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| dl316bh | Dec 25 2006, 06:39 PM Post #1 |
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It's a hard fact to ignore. Often times, the utter classics go unwatched by today's generation. It can be from a combination of things, from stricter parents to simply not hearing of such movies or games. Either way, oftentimes, you can be missing a lot. The purpose of this thread is to chronicle the essential viewing in regards to television and movies, plus chronicle the essential games everyone should play. Here, you name them, give a summary, possibly a link to a movie or game trailer, some images and a reason why it's a classic, why others should watch or play it. The purpose is to turn each other on to the essential's that we may have missed. Movies from a generation past that todays generation may not have heard of because of such, or just overlooked gems. Games that weren't part of a large franchise, leading to them being overlooked. This is where you find what you need to watch and play. Movies: Highlander Starring: Christopher Lambert Sean Connery "Because you were born different, men will fear you. Try to drive you away." - Ramirez You know, I really hate to be this predictable. Anyone who knows me will realize I've been spouting lines from this movie for over a month now. I guarantee you at least two people are going to see this thread, made by me, and know this will be in there. There's a good reason for that. The Highlander is the story of a man named Conner McCloud. Born in 1518 in the scottish highlands, a member of the clan McCloud. When he is mortally wounded in battle. Astoundingly, to his clans surprise, the next day, after he was on his death bed, he is up and walking about like nothing happened. To his amazement, they begin to accuse him of being in league with the devil. He is beaten and humiliated, nearly to be burned. Only an old friend who did not believe him to be the devil saved him, proposing banishment instead of burning. He was exiled, forced to live on his own. Soon, he met a spanish man named Ramirez, who claims Conner to be immortal, like him. He explains that there are many like them, all in a fight for what is called "The Prize". Some may choose not to participate in the game, but those seeking the prize will always be seeking another immortal. HE teaches McCloud the rules of the game. Battles are always one on one by tradition. They cannot do battle on holy ground. The only way to kill an immortal is to sever their head. When that happens, a phenominon called "The Quickening" occurs. The Quickening is the life force, knowledge and power of the immortal killed. For each immortal killed by another, the winning immortal becomes more powerful, gaining also all the power from the kills the defeated immortal had. When there are only a few left, those will be drawn away to a faraway land for "The Gathering", to do battle for the prize. As we learn, there can be only one. So we cut to 1985, and "The Gathering is taking place. Furthur installments in the franchise say this is not the real gathering, but in the continuity of this movie alone, it is. The battle for the prize begins... The movie is a classic and has garnered many fans for a reason. It was not your traditional sci fi style movie, defying some conventions and becoming an entity of it's own. The swordfighting and good storyline are highlights, and the special effects are quite nice. The scene transitions from present to past and back are classic and quite well known, some of them being panning up through the ceiling of a parking complex and seeing the scottish highlands, having transitioned to a flashback. The story in general is well done, quite well put together. The acting is quite good. Christopher Lambert nails the role of Conner, being a contemplative, softspoken man and pulling off the wisdom of an immortal who has been around for centurys without any lines to display such wisdom. Movie acting legend Sean Connery phones in a great performance as Conner McCloud's mentor, Ramirez, and has quite a good duel of his own mid way through the movie. Clancey Brown, the man everyone here should know as the voice of Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League, is in another villain role as Kurgan, an evil zealot who has been immortal even longer than McCloud, and is responsible for inflicting the mortal wound that eventually lead to Conners original discovery of his immortality and his expulsion from his villiage. Clancey shows again how talented he is, which is quite apparent when you look at what he’s done. All in all, it's a fantastic movie, a classic from the 80's, which is a time period quite well known for bringing forth classic movies. The Trailer: "Highlander" Trailer As a franchise, it's validity has been in question for awhile, but the television show was undeniably excellent. Many fans write it off though because it does not star Christopher Lambert as Conner, for one, and because there is a retcon of the end of the first Highlander movie stating that Conner is NOT the last one as he thought. The less anal retentive of the Highlander fans accept it considering how good it is, and I reccomend that too. The only movie sequel worth it's salt is Highlander: Endgame, based