god, i'm so sorry (superhero-comicbook nonsense)

u_u · October 18, 2019, 5:39pm

my MCU hot take for the day is they should have just hired alex jones to play JJ Jameson in Far from home

BustedAstromech · October 19, 2019, 3:52am

they did in Insomniac’s Spider-Man game

it’s mostly depressing

u_u · October 19, 2019, 4:03am

that’s just an impersonator! the real thing would have made it 100x funnier

BustedAstromech · October 19, 2019, 4:13am

I miss the late '90s when conspiracy theories were good for jokes. Even in 2011 Deus Ex could still put an Alex Jones-alike on their radio as a ironically-correct joke. By 2016 they lost all enjoyment in conspiracy theories and even tried to half-rewrite their Alex Jones character but gave up partway through and that whole game echoes with the feeling that they’re afraid of their toys now.

god, that Spiegel interview was incredible though

It’s afternoon, and Jones is walking through the studio, his adrenaline level high and his blood sugar low. He needs to get something to eat. Platters of BBQ - chicken, beef and sausages - are set out on a table in the conference room. “Good barbecue,” says Jones. “You tasted it already?”

He piles up food onto a plastic plate, and then he suddenly takes off his shirt without explanation. With his bare torso, he sits there and shovels meat into his mouth, a caricature of manliness, but also a show of power to the reporter sitting in front of him. He can do as he pleases.

Then Jones gets up and holds out a sausage. “Wanna suck?” he asks.

shrug · October 20, 2019, 6:57pm

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u_u · October 21, 2019, 2:14am

It’s really a shame Kubrick and Altman did not live long enough to be forced to have opinions about comic book movies

lasa · October 21, 2019, 2:46am

someone needs to ask godard before it’s too late.

u_u · October 21, 2019, 4:55am

i feel like marvel fans have a pretty good chance at recruiting terrence malick to their cause

lasa · October 21, 2019, 5:51am

can’t believe these old white men continue to attack the progressive disney corporation who have tirelessly elevated marginalized voices through the mcu

Dracko · October 21, 2019, 5:29pm

shrug · October 21, 2019, 8:36pm

Hopefully all the Valiant adaptations will be remakes of Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning.

shrug · October 21, 2019, 8:37pm

And when they’re huge hits we’ll finally get Universal Soldier vs. Magnus Robot Fighter!

shrug · October 21, 2019, 8:53pm

Extremely sad to report that Valiant no longer owns the rights to famous and popular comic book Magnus Robot Fighter : (

american2004 · October 21, 2019, 9:19pm

there should be a licensed superman movie with a $20,000 budget and superman is a single father fighting addiction and a control freak manager at the wendy’s he works at. the only connection to the comics is the dc logo at the start. the ending is him crying in a bathroom and the theater lights immediately come on

anothersphere · October 21, 2019, 10:19pm

Mikey · October 21, 2019, 11:54pm

cylindrome · October 22, 2019, 1:13am

i mean tbh i’m all for directing even a fraction of comic book movie budgets toward movies that have nothing to do with comic books

cylindrome · October 22, 2019, 1:32am

whoa, had no idea she’d worked with Throbbing Gristle. yes more industrial in film soundtracks please

lasa · October 22, 2019, 2:15am

hell yeah! hate click economy keeps rolling!