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gipsyavnger · 1 year

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Call of Duty OC: Isobel “Medusa” Williams

When she enlisted in the United States Army at eighteen, the Combat Exclusion Policy had yet to be lifted, so she could not follow in her father’s footsteps. Instead, Isobel followed in her grandfather’s footsteps and became one of the best attack helicopter pilots the Army produced. She was recruited to Task Force 141 by Captain John Price at the request of Kate Laswell.

GENERAL

Name: Isobel Guinevere Williams Call Signs: Medusa; Echo 0-1 Rank: Lieutenant (British Army); Warrant Officer 4 (US Army, former) Gender: Female Birthday: March 25th, 1991 Nationality: American Place of Birth: Fort Benning, Georgia Home: [Redacted], Herefordshire, England Spoken Languages: English (native), Italian (native), Spanish (fluent), Pashto (fluent), Arabic (fluent), and Russian (conversational) Sexuality: Heterosexual Occupation: British SAS operator for Task Force 141; AH-64D/E Pilot (Formerly; separated from the US Army)

AFFILIATIONS/RELATIONSHIPS

Family

Father: First Sergeant Colin Michael Williams AKA Coyote, US Army Ranger (retired) Mother: Maria Gulianna Williams née Giordano, US Army nurse (retired) Siblings: Sergeant Aoife Elisabeth Williams, US Army medic. Relationship with parents: Isobel adores her father. He’s her hero. She wanted to grow up and be tough and fierce just like him when she was a kid. Her relationship with her mother is a little strained at times. She loves her mom very much, but being raised by the hot-headed Italian made things a little interesting, especially when Isobel was trying to prove her independence while Aoife was running around being a little shit. Relationship with sibling: Isobel and Aoife fought like cats and dogs when they were younger. They were three years apart but so close in personality. Poor Colin had to deal with three Italian-tempered women running around his house, causing chaos. Isobel loves Aoife with all her heart, but they still have the typical sister relationship. They get on each other’s nerves but would kill to protect each other.

Extended Family These people are not related to her, but she grew up with them and views them as family:

“Uncle” Robert “Badger” Tully, US Army Ranger (retired)

“Uncle” Jack “Omaha” Wagner, US Army Ranger (retired)

“Uncle” Greg “Elvis” Sumner, US Army Ranger (retired)

Pets: None. She loves all animals. Except small yippy dogs. She especially hates Pomeranians and Chihuahuas. It stems from when she was six and was attacked by a small dog.

Task Force 141

Kate Laswell

Captain John Price (Bravo-6)

Sergeant John “Soap” MacTavish

Sergeant Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

Lieutenant Simon “Ghost” Riley

Los Vaqueros

Colonel Alejandro Vargas

Sergeant Major Rodolfo “Rudy” Parra

APPEARANCE

Eye color: Dark brown, in the right light they look black Hair color: Dark brown; if she spends enough time in the sun it lightens to a soft brown Height: 5’4” / 164cm Build: Lean, muscular, and athletic Blood Type: AB+ Scars: Many; one over her right eyebrow, scars littered across her stomach, a long scar down her left shoulder, one down her right thigh (all from her first helicopter crash), and a bullet wound on the right side of her stomach (from the Alone mission) Face Claim: Lyndsy Fonseca

FAVORITES

Color: Black and red Food: Pistachio pesto over homemade tagliatelle pasta Drink: Coffee and/or an energy drink Alcohol: Bourbon Song: If I’m There – Bad Omens Album: Finding God Before God Finds Me – Bad Omens Flowers: Sunflowers and Lilacs Hairstyle: A loose messy bun, loose ponytail, or half up in a bun/half down (Normal/relaxed days); tight French braid or military standard bun (For missions)

PERSONALITY

Myers’s-Briggs Type: ISTJ-T (Turbulent Logictican)

Strong-willed and dutiful - Isobel’s integrity is everything to her, portraying it in her words and actions. She works hard and stays focused with patience and determination, which others admire.

Responsible - Her word is her promise, and promises mean everything to Isobel. She is loyal to a fault.

Jack-of-all-trades - Isobel is a repository for a vast wealth of knowledge. She learns quickly and can utilize what she’s learned at the drop of a hat.

Compassionate - She’s a bleeding heart for those in need, willing to throw herself into the line of fire to protect an innocent person without a second thought.

Intelligent - Isobel is an avid reader, consuming whatever she can get her hands on. Had she pursued college, she would have more than likely gone on to receive a Ph.D. in whatever subject she’d chosen to study. Safe to say, the woman is borderline genius.

When someone first meets her, Isobel can come across as stoic and withdrawn. It takes some prying, but eventually, she will open up to those willing to try to be her friend.

She goes into a certain mindset when in the heat of battle. She looks like she could kill you and probably will kill you.

Permanent case of resting bitch face

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Fighting style: Sambo, Krav Maga, Judo with a mix of Kali

Weapon(s):

Sniper Rifle: Barrett MRAD .308

Semi-Automatic Rifle: M4A1

Pistol: Sig Sauer M17

Knives: 5–10 thin, easily concealable blades hidden/tucked into her tactical vest; great for throwing or stabbing. Not meant for slashing.

Distinct Weapon: Her concealed knives for close combat

Special Skills: An expert in tracking, survival, and hunting.

TRIVIA

Is obsessed with Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.

She has a ridiculous amount of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings lore memorized and can recall it anytime.

She has a replica of Darth Vader’s lightsaber, Aragorn’s sword Andúril, Legolas’s dual blades, and Arwen’s blade Hadhafang in storage at her parents’ place

Loves to read; her book collection is ridiculous. Isobel isn’t picky about what genre she reads, either.

She was caught reading a few times when she flew helicopters and was stuck on standby.

One of her favorite things to do in her downtime is go to used and new bookstores and browse for hours.

In her senior year of high school, she applied to Yale, Brown, and Columbia to keep her parents happy. She was accepted into all three but declined and enlisted in the military instead.

She married Lucas Greer (US Army Paratrooper, deceased) when she was nineteen. Their marriage was rough, and they legally separated when she was 27. The divorce was finalized in 2019 when she was 28.

She stays in touch with Lucas’s parents every once in a while.

The end of the marriage to their son was rough, but despite that, Isobel loved her in-laws. They were nothing but kind to her through everything that happened.

Covers her prominent scars with tattoos, but she’s also obsessed with tattoos. She currently has five, the biggest of which is her partial back piece.

Has a lovely singing voice, but her party trick is her ability to scream like Courtney LaPlante.

BACKGROUND

Born to a mother who served in the US Army as a nurse and a father who held the record for the most kills under any Army Ranger’s belt until he retired, Isobel grew up in a military household. When she was younger, she wanted to rebel against her parents and become a lawyer, but she always idolized her parents and eventually grew out of her lawyer phase.

