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Batman (1989 film)
Batman is a 1989 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton. Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, the film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, and Jack Palance. The film, in which Batman deals with the rise of a costumed criminal known as "The Joker", was the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series.
Batman (1989 film):
(Batman dangles a mugger over the side of a building)
Nic: Don't kill me! Don't kill me, man! Don't kill me! Don't kill me, man!
Batman: I'm not going to kill you. I want you to do me a favor. I want you to tell all your friends about me.
Nic: What are you?
Batman: I'm Batman.
(Jack Napier is confronted with Batman for the first time)
Jack Napier: Nice outfit!
The Joker: I have given a name to my pain, and it is Batman.
The Joker: Never rub another man's rhubarb.
The Joker: Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Bruce Wayne: What?
The Joker: I always ask that of all my prey. I just... like the sound of it.
(shoots him)
The Joker: Have you shipped a million of those things?
Scientist at Axis Chemicals: Yes sir!
The Joker: Ship 'em ALL! We're gonna take 'em out a WHOLE NEW DOOR!
The Joker: And now, folks, it's time for "Who do you trust!" Hubba, hubba, hubba! Money, money, money! Who do you trust? Me? I'm giving away free money. And where is the Batman? HE'S AT HOME WASHING HIS TIGHTS!
(the Batwing is flying at The Joker)
The Joker: Come on, you gruesome son of a bitch! Come to me. Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Come on!
Batman: I'm going to kill you!
The Joker: You IDIOT! You made me. Remember? You dropped me into that vat of chemicals. That wasn't easy to get over, and don't think that I didn't try.
Batman: I know you did.
(punches him again)
(Batman dangles a mugger over the side of a building)
Nic: Don't kill me! Don't kill me, man! Don't kill me! Don't kill me, man!
Batman: I'm not going to kill you. I want you to do me a favor. I want you to tell all your friends about me.
Nic: What are you?
Batman: I'm Batman.
(Jack Napier is confronted with Batman for the first time)
Jack Napier: Nice outfit!
The Joker: I have given a name to my pain, and it is Batman.
The Joker: Never rub another man's rhubarb.
The Joker: Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Bruce Wayne: What?
The Joker: I always ask that of all my prey. I just... like the sound of it.
(shoots him)
The Joker: Have you shipped a million of those things?
Scientist at Axis Chemicals: Yes sir!
The Joker: Ship 'em ALL! We're gonna take 'em out a WHOLE NEW DOOR!
The Joker: And now, folks, it's time for "Who do you trust!" Hubba, hubba, hubba! Money, money, money! Who do you trust? Me? I'm giving away free money. And where is the Batman? HE'S AT HOME WASHING HIS TIGHTS!
(the Batwing is flying at The Joker)
The Joker: Come on, you gruesome son of a bitch! Come to me. Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Come on!
Batman: I'm going to kill you!
The Joker: You IDIOT! You made me. Remember? You dropped me into that vat of chemicals. That wasn't easy to get over, and don't think that I didn't try.
Batman: I know you did.
(punches him again)
Batman (1989 film) by The Centurion July 8, 2012
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It is the fifth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and stars Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures. Predominantly set during World War II, the film tells the story of Steve Rogers, a sickly man from Brooklyn who is transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a device called a "Tesseract" as an energy-source for world domination.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
(a body is discovered in the Arctic)
Search Team Leader: Get me the Colonel! I don't care what time it is! This one's waited long enough...
(Schmidt admires a wooden Norse carving)
Johann Schmidt: Yggdrasil. Tree of the world. Guardian of wisdom. And fate, also.
(discovers a wooden drawer, uncovers the Tesseract)
Johann Schmidt: And the Führer digs for trinkets in the desert.
Gabe Jones: Who are you supposed to be?
Steve Rogers: I'm... Captain America.
(Steve walks off to free the soldiers trapped below)
James Montgomery Falsworth: I beg your pardon?
Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan: Are you sure you know what you're doing?
Steve Rogers: Yeah. I punched out Adolf Hitler 200 times.
(last lines)
(Steve Rogers finds himself in New York)
Nick Fury: At ease, soldier! Look, I'm sorry about that little show back there, but we thought it best to break it to you slowly.
