I make absolutely no secret of the fact that when it comes to superheroes, I am one thousand percent a Marvel fangirl. I've never found Batman or Superman even remotely interesting in any format and, as discussed previously, I've mostly found the recent crop of DC movies to be far too serious and as a result, a little bit shit.
Last year, my brother C got me an XBox for my 30th birthday. And one of the games that he got me was Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes. I played it, and it was fun and all. But there always seemed to be something missing for me. It wasn't until Lego Marvel Superheroes came out that I was able to put my finger on exactly what it was. Obviously, I vlogged about it.
And I'd like to once again thank Youtube for offering me a selection of delightful screencaps - two in which I had my eyes closed and one in which I looked like I was about to sneeze... Some day, decent screencap, you will be mine. SOME DAY...
Have you played these games? Would you agree?
K xx
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Movie Monday: Iron Man
I've made very little secret of the fact that I'm a massive fan of the MCU. And that I think Marvel is approximately 10,000 times better than DC. So it's kind of surprising that it's taken me this long to get around to covering where the latest stream of Marvel awesomeness began. Still, I got there eventually, and if you can think of a better way to spend New Year's Eve than going to see The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, then coming home and watching Iron Man, I think you're wrong.
Reasons why Iron Man is awesome:
1. Robert Downey Jr. I mean, come on. He's one of the most fabulous comeback stories in the world today.
2. Tony's response to testing the Jericho.
3. Gwyneth Paltrow. There are literally no words for how much I adore Pepper Potts in the movies, and I'm not sure anyone else could play her so brilliantly.
4. The press conferences.
5. Paul Bettany as Jarvis. Do not try and tell me Jarvis isn't a character. I will not believe you.
6. Tony's test flights.
7. Clark Gregg as Coulson. As much as I find Agents of SHIELD to be incredibly dull, the MCU wouldn't be the same without Coulson.
8. The scene where Pepper's stealing files.
9. Terrence Howard as Rhodey. I adore Don Cheadle as Rhodey, but there's just something about Terrence Howard in the first one that makes him seem more...military. Or something. IDK, he's great.
10. The scene where the eyes on Obadiah's suit light up in the darkness.
11. Proof That Tony Stark Has A Heart.
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13. Jeff Bridges. He's a brilliant villain that you didn't see coming.
14. Tony hiding on the belly of a fighter jet.
15. The Mark 1 suit. Ugly as hell, but does the job.
16. Replacing Tony's arc reactor.
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18. Defending the innocent, then letting them get their own back.
19. The house in Malibu. I mean, come on. That house is fabulous.
20. Dummy and the fire extinguisher.
Plus, the following quotes:
- "Iron Man. That's kind of catchy. It's got a nice ring to it. I mean it's not technically accurate. The suit's a gold titanium alloy, but it's kind of provocative, the imagery anyway."
- "So, you're a man who has everything...and nothing."
- "Okay, this is where I DON'T want to be."
- "Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!"
- "Well, Ms. Brown. It's an imperfect world, but it's the only one we got. I guarantee you the day weapons are no longer needed to keep the peace, I'll start making bricks and beams for baby hospitals." "Rehearse that much?" "Every night in front of the mirror before bedtime."
- "Please don't follow me around with it either because I feel like I'm going to catch on fire spontaneously. Just stand down. If something happens, then come in."
- "Am I making you uncomfortable?" "Oh, no, I always forget to wear deodorant and dance with my boss in a room full of people I work with in a dress with no back.
- "The truth is...I am Iron Man."
- "If you douse me again, and I'm not on fire, I'm donating you to a city college."
- "You are institutionally incapable of being responsible."
- "Who the hell are you?" "Nick Fury. Director of SHIELD." "Ah." "I'm here to talk to you about the Avenger Initiative."
- "I do anything and everything that Mr. Stark requires. Including occasionally taking out the trash."
- "Oh, my God, you crazy son of a bitch! You owe me a plane, you know that, right?" "Yeah, well, technically he hit me, so..."
- "What is going on in here?!" "Let's face it, this is not the worst thing you've caught me doing."
- "Doesn't it kind of defeat the whole purpose of having your own plane if it departs before you arrive?!"
- "I'm sorry. This is the fun-vee. The humdrum-vee is back there."
- "Just call us SHIELD."
- "Good God, you're a woman! I honestly, I couldn't have called that. I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first." "I'm an airman."
- "Oh... ah... EWW, there's pus!" "It's not pus. It's an inorganic plasmic discharge. It's from the device, not my body." "It smells!" "Yeah, it does."
Happy Monday, y'all.