Growing up, Isobel spent every second she could with her father when he was home. Colin deployed a lot, so the man treasured each moment he could be with his family. He took Isobel (and her younger sister once she was old enough) on every hunting trip, using the time to teach her how to shoot. He also taught her the Ranger Way. By the time Isobel was in high school, she was an expert in tracking, survival, and evasion. If needed, she could survive off the land for an indefinite amount of time, given the right tools.

Isobel had a somewhat normal high school experience. Her senior year, she was the Track & Field team's captain, bringing her team the gold for the 200 and 400-meter sprint at the State Championship and anchoring the relay team to take home first place. Besides participating in sports, Isobel was the captain of the debate team and a member of the National Honor Society.

Thanks partly to her well-rounded high school career, Isobel had her pick of colleges to choose from…but that was the opposite of what she wanted. On the day of her eighteenth birthday, she marched down to the nearest Army recruiter and enlisted.

She made it through Basic Training with flying colors, earning herself an Expert Marksmanship badge. Sadly, she couldn’t pursue her dream of becoming an Army Ranger like her father, so she became an attack helicopter pilot instead.

Upon graduating from Warrant Officer Candidate School and Warrant Officer Pilot School and flight training, Isobel found herself a fully-fledged AH-64D/E (Apache Longbow/Guardian) pilot with the callsign “Medusa.” Around this time, she also met her future husband Lucas Greer. He was a dashing paratrooper, and their romance was a whirlwind. Within three months, they were married. Things were blissful before the deployments started, but during their second deployment, Lucas began getting abusive.

The marriage continued to grow more and more toxic, and eventually, friends and family began to take notice. One in particular was Hannah “Sparrow” Clayton, Isobel’s best friend. During this time, Sparrow had an accident climbing K2 in Asia. The night Isobel got the call saying Sparrow had disappeared was the straw that broke the camel’s back, immediately filling for legal separation when Sparrow woke up from her coma.

By 2019, twenty-eight-year-old Isobel was legally divorced and happier than she had felt in years. She completed another two tours before being shot down by an enemy RPG after she and her gunner were scrambled to deal with the aftermath of the 2021 Hamid Karzai International Airport bombing, which landed her at Walter Reed Medical Center.

Isobel had served her country for twelve years, facing the prospect of being medically separated from the US Army or stuck behind a desk for the rest of her career. That’s when Laswell sent the uncut footage of the helicopter crash to Captain John Price, informing him that she was recruiting Isobel to Task Force 141.

Price arrived at the hospital and officially recruited Isobel on Laswell’s behalf. Isobel spent six months with TF141 before the Los Almas and Chicago events transpired. After proving her mettle, Price pulled some strings and pushed some paper to have Isobel officially become a member of the British Armed Forces to go through the SAS selection process.

After passing the grueling training, she came out the other side a member of the British SAS and a full-time member of Task Force 141.

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ljblueteak · 1 year

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From "Memories of Michael" by Terry Southern:

Summer of '66 at the top of Duke Street, in the heart of Old Smoke, I...had my first larger-than-life living-colour confrontation with a certain Michael Cooper, Esquire....I moved on a couple doors along Duke Street to the Robert Fraser Gallery and Grill, as we were later wont to call it. I tried the door and found it locked up tighter than Dick's hat-band.

"Looking for Robert, are you?" asked the young dandy, and when I turned I saw something I was to come to love--his extraordinary smile, piercing; and somehow both shy and knowing, almost conspiratorial....

"Yes," I said. "I'm supposed to meet him here at four." It was almost five now.

Michael laughed. "Oh, I expect he's hopped it," he said, affecting a slightly Cockney accent. "Off to Meerakesh, if my guess is any good. Having a right rave-up with Bill Willis and Chris Gibbs about now, I shouldn't wonder, ho-ho!"

I peered through the gallery window; in the shadows I could see the great B-52 sculpture by Colin Self, which he had said was inspired by Doc Strangelove....

"Hold on," [Michael] said. "Is this a bloody Thursday?" I replied that it was indeed Thursday.

"Then Bob's having tea at his mum's."

"And not the right rave-up you had imagined."

"Yes, he has tea with his mum every Thursday, rain or shine." He considered it. "I should very much like to know what they talk about." He laughed. "Robert's poor taste in choosing his friends, most likely. Although she's a very nice woman. Actually quite charming."

"So he won't be coming back here to the gallery."

"No, we'll have to catch him at Mount Street. Have you been to his flat in Mount Street?"

I said that indeed I had....

Many of my memories of Michael involve Robert Fraser. They were ideally suited for the remarkable friendship they enjoyed. Each regarded the other as a grand eccentric, with Robert playing a sort of older brother of a more conservative stamp.

He had a rather protective attitude towards Michael, although it was Michael who was dominant in terms of influence; it was he who always managed to get copies of the latest Otis Redding or Sam Cooke, or to know about a private screening of a Bruce Connor film; and whenever he made a trip to New York, he would invariably return full of enthusiasm for the work of some new artist he had met through Larry Rivers, Andy Warhol or Den Hopper.

He once persuaded Robert to install a 45rpm record-player under the dashboard of his car--a remarkable Italian device that would absorb the bumps and cobbles of Old Smoke without skipping a note. With Michael as DJ and 'Strawberry Bob' at the wheel, driving like a demon, eye glasses glinting in the changing traffic lights, mouth fixed in a smile of stone manic hilarity, we would tool about the city, blasting with our rock'n'roll. A memorable period.

...I once heard [Michael] defending Keith [Richards] in an amusing exchange with Robert. It was during an evening at Mount Street.

"Well young sir," said Robert, waxing indignant, "buzz along the rialto has it that those two esteemed cronies of yours--Squire Richards and Anita Pallenberg--have shown some rather bad form, rather bad form indeed."

Michael brightened. "Oh? How's that, then?"

Robert took great glee (while feigning high seriousness) in recounting how Keith and Anita had run away together, into the North African night, leaving Brian to his own devices.

"'Spanish Tony' brought the news," he said in solemn conclusion and waited for Michael's response. It appeared, however, that Michael had already heard about it, from Christopher Gibbs, and in more detail.

"They left Brian half of the hash and half of the albums," he said in loyal defence.

Robert seemed to weigh the matter anew for a moment, but he remained sceptical. "Including the Little Richard?" he demanded. "I would wager my life they did not leave the Little Richard!"

From Blinds & Shutters (bold mine)

#robert fraser #michael cooper #keith richards #anita pallenberg #brian jones #lol lol lol at 'I would wager my life they did not leave the Little Richard'#I also love that Robert gave off conservative protective big brother energy

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freddieraimbow74 · 1 month

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Remembering Cozy Powell! 🥁🕊️🤍

(29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998)

Cozy Powell, born Colin Trevor Flooks, was an English rock drummer, who made his name with many major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Robert Plant, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath.

He appeared on at least 66 albums, with contributions on many other recordings. Many rock drummers have cited him as a major influence.