on the television series. "In the end, there can be only one." - Ramirez The Godfather Starring: Marlon Brando Al Pacino ”Someday, and that day may never come; you will be called upon to do me a service.” – Don Vito Corleone If you haven’t seen this movie, you need to. Badly. Clocking in at three hours, this movie is often placed in the top three of best American movies of all time, and with good reason. For some of you, three hours must seem like an agonizing time. But this movie came from a different time in filmmaking, back when people knew just what the f*ck they were doing. It seems to almost fly by as you will find yourself immersed in the tale this movie presents. The acting, the setting, the real world feel and historical accuracy (in the form of time periods cars and architecture) all combine to make a movie unlike any other. The classy gangster movie that is regarded by so many as one of the finest films ever made. The star power in this movie is incredible, but the most incredible part is that most of them were unknowns when this movie released. Many got their break out roles here. Marlon Brando is in fine form as Don Vito Corleone, the role that won him an academy award. Al Pacino is in the role that made him a star as Michael Corleone, before his turn as Tony Montana in Scarface or Vincent Hanna in Heat. SeveraI listed them all, along with the amount of then-unknown stars who vied for some of the roles, this would get a little too long for me. The film is mostly about a family of mobsters, the Corleone Family, one of five in the city of New York, circa the 1940’s. We start at the Don’s daughters wedding, and quickly learn a Sicilian cannot refuse any request on the day of his daughter’s wedding, soon, after we learn more about the family and what it does, we get down to business. A drug pusher approaches the Don with an offer, but the Don refuses. The other things he has rackets in, like gambling and women, are mostly seen by the police as harmless vices. The Don see’s drugs as something far different, something that will destroy many lives, many connections of his and tear the family’s apart. Knowing this refusal won’t be taken lightly, he sends his enforcer to pretend he’s unhappy with the Corleones and find out what the pusher is up to. Things go downhill from there when the Don is nearly killed in an assassination attempt as part of a scheme to get the Corleones in on the drugs, as Don Vito is the biggest opposer in the family and as Don has the power to block it. The movie goes on from there, to be full of shocking and classic moments. By no means does this movie drag. By the time you are done, guaranteed you will be hard pressed to believe three hours had just gone by. It seems to go by fast, and yet, not too fast. By the time it’s over, you feel immense satisfaction. It’s the kind of movie you’ll watch several times over. It’s a movie that everyone should watch. Quite frankly, it should be required viewing. ”I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.” – Don Vito Corleone Anime: Akira Tetsuo: Kaneda... You always were a pain in the ass... Kaneda: That's MISTER Kandeda to YOU punk! Sometimes, a movie can manage to condense a lot of material despite its size, and successfully mind you. Akira is one of those times. A two hour movie condensing a two thousand page manga. It sounds like a recipe for disaster. But somehow, Akira manages to pull it off. Many of the themes and subtleties are there in the movie, though some of them had to be greatly condensed, Akira is a show in how to do it right. The film is about the brash, cocky leader of a bike gang, Kaneda, and his friend, Tetsuo, a kid with a chip on his shoulder, about twenty years after World War III destroyed most of Tokyo. Kaneda is not above heckling Tetsuo, but the two are friends. During a fight between Kaneda’s gang and a rival biker gang, Tetsuo is injured by an escaped government project with psychic powers. The government comes to retrieve their specimen, and take the injured Tetsuo with them, much to the dismay of Kaneda and his gang. While there, Tetsuo is experimented on once the scientists there discover he has latent psychic abilities. He escapes, and after he realizes the powers he has, everything goes downhill from there. His power grows, and begins to corrupt him. Destroying much of Tokyo, it eventually falls to the brash and rather fearless Kaneda to stop him. By any means necessary, though he’d like to avoid killing his friend. It’s an anime classic, and many of you are likely not to have seen it. I recommend you rectify this immediately. The movie is truly a sight to behold and is highly regarded for a reason. Like everything else I recommend, you should do yourself a favor and give this anime movie a try. Ninja Scroll You know, you’d be surprised what concepts can be overlooked in anime, or what has already been done before. Some concepts that would be winners haven’t been made, or have much representation. The first thing that came to my mind after watching the first fifteen minutes of Akira was how much of a win an anime based on biker gangs, and how obvious, yet such a thing has been completely overlooked. Ninja’s are in a similar boat, but at least they’ve got some stuff out. The action oriented ninja anime has been done