Koete
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I love Angry Bruce, but Jeremy Irons might steal the show.
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Yeah, they half-assed the story and shoved it into 20 minutes of Supergirl, which is pretty disappointing. Kara having grown up on Krypton gives the story a different and interesting angle, but they didn't do anything with it. I don't think Chyler Leigh's a great actress, but she tries her damnedest to sell Alex's distress over her sister. It doesn't really work though, not on the level that I feel when I watch the family interactions on The Flash. They really should have spent the entire episode on Krypton, but we get hi-jinks between J'onn and Cat that we didn't need and movement on whatever the Kryptonians' plan is. Their plan's called "The Myriad," by the way, showing that they haven't learned from Doctor Who and Arrow when it comes to mysterious plans with dumb names. Alex ends up shoving a Kryptonite sword (?) through Astra, which should be a dramatic moment, but not only does it not have much impact because the actress has been bad throughout, but they end with the gang having Chinese like all that terrible shit didn't happen. What was the point of the Black Mercy and the death if you're going to end the episode on such a casual note?
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There's been a number of pointed references to Barry's anger this season, which lends itself to foreshadowing an alternate reality where he allowed that anger to consume him and be driven to evil.
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I've always liked Grant Gustin, but between the speech about how much he hates Thawne and that phone call, he's grown so much as an actor this season.
I guess we should call this Earth-2.5, because there was some Earth-3 stuff going on. I really liked how Earth-2 Barry's life was built up to be perfect, with being married to Iris and his mom still being alive, but the most important relationship in Barry-1's life, between him and Joe, was non-existent. Deadshot-2 was totally unexpected and really fun. Killer Frost gave Danielle Panabaker the most she's had to do this season, which was great, but we also got reminded that Caitlin-1 is pretty much all about Jay. The back and forth between Vibe and Reverb made me realize how much Cisco's grown on me, mostly because of Carlos Valdes.
So it looks like Zoom isn't Earth-2 Barry like they've been hinting towards, which is a nice swerve. With the man in the iron mask that we see, I'm returning to my original hope that it's Eddie, with the man in the mask being Eddie-2 and Zoom having taken his identity.
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That scene where Barry calls his mom, man...
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The actress is that bad?
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Man, I think that was before I came here.
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The Passion of Joan of Arc - Everything that's said about it is true. It looks like no other film, and Renée Falconetti's performance is one of the most powerful you can ever watch. It's a genuine masterpiece.
High Noon - A retired marshal stays in town to face a gang seeking revenge when he could have escaped, only to discover that the townspeople don't care about honor or him. Surprisingly cynical for a 50s western; Lon Chaney Jr. has probably one of his best acting moments giving a monologue about how being a sheriff was pointless. It takes place in approximate real time, so you really feel the tension in each shot of a clock ticking closer to noon. It also does the trick of re-purposing the theme song for most of the score, which I always find interesting.
Django - The opening of Django dragging the coffin behind him with the theme song blasting is a top tier introduction to a film. In a lot of films, you'd find out what's in the coffin at the end; not in Django, you find out about 35 minutes in. After that, it twists and turns to the showdown it was destined to end with. Ten people die within the first five minutes, and the violence doesn't let up an inch. The last shot is beautiful.
The Hellbenders - A Confederate colonel and his three sons massacre a Union outfit transporting $1 million. They steal the money and hide it in a coffin, planning to use it to reignite the Confederate cause. The film follows them trying to navigate various obstacles on the way home, with a woman playing a military widow giving them a cover (they end up needing another widow). It's not as violent as Django, with more thematic concerns such as using causes to justify evil, nature vs. nurture, and the racism that still existed in the Union. Joseph Cotten gets a great late career role as the colonel, showcasing a hard edge that he rarely got to exhibit in Hollywood.
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Like usual, Captain Cold and White Canary were the best parts of the episode. Cold's speech to his younger self seems uncharacteristically sappy, but he is only about himself and his sister, so I can kinda make it work. I liked that the effort to fix his timeline failed because his father would always be a dumb criminal. Lotz is the best at making ass kicking in these shows believable, although her "monster" storyline was giving me Age of Ultron flashbacks (which I might not have noticed if Flash and Arrow hadn't already referenced it this season). This was probably my favorite use of Savage so far. The "we have a name for Rip Hunter in the past" bit was stupid, but his gloating about killing Rip's family was great; it's the first time he's really felt like a villain. The Hawk stuff continues to be terrible. Why does Kendra care about him now? Why is everybody all bummed at the funeral? Sure, he's a human being, but the character and actor have been awful from day 1. The show is trying to go for big character moments, but the writing is failing to sell them.
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My interest is piqued now.
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"Punisher 89 had a clear idea of what it was doing, set up stakes for Punisher to overcome in the face of overwhelming violence and featured some very cool action sequences for that day and age."
War Zone had him overcoming doubt in his black and white worldview and dealing with Jigsaw, with some very cool action sequences.
"And Punisher was made vulnerable insofar that he was captured at least once."
He's emotionally vulnerable throughout War Zone. He's also covered in body armor, with a full armory and a basement full of files for people he's killed. Does him being physically vulnerable really matter?
"Jeroen Krabbe is a better, more nuanced villain than Jigsaw."
Krabbe does a good job with the role, but he's a crime boss with crime boss problems. I agree that Kim Miyori's Lady Tanaka is interesting, as women rarely get to be villains, and the one-on-one fight between her daughter and The Punisher is one of the best parts of the movie. And hey, Jigsaw does his share of generic crime boss stuff too, but the performance and beats like the recruitment really make him standout. Like I said, to each their own, but you're a lot more forgiving of the comic book elements of '89 (like the ninjas) than the ones in War Zone.
And if I can't buy your argument, then I'm going to buy all the land around your argument!
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It's possible, and is a clean way of avoiding continuity questions.
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I hope they can squeeze in Joe reacting to Supergirl flying.
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The Barry/Wells part felt off to me. One of the background parts of this season is Barry holding onto his hatred of Wells/Thawne and being reminded of him by Wells-2. With Thawne coming back last episode, it should've gotten worse. I get the idea that he was in the mindset of reaching out to a former mentor in the wake of Patty leaving, but it just didn't make any sense with the rest of the season.
Tar Pit tying back to the B-plot felt contrived (I wish they had just let Iris be on her own), but it made for a great Flash scene; they really have their use of visual effects down to a science.
I didn't think of the Particle Accelerator-Big Bang connection, but you're absolutely right.
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Yeah, I don't buy your argument. Punisher '89 is a decent '80s action movie, but I don't see anything in it that would make it an 8/10. I think you really shortchanged Lexi Alexander's direction; it's not confused, it's very clear in it that the exaggerated elements are on purpose, and, considering you're a fan of the rocket scene, successful. On that note, I also don't get how the ideas are half-formed, especially when the previous two didn't put any effort into trying to do something greater with the material like War Zone's satire. I think Dolph Lundgren's corpse-like appearance works for the Punisher, but there's no contest between him and Stevenson; the scene at the gravestone has more emotion than anything in '89. I also think Jigsaw is a much better villain than you do, but that's more subjective than the other elements. And on a pure visual level, I don't see how '89 stands out, on its own or next to War Zone.
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Maybe, but this show isn't equipped to handle it.
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Wow. I mean, I don't think you need to come away believing it's the greatest movie of all time, but...wow.
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So wrong. Talk of women and children being thrown into furnaces, visuals of camps and mass graves. And the White Martian character in the episode took the identity of an anti-alien black woman.
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The Holocaust overtones to J'onn's backstory in last week's episode were fucked up.
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Guess we're finding out who Zoom is soon.