Green Arrow & Black Canary #26
Written by Andrew Kreisberg
Art by Mike Norton and Renato Guedes

Not going to lie, I have no idea who those guys were at the end of this and why they are putting Everyman in as Green Arrow again or what not. Was it even Everyman? We never saw any proof of that. This storyline is already annoying and we are only one issue in. The art in this issue was just awful. Why can’t this book get good art? Both Norton and Guedes are better artists then this crap. This book has just gone down hill.

Zack era un supercriminale noto come Zack Sterminio. Dopo la morte del fratello Xander, suo compare di bisbocce e devianza, e una grave ferita viene catturato, diventa un pentito e viene inserito nel programma di protezione testimoni.
Solo che a fare la vita d’ufficio Zack non è che se la passi benissimo. Il mestiere dell’archivista che timbra il cartellino e va a casa stanco morto a fine giornata gli sta stretto anche se è più che consapevole che questa copertura gli sta salvando la pellaccia, quindi inizia a drogarsi come un punkabbestia e… che ve lo devo raccontare tutto questo primo volume di “Incognito” appena pubblicato? Non vi basta questo a capire che l’ennesima serie a firma Ed Brubaker è l’ennesima figata?

Renee è una sbirra bella tosta, così come tutti i suoi compagni di dipartimento, costretti a svolgere il loro lavoro nell’oscurità di un’ombra più che ingombrante, non è facile essere in polizia a Ghotam city. Eppure la squadra costruita da Jim Gordon ci prova in tutte le maniere a fare il suo lavoro, ad essere decisiva, e non è detto che nella loro semplciità non ci riescano. Eroi più umani dell’eroe umano che però ha una barcata di soldi e un addestramento pazzesco.
“Ghotam Central – Servire e proteggere” è uscito in volume in bel po’ di tempo fa, ma uno non può comprare tutto, quindi fate come me e colmate la lacuna.

Ed è uno sceneggiatore, che ha vinto un bel po’ di premi, ha una marea di lettori appassionati, ha messo Devil in galera, ha fatto schiattare Capitan America imbastendo una trama perfetta per anni, tanto che la Civil war non è stata così determinante nell’amara conclusione della vita di Steve Rogers.
Brubaker è, almeno per quanto mi riguarda, il miglior sceneggiatore di fumetto seriale degli ultimi anni, e infatti è l’unico che mi fa aspettare con ansia di sapere come le storie andranno avanti, che mi fa attendere in trepidante attesa di scoprire, ad esempio, cosa succederà ad Iron fist.

Questi due volumi sono due perfetti esempi della sua bravura, capaci di coniugare i due generi in cui questo autore spicca rispetto ai colleghi: trame supereroistiche fitte di colpi di scena e il noir più antico capace però di creare atmosfere uniche.
I nomi stessi dei personaggi di “Incognito” hanno un sapore di tempi andati, di età dell’innocenza del fumetto, non solo i fratelli Sterminio, ma anche Morte nera o Ava Distruzione. Una storia complessa e ben articolata nel suo ritmo frenetico che cattura dalla prima all’ultima pagina.

Anche “Gotham central – Servire e proteggere ” come ritmo non scherza, scritta a quattro mani con un ottimo Greg Rucka, la serie si stabilisce su binari più canonici e seguendo il registro proprio del poliziesco classico. Nonostante le sue sporadiche apparizioni la presenza di Batman si avverte per buona parte delle storie, in cui però agisce solo da comprimario, pur rivelandosi sempre un perfetto deus ex machina narrativo. Molto più presenti invece i supercattivi più carismatici di Gotham, del resto molto del fascino di questa serie sta proprio nella sua capacità di mostrare come l’uomo comune mosso da ideali di giustizia si possa scontrare con gente come Mr.Freeze, il Joker, Due facce o Firebug.

Due meraviglie fumettistiche moderne quindi, fatele vostre.

