I think I'd assumed that Stamford, Connecticut (which gets blown up at the start of Civil War) and Broxton, Oklahoma (current site of Asgard) were made up, but no, I guess that's some kind of Marvel point of pride (having definitely picked the right horse 50 years ago in choosing New York rather than making a Gotham/Metropolis)
Also next to Gotham is (bracer yourselves) Blüdhaven, the more crime-ridden younger sister.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
haha what, seriously? Does Batman ever go there?
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:51 (eleven years ago) link
Nah, it was invented so that when the first Robin quit, he could become Nightwing and have somewhere nearby to brood and menace at.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:52 (eleven years ago) link
So I think at least at the start it had low Batman presence so that he was giving Junior space.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:53 (eleven years ago) link
those inner-ring suburbs are getting worse these days
― goole, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:53 (eleven years ago) link
Blüdhaven residents dream of moving to Gotham
― Number None, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
(Also lolling at the idea of Cumberbatch even slightly being able to beat up a Baneified Hardy.)
Tbh even Cumberbatch being able to beat up regular size Hardy seems pretty dubious.
― LISTEN TO THIS BRAD (Nicole), Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
Wasn't Blüdhaven nuked or destroyed in Final Crisis, or am I misremembering?
― Marco YOLO (Phil D.), Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
Sounds like it might give the place a shot in the arm.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:57 (eleven years ago) link
"In Infinite Crisis #4, the Secret Society of Super Villains drops Chemo, a gigantic, semi-intelligent pile of chemicals, on the city, causing a devastating explosion and toxic chemical fallout."
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:57 (eleven years ago) link
shia laboeuf beat up tom hardy, im sure cumberbatch could give him hell too
― Hungry4Ass, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
irl?
― goole, Thursday, 26 July 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
I got knocked out by Shia LaBeouf, actually. In Wettest County, apparently. Behind the scenes. No, he did. He knocked me out sparko. Out cold. He's a bad, bad boy. He is. He's quite intimidating as well. He's a scary dude. He just attacked me. He was drinking moonshine. I was wearing a cardigan, and er, went down. I woke up in Pnut's arms. [Pnut is Hardy's personal trainer.] He was concerned for me. I was like, ‘What was that? It was lightning fast.' And he said, ‘That was Shia.' I said, ‘Fuckin' hell. Can we go home now?' ‘No, we've still got three weeks to finish.'
― Number None, Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
yeah
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/movies/tom-hardy-says-shia-labeouf-knocked-him-out-with-a-punch-in-a-fight-on-set-of-the-wettest-county-in-the-world/story-e6frexli-1226094824544
― Hungry4Ass, Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
xp
I thought P-nut was the bass player for 311? There are two people who go by that? Ugh.
― Marco YOLO (Phil D.), Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, but Shia has the power of crazy. Have you seen his comic book?
― LISTEN TO THIS BRAD (Nicole), Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
lol that reads like an elaborate joke to me
― goole, Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
He was drinking moonshine. I was wearing a cardigan
come on
― goole, Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
oh it definitely is. Shia believes it though
― Number None, Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/16/shia-lebeouf-comic-book/
― LISTEN TO THIS BRAD (Nicole), Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
When Pulp goes country.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
He was drinking moonshine. I was wearing a cardigan. She was looking like an erotic vulture.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.retronaut.co/2012/07/andy-warhol-and-nico-as-batman-and-robin-1967/
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
I saw this last night. Most of the night street action was shot in the two blocks surrounding my gym. You even see the Bat fly over the One Wilshire building at one point, and the scene at the end with the Catwoman kiss is the street under Grand by Moca, where a lot of movies love to shoot. So Gotham is actually at least 1/4 downtown Los Angeles.
Also, when Selina Kyle, is in the airport, you can see an out of focus but unmistakable orange Easyjet plane behind her, so Gotham is also part Luton or Stanford.
― gygax! II: pornograffitti (admrl), Thursday, 26 July 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
Pit prison opens out into Jodhpur, in Rajasthan...lower levels with the steppy edges looks like Chand Baori or a step-well of similar type. Hong Kong in TDK was...Hong Kong.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
Just been reminded that at the time I was watching the big destructive air vs ground scene I was wondering how many times the same place got blown up this year. Was it the same location that the big Avengers fight took place in or am I just missing the idea that all US money districts look the same?
― Stevolende, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
They kinda do. The Stock Exchange reminded me of the SF Financial District at times.
― gygax! II: pornograffitti (admrl), Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
Avengers was in Cleveland - which used to be big, big money. CGI and clever cutting was used to make it also be the scenes set in Stuttgart, which looked so good that the municipal government is now looking into plans for public improvements on the basis of "well, if we can have nice public space in the movies, why can't we have it in real life?"