before, long before Naruto, in a movie called Ninja Scroll. Frankly, I like Naruto, but I must be frank, the concept has been done better before, by Ninja Scroll no less, along with the samurai stuff all in one. Besides all that, I’ll never quite get over my irritation at the fact that the ninja’s in Naruto wear bright colors. The story has a lot to offer, but frankly, I don’t feel like detailing it out right now. XD It has ninja’s, stone golems, magic, shurikens, ninjas, the blind assasain and samurai. How much more do you want? XP Video Games: Syphon Filter (Playstation) Alright, go ahead and say it. The name is retarded. I’ll definitely agree there, but with that out of our system, lets look at the games themselves. The original Syphon Filter was very much a secret agent style game, more in common with James Bond then the stealth game that came later in Metal Gear Solid. You play as agent Gabe Logan, out to find and eradicate the virus known as Syphon Filter. As expected, there are twists, turns, betrayals and even strange allies. It’s easy to learn, and to be frank, there are few things better in life then shooting a guy with a taser and holding it on them until they light on fire. >=3 In conclusion, there are classics that are overlooked every day, so this thread is to detail those for people to get an idea of what to see and play. So, what do you guys consider classics? Why? And what is it about? This is where you tell us all. =) |
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| AiOrikasa | Dec 26 2006, 01:15 PM Post #2 |
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I have seen Akira. My counsler from camp was very careful with lending me an R rated movie. But after he saw the manga books my parents let me read he kidly gave it to me. lol Akira is pretty good. I like the biking gang scene. It's very well made. |
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| Lizard-Man | Dec 26 2006, 07:53 PM Post #3 |
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You picked some very high quality stuff DL. Just remember the cardinal rule for all Highlander fans...there is no Highlander II. I know a few movies and shows that were overlooked in my youth days Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Everyone knows Godzilla is the king of the monsters, well for awhile his main rival for box office prowess has been Gamera. Basically he's a five story Turtle wit small tusks sticking out his mouth, he eats and breathes fire and can also fly with his jet pack shell. If you saw Gamera just once you'd ask yourself...what were the producers smoking? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f...a_showa_001.jpg Originally created in the mid 60's to counteract Toho Studios Godzilla success, Gamera was created as a kid friendly monster. So much so that Gamera became the defender of children. Most notably an annoying child named Kenny and his sister who was addicted to Coca-Cola. Because most of the plots in his movies were extremely dummed down for kids to understand Gamera's movies never beat Godzilla in congressional box office standings. How in the 90's Gamera went under a makeover of sorts. ![]() Gamera was repackaged as a ball busting more adult franchise. First introduced in Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. It had the giant turtle ripping off wings and legs of his enemies while blasting them into meaty chunks with his fireballs. For the Kaiju fan, thats a rubber suited monster movie, its a film one needs to see. Shaun of the Dead ![]() Ed: Any zombies out there? Shaun: Don't say that. Ed: Why? Shaun: Because its ridiculous. Have you ever woken up one day and felt like you're becoming a zombie? Thats the premise of this film, Shaun is average everyday British coach potato with a dead end job at an electronics store and a crumbling realationship with his Girlfriend who is driving to extreme boredom for his failure to bring her anywhere else besides the local pub. Because his life and his routine are so dull he and everyone around him do not notice that an impending Zombie crisis is emerging. While half the world goes to hell Shaun still goes about his daily routine ignoring the strangely walking moaning people in the streets. Its only when he and they see a woman in their back yard get back up from having her torso speared through that they realise something is wrong. Now Shaun has to save his friends, survive the Zombie holocaust and somehow revive his relationship with his girlfriend. Its a clever piece of Cinema that I find more funny each time I watch it. George A. Romero was also impressed with the film, so much so he offered the lead stars cameos in Land of the Dead as captive zombie who got their pictures taken with tourists. Unfortunately long-time anti-Zombie film critic Roger Ebert said the film would have been better if they just took out the zombie. Pft. Moron, the zombies are the whole point! Then again we are talking about Roger Ebert, he gave Night of the Living Dead a thumbs down. Ever since then he's been very bias towards any zombie film especially George A. Romero. Ebert's excuse is that zombies aren't interesting monsters. He's incorrect, just because they're easy to kill does not deminish them. Their power itself comes from their numbers because there are a lot more dead people then there are living people, therefore zombies are not so easy to kill. Individually yes, as a whole no. Ebert would not last one second in a zombie holocaust. I particularly like Shaun's choice of weapon for the film. Cricket bats are now high on my list of required zombie survival tools...next to chainsaws and shotguns. Do yourself a favour and see Shaun of the Dead, you'll almost die laughing. |