Outsiders (Volume 4) #24
Written by Peter Tomasi
Art by Fernando Pasarin

The penultimate issue of Tomasi’s run may be the strongest issue of his run yet. That could be due to the strength of the Blackest Night concept or because Tomasi get the character of Terra – the evil girl who infiltrated the Teen Titans and betrayed them. She was not duped or drugged by Deathstroke – she was a bad person. It’s pure and simple. I love that Krul and Tomasi are acknowledging this as for a while DC seem to be heading in the direction of ignoring the intent of Marv Wolfman when he created her and pretending that she was this sweet girl who got corrupted. I love how Black Lantern Terra is just as manipulative as she was in life. She acts all sweet and kind to her brother even with that horrible zombie look – and he believes her! It was awesome. You know she is setting a trap for the Outsiders. It was great to see Katana and Halo’s close friendship acknowledged (Although she calls her Violet again ahh!) and Katana’s family who I hadn’t even predicted would show up as black lanterns.

5. Remove the Car Bomb-Transporter 2

I actually forgot why I even decided to see Transporter 2.  Never did see the first one, the second didn’t look great and I never saw the third either.  However, I did wind up seeing the film and it’s one that has disbelief written all over it.  One scene in particular, however, left me completely speechless at how bluntly unrealistic it was.  If you’ve seen the film, then you know that Statham’s car winds up having a bomb under it so what does he do?  He jumps off a ramp causing his car to spin around, the bottom of the car barely scrapes a crane hook that perfectly removes the bomb without issue and he still lands with little to no problem.  Normally I’d go into more detail, but I think watching the scene yourself should put it into perspective.

4. Refrigerator vs. Nuke-Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Indiana Jones films have always been a favorite of mine.  Though Temple of Doom was always my childhood favorite, the other two (of the original trilogy) have since grown on me and I actually enjoy Last Crusade the most.  So it goes without saying I was quite curious as to how good Kingdom of the Crystal Skull would be.  Unfortunately, it does not hold a flag to its predecessors and there’s one scene in particular that I whispered to myself “I do believe that this is the most unrealistic scene ever.”  Towards the beginning, Jones finds out that he’s in an area about to be nuked so what does he do?  He hides in a refrigerator.  And since this is shortly into the film with our hero’s life at stake he of course manages to survive with the fridge conveniently being the only object that gets blasted away and lands in tact.

3. Needle vs. Bullet to the Skin-Far Cry

Alright, just so everyone knows, I actually how not seen this film and I never intend to.  I shelled money out for an Uwe Boll film once before and I will never do so again.  But I saw a review for this film which went through the entire film and one part that stood out in an idiotic way was towards the beginning when the super soldiers are tested.  During this scene, we find that the mutated skin can essentially bounce bullets back like rubber but after things go out of control they manage to suppress it with a needle to the skin.  That’s right, the skin is impervious to bullets yet needles go in without an issue.  Figure that out on your own.

2. Spin Back Time-Superman

I’m going to shamelessly admit that I haven’t seen any of the original Superman films.  In fact, other than the most recent film, Superman Returns, all I’ve seen of Superman at all are gameplay videos of Superman on the N64 and him in the TV show Justice League.  So it should go without saying I know about this scene from someone who did a video on the film and the turned out to be one by Doug Walker aka the Nostalgia Critic.  The video was a Top 11 countdown of the dumbest Superman moments and at number one was when Superman turns the world back to reverse time.  Apparently causing the Earth’s rotation to reverse would be the key to spinning back time.  I guess I’d better build a really fast airplane to do this and bring me back to my high school days.

1. Every Scene-Batman & Robin

Even though this list is supposed to be for single scenes from a single film, Joel Schumacher’s hilariously bad sequel to Batman Forever (which he also directed) has so many impossible scenes packed in together that I really can’t think of any other film that hits quite as low.  I won’t state every one of the scenes but here’s just a few of them:  Schwarzenegger surviving water that’s 50 degrees below zero, his freeze gun landing on top of a curved statue perfectly like a magnet, Batgirl jumping off her motorcycle onto Robin’s…swamp-like machine for a few seconds to jump back on her bike which has managed to keep up with the Batmobile and Robin without falling over, the bathooks always managing to hit/grab surfaces strong enough to pull our heroes forward, Batman and Robin air surfing using doors as boards while casually heading back down to the ground, etc.  If a single movie can actually top the level of implausibility here, then I think we’re in trouble.