Steve Rogers: Break what?
Nick Fury: You've been asleep, Cap. For almost 70 years.
(Steve is silent with shock)
Nick Fury: Are you going to be okay?
Steve Rogers: Yeah. Yeah, I just... I had a date.
(After end credits)
Nick Fury: (finding Steve in a gym) Trouble sleeping?
Steve Rogers: You're here with the mission, sir?
Nick Fury: I am.
Steve Rogers: Trying to get me back in the world?
Nick Fury: Trying to save it.
(a body is discovered in the Arctic)
Search Team Leader: Get me the Colonel! I don't care what time it is! This one's waited long enough...
(Schmidt admires a wooden Norse carving)
Johann Schmidt: Yggdrasil. Tree of the world. Guardian of wisdom. And fate, also.
(discovers a wooden drawer, uncovers the Tesseract)
Johann Schmidt: And the Führer digs for trinkets in the desert.
Gabe Jones: Who are you supposed to be?
Steve Rogers: I'm... Captain America.
(Steve walks off to free the soldiers trapped below)
James Montgomery Falsworth: I beg your pardon?
Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan: Are you sure you know what you're doing?
Steve Rogers: Yeah. I punched out Adolf Hitler 200 times.
(last lines)
(Steve Rogers finds himself in New York)
Nick Fury: At ease, soldier! Look, I'm sorry about that little show back there, but we thought it best to break it to you slowly.
Steve Rogers: Break what?
Nick Fury: You've been asleep, Cap. For almost 70 years.
(Steve is silent with shock)
Nick Fury: Are you going to be okay?
Steve Rogers: Yeah. Yeah, I just... I had a date.
(After end credits)
Nick Fury: (finding Steve in a gym) Trouble sleeping?
Steve Rogers: You're here with the mission, sir?
Nick Fury: I am.
Steve Rogers: Trying to get me back in the world?
Nick Fury: Trying to save it.
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) by The Centurion July 7, 2012
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is a sequel to 2007's Transformers and the second installment in the live-action Transformers series.
The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel,Tyrese Gibson,John Turturro,Ramon Rodriguez,Kevin Dunn,Julie White,Isabel Lucas,John Benjamin Hickey and Glenn Morshower. The plot revolves around Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), the man caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and the Decepticons. Sam is having hallucinatory episodes of Cybertronian symbols, and is being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of their long-trapped leader, The Fallen, who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source, destroying the Sun and all life on Earth in the process.
The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel,Tyrese Gibson,John Turturro,Ramon Rodriguez,Kevin Dunn,Julie White,Isabel Lucas,John Benjamin Hickey and Glenn Morshower. The plot revolves around Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf), the man caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots and the Decepticons. Sam is having hallucinatory episodes of Cybertronian symbols, and is being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of their long-trapped leader, The Fallen, who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source, destroying the Sun and all life on Earth in the process.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009):
Optimus Prime: For the last two years, an advanced team of new Autobots has taken refuge here under my command. Together, we form an alliance with the humans: a secret but brave squad of soldiers, a classified strike team called NEST. We hunt for what remains of our Decepticon foes, hiding in different countries around the globe...
Ironhide: (to a captured Demolishor) Punk-ass Decepticon!
Optimus Prime: Any last words?
Wheelbot: This is not your planet to rule! The Fallen shall rise again!
Chief Master Sergeant Epps: (puzzled) That did not sound good.
Optimus Prime: Not today.
(blasts Wheelbot in the head)
(Galloway interrupts the NEST briefing to General Morshower)
Major Lennox: Director Galloway, our National Security Advisor. The President just appointed him liaison...
(rolls his eyes)
General Morshower: Well I guess I didn't get that memo.
Galloway: Now, what do we know so far? We know that the enemy leader - classified NBE-1, aka Megatron - is rusting in peace at the bottom of the Laurentian Abyss, surrounded by sophisticated detection nets AND full-time submarine surveillance. We also know that the only remaining piece of your alien All Spark is locked in an electromagnetic vault, here on one of the most secure naval bases in the world...
