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Originally posted by robertthebard:
Good call Dreamer, the Underworld series seems pretty well done, IMO. Haven't seen Ultraviolet yet, but Tomb Raider was decently done as well.
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I was refering to BADLY DONE superheroine/heroine movies. Why do you think I left Underworld alone? (Hey, I happened to love Kate Beckinsale in leather and TWIN GATS!!!) Come to think of it, most of the heroine movies feature women wielding two semi-automatic weapons at the same time. Coincidence? Or merely "subtle substitution?" Then at least one scene featuring the female lead wielding a longsword or a katana. Once again, more imagery to get the male minds into thoughtless-drooling patterns? Perhaps, but it worked for me! Elektra could have been done a lot better considering they already have the world in which she lives fleshed out. C'mon, she helped get WOLVERINE back on his feet for Pete's Sake!
And yes, I AM a heavy duty comic book fan or at least used to be.
I happened to like all three of the Blade movies, myself. Then again, there's a whole different theme to why I liked those. Touches on a few topics best not brought up by myself, really. I do believe that the third movie did have a few "far out there" themes, such as Dracula being immune to sunlight, but it IS a movie. And by the way, everyone, for your connectivity issues:
Blade HAS fought alongside Wolverine (X-Men) and The Punisher
The Punisher has fought (with and against) Daredevil, Wolverine, and Spider-Man, not to mention The Incredible Hulk
Wolverine, The Incredible Hulk, and Spider-Man teamed up with Ghost Rider to become a "replacement" Fantastic Four for a small period of time
Spider-Man has teamed up with the Fantastic Four on a few occasions
Ghost Rider has "caught up to" The Punisher, Wolverine, and Spider-Man, as well as Blade
The Beast (X-Men) has been on the Avengers as a reserve member with Spider-Man
and don't forget, Dr. Doom (from The Fantastic Four) has beat up on just about everyone mentioned here at least twice. why? because he is Dr. Doom.
what does this have to do with women in comics/movies? a lot, when you consider the numerous threads between the characters involving women characters:
Storm (as well as most of the X-Men) had to face Dracula at least once.
Magneto does have a son and a daughter (Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch) who could easily make an appearance in the next X-Men movie (if it is made).
Wolverine... that's a book in and of itself when it comes to the women whom have been in his life or that he's affected (and no, many of them CAN and regularly DO hold their own in a fight. a couple have laid the smackdown on him.)
end statement though: what the heck is so funny about a woman throwing a GREAT WHITE SHARK through a guy's apartment window while he is there with ANOTHER WOMAN? if it was a guy doing that, it'd be grounds for "Super Villainy 101" to come into play. if this is supposed to be a heroine doing all this stuff, how is she still a heroine? if it were hero, he'd be toast.
(this is just to connect all the movies I can recall by Marvel in the past ten years.)
[ 07-13-2006, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Mozenwrathe ]