Unpopular opinions (Non Transformers only)

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Ironhide1706, Feb 27, 2012.

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  1. Gordon_4

    Gordon_4 The Big Engine

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    Tragedy does not equal gravitas or emotional investment. Done well - as your example Rogue One did - it can make the climax of the story that much more impactful but if the writers just keep piling on bleak happenings and random and indiscriminate death then the audience stops caring and all impact is lost.

    Good writers balance these things, bad writers commit too far each way.
     
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  2. Purple Heart

    Purple Heart Crazy like a Fox

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    Oh no, I agree. If written poorly it can mean nothing, it’s all up to the writer.
     
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  3. TLP

    TLP Ain't No Chicken Wing

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    "Well that's because [insert-thing-here] was actually good" is a crap excuse to not explain your argument because you know similarly-minded people will have your back. But really, you've lost all credibility in said argument when pulling that out in the midst of it.

    Also, David Goyer is brilliant as an "idea man" and I don't mind his writing as much as a lot of people do. Krypton was something of his that needed a full 8-season run as planned and I felt that was unfairly treated by the network. Hopefully he gets to tell that full story at some point.
     
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  4. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    George Clooney was the best batman.
     
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    He was a decent Bruce Wayne but a terrible Batman
     
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    raindance773 TFW2005 Supporter

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    Impartial to Bale and Affleck. Bale was good, but Ledger was definitely the best Joker.
     
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    That’s not unpopular at all it’s not even a opinion that ledger is the best joker it’s a fact
     
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  8. ILoveDinobot

    ILoveDinobot You can, you up. No can, no BB.

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    This is so true, but also, the movie was corny. It reminded me of the old batman shows that were silly. Not like the Keaton style. But, it's also the movie that really got me into batman, I even watched B:TAS after school, and it was just kind of bc my bro put it on. But, Clooney's batman made my 10 year old heart swoon. I just really dislike Bale portrays him.
     
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  9. mn_128875

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    Personally for me bale is the best Batman he perfectly captures the character and perfectly shows the pain the Bruce Wayne went through but my complaint with his Batman is his voice and his fighting style his voice was fine at times but it got really annoying and his action scenes suck but I can’t really blame him because it was probably hard for him to move in his suit that’s what affleck and Keaton had on bale hopefully Pattinson can capture all the 3 things Keaton’s voice affleck’s fighting style and bale’s character
     
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  10. G1Prowl

    G1Prowl Prick, apparently

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    Bale? Batlisp?!?!?!?? Hands down the worst Batman ever, Kilmer did better. I'm just sad they never got Thomas Jane, he would have been perfect.
     
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    TLP Ain't No Chicken Wing

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    The protagonists failing at their goal/mission constantly to make the villain seem OP and badass is an overused trope for drama.

    You know what also is? The Illuminati supervillain group. I prefer antagonists having their own goals and plans rather than just one big hive mind of mysterious men in suits controlling every evil plot.
    Especially when folks like Greg Weisman overuse it and make it drag on eternally with no end. (In fact he was gonna have said group last up to the far future in the Gargoyles universe with no chance of the heroes defeating them. Going back to my first point...)

    Another thing...if you're a reviewer and you have some cartoon yuppy little shit as your persona in you vids (like that "[blahblah] is a weird show..." guy), instantly I'll turn that crap off.
     
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  12. sideswipe3

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    I prefer villains to stay evil over becoming a good guy later in a series.

    I like redemption stories but sometimes it feels it's a little too late for a character to switch sides and become an alley to the hero.

    That's why I don't mind Optimus killing Megatron or Sentinel I feel it was too late for both of them
     
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  13. TheSoundwave

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    There's such a thing as a house being "too clean". If I go over to someone's house and it's super clean and tidy, it makes the owner feel a bit boring. Even a bit pretentious, honestly. Obviously your house shouldn't look like a junkyard, but I don't think a little bit of clutter is necessarily bad, or something to be ashamed of. And I'm not criticizing stuff simply being well-organized. That's great. I'm talking about an almost minimal level of cleanliness where shelf space isn't even being used because people get rid of everything that isn't an absolute necessity. Fair enough if people enjoy living that way, but it strikes me as kind of show-offy and boring. Especially since a lot of people that I've seen living that way seem to use it as a bragging point.
     
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    Biryani and chicken 65 is the best food ever
     
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  15. Sixwing

    Sixwing You have chosen poorly

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    On a rated note, I hate those house and home magazines. It never looks like anyone actually lives in the houses they show. It really bothers me sometimes.
     
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  16. Applejacktimus

    Applejacktimus Still see the Sunshine

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    I don't like dark green.
     
  17. Meta777

    Meta777 Dr Pepper Fan

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    Green Lantern needs to assert his authority as a representative as of the Guardians of Oa and an esteemed officer of the Green Lantern Corp more often. It's embarrassing how often he has to defer to moneybags in bat-suits and saps wearing S's when he is literally tasked with protecting the cosmic sector in which Earth and other celestial bodies containing sapient life reside, and has often defeated galactic threats including the literal embodiment of all terror in the universe and the personification of heart-ripping undeath.

    Matter of fact, he also should make a point of reminding the other super friends that as an officer of the Green Lantern Corps he also has every right to strictly inform them about and even arrest them for violating Oa's principles. How often has Batman recruited minors in his vigilante crusade and pitted them against jesters, luchadors and a fucking killer whale? Where does Flash get off thinking he can just run through time and fiddle with past and future without appropriate authorisation and chronological supervision? One time Aquaman literally built a doomsday device that would melt all of Antarctica through no authority or consultations other than himself and maybe his hot wife in the event that he decides humanity sucks and deserves to be flooded ( fun fact, fish man, melting Antarctica also screws up marine ecosystems, cut your nose off to spite your face some more eh?). Outrageous!

    Now I recognise Hal (or whoever else it is) is generally a newbie to the Green Lantern's regime and thus probably naïve to the Guardian's laws and how his super friends may well be breaking a bunch of them but he should not be afraid to confer with more experienced lanterns and help the Justice League understand exactly the rules and principles it has to follow if their cute save-the-earth society will align with a member of the Corp and thus Oa's jurisdiction.

    Respect the green.
     
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    mn_128875 Well-Known Member

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    Stickers are the worst thing ever
     
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  19. Scarlet knight

    Scarlet knight Emergency Food Connoisseur

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    Is that unpopular?
     
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  20. Gordon_4

    Gordon_4 The Big Engine

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    That’s the thing: Hal - or any other Green Lantern - has as much authority as Earth and its governments are willing to extend them.

    I’m not aware of Earth in the comics or otherwise, signing any agreements or treaties that allows the Green Lantern Corps to conduct law enforcement operations on Earth. Of course every superhero comic from Marvel or DC falls apart with this logic, but there is an interesting point to be made in the subject of GL and how much authority he actually has.
     
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