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| Kassad | Dec 27 2006, 04:07 PM Post #4 |
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Control Room![]() "It benefits Al Jazeera to play to Arab nationalism because that's their audience, just like Fox plays to American patriotism for the exact same reason" Is a 2004 documentary film about Al Jazeera , in general, and about the covering of the 2003 invasion of Iraq Most of the film shows how the war was covered from US Central Command (CENTCOM) also Throughout the film, Rumsfeld appears complaining about the propagandist nature of Al Jazeera. Ironicaly, another clip shows Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (AKA Baghdad Bob) himself accusing the television organization of transmitting American propaganda A senior producer of Al Jazeera, claims the network's purpose is to shake up the rigid infrastructure of Arab society, which he believes has fallen behind, culturally and technologically, because of its social intolerance to other cultures and perspectives. Almost by the end of the film one of the Al-Jazeera journalist says "It's very degradating for an arab to watch another arab capital groundsided" this is noticed whey you see the diferent reaction form western journalist and Al-Jazeera journalist when the US roll into Baghdad By that time, one day before the capitulation the 3 journalist where killed in different attack by the US, the situation is remarked upon by a senior member of Al Jazeera, who remarks that a small news network cannot hope to combat the forces of the United States; in the face of such an apparent censure by so mighty an opponent - he laments - what may one do but 'shut up'? And since this happened the day before the capitulation nobosye seems to remember it these days Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-C-pf6ZPmw The Thin Red Line ![]() "Every man fights his own war" An 1998 war film about the battle of guadalcanal Unlike most war films, The Thin Red Line does not discuss issues of patriotism, but rather the more generalized issue of good and evil; as Witt says in voice-over during a battle scene "This great evil. Where does it come from? How'd it steal into the world? What seed, what root did it grow from? Who's doin' this? Who's killing us?" Also the battle scenes are not the one that you will find in a "typical" war fim, in this the cammera dosn't show one side only, in this case show both of the sides with equal violence and the music that is heard in thet secens is vey solemn,an unlikely type of music for a war film keep in mind that the film has a special narrative and it might be "slow" in some parts, but over all its a very intresting film to watch The film was overshadowed by the most popular "Saving private Ryan" who came out in the same year Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeYC9pbSopo Platoon ![]() "The first real casualty of war is innocence" One of the first Vietnam War film written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, A young US Army soldier, Private Chris Taylor arrives in South Vietnam with several other replacements and is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. Along with fellow soldier Private Gardner, he joins an experienced infantry platoon that has suffered in recent combat operations. As he steps off the plane upon arrival in Vietnam, he sees the seasoned veterans who have just finished their tours of duty, , taunting the new guys as they board a transport plane home. His enthusiasm quickly evaporates as he goes on endless patrols all day and, as a new guy, is assigned to dig foxholes and do other arduous tasks. much of the film's theme is a struggle for Chris' soul, with the competing father-like figures of Barnes and Elias. Barnes is shown in the film to be brutal and unethical, but is also a formidable soldier on whom the entire platoon depends for survival. Indeed the Platoon leader, Lt. Wolfe, allows Barnes to be the de facto leader. Elias is openly depicted as a Christ-like figure; for example, we first see him climbing a hill, machinegun across his shoulders, with his arms in a crucifixion-like pose. When Chris faints on his first patrol, Elias caries some of his gear for him, and is the only NCO to offer him any advice. Both NCOs are shown to be experienced, efficient soldiers. The film can be seen as a war for the heart and soul of Taylor and the rest of the unit. While the ostensible enemy was the North Vietnamese Army, Taylor finds himself immersed in a struggle between two veteran sergeants: pragmatic and brutal Barnes and idealistic and ethical Elias. Early in the film, Barnes is the dominant character, winning Chris' admiration. By mid-film, he is beginning to side with the more sensitive Elias Platoon, while not the first film about the USA's involvement in the Vietnam Conflict, was probably the first to devote its entire storyline to the effect of the war on the common soldier. Chris Taylor arrives in Vietnam with a patriotic sense of serving his country but quickly becomes disillusioned when he sees fellow soldiers being brutally killed, how dangerous patrol missions are, the elusiveness of the Viet Cong and witnessing Barnes' deplorable behavior. Platoon's release was timely; during the mid-80s there was a softening of attitudes towards Vietnam veterans that had taken over ten years since the war had officially ended in 1973 with the pullout of the last American soldiers. Perhaps sparked by the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, in 1982, Hollywood suddenly saw a small surge in films related to the war. Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS3F3fIjVn4 |
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| dl316bh | Jan 15 2007, 11:06 AM Post #5 |
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Oh, I know. Or Highlander III for that matter. However, as far as I'm concerned, there IS a Highlander TV series. XP That show was good, no matter what continuity gaff was necessary to bring it into existance. By the way LM, could you find and post smaller images? The ones you posted stretch the thread, and thats VERY unsightly. ^^;;; Anyways, here's more from me. Television: Batman: The Animated Series ![]() Legendary. Thats the only word that can define this classic of modern animation. Seen by many as one of the definitive portrayals and representations of the dark knight, it's become so engrained in peoples minds and pop culture that when most think of Batman, the Bruce Timm animated version immediatly springs to mind. Debuting in 1992, Batman: The Animated Series was very different from it's animated contemporaries. In general, prior to it's introduction, animation was far more cheery, lighthearted and bright. Batman: The Animated Series took such a different approach to things it became a bit more of an animated drama then a cartoon. It took on more broad themes, never treated kids like idiots, had a touch of sophisticated humor, had very smooth animation and a soundtrack that would rival movies. It was wildly popular and taught some company's something. You don't need to treat kids like idiots to have a popular series. Taking this new knowledge, Disney came up with their own series with this in mind, called Gargoyles, which is a cult favorite show in it's own right. The X-Men, Spider-Man, Iron Man and Hulk series of the 90's took a similar approach to storytelling, often not dumbing down the subject or throwing in slapstick humor to make it more "kid-friendly". In general, this made some of the most well remembered animated shows around. At least until company's started treating kids like idiots more recently, but thats an argument for another day. Batman: The Animated Series won several emmy's for episodes and it's influence and popularity is world spanning. The series is just as iconic in other parts of the world as it is in America. It has influenced many homages, including some from Japanese anime. Examples of such is the series Big O, which has a feel of Batman melded with giant robots. Another is an episode of Cowboy Bebop called "Pierott Le Fou". The tone, themes and even the character were direct homages to Batman: The Animated Series, with the villain being a pastiche of Penguin and the Joker, the episode taking on a more gritty noir form and some visual homages as well. The director of the series admits as much, saying he made the episode as a tribute of sorts to Batman: The Animated Series, which he regards as the greatest American animated series. Though of all things, the voice cast really helped bring the show to life. Kevin Conroy, for instance, is a fan favorite for Batman and performs the role with excellence. Mark Hammil, also know for playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, has been dubbed as the definitive Joker by fans, with the voice, evil laugh and mannerisms down to an utter tee. He has won over fans, who simply do not care to have anyone else in the role in any Batman show but him. The rest of the cast are also winners, with another standout being Ron Pearlman, best known around here as Slade, playing Clayface. Like all shows, it had a lesser episode or two, but what stood out was that there isn't one real episode in the entire original 99 episode run that flat out stank. Some real winners are "Heart of Ice", which set up the award winning new origin for the previously gimmick character Mr. Freeze, "Feet of Clay", Clayfaces introduction and a wonderful set up of the villain who has more comic incarnations then one can care to keep up with. Another winner is "The Joker's Favor", where a regular guy slights the Joker on the freeway and is almost killed over it, but manages to convince the Joker to let him live and that he'd do anything, which the Joker does eventually go back to collect on. It shows the Jokers sadistic side and was the introduction to Harley Quinn, a fan favorite character of the show. Also of note was "Mad as a Hatter", which adapted the long time Batman foe into a more emotionally fragile man with a love for Alice in Wonderland, yet still extremely true to the comics. It's the real deal folks. Batman: The Animated Series