Outsiders (Volume 4) #23
Written by Peter Tomasi
Art by Fernando Pasarin

Pasarin is such a good artist why doesn’t DC ever use him as a regular artist? Although his Creeper is a little more normal looking then the Creeper usually is. But at the same time Tomasi writes him as more “normal” then he usually does too. It was great to see Katana and Halo’s relationship acknowledged, even if it is annoying that they keep calling Halo Violet instead of Gabrielle. This is going to be Tomasi’s last arc on this book before Didio takes over. I guess we shall see if Tomasi’s run is considered a sucessful one or not.

Cnn.com’s current lead story – the most important story in the world to CNN:

Sound familiar? It should. It’s similar to the (relatively) well known backstory of Batman villain Mr. Freeze: His wife is deathly ill, he places her in a suspended animation, but when one day he falls into the liquid, he turns into the villain. Here’s a picture from the movie Batman and Robin:

Of course, that head you see there is the current California governor.

On the other hand, if Chris Nolan or any of his assistants is reading this, please do not take this as an opportunity to re-imagine Freeze. The whole thing  is too ridiculous for me.

We get sick and we die. It happens. Sometimes too early. We don’t need to cheat death. In fact, I’m as upset about Gupta’s cheating death as the ridiculous top story.

La franquicia de Batman es una montaña rusa de ires y venires, de cómo la Warner Brothers se imagina sus episodios y de cómo cada uno de sus directores le apuesta a algo creativo (si es que se puede llamar creativo el vacío intento de Joel Schumacher en 1997 con su Batman & Robin).

Batman es la creación de Bob Cane, un norteamericano que se hizo millonario al venderle derechos patrimoniales de la franquicia a DC Comics, claremente aprendió de los errores de Joe Shuster y Jerry Siegel que inventaron Superman basados en la teoría del súper-hombre de Nietzsche y fueron estafados ingenuamente por la DC Comics. Cane aprovechó todo el potencial de su personaje y se hizo muy popular primero por la excentricidad del millonario que encarnaba y porque era el único súper héroe que no poseía poderes sobrenaturales.

Gracias a Frank Miller el excéntrico millonario dejó de ser colorido y extrovertido para convertirse en un hombre solitario, abnegado y lleno de miedos internos. Tim Burton en 1989 con Michael Keaton fue el primero en llevarlo al celuloide con Batman; su antagónico era el Joker interpretado por Jack Nicholson y como raro, una nominación al Oscar. El mismo Burton en 1992 repite con Michael Keaton y develan una segunda parte de la franquicia con Batman Returns esta vez los villanos eran Michelle Pfeiffer como Catwoman y Danny DeVito como el Penguin, acompañados de Christopher Walken un verdadero villano.

Todo pintaba a que la tercera parte de la saga la iba a hacer de nuevo Tim Burton pero la Warner dijo que se estaban haciendo demasiado oscuras estas pelis, que eso no era comercial, por lo cual le pasó la batuta a Joel Schumacher y en 1995 al lado de Val Kilmer como el nuevo Bruce Wayne sacaron Batman Forever. Lo positivo un excelente Edward Nygma, Riddler interpretado por Jim Carrey, acompañado por Tommy Lee Jones como Harvey Dent, Two Faces. Lo pésimo, la mala caracterización de Kilmer, la pobre presencia de Nicole Kidman y la terrible aparición de Chris O’Donnell.

No sólo fue mala, sino que le dieron una segunda oprotunidad a Schumacher y sacó en 1997 Batman & Robin. No tengo nada en contra de los homosexuales pero fue el Batman más gay de la historia de todos los hombres murciélago. Tomas cerradas a las nalgas de George Clooney, los pechos de Batman y Robin y una Alicia Silverstone de muy regular actuación. Uma Thurman actúa aquí pero pasa desapercibida el verdadero éxito de la peli Mr. Freeze interpretado por Arnold Schwarzenegger en un disfraz increíble.

Tuvieron que pasar ocho años, para que los fanáticos sanáramos nuestras heridas de decepción y repulsión para ver el nacimiento del nuevo Batman.

