Innovator

I'm sure the people they help respect them.

I respect anyone putting themselves out on the line to help others period. I've seen the ugly of the people who do nothing to help because they're afraid, or its not their job or not their problem. Yes, I've watched someone murdered in a crowded parking lot of 30+ people in the vicinity and hundreds in the area and no one but me attempted to help nor would tell the police anything about what happened, instead some took pictures of the dead body intending on posting it online or selling the pictures, or they complained about being detained, and those who took pictures were pissed when the police took their cameras. The police showed me, I was the first to call 911 even after a couple of minutes talking to and trying to help the guy who was shot before I made the call, and even several months later told me I'm the only person to come forward with information on the crime.

So if this percentage is what is normal in the world we live in, then I'm glad there are people out there breaking the status quo, because being normal sucks.

Other than the action scenes, I didn't really like Sucker Punch. I thought it lacked in editing and better story telling in the between scenes, so I'm really not a fan of the movie. I don't mind when people state their opinion on Snyder's other work that they've seen. It just irks me when someone acts like an authority on a film that they've only seen the trailer of, and then in turn quote other people who's only seen the trailer of the same film. It only serves to undermine the positions of those with real opinions of a film...especially those that may appear to be in the same side on the matter. Its a vicious cycle of stupid that must be crushed...with prejudice!

They just released the the first six minutes of Sucker Punch so you can see for yourself if you want.

Soooo....the Ultimate Cut was another movie you did not see.

The Ultimate Cut has adds all the scenes around the Newpaper Vender that was missing from the other cuts plus the Tales of the Black Trader put into it. They also changed a few scenes and the ending. It's really the only way you can see the movie as it was meant to be, and the closest cut to the Graphic Novel sans the Psychic Rainbow Squid.

From the trailers, Super doesn't appear likely to devastate anything. However, I'll probably still see it though (I grew up around people involved in entertainment be it on stage, tv or making movies, so its basically been my life), but not before Source Code, then I'll give my honest view on it.

At least every reviewer I've read stated that Zach really knows how to make the pretty. So if Nolan and Goyer has his back where he's weakiest...the storytelling, Man of Steel should be something to behold.

Oh, if you haven't seen the Ultimate Cut of Watchmen, you haven't really seen Watchmen.

It wasn't so much the woman he drew that I liked. There were these panels he drew where Wonder Woman has trying to hold up something beyon her regular super strength, and he drew her legs cracking litteraly under the strain like a clay or stone column would crack under that pressure. That imagery was sooo powerful, and my mind went...oh crap...I totally forgot she isn't human! I was floored!

My favorite depiction of Wonder Woman is Alex Ross's, in which he depicts her as what she actually is...a lifelike clay golem, like Pygmalion.

I took it as Zach making a Christ allegory (spoiler not that it matters if you've read the above).
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The powers that be (the guardian angel/mission handler/bus driver) led Baby Doll through the missions, however she and other girls weren't who he was ultimately trying to help/save, instead he was trying to save Sweet Pea. It may have mainly Baby Doll's mission, but it wasn't her guardian angel leading her, she was just his weapon.

Awww....noooo...you'll gut punch me, again.

You Ironik, our disagreements are long standing, since pretty much the beginning. Happy Anniversary, buddy (give or take a couple of weeks)!

Actually, I don't really disagree with you. I do disagree with the people (well mainly one person) you defended.

And have you seen Diary of the Dead...ugh.
That movie hurt Romero's legacy more than Dawn of the Dead ever did.

I could have gone more into the ending showing how it actually likens more to the ending of Pan's Labyrinth than Brazil, but I was trying to limit the spoiler damage.

//Spoilers/// Not that it means anything at this point.










Your arguments on this has always been hearsay, and sided to unfounded opinion. Other than having giant Samurai in one dream sequence and having a theme of fantasy escapism it does not borrow heavily from Brazil, and the final was an act of defiance and self sacrifice...she did not beg for her life...she let it happen, nor was there any scene of her fighting it off to a bad end. The sequences even the samurai one is very different from those in Brazil. Sure Snyder admited he was inspired by Brazil, but that doesn't mean he ripped it off. And really he did not rip off Moore nor Romero, he was paid to make films based on that material which has never been denied by anyone.

The studio put the buget at 209 million factoring tax breaks in Australia where the film was made. EW put their guess of a total cost of around 363 million, (still not breaking even) but that hasn't been substantiated.

I'd be interested in that discussion if you had actually seen Sucker Punch, instead of knocking it as a "rip-off" from the get-go.

I thought I was pretty clear that my argument has always been that "inspiration" does not mean "based on", "knock off", or "rip-off".

It made $200,081,192 in North America and $191 million internationally, earning $391,081,192 worldwide. It had a budget of US$209 million. I don't think anyone considers that breaking even.

I was being sarcastic, and Snyder didn't say he based Sucker Punch on Brazil. He just said he was "inspired" by Brazil when making it.

What's hilarious to me, is I think me, Lothic, TrueGentleman and Ironik have been going around for nine pages basically saying the same thing.

But's its you that's playing it out to be, not me.

I have problems with Sucker Punch too, and I've stated such. The better of the three movies to me is actually Pan's Labyrinth, as it interconnects the dream sequences better to the reality segments and at the end leaves you wondering which reality is real. What's funny is, Guillermo del Torro actually states that Brazil remains one of the most important films of his life, obviously that must mean he totally ripped it when making Pan's Labyrinth.