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Post by coke & comics on Feb 13, 2015 3:06:25 GMT -5
Batman is going to be rough-watching. I think I'll also watch Flash Gordon
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 14, 2015 11:27:11 GMT -5
Watching Batman now. "Since a wise government rounded up the shifty-eyed Japs..." Wow. Yeah, the first one is rough, the second one is much better. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 14, 2015 11:39:02 GMT -5
Got my first one finished, at an average rate of an episode a night. The Adventures of Captain Marvel was an excellent film, and I think historically important as the first supherhero film based on a comic book. Is it perhaps even the first film based on a comic book? It was a fun pulp adventure, with all the elements you expect to see, and a setup that suited the serial format well, with criminals going after pieces of a powerful relic that have been hidden in different places. My main wish would be that Billy Batson were younger. I like the idea of a child turning into a superhero. And not really a complaint, but something that amused me was the cliffhangers. Many ended with Captain Marvel in some form of deathtrap, leaving the question of how he'll survive. But he's invulnerable. And the next episode always began with the death trap not killing him, because he's invulnerable. There were some more interesting ones, basically any time Billy Batson was in the deathtrap, and it seems like he may not have had the opportunity to turn into Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel is definitely the first serial based on a superhero from a comic book though I'd argue that Zorro would be the first "superhero" serial. As for the first serial based on a comic I think that honor goes to 1934's Tailspin Tommy which was based on the comic strip of the same name by Hal Forest. While mostly known as a comic strip Tailspin Tommy was included in Famous Funnies #1 which is considered to be the first true American comic book. |
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Post by robsuperfriend63 on Feb 14, 2015 18:59:36 GMT -5
Watching Batman now. "Since a wise government rounded up the shifty-eyed Japs..." Wow. Yeah, the first one is rough, the second one is much better. I finished watching the first Batman Serial last week starting on the second one. I agree the second one is better Batman comic wise. Although as far as the "Bat Costumes" go I think the ones in the first one were better than the second one. Also I think the first Robin actor was better cause he looks younger and the second Robin actor seems older. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 14, 2015 19:38:25 GMT -5
Yeah, the first one is rough, the second one is much better. I finished watching the first Batman Serial last week starting on the second one. I agree the second one is better Batman comic wise. Although as far as the "Bat Costumes" go I think the ones in the first one were better than the second one. Also I think the first Robin actor was better cause he looks younger and the second Robin actor seems older. I don't know, other than the Bat symbol looking a little larger the costumes seem the same to me: 1943  1949  |
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Post by robsuperfriend63 on Feb 14, 2015 22:36:42 GMT -5
I finished watching the first Batman Serial last week starting on the second one. I agree the second one is better Batman comic wise. Although as far as the "Bat Costumes" go I think the ones in the first one were better than the second one. Also I think the first Robin actor was better cause he looks younger and the second Robin actor seems older. I don't know, other than the Bat symbol looking a little larger the costumes seem the same to me: 1943 1949 The First Batman's belt looks more like a utility belt then the second one has. Also it's been noted by film critics that the second Batman cowl seems to slide down his face at times, while the first one's cowl fits much better. Also even though these are black & white films the first Robin's cape is more like the Dick Grayson of that period in time. Robin didn't have black in his cape until Tim Drake was in the comics. Though I will admit the black cape is better looking. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 14, 2015 22:43:00 GMT -5
Eh, they both slide down a lot of the time and neither one has the ears right. And yeah, I like the black cape and the collar he wears over it that Robin sports in Batman and Robin much better than the one in Batman.
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Post by robsuperfriend63 on Feb 14, 2015 23:02:45 GMT -5
Make sure to list it man, I'd love to see what theme you'd choose Well if I do get to pick next months theme I do have good one for March. Even though TV shows aren't allowed in this thread, I have found in interesting loop hole we could talk about. Hero TV Shows that have done theatrical movies with the same actors. And/Or theatrical movies that have spawned into TV shows. EXAMPLES:Like how the theater film "SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN" led to the creation of The Adventures of Superman with George Reeves. Or that Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels got to do 2 Lone Ranger theatrical films based on their Lone Ranger series. Another example is that BUCK ROGERS with Gil Gerard started out as theatrical movie before it was even picked up to be an actual TV series. Things like that There. I guess we could call the topic Movie & TV Tie-Ins or something like that. |
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Post by robsuperfriend63 on Feb 14, 2015 23:29:35 GMT -5
Oh, one Last thing about SUPERMAN, While it's still Serial Month, you guys have to watch the 2 Superman serials. Superman & Atom Man VS Superman.