Soundwave: Decepticons: we have located the shard.
Optimus Prime: For the last two years, an advanced team of new Autobots has taken refuge here under my command. Together, we form an alliance with the humans: a secret but brave squad of soldiers, a classified strike team called NEST. We hunt for what remains of our Decepticon foes, hiding in different countries around the globe...
Ironhide: (to a captured Demolishor) Punk-ass Decepticon!
Optimus Prime: Any last words?
Wheelbot: This is not your planet to rule! The Fallen shall rise again!
Chief Master Sergeant Epps: (puzzled) That did not sound good.
Optimus Prime: Not today.
(blasts Wheelbot in the head)
(Galloway interrupts the NEST briefing to General Morshower)
Major Lennox: Director Galloway, our National Security Advisor. The President just appointed him liaison...
(rolls his eyes)
General Morshower: Well I guess I didn't get that memo.
Galloway: Now, what do we know so far? We know that the enemy leader - classified NBE-1, aka Megatron - is rusting in peace at the bottom of the Laurentian Abyss, surrounded by sophisticated detection nets AND full-time submarine surveillance. We also know that the only remaining piece of your alien All Spark is locked in an electromagnetic vault, here on one of the most secure naval bases in the world...
Soundwave: Decepticons: we have located the shard.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) by The Centurion July 4, 2012
X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: First Class is a 2011 American superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn and produced by Bryan Singer, based on the X-Men characters appearing in Marvel Comics. The fifth installment in the X-Men series, the film acts as a prequel for the original X-Men trilogy, being set primarily in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. It focuses on the relationship between Charles Xavier (Professor X) and Erik Lensherr (Magneto), and the origin of their groups—the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants, respectively. The film stars James McAvoy as Xavier and Michael Fassbender as Lensherr, leading an ensemble cast that includes Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult and Lucas Till.
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Erik Lehnsherr: Excuse me, I'm Erik Lehnsherr.
Professor Charles Xavier: Charles Xavier.
Logan: Go fuck yourself.
Erik Lehnsherr: (before Charles uses Cerebro for the first time) What an adorable lab rat you make, Charles.
Professor Charles Xavier: Don't spoil this for me, Erik.
Erik Lehnsherr: I've been a lab rat. I know when I see one.
(about the Class going into action)
Professor Charles Xavier: They're just kids...
Erik Lehnsherr: No, they WERE kids. Shaw has his army, we need ours.
Erik Lehnsherr: (Shaw's mind is frozen by Charles) If you're in there, I'd like you to know that I agree with every word you said. We are the future. But, unfortunately, you killed my mother. This is what we're gonna do.
Professor Charles Xavier: No. Please, Erik, no.
Erik Lehnsherr: I am going to count to three and I'm going to move the coin. One.
(moves the coin at Shaw's head)
Professor Charles Xavier: Please, Erik.
Erik Lehnsherr: Two. Three.
(Magneto halts the missile barrage and directs it upon the fleet)
Professor Charles Xavier: Erik, you said yourself we're the better men. This is the time to prove it. There are thousands of men on those ships who are just following orders.
Erik Lehnsherr: I've been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again.
Erik Lehnsherr: Excuse me, I'm Erik Lehnsherr.
Professor Charles Xavier: Charles Xavier.
Logan: Go fuck yourself.
Erik Lehnsherr: (before Charles uses Cerebro for the first time) What an adorable lab rat you make, Charles.
Professor Charles Xavier: Don't spoil this for me, Erik.
Erik Lehnsherr: I've been a lab rat. I know when I see one.
(about the Class going into action)
Professor Charles Xavier: They're just kids...
Erik Lehnsherr: No, they WERE kids. Shaw has his army, we need ours.
Erik Lehnsherr: (Shaw's mind is frozen by Charles) If you're in there, I'd like you to know that I agree with every word you said. We are the future. But, unfortunately, you killed my mother. This is what we're gonna do.
Professor Charles Xavier: No. Please, Erik, no.
Erik Lehnsherr: I am going to count to three and I'm going to move the coin. One.
