Post by 1godzillafan on Jul 19, 2020 5:17:01 GMT -5
THE FINAL VOTE:
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
I've always considered X2 to be one of the more overrated superhero movies ever made. The Nightcrawler scene is pretty cool, but it never lives up to it for the rest of its duration. It feels overlong, underwhelming, and the musical score is repetitive and bombastic. Also, it was directed by a rapist. Mask of the Phantasm is a full hour shorter than X2, but does so much more with its screentime, and is shockingly a much more powerful experience. Mask of the Phantasm is clearly the superior movie, in my opinion.
The Score
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: 3
X2: 5
I think I'm going to be sick.
Marvel gains back the lead, but even they are embarrassed about this one.
DC: 5
Marvel: 6
Draw: 1
ROUND 13!
IN THIS CORNER
Superheroes: Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
Supervillains: Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Drew Barrymore as Sugar, Debi Mazar as Spice
Civilians: Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian, Pat Hingle as Commissioner James Gordon
Run Time: 2 Hours 1 Minute
Director: Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, The Client, Phone Booth)
Writer: Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler, Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Lost in Space, I Am Legend)
Music: Eliot Goldenthal (Alien 3)
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt (Lethal Weapon, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
Tomatometer: 39%
IMDB: 5.4
Oscars Nominated: Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Effects
Golden Globes Nominated: Best Original Song - "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Razzies Nominated: Worst Original Song - "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Story: Bruce Wayne finds himself at odds with former District Attorney Harvey Dent, who has suddenly lost the African American skin pigmentation on his skin and to make matters worse became horribly scarred on the left side of his body. Blaming Batman for his disfigurement, Harvey now calls himself "Two-Face" and leaves a trail of crime to lure Batman out for confrontation, which leads to the death of the family of circus acrobat Dick Grayson. Bruce takes Dick as a foster child, despite the fact that Dick is clearly pushing 30, but their relationship becomes complicated when Dick discovers Bruce is Batman. Meanwhile, criminal supergenius Edward Nygma teams up with Two-Face as the Riddler in a plot to feed off the brainwaves of the citizens of Gotham and discover the true identity of Batman.
Pros: Tear one off and scratch my head, what once was red is now black instead.
Cons: We're five little items of an everyday sort, you'll find us all in "a tennis court."
AND IN THIS CORNER
Superheroes: Eric Bana as Bruce Banner, Ang Lee as the Hulk
Supervillains: Nick Nolte as David Banner, Sam Elliot as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Josh Lucas as Glenn Talbot
Civilians: Jennifer Connolly as Betty Ross
Run Time: 2 Hours 18 Minutes
Director: Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Brokeback Mountain; Life of Pi, Gemini Man)
Writer: James Schramus, Michael France (Cliffhanger, GoldenEye), John Turman
Music: Danny Elfman (Batman, Batman Returns, Men in Black, Spider-Man, Men in Black II)
Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet)
Tomatometer: 62%
IMDB: 5.6
Story: Bruce Banner survives a lab accident which alters his genetic code. Constantly harassed by his girlfriend's father, his girlfriend's boyfriend wannabe, and a pushy janitor who turns out to be his father, Bruce soon finds that when he gets angry he turns into a giant, green, hulking brute that can tear a city up with his bare hands. With the army after him to be their lab experiment and his father after his power for his own selfish reasons, Bruce must control his emotions, avoid capture, tame his inner beast, and fight a giant poodle. This all leads to an intense final confrontation where his dad turns into a giant bubble and he screams at it until it pops.
Pros: Pretty cinematography.
Cons: WHAT SCREEN DO I WATCH?!
FIGHT!
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
I've always considered X2 to be one of the more overrated superhero movies ever made. The Nightcrawler scene is pretty cool, but it never lives up to it for the rest of its duration. It feels overlong, underwhelming, and the musical score is repetitive and bombastic. Also, it was directed by a rapist. Mask of the Phantasm is a full hour shorter than X2, but does so much more with its screentime, and is shockingly a much more powerful experience. Mask of the Phantasm is clearly the superior movie, in my opinion.
The Score
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: 3
X2: 5
WINNER:
MARVEL
This board is still full of rapist enablers.
MARVEL
This board is still full of rapist enablers.
I think I'm going to be sick.
Marvel gains back the lead, but even they are embarrassed about this one.
DC: 5
Marvel: 6
Draw: 1
ROUND 13!
IN THIS CORNER
Superheroes: Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth
Supervillains: Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two-Face, Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Drew Barrymore as Sugar, Debi Mazar as Spice
Civilians: Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian, Pat Hingle as Commissioner James Gordon
Run Time: 2 Hours 1 Minute
Director: Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, The Client, Phone Booth)
Writer: Lee Batchler & Janet Scott Batchler, Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Lost in Space, I Am Legend)
Music: Eliot Goldenthal (Alien 3)
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt (Lethal Weapon, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
Tomatometer: 39%
IMDB: 5.4
Oscars Nominated: Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Effects
Golden Globes Nominated: Best Original Song - "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Razzies Nominated: Worst Original Song - "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Story: Bruce Wayne finds himself at odds with former District Attorney Harvey Dent, who has suddenly lost the African American skin pigmentation on his skin and to make matters worse became horribly scarred on the left side of his body. Blaming Batman for his disfigurement, Harvey now calls himself "Two-Face" and leaves a trail of crime to lure Batman out for confrontation, which leads to the death of the family of circus acrobat Dick Grayson. Bruce takes Dick as a foster child, despite the fact that Dick is clearly pushing 30, but their relationship becomes complicated when Dick discovers Bruce is Batman. Meanwhile, criminal supergenius Edward Nygma teams up with Two-Face as the Riddler in a plot to feed off the brainwaves of the citizens of Gotham and discover the true identity of Batman.
Pros: Tear one off and scratch my head, what once was red is now black instead.
Cons: We're five little items of an everyday sort, you'll find us all in "a tennis court."
AND IN THIS CORNER
Superheroes: Eric Bana as Bruce Banner, Ang Lee as the Hulk
Supervillains: Nick Nolte as David Banner, Sam Elliot as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Josh Lucas as Glenn Talbot
Civilians: Jennifer Connolly as Betty Ross
Run Time: 2 Hours 18 Minutes
Director: Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; Brokeback Mountain; Life of Pi, Gemini Man)
Writer: James Schramus, Michael France (Cliffhanger, GoldenEye), John Turman
Music: Danny Elfman (Batman, Batman Returns, Men in Black, Spider-Man, Men in Black II)
Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet)
Tomatometer: 62%
IMDB: 5.6
Story: Bruce Banner survives a lab accident which alters his genetic code. Constantly harassed by his girlfriend's father, his girlfriend's boyfriend wannabe, and a pushy janitor who turns out to be his father, Bruce soon finds that when he gets angry he turns into a giant, green, hulking brute that can tear a city up with his bare hands. With the army after him to be their lab experiment and his father after his power for his own selfish reasons, Bruce must control his emotions, avoid capture, tame his inner beast, and fight a giant poodle. This all leads to an intense final confrontation where his dad turns into a giant bubble and he screams at it until it pops.
Pros: Pretty cinematography.
Cons: WHAT SCREEN DO I WATCH?!
FIGHT!