Queen guitarist Brian May recalled in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock the late drummer Cozy Powell (Rainbow, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath and more) that worked with him in his solo career back in the 90’s. The guitarist also talked about how he received the news of Powell’s tragic death.

“Yeah, Cozy was the core. Without Cozy, I don’t think I could have done it. He had such a fountain of positivity and humor. I remember talking to him. You kind of know people, but you don’t know them. You’ve said hello someplace.

Backstage at the Hyde Park concert in 1976, Cozy was there. I got to talking to him in-depth for the first time, and he was saying how much he liked what I did. I was really surprised, because I regarded Cozy as part of a genre which was one step heavier than I was.

It was the Rainbows, the Whitesnakes, Deep Purple – Cozy was part of that thing. Any time you want a drummer, mate, you just call me. I’m there.” That’s when it started. I did call him a couple of times. Notably, when we did the Seville Guitar Legends, he’s the first person I called. He became the greatest friend. Of course, we lost Freddie and I kind of clung to Cozy as a mate and as a musical person to bounce off of. All of those sessions, Cozy would come in full of positivity.

Sometimes I’d say, ‘Cozy, I don’t know if I feel up to it today.’ He said, ‘But you do, you can feel up to it. We’ll do it. I’ll play hooligan, you just play and we’ll just do it.’ He just kicked me into action every time. It was the greatest thing. Around him I had Neil Murray [bassist in Whitesnake and Black Sabbath], who had worked with Cozy quite a lot in many situations.

My best friend in the business is Tony Iommi. So I also bumped into Cozy in some of their sessions, and I was always blown away with the sound that Cozy got out of the drums. There’s a lot of drummers in this world – and a lot of good drummers, but certain drummers will sit down behind any kit and make it sound like an orchestra. Cozy is one of those people. I don’t know what it is – it’s in the fingers, it’s in the mind, but he made every kit sound huge, that he ever touched.

Cozy and Neil were a great rhythm section to have, and I kind of didn’t need much more than that – occasional keyboards, but I played a lot of the keyboards myself, because the keyboards were part of the writing process. When I went on tour, I had various backup singers, who were all great. Cathy Porter and Shelley Preston are the people I’m thinking of most at the moment. I’m doing something very interesting at the moment. I kind of don’t want to break the bubble at the moment, because it’s a surprise.

I’m making a video which has elements of the past, the present and the future in it, in a sense. So I’ve been looking at Cathy and Shelley doing their stuff, while I’m working on this project, which is nice. Spike Edney gave me a lot of support during that period, who has been [playing] keyboards for Queen for many, many years. Spike was part of the Brian May Band and a very, very important part. It was all a bit haphazard.

We’re kind of stopping with Back to the Light here, but when I got into making the next album [in 1998], I’m in there with Cozy, and I had a week off sitting in the jungle with no phones. When I finally got to a phone, I got this message, “We’ve lost Cozy. Cozy’s gone.” That really kind of flattened me. I suppose I felt that he was my rock, having lost all of the other rocks. It was really hard to deal with, losing Cozy. I know he left me a message, because my personal assistant had told me.

By the time I got to my messages, it had been wiped. So I never know what that last message was, [but] it was about going on tour, because we were about to go on tour after we’d finished Another World. They’re all difficult memories to look at.”

Cozy tragically died on the 5th of April 1998 in a car accident 💔🥹

Gone, but not forgotten 🙏

Source: https://rockandrollgarage.com/brian-may-recalls-drummer-cozy-powell-and-the-news-of-his-death/

#freddie mercury #queen band #j’adore #roger taylor #jhon deacon #musique #music #queen #original character #brian may

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gender0bender · 1 year

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On a personal note, as many know (and as I’ve often spoken and written of), I owe a great deal to Assotto. Maybe we all do. As I’ve stated, I was there in the church that day in 1992 at the funeral of Donald Woods. I was one of many attendees from Donald’s activist family. I was one of many who read the program and saw the glaring omission of Donald’s poetry and activist work. The program also stated Donald had died of heart failure. I was one of many who witnessed Assotto speed down the aisle and take over the pulpit mid-service, declaring, “Donald Woods did not die of heart failure; he died of AIDS and he was a proud Black gay man. If you agree with me, stand up.” Half the church stood. Half didn’t. I stood up, as did Donald’s sister, Yvonne. I count that moment as one of a few where my path as an artist was revealed to me.

The second most defining moment in my life happened in 1990, when I attended the “I Am Your Sister Conference” in Boston, a celebration of the work of Audre Lorde. In her first appearance on stage, the self-described warrior poet Audre emerged, spread open the arms of her dashiki, and told a crowded room of followers of her battle with cancer. She said, “I began on this journey as a coward.” Witnessing the courage of Assotto and Audre shaped me as a poet, a person, teacher, performer. I want everyone I encounter to experience that sense of exhilaration and freedom when the truth is told bare-naked, and to feel the power of standing up for their lives at whatever cost.

Recently, I helped lead a Last Address Tribute Walk in Harlem with several organizations and individuals (the walk was originally developed by Alex Fialho). We went to Harlem at my insistence. In tribute, we went to the addresses of Black gay men who died of AIDS. We went to the address of Bert Michael Hunter, who was part of the Black gay writers group Other Countries, of which Assotto was also a charter member. Donald Woods, Colin Robinson, and Essex Hemphill, among others, were members as well. At Hunter’s address, the filmmaker and writer Robert E. Penn and the writer, archivist, and activist Sur Rodney (Sur) spoke of Bert and belonging to Other Countries. Sur recalled a story of running into Assotto in the late eighties, when Assotto urged him to join Other Countries. They said, “Sur, don’t abandon your brothers.” I think that statement encapsulates Assotto and what their convictions were.

The title of this collection, Sacred Spells, very much refers to Assotto’s powerful Haitian ancestry. I was thrilled to learn here that the person born Yves Lubin renamed themself “Assotto,” after a drum used in voodoo, and “Saint” after the great Haitian revolutionary fighter Toussaint Louverture. “Saint” also embodies their queerness, claiming self-ownership as a poet and magician whose language conjures, casts spells, and offers protection and healing. No name could be more fitting.

I know in certain Latinx ceremonies they call the names of the dead and fallen warriors, and the crowd responds “presente,” to mean present.

Assotto’s work speaks to us throughout time.

I imagine in the Black Baptist tradition, where I’m from, Assotto’s name is called out and with all of my heart and conviction I yell back “PRESENT” to say, he is here, always among us.