  
Serial month would NOT be Complete without watching these! Kirk Allen was the FIRST live action Superman ever, and he had the Superman hair curl which was cool. I didn't care for his Clark Kent look cause he had wire eye frame instead of the horn rimmed glasses. And of course Noel Neil was Lois Lane in these. Plus the second serial has the first live-action Lex Luthor. Something the George Reeves series never did!
The only thing I thought was weird was when it was time for Superman fly it was an animated Superman instead of an actor or stunt man on wires. Still it
is a great serial! I was glad when Warner Bros put both serial together in one DVD package when I got mine!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 14:23:16 GMT -5
I loved those Kirk Alyn's Superman Movie Serials too. Those two were fabulous and I have them too on DVD. I like to watch them at a least once a year for kicks and I was surprised to see Noel Neill in this series too. It was cool movie serial and I also loved the two Batmans as well. I kind of prefer the 1949 version over the 1943 version. But, either one is okay with me. I just loved old movie serials of Superheroes.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 15, 2015 16:49:33 GMT -5
Make sure to list it man, I'd love to see what theme you'd choose Well if I do get to pick next months theme I do have good one for March. Even though TV shows aren't allowed in this thread, I have found in interesting loop hole we could talk about. Hero TV Shows that have done theatrical movies with the same actors. And/Or theatrical movies that have spawned into TV shows. EXAMPLES:Like how the theater film "SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN" led to the creation of The Adventures of Superman with George Reeves. Or that Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels got to do 2 Lone Ranger theatrical films based on their Lone Ranger series. Another example is that BUCK ROGERS with Gil Gerard started out as theatrical movie before it was even picked up to be an actual TV series. Things like that There. I guess we could call the topic Movie & TV Tie-Ins or something like that. It's up to you of course but that may be a little too specific to be inclusive for a lot of folks. |
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Post by robsuperfriend63 on Feb 15, 2015 17:16:12 GMT -5
Well if I do get to pick next months theme I do have good one for March. Even though TV shows aren't allowed in this thread, I have found in interesting loop hole we could talk about. Hero TV Shows that have done theatrical movies with the same actors. And/Or theatrical movies that have spawned into TV shows. EXAMPLES:Like how the theater film "SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN" led to the creation of The Adventures of Superman with George Reeves. Or that Clayton Moore & Jay Silverheels got to do 2 Lone Ranger theatrical films based on their Lone Ranger series. Another example is that BUCK ROGERS with Gil Gerard started out as theatrical movie before it was even picked up to be an actual TV series. Things like that There. I guess we could call the topic Movie & TV Tie-Ins or something like that. It's up to you of course but that may be a little too specific to be inclusive for a lot of folks. Well we could also include animation & Direct to video tie in as well. Like how the BTAS also spawned Batman: Mask of The Phantasm & Sub-Zero. Things like that. And of course the 2 Power Ranger theater films that were made. I guess we could also include movie remakes of TV shows with different actors, but it's always been my experience that those were always terrible films. Unless you think terrible remakes might make a good topic. |
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Post by coke & comics on Feb 17, 2015 1:15:54 GMT -5
Watched the first 3 chapters of Flash Gordon. But last night and tonight I can't get any of them to load on Youtube. They just freeze. Other youtube videos seem to be working fine. This is sad.
EDIT: Went with a different upload on youtube. I just liked the one I'd been using at it packaged all of them into a set.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Feb 17, 2015 6:29:09 GMT -5
Watched the first 3 chapters of Flash Gordon. But last night and tonight I can't get any of them to load on Youtube. They just freeze. Other youtube videos seem to be working fine. This is sad. EDIT: Went with a different upload on youtube. I just liked the one I'd been using at it packaged all of them into a set. Flash Gordon is by far one of my favorites! |
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Post by robsuperfriend63 on Feb 17, 2015 7:02:07 GMT -5
Speaking of Flash Gordon, I remembered something interesting.
In the Adventures Of Superman pilot episode, Jor-El is wearing the Flash Gordon costume from the 3rd serial.
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