Posts by Tom

The Crow

In The Crow, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancee Shelly are murdered by thugs on a crime spree. A crow brings him back to life, giving him the ability to warg and the opportunity to seek revenge on his killers.

Henry Jones Sr

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Henry Jones Sr. (Sean Conner) is the estranged father of Indiana Jones. He’s a professor like his son, only much more absent minded.

Peter Quill / Star-Lord

In Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is abducted as a kid by a group of space smugglers. All grown up, he spends his time scoring jobs, hooking up with hot alien girls, and just being a rogue, until he finds a higher calling in life as Star-Lord.

Fruit Ninja Sensei

The Fruit Ninja sensei will train you on how to slice fruits in half while they’re in mid-air. All the while, he’ll dispense such sage trivia as “The average strawberry has around 200 seeds” and “Watermelons are 92% water”.

Thor

In the Marvel comics, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is the Norse god of thunder and a founding member of the Avengers. As if being a god wasn’t enough, he has an enchanted hammer called Mjolnir that allows him to fly and control the weather.

Enema of the State Nurse

Blink-182’s 1999 release Enema of the State was a runaway success. The album cover features Janine Lindemulder in a scantily clad nurse’s uniform, which probably had something to do with that.

Little Mac

In the Nintendo series Punch-Out!!, Little Mac is a scrappy underdog boxer who’s trained with Doc Louis. He’s worked his way up from the bottom to face Mike Tyson, Mr. Dream, and even make an appearance in the next Super Smash Bros.

Darkman

After running afoul of a local mobster, Dr. Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson) is burned and disfigured. As luck would have it, his research is on synthetic skin for burn victims. Only drawback? It disintegrates when subject to light. He sensibly seeks his revenge in the dark, going by the name Darkman.

Hiro Hamada

In Disney’s Big Hero 6, Hiro Hamada (voiced by Ryan Potter) is a robotics prodigy. With his robot Baymax and his team of do-gooders, they set out to foil a criminal plot.

J.G. Jopling

In Grand Budapest Hotel, J.G. Jopling (Willem Dafoe) is a cold-blooded assassin — I mean, private inquiry agent — who handles the dirty work for Dmitri Desgoffe-und-Taxis. To really fit the part, crop your hair short and crop your pants even shorter.

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