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Still An introduction to our Assotto Saint folio by Pamela Sneed

#Assotto Saint #Pamela Sneed #poetry #AIDs

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twistedtummies2 · 5 months

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Top 12 Portrayals of Nephew Fred (from "A Christmas Carol")

Continuing my Christmas Carol Week Marathon, here’s the next character we’re going to cover: Nephew Fred. I’ve often felt Fred is sort of an underrated character in the Carol story. While he is featured in many adaptations, he never seems to get the kudos that characters like Cratchit or even the more minor Fezziwig get. This is funny to me because, outside of Cratchit, he’s arguably the most important human character in the book that Scrooge is involved with. Much like Cratchit, Fred acts as a foil to Scrooge, but in a different way. He, too, is an opposing figure: a man who is related to Scrooge, and seems fairly well-off (despite Scrooge calling him “poor enough,” which really gives you a good idea of the vast differences between the classes of the time, if nothing else), but while his uncle is foul-tempered and at times downright cruel, Fred is jovial, mischievous, and yet also has a kind heart. He is someone who totally and completely embraces not only the holiday spirit, but the very humanity Scrooge shuns: he’s outgoing and playful, and thinks of how he can help the people around him whenever possible. What makes Fred truly important in the story, however, is the simple fact he’s Scrooge’s only living relative. It says something about Scrooge that his nephew wants nothing more than to be with him for the holidays, and cares for him greatly, yet Scrooge treats him with such disdain. There’s a lot you can read into with their relationship, and why it is the way it is (Dickens leaves some indications, but doesn’t spell a whole lot out in crystal clarity), but the important takeaway is that he represents another great mistake in Scrooge’s life. Ebenezer doesn’t just shut out people who are “beneath” him, such as workers and clients, but also closes himself off from the people he should be most connected to: his own family. When Scrooge repents, he vows to make that right and rejoins not only society, but the family he never should have let go. Fred is yet another character I’ve played (twice this time), and he’s honestly a really hard character to nail: it’s difficult to keep the energy and the good will he presents up and not make it seem phony or overly obnoxious. Once again, picking my favorite versions of him out was difficult, but I think these choices are more or less accurate. Here are My Top 12 Portrayals of Nephew Fred!

12. David Tate, from A Christmas Carol (1971). (He'd be higher if he had more to do.)

11. Ray Middleton, from Shower of Stars: A Christmas Carol. (In this version, the actor who plays Fred also plays the Ghost of Christmas Present. Interesting little twist there.)

10. Robert Cochran, from Scrooge (1935). (This is the first sound version of the Carol, and it has NOT aged well, but I do genuinely think this is a good Fred.)

9. Donald Duck, from Mickey’s Christmas Carol. (R.I.P. Clarence Nash. Also, see David Tate.)

8. The Version from “A Christmas Carol (1997).” (I’ve never been able to positively identify the voice actor for this one. I THINK it might be an actor by the name of Ian Whitcomb, but I am not totally certain.)

7. Paul Copley, from A Christmas Carol (1977).

6. Brian Worth, from Scrooge (1951).

5. Michael Medwin, from Scrooge (1970). (For some reason, in this version, the character’s name is changed to Harry Huffman. The same name was used in the recent Netflix remake...but that's another story.)

4. Roger Rees, from A Christmas Carol (1984).

3. Colin Firth, from A Christmas Carol (2009).

2. Barry MacKay, from A Christmas Carol (1938). (I have some issues with this version, but I think its take on Nephew Fred is almost perfect.)

1. Dominic West, from A Christmas Carol (1999).

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popcultureconfessions · 1 year

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Who, in your opinion, are ✨Legendary, Talented Actors and Actresses✨ (deceased, alive and "legend in the making")?

Nice question!!!! Like the word “versatile”, I feel that when referring to an actor or actress, “legendary” is thrown around too often without actually understanding what that word means and how it correlates to an actor or actress. That being said, I hope I do this right...

Alive: - Daniel Craig - Winona Ryder - Christian Bale - Julianne Moore - Jim Carrey - Meryl Streep - James McAvoy - Julia Roberts - Willem Dafoe - Susan Sarandon - Ewan McGregor - Charlize Theron - Johnny Depp (like him or not) - Nicole Kidman - Tom Hanks - Kate Winslet - Edward Norton - Morgan Freeman - Robert Downey Jr. - Leonardo DiCaprio - Allison Janney - Christopher Walken - Will Smith - Michael Caine - Brad Pitt - Dakota Fanning - Denzel Washington - Viola Davis - Gary Oldman - Bryce Dallas Howard - Idris Elba - Helena Bonham Carter - Tom Cruise (like him or not, and I, personally, absolutely despise him) - Jessica Chastain - Al Pacino - Cate Blanchett - Steve Carell (his career took off after he landed his iconic role as Michael Scott in The Office, but since his last episode in 2011, he's come a long way and has even branched out into a variety of genres as well as role types) - Angelina Jolie - Michael Keaton - Michelle Pfeiffer - Daniel Day-Lewis - Sandra Bullock - Robert De Niro - Renée Zellweger - Colin Farrell - Patricia Arquette - Colin Firth - Joaquin Phoenix - Keanu Reeves - Matthew McConaughey - Brendan Fraser - Harrison Ford - Jack Nicholson - Stanley Tucci

**There are tons of actors and actresses from the 30s-60s that were in-demand and could definitely be considered a legend, but I chose to leave them off because I didn’t want this list to be long and I wanted to focus on only the ones I grew up with as well as heard of**

Gone, but NEVER Forgotten - Heath Ledger - Carrie Fisher - Robin Williams - Brittany Murphy - River Phoenix - Chadwick Boseman - Chris Farley - Patrick Swayze

Legend in the Making: - Anya Taylor-Joy - Robert Pattinson - Margot Robbie - Julia Garner (I can just feel it...!) - Finn Wolfhard - Melissa McCarthy - Andrew Garfield - Sadie Sink (I can just feel it...!) - Cillian Murphy - Kate McKinnon - Saoirse Ronan - Anne Hathaway - Amy Adams - Lin-Manuel Miranda - Kristen Stewart (like her or not)

Honorable Mentions: Emma Thompson, Natalie Portman, Elle Fanning, Halle Berry, Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Zoë Saldaña, Emma Stone, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler

Unsure:

Hugh Jackman - click here

Matthew Modine - A true artist at heart who was quite versatile with his roles and genres in the 80s (and so fine 😍), but he isn't super well-known nor popular like, for example, Tom Hanks; however, the role of 'Papa' on Stranger Things won him tons of new fans as well as awoke his fans that grew up with him

Jason Bateman - He's been around since the 80s, but aside from Ozark, he only really stars in crude R-rated films, so I'm on the fence about whether he'd be considered one or not

Amy Poehler

Adam Driver

Tina Fey

Jake Gyllenhaal

Chris Rock

Florence Pugh

Bill Skarsgård

Tom Holland

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There are definitely tons--I mean tons of more actors and actresses I could write out for each category, but I'll end the lists here. Thank for the ask, this was fun to think about! If any of you have suggestions, then send me an ask.

#ask #answered #2023 #pop culture

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Character ask: Fred, Scrooge's nephew ("A Christmas Carol")

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Favorite thing about them: How friendly, joyful, and kind he is, and how he always reaches out to Scrooge and sympathizes with him despite being rejected, and wholeheartedly forgives and embraces him in the end.