(moves the coin at Shaw's head)
Professor Charles Xavier: Please, Erik.
Erik Lehnsherr: Two. Three.
(Magneto halts the missile barrage and directs it upon the fleet)
Professor Charles Xavier: Erik, you said yourself we're the better men. This is the time to prove it. There are thousands of men on those ships who are just following orders.
Erik Lehnsherr: I've been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again.
X-Men: First Class (2011) by The Centurion June 27, 2012
Batman Begins
Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman,directed by Christopher Nolan.It stars Christian Bale as Batman,along with Michael Caine,Liam Neeson,Katie Holmes,Gary Oldman,Cillian Murphy,Morgan Freeman,Ken Watanabe,Tom Wilkinson,and Rutger Hauer.This film is a reboot of the Batman film series,telling the origin story of the character and begins with Bruce Wayne's initial fear of bats,the death of his parents,and his journey to becoming Batman.
Besides being the film responsible for the "reboot" craze in Hollywood,this film also has a number of "firsts" attached to it.Here they are:
1.Christian Bale is the first non-American actor to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne.
2.Batman Begins is the first film to show the true origins of Bruce Wayne/Batman as depicted in the graphic novels(i.e. this film shows the death of Bruce Wayne's parents by Joe Chill, rather than the Joker, as shown in Batman(1989)).
3.First "big screen" appearance of Ra's al Ghul.
4.First "big screen" appearance of the League of Shadows.
5.First "big screen" appearance of The Scarecrow.
6.First "big screen" appearance of Carmine Falcone.
7.First "big screen" appearance of Lucius Fox.
8.First "big screen" appearance of Joe Chill.
9.First "big screen" appearance of Victor Zsasz(a cameo)
10.First "big screen" appearance of the Tumbler(Batmobile)
Besides being the film responsible for the "reboot" craze in Hollywood,this film also has a number of "firsts" attached to it.Here they are:
1.Christian Bale is the first non-American actor to portray Batman/Bruce Wayne.
2.Batman Begins is the first film to show the true origins of Bruce Wayne/Batman as depicted in the graphic novels(i.e. this film shows the death of Bruce Wayne's parents by Joe Chill, rather than the Joker, as shown in Batman(1989)).
3.First "big screen" appearance of Ra's al Ghul.
4.First "big screen" appearance of the League of Shadows.
5.First "big screen" appearance of The Scarecrow.
6.First "big screen" appearance of Carmine Falcone.
7.First "big screen" appearance of Lucius Fox.
8.First "big screen" appearance of Joe Chill.
9.First "big screen" appearance of Victor Zsasz(a cameo)
10.First "big screen" appearance of the Tumbler(Batmobile)
Batman Begins scene:
Jim Gordon:(Gordon presents Batman with a clear plastic evidence bag containing what appears to be a single playing card;Batman turns it over to reveal a "Joker").
Batman:"I'll look into it."
Jim Gordon:(Gordon presents Batman with a clear plastic evidence bag containing what appears to be a single playing card;Batman turns it over to reveal a "Joker").
Batman:"I'll look into it."
Batman Begins by The Centurion May 14, 2012
Street Hawk
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985.This series was originally planned for a debut in 1984 but ABC executives changed their minds and Street Hawk was pushed back to next year.
Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC and ran until May 16, 1985.
The Man
The series' protagonist is Jesse Mach(Rex Smith), a police officer and former amateur dirt-bike racer.Jesse Mach is secretly chosen to test a top secret project called Street Hawk.
Street Hawk is a high-tech, all-terrain attack motorcycle capable of speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour.
The Machine
MODEL: Top secret government project.
TOP SPEED: 200 MPH, 300 MPH with Hyperthrust.
WEAPONRY: Laser Cannon,Machine Guns,Rocket Launcher.
OTHER FEATURES: Infrared Cameras,Compressed Air Vertical Lift System,On and off road capability.
Street Hawk also had a computerized command system that allowed its operator to provide the motorcycle's rider with real-time information from various sources,and even operate the motorcycle on "autopilot" during its high-speed runs, achieved through a process called "hyperthrust".