En 2005, con guión escrito por Christopher Nolan sale Batman Begins. Christian Bale es el nuevo Bruce Wayne, Michael Caine como Alfred, Gary Oldman como James Gordon y un reparto de lujo con excelentes actuaciones. La historia vuelve a las raíces de Frank Miller y se explora un súper héroe vulnerable que redefine sus miedos y los potencia para salir adelante. Una excelentente narración, un humor muy sofisticado, nos muestra un diamante en bruto, un batman en proceso de formación, de madurez, de realización personal.

La música es magistralmente dirigida por Hans Zimmer y James Newton Howard. Se aleja de la fanfarria caricaturesca de sus antecesores (a excepción de Danny Elfman que lo hizo formidablemente) y le imprime un aire de misterio perfectamente amalgamado con la historia.

El reparto, como lo decía antes, es un quita-aliento desde Morgan Freeman pasando por Liam Neeson, Cillian Murphy, Rutger Hauer, hasta el fantástico Tom Wilkinson. Y lo más bonito es que aunque el protagonismo de los villanos es liderado por Ra’s Al Ghul los malos son realmente de la vida real como el mismo Bruce Wayne, a quién temerle más que a un puñado de locos que se acaban de escapar de un manicomio, auna camada de ciudadanos en plena histeria o a un grupo de vengativos mafiosos que se pasan la ley por donde mejor les parece.

Batman Begins es el retorno del hombre oscuro que toma la justicia por sus manos… Un paraco, si. Pero por ahora divertido y con una ética inquebrantable.

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Chers amis,

Those of you who have been following my misadventures so patiently and courteously will surely have recognized the bizarre, time-traveling nature of my retelling of them. Well, I must ask you once again to buckle up and get ready for another trip back into time, back before I sacrificed any dignity I may once have had at Oktoberfest. Why, you ask? Why, because there are still many tales to be told of our trip down to Dublin, you boob!

After a quick Belfastian breakfast, we took a bus ride down to Dublin. We would have taken the train, but Doug the Hug, through some typically masterful research, had caught wind of a bridge collapse between Dublin and Belfast, making the train ride a certain impossibility. Thankfully, the bus ride wasn’t all that painful, though, and within a few hours we were stepping outside into the crisp Dublin air.

Mere moments after disembarking, I noticed G-Reg’s jaw drop. He pointed across the bus station, and wouldn’t you know it, the ladies who I had mistakenly misled through the streets of Belfast were all there preparing to board a bus to Cork. Finally, I could clear my conscience with a personal apology! As I approached, I was nervous that they might hurl heavy objects and/or hurtful verbal abuse at me on sight, but instead they waved warmly and were quite cordial about the whole ordeal. Nice lasses, those Corkians.

We soon took off from the bus station and wandered in the direction of our hostel, the Oliver St. John Gogarty’s. Doug the Hug had mentioned that it was the only hostel in Dublin that actually had its own bar, so we were quite enthusiastic about getting there.

Unfortunately, our check-in was far from warm and fuzzy. The receptionist, though attractive, had a certain iciness in her tone that even Mr. Freeze, Batman’s arch-nemesis, would have tipped his cap to. Or perhaps he would tip the strange icy barbute covering the top of his ice suit. Though I can’t see how he would actually manage to remove it to actually perform a cap tip. Maybe he would just retract it and then put it right back up as a gesture of apprecia… never mind. This lady was just a total bitch, okay?

We headed up the stairs and entered our room. One of the beds was already claimed, as evidenced by a giant blue rolling bag sitting next to it with a tag that said “Harold”. Our spirits dropped even further when, after a quick iPhone internet consultation, we found that the chances of “Harold” being a female were very, very slim.

Soon our bellies began to rumble in unison, so we headed across the street to a Mongolian Barbecue place. Yes, you may think it quite silly to go to a Mongolian BBQ place in Ireland, but we remembered the delicious Irish burrito of a few days before and assumed the Irish had mastered all forms of foreign cooking. The Mongolian place, though pricey, did not disappoint, and G-Reg and the Hug filled their bowls three separate times to make sure they were getting their money’s worth.

We took it easy that night, partially to recover from our very active few nights in Belfast, but also because we knew the next day would be filled with cultural events that were very alcohol-oriented; we planned on going to both the Jameson Distillery and the Guinness Brewery. And, by golly, we did.