K xx
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Marvel movies trump DC movies
So last night I went to see Man of Steel. In Gold Class, nonetheless, because I'm fancy like that. And I enjoyed it, despite the fact that it nearly made my ear drums explode. But today? The more I think about it, the more I have problems with it. Because there were so many things that just DIDN'T. MAKE. SENSE. And, after talking about various things with Kim via email, I figured that I'd try and put some of my thoughts into a blog post.
Warning: remainder of post may contain spoilers.
So y'all know that I loves me a superhero movie. I will watch pretty much any superhero movie, including Green Lantern. But without exception, I love the Marvel movies about a thousand times more than any DC movie. And I think what it boils down to is this: Marvel has embraced the fact that superhero movies are inherently silly in many ways. I mean, radioactive spider bites or magical hammers or gamma radiation poisoning giving you superpowers are pretty dumb when you think about it. Marvel has embraced the fact that the concepts are a bit silly, and they ensure that the scripts contain elements of that silliness.
And the thing about this is that it adds a sense of realism. Life isn't all serious all the time, no matter how dire the circumstances. And it's these moments of silliness that give the Marvel movies their heart, and that help the audience relate to the characters. Sure, not everyone is a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist (sorry, Kim. I know how much you hate that line now), but everyone can join the dots on Tony calling Hawkeye "Legolas" or saying "I'm a huge fan of the way you turn into an enormous green rage monster". Even when they're characters with huge responsibilities, they're still human and still entertaining to watch.
In contrast, the DC movies are all about the seriousness, all flash and no depth. While Henry Cavill may be all kinds of hot, the script writing in Man of Steel is such that there's nothing to make the character of Superman (or Clark Kent/Kal-El, if you will) appealing to the audience. He constantly talks about being a citizen of earth, but his actions don't reflect it. In fact, there seemed to be numerous moments where they were comparing Superman to Jesus, and that was just bizarre.
Much like in The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, the final battle of Man of Steel takes place in the city centre. Unlike the aforementioned Marvel movies, Superman's role is to defend mankind, not Metropolis. So having the fight continue in Metropolis after a certain point is ridiculous. The entire fight was painful to watch, because Superman shows no regard for the damage he's causing, no acknowledgement of the fact that thousands of people are dying as a direct result of his actions.
Instead, we get the destruction of the better part of the entire city centre and Superman causing damage to multiple buildings while flying along pummelling the crap out of his enemy, only to end with a death that could have taken place much earlier in the piece. And when he lands, the people emerge from the rubble of Metropolis to be all "OMG, Superman totally saved us! Well, some of us at least."
The only human he raises a finger to save is Lois Lane. Even Jonathan Kent dies in a way that Superman/Clark could have prevented. A way, I should add, that trumps even Dawson's Creek to win the title of "Worst Death Ever".
Similarly, Batman displays little interest in the people of Gotham or the destruction he causes in the course of defeating his various foes, despite Bruce Wayne's philanthropic works. Perhaps as a businessman, he instead focuses on the fact that any damage caused will likely lead to new projects for Wayne Enterprises? Watchmen was built almost entirely around Doctor Manhattan and his giant blue wiener. And Green Lantern was more interested in showing off than anything else for a large proportion of the film.
In contrast, the people of New York rally behind Spiderman to help him defeat Lizard. The Avengers - while they do destroy a decent chunk of New York in the process of fighting off the Chitauri - ensure that a perimeter is established, limiting the damage as much as possible. They also work to evacuate as many civilians as possible minimising the injuries and casualties. Similar things can be said of almost all the recent Marvel movies - the majority of the major fight scenes take place in such a way that civilian casualties and damage are kept to a minimum. The heroes are all flawed, despite their powers. There's witty banter throughout the fight scenes, and constant character development throughout the course of the films.
Plus, Superman's latest outfit bears a striking resemblance to bubble wrap. At least he's not wearing his undies on the outside any more??
Have you seen Man of Steel? What did you think of the final battle? What's your take on the Marvel movies versus the DC movies? And - perhaps most importantly - am I the only one who thinks his outfit looks like it's made of bubble wrap??????
K xx
Warning: remainder of post may contain spoilers.
So y'all know that I loves me a superhero movie. I will watch pretty much any superhero movie, including Green Lantern. But without exception, I love the Marvel movies about a thousand times more than any DC movie. And I think what it boils down to is this: Marvel has embraced the fact that superhero movies are inherently silly in many ways. I mean, radioactive spider bites or magical hammers or gamma radiation poisoning giving you superpowers are pretty dumb when you think about it. Marvel has embraced the fact that the concepts are a bit silly, and they ensure that the scripts contain elements of that silliness.