Street Hawk
The show featured a number of guest appearances by up-and-coming actors who would go on to find success in their acting careers.
They include:George Clooney(ER);James Avery(The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air);Christopher Lloyd(Back to the Future); and Dennis Franz(NYPD Blue).
Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC and ran until May 16, 1985.
The Man
The series' protagonist is Jesse Mach(Rex Smith), a police officer and former amateur dirt-bike racer.Jesse Mach is secretly chosen to test a top secret project called Street Hawk.
Street Hawk is a high-tech, all-terrain attack motorcycle capable of speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour.
The Machine
MODEL: Top secret government project.
TOP SPEED: 200 MPH, 300 MPH with Hyperthrust.
WEAPONRY: Laser Cannon,Machine Guns,Rocket Launcher.
OTHER FEATURES: Infrared Cameras,Compressed Air Vertical Lift System,On and off road capability.
Street Hawk also had a computerized command system that allowed its operator to provide the motorcycle's rider with real-time information from various sources,and even operate the motorcycle on "autopilot" during its high-speed runs, achieved through a process called "hyperthrust".
Street Hawk
The show featured a number of guest appearances by up-and-coming actors who would go on to find success in their acting careers.
They include:George Clooney(ER);James Avery(The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air);Christopher Lloyd(Back to the Future); and Dennis Franz(NYPD Blue).
Street Hawk by The Centurion March 11, 2012
The Shadow
Brief history of The Shadow:
The Shadow is a fictional crime fighter from the 1930s pulp magazines.In print,The Shadow's real name is Kent Allard; in film, Lamont Cranston.Kent Allard was a renowned World War 1 aviator.
Powers and Abilities of The Shadow:
1.Genius-level intellect.
2.Master of telepathy.
3.Master of hypnotism(He can cloud men's minds).
4.Telekinesis and psychic powers.
5.Invisibility(however, The Shadow of the pulps did not have the power of outright invisibility;he could blend into shadows but he did not have the ability to actually become one).
6.Master martial artist.
7.Peak physical strength,reflexes,agility and mental conditioning.
8.Astonishing physical prowess.
9.Ambidexterous.
10.Can manipulate his body in unusual ways(for example he can slip his body through the bars of a prison cell like a contortionist or can actually distort and alter his very facial features at will by manipulating his facial muscles).
11.He can survive for hours without air.
12.Master detective.
13.Master of stealth.
14.Master of disguise.
15.Master marksman.
16.Expert in many different languages.
17.Expert aircraft pilot.
18.Master ventriloquist(he can project or "throw" his voice).
19.Master of subversion, infiltration, and information gathering techniques.
20.Access to various automobiles and aircraft.
21.Vast network of agents.
The Shadow is a fictional crime fighter from the 1930s pulp magazines.In print,The Shadow's real name is Kent Allard; in film, Lamont Cranston.Kent Allard was a renowned World War 1 aviator.
Powers and Abilities of The Shadow:
1.Genius-level intellect.
2.Master of telepathy.
3.Master of hypnotism(He can cloud men's minds).
4.Telekinesis and psychic powers.
5.Invisibility(however, The Shadow of the pulps did not have the power of outright invisibility;he could blend into shadows but he did not have the ability to actually become one).
6.Master martial artist.
7.Peak physical strength,reflexes,agility and mental conditioning.
8.Astonishing physical prowess.
9.Ambidexterous.
10.Can manipulate his body in unusual ways(for example he can slip his body through the bars of a prison cell like a contortionist or can actually distort and alter his very facial features at will by manipulating his facial muscles).
11.He can survive for hours without air.
12.Master detective.
13.Master of stealth.
14.Master of disguise.
15.Master marksman.
16.Expert in many different languages.
17.Expert aircraft pilot.
18.Master ventriloquist(he can project or "throw" his voice).
19.Master of subversion, infiltration, and information gathering techniques.
20.Access to various automobiles and aircraft.
21.Vast network of agents.
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
The Shadow knows!"
"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit.Crime does not pay....
The Shadow knows!"
The Shadow knows!"
"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit.Crime does not pay....
The Shadow knows!"
The Shadow by The Centurion February 24, 2012