The next morning we decided to use a trip to St. Patrick’s cathedral as a little prelude to our tours of the two alcoholic refineries. Though the outside of the cathedral was pretty cool, I cannot tell you much about the inside. We walked in and found that there was a 5 Euro fee to actually amble around in there. Instead, we awkwardly stretched our necks over the entry ropes to take in as much as we could, looked at each other, nodded as if to say, “Yeah, that was as good as any 5 Euro tour,” and left.

From there, we headed to the Jameson Distillery. Personally, I’m not the biggest fan of whisky, but I was excited to go through the factory and see how it’s made. Also, for those of you wondering why I keep spelling “whisky” without the “E”, it is because that’s the way it’s spelled in Ireland, apparently. Maybe someone was just bullshitting me so I look like an idiot, but I’m sticking with it.

We had heard rumors that there was a taste test between Jameson whisky and Jack Daniel’s somewhere on the tour. These rumors were confirmed when we sat down and our tour guide produced scrolls that allowed for a taste test, but sadly there were only eight for the entire tour group. Handing them out to the crowd, she moseyed over to our group and handed the scroll to none other than Wild Bill, who then gave his name as “Wilhelm Kempski”.

Though the tour of the distillery was actually rather unmemorable (it was more of a museum because they no longer actually produced whisky there), the taste test at the end was fun to watch. We had scoffed a bit earlier at a few passages from a gigantic book that reviewed the different types of whiskies in the world using some extraordinarily silly vocabulary. For example, Jack Daniel’s was described as “chewy”. Let us just say that Wilhelm Kempski did not hesitate in borrowing that term to make himself seem like a true whisky connoisseur.

After finishing up at the Distillery, we lunched and headed for the true highlight of the day: the Guinness Brewery. Virtually every person we passed on our way there was wearing some sort of Guinness attire; clearly we were not the only ones with the idea of visiting on this fine Dublinian day.

Once inside, we had the distinct pleasure of running into two of Wild Bill’s Theta Delt buddies from Stanford. They were two classy gentlemen indeed, and we explored the rest of the Brewery’s wonders with them.

Perhaps the best part of the Brewery was the very top, called the Gravity Bar. It was a giant bar serving up free Guinness (though you were limited to one – weak) as well as boasting a giant, panoramic view of Dublin. We each claimed our free pint of Guinness and posed suggestively for the camera together.

Anyway, we prepared to leave the Guinness factory but were soon seduced by the allure of the Guinness gift shop. There, I picked up a pretty excellent looking Guinness tie and some fancy Guinness socks, as well as a few gifts for friends back home (no, $chwime, not you). We then made a communal decision to go to a pub crawl later that night. It would prove to be one of the more bizarre crawls we’d been on on the trip. But I shall tell you of this soon, my friends! I am tired and must hit the hay for now.

Warm regards,
Jacques

SETH FISHER

From Wikipedia:

Seth Fisher (July 22, 1972 – January 30, 2006) was an American comic book artist and penciller.

Fisher possessed a unique and instantly recognizable drawing style. He first gained attention for his work on DC Comics‘ Green Lantern: Willworld, and was nominated for an Eisner Award for “Best Penciller/Inker” for Flash: Time Flies and Vertigo Pop! Tokyo.

In 2005, Fisher pencilled the five issue “Snow” story arc of the Batman series Legends of the Dark Knight, written by Dan Curtis Johnson and J.H. Williams III. Fisher provided the art for the Marvel mini-series Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (scripted by Zeb Wells) that appeared in 2005. (The series’ final issue was published in early 2006.)

Fisher produced magazine and album covers in Finland and his adopted home of Japan. He also worked for a time for Presto Studios doing concept design work for the computer game Myst III: Exile.

Fisher produced magazine and album covers in Finland and his adopted home of Japan. He also worked for a time for Presto Studios doing concept design work for the computer game Myst III: Exile.

He died as a result of injuries suffered in a fall from a seventh story roof off an Osaka, Japan club.

