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- From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei)
- Subject: Re: BTAS: Vertigo / Intro to Ra's 'N Talia
- Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 05:06:21 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov24.050621.10325@cbnewsl.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Nov24.020706.20094@tc.fluke.COM>
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- In article <1992Nov24.020706.20094@tc.fluke.COM>, moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (The Napoleon of Crime) writes:
- > A so-so episode.
-
- You know, I think this is the first time I've disagreed with you on just
- about everything you've said.
-
- I kinda liked the episode. I couldn't believe I'd be saying the following:
- having a typical superhero story made for a refreshing change
- of pace in THIS interpretation of the character. Not that I want many
- more like this, mind you, but it made for a nice change of pace. Besides,
- I LIKE villains with big red capes and bad accents. :-)
-
- > I've never been too fond of either Ra's Al Ghul or Talia; both (particularly
- > Talia) have that simplistic tone that Denny O'Neil was using back in the 70s
- > (and now, for all I know) when he was bring Bats back to it's "primal" side.
-
- Again, Ra's Al Ghul is one of my favorite Batman villains. A classic
- mastermind-type. I was rather dissapointed by this rendition (see below).
-
- > (I notice, BTW, that O'Neil gets story credit in the credits. Nice touch,
- > Warners.)
-
- They usually credit the original story, if there was one. A similar thing
- was done when the episode based on "No Hope in Crime Alley" was shown.
-
- > [David] Warner could play Ra's in person with ease, though.
-
- I'll take your word for it. (BTW, who *is* David Warner?)
- However, I had always pictured Al Ghul with a deeper voice,
- and a smidgen of a British accent. And this version looked like
- Nostromo (sp?) from PROPHECY OF DOOM, with a better robe.
-
- > PS Gee, I was sure we were going to see some deaths during the opening 5
- > minutes. "Amnesia gas", my foot. :-)
-
- Not amnesia, MINDBLANK gas. Truly a fate worse than death.
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