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Well, maybe that's why it worked in the Ultimates.

Not sure what you mean here. Are you saying incest was implied in the main Marvel Universe (Earth-616)? I agree they were unusually close, not so sure about incest though. Anyway, the novel A Game of Thrones came out well before the Ultimates.

Makes you wonder if they had read A Game of Thrones.

That's the same thing I was wondering. I was fascinated by the props, I couldn't keep my eyes off them. I was thinking if they really were spinning, what would happen if he accidentally hit them up against the rest of his costume? Which is what happened, and both of his wrist propellers ended up not working. I couldn't stop looking at them.

Sure, but I don't think the original Marvel material would be included in that description, they were enjoyable and revolutionary. Of course anything could be updated, and you wouldn't want to follow old stories frame by frame, but keep the basics and the spirit that made it popular in the first place.

They did a very faithful version. I think bands feel it's part of their job to include some seasonal material here and there around Christmas.

The Ultimates (Ultimate Avengers) was a very interesting take, and popular. The rebooted X-Men were far more popular than the originals, and they fit the concept. They even included some members of the original team, and brought them all in eventually. The Ultimate version of Spider-Man led to Miles Morales, also popular. The Ultimate version of the Fantastic Four was, however, awful, and should never be used onscreen. The worst parts of the Fan4stic movie were taken from the Ultimate version. Speaking of Spider-Man, that character has been depicted numerous times on film, and has had several good movies. So once a character has some good adaptations, I'm less upset if they want to start experimenting with him. Like the Joker character, you can pick and choose the flavor you want.

Charlie Brown kids dancing are always good for a laugh. I haven't seen A Charlie Brown Christmas this year, I think Apple TV owns exclusive rights right now. The crowd cheering so loudly for Luigi Mangione was downright disturbing.

That's true, but I still think the more respect the writer has for the source material, the more chance it has to be successful. That doesn't mean it has to be a 100% faithful adaptation, but it shouldn't be trashed either. Look at the new trailer for the Superman movie by James Gunn. It shows us a classic Superman, retaining the classic Superman tone. Gunn knows what makes the Superman character work, he's not trying to turn him into Batman or whatever.

Joaquin doesn't have the best voice on the planet, but I thought he did a great job of expressing the emotion of his character in the songs. I know a lot of people don't like this movie, but I enjoyed the opportunity to spend more time with the Arthur Fleck character - even if I disagree with him on a lot of things. For one thing, Fleck sees life as miserable, or at least his life. Whereas I see it as a gift and a blessing. Of course, it probably is pretty miserable in prison (or forensic hospital), but he might have avoided that if he hadn't decided to start killing people. He might have gotten away with the guys on the subway.

Sure. Maybe not 100%, but I don't think most people expect 100%.

I don't know, Reeves portrayal of Superman was pretty classic, and consistent with the comic book character IMO. And it's clear Gunn is taking it further than the Donner films did, bringing in Krypto, Mr. Terrific, Guy Gardner, and Hawkgirl. Looks like he's building a new DCU to me. Anyway, there were a lot of different comic book takes on Superman. I'm sure there are plenty of bumbling Clark Kent scenes to be found.

Super virility?

Don't you remember Christopher Reeves' Kent being bumbling?

I still say if you aren't winning over the comic book fans, your box office is going to suffer. Because the comic book fans are a small but loud and passionate group, and when a movie comes out, they will see the movie early. And if they don't like it, they will poison the word of mouth, and the gate will suffer. Hardcore fans can often destroy a film's trajectory. So you are far better off pleasing them.