I became a fan of Seth Fisher’s work on Vertigo Pop! Tokyo, and was excited when heard he would be tackling Batman. His artwork had some kind of manga sensibility, but it didn’t just imitate the traits normally associated with that style. The “Snow” story-arc showed that Fisher’s cartoony pencilling and the noir-infused world of Batman need not be mutually exclusive.  Sadly, it would prove to be his sole Gotham City foray; his tragic and untimely death cut down an artist that was only just coming into his prime and who, I’m convinced, would have become one of the great comic artists of the decade. Still, at least we still have the work he did complete; for that, at least, we can be thankful.

G.

Outsiders (Volume 4) #22
Written by Peter Tomasi
Art by Fernando Pasarin

Pasarin’s art is much better then Garbett’s for this book. And I have to say I am enjoying this rounding up the Gotham villains arc so far. It is much simpler then the last arc and less confusing. Not to mention that this issue contained the best use of Clayface I have EVER read in a comic. Clayface is usually used as a a throw away character disguised as someone else or a background character, but this issue shows how dangerous and powerful he can be. Especially when he shows up and absorbs a whole family into his body so they can mine him! Kudos to Tomasi for making great use of a character and showing me his worth.

Outsiders (Volume 4) #21
Written by Peter Tomasi
Art by Fernando Pasarin

I am not sure why Alfred is acting the way he is in this issue. What situation in Gotham is he referring to? Possibly something that happens in Batman and Robin #3 which hasn’t come out yet? I don’t know. Anyways, this was a definite improvement over the last arc. I like the idea of the Outsiders splitting up to find the villains who have left Gotham and Pasarin’s art is wonderful! Is he the new regular artist? I sure hope so. I like him a lot better then Garbett. It is interesting to learn that the new Black Mask implanted chips into the heads of the villains so he could kill them if they upset him. In this issue, Mr. Freeze is captured by Black Lightning and Owlman and his chip is removed. I look forward to the confrontations with Killer Croc and Clayface.

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Now this is hilarious!  I’m pretty sure I wasn’t Mr. Freeze the first time I took this but I’ll go along with it.

You are Mr. Freeze

Mr. Freeze 67% Poison Ivy 65% Dr. Doom 64% Magneto 62% Juggernaut 62% Apocalypse 59% The Joker 58% Dark Phoenix 55% Venom 53% Mystique 50% Catwoman 49% Lex Luthor 47% Two-Face 46% Riddler 40% Green Goblin 38% Kingpin 35%

You are cold and you think everyone else should be also, literally.

Now your turn, click here.

It’s a hot and steamy Saturday morning outside my door, before heading out I think I need to cool down a bit first.

Watch out Mr. Freeze the Dynamic Dou are coming!

Hey, where’s my frosted flakes ?

Its the Governator’s (Arnold Schwarzeneggar) B-day today!  Born July 30, 1947.

Terminator (1984)

Schwarzenegger is an Austrian American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the state of California.

Schwarzenegger began weight-training at fifteen. He was awarded the title of Mr. Universe at age 22 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest a total of seven times. Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent face in the bodybuilding sport long after his retirement, and has written several books and numerous articles on the sport.

Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon, noted for his lead role in such films as Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. He was nicknamed the “Austrian Oak” and the “Styrian Oak” in his bodybuilding days, “Arnold Strong” and “Arnie” during his acting career, and more recently the “Governator” (a portmanteau of Governor and the Terminator, one of his film roles).

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Schwarzenegger’s breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982, which was a box-office hit.  This was followed by a sequel, Conan the Destroyer in 1984, although its box-office performance was disappointing.  In 1983, Schwarzenegger starred in the promotional video “Carnival in Rio”.

In 1984, he made the first of three appearances as the titular character and what some would say was the signature role in his acting career in director James Cameron’s science-fiction thriller film The Terminator.  Following The Terminator, Schwarzenegger made Red Sonja in 1985, which “sank without a trace.”

During the 1980s, audiences had a large appetite for action films, with both Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone becoming international stars. Schwarzenegger’s roles reflected his droll, often self-deprecating sense of humor (including sometimes famously bad puns), separating his roles from more serious action hero fare. His alternative-universe comedy/thriller Last Action Hero featured a poster of the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day which, in the fictional alternate universe, had Sylvester Stallone as its star.