is one of the finest animated shows ever developed, and it lives up to the hype. It's on DVD now as four seperate volumes, and each one is worth the money. It's be the best money you've ever spent on a show. Batman Bayond I'm gonna go ahead and say it right off. This show is better then it has any right to be. A continuation of Batman: The Animated Series, yet set far in the future, this show takes everything you know about Batman and turns it on it's ear. In the first episode, we see Bruce's last night out as Batman. He's at least in his fifties, and in a new black and red suit. He screws up a hostage rescue he could have pulled off without a hitch when he was younger, and when his heart fails him mid battle, he is forced to pick up a gun and threaten the kidnapper with it just to save his own life. Horrified with his actions, he hangs up the cowl, stating "Never again". Jump ahead thirty years. A new kid, Terry McGuiness, stumbles upon Bruces secret when he is allowed into the Wayne Manor after a fight with a street gang. Eventually, he takes up the mantel and becomes the new Batman, with Bruce Wayne in the batcave giving support and advice regularly. In a way, being back in the game in some way seems to revitilize Bruce, giving him more vigor in life again. In a way, this show does what The Batman is currently trying to do, only better. In many ways, the current "The Batman" show is trying to reinvent the character as a younger, more hip and edgy character, yet fails miserably, as it has Bruce doing things he'd never do, giving him outlandish gadgets Batman would never have and devolving Batman's rogues gallery into nothing but a bunch of thugs. One of Batman: The Animated Series greatest assets was that there were psychological backstory's and reasons why the villains want to fight Batman or do what they do, with these things permeating their appearances and the situations they create. In The Batman, their devolved into one core element. They're psychopaths who just want to fight Batman. Yawn. But Batman Beyond is different in that it has a younger Batman and slightly edgier, yet doesn't lose what made the character great. He makes mistakes, but Bruce is there to guide him along the way and help him learn. The interaction between the two is partly what makes the series work, and the banter leads to some of the most priceless quotes in a show. The Rogues Gallery is something else too. Of course, being set in the far future, most of the original rogues gallery are either dead or long since retired, and this right here is why the show is better then it has any right to be, as one would think things might be a bit boring without those characters. But they live on in spirit. New villain Inque is like Clayface, yet so very different in character and why she does things. Derek Powers/Blight is very much like a Lex Luthor character crossed with a bit of the Joker. They all work, and build a new rogues gallery for this new Batman, doing so sucessfully while building on the old ones. Some of the old rogues even make cameos, like Bane pops up in one episode and another focuses entirely on an old Batman villain fighting a new villain. It's very good stuff, and what "The Batman" wishes it were. The tone is a win. Things seem futuristic without being overly so. Things look like what they might believably look like in the future, with it's own fashion styles that don't seem to outlandish, music and cars. It's really something to behold. A whole new Gotham, a whole new playground for a whole new Batman. So pick up the first season set, or try and watch it on one of the many video sites popping up now. It's a show that lives up to the legacy of Batman, and does what many might think impossile. It reinvents Batman in the future. It's a testament to the greatness of Bruce Timm and Paul Dini. Go ahead. Give it a try. You just might love it. "Welcome to my world." - Bruce Wayne Pink Panther ![]() Only two words can describe anything the Pink Panther is in. Classic cartoon. A well beloved cartoon character, the Pink Panther was first created as a small intro to the live action movie called "The Pink Panther", starring Peter Sellers as a bumbling inspector. It was very widely well recieved and the Panther became a staple of the live action movie series, a Pink Panther short preceding all the movies except for one. Soon, more shorts were made for television, and the now legendary Pink Panther became a staple of cartoon watching. There have been a total of 124 shorts of the Pink Panther made, from the 60's up to 1980, along with five shorts specifically made to precede the movies. It's hard to put into words what makes the Pink Panther so great. In general, there are few things as cool as seeing the antics of the Pink Panther as he struts his way through his brightly colored world, annoying that white, mustachioed guy on a regular basis, and just all around looking cool. There is rarely any dialogue in the cartoons, maybe four or five times in all of the shorts, but plenty of sound effects are used and the lack of talking doesn't hurt the show at all. In fact, it add's to the charm of the Panther and his world. The music is cleverly done. And by clever, I don't mean clever variety. There aren't more then four themes used throughout the show. The