And the thing about this is that it adds a sense of realism. Life isn't all serious all the time, no matter how dire the circumstances. And it's these moments of silliness that give the Marvel movies their heart, and that help the audience relate to the characters. Sure, not everyone is a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist (sorry, Kim. I know how much you hate that line now), but everyone can join the dots on Tony calling Hawkeye "Legolas" or saying "I'm a huge fan of the way you turn into an enormous green rage monster". Even when they're characters with huge responsibilities, they're still human and still entertaining to watch.
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In contrast, the DC movies are all about the seriousness, all flash and no depth. While Henry Cavill may be all kinds of hot, the script writing in Man of Steel is such that there's nothing to make the character of Superman (or Clark Kent/Kal-El, if you will) appealing to the audience. He constantly talks about being a citizen of earth, but his actions don't reflect it. In fact, there seemed to be numerous moments where they were comparing Superman to Jesus, and that was just bizarre.
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| I kept thinking of Edna in The Incredibles: "NO CAPES". Also, source. |
Much like in The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, the final battle of Man of Steel takes place in the city centre. Unlike the aforementioned Marvel movies, Superman's role is to defend mankind, not Metropolis. So having the fight continue in Metropolis after a certain point is ridiculous. The entire fight was painful to watch, because Superman shows no regard for the damage he's causing, no acknowledgement of the fact that thousands of people are dying as a direct result of his actions.
Instead, we get the destruction of the better part of the entire city centre and Superman causing damage to multiple buildings while flying along pummelling the crap out of his enemy, only to end with a death that could have taken place much earlier in the piece. And when he lands, the people emerge from the rubble of Metropolis to be all "OMG, Superman totally saved us! Well, some of us at least."
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The only human he raises a finger to save is Lois Lane. Even Jonathan Kent dies in a way that Superman/Clark could have prevented. A way, I should add, that trumps even Dawson's Creek to win the title of "Worst Death Ever".
Similarly, Batman displays little interest in the people of Gotham or the destruction he causes in the course of defeating his various foes, despite Bruce Wayne's philanthropic works. Perhaps as a businessman, he instead focuses on the fact that any damage caused will likely lead to new projects for Wayne Enterprises? Watchmen was built almost entirely around Doctor Manhattan and his giant blue wiener. And Green Lantern was more interested in showing off than anything else for a large proportion of the film.
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| Just get on with it, Hal. Also, source. |
In contrast, the people of New York rally behind Spiderman to help him defeat Lizard. The Avengers - while they do destroy a decent chunk of New York in the process of fighting off the Chitauri - ensure that a perimeter is established, limiting the damage as much as possible. They also work to evacuate as many civilians as possible minimising the injuries and casualties. Similar things can be said of almost all the recent Marvel movies - the majority of the major fight scenes take place in such a way that civilian casualties and damage are kept to a minimum. The heroes are all flawed, despite their powers. There's witty banter throughout the fight scenes, and constant character development throughout the course of the films.
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Plus, Superman's latest outfit bears a striking resemblance to bubble wrap. At least he's not wearing his undies on the outside any more??
Have you seen Man of Steel? What did you think of the final battle? What's your take on the Marvel movies versus the DC movies? And - perhaps most importantly - am I the only one who thinks his outfit looks like it's made of bubble wrap??????
K xx
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Turning 30? It's pretty great
#92 on my 101 in 1001 list was to plan a kickarse 30th birthday. I think I not only planned but executed said kickarse birthday in fine form. I mean, it pretty much went for five days, so how could it not be totally awesome?!
THURSDAY:
My actual birthday. I had grand plans for sleeping in, but some butthead down the street decided that 7.30am on a public holiday was an excellent time to use an angle grinder. FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. So I wasn't particularly impressed about that. But it improved dramatically from there. After breakfast and presents (including the shiny new toy I showed off in yesterday's vlog), we headed down to St Kilda for lunch at Donovan's.
If you haven't been to Donovan's, you really have to. But for a special occasion, because it's not even remotely in the category of cheap. It's worth every penny though, because the food is AMAZING. While I neglected to take any photos of me hanging out with my favourite people on the planet, I *did* take quite a few photos of the food. Because OBVIOUSLY.
And in the course of lunch, my little brother C gave me my birthday present, which came with a card that said "I hope Mum and Dad don't get too annoyed at me giving you this......" I opened the present to discover an XBox!! *flail* And then Paulie gave me a bunch of games for it. So obviously, once we got home from our over FOUR HOUR lunch, I set up the XBox and spent the night of my birthday playing Lego Batman 2. Because OBVIOUSLY.