Predator (1987)

Following his arrival as a Hollywood superstar, he made a number of successful films: Commando (1985), Raw Deal (1986), The Running Man (1987), and Red Heat (1988). In Predator (1987), another successful film, Schwarzenegger led a cast which included future Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura (Ventura also appeared in The Running Man and Batman & Robin with Schwarzenegger) and future Kentucky Gubernatorial candidate Sonny Landham.

Twins (1988), a comedy with Danny DeVito, was a change of pace, and also proved successful. Total Recall (1990) netted Schwarzenegger $10 million and 15% of the gross, and was a widely praised, science-fiction script directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on the Philip K. Dick short story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”. Kindergarten Cop (1990) reunited him with director Ivan Reitman, who directed him in Twins.

Schwarzenegger had a brief foray into directing, first with a 1990 episode of the TV series Tales from the Crypt, entitled “The Switch,” and then with the 1992 telemovie Christmas in Connecticut. He has not directed since.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Schwarzenegger’s commercial high-water mark was his return as the title character in 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was the highest-grossing film of 1991. In 1993, the National Association of Theatre Owners named him the “International Star of the Decade.”  His next film project, the 1993 self-aware action comedy spoof Last Action Hero was released opposite Jurassic Park, with the box office suffering accordingly. His next film, the action comedy True Lies (1994) was a highly popular send-up of spy films, and saw Schwarzenegger, reunited with The Terminator director James Cameron, appearing opposite Jamie Lee Curtis.

Shortly thereafter came the comedy Junior (1994), the last of his three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and again co-starring Danny DeVito. This film brought Schwarzenegger his second Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. It was followed by the action thriller Eraser (1996) and the comic book-based Batman & Robin (1997), where he played the villain Mr. Freeze. This was his final film before taking time to recuperate from a back injury. Following the critical failure of Batman & Robin, Schwarzenegger’s film career and box office prominence went into decline.

Several film projects were announced with Schwarzenegger attached to star, including the remake of Planet of the Apes, a new film version of I Am Legend, and a World War II film scripted by Quentin Tarantino that would have seen Schwarzenegger play an Austrian for the third time (after Junior and Kindergarten Cop).

Total Recall (1990)

Instead, he returned after a hiatus with the supernatural thriller End of Days (1999), later followed by the action films The 6th Day (2000) and Collateral Damage (2002) all of which failed to do well at the box office. In 2003, he made his third appearance as the title character in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which went on to earn over $150 million domestically.

In tribute to Schwarzenegger in 2002, Forum Stadtpark, a local cultural association, proposed plans to build a 25-meter (82-foot) tall Terminator statue in a park in central Graz. Schwarzenegger reportedly said he was flattered, but thought the money would be better spent on social projects and the Special Olympics.

His latest film appearances included a 3-second cameo appearance in The Rundown (AKA, Welcome to the Jungle) with The Rock, and the 2004 remake of Around the World in 80 Days, where he appeared onscreen with action star Jackie Chan for the first time.

Schwarzenegger voiced Baron von Steuben in Episode 24 (“Valley Forge”) of Liberty’s Kids. In 2005 he appeared as himself in the film The Kid & I.

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Sinopse: “Durante vinte segundos a terra tremeu em Gotham”.

Depois de um sismo ter atingido Gotham City durante 20 longos segundos, numa escala de 7.6, Gotham fica de rastos. O sismo apenas veio a agravar o caos que uma misteriosa doença tinha causado apenas alguns meses atras e a libertação de todos os prisioneiros de Arkum Asylum. Para piorar a situação o Governo Americano classifica Gotham como “Cidade irreparavel” por causa da taxa de crime da cidade. Por consequinte Gotham deixa de pertencer á America, todo o contacto com o mundo exterior é cortado, incluindo alimentos, medicamentos e bens de primeira necessidade. Nada sai, nada entra, essa é a lei para Gotham. Muitos conseguiram fugir a tempo, mas outros ficaram, para protegerem as suas casas, para roubarem ou simplesmente porque nao podiam sair. Será Batman suficientemente forte para conseguir salvar a cidade? Ou será que nem o Cavaleiro Negro consegue salva-la das mãos do crime e caos?

