At the Movies...

[Neferti]

Spiderman?



What is wrong with you males?

[Super Nova]

What is wrong with you males?

Nothing


Boys are drawn to comic books as much as how girls are drawn into fiction.

When you enter a bookstore, notice all the guys, where do they mostly go? They go directly to the comic book section of the store and they immediately get their hands on Batman, Superman, and even the Avengers, which is the complete opposite of girls who immediately proceed to the fiction section of the store where Twilight, The Hunger Games and The Fallen series could be found.

I agree that it is a normal sight when boys flock to the comics section of the store, but have you ever wondered what is in those books that makes them be die-hard fans?

This is what I think:

1. It's loaded with action.
Boys like action than romance. They want more of it than lovey-dovey stuff. Action can be easily seen through illustrations, and this is what boys like.

2. It has interesting stories.
Action+Interesting stories=Boom! This is what boys like. Boys easily get bored with reading stuff, but when it comes to these books, they show much enthusiasm.

3. The Superheroes and their powers.
Every boy looks up to a superhero. Superheroes played a role in their childhood, every boy wished to be a superhero to be able to save people with there awesome powers.

4. It can be collected.
Girls have collections of their vampire series, why can't guys have collections of their own?

5. It's cool.
Who ever said the comic books are for nerds? This is too much stereotyping. Collecting them is so much fun. Boys find it cool to collect these books and they are able to share more stories with each other. Plus, this could be a factor to start a conversation with a girl.

6. It's always better than the movie.
Nowadays, comic books are turned into movies. And what I mostly hear from comic book lovers is that the book is always better than the movie. When a comic book is turned into a movie, you have to wait for a long time before the next one comes out, unlike in comic books, you can easily get access through new issues and back issues to get more details.

In reality, there are also girls who like comic books,it's just that there are more boys who are drawn to it. I admit, I am a comic book lover. I have been exposed to the Archie comics and it really was a great learning experience.

You should try reading comic books too.

http://fivetotenreasons.blogspot.co.uk/ ... books.html

[Super Nova]

" Immediately after the bite, he was granted his original powers: primarily superhuman strength, reflexes, and balance; the ability to cling tenaciously to most surfaces; and a subconscious precognitive sense of danger, which he called a "spider-sense.""

Alright I concede. I was never a big fan of Spiderman even though the movies are pretty good.

I normally read Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, the Flash and the old war comics. War comics... remember them.

[AiA in Atlanta]

Instellar looks promising ... if you like going through a wormhole

[Rorschach]

Saw The Hobbit pt2.
otherwise known as Tolkien according to Jackson.
They chose the most ridiculous spot to end the movie... bollocks to splitting things up to as many movies as possible to make more money and padding them out with stuff not even in the books. (For the same reason)
Lots of action and adventure, stuck onto a Tolkien backbone.

7/10

[Super Nova]

Saw it. The dragon scene clearly was just to make the movie longer. Too fucking long.

Yeah... 7/10. I will see them just because...............

It is such a small book to make into 3 movies.....

[Rorschach]

Anyone seen 47 Ronin.... I saw the original.... this US version has very mixed reviews.

[Neferti]

I caught a movie called Red Dog the other day on Foxtel. I didn't know it existed. An Aussie one (2011) and I found it quite good. Apparently based on a true story (embellished). Had a little cry in spots.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803061

[Rorschach]

Got some bad news re that movie Nef... the dog died last year.

[Chard]

Anyone seen 47 Ronin.... I saw the original.... this US version has very mixed reviews.

Which version of the original? There's dozens of them made in Japan over the last hundred years. Best of those is still Chushingura (probably the one you're thinking of. Did the one you see have Toshiro Mifune in it?). The new Americanized version has Keanu Reaves in it, so I'm not gonna hold my breath on it being worth seeing.