James D.

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  1. I'm piecing together a Winter Soldier costume for Dragoncon. I found a leather jacket at Goodwill for $7 that I've mostly fixed and cut to specifications. I bought a shirt from an eBay dealer that has the design of the metal arm on it. I'm going to use silver fabric paint over it to make it look metallic. (Praying that arrives in time.) Got a wig yesterday. Found an M4A1 Airsoft rifle and a rubber knife on eBay. Already have boots, goggles, fingerless gloves and cargo pants. Just need a tactical belt or a reasonable facsimile, knee pads and the mask that covers just my mouth and nose.

  2. I haven't seen one positive review of this film yet. Here are some phrases I've seen while Googling around:

    "A dawdling, indie drama dressed up in superhero garb"

    "A tragic chore"

    "Powerfully mediocre"

    "The gloom is infectious"

    "A 'Fantastic' fail all around"

    "This is the summer's worst movie"

    "A complete bore"

    "Super only in its mediocrity"

    "The CGI rendering is abysmal"

    "Fant4stic is barely a movie. It’s a bunch of vaguely connected moments cobbled together to 100 minutes so it can qualify for a cinematic release; the idea there’s a coherent narrative with a flowing story between its vaguely defined beginning and end is so contentious it’s insulting."

    I'm going to go ahead and guess that Damien and I might be covering this at some point.