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
shia lebouf >>> tom hardy
― the late great, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
avengers was in cleveland and they poured a ton of money into creating a virtual new york so they wouldnt have to shoot in the real nyc
― Hungry4Ass, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
vahid do you have an overactive challops gland
― Hungry4Ass, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
proven by fighting
― the late great, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
nah not on an acting level, in fact the only lebouf movie i've seen is the first transformers and i've seen like 10+ movies w/ hardy in them, i just think it's funny when lebouf says
"They're talking about Ferraris and all, like it's a cool car. If Clarke pulled up in a Ferrari right now, my idea wouldn't be, 'What a cool guy!' It would be, 'Look at this clown.' I think the fact that I despise that stuff keeps me safe. I hang on to my dirt. I like my dirt," said LaBeouf.
also come on he boned megan fox
― the late great, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
Gotham is probably where Easyjet fly you if you book a flight to New York.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:47 (eleven years ago) link
I think I've posted this to ILX before, but basically I cannot read "Shia LaBeouf" without singing it in my head to the tune of "Sheela-Na-Gig" by PJ Harvey.
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
Haha well given that Sigur Ros video he really IS an exhibitionist.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
LA BOOF
― the late great, Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:51 (eleven years ago) link
haha, Andrew
― gygax! II: pornograffitti (admrl), Thursday, 26 July 2012 17:51 (eleven years ago) link
Shia Bidoof
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Pok%C3%A9mon_Bidoof_art.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidoof
― Cunga, Thursday, 26 July 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
pokemon fan taught me that one
huh
― am0n, Thursday, 26 July 2012 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
If Elijah Wood took a fuckload of PCP or something... Shia LaBoeuf.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 26 July 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
Bane! The terrifying destroyer of
http://gawker.com/5929675/heres-a-video-of-hollywood-heartthrob-tom-hardy-rapping-with-his-baby-boy
Never mind.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 27 July 2012 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
so i just saw this and while i didnt like hate it i was pretty ~meh~ for most of the film.
i guess i'll just list some thoughts in point form, sorry if i repeat anything anyone else has said:
- there were no really great set pieces. the best one was the airplane thing and i'd already seen that in a preview before MI4. and i remembered it being way better because i think i was lifted at the time- dug bane's voice, dug him in general, but at some point they just ran out of character with him. he stopped being fascinating or scary, he was just a big bad guy. and the talia reveal really made him seem less impressive in retrospect. he didn't even die well- too fucking long, goes without saying, but seriously did we really need stuff like the mean policeman's redemption- i don't think the movie's 'politics' are particularly well-thought-out or intentional but having it be about batman & a million cops saving the rich people from the rag-tag revolutionaries was lame, the whole rush limbaugh thing is kinda funny when the movie is kinda 'romney', i mean let's not even mention how it's about an incredibly rich guy with a chip on his shoulder who goes into broken-down neighbourhoods and beats up poor people- as a friend pointed out, WAY TOO MUCH DAYLIGHT for a batman movie, batman movies should take place mostly at night, this was like 90% in the daytime, lame- how corny was it when batman was like 'no, i give YOU permission to die! ;)'- feel like nolan just broke down this time and admitted that gotham is new york, but his idea of the city is really weird and doesnt feel real or even comic-book-real at all- what is bane's whole plan anyway, esp for his reign of terror, which seemed p chill- anne hathaway foxy- all of nolan's batman movies end kind of the same don't they? is it just me or does wayne manor get destroyed or sold off at the end of each one? and batman disappears and its all BUT WILL A NEW HERO RISE
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Friday, 27 July 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
'no, i give YOU permission to die! ;)'
this is literally in the script.
― Cunga, Friday, 27 July 2012 21:44 (eleven years ago) link
;_;
― the late great, Friday, 27 July 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
- as a friend pointed out, WAY TOO MUCH DAYLIGHT for a batman movie, batman movies should take place mostly at night, this was like 90% in the daytime, lame
Coincidence or not that this movie is approximately 90% Batman-free, too?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 27 July 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
"the dark knight rises" = "the dark night rises" = a robin is a morning bird DO YOU SEE it ends w. a thermonuclear sunrise over gotham
― the late great, Friday, 27 July 2012 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
Batman:Promise you won't go outAnd get mugged and murdered on me
Robin:I cross my heart!
Batman:I'll never let that happenWe'll have each other's backs and...
Robin:Listen to the Jackson FiveAnd dance the night away.
Batman:Robin you parted the clouds!
Robin:And by the light of the moon We have found the sunrise!
Batman and Robin:Never thought I'd find itTruly blinded by itSo bright, so bright, so bright.
Robin:You are my bright knight!
Batman:And you're my morning bird!
Batman and Robin:We're wingmen singing in thirds.You bring spring to my winterFlying on the friendship ship.
Batman:You are my bright knight.
Robin:You're my morning bird.
Batman and Robin:We're wingmen, my vision is blurredFor the tears of joy, no more dark, sad, lonely knights.
― the late great, Friday, 27 July 2012 22:21 (eleven years ago) link