Batman VS Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

[Johnny Unusual]

Though his first appearance is this...

[RandyMistie]

Yes, well there is that...GODS, I love The Tick! Paul the Samurai, Man-Eating Cow? Are you kidding me? Some of the best comics in the world!

I love the ninjas who were "a hedge" by holding some brush up to their faces.... very Monty Python! Ben Edlund was a genius writer. He created The Tick et al, and then became head writer for Joss Whedon's Angel, and Firefly.... 'course, when they were cancelled he vanished into some mountains in Tibet.... weird guy, but a GENIUS!

[Quirk]

In every incarnation, he escapes from a mental institution, doesn't he? Maybe not the live-action one...

[Johnny Unusual]

Not in the animated series.  He does quit therapy when he realizes that he isn't crazy (according to him), he was just freaked out seeing ants coming out of people clothes.  Fair enough.  That episode also had Taft.

Skip to 0:47 to see Taft.

[RandyMistie]

Besides Batman, I thought The Tick Animated Series was one of the coolest Saturday morning cartoons ever.... Too bad they didn't have Adult Swim then.... The Tick would have thrived on Adult Swim!

[Sideswipe]

In every incarnation, he escapes from a mental institution, doesn't he? Maybe not the live-action one...

Not in the cartoon.  That was my introduction to the Tick.  It was created by Ben Edlund too.  So the cartoon continuity he is not a mental patient, Technically I guess I am half correct.

[gbeenie]

I'm with you on both counts, Randy. I thought Affleck was fine as Daredevil, the movie just sucked in everything else. It's Zack Snyder, continuing from Man of Steel, that is the problem here.

I must bow to peer pressure... I have, now, horrible feelings about the "reboot" of Batman.... and we all hate Superman, naturally

No. Hating Superman is generally the province of people flop-sweat-desperate to prove how "cool"  they are. It's patbetic and childish.

[Quirk]

Huh. I could've sworn they mentioned the asylum in that first episode, but nope.

And jeeeeez. I don't like Superman and I'm not cool.

[RandyMistie]

I'm with you on both counts, Randy. I thought Affleck was fine as Daredevil, the movie just sucked in everything else. It's Zack Snyder, continuing from Man of Steel, that is the problem here.

I must bow to peer pressure... I have, now, horrible feelings about the "reboot" of Batman.... and we all hate Superman, naturally

No. Hating Superman is generally the province of people flop-sweat-desperate to prove how "cool"  they are. It's patbetic and childish.

Ooops, I'm sorry if I offended you Gbeenie, I was just joking, I mean I really do not care that much about comic book movies. I love Batman but I can joke about him,,, his love of Robin, rubber fetish suit with a young boy in a cave.... I mean, I really don't want to be thought of by you, in that way.... you mean something to me....

[Pak-Man]

I don't hate Superman, but his super-everything powers does make for a narrative challenge that few can live up to. I love it when someone finds a way to tell a compelling story about him, but so few have.. At least outside of comics and cartoons.

[Sideswipe]

  I can't imagine a What If issue of this movie that doesn't make tons of money.

I can.  It could be a convoluted mess that doesnt know what story it wants to tell or how to balance the characters so that they dont feel needlessly tacked on. 

[RandyMistie]

  I can't imagine a What If issue of this movie that doesn't make tons of money.

I can.  It could be a convoluted mess that doesnt know what story it wants to tell or how to balance the characters so that they dont feel needlessly tacked on. 

True. And in 3D!!!

[Sideswipe]

I would be surprised if it wasnt shown in 3D.

[RandyMistie]

Say, did you guys see the Robot Chicken DC special, oh man that was funny as hell...

[RandyMistie]

I would be surprised if it wasnt shown in 3D.

Everything is in 3D now. I can't sit through a 3D movie for more than 20 minutes, I get a headache, double vision, it's like I'm old or something!

I scope out the 2d theatres with the other old folks.... I'm an old fucker...