tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post7826744831019656186..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: This Week in Geek (6-12/11/17)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-61790212304357800742017-11-15T13:10:26.883-04:002017-11-15T13:10:26.883-04:00YES, dead on about Ragnarok. All hope of drama wa...YES, dead on about Ragnarok. All hope of drama was undercut by jokes. Asgard is being destroyed...RAGNAROK! and we got brick guy yukking it up. Who DIDN'T see Banners SPLAT! on the rainbow bridge coming a mile away by the time we get to that point in the movie? They missed no opportunity to insert a funny, and most weren't that good, or even seemed out of character. Little things like Thor fumbling with Doctor Strange's bottles...Starlord or Spider-Man yes...but Thor? God of Hammers? (Yeesh in it's own right...) Kaiser The Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743447468652125633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-81978627168644670532017-11-14T12:15:31.294-04:002017-11-14T12:15:31.294-04:00I agree with your comments about Ragnarok. You'...I agree with your comments about Ragnarok. You're even too kind, in my opinion. The constant jokes and pranks ruined the film.<br />When I watch a Spider-man or Deadpool film, I don't mind there is humor. In fact, I expect it. But Thor? No way a movie about the fate of Asgard and the doom of Odin can be so clownish. I don't say it can't have jokes. I enjoyed some of them (like Doctor Strange Escher style house). But the pathetic Executioner make me grin my teeth like Skurge would have done. Also, Warrior Three are randomly killed... And Thor doesn't even mention it. Too busy trying to be cool, I suppose.<br />Hella is a waste. A goddess of death? A goddess of knife throwing, maybe. It's his only trick. <br />Perhaps I'm too harsh, but I went to the cinema with low expectations, and came out disapointed.Roger Nowherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052812250301362021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-18025372534623139992017-11-12T18:09:34.635-04:002017-11-12T18:09:34.635-04:00One o' these days I'd love to catch the Do...One o' these days I'd love to catch the Doc Savage flick. Totally agree about Ragnarok, it JUST kicked over the border into Excess. P'raps Waititi thought he might never get another shot! He did say the half hour of stuff he put back IN (after his leaner cut) was all jokes.<br />It's all down to editing choices, eh! I'm a silly man myself, so I appreciate a lack of reverence at the cost of drama, I'd like life itself to be more silly...<br />(Haha! "I'd NEVER call Kim Short and Fat!" classic comedy in the face of nuclear doom)Brendoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913031340103600964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-38130966326941518732017-11-12T11:23:25.171-04:002017-11-12T11:23:25.171-04:00Yeah, I've liked Supergirl right from the star...Yeah, I've liked Supergirl right from the start, and the quality has stayed high right up to the new episodes (though some people seem to loathe Mon-El, so your mileage may vary; I don't love his character, but I don't hate him either). One of the things I like is that the supporting characters get arcs of their own (notably Alex and J'onn)<br /><br />Plus the guest-star casting is great: Helen Slater and Dean Cain as Kara's adoptive parents, Teri Hatcher, Lynda Carter ... great choices.Mike W.http://www.eruditegorilla.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-22272132446069596172017-11-12T09:24:15.172-04:002017-11-12T09:24:15.172-04:00When the "Supergirl" show came out, in t...When the "Supergirl" show came out, in the comics, Superman was riding around on a motorcycle, bad attitude on display as the masses hated and feared him. And we were getting ready for a movie where Superman and Batman would beat the crap out of each other for no reason.<br /><br />How is it that "Supergirl" could so effortlessly get it right? for whatever flaws the shows had / has / always will have, one thing it does so well is make Kara a heroine who genuinely wants to help people, and brings out the best in others.<br /><br />Here is the thing I will boast about to my dying day: I figured out that Hank Henshaw was actually J'onn J'onnz as of episode two, when someone asked if he had a family, and he got such a sad look on his face and said "not anymore". According to interviews, David Harewood didn't even know that there was a looming big reveal with Hank Henshaw when the show started, and found it frustrating that he couldn't get into the head of his character, who just seemed to be a jerk for no reason. Nevertheless he gave us such a perfect J'onn J'onnz moment that there was no disguising it.<br /><br />http://comicbook.com/2015/12/17/david-harewood-on-martian-manhunter-this-is-as-good-as-playing-m/<br /><br />Also, gotta give "Supergirl" credit for being willing to burn through its plot points. Unlike "Arrow", where they'll introduce a plot point early in the season and finally deal with it only at the end, "Supergirl" establishes its issues and then deals with them in just an episode or two.<br /><br />Alex is the worst agent ever, though. Take a drink every time she does something unprofessional on the job, and don't blame me for the alcohol poisoning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com