Least favorite thing about them: Nothing in particular... Maybe the implication in Christmas Yet to Come that if Scrooge had never repented, even Fred would have left him to die alone and be buried in a grim neglected churchyard. But I suppose that (a) in that timeline, Fred might not even have been informed of his uncle's illness or death until it was too late to do anything, or (b) after so many years of being rejected, it's only human to finally give up. And at least it never happens, because Scrooge does repent.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I love Christmas.

*I enjoy parties.

*I try to be generous and kind to everyone.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I'm not married.

*I'm female.

*All my uncles are loving and friendly.

Favorite line: There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say, Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!

brOTP: Topper and his other friends at the Christmas party, and Scrooge after his redemption.

OTP: His wife.

nOTP: Scrooge.

Random headcanon: His wife is pregnant during the main storyline – I've heard it suggested that Dickens meant to discreetly imply this when he wrote that she rested in a chair and footstool instead of joining in the blindman's-buff game at the party. Their baby will be a girl, named Frances after Fred's mother Fan, and Scrooge will be the most adoring great-uncle.

Unpopular opinion: I don't think I have one.

Song I associate with them: These two songs from the 1956 musical The Stingiest Man in Town, both sung by Johnny Desmond.

"An Old-Fashioned Christmas"

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"The Birthday Party of the King"

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Favorite pictures of them:

Robert Cochran in the 1935 film Scrooge (I wish I could find a better picture, though, because he's one of the handsomest Freds of all):

Barry MacKay in the 1938 MGM film:

Brian Worth in the 1951 film Scrooge:

Michael Medwin in the 1970 musical Scrooge:

Donald Duck in Mickey's Christmas Carol, 1983:

Roger Rees in the 1984 TV film, with George C. Scott and Caroline Langrishe:

Steven Mackintosh in The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992:

Dominic West in the 1999 TV film:

Julian Ovenden in A Christmas Carol: The Musical, 2004:

Motion-captured Colin Firth in Disney's 2009 CGI film:

#character ask #a christmas carol #fred #ask game #fictional characters #Youtube

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Do you have any other actors you like apart from Chris? I'm so here for the Andrew Garfield renaissance of the last few years. He has some interesting projects lined up as well.

Love Michael B Jordan too. I jumped when I saw him BP2. The younger guys like Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan are also very exciting. And I'm so here for Pedro Pascal as well. I'm glad he is finally getting his due.

Paul and Daisy Edgar-Jones were so good in Normal People. You all should watch it if you haven't already. 😭

I have a running list for male actors so don't kill me!

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colin Farrell, Anthony Mackie, Daniel Kaluuya, Domhnall Gleason, Brian Tyree Henry, Chris Pine, Andrew Garfield, Jake gyllenhall ( I was so obsessed maybe it's because of our selfie) Sebastian stan, Pedro pascal, and Robert Pattinson.

I'll see anything these actors are in 😂😂

I'm not really into Barry Keoghan and Paul Mescal. Maybe I'll watch normal people for Daisy 😂😂. I'll look into it! Thanks!

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I posted 824 times in 2022

17 posts created (2%)

807 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@mooitstimdrake

@audreycritter

@meara-eldestofthemall

@dickgrayscns

@oh-mother-of-darkness

I tagged 824 of my posts in 2022

#bruce wayne - 214 posts

#dick grayson - 193 posts

#robin - 191 posts

#tim drake - 182 posts

#batman - 152 posts

#jason todd - 149 posts

#fave - 144 posts

#damian wayne - 99 posts

#batfamily - 77 posts

#nightwing - 77 posts

Longest Tag: 136 characters

#him making him analyze their weaknesses isn’t totally crazy but more like in a later scene he asks him but emphasizes his birthday still

My Top Posts in 2022:

I have Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon fic recs!

Dearly Beloved by aanchored is SO GOOD! It takes place during Bruce and Talia’s wedding with Jason and Barbara coming back home and meeting up with each other again.

Lucky Seven by thissinfulship will give you all the Batman Eternal feelings and leave you heartbroken but in a good way! Amazing fic!

Join Us by shiny_glor_chan has Oracle recruiting Jason to the Birds of Prey. Reconnection by CassCain is another fic that has Cassandra asking Barbara about Jason.

I’m recommending personal faves but there might be more out there 🖤

!!! Anon thank you so much! I can’t wait to read these! I just read Reconnection and I love it, excited to check out the rest 💗

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Bring back discowing, 2022

I would like to see it

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Opinions on Robert Pattinson’s Batman? Did he do a good job? Do you have a favorite Batman actor?

Loved Robert Pattinson’s Batman! I think he did a great job of capturing the angst of a young Batman as well as some of the awkwardness and harshness of Bruce when he’s so deep in the vigilantism he loses sight of all else… I just think The Batman was such a good movie.

For live action Batmen, I think Michael Keaton and Robert Pattinson are my faves. Kevin Conroy is my fave Batman voice—he’s absolutely excellent.

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Jason, Stephanie, and Dick absolutely have musical karaoke nights. Most recently they did Heathers, and Jason was obviously Heather Chandler. He slayed.

Heather Chandler Jason is good. I can imagine Candy Store playing in his helmet as he’s out on patrol. I do feel like he would be forced to sing J.D.’s parts on at least one song because he is named Jason.

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My #1 post of 2022

Any ships you like that aren’t generally well liked in fandom? Like rare pairs or anything like that?

Honestly, I think my shipping taste is fairly mainstream. The only rarepair that I can think of is jaybabs. Their dynamic in Batman Eternal got me bad. Jason’s childhood crush and admiration for Babs having never truly gone away, and Babs maybe seeing him in a different light for the first time… *chef’s kiss*

Another ship I liked more when I was younger, when the New 52 was actually new, was Damian and Colin Wilkes. But Colin got eaten by the continuity monster, so… we may never see him again lol.

I think the batfam mainly appeals to me with the found family aspect, but I do enjoy romance too!

