• "The Batman." Turned it off at about the 2hr mark.

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 18 21:08:46 2022
    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been beaten to death.
    Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled as Al Capone.

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  • From T987654321@21:1/5 to RichA on Wed Apr 20 10:35:08 2022
    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:08:48 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been beaten to death.
    Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled as Al Capone.


    They are going the wrong way with DC super hero flicks. Super Heroes should be fun, with a side of silly, as fits the whole idea.

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 21 09:13:48 2022
    On 2022-04-20 17:35:08 +0000, T987654321 said:
    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:08:48 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that
    I mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's
    been beaten to death.

    That seems to be the latest craze with a lot of thriller type shows /
    movies thinking that filming in almost complete darkness makes it more
    dramatic ... it simply makes it unwatchable because you cannot see
    anything!



    Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more parental pathos,
    just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled as Al Capone.

    They are going the wrong way with DC super hero flicks. Super Heroes
    should be fun, with a side of silly, as fits the whole idea.

    The best Batman is Adam West's old TV show. The rest are pretty much
    crap and getting crappier with every new version.

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  • From Alan Smithee@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 20 19:08:55 2022
    On 04/20/2022 02:35 PM, T987654321 wrote:
    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:08:48 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been beaten to death.
    Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled as Al Capone.


    They are going the wrong way with DC super hero flicks. Super Heroes should be fun, with a side of silly, as fits the whole idea.

    Warner Bros. rarely makes a good "hero" movie but when they do it's
    usually abt.
    the Batman. Their Superman films reek and "Justice League" is a total
    crap fest.

    Not to mention Green Lantern... ugh!

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  • From danny burstein@21:1/5 to Your Name on Wed Apr 20 21:18:30 2022
    In <t3pt2b$etq$1@gioia.aioe.org> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> writes:

    [snip]

    The best Batman is Adam West's old TV show. The rest are pretty much
    crap and getting crappier with every new version.

    Everyone forgets Lewis Wilson's 1943 series...

    ahhhhh:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(serial)

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to danny burstein on Thu Apr 21 12:05:06 2022
    On 2022-04-20 21:18:30 +0000, danny burstein said:
    In <t3pt2b$etq$1@gioia.aioe.org> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> writes:

    [snip]

    The best Batman is Adam West's old TV show. The rest are pretty much
    crap and getting crappier with every new version.

    Everyone forgets Lewis Wilson's 1943 series...

    ahhhhh:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(serial)

    I hadn't forgotten it. It's certainly better than any of the "Dark
    Knight" garbage, but not as good as Adam West's version. :-)

    The complete Lewis Wilson serial is on YouTube: <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpagE74pQ4IUsynHTzxOKCIuDp_wk6H9I>

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 21 18:00:10 2022
    On Wednesday, 20 April 2022 at 13:35:09 UTC-4, T987654321 wrote:
    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:08:48 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been beaten to death.
    Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled as Al Capone.
    They are going the wrong way with DC super hero flicks. Super Heroes should be fun, with a side of silly, as fits the whole idea.

    That's when they were aimed at children and adults were actually, adults.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 23 14:35:24 2022
    XPost: rec.arts.tv

    In article <t3q09o$1m0c$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Alan Smithee <alms@last.inc>
    wrote:

    On 04/20/2022 02:35 PM, T987654321 wrote:

    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:08:48 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:

    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I >> mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been >> beaten to death. Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more
    parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled
    as Al Capone.

    They are going the wrong way with DC super hero flicks. Super Heroes
    should be fun, with a side of silly, as fits the whole idea.

    Warner Bros. rarely makes a good "hero" movie but when they do it's
    usually abt. the Batman.

    I think the first Wonder Woman flick was DC's high point so far.

    I was just happy that this iteration of Batman wasn't yet another
    retelling of his origin story. No flashbacks to his childhood and the
    murder of his parents and all that.

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to atropos@mac.com on Sat Apr 23 21:43:41 2022
    XPost: rec.arts.tv

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    Alan Smithee <alms@last.inc> wrote:
    On 04/20/2022 02:35 PM, T987654321 wrote:
    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:08:48 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:

    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I >>>>mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been >>>>beaten to death. Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more >>>>parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled >>>>as Al Capone.

    They are going the wrong way with DC super hero flicks. Super Heroes >>>should be fun, with a side of silly, as fits the whole idea.

    Warner Bros. rarely makes a good "hero" movie but when they do it's
    usually abt. the Batman.

    I think the first Wonder Woman flick was DC's high point so far.

    I was just happy that this iteration of Batman wasn't yet another
    retelling of his origin story. No flashbacks to his childhood and the
    murder of his parents and all that.

    Did the bad guys murder his dog?

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to atropos@mac.com on Sat Apr 23 17:35:30 2022
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    In article <t3q09o$1m0c$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Alan Smithee <alms@last.inc> wrote:

    On 04/20/2022 02:35 PM, T987654321 wrote:

    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 9:08:48 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:

    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I >>>> mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been >>>> beaten to death. Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more >>>> parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled >>>> as Al Capone.

    They are going the wrong way with DC super hero flicks. Super Heroes
    should be fun, with a side of silly, as fits the whole idea.

    Warner Bros. rarely makes a good "hero" movie but when they do it's
    usually abt. the Batman.

    I think the first Wonder Woman flick was DC's high point so far.


    At least the first 2/3 of it. The final seven or so hours where she’s fighting Ares was dreadful. And she’s just flying there despite them
    saying that she can’t fly and never acknowledging that she picked up the power of flight somewhere and they contradict it in the second movie which
    was lousy where she can’t fly until the end where she picks up the power of flight yet again. And the gratuitous male nudity is just annoying. And
    the 17 different dialects the Amazon speak. Yeah, yeah, yeah, diversity, inclusion, the Amazons should be the least inclusive group there ever was.

    Overall I’d vote for Aquaman even though it’s in no way shape or form an Aquaman movie. Just change his name to submariner and be done with it.

    Shazam! Wasn’t exactly great but I think I’d put it ahead of wonder woman overall.


    I was just happy that this iteration of Batman wasn't yet another
    retelling of his origin story. No flashbacks to his childhood and the
    murder of his parents and all that.




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  • From T987654321@21:1/5 to All on Mon Apr 25 10:32:07 2022
    Shazam! Wasn’t exactly great but I think I’d put it ahead of wonder woman
    overall.

    Would have been a lot better if they had lost the strip club.

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  • From JG Rove@21:1/5 to RichA on Wed Apr 27 18:29:13 2022
    On Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:08:48 PM UTC-5, RichA wrote:
    Unfortunately, it is just the same thing again only darker and by that I mean the picture itself. It's always raining, it's always dark. It's been beaten to death.
    Another guy crudely trying to disguise his voice, more parental pathos, just nothing new, except the Penguin has been restyled as Al Capone.

    I bailed on the Kelsey Grammer snooze fest "Money Plane" in 20 minutes. Fortunately a Cumberbatch drama filled in with a sane script.

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