

Based on what ?

Here's what Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons had to say on the subject.

I don’t think it’s my place to say too much about it, other than I found Damon’s approach to be really refreshing and exciting and unexpected. I don’t think it’s gonna be what people think it’s going to be. It certainly wasn’t what I imagined it to be. I think it’s extremely fresh. I’m really looking forward to seeing it on the screen.

I’ve been resistant to the comic book prequels and sequels, but what Damon’s doing is not that at all, it’s very far away from that. While it’s very reverential and true to the source material (by which I mean the Watchmen graphic novel that Alan and I did), it’s not retreading the same ground, it’s not a reinterpretation of it. It approaches it in a completely unexpected way.

 

[Micromind]

Here's what Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons had to say on the subject.

So a new direction and story set in Watchmen Universe ? Could be interesting.

 

[Micromind]

Sighhhhhh well there goes that. Moving on then

Moving on from Venom.. I wonder what Feige will think of this movie. Then, there's Leto's movie coming out next set in same universe.

 

[MbJ]

If Venom doesn't perform to snuff that'll likely strangle Sony's shared Spider-Man universe in the crib. Again.

 

[StarLord]

I'm so here for this!

Awesome.