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #happy end of the year all #glad to have celebrated the batfam with you

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My Week(s) in Reviews: November 26, 2022

Bones and All (Luca Guadagnino, 2022)

Absolutely elated that this was actually a cannibal love story, and not just a love story with cannibalism. Every single scene is saturated in an unsure sense of trepidation. Every kiss, ever character interaction in general, dripping with hazardous hunger. Guadagnino balances the moods and character dynamics in a way that never lets the viewer get comfortable; that always keeps us expecting the worst. The cast is magnificent all-around. From Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet, whose performances are completely different approaches to their characters' uneducated approach to their animalistic urges to Michael Stuhlbarg, whose performance is brimming with dangerous, vile content. But nobody comes near Mark Rylance, whose lonely spiritualism is as wholly disturbing as it is depressing. Every second he was on screen I felt for him completely, especially when I was eying the exits to run away from him. To think that anyone would believe this film belonged to anyone but Mark Rylance is insane. Holy. Fucking. Shit. What a performance. - 9/10

The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022)

Significantly more depressing than I thought it would be, but not in a bad way. This is a film about the madness of the world, changing times and one’s reaction to those things being forced upon them, and in exploring the relationships on this island, McDonagh unveils poignant insight into not only the natural flow of change, but how the individual copes with it. It’s shocking and sad and so often hilarious, but mostly it’s a moving portrait of simple folk getting by in an exceedingly complex world, or not getting by at all. Colin Farrell deserves serious Oscar consideration, but then so do Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon and McDonagh’s screenplay. - 9/10

Pearl (Ti West, 2022)

Mia Goth carries this prequel to West’s X. Her character’s detachment from reality is fascinating, and Goth’s performance as she becomes increasingly entangled in her fantasies is interesting and unnerving. The film itself could’ve used some better pacing, but the cinematography and Goth’s performance do a well enough job of preventing the viewer from getting bored. - 6.5/10

The Wonder (Sebastián Lelio, 2022)

God, that framing structure is so painfully pretentious. Thankfully we have Florence Pugh. She saves this film from tedious scene after tedious scene; repetitive moments and ideas being delivered in the exact heavy-handed manner you’d expect from the film’s intro. That’s all I’ve got for this one. - 4.5/10

The Phantom of the Open (Craig Roberts, 2022)

A sweet movie with a great lead performance from Mark Rylance and enough self-aware humor throughout to keep it from ever feeling mean-spirited while still managing to tackle the characters’ lost sense of despair throughout. - 7/10

Enjoy!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

#movies #film #cinema #bones and all #the banshees of inisherin #pearl #the wonder #florence pugh #my week in reviews #movie reviews #film review #the phantom of the open #movie

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New Fiction 2022 - June

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - "3 Kings" ed. Richard Challoner (1752)

Okay so now Solomon's in charge and there's no war so things are good? Except he's going around murdering enemies Godfather-style. And now a parade of kings as we run down the list and deeds of the rest of David's successors.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - "4 Kings" ed. Richard Challoner (1752)

I think Eliseus is the star here? But the details of the chapters are more scattered. Perhaps due to winding down the chronicle of the kings. Hazael, Jezrahel, Jezabel, oh my. Oh shit Jehu will not stand for Baal worship. Dang, and Jerusalem has fallen!

Tales of the Dominion War - "What Dreams May Come" by Michael Jan Friedman (2004)

The complacency of fools something something.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Night of the Vulture" by Greg Cox (2004)

As close to Cannibal Holocaust as Star Trek gets.

Tales of the Dominion War - "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned" by Keith R.A. DeCandido (2004)

Put up your walls and a gun for every good citizen.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Blood Sacrifice" by Josepha Sherman & Susan Schwartz (2004)

Impatience is a sign of having lived too long.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Mirror Eyes" by Heather Jarman & Jeffrey Lang (2004)

If your place is compromised, that’s your new place.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Twilight's Wrath" by David Mack (2004)

Slash the throat of your master to serve you and yours.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Eleven Hours Out" by Dave Galanter (2004)

The only place to go is the way ahead.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Safe Harbors" by Howard Weinstein (2004)

Call them all in, we’re alone.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Field Expediency" by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore (2004)

Desperation will keep you from seeing it all.

Tales of the Dominion War - "A Song Well Sung" by Robert Greenberger (2004)

When your enemy leaves you bare.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Stone Cold Truths" by Peter David (2004)

The children only know what they see and hear.

Tales of the Dominion War - "Requital" by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels (2004)

What will you do, when you find it?

Dracula Daily - "June" by Bram Stoker & ed. Matt Kirkland (1897)

A slow and obvious realization that your friend is not your friend.

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1990)

The lecture-style of story-telling wears just a bit too thin for my tastes.

"Aquarium" by NoneToon (2022)

It’s hard to make friends, wouldn’t you agree?

"Making art in America. 👁👄👁" dir. Angie Wang (2022)

Please find a way.

Montana Story dir. Scott McGehee (2022)

Leave when you have to leave. Your place is where you choose to be.

Crimes of the Future dir. David Cronenberg (2022)

The subtle ways in which we fall apart.

Watcher dir. Chloe Okuno (2022)

👍👍👍

Jurassic World Dominion dir. Colin Trevorrow (2022)

Give DeWanda Wise her own adventure movie/series.

Top Gun: Maverick dir. Joseph Kosinski (2022)

Get your planes, get your guns, step right up.

G.I. Joe: The Movie dir. Don Jurwich (1987)

Better with no context whatsoever.

Elvis dir. Baz Luhrmann (2022)

That new Elvis biopic is more entertainment than history, but it still helped me get why Elvis was a big deal after growing up on 90s media made by 70s kids who treated him as a joke. And Austin Butler's portrayal of Elvis is :chefskiss:.

The Black Phone dir. Scott Derrickson (2022)

It sets up all the pieces perfectly.

Lightyear dir. Angus MacLane (2022)

I like space and I like adventures but when you’re Pixar there’s a burden to deliver on a certain level of charm that is missing here.

The Cat Returns dir. Hiroyuki Morita (2004)

A neat little fantasy, and you know, I didn’t realize how much I missed whimsical fantasy adventures with some small measure of risk.

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On dir. Dean Fleischer-Camp (2022)

Marcel’s got the improv quips and a lovely story about what it means to stick to family or to let them go.

Goosebumps - "My Hairiest Adventure" (1996)

Body hair and its many wonders.

Goosebumps - "It Came from Beneath the Sink" (1996)

Stick to the book, although it’s neat seeing the beginnings of an actor who went on to success in the horror genre.

Goosebumps - "The Barking Ghost" (1997)

Woof.

Goosebumps - "Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes" (1996)

Sometimes I see that a given book has been adapted for television and try to imagine how they would’ve pulled it off on a low TV budget of the 90s. And with this one, I fretted over the fact that unless they chose to use expensive stop-motion animation, they’d probably find a way to have little people dressed up as lawn gnomes. Sure enough...

Goosebumps - "Shocker on Shock Street" (1997)

Love the book, not the TV episode. Gonna fret any time a fucked up book ending gets swapped for a more tame TV-friendly version.

Goosebumps - "Haunted Mask II" (1996)

You didn’t have to redo everything from the first one. The book knew that.

Goosebumps - "The Headless Ghost" (1996)

Oh. You know, you had something there at the end. A comeuppance would’ve been good.

Goosebumps - "How I Got My Shrunken Head" (1998)

The book was vague in its exact location and cultural references but the TV episode makes it much more specific about which backward people the white westerners have decided to enslave.

