This weekend seemed non-stop from the end of work on Friday.
I met Jennifer at BART halfway to San Francisco, and locked our bikes up. Then we rode in and met a friend, got a ride over to Japantown and had dinner. Then we went to "Batman v. Superman".
What did I think?
The intro pissed me off. Do we really have to see the Waynes die in every fucking Batman movie? After I got over that, it took me a bit to get back into the movie. Once i did, I enoyed the show. The second half is much more entertaining. I told a friend I'd give ti a 3.75 out of 5 (7.5 out of 10 might sound better), and I'm viewing it as a bridge. Yes, Marvel didn't really have a bridge movie, but I'm hopeful. Affleck did a fine job as Bruce Wayne, I still like Henry Cavill, and Gal Gadot is good as both Diana Prince and Wonder Woman. I look forward to the Wonder Woman.
Saturday, Jennifer and I rode around for a bit, but then decided to enjoy ridiculous fun, and play catch. Then with sore shoulders, we went home and watched television with cats in our laps.
Sunday, we decided on a longer ride, and made a big loop. We went up Alcatraz to Noah's Bagels on College, then down College and Broadway to a Starbucks in downtown Oakland. Then we ate sitting on a planter on Grand. After we ate, we walked up Broadway and found a few fun restaurants for future perusal, and a shop called Two Jacks Denim.
TJD is a great denim shop with pants, shirts and jackets. I've recently become a fan of unwashed selvage denim pants. I got a pair on Kickstarter, and they have become my favorite pants. I've had them for almost two years, and they've never been washed. The wear pattern on them is really looking amazing. I got two new pairs of pants Sunday: one that is blue on a tinted thread and the second is blue on black. they're going to look amazing too.
Sunday night, we came back to Drake's Dealership for dinner. They've got some great beers. Jennifer had a Farmhouse Ale (a great saison), and I had the amber (a great ESB). Both were amazing with her poutine and my ribs. For dessert we had a bourbon-barrel aged Drakonic stout and rye-barrel aged Robustito porter. After one taste, both left you feeling you were in a distillery with the smell of the whiskey around you.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Comics and Animation
Recently I've watched several of the new DC Comics animated superhero direct to DVD movies. I have to say that I've been very impressed with them.
Back in college "Batman, the Animated Series" brought Batman back to television, and done in a style reminiscent of the old 40s cartoons. Soon after an animated Superman followed, and I was thrilled. In the past few years some direct to DVD adaptations have been made of Superman stories.
"Death of Superman" was a retelling that did a pretty good job without going into all of the "Reign of the Supermen" after-story. There was also an okay story with Brainiac.
Then around the time of the live action "The Dark Knight" an animated anthology called "Batman: Gotham Knight" came out. Drawn in a more modern, but still realistic style, this collection had an almost anime feel at times in the old "Akira" type style.
One that I truly enjoyed was "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies". this one not only held very close to the original comic, but also was drawn in the style of the artist who did the original books.
Two of the newest adaptations have been Green Lantern and Wonder Woman.
The one about Wonder Woman is a blend of the old Wonder Woman with a Steve Trevor romance and the new Wonder Woman emphasizing her youth. It was entertaining and had some good lines in it.
The one about Green Lantern was exceptional, and will give the forthcoming live-action movie something to work with. There's going to be so many animated aliens and effects, that it might as well be a cartoon anyway.
I didn't have Cartoon Network for the animated Justice League, but I plan to catch up on that with Netflix. I did watch the animated Legion of Super-Heroes, but it just made me miss the old comics instead of really enjoying the show itself.
And I thoroughly enjoyed Batman Beyond. DC has even made the animated series canon by creating a more realistically drawn series that refers to events in the TV show. Whether it's a future world or an alternate-future world remains to be seen.
So yes, these keep me happy, and I have several new DVDs to look forward to with the introduction of Supergirl, and a Superman meets Captain Marvel. I'm pretty psyched.
Back in college "Batman, the Animated Series" brought Batman back to television, and done in a style reminiscent of the old 40s cartoons. Soon after an animated Superman followed, and I was thrilled. In the past few years some direct to DVD adaptations have been made of Superman stories.
"Death of Superman" was a retelling that did a pretty good job without going into all of the "Reign of the Supermen" after-story. There was also an okay story with Brainiac.
Then around the time of the live action "The Dark Knight" an animated anthology called "Batman: Gotham Knight" came out. Drawn in a more modern, but still realistic style, this collection had an almost anime feel at times in the old "Akira" type style.
One that I truly enjoyed was "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies". this one not only held very close to the original comic, but also was drawn in the style of the artist who did the original books.
Two of the newest adaptations have been Green Lantern and Wonder Woman.
The one about Wonder Woman is a blend of the old Wonder Woman with a Steve Trevor romance and the new Wonder Woman emphasizing her youth. It was entertaining and had some good lines in it.
The one about Green Lantern was exceptional, and will give the forthcoming live-action movie something to work with. There's going to be so many animated aliens and effects, that it might as well be a cartoon anyway.
I didn't have Cartoon Network for the animated Justice League, but I plan to catch up on that with Netflix. I did watch the animated Legion of Super-Heroes, but it just made me miss the old comics instead of really enjoying the show itself.
And I thoroughly enjoyed Batman Beyond. DC has even made the animated series canon by creating a more realistically drawn series that refers to events in the TV show. Whether it's a future world or an alternate-future world remains to be seen.
So yes, these keep me happy, and I have several new DVDs to look forward to with the introduction of Supergirl, and a Superman meets Captain Marvel. I'm pretty psyched.
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