Personagens Presentes: Bane, Batgirl, Batman, Black Mask, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Huntress, James Gordon, Joker, Killer Croc, Lex Luthor, Lock Up, Mad Hater, Mr. Zsasz, Mr.Freeze, Nightwing, Oracle, Pinguin, Poison Ivy, Robin, Scarecrow, Superman, Tally Man, The Ventriloquist, Two Face

To the Music of: I Believe My Time Ain’t Long by Peter Green

Collected Thoughts:

1. Time is fluid. I am suffering from Jet Lag of international time zones, while sitting still in a time and space of a lost and found identity 9:21 AM Jun 27th
2. 12:34 is the time of natural progression. 9:51 AM Jun 27th
3. Boundin’ Your Way to FulFillment http://tinyurl.com/mzwgyt #boundin’ #pixar #pride #ego 9:55 AM Jun 27th
4. Psst, wanna hear a secret…You have the power to be who you want to be by simply BEING the person you want to be. http://tinyurl.com/m757hs 9:56 AM Jun 27th
5. RT: @HelenNicol: Thanks for the ReTweet RT @42DeepThought: The Six Levels of Knowledge Transcendence 9:59 AM Jun 27th
6. The Six Levels of Knowledge Transcendence: A Definition of Terms http://tinyurl.com/ntydvl #6LKT 1:46 PM Jun 27th
7. I sit at the “MAC” watching screen saver pics, I eat my “MAC” & cheese, while listening 2 none other than Fleetwood”MAC” on my…zune, huh!! 7:00 PM Jun 27th
8. Every night the daemons rise and smell the fear of your broken heart.Every day the angels wake and taste your wounded pride.The cycle cycles 8:39 PM Jun 27th
9. The music ends abruptly to the noise of the waves across. Of chilled air the waters breath to the sound of a constant need for comfort & aid 8:42 PM Jun 27th
10. The children must play in their hallways of stunts.The loud burst on the wall.The spinning thump of the board.The laugh and the words remain 8:46 PM Jun 27th
11. Black to the left of me, black to the right. White where black sound be. A silver of hope lights up my thoughts in a darkness blossomed anew 8:55 PM Jun 27th
12. A tricky thought a yawn has brought. Of broken words over stupid words. Of sorrowed nights amidst joyous times. To push away by pulling away 8:57 PM Jun 27th
13. The frustrated child throws an adult tantrum over spoken words never fully communicated. To say the same message again until inaction occurs 8:59 PM Jun 27th
14. The names remain. Cycling day to day. A reminder of past failures and the diversity of thoughts. Of failed relationships never given respect 9:01 PM Jun 27th
15. This peace I find.Hidden in your sight.So clearly visible to those who see.Yet I remain.So plain you see.Always speaking yet never heard U C 9:04 PM Jun 27th
16. The irony you see.Is plain to see.For all can see.Who you better be.For who you are.Won’t get you far.And nobody.Will see you off to sea.arr 9:08 PM Jun 27th
17. I fail to see what I must see.I fail to hear what I must hear.I fail to listen while you listen.We fail to comprehend and thus fail to love. 9:17 PM Jun 27th
18. Bored of all that once was fresh.Tired now and yet refreshed.Peace and Love I seek.Tension and War my only find.To search again another day. 9:22 PM Jun 27th
19. It would seem that even bots are in need of friends.It would seem that even now we repeat ourselves.For every commerce lives in every world. 9:24 PM Jun 27th
20. Simple to some this Frustration from others. The larger the world the more alone you become. A fish in your bowl and a shark in your oceans. 9:27 PM Jun 27th
21. The riddles of life.This joke your existence.Their cold world views.Your passion flowered kiss.That cat steals all.My monstrous dual nature. 9:35 PM Jun 27th

No commentary, just nostalgia inspired by recent events when people mention moonwalks. I’m not being snarky or superior, at my brothers birthday last weekend he mentioned that Frosty Freeze had died which sparked an interest in this type of post. So it goes…..

Corporate;

Original;

I had this on my very first VHS tape, recorded from some ITV Royal Variety Programme. That’s some good memories gentle reader…

And finally here’s the classic BBC documentary…

All of Arnold’s puns from the movie Batman and Robin. Stay cool.