The Superhero Cinematic Civil War: Quoth the Kraven, "Nevermore." - Part 61

[Moncton]

 

[Drizzle]

I hope Elizabeth Olsen shows up in Agatha just so we can get an Ingrid Goes West reunion.

IYKYK.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Hell, even Grant's dishonest intern/protege from JPIII was a better character than anything the JW films could come up with.

I thought the owner from JW1 was pretty good. Of course, they killed him off half way through.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

His mama named him Oswald Cobblepot, I'm gonna call him Oswald Cobblepot.

His mother abandoned him in a sewer. Who cares what she has to say?

 

[Lily Adler]

I hope Elizabeth Olsen shows up in Agatha just so we can get an Ingrid Goes West reunion.

Just imagine she'll look like her sisters in less than 10 years.

 

[Lily Adler]

The one with the dinosaur saying "Alan" is honestly better than all of the Jurassic World movies full stop. They all pull exactly the same kind of dumb monster movie crap as that one, but at least JPIII is honest about just being a generic monster movie and isn't trying to bloviate and pretend it's got anything even remotely deep to say.

Plus, Alan Grant > every single character that was created for the JW movies. Hell, even Grant's dishonest intern/protege from JPIII was a better character than anything the JW films could come up with.



Well, Cobb sounds way more likely to be something I'd hear in the real world. But, yeah, it's weird to say you want to a 'normal' name and then claim his name actually is 'Oz'. The grounded version would be that his name is Oswald and Oz is just a nickname.

I'm actually surprised they didn't bring Tim back for Billie's role in 3. I thought it would be cool to bring back one of the OG kids for a sequel.

 

[The Caped Knight]

I guess to celebrate 85 years of existence. I wonder which version of The Dark Knight will show up to the ceremony.

 

[Lily Adler]

So Superman wasn't worthy? 🤔

 

[flickchick85]

So Superman wasn't worthy? 🤔

Batman's got the money.

 

[Bayne]

I'm actually surprised they didn't bring Tim back for Billie's role in 3. I thought it would be cool to bring back one of the OG kids for a sequel.

That would've been cool, yeah.

 

[Dr.]

So Superman wasn't worthy? 🤔

It's really about organizing a campaign and raising the money. Even the Rugrats have a star.

List of fictional characters with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[blueharvest]

So Superman wasn't worthy? 🤔

He'll probably get a star next year when the James Gunn Superman movie is about to come out.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Batman's got the money.

He's also extremely popular

 

[Pennywise]

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Chip Chipperson]

The Chad Ozzy Cobblepot vs The Virgin Oz Cobb

 

[MbJ]

Hot damn, hopefully this signals a casting announcement soon.

 

[Kane52630]

Hot damn, hopefully this signals a casting announcement soon.

I know there are other solid contenders but Gunn better not fumble Aaron Pierre

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Batgirl0202]

Blade II (2002)

It's also been so long since I last saw this sequel, I'd almost forgotten how gleeful disgusting and alive it is!

This time around, Blade must apply himself with his mortal enemies against the mutant vampires known as "Reapers". What follows is a fever dream of beheadings, wall-climbing vamps, dank caves, industrial nightmares, and other assorted funhouse mirror versions of established religious imagery. Once again scripted by David S. Goyer but clearly the work of Guillermo del Toro, the film functions as both a proper sequel to the first movie as well as a headfirst dive into a different genre entirely. If the original was an homage to hardboiled ’70s exploitation crime flicks, this first sequel fully embraces the horror genre in all its depraved, iconographic glory.

Clearly the zesty allure of the vampire movie was irresistible to del Toro as half of his first four features were set within the genre, and he dove into this superhero/horror hybrid with gusto. Fan favourite Whistler returns from the 'dead' (duh, this is a comic book movie after all), and Blade gains another inappropriate love interest in Nyssa, daughter of vampire overlord Damaskinos, who has been groomed her entire 'life' to kill the Daywalker. Special credit to del Toro and co-producer Wesley Snipes who found the 'music' in the pulp by elevating the mythology and lore of the source material. Note the old vampire enjoying blood Jell-o or the junkie bloodsucker snorting powdered hemoglobin and marvel (hehe) at the tongue-in-cheek cleverness that went into the film's construction.

I can't remember a recent comic book movie as free and gonzo as this one. If I won the Powerball (yes Canadians can buy tickets) I'd seriously consider financing a Midnight Suns trilogy directed by del Toro, featuring Blade, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, Clea, Agatha Harkness, Hannibal King, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Morbius (the correct version), Brother Voodoo, Daimon Hellstrom, Satana, Jennifer Kale, and Elsa Bloodstone. Now wouldn't that be something!

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Ninjablade]

Peak incoming.

 

[kguillou]

I know there are other solid contenders but Gunn better not fumble Aaron Pierre

Aaron is literally screaming John Stewart. Rebel Ridge might as well have been his audition tape. Give it to him, Gunn.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Pennywise]