JeffreyMcDonald

I am going with "Superman". I think, as far as "last the test to time" aspect to the film, it holds up better much better. Also, as mentioned on the podcast, I think (animated series aside) the Donner film is the only cinematic venture to date to capture the aspect of the character correctly. Another reason that I am partial to Donner is that Tim Burton's "Batman", tame as it may seem by today's standards, added to solidifying the Frank Miller's "edgie" Batman as being the go-to Batman that people think of when the character is brought up. I'm with Grant Morrison. As hokey as it is, I enjoy the heroic detective solving crimes with his good chum. (keeping in mind that these are, or at least started out as, children's stories) Though, were the battle between "Superman 2" and "Batman Returns", I would probably vote for the later. Unfortunately, the tail end of "Superman 2" feels like the big battle scene was shot in a small airplane hanger (it probably was) rather than the streets of New York and when I watched it recently I was surprised that it simply did not hold up for me at all.

Wow, this is a tough one. For Von Trier, I'd put "Dogville", "Dancer", and (my favorite) "Melancholia" over "Antichrist", but this isn't an either/or episode. After I first saw this movie my thought was that it was one of those that I enjoyed, but I never wanted to watch it again. I did for this podcast, and still feel the same way about it. I don't think repeatability is necessary for admittance to The Canon, but I get such a visceral reaction on this. But not in a deep way. "Melancholia" hits me on such a profoundly personal level, and I just don't get that from "Antichrist". Ugh, I'm not being very eloquent here. In spite of your compelling arguments in the episode, I'm with Amy and am leaning on "no" for this one. It is a symbolic and meaningful movie that sparks thought and discussion, and that's everything that I love; yet it still does not quite hit the mark for me. I've never said to anyone, "You simply HAVE to see Antichrist." I'm in the "no" camp, but it's not a very strong "no".

Crap! I just watched this movie assuming that they had done it. Now I really want them to do "Showgirls" as an episode. That said, the movie is so INSANE, that I don't feel like I wasted my time.