Aaaaaaaaaaand now that I've made you all incredibly hungry and exposed just how much of a dork I secretly am, I think I'm going to split this into two parts or this is going to end up thesis length!
K xx
THURSDAY:
My actual birthday. I had grand plans for sleeping in, but some butthead down the street decided that 7.30am on a public holiday was an excellent time to use an angle grinder. FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. So I wasn't particularly impressed about that. But it improved dramatically from there. After breakfast and presents (including the shiny new toy I showed off in yesterday's vlog), we headed down to St Kilda for lunch at Donovan's.
If you haven't been to Donovan's, you really have to. But for a special occasion, because it's not even remotely in the category of cheap. It's worth every penny though, because the food is AMAZING. While I neglected to take any photos of me hanging out with my favourite people on the planet, I *did* take quite a few photos of the food. Because OBVIOUSLY.
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| My entree - tomato, caramelised onion and goat's curd tart with balsamic reduction |
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| My main - chicken and mushroom pie |
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| Some kind of potato construction of awesomeness from Paulie's main course |
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| The cake we brought with us |
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| My dessert - jaffa fondant |
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| The platter they put together for Em's little sister with no notice |
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| The inside of my fondant. AMAZING. |
And in the course of lunch, my little brother C gave me my birthday present, which came with a card that said "I hope Mum and Dad don't get too annoyed at me giving you this......" I opened the present to discover an XBox!! *flail* And then Paulie gave me a bunch of games for it. So obviously, once we got home from our over FOUR HOUR lunch, I set up the XBox and spent the night of my birthday playing Lego Batman 2. Because OBVIOUSLY.
Aaaaaaaaaaand now that I've made you all incredibly hungry and exposed just how much of a dork I secretly am, I think I'm going to split this into two parts or this is going to end up thesis length!
K xx
Monday, February 4, 2013
Movie Monday: The 14.5 hour flight edition
Okay, so this is kind of a cheat-y version of Movie Monday, I know. But apparently when you see Les Miserables at the movies for the third time in a month, they give you a free dose of consumption, so I've been hacking up a lung since I got home. Between that and the obligatory jetlag, I've been going to bed at 9pm, which has somewhat hindered my movie watching time.
Thankfully, the flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles (and vice versa) is fourteen and a half hours, which gave me ample time to catch up on recent releases that I somehow missed at the movies. So I figured I'd talk about them today.
The Bourne Legacy
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The Amazing Spider-man
Not quite sure how I missed this one when it was on at the movies, but it was pretty spectacular. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are completely adorable, and it was really awesome to see a superhero who can be hurt and exhausted and broken. I mean, he's a teenager. He's going to make mistakes, you know? I know a lot of people thought it was unnecessary to make another Spider-man movie so soon, especially with a different actor in the lead. But it kept me entertained on a plane for three hours, so it gets a big thumbs up in my book!
Brave
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The Dark Knight Rises
Confession: I watched this one after the airline had declared it sleepy time, and as a result I found myself struggling to keep my eyes open several times. I know, I know. I'm a bad person, it's amazing, blah blah blah. It's a really freaking long movie, you guys. And I must confess, Batman is one of my least favourite superheroes (my least favourite of all is Superman. Because he's kind of lame, and his disguise is shit). I think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't been so freaking tired. But at this point in time? I'm not really feeling the need to rewatch it and find out.
Megamind
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Looper
I kinda sorta hated this movie. I mean, the idea was intriguing. But for me, the execution wasn't that great. There wasn't enough explanation to any of it - the random addition of people with telekinetic powers, how you decide that being a looper is a good career choice, why time travel appears to be used exclusively by the mob to dispose of people who have outlived their usefulness. Plus, having Joseph Gordon-Levitt using some kind of drugs that ultimately changed the colour of his eyes just seemed weird. I mean, was that added into the script after they did the casting? Gah.
Frankenweenie
I wasn't a huge fan of this either. It was more Tim Burton doing what Tim Burton does best, and frankly I'm a little bit over it. On the upside, it didn't feature Johnny Depp or Helena Bonham-Carter. On the downside, it featured Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder, so he's still using the same actors over and over again. Sigh. Sure, I teared up when the dog died, but you can pretty much guarantee that ANY time something happens to a dog in a TV show/movie, that I will cry.
End of Watch
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So there you have it, the movies I watched en route to/from Los Angeles. Have you seen any of them? If so, what did you think?
K xx
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