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Murder on the Orient Express (Sidney Lumet, 1974)

As this film begins - the first big screen version of Agatha Christie's famous murder-mystery novel set on a train, the exotic Orient Express, traveling from Istanbul to Calais - it becomes immediately apparent that we are in for something old fashioned and glamourous. The names of the film's cast appear on a pink satin background during the film's opening credits accompanied by Richard Rodney Bennett's rousing symphonic score. The decision to cast huge stars as the murder suspects was an inspired choice with Sean Connery (as a retired Army Colonel) the most famous at the time although having both Ingrid Bergman (playing a Swedish missionary) and Lauren Bacall (as a crass twice married divorcée) brought the film a touch of class as they both represented an era in Hollywood known for it's elegance and glamour. The story's main character - the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot - is played by Albert Finney who physically transforms himself into the role - beady shifty eyes, lathered down greasy hair, a thin very pampered and dramatic moustache, the requisite french accent, a constant stream of bodily tics and extremely annoying countenance. A dream role for an actor to have fun hamming it up which Finney does with great comic delight. The rest of the passengers - a bizzarre group of unrelated characters - who become suspects in the murder of a shady businessman (Richard Widmark) are an aloof Russian aristocrat (Dame Wendy Hiller), her maid (Rachel Roberts), the trian's conductor (Jean-Pierre Cassell), an English governess (Vanessa Redgrave), a Hungarian count (Michael York), his elegant wife (Jacqueline Bisset), the victim's secretary (Anthony Perkins), his valet (Sir John Gielgud), a Pinkerton bodyguard (Colin Blakely) and an Italian car salesman (Dennis Quilley). Helping Poirot in the murder investigation are his friend, the director of the railroad line (Martin Balsam), and a doctor (George Coulouris who had been part of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre). Tony Walton created the interiors of the train and dressed all the stars in stunning 1930s finery. The film's famous denouement, as in all of the Poirot stories, has him gathering all the suspects together and explaining how the crime was committed and then with a malicious flourish reveal the murderer. The film belongs to Finney who easily dominates every scene but there are equally memorable turns by Bacall, Bergman, Hiller, Roberts and Gielgud who within literally minutes of screen time hold their own opposite the bombastic Finney. The film was nominated for six Oscars - Best Actor (Finney), Supporting Actress (Bergman - who won her third Oscar), Adapted Screenplay, for Geoffrey Unsworth's rich cinematography, Tony Walton's magnificent costumes and for Richard Rodney Bennett's marvelous score - he created a waltz which played as the train moved. Great fun and much better than the recent remake by Sir Kenneth Branagh.

#agatha christie

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COMMENTARY:

Clarence Thomas would not be on SCOTUS without the GOP "Token Negro" policy of the 60s that produced him, Colin Powell and Michael Steele.

The movie "Putney Swope"is a comedic treatment of the policy.

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A bunch of Movie reviews, cuz I either forgot or was too busy questioning my existence.

(Also, I’ll be spliting this into two parts, cuz there’s a lot I had to make reviews of, so this will be Part 1).

Anyways, let’s go.

The Batman (2022):

This was probably my most anticipated DC project for a multitude of reasons:

Reason 1 - It’s gonna be directed by Matt Reeves, the same director behind both Dawn/War Of The Planet Of The Apes and Cloverfield.

Reason 2 - It’s more focused on the detective aspect of Batman, something that hasn’t been explored in other Batman movies.

And Reason 3 - The Trailers looked so promising and thrilling.

And once the movie came out, I was pleased to say that I wasn’t disappointed.

Cuz it’s pretty fuckin great.

First of all, It has a really visually appealing aesthetic to it, it’s more messy and dark and gritty, and it works so perfectly, especially with how Gotham City looks.

Secondly, the performances were really stellar, Robert Pattinson really nailed it as the Batman, he understood the character, and delivered a solid performance.

Same goes for the others, such as Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman (who btw looks like a complete snack), Jeffery Wright as Jim Gordon, and most importantly Paul Dano, who did a stellar good job with his interpretation of The Riddler, cuz he felt more like and actual scary threat rather than the typical Riddler who is more goofy and cartoonish, and instead felt more like a mix between the Zodiac Killer and John Doe from Se7en.

And I almost forgot both Colin Farrell and John Tuturo’s performances as both The Penguin and Carmine Falcons are pretty good.

For Farrell it was how well disguised he was, not only in terms of makeup, but in performance as well, like I couldn’t even tell that was Colin Farrell throughout the film cuz of how well hidden we was underneath the makeup and how he acted.

And as for Tuturo’s performance, he definitely felt intimidating when playing Falcone, he captured the scary mob boss role perfectly, which I find it baffling since some of his performances in some of the movies I watched were more comedic (I.E. Zohan, as well as the Transformers movies) so seeing him do a very intimidating mob boss is really amazing.

And third and finally, it’s the whole detective story, like I mentioned before, this movie focuses more on the detective aspect of Batman, which is something you don’t see in any other Batman movie, so the fact that they played more into that aspect is really good and was the reason I was hooked to see it.

And did it live up to my expectations?

Yes it did, there were definitely some twists and turns, and it’s really nice to see a Batman who lives up to his title of being “The World’s Greatest Detective” and I love he has the help of Commissioner Gordon throughout the movie.

However, there was one thing that I need to be critical about the movie, and it’s that it felt a little too slow and kinda dragged on a little too much.

Now I’m not saying the pacing is bad here, far from it in fact, however it did feel like some scenes could have been more better paced, like there were some moments where I felt the runtime, so I think they should fix that, but hey that’s just me.

But overall, I definitely enjoyed this movie, and now I’m really excited for the sequel.

8.5/10

Ambulance (2022):

The only reason I watched this movie, is because of the director behind it, that being the king of explosions himself: Michael Bay.

Now when I saw the trailers, I already knew that it was going to be a Michael Bay movie, mostly because of his signature fast paced action sequences, and the iconic shaky cam.

And I also knew that it was gonna be very intense and thrilling to watch.

And lo and behold, I was right, however I didn’t expect that to be the very reason why I liked it, because I actually enjoyed it very much that I should.

For one, since it’s a Michael Bay movie, he obviously has to make the action intense and epic, wither it’s how the entire sequence is shot with the fast shaky cameras, or how intense the situation is.

And trust me when I say, those situations get real intense, and I mean real intense.

Second was the performances, everyone in this movie did a really good job, which is something I’d never expect to say in a Michael Bay movie but here we are I guess.

And there’s some more things to say, but I honestly wanna get moving with the other reviews I had so I’ll just leave it at that.

So overall, it was a really entertaining and thrilling movie, it had me at the edge of my seat from the beginning till the end.

7/10

The Bad Guys (2022):

If I’m being real, I stopped caring about Dreamworks animated movies when The Boss Baby 2 came out, and that alone almost destroyed all anticipation for every upcoming Dreamworks animation films.

So imagine the surprise that the movie that brought back my anticipation for Dreamworks animated movies, was a film adaptation of a famous children’s graphic novel, all about a group of dangerous animals going on heists and being the world’s most dangerous criminals.

