superheroes

The Chronicles of Riddick - (2004 movie)

2017-08-21

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The studio didn't get to keep his career.

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296572/
~~http://www.thechroniclesofriddick.com/~~
https://www.uphe.com/the-chronicles-of-riddick

An infamous criminal hides from or fights bounty hunters for years, only to be declared the enemy of a galaxy-spanning crusade.

This comes after Riddick - (2013 movie), but isn't really a continuation as such. If you didn't like that movie, then obviously don't see this one. If you did, then this is a risky recommendation. It's definitely not the same in any way.

I didn't like it, but it's not awful or anything. Maybe the fact that I didn't take a lot of notes says something. Well maybe it says that Disgaea - Hour of Darkness - (2003 game) is more interesting to grind while watching.

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Guardians - (2017 movie)

2017-07-25

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Marяvel Comics

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4600952/

An evil scientist works to realize his vision, but his previous superhero creations are assembled to go against him.

Russia's answer to Marvel, I guess. High-budget and shockingly-poorly executed. Odd and badly-written, it's not bad enough to be fun and funny. I recommend this movie for people who are tired of all the superhero movies.. it is like a vegetable cleanse.

(trailer)
- The song in the trailer is a clip from Защитники by Юлия Терещенко (on YouTube)
previously titled "Zaschitniki"
aka "The Guardians"
early rumours of this movie mis-titled it "Defenders"
- ~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V_pC-ggZqc~~

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Wonder Woman - (2017 movie)

2017-06-07

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Missing: Bulletproof shield

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451279/
http://wonderwomanfilm.com/

A pretty princess turned-warrior leaves paradise to hunt the god of war during World War II.

It's got a slow pace, good mood and is not your usual superhero flick. The pretty girl really makes this movie, even making up for the ugly male lead.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - (2017 movie)

2017-05-29

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - (2017 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3896198/
http://movies.disney.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2

Lost in space, a member of a misfit band of space-mercenaries is found by his father.

Another boring semi-superhero movie. I expect this will be mildly entertaining for people who really liked the earlier one.

In an odd way, see also Dark City - (1998 movie) and Watchmen - (2009 movie).

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Iron Fist - (2017 show)

2017-03-26

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Iron Fist - (2017- television show) image

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322310/
http://www.netflix.com/title/80002612

The son of a billionaire family survives them in a plane crash in the Himalayas, and returns after being raised by monks only to find their ancient enemies throughout his old home and business. Basically Marvel's Batman.

At first I was going to ignore this series, because the Iron Fist trailer made it look like utter trash, but the YUR A WHITE MALE "mainstream liberal media" response made me interested.

Even though the superhero genre is generally tiring, this show is well worth watching, and its response is a beautiful example of fake news manufactured by "social" "justice".

Note that The Hand (comics) is unrelated to TMNT's Foot Clan.
Iron Fist season one notes

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Blade 2 - (2002 movie)

2017-02-26

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187738/

A day-walking vampire halts his crusade against them, forming a truce to hunt an even worse monster.

An adequate movie, with an acceptable amount of over-the-top nonsense. Definitely worth watching for fans of the original. Easily stands the test of time.

Properly titled Blade II

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Blade - (1998 movie)

2017-02-26

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120611/
http://marvel.com/movies/movie/10/blade

Born as the survivor of a bitten-pregnancy, a part-vampire "day walker" continues his crusade amidst one of their ranks' power play for leadership.

A classic movie, before the whole superhero genre got entirely out of hand. It's an unfortunate rewriting of the original comic book, but it does well with what it has. It's blunt and stiff, yet entertaining.

It has only a couple of moments of technology which feel old, otherwise it has held up well.

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Roswell - (1999-2002 TV series)

2016-11-22

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201391/
~~home page~~ (archived on archive.org)

Alien high school students struggle to keep their secret.

Seems okay.

1999-10-06 - 2002-05-14
Based on the book series Roswell High (1998-2000 books), by Melinda Metz

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - (2013 series)

2016-11-17

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agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-2013-cartoon-poster

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2364582/
http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agents-of-shield
http://marvel.com/tv/show/190/marvels_agents_of_shield

Agents with a formerly-secret worldwide law-enforcement organization work to safeguard the world from the lesser challenges now too-frequent for superheroes alone.

Good enough, although so far it's one of these episodic shows which has a new problem every episode.

I watched three episodes and liked it, but I took a long break and watched a fourth and couldn't figure anything out or get interested again. I can't recommend this except for those who are heavily hooked on those first few episodes and who intend to properly binge-watch it all.