main one is the Pink Panther theme. I can imagine what you might think, "doesn't that get repetitive and annoying after a while?" The answer is actually no. The theme is toyed around with a bit for each episode, so there are no less then 129 variations of the main Pink Panther theme, at least one per episode. So even though you know it's something you heard before, it never becomes annoying at all, even as the theme is ingrained into your brain and you find yourself humming it as you strut your way through the world like the Panther does his. I think it was said best by one of the IGN reviewers. "The Panther is a lovable character. He's smart and wicked all at once, teaching a lesson to any and all who try to hound him or impede his latest mission, whatever it may be. Throughout it all, the Panther remains as cool as can be, whether it be painting a pole pink much to the dismay of that pesky little white guy that is often the Pink's adversary or taming a bull with a red cape. The Panther just goes about his pink day in his pink world with his pink strut intact." And he is cool indeed. Here are a couple cartoons from youtube if you're interested. Pink Campaign: Youtube Episode Link Pink Outs: Youtube Episode Link Each short is seven minutes of pure cool. So come on. Give it a try. You won't regret it. |
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| Babyburbur | Jan 16 2007, 06:09 PM Post #6 |
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Sixteen Candles and all The Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. I can't think of anything else right now. |
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| SoniCalvin | Jan 16 2007, 06:37 PM Post #7 |
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Batman TAS, and Batman Beyond. ... Truly, two of the best animated series I've ever had the experience of watching. I also loved Mask of the Phantasm, and Return of the Joker, which were movies based on their respective series. Yes, I never did like "The Batman" myself. I loathed that show's Joker. He wasn't... evil... or insane enough. I was hoping he'd be just as evil and insane. Y'know, think the Joker when he was played by Jack Nicholson in the movie, and Mark Hamill in his other animated counterparts. I have a question. Why the FREAK is it never daytime in Gotham?!? Seriously, even when he's out as Bruce Wayne, it's freakin' night time! I know he's supposed to scare criminals, but what the heck did he do to the sun that never got it to appear?! Did he headbutt it or something?! Is that even possible?!? |
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| Babyburbur | Jan 16 2007, 10:18 PM Post #8 |
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XDDDDDD You have no idea how funny that was. The Clue movie is also one of my favorites...go watch it. |
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| SoniCalvin | Jan 16 2007, 10:41 PM Post #9 |
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That was my intention. To be funny.
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| Lizard-Man | Jan 16 2007, 11:26 PM Post #10 |
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I knew you'd get to the Batman shows DL, I should have bet money on it of how sure I was. And I promise, this time I have small pictures Before I begin though I'd like to suggest one episode everyone should look for to complete the Batman Beyond package. An episode of the Justice League Unlimited series that is technically the unofficial official finale of the Batman Beyond series called "Epilogue." DL and me know the episode well, it takes place a few years after the initial end of the series and shows Young Terry Mcginnis as a grown up and Bruce even more decripid then before. In it we discover the full origin of Terry eventual path towards becoming the new Batman and learn more about Bruce Wayne himself and why the Gotham perhaps even the world needs Batman so much. I'd tell you more but it would spoil everything, just so you aren't confused though the green toned sequences in the episode are apparently a dream sequence. A brilliantly done episode and good cap off for the DCAU Batman legend. Now on to my favourite series ![]() Godzilla: The Series If anything good came out of the 1998 version of Big G it was this. Godzilla fans world over regareded the movie as a horrendous bomb, but the series based off it was a different egg altogether. Taking place after the movie Dr. Nick Tatopoulus makes the Army return to blasted out Madison Square Garden to make sure all the eggs are destroyed. Nick accidentally finds the final remaining egg and gets covered in some egg goo from one of it unhatched brothers. When this Godzilla hatches it catches the scent off Nick and runs off. When the shuts nick down to go after the new Godzilla themselves Nick, Elsie and Craven take it upon themselves to catch it themselves. Now any monster movie buff will tell you that the scientist are always trying to study the monster and they always get killed for it. Luckily for Nick that egg goo and being the first living thing the Godzilla newborn saw helps him out. When a much larger version shows up at the labs door to take their bait for the trap they set (Which now no longer fits the lizard) Nick and the team soon discover that the new