Yea, weird I know, but that pretty much started when the first trailer came out, and when I saw it, I was in awe of how different it looked compared to other Dreamworks animated movies, mostly in terms of animation style, it definitely went for a more Spider-Verse style and it has more energy and looked so fun.

And it didn’t disappoint, cuz holy shit, this movie was pretty entertaining and so much fun to watch.

In fact I ended up watching it more than 6 times, like that’s how good it was.

Obviously we gotta start on the animation, it’s really good, and again they went for a more Spider-Verse style of animation, mostly the mix of 3D and 2D, and it honestly it blended really well, which is really surprising how well Dreamworks mashed it real good.

The performances where also pretty good, all of the actors really fit well with the characters they had to portray.

And also this might be the first Dreamworks animated movie, where I actually like all the pop culture references they included, usually some of the references can be a bit forced in most Dreamworks animated movies, but here it felt more natural and almost like an homage to them, more specifically the Heist movie tropes.

And also some of the jokes landed pretty decent, granted some where hit or miss, but they still got a laugh out of me.

However, one thing I would be critical about, is how predictable it can get, more specifically the villain reveal, like from the trailers, I already knew who the main antagonist of the movie would be, which kinda did ruin the reveal.

But overall, this was probably one of the best animated movies I saw this year next to both Turning Red and the Rise Of The TMNT Movie.

And I’m actually excited to see what Dreamworks has to offer next.

8/10

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madnesses (2022):

You know I can’t talk about movie reviews, without including an MCU movie.

But in this case, it’s a bit different, since the director behind it was non other than Sam Raimi.

And yes folks, the same Sam Raimi who did the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies, and The Evil Dead movies.

So I was genuinely interested with how it would look.

And well, let’s just say that, it was….. Fine.

Not bad, but not great either.

Let’s start with the positives first:

The action, it does have some creatively genius action scenes, very unique and somewhat entertaining.

The Horror elements, Yea this movie does have some horror elements, and it’s really nice to see a Superhero movie with some horror elements attached to it.

And also there are some good character moments here and there.

But then there are some not so good things.

For instance, the whole Multiverse concept.

Sure it was nice to see the different universes, but for some reason to me it felt kinda lackluster.

Probably because they don’t explore it that much, and it could have been explored and explained even more.

On top of that the different, the different characters from that perspective multiverse felt more like fan service, which is weird since No Way Home did that pretty well, so why did it feel like fan service here?

Well, for one, in No Way Home it was authentic, and doesn’t disrupt the story, but in here, while it didn’t disrupt the story, it didn’t feel Authentic, instead I feels like Marvel wants the fans to go: “Hey, remember that character, and this character, and this character?”

Also there are some moments of exposition which can be a bit boring and a little bloated at times.

And there’s many more things to riff about, but I couldn’t think of anymore things to say, plus I just wanna get this over with, so just go and watch a couple of reviews of the movie on YouTube, since they perfectly explain the pros and the cons of the film.

So overall, Doctor Strange 2 isn’t the worst nor the best entry in Phase 4, in fact much like Black Widow, it was fine.

6/10

(Part 2 coming soon babyyyyyy)

#movie review #the batman #dc comics #dc movies #michael bay #the bad guys #dreamworks animation #dreamworks the bad guys #marvel #marvel cinematic universe #doctor strange

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Penguin from batman

#Penguin from batman full#

#Penguin from batman series#

With that in mind, let’s delve into Oswald’s colorful history and take a look back at the best and most famous actors to bring The Penguin to the screen. And he will no doubt light the screen up again in the upcoming HBO Max spin-off series. A veteran of his craft, Farrell gave Robert Pattinson’s Batman all the hell you would expect of the character, but he isn’t the first (or the most famous) to bring The Penguin to life. And he’s has just gone and done it again.Ĭolin Farrell is the latest actor to tackle the quacking supervillain, playing him in Matt Reeves’ reboot The Batman. Known for his long nose, unique sense of fashion and penchant for umbrellas (and later, his flippers and dark sewer-based origins), the bewildering “bird-man” became one Batman’s most popular villains, and that popularity has seen him appear on-screen a number of times over the past 60 years. A well-known antagonist of The Dark Knight, Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot first debuted in the pages of DC Comics all the way back in 1941. The Penguin is, without a doubt, one of the most iconic comic book villains of all time. Let’s take a look back at the most famous actors to have brought Oswald Cobblepot to life. ©2019 Fox Media LLC Cr: FOX Colin Farrell plays The Penguin in Matt Reeves’ The Batman, but he isn’t the first to rock that umbrella.

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Ray Winstone, Ritchie Coster, Stephen Graham, Mark Addy.GOTHAM: L-R: Robin Lord Taylor and Cory Michael Smith in the “The Beginning…” series finale episode of GOTHAM airing Thursday, April 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Michael Imperioli, Kevin Corrigan, Matt Servitto, Domenick Lombarazzi, Michael Badalucco, Vincent Curatola.īill Camp, Jason Clarke, Michael Rapaport. Here are some more names to inspire your mental casting director. Of course, we couldn’t leave it at just five. (Also, I told myself that I wouldn’t just choose people from The Sopranos for this exercise, only to accidentally wind up with three people from Billions. An actor of Giamatti’s caliber deserves a meatier villain role than that, and the world of The Batman, which exists at the intersection of the grounded Gotham of the Nolan movies and the hyperstylized Schumacher version, would provide the perfect palette for him to unleash his wildest instincts. The Penguin is a major role, and what if you want someone with a little more star power? Then go with Giamatti, who hasn’t dipped his toe into superhero cinema since his cameo as Rhino in the Amazing Spider-Man 2 epilogue. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos by Getty Images and Warner Bros. Who could The Batman have cast instead? I’m glad you asked. It’s enough to make me feel like Emma Stone in “ Wells for Boys” - everything is for hunks, this one thing is for character actors! In today’s industry, filmmakers would rather cast someone who looks like Jon Hamm and make him unrecognizable, as if he’s the one who’s hiding a secret identity.

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In decades past, the part of the Penguin would have been a prime opportunity for one of our finest character actors to go Full Ham. (Question for the class: How many of those castings would have happened if James Gandolfini were still alive?) Take Farrell in The Batman. Or make that someone - the guys who already look like what these A-listers are trying to turn into. Now, Colin Farrell piles on the prosthetics to play the Penguin in The Batman, a performance that is such a match for Mortensen’s Oscar-nominated turn that I almost expected him to fold an entire pizza in half and eat it.Īs thrilling as it may be to see Hollywood’s makeup artists transcend the limits of the human face, I can’t help but worry that something’s getting lost. Then, Jared Leto went full mamma mia! for House of Gucci. First, Viggo Mortensen gained the weight of a typical 5-year-old to play future Sopranos guest star Tony Lip in Green Book. Pity the regular-guy character actor, who in recent years has thrice lost out on plum gigs to pretty-boy stars making dramatic transformations. Colin Farrell (under heavy makeup) in The Batman.

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