weekly wednesday rant :)

So what's pissed me off today then?

 Well while checking up on news and goings on via my Facebook feed, I came across this interesting story...

Warner Bros. Looks to Ben Affleck for Justice League:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=93394

And why am I annoyed by this?

I'll admit I've not watched anything that Ben Affleck has directed, but given his track record with superhero movies (Daredevil) I don't think I trust him to bring these iconic comic book characters to life on the big screen.  Now I've made my feelings about the Christopher Nolan Batman franchise very clear! Even to the point that there are at least 2 blog posts here about the Dark Knight Rises. But I'm in two minds about this.  On the one hand I'm pleased that Nolan isn't in the running for this position but on the other hand I think Warner Brothers needs to take on a more seasoned director that understands the characters, their back stories, personalities etc..  My PERSONAL choice for this position would be someone like Joss Whedon .

A Joss Whedon for the DC Universe HAS!!! to be found otherwise Marvel's superhero team up films will always be superior to DC and the Avengers will continue to reign supreme as one of if not THE BEST film of 2012.

I couldn't personally give any idea of who I'd like to see in place of Ben Affleck but the few people I can think of not including Joss Whedon... Zack Snyder (Watchmen & Man Of Steel), Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim & Ant Man) and my 3rd choice would be Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass & X-Men: The First Class)

As for actors in the film, I'm going to have to reserve that right until i hear anyone that's in the line-up to possibly play the characters...


But as long as its not Christian Bale as Batman I'm pretty much set :)

Batman Additional...

OH! I forgot something else...


ITS NOT FUCKING RAAAS AL GHUL!!!!!


get it right mother fucker!!!


Its pronounced RAYSH!!! RAY-SH AL GHUL!


2 fucking movies I've had to endure the mispronunciation of that name and its like nails on a fucking chalkboard to me ¬¬

BATMAN - Bad Acting, Terrible Movie, and NOLAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!

So... to many of you out there this isn't going to be a pleasant thing... that is of course on the provision that you read this.


So I've just come back from seeing The Dark Knight Rises and as I predicted... Nolan did it again... he took something and trashed it for the sake of box office reviews.


Almost from start to finish I found this film unbearably average and not the critically acclaimed, film of the year as everyone seems to be designating it.


I don't want to go too far into parts of it because of spoilers in case anyone reads this and hasn't seen it yet. So instead I'll focus on the issues that annoyed me.


1) YOU CANT JUST FUCKING ADD CHARACTERS INTO AN ESTABLISHED UNIVERSE!!!! My GOD Nolan this isn't some scribbled out film like Inception where you can just throw in new characters here and there...


2) WHAT THE FUCK is up with Bane's voice!!! He sounds like Sean Connery with fucking throat cancer :|


3) Bane's Mask... BULLSHIT!!!


4) Christian Bale... can't act simple...

5) The ending... I know you have to wrap up at some point but like that? ¬¬


6) Gotham in the day time... Should never be done...


7) Changing iconic parts of characters because it suits you... IS NOT COOL!!!


I can't think of anything else at the minute... but as I've also just found out that Nolan is also writing the screenplay to Man Of Steel (Superman 2013 Movie) I can only guess that he's going to somehow fuck that up as well and everyone is going to be completely in love with this as well...


My feelings for the "Nolanverse" Batman Franchise are very clear... as for Film Of The Year?


Still giving it to the Marvel Comics, Box Office Smash.


Avengers Assemble...
Can't Compete With Stan Lee...


I wish I could express my hatred of Nolan with an audio clip of Sheldon Cooper shouting Nolan like he does Wheaton, but I cant :(

Amazing Spiderman

Well, I finally saw Amazing Spiderman today and I have to say I was impressed :)... I much prefer this story to the ones directed by Sam Raimi... (not that I didn't enjoy those).  I was glad to see that the cliché Spidey villain wasn't used and that he built the web shooters :)

And in TRUE Marvel style... I stayed till the end of the credits. (Hint: ALWAYS stay to the end of the credits with ANY superhero film :) there could be more) nice to see that they're leading into and hinting at a possible sequel already depending on fan reaction.  It could end up being the next Iron Man in which it does really well or the next Green Lantern in which case it doesn't.... Not that I understand why Green Lantern didn't do well i thought it was perfect and that Ryan Reynolds played an excellent Hal Jordan :)

In Any Case...

GO SEE IT!!!

In the words of Stan Lee...

EXCELSIOR TRUE BELIEVERS!!!

Curse You PC World!!!

So... my plan for the entire day was to go to the city centre and pick myself up a copy of Diablo 3... This journey was in vein as I found none which left me the only other option... PC World reservation....

I went with the intention of purchasing and playing the game tonight instead i was hit with heartbreak and sadness when the Cashier told me that they had their shipment of the game delivered yesterday :)...
But hadn't unpacked them yet and i couldn't have one... So on the RELEASE DATE!!! of a game i cant get it until the day after leaving me one of the only people in my TeamSpeak channel who wanted the game without it...

So now i have to go back tomorrow night to get the game that i reserved and wanted the day of release...

Curse you lazy staff at PC World!!!!

Curse You!!