Godzilla has imprinted Nick as his parent figure. (I don't use the word mom because that stuff gets confusing after awhile) After some intial studying the militart finds out the team and they try to kill Godzilla. The lizard jumps in the river and seems destroyed, but theres no time to mourn the group heads over to the Bahamas to stop another creature that could be terrorizing the islands there. They find giant squid catching people in an inky substance and keeping it alive for the true threat...a giant mutant underwater monster called Crustaceous Rex. Luckt for the humans Godzilla shows up to destroy the monster by burying it under a rock slide. Nick decides that if this mutant surfaced there may be more out there and their only chance at stopping them may be Godzilla. They form a team called HEAT that is determined to stop the mutations before they can destroy humanity. The series took a more serious tone throughout its run, there was always a lot of scientific babble between the human cast but the stories never became to complex to actually follow. It was a rather smart cartoon to say the least. Also it was never short on giant monster battles in any episode. Whether it was giant sewer rats in New York or a Giant King Cobra in Tokyo there was always a great monster battle sequence that Godzilla films had always been known for. The battles were also not stupid brawlers, they showcased Godzilla's intelliegence in high pressure situations. At one time he even realised that the monster wasn't the true threat at all when HEAT travelled to scotland and discovered the legendary monster of the loch Nessie there. She apparently was just trying to get her child back from an evil researcher who had stolen it. Godzilla decided to help Nessie instead of continuing his fight with her. Also there was one point where Godzilla and a female mutant Komodo Dragon became attracted to one another and teamed up to protect an egg the mutant Komodo was trying to hatch. Godzilla also had his monster fighting moments though. One time he faced off against a giant spynx like metal cat in Egypt and dragged him into the salt water of the nearby ocean where it quickly rusted. another time during that giant rat problem new york had I mentioned Godzilla flooded the tunnel network and drowned them all by tunneling into the Hudson river. The series was praised by Godzilla fans and I feel as if was cancelled much to early. But at least I got one awesome Godzilla show on tv, even if we had to suffer through a crappy movie to get it. |
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| SoniCalvin | Jan 16 2007, 11:32 PM Post #11 |
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I dunno. I kinda liked the movie. Prolly 'cuz I've never seen the original Toho Godzilla movies. ...or this animated series. |
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| Kassad | Mar 2 2007, 12:54 PM Post #12 |
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Canadian Bacon Surrender pronto, or we'll level Toronto! A 1995 satire, it centers after the end of the Cold War, and since no more Soviet Union there's no-one left to go to war with. But some brainstorming leads to an attempt to start a cold war with Canada ("everyone hates Canadians"), using media manipulation as the main tool to stoke the passions of the USA public The film is noted for featuring both Canadian (polite, white bread, well-spoken) and USA ,(redneck, belligerent, crude) stereotypes. And also for being the only Michael Moore (he makes a camero) that is not a documentary Video: Why Canada is a threat to the USA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynIKdO3YC1o |
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| nightcrawler | Mar 17 2007, 10:14 PM Post #13 |
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tHE pink panther now there's a classic, it's sad to say they dont make cartoons like this anymore, all they come out with is garbage shows *sigh* we need more shows like this |
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| True Beast | Mar 17 2007, 11:29 PM Post #14 |
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Does anyone remember Gumby? I loved that show. It got canceled! Oh, and Go Speed Racer! One of the oldest animes known to man. Such a beautiful story, um.. even though the words came after there mouth stopped moving. |
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| xCatherinex | Mar 18 2007, 11:37 AM Post #15 |
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OMG GUMBY! I REMEMBER!!!!!!!!!! THE LITTLE BLUE CLAY GUY! XDDDDD I USED TO LOVE THAT! I remember all the Batman series that you mentioned, Damien. They're awesome. Pink Panther is such a classic. It's so funny XD WHAT ABOUT NINJA TURTLES!? I am a huge fan, I don't care, it rocks. I want to see the new movie "TMNT". Hopefully, my brother will want to see it too, cause then my Dad would take me to see it in theaters. LEONARDO! *Puts on blue mask* ![]() Everyone's probably seen Titanic. But I've meet people who haven't. I freaked out. That is a MUST see >_> MORE LEONARDO GOODNESS Leonardo Decaprio... WATCH THIS! THIS IS A FANMADE TITANTIC SEQUEL! OMG! It's so awesome and sad! Titanic: The Sequel -cries- That was so awesome... |
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