tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post1628532824341115172..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)Earl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-75214956741537388992011-07-27T20:52:08.813-06:002011-07-27T20:52:08.813-06:00Now I understand why Admiral Woods has such a stro...Now I understand why Admiral Woods has such a strong affinity to the dough from the Vulcan bakery.<br /><br />( HINT: The kneads of the many...)"The Jeff To Eden" (a)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-38746698880647661592011-07-27T13:49:36.168-06:002011-07-27T13:49:36.168-06:00At the time, it seemed(or will seem) the logical c...At the time, it seemed(or will seem) the logical course of action.Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-18568614398271589092011-07-27T13:41:05.633-06:002011-07-27T13:41:05.633-06:00There are some really good films that portray batt...There are some really good films that portray battles of wits, but there's not all that many any more.<br /><br />Moon comes to my mind as one of the most recent. The early James Bonds had a really good balance of physical power and cunning - think of Bond versus Oddjob. There is a big fight, but 007 is clearly outmatched. Although Bond is no Brainiac, he is sly enough to come up with a shocking solution. <br /><br />Then there's Star Trek. In the first movie, the crew uses brainpower to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. But Star Trek has a big problem, and that is... The Woods Manoeuvre™.<br /><br />This, of course, is the Federation superweapon against which there was no calculable defense, and which precipitated the Second Organian Incursion of Stardate 50473.1. <br /><br />The first application of The Woods Manoeuvre™ occurred when Admiral Woods (then Captain), saw that his ship, the USS Encounter, was hopelessly outgunned in battle. He promptly ejected the warp core to render his own ship's defenses totally inoperable, and then invited his arch enemy to dinner, where he defeated his nemesis through carefully worded debate and decent pasta. <br /><br />Since then, all enemies of the Federation have come to fear the sight of Admiral Woods at the head of a well-dressed dinner table. Even the merest hint of Woods raising a glass of synthehol for a toast has been known to send entire civilizations packing for the Beta Quadrant. <br /><br />The Second Organian Incursion may have reduced the effect of The Woods Manoeuvre™, now that fine china and silver flatware have been univerally outlawed, thus renedering dinner parties ineffective. Federation culimilitary scientists have made limited progess experimenting with cartons of Chinese takeout, but remain hopeful."The Jeff To Eden"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-2529978421583409822011-07-23T23:12:44.322-06:002011-07-23T23:12:44.322-06:00All very good points, Sian. I'd certainly love...All very good points, Sian. I'd certainly love to see My Dinner with the Red Skull starring Wallace Shawn, that's for sure...Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-36049248387756864352011-07-23T16:55:20.653-06:002011-07-23T16:55:20.653-06:00while I can totally see most of your points, and e...while I can totally see most of your points, and even agree that some variation in the Marvel/DC formula would be nice, it is awfully difficult to *film* a battle of wits. <br />Personally I like to watch things blow up. <br />I'm not always in a mood for My Dinner with Andre.<br />And anyway Cap's shield would get in the waiter's way, and there would be spillage, and Wallace Shawn would never be able to shut up about Chris's pecs,Sian Winternoreply@blogger.com