Recent content by Crispee

Thanks for the suggestions so far guys. I think this is one of my contenders at the moment. It demonstrates both his unique manner of dialogue, as well as his ability to effortlessly set up a scene. That IS pretty funny, plus it does what some people have mentioned as a Joss Whedon...

I kind of agree with Bob on this. I like bits of this film, even Bob admitted that the Electro fight scenes are pretty cool, but that and everything else I liked just gets drowned out by the sad fact that Sony has no creative interest in Spider-Man other than as an easy way to build a long...

I always go for dubs. Disregarding the various arguments for and against dubs, making me stare at the bottom of the screen is just bad composition whichever way you look at it because I have to alternate between watching the visuals or reading the dialogue. Other arguments such as the...

That's a start, I did always like Giles' slide presentation in that scene.

Hey Escapist goers, I'm doing a presentation in University about Joss Whedon. What would you say is THE scene that demonstrates his writing/directing/general creative style? Ideally under two minutes long. Doesn't have to be a scene, can just be a dialogue exchange or something.

Based on a quick read, it seems everybody involved was responsible for the accident, the driver shouldn't have been speeding on a dark road and the cyclists shouldn't have been near a dark road with dark clothes and no reflective things. Saying that though, both parties have suffered...

Gurren Lagann is pretty cool. I might've once called it my favorite anime but not anymore, though it still holds a special place in my heart. I like that it's idiotic in a self-aware way, and every time I watch it it's one of the few things I watch that makes me distinctly think "A lot of...

I thought it was ok, better than the previous two, nowhere near as good as Sam Raimi's Spidey 1 and 2 though. Though the action scenes with Electro and Rhino are frickin sweet and my favorite fight scenes. A lot of people appear to not care less about the Oscorp conspiracy, me included. I...

Birds fly, fish swim, people are still angry about Mass Effect 3's ending. The death count was in the trillions about midway through the game, I don't see why people got the impression they could still choose a happy ending. On topic though, I can't say I was very satisfied with Arkham...

Curiously enough, my first comic book was a trade collection of the original Thor comics. I'd seen the Spider-Man films at a glance and knew of The Hulk and some others, but I read this Thor collection, which got me into The Avengers, which got me into The Hulk and Captain America and...

I quite like Bilbo Baggins from the book/film series The Hobbit. He does have the traditional growth as a hero, but nobody really pays attention to him, and he doesn't save the day, he just smart talks his way out of a confrontation with the ultimate villain and watches it die in a crossfire...

I certainly wouldn't say it has no depth, it sounds to me a lot like you're basing it off the earlier episodes before they introduce the ongoing character development and story arcs. It's fine to not like it, but there's no reason to insult those of us who DO like it.

It was pretty cool that it links to the Winter Soldier film so much. But I dunno about the actual twists, I totally called that Ward was going to secretly be a part of HYDRA, but I was kind of disappointed that the Clairvoyant just turned out to be the suspiciously helpful SHIELD agent that...

Probably Shaun of the Dead. It's just more naturally funny and quotable, but with good unexpected drama too. I.E Hot Fuzz a close second. World's End would be a distant last, it was funny but nowhere near as consistently laugh-out-loud funny as the other two. Still a good film but I felt...

1. The Avengers (Because despite its simplicity nothing will beat the feeling of seeing all these characters together for the first time) 2. Iron Man (Introduction to one of the best characters in the whole franchise) 3. Iron Man 3 (I really don't see why people hate this one, it's funny, it...