I believe they kept the radioactive waste in the movie, too. They simply left out the radar sense, and only kept his standard five senses being enhanced. What bothered me more, though, is that, in the way that many comics often adapt to follow movies, the DD comics started down that road for a bit. I remember reading a Marvel Universe (online) entry on DD even stating that there was now doubt as to whether he truly possessed a "radar" sense, or just enhanced hearing which gave him abilities similar too, but far beyond creatures such as bats and dolphins. (This is the same phenomenon that had the New X-Men with a tall Wolverine, and how Spider-Man comics for a while gave Peter organic webbing produced from his body instead of web shooters). Checking Marvel's site today, i was pleased to see the radar sense is back!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@hotmail.com> To: "SciFiNoir2" <scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:26:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: what if? Keith, by comics canon, DD gained enhanced senses after being whacked with the radioactive waste. I couldn't envision the character without those. And, the piece of DD lore Nolan needs to draw from is Miller's "Born Again" arc (DD #227-233). The first comics arc that left me breathless. "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:20:37 +0000 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: what if? Chris Nolan directing would be great. Haven't seen Dane Cook in anything yet, though I've heard mixed reviews on his acting. All I ask is, if they do your DD thing, that they do four key things to address with really dampened my enjoyment of the first flick: One - bring back DD's "radar sense" and lose this stuff that he only has enhanced hearing to navigate the world. The radar sense is part of what makes him cool. The scene where he "sees" Elektra due to the sound given by raindrops on her body was cool, but still... Two - Get a better Elektra! I like Jen Garner, but even when she's planning her baddest, she lacks a certain dangerous edge that Elektra has in the comic. Dare I suggest there's actually a Greek actress out there who can play the role, or at least, a raven-haired American actress with that edge? And no--not Meagan Fox! Three- Make Kingpin cool. Michael Clarke Duncan's Kingpin wasn't all that much of a threat really. He was more of a caricature, and, while he had the size and weight, didn't really move like someone who can give DD a run for his money. Bullseye - Just get anyone other than Colin Farrell to play him! ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Arterberry" <brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:18:23 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: what if? Daredevil with Christopher Nolan directing and Dane Cook in the lead. Hey it could work:) --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> Subject: [scifinoir2] topic: what if? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 8:08 PM If you could have a movie, comic book, or animation reshot with a different director or recast what would you do? Example: I would love to see Inspector Gadget reshot as a live action movie but with a Japanese scifi cgi team at the helm. Inspector Gadget would not only transform but turn into a giant robot too. Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now.
