Thursday 28 September 2017

Lady Liberty - In film

Modern day representation and/or tribute to Roman goddess Libertas is one of the finest examples of pop culture.

Unsurprisingly, she features heavily in American cinema.

Put your feet up and enjoy a very special compilation.

Miscellany and iconic moments

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Cloverfield
Deep Impact
Escape from New York
Courtesy of slime blowers, a Sony walkman and NES Advantage joystick, the guys give famous monument a spin in the disappointing Ghostbusters II.
Iron Sky
Judge Dredd
Not to be confused with the bloody brilliant Dredd, Stallone and co perversely lampooned ultra-violent source material.
Saboteur
The Day After Tomorrow
Titantic (1997)
X-Men
Despicable Me
Godzilla (2014)
Independence Day
Splash
The Adjustment Bureau
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Oblivion (2013)
Basket Case
Nerve
The Secret Life of Pets
Men in Black II
Nipping over to Metropolis.

Superman
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
General Zod booting Supes into torch isn't in the original theatrical version.
 Superman III

Pamela Stephenson fails to seduce cape on top of crown.
After strangling evil identity in junk yard, man of steel quickly rights previous wrongs.
Oh, check out blue thing in background.
Presenting one of the worst fucking films of all time.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lex Luthor's creation Nuclear Man drops her.
Entire thing is just...

Copper and iron can even appear during opening titles.

Contamination (1980)
Planet of the Sharks
Parody

An American Tail


Hey gorgeous, give us a wink?


Saucy bitch.

Home


Two weeks later, when all is normal.


Madagascar
And.

Towards the end of Mel Brooks' excellent Star Wars trilogy spoof Spaceballs, the remainder of Dark Helmet's base crash lands.
It's also a very clever reference to Planet of the Apes*.


*Terrible remake didn't exist until 2001.

Time for feather light relief.

HOW did she get to Gotham City?

 Batman Forever
WHAT is she doing in ruined Los Angeles?

Resident Evil: Extinction
WHY is she in a separate universe that evolved from dinosaurs?

Super Mario Bros.
Ha ha ha!

To finish off, here's a bunch of 'same but different' scenes that in reality, only last a few seconds.

American Gangster
Falcon Rising
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Minions
Puppetmaster
The Incredible Hulk
The Pink Panther (2006)
The Other Woman (2014)
The Godfather Part II
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The Dictator
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Magnificent.

Next up, video games.
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